No, ‘The Idol’ hasn’t been canceled. Yet.

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Unsurprisingly, it was a former Tucker Carlson producer who came up with that “wannabe dictator” chyron on Fox News the other night. He was fired for this little stunt. This is my surprised face.

I swear, I’m not turning this into an Idol blog, but this turkey just keeps giving us amazing material. Today’s story is that HBO is not planning to renew The Idol, thanks to all the bad word of mouth and The Weeknd being a lunatic. However, HBO has responded by saying “it’s definitely not a decision yet.” Yeah, it’s not coming back, and HBO is going to try to save face by saying that it was always imagined as a limited series or some bullshit.

An intimacy coordinator was not amused by the first episode of The Idol.

“To be honest, I had a very visceral reaction. I was appalled,” says Liroff, whose credits as an intimacy coordinator include “Hightown,” “From Scratch” and “This Is Us.” “I’m not alone in this, in terms of my intimacy coordinator communities: We look at HBO as our stalwart home, so to speak, because their work with Alicia Rodis was so good that they made it mandatory that all projects on HBO [featuring sexually intimate scenes] must hire in an intimacy coordinator. It set a standard, and many other streamers and networks have followed along. So I felt really betrayed that they were making fun of us and the job. They were using us as the butt of the joke.”

I feel every single word of this review of The Idol. 

Cynthia Nixon out here throwing some (very minor) shade at Kim Cattrall.

Billie Eilish is here to remind you that you’re not supposed to like her character in Swarm (and if you do, you need to stay away from any and all cults).

Wait, Bo Dietl got involved in the Teresa-Melissa drama on Real Housewives of New Jersey? What?

Susan Lucci and Maury Povich will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Daytime Emmys.

Michael Cera and Aubrey Plaza very nearly got married so that they could call each other their ex-wife and ex-husband, which is very on-brand for both of them.

Here are our winners for the Critics Choice Real TV Awards. Somehow FBoy Island was shut out.

This is interesting but it makes sense: A number of Dallas cast members were angry about the whole “it was all a dream” plotline because it threw out their storylines that had been developed over the course of 31 episodes.

Renewals

  • Velma has been renewed for a second season on Max.

Cancellations

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • Billions returns on Showtime on August 13 and on Paramount+ with Showtime on August 11.
  • Dark Winds returns on AMC on July 30 and on AMC+ on July 27.
  • Tacoma FD returns on TruTV on July 20.
  • 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way returns on TLC on July 10.
  • Primal will return on Adult Swim soon.

R.I.P.

Brett Hadley, Actor who played Carl Williams on The Young and the Restless

Homer Jones, NFL player who first spiked the football after a touchdown

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

Outlander: Jamie races to save Claire from the gallows. Season premiere. 7 p.m., Starz

Stan Lee: This documentary serves as a tribute to the creator of Marvel. Disney+

Jackass marathon: The dream of the 90s is alive in Johnny Knoxville and his troop of dumbasses.  6 p.m., IFC

SATURDAY

John Early: Now More Than Ever: The delightful star of Search Party delivers stand-up, singing, and backstage sketches in this new special. Premiere. 9 p.m., HBO

Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper: Life-long birder and black man who was just minding his own business when a Karen called the cops on him in Central Park a few years ago, Christian Cooper, takes us around the world to teach us about birds in this new series. 9 p.m., Nat Geo Wild

SUNDAY

The Righteous Gemstones: One-hour season three premiere. 9 p.m., HBO

The Walking Dead: Dead City: Maggie and Negan team up in Manhattan in this sequel series I did not see coming. Series premiere. 8 p.m., AMC

Fear the Walking Dead: Morgan fights his past in the two-hour season finale. 9 p.m., AMC

FRI. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Will Trent
(repeat)		 20/20
CBS S.W.A.T.
(new)		 Fire Country
(repeat)		 Blue Bloods
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CW Penn & Teller: Fool Us
(repeat)		 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(new)		 The Great American Joke Off
(new)		 Local
FOX Friday Night Smackdown Local
NBC U.S. Open Golf
(live)

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SAT. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos
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(repeat)		 America’s Funniest Home Videos
(repeat)		 News/Local
CBS NCIS
(repeat)		 48 Hours 48 Hours News/Local
CW Masters of Illusion
(new)		 Masters of Illusion
(repeat)		 Totally Weird and Funny
(new)		 Totally Weird and Funny
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FOX MLB Baseball News/Local
NBC U.S. Open Golf
(live)		 News/
Local		 Saturday Night Live
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SUN. 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC The Prank Panel
(new)		 NBA Finals (if necessary)
(live)
CBS 60 Minutes The Equalizer
(repeat)		 The Equalizer
(repeat)		 NCIS: Los Angeles
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The CW Local World’s Funniest Animals
(new)		 World’s Funniest Animals
(repeat)		 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(repeat)		 The Great American Joke Off
(repeat)		 Local
FOX USFL Football
(live)		 Local/News
NBC U.S. Open Golf Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge
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