Toxoplasmosis is pretty adorable, you guys.
@angelamantha so kind of a part 2 to my last video, if u haven’t seen it check it out! but what am I gonna do with this little mouse??? he has settled right in I guess! 🤣 #catsoftiktok #catfail #micewins #fml
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
Meanwhile, Netflix head Ted Sarandos made a comment about how he was baffled that the actors didn’t take what the writers did, to which the writers were like, “Dude: actors and writers are different.”
“That issue that we got resolved with the writers was not only accepted in the deal, but ratified by a 99 percent vote of the Writers Guild."
Sorry, Ted. Writer issues are not the same as actor issues. #SAGAFTRAstrong #WGAstrong https://t.co/N8qDrziUTg
— Writers Guild of America West (@WGAWest) October 12, 2023
Jonathan Goodwin, the guy who nearly died while doing a stunt on AGT: Extreme is now suing NBC and America’s Got Talent producers for not doing enough to ensure safety and hiring unqualified people in the single-most obvious lawsuit of all time.
Virgin River has knocked Suits out of the top spot on the streaming charts. ATTN HOLLYWOOD: This is your periodic reminder that women consume media.
Whoopi Goldberg has been hanging with the Pope.
Battle of the Jonas (ex-)wives.
Careful, Sean Hannity. Think about what you’re implying there, bub.
Hannity, after dumping Vivek Ramaswamy following a VERY heated exchange: "I think people who never held public office, like you, maybe they’re not qualified to be president!"
Yes, Hannity actually said that. pic.twitter.com/Eh0pgTmOWp
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) October 13, 2023
Meanwhile, the GOP continues to be a shitshow, which is admittedly hilarious — but one does wonder how this can possibly end.
Best Buy is going to stop selling DVDs and Blu-rays soon.
We have a new Doctor Who theme song:
📢: THIS IS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE NEW DOCTOR WHO THEME TUNE!!! pic.twitter.com/UFs6xDOvx5
— Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) October 12, 2023
The Teletubbies baby is having a baby. In other news, you’re old.
Renewals
- MasterChef Junior has been renewed for a ninth season on Fox.
- Based on a True Story has been renewed for a second season on Peacock.
- Yolo has been renewed on Adult Swim for a third season.
In Development
- In the single most predictable development ever,
a spinoff of Suits… a new series set in the Suits universe is in the works at NBCUniversal. - A Halloween TV series is in the works from Miramax.
- Women Wearing Shoulder Pads has been ordered at Adult Swim.
- Jesus Crown Of Thorns is in the works at Fox Nation.
Casting News
- Melissa McBride will appear in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon on AMC.
- Michael Kosta; Desus Nice; Charlamagne tha God; Sarah Silverman; Leslie Jones; Dulcé Sloan; Ronny Chieng; and Michelle Wolf will host The Daily Show on Comedy Central in the coming weeks.
Mark Your Calendar
- Today is Friday the 13th in October, so here’s your guide to all the horror you can binge today.
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will debut on Apple TV+ on November 17.
- Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain premieres on Peacock on November 17.
- The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live will debut on AMC in February.
- For All Mankind will return on Apple TV+ on November 10.
- If You Were the Last will debut on Peacock on October 20.
- Selling Sunset returns on Netflix on November 3.
- The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard will debut on Lifetime on January 5.
- Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis returns on Freevee on December 6.
- Just for Kicks premieres on Crackle on October 19.
- Freeform has announced its “30 Days of Disney” schedule.
- All 8 seasons of L.A. Law will be available on Hulu on November 3.
R.I.P.
Walt Garrison, Super Bowl-winning member of the Dallas Cowboys and rodeo cowboy
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Lessons in Chemistry: Brie Larson stars as a 1950s scientist who having been fired from her lab takes a job as a cooking show host and encourages overlooked housewives to challenge everything. Series premiere. Apple TV+
Goosebumps: Revival of the youth horror series inspired by R.L. Stine’s books. Series premiere. Hulu, Disney+
Creepshow: Season four premiere. Shudder, AMC+
The Burial: Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones star in a film based on a true story about a funeral home director who turns to a smooth-talking lawyer when a deal goes sour. Premiere. Prime Video
Love is Blind: WILL ANYONE GET MARRIED? SHOULD ANYONE GET MARRIED? Netflix
Raid the Cage: Damon Wayans Jr. hosts this new game show in which two teams compete to grab the biggest prizes from a cage before time runs out. Series premiere. 8 p.m., CBS
Shining Vale: Pat returns home and tries to put the family back together in the season two premiere. 8 p.m., Starz
SATURDAY
Saturday Night Live: … And we’re back. Pete Davidson and Ice Spice. 10:30 p.m., NBC
The Murdaugh Murders: Bill Pullman stars as Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer who murdered his wife and son, in this two-part film. Premiere. Part two airs on Sunday. 7 p.m., Lifetime
SUNDAY
Naked & Afraid: Like Naked Attraction except in the woods. And no date. Season premiere. 7 p.m., Discovery, Max
World on Fire: The war reaches the Egyptian desert in the second season premiere. 8 p.m., PBS
Rick & Morty: This is back sans Justin Roiland. Season premiere. 10 p.m., Adult Swim
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Kelly Clarkson
- Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Jenna Lyons, Julia Fox
FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
ABC | Shark Tank (new) |
20/20 |
CBS | The Price is Right at Night (new) |
Raid the Cage (new) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
The Spencer Sisters (repeat) |
Local |
FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
NBC | America’s Got Talent (repeat) |
Dateline |
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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 | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
CBS | Raid the Cage (repeat) |
NCIS: Hawai’i | 48 Hours | News/Local |
CW | College Football (live) |
Local |
FOX | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
NBC | College Football (live) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (Pete Davidson; Ice Spice) |
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SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration! (new) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
CBS | 60 Minutes | Yellowstone (new) |
Big Brother (new) |
The CW | Local | The Chosen (new) |
World’s Funniest Animals (repeat) |
World’s Funniest Animals (repeat) |
Local |
FOX | The OT | The Simpsons (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
Housebroken (repeat) |
Housebroken (repeat) |
Local/News |
NBC | Sunday Night Football (live) |
Go ‘Stros doesn’t make the watch this list?
ACK! No, I write these on the weekends before and rarely think to change them. GO ‘STROS!
-T