Oh great, David Zaslav is setting his sights on destroying another legacy studio

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

H’OH BOY. According to Axios, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav is now taking a look at acquiring Paramount, because destroying Warner Brothers wasn’t enough for him. I mean, it makes some sense: it would give Warner Bros. a network — CBS — and access to the NFL, and merging Paramount with Warner Bros. Discovery would give Max … or Paramount Max+ with HBOtime or whatever the hell they’ll call it — more of a competitive edge against the likes of Netflix and Disney+. Still, Zaslav loves nothing more than deleting content in the name of cutting debt, so this feels more like a threat than anything.

The only thing that might save us is that when Wall Street opened this morning, shares of both Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery dropped on this news … so who knows whether or not this will actually happen.

 

 
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NCIS will say goodbye to David McCallum with a special episode next season. The second episode, scheduled to air on February 19, will address McCallum’s passing and pay tribute to his character, Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard.

The best thing that happened to Meghan McCain in a while was having Ana Navarro shade her on The View last week. Christ, what an asshole.

Sounds like The Bear will start filming in February or March. YES, CHEF!

George Clooney, who was friends with Matthew Perry, opened up about how Perry wasn’t happy while making Friends, despite believing that if he just landed a sitcom, he’d be fulfilled. 

Jack Black will not be in The White Lotus this season despite some weird rumor going around that he would be? I mean, OK?

This is a good piece on why Seth Meyers is hosting the best show on late night. (He is. Fight me.)

Both Survivor and The Masked Singer crowned their winners last night and John Schneider thinks that God had a hand in why he was SPOILER! the Donut on The Masked Singer and I just don’t even know what to say about that.

Cancellations

  • Shining Vale has been canceled after two seasons on Starz. It will also be removed from the streaming service at the end of the month. It’s a goofy little show that makes all sorts of great classic horror allusions, and I’m sorry to see it go.

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • Love on the Spectrum U.S. returns on Netflix on January 19.
  • You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment will debut on Netflix on January 1.
  • South Park (Not Suitable for Children) is now streaming on Paramount+.
  • Wild Cards will debut on The CW on January 17.
  • The Bequeathed will debut on Netflix on January 19.

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Willie Nelson & Family: Taylor Sheridan produced this exploration of the life of a most extraordinary Texan. Listen, right about now, there are a lot of reasons to be ashamed of being from this state, but Willie, he is not one of them. Long live Willie. Series premiere.   Paramount+

Dr. Death: Edgar Ramirez and Mandy Moore star in this true-crime story about a very very bad doctor and the journalist who fell in love with him. (If you happened to catch the Netflix documentary, Bad Doctor, it’s THAT guy.) Peacock is also releasing their own documentary on the same subject today. Peacock

The Christmas Break: Justin Long and India Mullen star in this holiday movie about a couple who travels to Ireland to visit her large extended family and make a decision about their own future. Premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic: A two-hour special honoring the iconic actor on his 98th birthday. Premiere. 8 p.m., CBS

Rebel Moon: Part One: “When a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, a mysterious stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival.” If that sounds like a Star Wars movie, it’s because originally it was. Premiere. Netflix

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