Jimmy Kimmel might be ending his show … or not.

Therese Odell

2 years ago

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

R.I.P. Freevee. As many speculated, once Prime Video added an ad tier, their ad-supported VOD service Freevee would become redundant. A report just dropped suggesting that in fact, it will be shut down in a matter of weeks. Amazon, it should be noted, is denying that anything is being shut down, but …

The Writers Guild Award Nominations are out and the drama nominees are … interesting.

Jimmy Kimmel is making headlines for saying that he thinks this will be his final contract to do Jimmy Kimmel Live! Meaning, the show could be over in two years. EXCEPT! In the very next sentence, he says, “I hate to even say it, because everyone’s laughing at me now — each time I think that, and then it turns out to be not the case.” So everyone can calm down. Check back in in 2026.

As for that lawsuit that George Santos has brought against Kimmel: “He says we deceived him under the guise of fandom — soliciting personalized videos, only to then broadcast these on national television. And if there’s one thing George Santos will not stand for, it’s using a fake name under false pretenses. … I mean, this is like getting sued for paternity by Nick Cannon.”

Elsewhere in late night, even more people tuned in to see Jon Stewart on The Daily Show this week, a 35% increase from the first appearance, in fact. (Methinks people forgot he was returning and the actual first appearance served to remind them to tune in.)

Now the story is that Kelly Rowland walked off of The Today Show because during her interview earlier in the morning, Savannah Guthrie asked her a couple of questions about Beyoncé. This … this isn’t a better explanation. Listen, I get not wanting to live in the shadow of your former girl group partner, but Kelly … Kelly. KELLY. This reaction is thin-skinned and ungracious. You’ve got to get used to the idea that you will always be associated with Beyoncé and that’s not a bad thing!

Stephen King would like to know where that Salem’s Lot remake is, Warner Bros. Discovery.

Between you and me, Twitter, I've seen the new SALEM'S LOT and it's quite good. Old-school horror filmmaking: slow build, big payoff. Not sure why WB is holding it back; not like it's embarrassing, or anything. Who knows. I just write the fucking things.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 19, 2024

Truly, the worst Jeopardy! clue I’ve ever seen. They owe everyone a do-over.

This fucking guy. (He says he’s sorry, but that’s just because some P.R. flack grabbed his phone and posted this to his Instagram stories.)

Wait, will The Boys begin filming season five in April? Wait, when is season four premiering?

Fubo is suing over that Disney/Fox/Warner Bros. Discovery sports streaming service.

This is a grim report on the state of the business for working actors in television: basically, there are fewer pilots (down from 100 a decade ago to 3 this year), scripted series in general, and those scripted series that do exist have fewer episodes per season. This harshly limits opportunities that used to be available to actors trying to break into the business and just make a living.

Hey, Lorne Michaels: you are aware that this week’s host has Holocaust deniers/9/11 truthers/Pizzagate believers/Sandy Hook truthers routinely on his podcast? You know that, right?

Marvel is finally going to slow its roll.

In Development

Love Letter: When My Grandmother Stopped Eating is being developed into a limited series produced by and starring the great Jean Smart.
Sirens, a dark comedic limited series, has been ordered at Netflix.
A docuseries about the Montreal Expos has been greenlit at Netflix.
Craig Mazin has upped his deal with Max for another four years.
Bryan Furst and Sean Furst have signed a multi-project development deal with Miramax TV.
Gaz Alazraki has signed an overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios.

Casting News

Sydney Sweeney will host Saturday Night Live on March 2 with musical guest Kacey Musgraves; Josh Brolin will host on March 9 with musical guest Ariana Grande.
Jillian Bell, Will Forte, Damon Wayans Jr., and Brianne Howey will co-star in Kinda Pregnant on Netflix.
The Amazing Race has announced its cast for the upcoming 36th season on CBS.

Mark Your Calendars

Irish Wish debuts on Netflix on March 15.

Avatar: The Last Airbender debuts on Netflix on February 22.

The Girls on the Bus premieres on Max on March 14.

Parish debuts on AMC and AMC+ on March 31.

Extraordinary returns on Hulu on March 6.

Vanderpump Villa will premiere on Hulu on April 1.

How to Date Billy Walsh premieres on Prime Video on April 5.

Buying Beverly Hills returns on Netflix on March 22.

Side Hustlers premieres on The Roku Channel on March 1.

Formula 1: Drive to Survive returns on Netflix on February 23.

History of Evil will debut on Shudder on February 23.

Sin City Murders debuts on Oxygen on February 25; Kill or Be Killed debuts on March 2.

The Tearsmith premieres on Netflix on April 4.

A Round of Applause premieres on Netflix on February 29.

Ronja the Robber’s Daughter debuts on Netflix on February 29.

Morbius will premiere on Disney+ on March 1.

R.I.P.

Ewen MacIntosh, Actor known for playing Big Keith in the U.K. The Office

Tony Ganios, Actor known for his role in the Porky‘s movies

Robert Reid, Former Houston Rockets star

WATCH THIS

Constellation: Noomi Rapace stars as an astronaut who returns to Earth to find that parts of her life seem to have gone missing in this new conspiracy thriller. Apple TV+

Can I Tell You a Secret?: Three women’s lives are changed forever when a stalker begins tormenting them in this new documentary series. Premiere. Netflix

Dolly Parton’s Pet Gala: Dolly Parton + cute animals + cute animal costumes. What more do you people want? 8 p.m., CBS

Star Wars: The Bad Batch: Season three. Disney+

Messi’s World Cup: This documentary series follows the legendary soccer player through his career up to the 2022 World Cup. Premiere. Apple TV+

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