Late Night is back and they have some thoughts about that debate

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A crossover I am down with: The Boys are here to save the day with Stephen Colbert to get some adorable puppies adopted:

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Teresa Giudice insists she’s not leaving The Real Housewives of New Jersey until Bravo forces her out. Which, yeah, exactly. That’s kinda the point. No one assumed Giudice was going to leave on her own. The question is whether Bravo wants to keep her or any of that cast around. Melissa Gorga gets it.

Oh. So Paramount was bought by a billionaire as a plaything for his son. TO BE FAIR, David Ellison produced a number of very big hits, including Top Gun: Maverick and a bunch of the Mission Impossible movies … which begs the question, is he Scientology? No, not that I can tell, but he clearly has a tight relationship with Tom Cruise. CURIOUSLY, his sister Megan is also a movie producer, and among her films is The Master, a thinly veiled (and not flattering) biography of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

But as for this Paramount merger with Skydance, people have questions. Here are some answers.

NBC treated Parks and Recreation — a genuine gem that will go down as an NBC classic — like trash according to Rashida Jones.

Your Honor, which originally aired on Showtime and Paramount+, has found a huge audience over on Netflix, bumping Bridgerton from the top spot. The Netflix bump is weird.

Alec Baldwin’s trial for the shooting on the set of Rust has begun in New Mexico, and you can watch along on Court TV.

Late Night, like everyone else, had thoughts about the Presidential Debate and whether or not President Biden should step aside. The consensus? BOY THE DEBATE WAS BAD FOR BIDEN, but OMG FORMER PRESIDENT DICTATORWANNABE IS SO MUCH WORSE.

I know this isn’t about TV, but I’m not going to shut up about Project 2025 and Former President Shittlefuck’s plans if he gets back into office:

#MeToo

Two beloved authors had deeply dispiriting news break about them this week:

Two women have accused Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting them with “painful and degrading sex” within consensual sexual relationships when they were in their twenties, and he was much older. Gaiman denies the allegations, and called them “disturbing.”

Alice Munro’s daughter has revealed that her stepfather sexually abused her and her mother’s response was not to support her but to be angry at her husband cheating on her. Munro did leave her husband but returned to him, staying with him until his death, betraying her daughter.

Vanity Fair ran a damning piece on Robert Kennedy Jr. last week, revealing that aside from his years of heroin abuse and the brain worm, RFK Jr. sexually harassed employees, emotionally abused his ex-wife, and ate dog. And what’s remarkable is that it’s the dog thing that will be the most disqualifying thing for most voters.

Sean Combs has been sued by another woman, alleging that he sex trafficked her. He’s also the subject of an ongoing federal investigation.

Former Top Chef contestant Justin Sutherland has been arrested and charged with one felony count of threats of violence with reckless disregard after attacking and threatening to kill his girlfriend. He has lost multiple deals and partnerships as a result.

Former CBS anchor Jeff Vaughn is suing Paramount Global for discrimination, claiming that he was overlooked and that they favored “the hiring of individuals of certain groups and firing or refusing to hire older, white, heterosexual males.” Former Houston ABC13 reporter Chauncy Glover is one of the targets of this lawsuit, which alleged that Glover had “minimal” experience, “despite the fact that the three-time Emmy Award winner worked at ABC13 for eight years. Prior to Houston, Glover worked at WDIV in Detroit. He started the Chauncy Glover Project, a yearlong college mentoring program for boys, which continues in Houston.” Vaughn, it should not surprise you, is being represented “by America First Legal Foundation, a conservative group founded by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller.”

Ellen DeGeneres performed stand-up last week in California on what she is calling a retirement tour, where she said “I am many things, but I am not mean.” A day later, she canceled several of her tour dates without giving an explanation. What is going on there?

A&E is being sued by a woman who claims that nude images of her were used without her consent in their Secrets of Playboy docuseries.

Emma Roberts, who also appeared in a Nickelodeon series, has bravely spoken out against the sexual harassment of children as detailed in Quiet on Set.

U.K. presenter Holly Willoughby’s stalker who had plotted to kidnap and rape her was convicted last week. She was forced to leave her job at This Morning for her own safety after the plot was exposed.

“As women, we should not be made to feel unsafe going about our daily lives and in our own homes,” she said. “I will forever be grateful to the undercover police officer who understood the imminent threat, and to the Metropolitan and Essex police forces for their swift response.

She thanked others involved “for ensuring that justice was done and that the defendant will not be able to harm any more women”, adding: “I would also like to commend the bravery of his previous victims for speaking up at the time. Without their bravery this conviction may not have been possible.”

“French prosecutors have requested rape charges against director Benoît Jacquot in relation to allegations by actresses Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy.”

Oh, Tobey, gross.

OK, but why are we out here giving these men prizes? MULTIPLE PRIZES? Also? ALSO? Sharon Stone? It’s ok to just BE QUIET.

Renewals

  • Deadloch has been renewed at Prime Video for a second season and if you like crime dramas and have a dark sense of humor, I am IMPLORING you to go watch the first season of this amazing Australian series.

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • Time Bandits premieres on Apple TV+ on July 24.
  • The Umbrella Academy returns on Netflix on August 8.
  • Severance will return on Apple TV+ soon.

  • Unstable will return on Netflix on August 2.
  • Wild Wild Space debuts on HBO on July 17.
  • Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats will premiere on Netflix on August 3.
  • The Influencer will premiere on Netflix on August 6.
  • Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper debuts on Netflix on July 18.

R.I.P.

Doug Sheehan, Actor on General Hospital, Knots Landing, Cheers, MacGyver, Columbo, Diagnosis Murder, What I Like About You and Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Joan Benedict, Actress on Candid Camera and The Steve Allen Show and widow of actor Rod Steiger

Fred R. Krug, Producer, director, and cinematographer on Animal World, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and The Magical World of Disney

Joseph Hardy, Executive producer of Ryan’s Hope and Tony-award-winning director

Joe Bonsall, Singer in the Oak Ridge Boys

Joe Egan, “Stuck in the Middle” with You songwriter

WATCH THIS

Celebrity Family Feud: Decades of Laughs: A look back at the classic gameshow over the decades, including fan-favorite moments. 7 p.m., ABC

Celebrity Family Feud: Season premiere. 8 p.m., ABC

Melissa Ethridge: I’m Not Broken: This series focuses on the Grammy-Award-winning singer-songwriter and activist who wrote a song based on the letters she’s received from incarcerated women. Premiere. Paramount+

Shark Week: Deadliest Bite; 6000 lb. Shark; Monster Hammerheads: Species X 7 p.m., Discovery & Max

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ray Romano, Rita Ora, Hannah Berner
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: Rashida Jones, Antony Starr, Julia Phillips, Kate Shellenbach
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Serena Williams, Andrew McCarthy
  • After Midnight: Colton Dunn, Jason Sklar, Randy Sklar
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Peyton Manning, Emma Roberts, the War and Treaty, guest host Kathryn Hahn
  • The Daily Show: Aasif Mandvi, hosts Jordan Klepper & Desi Lydic
  • Watch What Happens Live: Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie

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ABC Family Feud: Decades Of Laughs
(new)		 Celebrity Family Feud
(new)		 Celebrity Family Feud
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CBS FBI
(repeat)		 FBI: International
(repeat)		 FBI: Most Wanted
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CW The Conners
(repeat)		 The Conners
(repeat)		 The Conners
(repeat)		 The Conners
(repeat)		 Local
FOX Beat Shazam
(new)		 The Quiz with Balls
(new)		 News/Local
NBC America’s Got Talent
(new)		 Password
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