@kalvarylonghorns Not what we expected to see this morning at feeding time!#TexasLonghorns #HurricaneBeryl #womenranchers
Quick update from Houston in the aftermath of Beryl: It’s not great. Thanks to our energy provider CenterPoint not preparing ahead of time for this storm, we still have 1.3 million homes without power with heat indexes reaching 106º. In fact, CenterPoint is so inept, Texans were turning to Whataburger’s app to try to figure out where power has been restored.
@magnolia1784 Come, hither, you amazing linemen! It isn’t too hot yet, but it will be! #hurricaneberyl #linemenoftiktok #thankalineman #texascheck #fypシ゚viral #Meme #MemeCut
Our governor is MIA, and President Biden had to literally chase Lt. Governor Dan Patrick down to authorize releasing federal aid, delaying it by a day. The cynic in me thinks this was a deliberate move by our Republican leadership to make it appear that the federal government was inept, but it also could have just been incompetence.
In any event, while we certainly weren’t hit as hard as we were in Alison, Ike, or Harvey — we are fortunately not dealing with catastrophic flooding on top of power outages — we are not out of the woods thanks to a combination of a lack of preparation and incompetence on the parts of both our energy provider and our government.
And please let this situation serve as two gentle reminders: one to my fellow Texans and one to those of you outside of Texas. First to my Texans: We can change this. We can vote in different leadership. We are not powerless. In fact, there are more of us than there are of them. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, please watch this video all the way through and check your voter registration:
@thatnickpowersguy Replying to @karley7550
And for those of you outside of Texas who are taking a certain glee at us “getting what we deserve” because of the way we vote: you’re just wrong. Houston is a blue city. In fact, more people in the state of Texas voted for President Biden than people in the state of New York. So when those of us here in the state who are doing the hard work to turn this state blue, or at least purple, see those of you on our side in safe blue states like New York or California mocking our suffering, it fucking sucks. Either do what you can to help us turn this mess around or sit down and shut up.
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
A bit of good news to start: Jimmy Kimmel reports that his 7-year-old son Billy is doing “great” after another open-heart surgery.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F has been a hit for Netflix, unsurprisingly.
David Duchovny could have been one of the dads on Full House. WELL, THANK GOD THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN.
Things that irritate your trusty blogger: actors bitching about their jobs.
Phaedra Parks might be in negotiations to return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
CNN is about to cut more jobs, and launch a new subscription service. Good luck with all that.
This is horrific: John Hunt, a BBC presenter, lost his wife and two daughters in a crossbow attack this morning. Thoughts for his family.
Congratulations to John Mulaney and Olivia Munn.
On the developing President Biden situation:
- Nancy Pelosi told MSNBC that it is up to President Biden whether he runs again, and added that she’s asked her colleagues to “hold off” on stating their opinions about whether he should stay in the race until after the NATO summit, which … is not a full-throated endorsement of his staying in the race.
- Meanwhile, George Clooney wrote an opinion calling for Biden to step down. This comes after Stephen King, Rob Reiner, Michael Moore, Reed Hastings, and Abigail Disney have also called for Biden to not run again.
- George Stephanopoulos was caught on video telling someone on the street that he thinks President Biden can’t serve four more years, and immediately regretted it.
Whatever happens with President Biden, a reminder of what is at stake. While Former President Hannibal Lecter is out here trying to pretend he has nothing to do with Project 2025 (lies), he has fully embraced his own “Agenda 47” which is just another name for Project 2025:
Agenda 47 and Project 2025. This is the Republican platform. 😡 pic.twitter.com/XamXgeTGyp
— Annie (@AnnieForTruth) July 10, 2024
In Development
- A Little Women’s Christmas, starring Jillian Murray, Trevor Donovan, Laura Osnes, Jen Lilley, Jesse Hutch, Julia Reilly and Gladys Knight is in the works at Great American Family.
- A docuseries about the Mexican soccer team, Club Necaxa, is in the works at FX/Disney+.
- An adaptation of Killer Potential from Nahnatchka Khan is in development at Universal Television.
- A docuseries about JoJo Siwa is in development.
- Tim Rex in Space has been ordered at Nickelodeon.
Casting News
- Ellen Pompeo will return for at least 7 episodes of Grey’s Anatomy on ABC.
- Brendan Gleeson has joined Spider-Noir on Prime Video.
- Simon Rex and Johanna Braddy have joined Mo on Netflix.
- Josh Segarra, Felix Solis, Trevor Salter, Britne Oldford, Lauren Weedman, Jenn Lyon, Erin Neufer, and Emily Borromeo have been added to the cast of Sirens on Netflix.
- Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, and George Hawkins have joined Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on Paramount+.
Mark Your Calendars
ABC has released their fall premiere dates:
- August 24: College Football
- September 17: Dancing with the Stars
- September 17: High Potential
- September 18: The Golden Bachelorette
- September 20: 20/20
- September 26: 9-1-1
- September 26: Doctor Odyssey
- September 26: Grey’s Anatomy
- September 29: America’s Funniest Home Videos
- September 29: The Wonderful World of Disney
- October 7: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
- October 7: Press Your Luck
- October 9: Abbott Elementary
- October 9: Scamanda
- October 18: Shark Tank
NBC has released their fall premiere dates:
- August 31: Big Ten Football
- September 5: Sunday Night Football
- September 8: Football Night in America
- September 23: The Voice
- September 23: Brilliant Minds
- September 25: Chicago Med
- September 25: Chicago Fire
- September 25: Chicago P.D.
- September 27: Dateline NBC
- October 1: The Voice (Tuesday premiere)
- October 1: The Irrational
- October 3: Law & Order
- October 3: Law & Order: SVU
- October 3: Found
- October 18: Happy’s Place
- October 18: Lopez vs. Lopez
- November 12: St. Denis Medical
- November 19: Night Court
- The Decameron premieres on Netflix on July 25.
- Severance returns on Apple TV+ on January 17.
- The Old Man returns on FX on September 12.
- Omnivore debuts on Apple TV+ on July 19.
- Dance Moms: A New Era will premiere on Hulu on August 7.
- The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat debuts on Hulu on August 23.
- Signora Volpe returns on Acorn TV on July 29.
- The Commandant’s Shadow premieres on Max on July 18.
- Saving Bikini Bottom: A Sandy Cheeks Movie premieres on Netflix on August 2.
- From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke returns on Netflix on August 1.
- American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez debuts on FX on September 17.
- English Teacher premieres on FX on September 2.
- V/H/S/Beyond debuts on Shudder on October 4.
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling returns on AXS TV on July 11.
- After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun premieres on Hulu on August 28.
- Married… with Children reruns will premiere on COZI TV on August 3; The King of Queens on September 9.
- What a Cartoon! will return on Adult Swim on July 29.
- Tabloids On Trial will air on ITV and ITVX on July 25.
R.I.P.
Pat Colbert, Actress known for her role on Dallas, as well as Flamingo Road, Benson, The Fall Guy, Sisters, and True Colors
WATCH THIS
Sunny: Rashida Jones stars in this dark dramedy about a woman who forms a bond with a domestic robot after her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. Series premiere. Apple TV+
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?: Season premiere with host Jimmy Kimmel. 7 p.m., ABC
Claim to Fame: I don’t care who knows it, I love this dumb little show. Season premiere. 8 p.m., ABC
In the Arena: Serena Williams: This eight-part series takes an in-depth look at the tennis great’s life and career. Premiere. ESPN+
Shark Week: Great White North; Expedition Unknown: Shark Wrecks of WWII; Alien Sharks: Ghosts of Japan 7 p.m., Discovery & Max
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Channing Tatum, Keith Robinson, Common & Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos and Bilal
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: Whoopi Goldberg, Kate Schellenbach
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Martha Stewart
- After Midnight: Chrissy Teigen, Adam Pally, Sandy Honig
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Seth Rogen, Joe Locke, Cigarettes After Sex, guest host Kathryn Hahn
- The Daily Show: Elizabeth Dias, Lisa Lerer, hosts Jordan Klepper & Desi Lydic
- Watch What Happens Live: Rashida Jones, Joey King
| WEDS. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (new) |
Claim to Fame (new) |
Shark Tank (repeat) |
| CBS | The Price Is Right at Night (repeat) |
The Real CSI: Miami (new) |
The Real CSI: Miami (new) |
| CW | Police 24/7 (repeat) |
Wild Cards (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | MasterChef (new) |
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Chicago Med (repeat) |
Chicago Fire (repeat) |
Chicago P.D. (repeat) |