A cast shakeup at ‘Saturday Night Live’ is underway as two vets leave

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GOAT. Give her all the gold medals:

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Cable news had a big month in July? Huh, wonder why.

I DEMAND to know which “greedy bitch” kept us from having a Facts of Life reboot. According to the wonderful Mindy Cohn, they were in talks when one of the women tried to be sneaky and get a spinoff all of her own. She doesn’t say who it was, but taking a peek at Cohn’s Instagram, all signs point to Lisa Welchel … which is such a Blair thing to do.

This is my shocked face at finding out that Sex and the City writers were insensitive on racial issues.

Bowen Yang says that Saturday Night Live is the “cringiest thing in showbusiness” and he’s not wrong.

Could y’all not threaten Dancing with the Stars contestants? That’d be great.

The weird homophobes got their feelings hurt by a TV show again.

And in happy gay news:

Get it together, Instagram: Sally Jessy is an icon.

Hahaha: the NBA told Warner Bros. Discovery to take a hike, and now Warner Bros. Discovery is having a temper tantrum, launching a social media campaign to besmirch the NBA and threatening to sue them

The Murdochs are out here reenacting Succession again.

The host of Deal or No Deal Island thinks that he and his fellow cast members were too good for their roles on True Blood. OK.

The Winter Olympics are going to be held in the French Alps and Salt Lake City in 203 and 2034 respectively.

Oooh, sounds like the Comic-Con guys are threatening to leave San Diego. Their contract with the convention center is up in 2026, and they’re irritated that some hotels are no longer offering discounts to attendees. Frankly, I think this is a bluff, but stay tuned.

Fred Trump III has something to say.

JD Vance has activated the Friends with his “childless cat lady” bullshit, a decision he’ll regret. I mean, when you’ve lost Meghan McCain …

Now that we know Maya will be back to play Kamala, who will play the couch lover?

Those ads that suggested kids should use AI to write fan letters that everyone hated have been pulled from the Olympics.

Get well soon, Kathie Lee!

Love is weird. (Paul Sorvino’s widow? THAT Paul Sorvino?)

Renewals

  • County Rescue has been renewed for a second season on Great American Family.

In Development

Casting News

  • And Molly Kearney announced they were leaving Saturday Night Live after two seasons.

Mark Your Calendar

  • The Golden Bachelorette debuts on ABC on September 18.
  • Doctor Odyssey will premiere on ABC on September 26.
  • That ’90s Show returns on Netflix on August 22.

  • Industry returns on Max on August 11.
  • Bad Monkey debuts on Apple TV+ on August 14.
  • KAOS premieres on Netflix on Augsut 29.
  • Mr. Throwback debuts on Peacock on August 8.
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars premieres on Paramount+ on August 16.
  • Teacup debuts on Peacock on October 10.
  • Found returns on NBC on October 3.
  • 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days returns on TLC on September 1.
  • Love Is Blind: U.K. debuts on Netflix on August 7.
  • Expedition X returns on August 14.
  • Expedition Bigfoot returns on August 14.
  • Secret Lives of Orangutans debuts on Netflix on August 22.
  • Johnson returns on Bounce on August 3.
  • Spellbound debuts on Netflix on November 22.
  • Hard Knocks: Training Camp with Chicago Bears premieres on Max on August 6.
  • 30 for 30: Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot will premiere on ESPN and ESPN+ on August 3.
  • Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience debuts on ESPN and ESPN+ on August 14.
  • The Frog debuts on Netflix on August 23.
  • Shahmaran premieres on Netflix on August 8.
  • KENGAN ASHURA debuts on Netflix on August 15.
  • Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba debuts on Netflix on August 9.

R.I.P.

Leo Chaloukian, Former chair of the Television Academy and Emmy-winning sound designer

Chino XL, Rapper and actor who appeared in CSI: Miami, The Young and the Restless, and Reno 911!

Bobby Banas, Actor, dancer and choreographer

Francine Pascal, Author of the Sweet Valley High books

Sandy Bresler, Jack Nicholson’s agent and spokesperson

Dick Asher, Former president of PolyGram and Columbia Records

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

The Olympic Games: Swimming finals, including the men’s 50m freestyle final, women’s 200m backstroke final, track and field events, the men’s synchronized springboard final, and more 7 p.m., NBC

Rebel Moon Chapter One: Chalice of Blood: The director’s cut no one asked for.  Netflix

Rebel Moon Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness: Oh hey, ANOTHER director’s cut no one asked for. Netflix

Saving Bikini Bottom: A Sandy Cheeks Movie: Sandy Cheeks and her pal SpongeBob SquarePants save Bikini Bottom when it is scooped up and taken to Texas. Premiere. Paramount+

SATURDAY

The Olympic Games: Swimming and track & field, including the women’s 800m freestyle and men’s 100m fly final. Plus, the women’s vault final in gymnastics. 7 p.m., NBC

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes: A new look into the life of the Hollywood icon through hours of uncovered interviews. Premiere. 7 p.m., HBO

SUNDAY

The Olympic Games: Men’s & women’s 4×100 medley relay in swimming, the track and field men’s 100 final, and finals in gymnastics. 6 p.m., NBC

House of the Dragon: Season finale! 8 p.m., HBO

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Interview: Harry and Meghan speak on online bullying and their hopes to protect their children. 8 a.m., CBS

Late Night:

  • Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Danny Pellegrino, Dolores Catania

FRI. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Jeopardy! Masters
(repeat)		 20/20
CBS Lingo
(new)		 S.W.A.T.
(repeat)		 Blue Bloods
(repeat)
CW The Conners
(repeat)		 The Conners
(repeat)		 Totally Funny Animals
(new)		 Totally Funny Kids
(new)		 Local
FOX Friday Night Smackdown Local
NBC Primetime in Paris: The Olympics

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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 Will Trent
(repeat)		 Will Trent
(repeat)		 Will Trent
(repeat)		 News/Local
CBS S.W.A.T.
(repeat)		 48 Hours 48 Hours News/Local
FOX MLB Baseball
(live)		 News/Local
NBC Primetime in Paris: The Olympics News/
Local		 Primetime in Paris: The Olympics

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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
(repeat)		 America’s Funniest Home Videos
(repeat)		 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
CBS 60 Minutes Tulsa King
(new)		 Big Brother
(new)		 Tracker
(repeat)
The CW Penn & Teller: Fool Us
(repeat)		 Miss USA 2024
(live)		 Local
FOX Masterchef
(repeat)		 Krapopolis
(repeat)		 Krapopolis
(repeat)		 Krapopolis
(repeat)		 Krapopolis
(repeat)		 Local/News
NBC Primetime in Paris: The Olympics

One thought on “A cast shakeup at ‘Saturday Night Live’ is underway as two vets leave”

  1. I’ll miss Punkie – I think she was just finding a groove. But Molly Kearney, while I enjoyed a lot, will hopefully move on to better things. SNL could just never figure out how to use them properly.

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