Lift a glass of breakfast Pinot Grigio: a daytime legend is taking her leave

Therese Odell

2 years ago

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

It’s the end of an era: After 16 years, Hoda Kotb announced she is leaving The Today Show early next year.

Hoda and Jenna open up about Hoda’s announcement that she is leaving TODAY early next year.

“What’s between is us magical and powerful… You’re who I come to when I’m feeling joyful, when I’m feeling unsure… And you believed in me first,” Jenna said. pic.twitter.com/5Pakl4A5Ig

— TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@HodaAndJenna) September 26, 2024

The Last of Us creators are threatening to make us cry again.

Love is dead and I’M SERIOUS THIS TIME, YOU GUYS.

Wait, Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum’s divorce hadn’t been final this entire time? One of these two has had THREE KIDS with someone else since they broke up!

Congratulations, Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith, and your Big Three!

NYC mayor Eric Adams has been indicted for bribery, wire fraud, and contributions by a foreign national, somehow, remarkably, becoming the first New York City mayor to ever be indicted. But if anyone had it coming, it was this lunatic.

Renewals

Rock the Block has been renewed for season six on HGTV.

In Development

Bill Hader and Duffy Boudreau are developing a new comedy for HBO.
A multipart documentary about Barbara Streisand is in the works.
Fredrik Eklund is developing a new real estate series with the producers of Vanderpump Rules and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
A Very Merry Beauty Salon, starring Tia Mowry, has been greenlit at Lifetime.
Norwegian series Synden; Sult; and the third season of Home for Christmas have been picked up at Netflix.

Casting News

Tim Roth has joined the Peaky Blinders film on Netflix.
Miles Heizer, Tommy Do, Alice Lee, Alan Ruck, and Molly Shannon have joined People We Meet on Vacation on Netflix.
Margaret Qualley will be in Happy Gilmore 2 on Netflix.
Karen Rodriguez has joined Spider-Noir on Prime Video.
Matthew Noszka has joined All’s Fair on Hulu.
Jonah Hauser King has joined the Kathryn Bigelow movie on Netflix.

Mark Your Calendars

The Last of Us returns on HBO in 2025.

Abbott Elementary returns on ABC on October 9.

Shrinking returns on Apple TV+ on October 16.

Rivals premieres on Hulu on October 18.

Serial Killer Capital: Los Angeles premieres on Oxygen on October 20.

I AM A KILLER will return on Netflix on October 16.

Velma: This Halloween Needs To Be More Special! will premiere on Max on October 3.
Apple TV+ will stream these Peanuts specials for free on these dates: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on October 19 & 20; A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on November 23 & 24; A Charlie Brown Christmas on December 14 & 15.
Senna will premiere on Netflix on November 29.
Countdown: Paul vs Tyson will premiere on Netflix on November 15.
The Turnaround will premiere on Netflix on October 18; Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World on December 11; Julia’s Stepping Stones on December 18; The Only Girl in the Orchestra on December 4.

R.I.P.

Barbara Leigh-Hunt, British stage, screen and TV actress

Alan Vera, Wrestling star

WATCH THIS

9-1-1: BEEES! Beads? BEES!!! Season premiere. 7 p.m., ABC

Hell’s Kitchen: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

Crime Scene Kitchen: Season premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

Doctor Odyssey: Joshua Jackson stars as a cruise ship doctor in this new Ryan Murphy drama(?). Series premiere. 8 p.m., ABC

Grey’s Anatomy: Catherine continues to interfere with Meredith and Amelia’s research. Season premiere. 9 p.m., ABC

Nobody Wants This: Kristen Bell and Adam Brody star as an unlikely couple — a rabbi and an outspoken agnostic — in this new rom-com series. Series premiere. Netflix

Colin From Accounts: Season two premiere. Paramount+

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