The Houston Zoo critters had a fun snow day, too:
@houstonzoo There’s snow place like the Houston Zoo. #snow #houston #snowday
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
I started a rewatch of Severance last night because TOO LONG BETWEEN SEASONS, and the biggest thing that I took away from the first half of the episodes is that it’s not as slow a start as I somehow convinced myself it was. When I encourage people to watch the series, I always hedge it with, “It’s a slow, cold start. You will have to give it a couple of episodes to really get going.” But … uh … no? No, you don’t? Upon a second viewing, it actually is quite good from the very first episode, and I don’t know what was wrong with me. Maybe my Innie was watching something different?
ANYWAY, this is a long way to go to say that you can become a macrodata sorter yourself at lumon-industries.com, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t find myself sort of becoming obsessive with this little game.
Last night was Norah O’Donnell’s final broadcast for CBS Evening News.
For the final time, @NorahODonnell signs off from the CBS Evening News. pic.twitter.com/4IU9Htj1sY
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) January 24, 2025
Sterling K. Brown turned down a villain role on The Boys and I’m very mad about it.
This is a very sweet and honest piece about why there hasn’t been — and probably never will be — a gay Bachelor series from ABC. While I appreciate the question being asked, the underlying problem is that the entire Bachelor franchise is built on the traditional and harmful heterosexual fairy tale romantic myth and gay relationships (but honestly also most heterosexual relationships) simply do not align with that myth.
Who? I’m not trying to be rude, but I recap this series — I have watched every season for 14 years — and I have no idea who this person is, so no, I don’t think she’ll be the next Bachelorette.
Get well soon, Lili Reinhart. And thank you for sharing your story. (As the daughter of a urologist, it’s important that people learn to talk openly about conditions that might be considered “embarrassing” so that others might not suffer.)
Renewals
- The 1% Club has been renewed for a second season and moving to Fox from Prime Video. See below for casting.
In Development
- Love Takes A Village, a dating show hosted by Anna Faris and Rick Edwards, has been given a pilot order at NBC.
- A documentary on the centennial of The New Yorker is in the works at Netflix.
- The Carters, a two-part documentary about the troubled Carter family, is in the works at Paramount+.
- Spy High, a documentary about a student who sued his school for spying on him, is in the work at Prime Video.
Casting News
- Bradley Whitford has joined the cast of The Diplomat on Netflix. Excellent.
- Joel McHale has been named the new host of The 1% Club on Fox.
- Seoyeon Jang, William Fichtner, Mikaela Hoover, and BM have joined the cast of Beef on Netflix.
- Jodi Benson has joined Sweet Magnolias on Netflix.
- Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg will host Very Scary Lovers on ID.
Mark Your Calendar
- Suits: L.A. will premiere on NBC on February 23.
- The Fall of Diddy premieres on ID on January 27.
- Very Scary Lovers debuts on ID on February 2.
- SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) premieres on Hulu on February 13.
- The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Big Game will premiere on Roku on February 3.
- Power Book III: Raising Kanan returns on Starz on March 7.
- New York Homicide will return on Oxygen on February 1.
- Killing the Competition will premiere on Lifetime on March 1.
- Someone Like You premieres on Pure Flix on February 20 and on Great American Family on February 22.
- Super Bowl Greatest Commercials: Funniest of All-Time will air on CBS on February 5.
R.I.P.
Jack De Mave, Actor who appeared on Lassie, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and more
Ken Wydro, Off-Broadway producer
Barry Goldberg, Keyboardist who played with Bob Dylan
Reatha Grey, TikTok personality
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Star Trek: Section 31: Emperor Philippa Georgiou joins a secret division of Starfleet and must face the sins of her past. Premiere. Paramount+
Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season 11. 7 p.m., The CW
Masters of Illusion: Season 11. 8 p.m., The CW
The Wild Robot: A service robot stranded on an uninhabited island must adapt to her surroundings in this beloved new animated feature. Peacock
SATURDAY
Saturday Night Live: Timothée Chalamet. 10:30 p.m., NBC
Saturday Night: This film chronicling the very first episode of Saturday Night Live in real-time is a definite must-see for SNL fans, if only to marvel at just how AMAZING the casting is. Netflix
SUNDAY
Watson: Dr. John Watson heads a clinic treating rare disorders and dealing with that pest Moriarty in this new take on the classic Sherlock Holmes story. Series premiere. 9 p.m., CBS
Hud: Because young Paul Newman. 5 p.m., Turner Classic Movies
The Blair Witch Project: Back in 1999, my husband and I saw this in a sneak preview in a tiny theater of about 20 people in the middle of Times Square, knowing nothing about the movie. After the movie, we just hung out in Times Square for a while — something we NEVER did — just to be around other people and lights and civilization because we were so freaked out. 8:54 p.m., Indieplex
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Special episode following the final playoff game of the season. 10:30 p.m., CBS
Late Night:
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Sunday): Deion Sanders, Kane Brown
- Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Quad Webb, Mia Thornton
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | NCIS: Sydney (repeat) |
Fire Country (repeat) |
S.W.A.T. (repeat) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (new) |
Masters of Illusion (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Men’s College Basketball | Local |
| NBC | U.S. Figure Skating Championships (new) |
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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 | NBA Basketball (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | NCIS (repeat) |
NCIS: Origins (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | Men’s College Basketball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Saturday Night’s Main Event (new) |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (Timothée Chalamet) |
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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 (new) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
The Proposal |
| CBS | NFL Playoff | Watson (repeat) |
| The CW | Two Weeks Notice | Whose Line is it Anyway? (repeat) |
Whose Line is it Anyway? (repeat) |
| FOX | Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Krapopolis (repeat) |
The Simpsons (repeat) |
Universal Basic Guys (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Krapopolis (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | <How to train Your Dragon | Dateline (new) |
I really appreciate your honesty in revisiting your views on Severance—it’s refreshing to see such thoughtful self-reflection. Your insights capture the show’s complexity perfectly. By the way, if you’re into challenging puzzles and data-driven adventures, you might enjoy checking out the macrodata refinement game for a fun twist on refining your analytical skills.