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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
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— sav 📺 (@sitcommusings) January 24, 2025
So … does this make Kier … Jacob?
Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after 18 years. It’s not entirely surprising: there had been talk of him leaving ever since he stepped down from Meet the Press, and with the coming changes with NBC News and MSNBC. But it does feel like the entire world of news media is experiencing some sort of seismic shift right now.
I’m sorry, what is the most-watched SNL sketch of all time? No, not “More Cowbell.” No, not “Land Shark.”
Jason Isaacs and the rest of the cast of The White Lotus are big babies about the heat in Thailand (she wrote, never having been to Thailand).
Saul Goodman almost never existed because some AMC executive didn’t like the character. Can you even imagine? Another interesting fact: while Bob Odenkirk was always the first choice for the role, Michael McKean’s name was also in the mix (and yeah, I see it).
That disastrous immersive Star Wars hotel at Disney World is being converted into office space.
Jason Kelce won’t say who he’s rooting for in the Super Bowl, and there literally might not be a single person in the United States whose allegiances are more torn.
Chuck Lorre is grateful to the firemen who saved his home.
“Everything is going to be peachy keen.”
Oh no, Patti Smith, feel better soon!
PolUghTics
Insanity — Trump signs an order blaming Biden and DEI for flight dangers
The naive optimist in me thinks this is just an empty gesture, an Executive Tweet, if you will. The cynic in me who has lived through the first administration worries that this is an actual directive being sent to the FAA, demanding that this be what they ultimately find in their investigation.
Meanwhile, an early investigation finds that DCA’s traffic control was understaffed, a situation that is not going to be helped by this administration’s federal hiring freeze and slashing of jobs.
Anyway, President Empathy on whether or not he would visit the site of the crash: “You want me to go swimming?”
Trump, asked if he plans to visit the crash site:"What's the site, the water? You want me to go swimming?"
He then added that he was going to visit some people who were “very badly hurt.” There were no survivors.
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They are coming for PBS and NPR, obviously. The new FCC head is trying to gut federal funding for the outlets claiming that they are “airing commercials” through their underwriting announcements. Of course, if they didn’t have underwriters, they couldn’t exist: “NPR reports that it receives about 1 percent of its funding directly from the federal government each year, while PBS receives 16 percent. Much of their funding comes from the sponsorship of supporters; public broadcasters are allowed to air corporate underwriting spots, which acknowledge sponsors without endorsing products or services.”
And over at Paramount, they are looking to settle the $10 BILLION WITH A B lawsuit President ThinSkin filed against them for editing a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, because they are afraid he’ll dick them over in their planned merger with Skydance. This is not normal, but this is the reality under President Quid Pro Quo.
Megyn Kelly is already attacking the reboot of Little House on the Prairie as being “woke” — even though it hasn’t even started filming yet. And Melissa Gilbert has some thoughts: “Ummm… watch the original again. TV doesn’t get too much more ‘woke’ than we did. We tackled: racism, addiction, nativism, antisemitism, misogyny, rape, spousal abuse and every other ‘woke’ topic you can think of. Thank you very much.” WORD.
The real former Mrs. Larry David has some sharp words for the fake former Mrs. Larry David.
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The deportations are going just great. And saving us a ton of money.
Elon Musk’s mother is encouraging him to sue CNN over the whole Nazi salute thing that he definitely did. He’s also talking about suing Tim Walz and Rachel Maddow for the same thing. You know what? Do it, you Nazi dork. Go ahead and sue.
Oh look, it’s another Nazi who feels emboldened to say what he believes for some reason. HMM, WONDER WHY HE FEELS LIKE HE CAN DO THAT RIGHT NOW. But apparently, saying that Hitler wanted to “purify” his country from the “greedy Jews” and that the Holocaust didn’t happen isn’t a good enough reason to kick this Nazi out of the UFC because of “free speech.” Of course, other people have been fired from the UFC for … “paraphrasing a sexual assault joke from a TV show” and “lightly criticiz[ing] some of the company’s business practices,” but openly praising Adolf Hitler? Nah. Free speech, bro. Just super great times we live in right now.
At least the Anglican Catholic Church doesn’t tolerate Nazis. It’s a low bar, but it’s all we have these days.
In Development
- Superfakes, a drama about a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer, has been given a series order at Peacock.
- Train Dreams has been acquired by Netflix.
- Building the Band, the talent competition series that featured Liam Payne, will move forward on Netflix following the One Direction singer’s death.
Casting News
- Sarah Goldberg will star in the untitled Silicon Valley drama in the works at AMC and AMC.
- Chloe Bennet has joined the Jonas Brothers Christmas Movie at Disney+.
- Vince Vaughn, Ron White, Jon Lovitz, Veronika Slowikowska and Steph Tolev will guest star on Tires on Netflix.
- Clayton Cardenas is joining Mayor of Kingstown on Paramount+.
Mark Your Calendar
- Running Point premieres on Netflix on February 27.
- The Righteous Gemstones returns on HBO on March 9.
- Dark Winds returns on AMC and AMC+ on March 9.
- The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl will premiere on Disney+ on February 7.
- Kinda Pregnant premieres on Netflix on February 5.
- Apple Cider Vinegar debuts on Netflix on February 6.
- The Electric State debuts on Netflix on March 14.
- Survival of the Thickest returns on Netflix on March 27.
- Wayward is coming soon to Netflix.
- The Real Housewives of Atlanta returns on Bravo on March 9.
- Best Interests will debut on Acorn on February 17.
- Big Family, Big City premieres on TLC on February 25.
- Filthy Fortunes debuts on Discovery on March 9.
- The Monster of Florence will premiere on Netflix later this year.
- Anuja will premiere on Netflix on February 5.
- Sosyal Climbers debuts on February 27 on Netflix.
- Dalah: Death and the Flowers debuts on February 27.
- Paul American debuts on Max on March 27. Gross.
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert will stream live on Peacock on February 14.
- The Four Seasons will debut on Netflix later this year.
- Let’s Start a Cult will debut on Hulu on February 4.
- Home Town Takeover returns on HGTV on March 9.
- Happy Gilmore 2 will premiere later this year on Netflix.
- The It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Abbott Elementary crossover, part 2 will air on FXX “sometime in June.”
- Trapped in the Spotlight premieres on Lifetime on February 15.
- Home is Where the Heart Is debuts on Hallmark+ on March 20.
- The Eternaut will debut on Netflix on April 30.
R.I.P.
Dick Button, Olympic Gold Medalist, and Emmy-winning voice of Olympic figure skating broadcasts
Marianne Faithful, Singer, actress and muse for the Rolling Stones
Ben Vaughn, President and CEO of Warner Chappell Nashville
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Inside the 67th Annual Grammy Awards: A look behind the scenes of the upcoming Grammy Awards. 7 p.m., CBS
Fire Country: Bode and Audrey must find a way to save themselves in the winter premiere. 8 p.m., CBS
S.W.A.T.: There’s a dangerous enemy hell-bent on revenge in the winter premiere. 9 p.m., CBS
SATURDAY
Goodrich: Michael Keaton stars as a man whose life is upended when his wife goes to rehab, leaving him alone with their young children. Premiere. 7 p.m., HBO
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story: The story of how 15-year-old Lisa Lisa overcame racism, sexism, and cancer to become a pop star. And it stars Lisa Lisa as her own mother! 7 p.m., Lifetime
Ride: Jake Allyn and C. Thomas Howell star in this new film about a family of bull riders in Texas, struggling to raise enough money for their sick daughter. Premiere. Paramount+
SUNDAY
The 67th Grammy Awards: Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, and more perform at this year’s ceremony. 7 p.m., CBS
The Firm: So, I’m not sure if I’ve ever shared this story about my father, but it says a lot about him. My dad HATED Tom Cruise, irrationally so. So explain to me why he rented this movie from Blockbuster in the first place, and then proceeded to fast-forward through every scene Tom Cruise was in? Which, because Tom Cruise is the star of the movie, was essentially all of them. “How was the movie?” we asked. “Terrible,” he replied. (It’s not terrible.) 7 p.m., CMT
Contagion: Now that we’re no longer a part of WHO and have shut down all government-related public health notices, we might be reliving this sooner rather than later. Again. 7:30 p.m., MTV2
Late Night:
- Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Gizelle Bryant, Robyn Dixon
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | Inside the 67th Annual Grammy Awards (new) |
Fire Country (new) |
S.W.A.T. (new) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (new) |
Masters of Illusion (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Men’s College Basketball | Local |
| NBC | Happy’s Place (new) |
Lopez vs. Lopez (new) |
Dateline |
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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 | Tracker (repeat) |
48 Hours | 48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | Men’s College Basketball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Wall (repeat) |
Dateline (repeat) |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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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) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | The 67th Annual Grammy Awards (live) |
| The CW | Point Break | Local/News |
| FOX | NASCAR (live) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Deal or No Deal Island (repeat) |
Deal or No Deal Island (repeat) |
Dateline (new) |