Before we begin, my thoughts are with President Biden and the Biden family as he processes the news that he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer. President Biden has had a long, difficult year, and this is deeply unwelcome news. I am expecting he will receive the very best care, and hope that he will be with us a while longer.
Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support. pic.twitter.com/oSS1vGIiwU
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 19, 2025
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What I am NOT interested in, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, is spending all day speculating on when President Biden learned he had cancer or whether he should have been doing more testing. The testing for prostate cancer in men over 70 is much more nuanced than you’re letting on, BUT ALSO, he’s NOT PRESIDENT ANYMORE. Maybe spend your time asking if the current President — who lies about everything — is getting his BPH tested.
I also don’t want to hear from you right now, Jake Tapper. Your book on President Biden is scheduled to be released tomorrow? Not a great look. Maybe you should be spending your time asking if the current President, the man who is running the free world right now, is mentally competent to be doing so?
And let me be VERY clear: no one wants to hear from you right now, Meghan McCain. Sit down.
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H’oh boy: Wendy McMahon, the President of CBS News, has stepped down in the middle of the network’s fight against President Extortionist, noting in a memo: “it’s become clear the company and I do not agree on the path forward.” Paramount, CBS’s parent company, is trying to settle the baseless lawsuit President Lawlessness has filed against them for an interview with Kamala Harris, and created tension with the News department.
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“I actually agree [with President Donald Trump] that ABC should be embarrassed — not for that entirely legitimate question [about accepting a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar], but for the fact that, as of this taping, they still haven’t renewed Doctor Odyssey for Season 2,” Oliver pointed out. “What the f–k are you doing, ABC? It’s sexy ER on a boat! It’s The Pitt with sharks! It’s got — and I’m not even going to try and beat their tagline on this — ‘big deck energy.’”
After showing his studio audience a clip from the Doctor Odyssey pilot, wherein the series’ central throuple rush to the room of a cruiser with a broken penis, Oliver asked, “How is ABC renewing shows called The Rookie and Will Trent — whose premise is apparently just, ‘despite being dyslexic, he’s become a Special Agent in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’ — but they haven’t renewed the only show brave enough to answer the question, ‘What if sick, but boat?’
“I shouldn’t complain about the other shows,” Oliver continued, as he attempted to keep his composure. “I shouldn’t care that a show called and about a rookie is returning for its premise-defying eighth season, and I don’t begrudge any audience members for sticking around to find out if their favorite characters will or won’t Trent. All I’m saying is, ABC’s The View has been on since 1997, and Doctor Hot Boat is still in limbo.
“You’re a disgrace, ABC!” the HBO comedian exclaimed. “Your network is a disaster!”
Also, of course Oliver had something to say about the Max/HBO Max rename old name.
I don’t know … maybe people didn’t like The Idol because it was bad? Really, really bad?
It’s difficult, because I agree that all 10 of these shows belong on the “Most Influential” list, but I also think Friends, Seinfeld, and Lost also should be included? Maybe even just as a footnote?
That time Chris Parnell was fired and then rehired at Saturday Night Live.
Pedro Pascal remains defiant, God bless him.
Pedro Pascal is also out here giving questionable advice.
Walton Goggins’s wife wants you to know she’s unbothered.
Congratulations, Steve Burton and Michelle Lundstrom!
OK, now you can have your cuteness. We’ve all had those haircuts:
This is Louie. He got a really bad haircut. And also a villain origin story. 13/10 (TT: maddiehilaski)
Cancellations
- The Bondsman has been canceled at Prime Video after one season.
In Development
- S.W.A.T. Exiles, a spinoff of S.W.A.T. starring Shemar Moore, is in development at Sony Television.
- Sesame Street has found a new streaming home at Netflix. (Yay!)
- Early Action, a comedy about the college application process, has been picked up by Apple TV+.
- Wrestling Central, an all-wrestling FAST channel, is coming to Roku.
Casting News
- Ernie Hudson has joined Boston Blue on CBS.
- Maleah Joi Moon, Chibuikem Uche, Cornell Young IV, Jordan Hall, and Alijah Kai have been cast in the A Different World reboot at Netflix.
- J.R. Ramirez will co-star in It’s Not Like That on Prime Video.
- Kelly Macleod has joined the cast of The Simpsons to provide the voice of Millhouse.
- Shane Gillis has joined the cast of Madden on Amazon MGM.
Mark Your Calendar
- Mountainhead will premiere on HBO on May 31.
- Death Valley will premiere on BritBox on May 29.
- To Get Her debuts on BET+ on May 29.
- The Heart Knows debuts on Netflix on May 30.
- Mickey 17 debuts on Max on May 23, on HBO on May 24.
- SNL50: The Anniversary Special will re-air on NBC on June 8.
R.I.P.
David McLeod, Syndication executive at Disney
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