By the way, as the mother of a college student, it’s not just the littles who behave this way:
@joshuarylesking Kids on Thanksgiving Break Pt. 3 🦃 #Kindergarten #teachers #teachertok #teachersoftiktok #fyp
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
Stranger Things returns tonight — but you have to wait until 7/8 p.m. In the meantime, let’s do some catch-up to get ready:
- BuzzFeed has a guide to the characters and what you need to remember about each of them.
- Here’s what to remember from season four, which, considering it premiered THREE YEARS AGO, you’d be forgiven if you had forgotten a thing or two.
- Decider did a fun series where they rewatched the series and found clues from seasons one, two, and three that might have answers for the endgame.
- Hollywood Reporter makes their predictions on who will survive the series — and who won’t. And Screen Crush rates the chances of survivability for the main characters.
- Now that the end of Stranger Things is upon us, time to speculate about the spinoff!
It’s merely a rumor at this point, but apparently, Bari Weiss wants to create a conservative version of The View. Yeah, didn’t Rob Schneider attempt this recently? And didn’t that fall flat on its face? Well, good luck with all that.
Apple TV has pulled the French series, The Hunt, from the calendar while they investigate a plagiarism claim. And you know the claim must have merit, because I’ve never seen this happen before.
Kristen Bell is in every season of A Man on the Inside, and will be whether she likes it or not.
I’ve mentioned here a few times that Michael B. Jordan got his start on All My Children, taking over a role that originated with Chadwick Boseman. This is not news, but please enjoy the clip embedded at this link of a young Michael B. Jordan and Amanda Seyfried on All My Children together.
They are going to start filming The Bear on January 5.
A thing I did not know: Matthew Perry ad-libbed the last line of Friends.
No, seriously, what is going on with the Miss Universe pageant?
In Development
- Baby Boom is being remade at Amazon MGM by Michael Showalter.
- Repeat After Me is being adapted as a film at Amazon MGM.
- Let’s Play Ball is in development at ITV.
Casting News
- Awdo Awdo and Daisy Head have joined the cast of One Piece on Netflix.
Mark Your Calendars
- Riot Women premieres on BritBox on January 14.
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning will begin streaming on Paramount+ on December 4.
- Like Water for Chocolate returns on HBO Latino and HBO Max on February 15.
R.I.P.
Michael DeLano, Actor who appeared on Rhoda, Firehouse, and the Ocean’s Eleven movies
Jonathan Farwell, Broadway actor who also appeared in The Doctors, The Edge of Night, All My Children, The Young and the Restless, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Name of the Game, Medical Center, and Jake and the Fatman
Peter Griffiths, International Emmy-winning director and producer
Will Daws, British producer who produced shows for James May and George Clark
WATCH THIS
Stranger Things: The first four episodes of the final season are upon us, but you’ll have to wait a whole month for the rest. Season premiere. 7 p.m., Netflix
The Beatles Anthology 2025: This restoration of the 1995 documentary that tells the Beatles’ story through the Beatles themselves, has been expanded from eight to nine episodes. Premiere. Disney+
Louvre Heist: Minute by Minute: This new special details in real-time the brazen robbery of the Louvre Museum in broad daylight last month. Premiere. 9 p.m., Discovery
Pluribus: Heads up: they’re dropping this week’s episode early. Apple TV
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Denis Leary, Zoey Deutch, AVTT/PTTN
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: Hank Azaria, Renate Reinsve, EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
| WEDS. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shifting Gears (repeat) |
Shifting Gears (repeat) |
9-1-1: Nashville (repeat) |
Shark Tank (repeat) |
| CBS | Survivor (new) |
The Amazing Race (new) |
| CW | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (new) |
Wild Cards (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | Sidelined: The QB and Me (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Countdown to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (new) |
A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving (new) |