All your Oscars are belong to YouTube now

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Beginning in 2029, the Oscars will be moving from ABC to YouTube. It will be available live and free on YouTube and on YouTube TV for subscribers.

Warner Bros. has looked at Paramount’s takeover bid and said, “Yeah, no thanks, go away.” This could lead to more bidding on both sides … or maybe Netflix wins? Somehow, I don’t think that nepo baby David Ellison is going to just walk away.

Ted Sarandos SWEARS he will continue releasing Warner Bros. movies in theaters, you guys. HE PROMISES.

And in other takeover news, Scripps’ board unanimously rejected Sinclair’s unsolicited takeover bid. GOOD.

Speaking of Sinclair, Brendan Carr is a toad. 

Rob and Michelle Reiner’s children, Jake and Romy, have released a statement following their parents’ murder:

Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day. The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends. We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life. We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.

And a group of Rob and Michelle Reiner’s friends, including Billy and Janice Crystal, Albert and Kimberly Brooks, Martin Short, Alan and Robin Zweibel, Larry David and Ashley Underwood, Marc Shaiman and Lou Mirabal, Barry and Diana Levinson, and Ambassador James Costos and Michael Smith, released a beautiful tribute to them both. “There is a line from one of Rob’s favorite films, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ ‘Each man’s life touches so many other lives, and when he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?’ You have no idea.” (You should read the entire thing.)

It was just the other day that Will Arnett shared a darkly funny story on Conan O’Brien’s podcast that featured Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party from last year, and now … this. I can’t fathom how he must be feeling right now.

The upcoming Tracy Morgan series from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, is set in the 30 Rock universe, you guys.

And apparently, Friends and Seinfeld exist in the same Mad About You universe.

Kit Harington is done playing Jon Snow, thankyouverymuch. But he’s not done with fantasy series …

Renewals

  • Sistas has been renewed for a 10th season on BET.
  • Scars of Beauty has been renewed for a second season on HBO Max.

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • The Muppet Show will debut on ABC on February 4.
  • Tell Me Lies will return on Hulu on January 13.
  • The Artful Dodger will return on Hulu on February 10.
  • Gangs of London returns on AMC+ on January 15.
  • Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story debuts on Netflix on December 30.
  • The Year: 2025 will premiere on ABC on December 29.
  • My Strange Addiction returns on TLC on January 7.
  • The Curious Case of… returns on ID on January 12.
  • Melania will premiere in movie theaters on January 30 and will stream on Prime Video at some later date. Gross.

R.I.P.

Gil Gerard, Actor known for playing Buck Rogers in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Humphrey Burton, British producer, director, and presenter

Tucker Genal, TikTok creator

WATCH THIS

Survivor: Three-hour season finale. 7 p.m., CBS

The Floor: Reader, I only watched an episode of this game show for the first time a couple of months ago, and I have to admit, I was floored … by how dumb it is. But watchable! Anyway, season finale time.  7 p.m., Fox

Fallout: SEASON TWO IS HERE, YOU GUYS. Season premiere. Prime Video (They bumped up the premiere.)

What’s in the Box?: Neil Patrick Harris hosts this new game show, which feels like a high-stakes White Elephant gift exchange (and is not a game show based on Seven). Series premiere. Netflix

Murder in Monaco: This wacky-looking documentary examines the puzzling 1999 death of a billionaire. Premiere. Netflix

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Timothée Chalamet, the Duffer Brothers, Bleachers
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: Kate Hudson, Odessa A’zion, Mary Ellen Matthews
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Kumail Nanjiani, St. Vincent
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Robby Hoffman
  • Watch What Happens Live: Craig Conover, S.E. Cupp

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