Thanks to Bari Weiss sucking up to this fascist administration, ’60 Minutes” time is running out

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HOW DARE YOU INSULT WILLOW.

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Jimmy Kimmel will deliver Channel 4’s annual Alternative Christmas Message, which broadcasts after King Charles’s address to the nation. The theme of the message: “From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year.”

Speaking of fascism, merely hours before it was set to air on 60 Minutes, a piece about the El Salvador detention center where the administration sent alleged illegal immigrants, was pulled from the broadcast by the new head of CBS News, Bari Weiss. The announcement was made via social media, reading: “EDITOR’S NOTE: The broadcast lineup for tonight’s edition of 60 Minutes has been updated. Our report ‘Inside CECOT’ will air in a future broadcast.”

Reportedly, Weiss spiked the story because of the lack in the piece of on-the-record statements from the government. It should be noted that the reporter, Sharyn Alfonsi, repeatedly reached out to the government for an official statement or reaction. None was ever offered.

One only has to think for all of about two seconds to understand why this might not be a great standard to hold journalistic subjects to: all the government will ever have to do to kill a story, according to this, is to not give a response. That is insane.

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It is shockingly bad practice, and I fear this is one more big step towards the end for 60 Minutes.

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But also, methinks Ms. Weiss needs to look up “The Streisand Effect.”

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I neglected to mention that John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois signed off as co-anchors of CBS Evening News on Thursday. Just two more casualties in Bari Weiss’s CBS.

But remember, none of this is happening in a vacuum. The destruction of CBS News began when the Ellisons purchased Paramount, and then furiously went about making the media company more palatable to their buddy in the White House. They are STILL trying to buy Warner Bros. (which owns CNN), and this weekend, Larry Ellison (father of David) offered to put up $40 billion of his own money to purchase the company, after the Warner Bros. board expressed concerns about where Paramount’s money was coming from. Still, they haven’t changed how much they’re offering, which some believe is still too low, so hopefully Warner Bros. will continue to rebuff them. Fingers crossed, because the last thing we need is for Paramount to be in charge of MORE media sources.

Meanwhile, Pierce Brosnan thinks the whole Netflix/Warner Bros. merger is icky.

Awww: Bowen Yang gave everyone at SNL Moo Deng plushies on his way out. 

Royalists continue to refuse to believe that Prince Harry and Meghan’s deal with Netflix is working out for Netflix, and continue to make up wild reasons they still have a deal.

True fact: Jaclyn Smith and I attended both the same high school and the same university. (Not, I should note, at the same time.) I, however, did not graduate with the name of her doctor/Etsy witch because HOW DOES THIS WOMAN LOOK THIS GOOD AT 80?

I didn’t mention the Jake Paul/Anthony Joshua fight on Netflix here because 1. I hate boxing and 2. I hate Jake Paul. However, because I hate boxing, I had no idea who Anthony Joshua was, and I was unaware of his game. He knocked Paul out in 6, and broke his jaw in two places. Well done, sir.

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Oh no, heal quickly, Barry Manilow!

Cancellations

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • Scrubs returns on ABC on February 25.
  • Industry returns on HBO on January 11.
  • The Ms. Pat Show returns on BET+ on January 7.
  • Regretting You will debut on Paramount+ on December 23.
  • STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure will return on Netflix on March 19.

R.I.P.

James Ransone, Actor known for The Wire, Generation Kill, Poker Face, Seal Team, 50 States of Fright, The First, and It: Chapter Two

Helen Siff, Character actress who appeared on Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey, Silver Spoons, L.A. Law, Knots Landing, Ellen, Married … With Children, Dharma & Greg, Scrubs, Will & Grace, My Name Is Earl, Modern Family, S.W.AT., Mom, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Good Trouble, as well as inhe Karate Kid, Hail, Caesar! and You Don’t Mess With the Zohan

Kevin Arkadie, Co-creator of New York Undercover, and writer on Chicago Hope, NYPD Blue, The Shield, Sacrifice, and The Quad among many others

“Kevin brought the voice of the next generation to cop shows and was instrumental in bringing diversity to the forefront of network television. We will all miss him.” –Dick Wolff, his partner on New York Undercover and others

Craig Tennis, Head talent coordinator at The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

Matt Gagnon, MasterChef contestant

Diego Lerner, Former Disney executive

Lewis Horwitz, Film producer

Adelia “Ada” Zeidler, George Clooney’s sister

Chris Rea, Rock and blues singer-songwriter

Mike Campbell, Former MLB player for the Seattle Mariners

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Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Special Reunion Pt. 2: More from these folks, in case you didn’t get enough last month. 7 p.m., CBS

Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris: Christina performs in Paris in celebration of the 25th anniversary of her Christmas album, My Kind of Christmas. 8 p.m., CBS

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CW A California Christmas: City Lights Local
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NBC St. Denis Medical
(repeat)		 The Paper
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