We’ve moved on to the “suing each other” phase of the Warner Bros. takeover

Doggos and their grandparents:

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

I’m late to the Golden Globes story, and I have SO MUCH OTHER STUFF to catch up on, so maybe if I can find some time to talk about it later this week, I will. In the meantime, here are the winners. The Pitt! The Studio! Adolescence! Pretty much what everyone expected!

The Emmys are making some small changes, including dropping “television” from the wording of the movie category.

We love an All My Children reunion.

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A cute reunion between Michael B. Jordan and Amanda Seyfried at the Palm Springs International Film Awards! #michaelbjordan #amandaseyfried #redcarpet #palmsprings #psiff2026

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Why isn’t RuPaul’s Drag Race, which airs on MTV, streaming simultaneously on Paramount+? I had this problem last season when my DVR missed a couple of episodes for whatever stupid reason, and I was unable to catch up on Paramount+ even though there’s no good Goddamn reason it wouldn’t stream there.

Speaking of MTV, David Ellison wants to bring the music back. As a Gen Xer, I’m all for it, but won’t be surprised when it doesn’t happen.

And while we’re on the topic of that nepo baby, David Ellison, he’s still refusing to give up on trying to buy Warner Bros. He’s now suing the company, demanding to see the deal they’ve made with Netflix. Warner Bros.’ position seems to be, “If you want to buy us, put up the money, Skippy.” Honestly, the only people winning here are the lawyers.

As far as I’m concerned, this is reason enough to root for Netflix to win this deal.

Tony Dokoupil is going to interview President Cognitive Exam, in the most predictable move ever.

David Letterman thinks the people in charge of CBS are “idiots” who have driven down the integrity of CBS News, and he’s not wrong.

A thing I did not know until today: Ron Swanson is based on a real person — and she’s a woman. 

Chris Noth is not keeping it classy.

Kit Harington was mad at fans who were mad at the bad writing of the final seasons of Game of Thrones. OK, BUT IT WASN’T GOOD, KIT.

The Château de La Messardière, a 19th-century palace-turned-luxury hotel in Saint-Tropez on the Côte d’Azur, is the next location of The White Lotus. 

Conan is right, but I don’t have to like it.

Turning Point USA won’t reveal who is performing at their alternative Super Bowl Halftime Show. It’s a secret and I’m sure that’s because they have SUCH HUGE NAMES and not because it’s going to be totally fucking lame.

LOL, the Washington National Opera is leaving The Kennedy Center, but the Kennedy Center is trying to claim they dumped the National Opera first. OK.

John Mulaney canceled his show in Minneapolis following the murder of Renee Good, noting, “I don’t feel comfortable asking thousands of people each night to leave their homes, gather at the venue, and then make their way home when the situation is so unsafe.”

I would greatly appreciate it if folks who don’t live in Texas keep their mouths shut about Texas politics. 

I would greatly appreciate it if Dax Shepard would stop being so fucking weird. 

Get well soon, Colleen Hoover. 

Get better soon, Jill Martin.

#MeToo

Emmy Award-winning actor and director Timothy Busfield has an arrest warrant out for him on charges of child sex abuse. Two boys, now aged 11, who appeared on the Fox series The Cleaning Lady with Busfield, allege that he touched them inappropriately several times, one child claiming the touching began when he was 7. Busfield has not turned himself in, and the U.S. Marshals are now involved in locating the actor. He has surrendered and claims he is innocent of the allegations.

Busfield’s wife, Melissa Gilbert, has deleted her Instagram account after the allegations were made public, having herself just spoken out on child sexual abuse a few weeks earlier. Additionally, NBC is pulling this week’s episode of Law & Order: SVU, in which Busfield guest-starred.

High School Musical 3 actor Matt Prokop has been arrested for possession of child pornography.

Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual assault by two former employees and is under investigation.

Former Christian music singer Stacie Orrico has accused her manager of sexually abusing her as a minor, and that her label knew about it and did nothing.

NFL player Rashee Rice is being investigated for domestic abuse.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will not be appearing on Jesse Watters’ show anytime soon.

The sexual assault cases against Sebastian Chacon have been dismissed after the three alleged victims failed to appear in court.

Antonio “L.A.” Reid has settled a sexual assault lawsuit from a former music executive.

Writer Paul Haggis has settled the 2022 rape lawsuit against him.

Rose McGowan has opened up about how poorly she was treated on the set of Charmed, including how they would check her weight, “inspecting their product.”

The world is looking to crack down on Twitter after Grok has been used to create deep fake nudes of celebrities and children. Not the United States, of course. But other countries are.

Apparently, President Sex Pest has his limits.

Fox News openly using domestic abuse language to defend the murder of Renee Good:

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The Department of Justice has released fewer than 1% of the Epstein Files. This is an outrage.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search for your local center here

Renewals

  • Black Mirror has been renewed for an eighth season on Netflix.

Cancellations

  • PBS News Weekend has been canceled after 13 years (and a name change), thanks to this administration’s killing of funding to PBS.

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • The ‘Burbs debuts on Peacock on February 8.
  • Vanished will premiere on MGM+ on February 1.
  • One Piece returns on Netflix on March 10.
  • Queer Eye will return on Netflix on January 21.
  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters returns on Apple TV on February 27.
  • Glitter & Gold debuts on Netflix on February 1.
  • The Bluff will debut on Prime Video on February 25.
  • Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart will premiere on Netflix on January 21.
  • Skyscraper Live streams live on Netflix on January 23.
  • True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here returns on SundanceTV and AMC+ on February 19.
  • Handsome Devil: Charming Killer premieres on Paramount+ on January 20.
  • The Great American Baking Show: Big Game returns on Roku on February 1.
  • It’s Not Like That debuts on Wonder Project on Prime Video on January 25.
  • What Drives You with John Cena returns on Roku on January 16.
  • Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip premieres on Netflix on February 13.
  • Eternity debuts on Apple TV on February 13.
  • Yoh! Bestie premieres on Netflix on February 6.
  • Undercover Miss Hong debuts on Netflix on January 17.
  • The Art of Sarah debuts on Netflix on February 13.
  • The Ramparts of Ice premieres on Netflix on April 3.

R.I.P.

T.K. Carter, Actor and comedian known for Punky Brewster, The Thing, and Runaway Train

Tom Cherones, Seinfeld director and producer

Roger Ewing, Actor best known for his role in Gunsmoke

John Cunningham, Broadway actor who appeared in The Secret Storm, The Doctors, Another World, and Search For Tomorrow, as well as Mystic Pizza, Dead Poets Society, and School Ties

Richard Dimitri, Actor who starred in When Things Were Rotten, among many other projects

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member

Guy Moon, Emmy-nominated composer known for his work on The Fairly OddParents

Allan Alper, Musical director on TV shows and films

Scott Adams, Dilbert creator and loud right-wing idiot

Derek Martin, British actor who appeared on EastEnders

Donald C. Rogers, Oscar-winning sound director

Mark J. Masek, Author of Hollywood Remains to Be Seen: A Guide to the Movie Stars’ Final Homes of

Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, Co-founder of the British band Black Midi

Yeison Jiménez, Colombian music star

WATCH THIS

Tell Me Lies: Season three premiere. Hulu

Star Search: Pour one out for Ed McMahon. Series premiere. Netflix

Suddenly Amish: This new reality show is about six non-Amish Americans who join the Amish community, which, honestly, the way things are going these days, I get it. Series premiere.  9 p.m., TLC

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Grace Van Patten, Madison Beer
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: Kristen Wiig, Lee Byung-hun, Jay Jurden
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Amanda Seyfried, Yo-Yo Ma
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Noah Wyle, Tig Notaro, Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson, Raphael Saadiq
  • The Daily Show: Joachim Trier, host Jordan Klepper
  • Watch What Happens Live: Shayne Davis, Venus Binkley

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