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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
The Oscar nominations are out, and some history has been made: Sinners became the most-nominated movie in Oscar history with 16 nominations; Timothée Chalamet became the youngest man to receive three nominations; and Emma Stone became the youngest woman to have received seven nominations. Here’s where you can watch the 10 nominated movies for Best Picture.
Enough time has passed since Disney embarrassed him by bringing Jimmy Kimmel back on air, so Brendan Carr is once again threatening late-night and daytime talk shows. He’s returning to his claim that such shows do not “qualify for the bona fide news exemption” that would allow them to circumvent a rule that requires a show offer rival political candidates equal time. Meaning, if The View invites Jasmine Crockett on for an interview, they would have to invite John Cornyn, too. (And maybe James Talarico, and Wesley Hunt, and Ken Paxton, and every other nutjob running in the Republican primary.) It’s just the FCC trying to scare talk shows out of discussing political issues at all, and as Pajiba points out, it might backfire specifically, because the candidates only have to be offered equal time; they don’t have to accept it, and why would some of them?:
I would genuinely love to see a parade of Republican bozos appear on the programs of Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers, or even The View. They would get destroyed. Why would any Republican want to appear on a television program they know is going to be openly hostile toward them? Why would they risk a viral clip of themselves bumbling through a defense of, say, the president’s wildly unpopular attempt to take over Greenland?
Love Island USA was the most-streamed show last year, with 18 billion minutes streamed. This seems pretty shocking until you remember that there are literally 37 hour-long episodes a season. That’s too many episodes of ANYTHING, much less a reality dating show that makes The Bachelor seem like an exercise in intellectual stimulation.
Netflix is also getting into the vertical video business.
David Ellison continues to try to drag this thing out. Now he’s extending the deadline for his $30/share offer for all of Warner Bros. Discovery, which Warner Bros. has repeatedly declined. Go away, dude.
Last Sunday’s 60 Minutes episode, which featured the buried story about the El Salvador mega-prison CECOT tanked in the ratings, thanks to being pitted against the NFL playoffs, just as Bari Weiss intended.
Finn Wolfhard’s SNL episode slipped in the ratings from the previous episode and from the episode that aired a year ago in the same spot, which is only surprising to me based on the number of people screaming at me about it on my Threads account.
And now Prime Video is claiming that Fallout is one of its top four returning series, though they aren’t offering any actual numbers. So who even knows.
Oh shit, the Queer Eye cast was talking shit about Karamo and his fashion choices behind his back, and his MOM HEARD IT ALL? Gotta be careful around those live mics, guys.
Don’t go on a home renovation show.
The real-life workers’ struggle that inspired Squid Game. (I had no idea.)
Glad Kristen Storms is back at work and feeling better.
Hoping Phil Collins feels better.
Congratulations, Vanna White and John Donaldson!
Renewals
- Elle has been renewed for a second season on Prime Video ahead of its premiere.
- On Patrol: Live has been renewed for a fifth season on Reelz.
- Ice Airport Alaska has been renewed for a seventh season on the Smithsonian Channel.
- How Did They Fix That? has been renewed for a fifth season on the Smithsonian Channel.
- How Did They Build That? has been renewed for a fifth season on the Smithsonian Channel.
Cancellations
- The Abandons has been canceled after one season on Netflix.
- The Vince Staples Show has been canceled after one season on Netflix.
In Development
- Two All My Children movies from Kelly Ripa’s production company are in the works at Lifetime.
- Alix Earle is getting her own reality series at Netflix.
- The Astrology House, starring Christina Ricci, is in development at Peacock.
- Castle Man, a series following Alan Carr searching for a castle to buy, has been greenlit at Hulu/Disney+.
- A documentary about the death of cyclist Tony Parsons is in the works at Netflix.
Casting News
- Mark Wahlberg and Riz Ahmed will star in The Big Fix on Netflix.
- Max Parker has joined God of War on Prime Video as Heimdall.
- Ella Stiller has joined the cast of Cupertino on CBS.
- Kelly McCreary, Hill Harper, Nadia Dajani, Damon Gupton, and Tonya Pinkins have been cast in Power: Origins on Starz.
- Ethan Ray Clark has joined The Young and the Restless on CBS.
- Kristen Bell will host SAG-AFTRA’s Actor Awards on Netflix.
- Bob Costas is returning as host of NBC’s Sunday Night Baseball.
Mark Your Calendars
- The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives returns on Hulu on March 12.
- 56 Days premieres on Prime Video on February 18.
- Being Gordon Ramsay debuts on Netflix on February 18.
- True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here returns on SundanceTV and AMC+ on February 19.
- The Investigation of Lucy Letby premieres on Netflix on February 4.
- Ladies of London: The New Reign returns on Bravo on March 5.
- The Object of the Game will debut on Prime Video on February 4.
- Filthy Fortunes returns on Discovery Channel on February 15.
- Elle will debut on Prime Video on July 1.
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians will return on Disney+ later this year.
- Beef returns on Netflix on April 16.
- Formula 1: Drive to Survive returns on Netflix on February 27.
- A “One Chicago” crossover event involving Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med will take place on NBC on March 4.
R.I.P.
Bruce Bilson, Emmy-winning director on Get Smart, who also directed hundreds of episodes of The Odd Couple, Hogan’s Heroes, The Patty Duke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, MASH, Hawaii 5-0, The Flash, Viper, and Dinosaurs
David Siegel, Producer on the Hangover and Final Destination movies
Manolo Villaverde, Star of ¿Qué Pasa U.S.A.?, the first bilingual sitcom in the United States
WATCH THIS
Hell’s Kitchen: Season 24 finale. 7 p.m., Fox
Scrabble: Craig Ferguson is your new host for the second season. Season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW
Trivial Pursuit: Season premiere. 8 p.m., The CW
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!: A look at the career and life of Mel Brooks, one of Hollywood’s greatest starists. Series premiere. 7 p.m., HBO
Finding Her Edge: A former ice dancer returns to the rink with a new partner in this new series that might tide you over until Heated Rivalry returns, but probably not. Series premiere. Netflix
Free Bert: Bert Kreischer stars as a messy dad whose messy family causes chaos when his daughters start at an elite, snobby school. Series premiere. Netflix
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Anderson, Louis Tomlinson, Nell Fisher
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: Sean Hayes, Maria Taylor
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Chance the Rapper, Maria Stephan
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, Mike Epps, Men at Work
- The Daily Show: Alexandria Stapleton, host Josh Johnson
- Watch What Happens Live: Bozoma Saint John, Reza Jackson
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| ABC | 9-1-1 (new) |
9-1-1: Nashville (new) |
Grey’s Anatomy (new) |
| CBS | Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage (repeat) |
Ghosts (repeat) |
Matlock (repeat) |
Matlock (repeat) |
| CW | Scrabble (new) |
Trivial Pursuit (new) |
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| FOX | Hell’s Kitchen (new) |
Animal Control (new) |
Going Dutch (new) |
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| NBC | Law & Order (new) |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (new) |
The Hunting Party (new) |