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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
NO PITT FINALE SPOILERS, I promise, sorta. But R. Scott Gemmill, the creator of the show, has revealed some season three information that you might be interested in: Season three will take place in November, some four months after this season; Dr. Robby does go on that trip; Langdon, McKay, Mel, Santos, and Whitaker will be back; Dr. Robby does not foster Baby Jane Doe. Oh, and Dr. Robby somehow might not have hit rock bottom just yet. Yikes.
Sadly, we are unlikely to get a Pitt spinoff set amongst the night staff.
Dr. Jill Biden was outbid for a walk-on role on Heated Rivalry at the NYC LGBT Community Center’s Center Dinner. Who knew the First Lady was a hockey fan?!
Guess I won’t be heading to the cottage after all—but it was worth a shot! What a wonderful evening supporting @LGBTCenterNYC 💕 https://t.co/umwzNLQAfn
— Dr. Jill Biden (@DrBiden) April 17, 2026
Heated Rivalry, because it was created by a Canadian producer and did not originate on American television, is ineligible for an Emmy. (And I can hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth already) However, the Television Academy intends to honor it and five other series with a “Television Academy Honor,” which celebrates “exceptional television programs and their producers who have harnessed the extraordinary power of television to advance social change.” The other series honored will be: South Park; Dying for Sex; Adolescence; Deaf President Now!; and Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television.
Chris Meloni says goodbye to Det. Stabler after 17 years, but he should just go back to SVU, honestly.
The Ryan Gosling/Diedre Hall love fest continues (and please note Gosling’s wife, Eva Mendes’ comment on the post):
Reed Hastings, one of the co-founders of Netflix, is officially leaving the board of directors.
The Netflix movie, Roommates, which comes out today, is apparently chock full of nepo babies.
Taylor Momsen, who is apparently touring with AC/DC (the hell?), had to be hospitalized after she was bitten by a spider, which, when you think about it, is pretty metal.
One of the few things that President Diaper promised in his campaign that he’s actually fulfilled was making trans people’s lives more difficult, so I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING OUT OF YOU, CAITLYN JENNER.
Speaking of President Pudding Brain, Fox News’ Jessica Tarlov continues to hurt his feelings with her facts and poll numbers.
Guess I’ll take this opportunity to mention that my numbers are far from fake – Trump really is that unpopular. And you can pre order my book I Disagree as of today!! https://t.co/HJ0ht7whiu pic.twitter.com/5uNypNRAlo
— Jessica Tarlov (@JessicaTarlov) April 17, 2026
Take care of yourself, Carrie Ann Inaba!
Hoping Christina Applegate gets better soon.
Renewals
- Law & Order: SVU has been renewed for a 28th season on NBC.
In Development
- Everflame, an adaptation of Spark of the Everflame, is in the works at Hulu.
- The podcasts Handsome; The Mess Around; Prison Breaking; and That Was Us have been acquired by Hulu.
Casting News
- Bokeem Woodbine and Nona Parker Johnson are joining the cast of Dexter: Resurrection on Showtime.
- Joey Pollari has joined the cast of American Horror Story on FX.
- Tituss Burgess and Ellie Kemper have joined the voice cast of The Elephant & Piggie Show! on Paramount+.
- Neil Patrick Harris will voice The Pigeon Show! Starring The Pigeon on Paramount+.
- Ashley Jones is joining the cast of Beyond the Gates on CBS.
R.I.P.
Barbara Gordon, Emmy-award-winning TV producer and documentarian who wrote the memoir, I’m Dancing As Fast As I Can
Garret Anderson, Former MLB player for the Angels
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Roommates: A pair of college roommates’ friendship devolves into a war of passive aggression in this new comedy starring Sadie Sandler and Chloe East. Premiere. Netflix
Hive: When a teenage babysitter loses her charge, she must navigate a strange dark world in this new horror thriller. Premiere. Tubi
A Gorilla Story: David Attenborough tells the remarkable story of Pablo, the gorilla who grew into a silverback. Premiere. Netflix
American Gladiators: It’s what you think: a reboot of the classic athletic competition. Series premiere. Prime Video
SATURDAY
Dust Bunny: An eight-year-old girl asks her neighbor to help her kill the monster under her bed in this Bryan Fuller film. 7 p.m., HBO
Drag Me to Hell: If you enjoyed Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, may I suggest this underappreciated little gem from Sam Raimi? 9:18 p.m., Starz Encore
SUNDAY
From: SEASON FOUR PREMIERE, GUYS. MGM+
Krapopolis: Deliria just wants a family portrait in the season finale. Fox
Grease: True story: this was my favorite movie when I was six. I have a lot of questions regarding why a six-year-old was allowed to watch this movie, MOM. 5:30 p.m., CMT
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Celebrity Jeopardy! (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | Sheriff Country (new) |
Fire Country (new) |
Boston Blue (new) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
The American Bible Challenge (new) |
News/Local |
| FOX | United Football League (live) |
Local |
| NBC | Happy’s Place (new) |
Happy’s Place (repeat) |
Dateline |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | NBA Playoff (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | Tracker (repeat) |
CIA (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | MLB Baseball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Dateline | Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
Celebrity Jeopardy! (repeat) |
Betrayal: Secrets & Lies (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Marshals (new) |
Tracker (new) |
Watson (new) |
| The CW | The Intern | Local/News |
| FOX | Indy Car Racing (live) |
Krapopolis (new) |
Universal Basic Guys (repeat) |
American Dad (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | NBA Basketball (live) |