ABC is not giving up on ‘The Bachelor,’ not yet.

Therese Odell

4 hours ago

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

The Bachelor is NOT DEAD. I repeat, I WILL BE TORTURED SOME MORE. Rob Mills, Disney’s head of reality programming, tells Deadline: “The Bachelor is almost a perfect format and it is really powerful. It’s over two decades old, and it’s seen really good days and really bad days. But it’s always had a lot of resilience, especially when the people making it really, really care about it, because that fan base also really cares about it. However The Bachelor comes back next year, it will be done with a lot of thoughtfulness and care. I do think better days are ahead for the franchise.”

Additionally, Bachelor in Paradise season 11 is happening, but not until next summer.

As for whether Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette will ever see the light of day? “I think if there’s something that absolutely says very clearly, one way or the other, that points in that direction, you’ll know,” he said. “But right now, there’s really just nothing to say other than, it is a great season and I hope that, at some point, Bachelor Nation gets to see it.”

On the one hand, the answer is not a flat-out no. On the other, Disney is unlikely to want to wade into that drama again. ON THE OTHER THIRD HAND, I could see a scenario where they quietly release it on Hulu.

LOL, Netflix might be behind some anti-Paramount/Warner Bros. merger campaigns. And New York Mayor Mamdani added his voice to the issue, saying the deal “should be stopped.” It doesn’t matter, though; the Warner Bros. shareholders just accepted Paramount’s offer.

Sean Combs’ lawsuit against NBC and Peacock for their documentary Diddy: Making of a Bad Boy has been thrown out of court.

In other legal news, Lara Loomer’s lawsuit against HBO and Bill Maher has also been thrown out. Tough day for bad actors using our court system as a weapon.

Netflix’s Running Point paid tribute to an unlikely person: a teen fan of the show who was killed in a tragic accident.

To be fair, I would trust Seth Meyers to deliver my baby; he’s done it before.

Because he knows this war with Iran is going to outlast his show, Stephen Colbert has bequeathed his Iran jokes to Jimmy Kimmel.

Turns out the rumors of pilot episodes being dead were highly exaggerated. The once-powerful “pilot season” isn’t coming back anytime soon, but it turns out testing out a series before giving it a straight-to-series order has its benefits. Who knew?

The Kardashians have collected Jacob Elordi.

Love is dead.

Get well soon, Snooki! As for the rest of you: go get your pap smears, and get yourself and your kids the HPV vaccine.

This is something that probably only SNL nerds know, but Mikey Day has a writing partner on the show, head writer Streeter Seidell. (They wrote “David S. Pumpkins,” “Washington’s Dream,” the “Waffle House” sketches, the recurring alien abduction sketches, all of the Boston-based commercials — basically some of my favorite SNL bits from this generation.) They are tasked with picking a couple of pre-taped segments for the ultimate episode of SNL in this Rundown, and they break the rules in all the best ways.

Renewals

Dancing with the Stars has been renewed for a 35th season on ABC.
At Home with the Furys has been renewed for a third season on Netflix.

In Development

The Mob, a reality competition show in the model of The Traitors, and hosted by Parker Posey, has been ordered at Hulu. Competing: Aida Turturro, Willam Belli, Demi Engemann, Maria Georgas, Joe Gorga, Harry Jowsey, Chelsea Lazkani, Debi Mazar, Bella Palk, Shane Parton, rapper Romeo, and Bruno Tonioli.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, has been ordered at Hulu.
Cop Land is being adapted into a TV series at Paramount.
Ring by Spring Break, a reality series about college kids desperate to be engaged before they graduate, has been ordered at Hulu.
The Girls, a reality show about Khloé Kardashian’s inner circle of friends, has been ordered at Hulu.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show has been picked up by Hulu.

Casting News

Maura Higgins and Ciara Miller have joined Dancing with the Stars on ABC.
Stephen Campbell Moore, Amir El-Masri, Alex Nowak, Jacob McCarthy, and Amanda Lawrence have been added to the cast of Metropolitan on Apple TV.
Titus Welliver, Trevante Rhodes, Li Jun Li, and Elizabeth Lail have joined The Night Agent on Netflix.
Luke Kleintank has been cast in The Interrogator on Fox.
Vas Saranga has joined I Will Find You on Netflix.
The full cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11 on Paramount+ has been announced.

Mark Your Calendars

Star City debuts on Apple TV on May 29.

The Vampire Lestat debuts on AMC on June 7.

Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro will premiere on ABC on July 13.

House of Stassi will premiere on Freeform on July 29 and on Hulu on July 30.

Send Help premieres on Hulu on May 7.

The Cult of NatureBoy debuts on Hulu on April 28.

Broad Trip debuts on Roku on May 8.

In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers premieres on May 17 on Discovery.

Game Changer returns to Dropout on May 18.

Mexico 86 will debut on Netflix on June 5.

My Dearest Senorita will premiere on Netflix on May 1.

The WONDERfools debuts on Netflix on May 5.

Miss You, Love You will debut on HBO on May 29.
Project Runway returns on Freeform and Hulu on July 9.
Million Dollar Nannies will debut on Freeform on June 17 and Hulu on June 18.
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear will premiere on Hulu this summer.
Zatima returns on Paramount+ on May 12.
Off Campus will premiere on Prime Video on May 13.

R.I.P.

Darrell Sheets, Star of Storage Wars

Lee Najjar, The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Kim Zolciak’s mysterious ex-boyfriend, Big Poppa

Dean Tavoularis, Oscar-winning production designer on The Godfather movies, Apocalypse Now, and Bonnie and Clyde, among others

Alexander Morton, Scottish actor known for Monarch of the Glen

David Wilcock, History Channel contributor, paranormal YouTuber, and writer

Gregg Foreman, Founding member of the band The Delta 72

WATCH THIS

Animal Control: Shred and Emily’s romance is finally exposed. Season finale. 8 p.m., Fox

Going Dutch: Captain Maggie devises a plan to retake the base. Season finale. 8:30 p.m., Fox

Matlock: The team faces an unexpected obstacle in their efforts to bring Senior to justice in the two-hour season finale. CBS

Stranger Things: Tales From ’85: The original characters are back in these animated adventures. Series premiere. Netflix

Running Point: Season two of the delightful Kate Hudson basketball comedy. Netflix

Half Man: In this highly anticipated new series from the creator of Baby Reindeer, two men are reunited after being separated for decades, and soon they are embroiled in an explosion of violence. Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO

Late Night:

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kate Hudson, Taron Egerton, Noah Kahan, Red Richardson
Late Night with Seth Meyers: Charlize Theron, Jorma Taccone
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Michael Stipe
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Ray Romano, Tracy Morgan
The Daily Show: Ben McKenzie, host Michael Kosta
Watch What Happens Live: Mark-Francis Vandelli, Cush Jumbo