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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is tomorrow night, and a number of journalists are boycotting it because President Attack the Media will be in attendance for the first time. Jimmy Kimmel, who will also not be in attendance, delivered an alternative monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night:
Someone leaked audio from the upcoming Summer House reunion, and Bravo is furious and investigating.
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It’s funny, I finally started watching Padma Lakshmi’s new cooking competition, America’s Culinary Cup, on CBS, and one of the first things I noticed was how much more cutthroat and game-theory-driven it has become, especially now that Kristen Kish is the host. One of the joys of watching a show like Top Chef or Project Runway is how they demonstrate the talent involved, not how competitive they can be, and I, for one, am glad Top Chef has become much more compassionate.
Here The New York Times analyzes the brilliance of SNL‘s Ashley Padilla’s comic timing.
The Peabody winners were announced, and while all the entertainment winners are well-deserved, I’m unclear on why there are so many winners.
Rob and Michelle Reiner’s son, Jake, has written a heartbreaking post about the “living nightmare” of losing both parents and having his brother be the cause of it.
Might we actually get more Fargo? Mayhaps!
Might Peacock finally about to make a profit? Perhaps!
While the Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted to approve the Paramount merger, they voted down David Zaslav’s insane payout. Unfortunately, such a vote is nonbinding.
The knives are clearly out for Tony Dokoupil (and Bari Weiss) at CBS News.
That tool “Clavicular’s” month just somehow managed to get worse.
Oh cool, the FBI is now (again) investigating journalists for doing their jobs. Everything is going great, guys!
Renewals
- Fear Factor: House of Fear has been renewed for a second season on Fox.
Cancellations
- Gen V has been canceled at Prime Video after two seasons.
In Development
- The Nanny Diaries is in the works as a series at Netflix.
- White Smoke, a Vatican heist thriller starring and produced by Benedict Cumberbatch, is in the works.
- An untitled comedy starring Elizabeth Banks has been set at Apple TV.
- Glory Days, a scripted sports series from the creator of Gossip Girl, is in development at Netflix.
- Close Protection, a romantic thriller series, has been sold to Hulu.
- Emil Wakim has set a stand-up special at Netflix.
- Scooby-Doo: Origins is officially in the works at Netflix.
- A documentary about the Zizians is in production at HBO.
- An adaptation of You Are Here is in the works at BBC.
- Clueless is no longer moving forward as a series at Peacock.
- Chad Feehan, the showrunner for Dutton Ranch, is leaving the series after reported conflict with stars Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly.
Casting News
- President Obama will appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on May 5.
- Cliff ‘Method Man’ Smith, Karen Malina White, and Norman Nixon Jr. have joined the cast of A Different World on Netflix.
- Sophia Bush has joined Count My Lies on Hulu.
- Franka Potente and Tracy Letts have joined Liminal at Apple TV.
- Andrea Riseborough and Ashley Walters will star in First Woman at ITV.
- Cynthia Cooper, Lindsey Harding, Kara Lawson, LaChina Robinson, Teresa Weatherspoon, and Ty Young have joined Peacock’s WNBA coverage.
Mark Your Calendar
- Rivals returns on Hulu on May 15.
- The Chi will return on Showtime on May 22.
- Wuthering Heights will have its streaming premiere on HBO Max on May 1 and HBO on May 2.
- Off Campus will debut on Prime Video on May 13.
- The Roast of Kevin Hart will stream live on Netflix on May 10.
- Deadliest Catch will return on May 8.
- On the Roam will return on HBO Max on May 14.
- The Great American Baking Show returns on Roku on May 11.
- The Legend of Vox Machina will return on Prime Video on June 3.
- Gordon will debut on Netflix in 2026.
- The Moment will debut on HBO Max on May 29 and HBO on May 30.
- Las Culturistas Culture Awards will return on Bravo and Peacock on June 17.
- Kyle Larson vs. The Double will premiere on Prime Video on May 21.
- The 2010 Battlestar Galactica series will be available to stream on Paramount+ and Pluto on May 1. Additionally, Caprica will be available on Paramount+ on May 1.
R.I.P.
Doug Allan, Award-winning polar cameraman who worked with David Attenborough on The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, and others
Michael Tilson Thomas, Grammy-winning conductor of the San Francisco Symphony
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Happy’s Place: The sisters head to couples counseling in the one-hour season finale. 7 p.m., NBC
Apex: Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton star in this new thriller about a grieving woman who is terrorized by a relentless predator in the Australian wilderness. Premiere. Netflix
No Other Choice: When a man is laid off from his job, he resorts to increasingly desperate measures to secure a new position in this dark comedy. Hulu
SATURDAY
Marty Supreme: Timothée Chalamet is an ambitious table tennis savant in this movie that is better than it sounds on paper. (Bonus fact about me that no one asked for: I own a prop from this movie, which I bought before I knew what movie it was from. It’s complicated.) 7 p.m., HBO (Premieres on HBO Max on Friday)
Good Boy: This is that horror movie shot from the dog’s perspective in which he feels he has to protect his human from supernatural forces. Streaming premiere. Hulu
Arsenic and Old Lace: I don’t know, maybe it’s time for the aunties to start poisoning men again. I mean, things certainly haven’t improved since the aunties stopped poisoning men. 7 p.m., TCM
SUNDAY
Bob’s Burgers: Tina hopes her weird typing style will land her an A in the class in the spring premiere. 7:30 p.m., Fox
Ex Machina: They tried to warn us, but sure, keep playing with Chat GPT. See where that leads all of us. 4:33 p.m., HBO Movies West
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| ABC | 2026 NFL Draft (live) |
| CBS | Sheriff Country (new) |
Fire Country (new) |
Boston Blue (new) |
| CW | MLB Baseball (live) |
| FOX | United Football League (live) |
Local |
| NBC | Happy’s Place (new) |
Happy’s Place (new) |
Dateline |
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| ABC | NBA Playoffs (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | Marshals (repeat) |
CIA (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | MLB Baseball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | NBA Playoff (live) |
The Wall (repeat) |
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 | Police 24/7 (new) |
Days of Thunder | Local/News |
| FOX | Next Level Chef (repeat) |
Family Guy (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
American Dad (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | NBA Playoff (live) |