Is ‘Saturday Night Live’ finally going to fix its women of color problem?

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Widow’s Bay was the big winner at the Television Critics Association awards last night. GOOD.

Stephen Colbert and his retirement beard also won.

Sounds like Saturday Night Live is looking to remedy its lack of women of color issue. Good.

To help you get through the long Late Night with Seth Meyers hiatus, they’ve launched a podcast: “A Closer Look: Out of Office.”

The Jimmy Kimmel audience is loving them some Rosie.

Speaking of, does Kathy Griffin really not know that the hosts don’t choose the guests (especially guest hosts)? Or is she just looking for attention again? (Probably that latter one.)

The headline here is that Josh Radnor and the cast of How I Met Your Mother are not besties who talk every day. There’s no beef or anything; they were just co-workers, and that’s how it is sometimes. But if you were a fan of How I Met Your Mother, the rest of the piece has some interesting facts about the show, its casting, and its inspiration.

Don’t expect to see a lot of Penelope Bridgerton in this next season.

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Law Roach knows from being petty.

Gwyneth just somehow keeps getting worse?

Dane Cook’s brother stole $12 million from him by putting bricks of cash in pasta sauce jars, and does this remind anyone else of The Bear, but … the opposite?

So, they’ve made a movie, Primetime, about Chris Hansen and his show To Catch a Predator. It stars Robert Pattinson, and it looks bonkers. As for Hansen, he thinks they should have cast Dennis Leary, which is a choice, and while he intends to see the movie, he does question the filmmakers’ intentions.

A Christian band is suing Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters … and considering they have been around since the year 2000 and are called Demon Hunters, they might just have a good case.

A report commissioned by Los Angeles County suggests that the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger could cost the city 4,500 film and TV production jobs, the state some 10,360 jobs, and risk $1.26 billion in wages, $2.78 billion in lost economic value and $4.06 billion in lost business output. Huh.

Meanwhile, the judge overseeing the lawsuit brought by the states says she will not rule on whether or not the states have to put up a nearly $2 billion bond until September 24, pushing the decision very close to the beginning of the “ticking fee” payout set to begin in October.

Charter Communications has just bought Cox Communications. It’s now the largest cable operator in the country. Well, it already was, but now it’s even BIGGER.

Wait, what? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the U.K.? Huh. Makes me wonder about King Charles’ health.

The Hayden Pantierre story isn’t going away anytime soon. The DEA is now involved in an investigation into her death, and eyebrows are raised over the fact that her abusive ex-boyfriend was there when she died. Of course, he wasn’t the only person who abused Pantierre: her mother put out a tone-deaf statement following her passing, which Gayle King, Holly Robinson Peete, and Ruby Rose have all called out.

Sandra Bullock is opening up about her partner, Bryan Randall’s private battle with ALS, and what a dark, isolating period it was for her. I hope she has found some light and peace in the years since. And fuck this disease.

Renewals

In Development

  • Legends, a spinoff of Sons of Anarchy in which the cast returns playing fictionalized versions of themselves, has been ordered at FX.
  • Kildare, a prequel to Outer Banks, is in development at Netflix.
  • Lineker, a docuseries about Gary Lineker, is in the works at Prime Video.
  • Drowning in Paper Flowers is being adapted into a TV series.

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • Line of Fire debuts on NBC on September 21.
  • Best Medicine will return on Fox on September 22.
  • Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story will debut on Netflix on September 17.
  • The Terminal List returns on Prime Video on October 21.
  • Earle Meets World will debut on Netflix on September 4.
  • Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool premieres on Netflix on September 8.
  • Tribeca 25 will debut on Netflix on September 11.
  • Dalliance will premiere on Paramount+ on August 27.
  • Betty La Fea: Uglier Than Ever returns on Prime Video on August 28.
  • Physical 100: Mexico premieres on Netflix on September 16.

R.I.P.

Jose Suarez, Telemundo executive

A few more Hayden Pantierre tributes:

Tim Kring, the creator of Heroes, wrote a tribute to her in Variety, praising her work as an actress.

“As a showrunner, I have come to appreciate how rare it is to cross paths with a talent like Hayden’s. But more importantly, I will remember her as a kind and gentle person who was always a joy and an inspiration to work with.”

WATCH THIS

Celebrity Family Feud: Season 12 summer finale. 7 p.m., ABC

Press Your Luck: Season 7 summer finale. 8 p.m., ABC

In Houston: Preseason Football: Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans. 7 p.m., ABC

Outer Banks: Fifth and final season. Netflix

Passenger: A young couple becomes haunted by a demonic entity after witnessing a fatal accident in this new horror film. Paramount+

Celebrity Crime Scene: Princess Diana: This special dives into all of the conspiracy theories surrounding the princess’ death. 7 p.m., Fox

Late Night:

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Michelle Pfeiffer, Rhea Seehorn, Dexter and The Moonrocks
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Shawn Hatosy, Sydney James Harcourt, guest host Rosie O’Donnell
THUR 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Celebrity Family Feud
(new)		 Press Your Luck
(new)		 The Greatest Average American
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CBS Big Brother
(new)		 Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage
(repeat)		 Ghosts
(repeat)		 Elsbeth
(repeat)
CW Trivial Pursuit
(repeat)		 Scrabble
(repeat)		 News/Local
FOX Celebrity Crime Scene
(new)		 Best Medicine
(repeat)		 News/Local
NBC Law & Order
(repeat)		 Law & Order: SVU
(repeat)		 Law & Order: SVU
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