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President What’s That Smell is still messing with press access

Therese Odell
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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Did y’all watch the three-episode premiere of American Horror Story last night? No spoilers, I promise, but:

 

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Speaking of American Horror Story, Jessica Lange reportedly HATED one of the show’s most iconic lines and refused to film it more than one time.

The only thing I need less than a new Glee is a new Heroes. 

Broadway audiences love them some TV stars.

Taylor Tomlinson details the difficult conversations she had with CBS and Stephen Colbert about leaving After Midnight. CBS doesn’t come off well here.

The New York Times has ranked the 100 greatest TV shows of this century (so far), and they had the same problem I did when I did something similar for the Chronicle many years ago: The Sopranos came out in 1999, making it technically a 20th-century series, though it might be (is) the most influential show of this century.

The Gilded Age musical you’ve apparently been clamoring for will happen — kinda (not really).

Raise your hand if you’re surprised that the Saved by the Bell cast weren’t paid shit. 

Do not call Victoria Beckham the “C-word” on the BBC.

Speaking of the BBC, things are looking bleak over there.

Disney will release 9 to 5 in theaters for a week to raise money for the Dollywood Foundation.

Heal quickly, Mark Consuelos.

A court has thrown out President Assy’s lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer, noting that it violated the First Amendment. Which, yeah, obviously, what took so long?

And as of right now, the press has access to the White House. But they didn’t have access last night for the state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, so check back in a few hours.

The Supreme Court just ruled today that the federal government can run the states’ voter rolls through a system that supposedly finds “non-citizens” but which has a history of mistakenly flagging citizens as noncitizens. According to The Washington Post, the system has an error rate as high as 81% in some localities. COOL. There’s some question about whether or not this could impact the election: federal law prohibits states from “systematically” removing voters from the rolls within 90 days of a federal election. That, of course, doesn’t mean the White House believes that applies to them.

You know where this is going: double, triple, quadruple-check that you are still registered to vote (here in Texas you have until October 5, which is coming quickly), and make a plan to vote, preferably early and in person. And don’t let the bastards get you down.

If you are in Texas, you can check your registration here. (And be sure to check a few more times before October 5th, as they intend to keep purging.)

If you are anywhere else in the country, check your registration here.

Renewals

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

R.I.P.

Richard S. Reisberg, Executive at Viacom Productions, UA TV, MGM/UA TV Productions and Lionsgate TV

Wayne Lawson, Longtime Vanity Fair executive literary editor

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

20/20: Season premiere. 8 p.m., ABC

Dateline: Season premiere. 8 p.m., NBC

S.W.A.T. Exiles: S.W.A.T. lives on … sort of. Shemar Moore is back as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, pulled out of retirement to lead a group of untested recruits. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Starz

Unabomber: Jacob Tremblay stars as Ted Kaczynski, in this new fictionalized take on how the Unabomber came to be. Premiere. Netflix

The Great British Baking Show: And now for some comfort TV. Season premiere. Netflix

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Jalen Brunson & Katseye 10:30 p.m., NBC

Backrooms: When a therapist’s patient disappears in a liminal nightmare space, she must go in to rescue him. Premiere. 7 p.m., HBO; Premieres on Friday on HBO Max

Farm Aid 2026: Willie and friends raise money and awareness for American farmers. 6 p.m., CNN

SUNDAY

America’s Funniest Home Videos: Season premiere. 6 p.m., ABC

MTV VMAs: Snoop Dogg hosts the show from Los Angeles for the first time since 2017. 6:30 p.m., CBS, MTV

The Simpsons: Emma Thompson guest stars as a British children’s author brought to Springfield to attract children to the book fair in the season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

Animal Control: Frank must recover the Seahawks’ mascot in the season premiere. 7:30 p.m., Fox

Universal Basic Guys: Mark and Hank’s mom returns to town. Season premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

Grimsburg: A ruggedly handsome stranger passes through town, infecting the locals with a “Zaddy” virus in the season premiere. 8:30 p.m., Fox

FRI. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC R.J. Decker
(repeat)		 20/20
CBS Big Brother
(new)		 Sheriff Country
(repeat)		 Boston Blue
(repeat)
CW MLB Baseball
(live)
FOX College Football
(live)		 Local
NBC Line of Fire
(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 College Football
(live)		 News/Local
CBS College Football
(live)		 News/Local
FOX MLB Baseball
(live)		 News/Local
NBC College Football
(live)		 News/
Local		 Saturday Night Live
(Jalen Brunson & KATSEYE)

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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)		 Inside Out 2
CBS NFL Football MTV VMAs
(live)		 Big Brother
(new)		 Marshals
(repeat)
The CW Police 24/7
(new)		 Pretty Woman Local/News
FOX Animal Control
(repeat)		 Universal Basic Guys
(repeat)		 The Simpsons
(new)		 Animal Control
(new)		 Universal Basic Guys
(new)		 Grimsburg
(new)		 Local/News
NBC Sunday Night Football
(live)
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