No matter how many possums you think are in this pile, you’re wrong. There are more. I promise.
@funny_farm I have been so crazy with opossum/ rescue calls. I have lists of individuals and where they have come from but it’s been so crazy for some reason I might have miscounted somewhere, I need to do another full count, sex everyone and separate males and females But for tonight they’ve been cleaned out, reset and fed. It honestly feels like I get one or two baby opossums every day. I’ve never seen anything like this. Opossums are fairly new to my area as I am so very far north in NY.
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
Next Tuesday, the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger will officially happen, like it or not. YOU WIN, DAVID ELLISON, you insufferable nepo twerp.
You know who still doesn’t like it? Mark Ruffalo. (And this blogger.)
South Park is just desperate to be canceled, begging for it.
Starz and Verizon FiOS are having a slap fight, and Starz has gone dark.
It’s time to start thinking about your Halloween costume.
Belated congratulations to Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris.
Obviously, Brendan Carr’s FCC doesn’t have a problem with the White House running explicitly political ads paid for by the taxpayers weeks before an election. Obviously.
Speaking of Brendan Carr:
We are getting to the nitty-gritty. October 5 is Monday, and that’s your last day to register to vote, or to reinstate your registration if, somehow, mysteriously, it was deactivated. Please check your status and get ready to vote.
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.
In Development
- Undercover Boss is being brought back on CBS. It will be hosted by Drew Carey.
- Stacks of Cash, a game show hosted by Mike O’Malley, has been ordered by CBS.
- 24 Hour Millionaire, a game show, is in the works at CBS.
- Future Housewives, a drama series starring Ariana Madix, is in development at Peacock.
- The team who created His & Hers will adapt Twist, the next novel by the same author, Alice Feeney.
- Thornbird is being developed into a TV series at Hulu.
Casting News
- Jeff Hiller will guest star on Ghosts on CBS.
- Daniel Zovatto, Mia Tharia, and Sonita Henry have joined the cast of Disavowed on Apple TV.
Mark Your Calendars
- Abbott Elementary returns on ABC on October 7.
- Ted: The Animated Series will debut on Peacock on December 17.
- Small Prophets will debut on Apple TV on October 7.
- The Night Agent will return on Netflix in 2027.
- Katseye: Wild Hearts will premiere on Hulu and Disney+ on October 16.
- Dead-End Job will premiere on Netflix on October 30.
- Surviving Hurricane Otis will premiere on October 23.
- The Gift of Deceit will premiere on Netflix on October 28.
- Collision Course will debut on Netflix on October 30.
- Barbershop will premiere on Prime Video on February 10.
R.I.P.
Esther Rantzen, BAFTA-winning TV presenter and creator of Childline
Peppino Mazzullo, Italian actor who provided the voice for the puppet Topo Gigio who appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
WATCH THIS
HAPPY SPOOOKY SEASON! In celebration of the best month of the year, I will be including a horror show or movie every single day of the month. OOOOoooooOOooooOOOooooooo
Big Brother: Live season finale. 7 p.m., CBS
Scrabble: Season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW
War: Dominic West and Sienna Miller star in this wicked little drama as a London power couple going through a huge divorce, represented by powerful law firms who will do anything to secure a win for their respective clients. Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO
East of Eden: Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, and Ciaran Hinds star in this new limited series adaptation of the John Steinbeck classic. Series premiere. Netflix
Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena: First of all, did you know Houston’s Rice University has an archive at the Fondren Library, called the Center for the Impossible? And their goal is “to preserve and make available for research significant document collections related to the study of paranormal experiences.” Because my husband is a graduate of the University and I live a few blocks away and I’m mildly obsessed with anything paranormal and I HAD NO IDEA THIS EXISTED. ANYWAY. This new show is hosted by Professor Jeffrey J. Kripal, and invites everyday people to tell their paranormal experiences. It’s “The Rice-Files!” AND I AM SAT. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Sundance & AMC+
Soulm8te: A man uses an AI to recreate his dead wife and things go sideways and I am preeeeeeety sure this was an early episode of Black Mirror. Premiere. Hulu
Late Night:
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Robby Hoffman
- The Daily Show: John Wilson, host Jordan Klepper
- Watch What Happens Live: Billie Lourd, Leslie Grossman
| THUR | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | 9-1-1 (repeat) |
9-1-1 Nashville (repeat) |
9-1-1 Nashville (repeat) |
| CBS | Big Brother (new) |
The Amazing Race (new) |
| CW | Scrabble (new) |
Trivial Pursuit (new) |
News/Local |
| FOX | Hell’s Kitchen (new) |
Special Forces (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Traitors (repeat) |
Law & Order (repeat) |
Law & Order: SVU (repeat) |