Chris Harrison and Fox Nation are out here trolling ‘The Bachelor’ and ABC

Therese Odell

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Today in TV history: This is the 50th anniversary of Steve Martin first time hosting Saturday Night Live, changing both his career and the show itself forever.

Fox Nation is planning on running ads for their new Chris Harrison-hosted dating series on ABC. Which is an interesting choice since ABC has already sent them a cease-and-desist, demanding they stop using Bachelor-esque imagery in their promotional materials.

The thing is, when you sue someone, they have the right to something called “discovery,” which includes “depositions” where the other side gets to “ask you questions,” and you “have to answer.” You don’t get to skip them just because you’re super busy flying around the country having mini-strokes on rally stages.

This is an interesting list of the 7 best horror series to come out since 2020, even though I disagree with the top spot. That said, I do appreciate any time The Outsider receives recognition, because that is a deeply underappreciated series.

So is that a no to returning to Glee or … ?

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Jenna Ortega is done with TV, thanks.

Please meet Debbie, the woman who had Conan O’Brien cackling:

Dan Aykroyd is here to remind you that his great-grandfather is the original Ghostbuster (and that he is from a line of Spiritualists).

So we finally know what a bridge too far is for Google: changing the name of an ocean. (Doesn’t mean he won’t still try.)

Renewals

In the City has been renewed for a second season on Bravo.
Next Gen NYC has been renewed for a third season on Bravo.
Southern Hospitality has been renewed for a fifth season on Bravo.
Line of Fire received a full 18-episode order from NBC.

In Development

Canopy, a horror-thriller creature movie, has been acquired by Netflix.
Next Gen Atlanta and Charmed by a Southern Monster have been ordered to series at Bravo.
Rally, a tennis drama from Julie Plec and Andre Agassi, has been picked up to series at Prime Video.
King of Ashes is being adapted into a TV series.

Casting News

Antonio Banderas has joined True Detective on HBO.
Sam Heughan has joined Ascent on Paramount+.
Orlando Bloom, Robert Carlyle, Elijah Wood, Dexter Fletcher, Bruna Marquezine, Ed Speleers, Saffron Burrows, and Bugzy Malone have joined The Gentlemen on Netflix.
Lucy Fry and Amanda Brugel have been cast in Rules of Prey on Prime Video.
Emma Laird and Thomas Doherty will star in Butcher & Blackbird on Prime Video.
Madelaine Petsch, Evan Adams, Owen Painter, and Quintessa Swindell have joined the cast of The Watcher on Netflix.
Chord Overstreet is in talks to return to Glee on Hulu and Disney+.
Chris Jericho has been cast in The Greatest on Prime Video.
Matt Friend has joined Thursday Night Football‘s postgame show on Prime Video.
Daniel Ings and Stephanie Beatriz have joined Summoner at Amazon MGM.

Mark Your Calendar

Fallout Shelter: The Experiment will return on Prime Video on January 13.

Small Town Trouble: Texas will premiere on Bravo on November 18.

P-Valley returns on Starz on December 4.

The Madame Blanc Mysteries returns on Acorn TV on November 9.

Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas will premiere on Netflix on November 11.

Monsters Inside Me will premiere on Discovery Channel on November 11.

Expedition: Saving Our Seas will debut on National Geographic on November 13.

7 Little Johnstons returns on TLC on November 17.

Dead-End Job will premiere on Netflix on October 30.

The Blue Road will premiere on Netflix on November 20.

Secrets debuts on Netflix on December 3.

The Anania Show will premiere on Tubi on November 23.
The Endless Race premieres on Hulu on October 29.
The Assassin returns on AMC+ on November 19.
Cue the Laughs premieres on IFC, AMC+, and All Reality on November 7.

R.I.P.

Tom Skerritt, Actor who starred in Picket Fences, Cheers, Brothers and Sisters, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, S.W.A.T., Baretta, Chicago Hope, Will & Grace, The West Wing, The Grid, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Huff, Leverage, The Good Wife and Madam Secretary Laramie, The Real McCoys, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, My Three Sons, Wagon Train, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, Mannix, Death Valley Days, Gunsmoke, The F.B.I., The Fugitive, 12 O’Clock High, Combat!, Bonanza and The Virginian as well as M*A*S*H, Top Gun, Alien, Steel Magnolias, The Other Sister, Maid to Order, SpaceCamp, Contact, A River Runs Through it, and many others

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Michael Gray, Star of Shazam! and actor who appeared on The Little People, Dynasty, Marcus Welby, M.D., Room 222, The Flying Nun, and The Brady Bunch, as well as voicing roles on Archer

Betty McGuire, Actress who appeared on Growing Pains, The Doris Day Show, Cannon, Columbo, Barnaby Jones, Baretta, Charlie’s Angels, Lou Grant, Hill Street Blues, Moonlighting, St. Elsewhere, Falcon Crest, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Murphy Brown, ER, and 7th Heaven, as well on Broadway and in films

Ron Duguay, Former NHL star who was dating Sarah Palin

Ryu Murakami, Japanese author and director

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

World Series: Game 1: Rays at Brewers. 7 p.m., Fox

Happy’s Place: Bobbie gives Isabella her own office in the season premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

Newlyweds: A buttoned-up professor falls in love with a free-spirited woman and they get married on a whim. So, think Dharma and Greg, but with real-life couple Tea Leoni and Tim Daly. Series premiere. 7:30 p.m., NBC

Yaga: When the young heir goes missing on a small coastal town, an investigator finds himself going down a path of secret lives and ancient magic. Series premiere. AMC+

Lupin: Season four. Netflix

Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story: This documentary explores the comedians’ comedian, Maria Bamford, and her mental health journey that shapes her art. Premiere. Netflix

A Quiet Place Part II & Diabolic: “What happens when you can’t outrun what’s chasing you? One family has to stay silent to survive; one woman has to break her silence to survive.” Pluto TV

SATURDAY

World Series: Game 2: Rays at Brewers. 7 p.m., Fox

The Invite: When a couple invites their neighbors over for dinner, the get-together takes an unexpected turn. 7 p.m., HBO (Debuts on HBO Max on Friday)

Bravo Fan Fest Charleston: Watch the panels with all your favorite Bravoleberties. Premiere. Peacock

Us: You’ll never look at Hands Across America the same way again. 7:44 p.m., HBO Movies

SUNDAY

A Course Called Ireland: Bill Murray and author Tom Coyne play golf across Ireland. Part sports doc, part travelogue, part portrait of the great comedian, Bill Murray. Series premiere. Paramount+

The Wolves of Real Estate: The Alexander Brothers: This true-crime limited series explores the horrific crimes of the powerful Alexander brothers, who were convicted of drugging and raping dozens of women across the country. Series premiere. Peacock

Final Destination: True fact: the moment you become a parent, your brain becomes a non-stop loop of Final Destination, showing you every little terrifying thing that can possibly go wrong before it does. 7 p.m., BBC America

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ABC

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
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CBS

Sheriff Country
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