Batwoman Recap: A Twist of Kate?

This week on Batwoman, Alice’s not-so-warm reunion with Safiyah bore most unexpected fruit. But are you buying what the queen of Coryana is selling? KO’d on the streets of Gotham last week by henchwoman Tatiana, Alice and Sophie woke up on the sun-dappled shore of Coryana, the idyllic island ruled by Safiyah. While Tatiana kept […]

American Gods' Yetide Badaki on Bilquis' Breakthrough: 'She Gets to Dance With the Ancestors'

It has been a week for American Gods‘ beleaguered Bilquis. After men broke into her home and kidnapped her, she was taken to a server farm and tossed in a cell. Then she was tortured by Mr. World and his associates. Her crime? Endangering Mr. World’s “close, strategic partnership” with Levittech, the company owned by the man […]

SNL: John Krasinski, Others Sing Lost Lyrics to Bridgerton, Queen's Gambit, Mandalorian, Office and More Themes

Looks like the next edition of Now That’s What I Call Music is going to be a must-have for TV fans. In a riff of the popular NOW music franchise, SNL delivered its own version entitled, Now That’s What I Call Theme Songs Sung by Stars, allowing myriad series leads (or facsimile thereof) to perform […]

SNL Video: John Krasinski Is Tom Brady, Cecily Strong Is Marjorie Taylor Greene in 'What Still Works?' Cold Open

Is America broken beyond repair? That was the question on Kate McKinnon’s mind in Saturday Night Live‘s first sketch of 2021. “Hello and welcome to What Still Works, where we look at every part of society and wonder ‘What still works?’ It’s a new year and we have a new president, so some things should […]

The Masked Dancer's Final Five: All the Latest Clues for Tulip, Sloth and More

Only five anonymous celebrities remain in The Masked Dancer‘s competition — and if our prediction is correct, this isn’t the first time Cotton Candy has been part of an elite Final Five. After her three impressive dance routines on the Fox series thus far, we feel confident in our guess that the petite Cotton Candy is […]

The TVLine-Up: What's New, Returning and Leaving the Week of Jan. 31

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming. With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So […]

Raven's Home Renewal Is Officially TBD, as Shooting Wraps on Season 4

Not even its psychic lead could at this point predict Raven’s Home‘s future, despite one crew member’s comments that sparked rumors of cancellation. As Season 4 of the Disney Channel spinoff wrapped taping on Friday night, a network rep confirmed to TVLine that there has been no official decision on Season 5. This season’s remaining […]

Ratings: SmackDown Tops in Demo, Blue Bloods Rerun Cops Most Viewers

In the latest TV show ratings, Fox’s Friday Night SmackDown drew 2.2 million total viewers and a 0.6 rating, holding steady week-to-week and leading the night in the demo (with ABC’s Shark Tank and CBS’ drama trifecta all in rerun mode). CBS’ Blue Bloods repeat, meanwhile, copped Friday’s largest audience, with 4.3 million total viewers. […]

Performer of the Week: Hunter Schafer

THE PERFORMER | Hunter Schafer THE SHOW | Euphoria THE EPISODE | “F–k Anyone Who’s Not a Sea Blob” (Jan. 24, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | We’ve been fans of Schafer’s since the series’ start, so we were psyched to see that the second pre-Season 2 special would be a Jules-centric showcase. And the actress did not […]

Chicago P.D.'s Marina Squerciati and Patrick John Flueger Explain Why 'Burzek' Isn't Back Together (Yet)

Things have been going really well for Chicago P.D.‘s Burgess and Ruzek lately, which begs the question: When will they stop messing around and finally get back together? In the aftermath of Burgess’ miscarriage last season, the pair have only gotten closer while working through their shared trauma. They hang out together, work together and […]

9-1-1: Lone Star Casts Mena Massoud as Marjan's Old Flame — First Look

9-1-1: Lone Star is receiving a visit from Disney royalty next month. Mena Massoud, who played the title role in 2019’s live-action Aladdin, is guest-starring in the Fox drama’s Feb. 8 episode (9/8c) as Salim, an alluring old flame of Marjan’s (Natacha Karam), TVLine has learned exclusively. “He’s someone from Marjan’s past… and maybe a […]

Kate & Allie Reboot Eyed at NBC

Everything old is new again — literally, everything. To wit: NBC is developing a reboot of the classic CBS sitcom Kate & Allie. The project, which has received a “put pilot”* order at the network, is being billed as an updated take on the ’80s original about two best friends raising their kids together in […]

Lee Daniels' Wonder Years Reboot, Two More Comedies Earn ABC Pilot Orders

ABC is officially turning back the clock to the 1960s: The Alphabet network has ordered a pilot for a reboot of The Wonder Years from executive producer Lee Daniels (Empire), TVLine has learned. The new take on the 1988-93 series will be set during the turbulent ’60s, as the original was, but this time will […]

The Oval's FLOTUS Is Out for Blood in Explosive Season 2 Trailer — First Look

When Tyler Perry’s The Oval returns for Season 2, the First Lady is done mincing words with her husband’s latest mistress. “Pack up your things and leave this place,” she says. “Or I will have your body cut up into little pieces and mailed to your mother.” And that isn’t even the craziest thing that […]

New Amsterdam Season 3 Premiere Date Is (Finally!) Set at NBC

Paging, New Amsterdam fans…. Report to the nurses station for your Season 3 premiere date, stat! (And for the love of Jerry, can someone get me a CBC Chem-7???) NBC has announced, at long last, that the medical drama will return for its third season on March 2, airing in its usual Tuesdays-at-10/9c time slot. […]

Once Upon a Time Duo's New Disney Fairytale Drama Snags ABC Pilot Order

A new fairytale drama from Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis is inching closer to becoming reality. ABC on Friday placed a pilot order for Epic, a one-hour drama that will reinvent classic Disney fairytales for a new audience. Once Upon a Time scribe Brigitte Hales penned the script and will serve […]

TVLine Items: Hathaway/Leto Apple Series, Lucifer Star Suits Up and More

Talk about a star-studded WeWorkplace: Apple TV+ has given a series order to WeCrashed, a limited series starring Oscar winners Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto. Based on the podcast of the same name, the drama explores “the greed-filled rise and inevitable fall of WeWork, one of the world’s most valuable startups, and the narcissists whose […]

On My Block Renewed for Fourth and Final Season on Netflix

Netflix is taking one final trip around the block, having announced that the coming-of-age comedy On My Block will be back for a fourth, but final, season. As part of On My Block‘s Season 3 pick-up back in July 2019, stars Sierra Capri (who plays Monse), Jason Genao (Ruby), Brett Gray (Jamal), Diego Tinoco (Cesar) and […]

Zombies' Trevor Tordjman Teases His New Role on Bunk'd: 'I'm Happy to Finally Be Playing Someone Nice'

Trevor Tordjman has a warm smile and self-effacing demeanor that draws people in — which is to say, he’s nothing like the Bucky character he’s played in Disney Channel’s Zombies movies. Unfortunately, some fans of the undead franchise aren’t always able to separate the Canadian actor from the snarky Seabrook High School cheerleader role he’s […]

Trickster Cancelled in Wake of Indigenous Controversy

Canadian broadcaster CBC has pulled the plug on a planned second season of Trickster in the wake of last month’s revelation that co-creator and director Michelle Latimer is not Indigenous, as she has claimed for the past two decades. The drama, Season 1 of which is currently airing stateside on The CW (the finale airs Feb. 16), […]

Joel Kinnaman Joins In Treatment Reboot, Opposite Uzo Aduba

Joel Kinnaman will spend at least part of this year In Treatment. The Killing star has joined the reboot of HBO’s therapy series, our sister site Variety reports. He will play Adam, the sometime boyfriend of Dr. Brooke Lawrence. Brooke, the series’ central therapist, will be played by Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba. When the […]

Who Is MacGyver to NCIS? Did You Fear for The Stand's Dog? Is ABC Tuesday Making You Miss Pitch? And More Qs!

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including NCIS, The Stand, Legacies and WandaVision! 1 | While we’re glad someone finally sashayed away on the latest Drag Race episode, was it really necessary to have three episodes full of senseless twists and […]

TV Ratings: Walker Dips in Week 2

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s Walker this Thursday night not surprisingly dipped a bit from its decidedly strong debut, drawing 2.1 million total viewers (down 12 percent from premiere ) and a 0.3 demo rating (down one tenth). Leading out of that, Legacies (733K/0.2, read recap) was steady. Elsewhere: ABC | Celebrity […]

MSNBC's Brian Williams Trolls GOP Leader With 'Exclusive' Jerry Maguire Clip Following Trump Meeting — Watch

MSNBC’s Brian Williams was in a playful mood on Thursday night following House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Donald Trump. Earlier that day, McCarthy was pictured at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., where the two reportedly reconciled and discussed a strategy for Republicans to regain a majority in the 2022 […]

Cicely Tyson Reflects on Her Legendary Career in Final TV Interview

Less than 24 hours after the world learned of Cicely Tyson‘s death, the late actress appeared in a pre-taped interview during Friday’s episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan. Tyson’s visit to the daytime talk show was in promotion of her new book Just as I Am: A Memoir, which hit shelves on Jan. 26. […]

Justice League: #SnyderCut Gets March Premiere Date on HBO Max

DC’s superheroes will reassemble on Thursday, March 18, when the highly anticipated Zack Snyder cut of Justice League arrives on HBO Max. In addition to the premiere date, the streamer has released the following logline: Determined to ensure Superman’s (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aligns forces with Diana […]

WandaVision Recap: On, Snap! — Grade the Answers-Filled Episode 4

After three episodes of sitcom fun, Disney+’s WandaVision this Friday drummed up the drama and gave us a whole new view of Westview, while folding in multiple MCU characters. Jumping back in time a bit, we saw that a grown-up Monica Rambeau (aka the little girl from Captain Marvel) had been lost to Thanos’ Snap […]

Legacies Says Goodbye to [Spoiler]

Spoiler alert: We’re about to break down the events of Thursday’s Legacies. Haven’t watched? You’ve been warned! Legacies gave one of its original characters an emotional sendoff this week. While humoring Landon about the prospects of being King Arthur’s descendant, Rafael began coughing up black sludge, the same unsettling substance that spelled curtains for poor […]

George Clooney to Reboot Buck Rogers — But Will He Also Star In Series?

George Clooney is looking to update Buck Rogers for the 21st century. The movie star, along with producing partner Grant Heslov, is set to executive-produce for Legendary a limited TV series about the iconic sci-fi character, who — one way or another, depending on which take you’ve read/watched — gets trapped in suspended animation for […]

Cicely Tyson, Emmy-Winning Actress and Industry Trailblazer, Dead at 96

Veteran actress Cicely Tyson, whose career in Hollywood spanned nearly seven decades, died Thursday. She was 96. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing,” Tyson’s manager, Larry Thompson, said in a statement to our sister pub Variety. “Cicely thought of her new memoir as […]

WandaVision's Kathryn Hahn on That Agnes Theory: Is She Really [Spoiler]?

The truth behind WandaVision‘s strange sitcom universe is still shrouded in mystery — and Marvel fans have concocted plenty of theories in the meantime. As the Disney+ series ever-so-slowly reveals how Wanda and Vision came to be in Westview, viewers have speculated on just about every aspect of their retro TV world, including the real […]

Titans Casts Robin No. 3 for Season 3

Titans is heading for another round of Robin. Jay Lycurgo, who guested on HBO’s I May Destroy You and has a role in the upcoming DC film The Batman, is set to recur during Season 3 of the live-action superhero team-up series as Tim Drake, a streetwise kid who’s managed to grow up on the […]

Armie Hammer Exits Godfather-Themed Limited Series at Paramount+

Just when he thought he was in, they pulled him back out! Armie Hammer has reportedly dropped out of Paramount+’s forthcoming limited series The Offer, which chronicles the making of the iconic Oscar-winning film The Godfather.  The 10-episode drama, written by Michael Tolkin (Escape From Dannemora), is told from the perspective of film producer Al Ruddy (previously […]

Search Party Bosses on That Wild Season 4 Finale: 'We Discussed More Endings Than You'll Ever Imagine'

It’s been a rough season for Dory Sief. After her hellish experience of being abducted, drugged and tortured throughout, Search Party‘s finale once again found a way to turn her world completely upside down. The season’s last four episodes hit HBO Max Thursday, delivering even more psychological trauma and identity crises than any one person […]

Big Sky Adds Michael Raymond-James, Michelle Forbes and 3 Others

The Montana sky is as vast as the Big Sky casting office is busy. Michael Raymond-James, Michelle Forbes, Britt Robertson, Ryan Dorsey and Omar Metwally are all set to recur on ABC’s freshman drama — with all but one of them populating a new family that promises to loom large later this season. As previously […]

TVLine Items: Kardashians' Final E! Promo, Good Trouble Trailer and More

It’s the end of an era at E!: Keeping Up With the Kardashians‘ 20th and final season will premiere Thursday, March 18 at 8/7c, it was announced on Thursday. Additionally, the cable network released a nostalgic, tear-filled promo for the show’s swan song: As previously reported, the Kardashian/Jenner clan — Kris, Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall […]

iCarly Stars Reunite in First On-Set Photo From Paramount+ Revival

Carly, Freddie and Spencer are together again. Paramount+ on Thursday shared the first photo of Miranda Cosgrove, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor hard at work on the streamer’s upcoming iCarly revival. The behind-the-scenes photo, which Paramount+ plastered on social media, was accompanied by a snippet of the original series’ theme song: “So wake-up the members […]

Hulu's Limited Series Dopesick Adds Will Chase, Jaime Ray Newman

Hulu is adding a pair of TV vets to its forthcoming Dopesick adaptation, tapping Will Chase (Nashville) and Jaime Ray Newman (Eureka) to join the cast in recurring roles. Additionally, Andrea Frankle (The Purge, Cloak & Dagger) has also signed on to recur in the eight-episode limited series. Based on Beth Macy’s bestselling book and […]

GLAAD Media Awards: Harley Quinn, Umbrella Academy and Saved by the Bell Among First-Time Nominees

Nominees have been announced for this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, which acknowledge the fairness, accuracy, inclusiveness, boldness, originality, impact and overall quality of LGBTQ representations in the media. Josie Totah (of Peacock’s Saved by the Bell), D.J. “Shangela” Pierce (HBO’s We’re Here), and Jonathan Bennett (Hallmark Channel’s The Christmas House) announced the nominees on GLAAD’s […]

New WandaVision Trailer Teases a Game-Changing Episode 4: 'Nothing Can Prepare You for What's Next'

It’s about to go down on WandaVision. A new trailer for the Disney+ series’ fourth installment, debuting Friday, Jan. 29, alludes to a real game-changer for the series: “Nothing can prepare you for what’s next,” the voiceover teases. In the sneak peek, Teyonah Parris’s “Geraldine” walks up to the edge of a force field and […]

Mighty Ducks: Lauren Graham and Emilio Estevez Make Hockey Dreams Come True in Disney+ Series' Teaser — Find Out When It'll Premiere

Quack, quack, quack — they’re back! The Mighty Ducks‘ series reboot, Game Changers, will get underway on Friday, March 26, TVLine has learned. The Disney+ nostalgia trip stars Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) and Ducks OG Emilio Estevez, reprising his role from the 1990s film trilogy of the same name. In the movies, Estevez’s Gordon Bombay went […]

Lupin's Remaining 5 Episodes Will Debut This Summer, Netflix Confirms

Netflix is closing the loop on Lupin, announcing that the French heist drama’s remaining five episodes will bow this summer. Created by George Kay and François Uzan and based on a character created by Maurice Leblanc, the series became a breakout hit when it launched earlier this month. Netflix recently projected that Lupin will be […]

TV Ratings: The Goldbergs, Housewife and The Conners Eye Lows

In the latest TV show ratings, The Goldbergs this Wednesday drew 3.3 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating, slipping 13 and 29 percent to mark series lows. Continuing ABC’s night, American Housewife (2.8 mil/0.4) tied and hit series lows, The Conners (3.4 mil/0.5) dipped to a new demo low, and yet Call Your […]

Legacies Sneak Peek Explores Rafael's Connection to... King Arthur?

Hope Mikaelson may come from a long line of witches, werewolves and vampires, but as we’re discovering in Legacies‘ third season, she’s got nothing on Rafael’s legendary lineage. Expanding upon last week’s reveal that Rafael comes from a royal blood line, TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek of tonight’s episode (The CW, 9/8c), which explains […]

The Sandman: Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie and Charles Dance, Sweetbitter's Tom Sturridge Join Cast of Netflix's Neil Gaiman Adaptation

Ladies, gentlemen, daydreams and nightmares, meet your Morpheus. Tom Sturridge (Sweetbitter) has nabbed the title role in Netflix’s series adaptation of The Sandman, TVLine has learned. Sturridge will play Dream, Lord of the Dreaming. In the Neil Gaiman DC graphic novels on which the series is based, Dream oversees the realm that mortals visit when they sleep, […]

The Unicorn Sneak Peek: Will Shannon 'Walk of Shame' Past Wade's Kids?

This week on The Unicorn, a sleepover begets overthinking, when Shannon spends the night at Wade’s. In tonight’s episode, titled “Overnight Sensation” and airing at 9:30/8:30c on CBS, Wade (played by Walton Goggins) wants to invite Shannon (Natalie Zea) to spend the night, but first he needs to figure out how to discuss it with […]

WandaVision's Emma Caulfield Talks Dottie's 'Surreal Moment' — Plus, Did the Writers Sneak in a Buffy Reference?

We don’t yet know who is behind WandaVision’s seemingly perfect alternate reality — is Wanda the architect? Or could this be the work of a malevolent force? — but the Disney+ series is clear about who runs the suburban town within it. In the second episode, titled “Don’t Touch That Dial,” we were introduced to […]

Resident Alien Premiere: EP Explains How Alan Tudyk's Harry Is Already 'Infected' By Human Emotions

If an alien were strolling the sidewalks of your city, you probably wouldn’t think that Googling definitions for “douchebag” and “taint” would be high on its priority list. But, hey — even extraterrestrials want to fit in sometimes. Welcome to Resident Alien, Syfy/USA Network’s new series that follows a shape-shifting alien (played by Firefly‘s Alan […]

Riverdale Recap: The Auteur Is Revealed (and It's Not Who You Think)

Five seasons in, Riverdale can still serve up some pretty surprising twists — and this week’s episode had a real doozy. Betty and Jughead are still on the trail of the video auteur, and she gets a late-night call from Bret in prison, who offers her some vital information in exchange for a transfer to […]

Shrill to End With Season 3 on Hulu

Breaking news at the Weekly Thorn: Hulu’s Shrill is coming to an end. The Aidy Bryant-led comedy series will wrap with its third season, premiering sometime this spring, the streamer shared on Wednesday. Shrill‘s final season will consist of eight episodes, matching the Season 2 count. Based on Lindy West’s 2016 book Shrill: Notes from a Loud […]

Cloris Leachman, Legendary Comedic Actress and Emmy Winner, Dead at 94

Veteran TV actress Cloris Leachman, who won eight Emmys across a career that spanned seven decades and hundreds of roles, has died at the age of 94. Leachman passed away on Tuesday of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California, our sister site Variety reports. Making her TV debut in 1949, Leachman was a […]

Dylan McDermott Joins SVU Spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: The police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders… but we’re not sure yet into which camp Dylan McDermott, Law & Order: Organized Crime‘s latest hire, will fall. The Golden Globe winner has signed onto […]

Katherine Heigl Reacts to Alex and Izzie's Surprise Grey's Anatomy Reunion: 'Isn't That an A--hole Move?'

Katherine Heigl is Team Jo. The former Grey’s Anatomy actress is weighing in for the first time on the ABC drama’s decision last year to reunite Alex and Izzie as a means to explain the abrupt departure of Justin Chambers. Asked about the twist by Entertainment Tonight, Heigl mused, “Wasn’t [Alex] with someone?” — referring […]

The Good Fight Adds New Attorney in Wake of 2 High-Profile Cast Departures

The Good Fight is retaining a new attorney to help fill the void left by exiting cast members Cush Jumbo (Luca) and Delroy Lindo (Adrian). TVLine has confirmed that the CBS All Access drama has tapped Aussie actress Charmaine Bingwa to join Season 5’s ensemble in the series regular role of Carmen Moyo, a tough and unsentimental lawyer […]

Batwoman Boss Previews Safiyah's Arrival: Prepare to Meet 'The Woman Who Made Alice Who She Is'

Safiyah has only been referenced by name so far on Batwoman, but about to finally going to meet the person behind that scary reputation. Played by Shivaani Ghai (Dominion), the criminal mastermind from the island of Coryana is headed to the CW series in Episode 3 (airing Sunday at 8/7c) — and according to showrunner […]

TVLine Items: See Your Voice Renewed, Chuck Lorre Sitcom Debut and More

Fox is singing a happy tune, renewing the music guessing game show I Can See Your Voice for Season 2, to air in 2021, the network announced on Wednesday. Ken Jeong will return as host and executive producer, while Cheryl Hines and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton will be back as permanent celebrity detectives. The program features a […]

Fear the Walking Dead Sets Return Date, Adds John Glover and Two Others

It… is… on. Well, at least on the way. Almost five months after AMC aired its midseason finale, Fear the Walking Dead will return with the back half of Season 6 on Sunday, April 11 (at 9/8c), the cable network announced Wednesday. The end is the beginning. #FearTWD returns April 11th. pic.twitter.com/uSLeGXzAVl — FearTWD (@FearTWD) […]

The Bold Type Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at Freeform

Jane, Kat and Sutton will reconvene in the fashion closet one last time. Freeform has renewed the fashion-magazine drama The Bold Type for a fifth and final season, airing later this year, TVLine has learned. Additionally, it was revealed that Nikohl Boosheri will reprise her role as Kat’s ex-girlfriend Adena for multiple episodes later in the […]

LaMonica Garrett Among 14 Additions to OWN's Delilah Legal Drama

OWN’s new legal drama, Delilah, has retained no fewer than 14 series regulars and recurring players. From Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, who serves as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey, Delilah stars Maahra Hill as a lawyer who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own […]

Tell Me Your Secrets: Amazon Sets February Debut for Amy Brenneman-Lily Rabe Thriller — Watch a New Trailer

Four years after its pilot was initially ordered, Tell Me Your Secrets at last has a premiere date: The psychological thriller, starring Lily Rabe and Amy Brenneman, will drop Friday, Feb. 19 with all 10 episodes, Amazon announced Wednesday. Described as an “intense, morally complex” drama, Tell Me Your Secrets follows Rabe (American Horror Story), […]

Netflix Plans Tomb Raider Anime Series — Who Should Voice Lara Croft?

Netflix is ready to send Lara Croft on more adventures, with a Tomb Raider anime series based on the acclaimed video games (and not the movies). The streaming giant’s partnership with Legendary will also spawn Skull Island, an anime series based on the 2017 movie Kong: Skull Island. Picking up after the events of the […]

Bridgerton Is Now Netflix's Biggest Series Launch In the Streamer's History

This should impress even those super-persnickety tonsfolk: Bridgerton is now Netflix’s biggest series ever. According to Netflix’s shadowy numbers-crunchers, a record 82 million global households* glimpsed the Shonda Rhimes-produced period drama in its first 28 days of release, making it the streamer’s No. 1 series launch in history — ongoing, limited or otherwise. *The numbers […]

TV Ratings: NCIS Rises, Tops Night; black-ish Up With Tuesday Return

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ NCIS delivered 9.8 million total viewers and a 0.9 demo rating, ticking up and leading Tuesday in both measures. Leading out of that, FBI (8.1 mil/0.8) enjoyed a nice bump versus its previous Tuesday tallies following Sunday’s post-NFL showcase, while FBI: Most Wanted (6.1 mil/0.6) was steady. Elsewhere: […]

Shadow and Bone: Netflix Adaptation Reveals Premiere Date, First Photos

Netflix is pulling the curtain back on Shadow and Bone — and revealing a premiere date, to boot. The streamer announced Wednesday that its adaptation of author Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse novels will debut on Friday, April 23. And based on the collection of first-look images below, the series will match the book’s epic feel. “These […]

Jamie Dornan to Lead Bourne Identity-Like Thriller Series for HBO Max

Jamie Dornan will play an amnesic man being hunted by bad guys in The Tourist, a limited series being co-produced by HBO Max, BBC One and Australia’s Stan. Penned by Harry and Jack Williams of Two Brothers Pictures, the six-episode limited series stars Dornan (you say Fifty Shades, I say Once Upon a Time) as […]

Chicago Med's Nick Gehlfuss Talks Will's Complicated Love Life, Teases 'Beautifully Human' 'Manstead' Story

Ask Chicago Med star Nick Gehlfuss to describe in one sentence what’s on tap for his character Will’s love life during Season 6 of the NBC medical drama, and you’ll get this perfectly cheeky answer: “Someone new — but maybe someone old.” Following his broken engagement to Natalie and then the end of his tumultuous […]

Too Hot to Handle Gets 2-Season Renewal at Netflix

We hope Lana is fully charged, because Too Hot to Handle has been renewed for not one, but two more seasons. According to our sister site Deadline, Seasons 2 and 3 will move the sexy fun and games from Mexico to Turks and Caicos, where filming is currently underway. For the uninitiated: Too Hot to […]

Big Sky Recap: Worst-Case Scenario

Big Sky‘s Merrilee Legarski might want to hold off on planning a funeral for her husband, Rick… because, as we learn at the end of the series’ winter premiere, he’s not dead! As viewers will recall, Cassie Dewell fired a bullet into the Montana state trooper’s forehead at the end of the fall finale, right […]

mixed-ish Recap: Bourne Identity Crisis

Cultural appropriation and an identity crisis take center stage in Tuesday’s Season 2 premiere of mixed-ish. Johan was called a “really bad name” at school which, according to Rainbow, is so horrible, it doesn’t bear repeating. Paul and Alicia assume it’s that word and immediately try to comfort their son until they realize they’re dealing […]

black-ish Recap: Hot Mess Express

There goes the Dre-borhood. The power goes out on one of the hottest days of the year in Tuesday’s black-ish, which also serves as the ABC series’ winter premiere. And — this won’t surprise any loyal viewers of the show — Dre loses his damn mind within five seconds of the blackout’s onset. After everything […]

Chicago P.D.'s Nicole Ari Parker Says Voight Needs to 'See the Humanity' in the People He's Policing

Chicago P.D’s Nicole Ari Parker would like you to put some respect on Deputy Superintendent Samantha Miller’s name. The renowned actress recurs in Season 8 as Deputy Miller, a fierce advocate for police reform. “The level of work and commitment and dedication and climbing that food chain, we need to give her her flowers,” Parker […]

Chicago Fire Preview: Jesse Spencer and Kara Killmer Tease New Romances, 'Serious Angst' for Casey and Brett

Are sparks flying for Chicago Fire‘s Casey and Brett… with other people? As showrunner Derek Haas previously teased to TVLine, this Wednesday’s episode (NBC, 9/8c) will introduce “some new characters” who will serve as “potential roadblocks” to a relationship between the captain and the paramedic. During a recent interview, star Jesse Spencer revealed that one […]

Nancy Drew Spinoff Finds Its Tom Swift

Relative newcomer Tian Richards (Being Mary Jane) has booked the lead role in The CW’s in-the-works Nancy Drew spinoff, Tom Swift, TVLine has confirmed. As we reported back in October, the potential series follows the “serialized adventures of the billionaire inventor who is thrust into a world of sci-fi conspiracy and unexplained phenomena after the shocking […]

Matt's Inside Line: Get The Resident Scoop, Plus WandaVision, Chicago Fire, MacGyver, 9-1-1: Lone Star and More

Is momma drama coming to The Resident? Is WandaVision‘s Agnes putting on a show? Will Chicago Fire‘s Tuesday get a new furry friend? Who’s dogging Magnum?  Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows! Any updates on The Resident? –Marylouise
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Yellowstone's Jen Landon Cops Role on FBI: Most Wanted — Get Details

Yellowstone scene stealer Jen Landon is saddling up for a brand-new role, on FBI: Most Wanted. TVLine has learned that Landon is set to recur on CBS’ sophomore procedural as Sarah Allen, a horse riding instructor who will work with Special Agent Jess LaCroix’s daughter, Tali (played by Yaya Gosselin). TVLine also hears that Sarah […]

NBC's Alien Spacecraft Debris Drama Gets Premiere Date, Fringe-y Teaser

Debris will land on NBC on Monday, March 1 at 10/9c, the network announced at the Television Critics Association (virtual) winter press tour. Created by Fringe EP J.H. Wyman, the sci-fi series revolves around wreckage from a destroyed alien spacecraft that is scattered across the Western Hemisphere. As it becomes apparent the pieces are messing […]

TVLine Items: Modern Family's Two New Homes, Tehran Renewed and More

The Modern Family brood has two new homesteads: The ABC sitcom will be available to Hulu and Peacock subscribers beginning Wednesday, Feb. 3, the streaming services announced on Tuesday. As part of the unprecedented multi-year agreement, both Hulu and Peacock will be the dedicated subscription streaming homes to all 250 episodes, spanning 11 seasons. (Peacock’s free […]

The Blacklist Renewed for Season 9

Raymond Reddington isn’t hanging up his fedora just yet. NBC’s crime drama The Blacklist has been renewed for a ninth season, the network announced Tuesday. Across this season’s first three episodes (which spanned a nine-week holiday break!), The Blacklist is averaging 3.5 million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating (in Live+Same Day numbers), down 19 […]

Floribama Shore Returning to MTV for Season 4 in February — Watch Trailer

MTV will have to apologize to a few more states for this one. Floribama Shore is officially returning for a fourth season next month, but rather than sending its cast back to Florida, the reality guilty pleasure is heading west. The new season of Floribama Shore — which welcomes back all of the original housemates, […]

TV Ratings: The Neighborhood Hits Season Highs, All American Dips

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ The Neighborhood this Monday drew 6.2 million total viewers and a 0.9 demo rating, ticking up on both counts to mark season highs. Leading out of that, Bob Hearts Abishola (5.8 mil/0.7) hit a season high in audience while steady in the demo. All Rise (4.2 mi/0.5) and […]

Ginny & Georgia Trailer: It's Not Easy Having a Hot Mom in Netflix's Dramedy

Starting a new school in a new town is hard enough… without all the cute guys staring at your mom. Netflix has released a trailer for the upcoming dramedy Ginny & Georgia (debuting Wednesday, Feb. 24 on the streamer), and in it, we meet awkward teen Ginny (Raising Dion‘s Antonia Gentry), who resents all the […]

Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla Spinoff Casts Sabrina's Sam Corlett as Leif Eriksson

Vikings: Valhalla — the Vikings offshoot that will not air on History or even Amazon Prime but Netflix (TV is so complicated anymore!) — has announced its first wave of casting. Touted as an “all-new exploration of the spectacularly epic Vikings saga,” Vikings: Valhalla begins in the early 11th century and chronicles the legendary adventures […]

Canada's Diggstown to Air on Fox

Fox has retained Diggstown legal eagle Marcie Diggs to help bolster its schedule. In keeping with a pandemic-era trend in which U.S broadcast-TV networks turn to pre-produced material to ease their reliance on more slowly (and more expensively) produced original content, Fox has acquired both seasons (12 episodes) of Diggstown, a Canadian legal drama which […]

Curb Your Enthusiasm's Richard Lewis Says He Won't Appear in Season 11

Comedian Richard Lewis, who has recurred on Curb Your Enthusiasm since its pilot episode, shared on Monday that he won’t be part of the HBO comedy’s upcoming 11th season. “What a ride, LD! I love you, buddy,” Lewis tweeted alongside a photo of himself and Curb star Larry David. “Tragically, these past 18 months I’ve endured […]

Good Doctor Recap: Meet the Parents

No amount of talking points could prepare Shaun for dinner with Lea’s parents on Monday’s episode of The Good Doctor. No, that “predictable disaster” went exactly as Lea had feared. For starters, Lea’s mom Pam (Nip/Tuck‘s Julie Warner) asked Shaun if being autistic makes his job more difficult. And because that wasn’t awful enough, her […]

Snowpiercer Recap: Season 2 Premiere Teases a 'Chilling' Development

Season 2 of TNT’s Snowpiercer pulled out of the proverbial station this Monday night, wasting no time in teasing new inter-train dynamics while dropping the tiniest hint of a major development. Caught up to and latched onto by suped-up supply train Big Alice, the 994 car-strong Snowpiercer how has a 40-car monkey on its back. […]

The Bachelor Recap: With New Women Comes New Drama, and a Racy Rumor

The addition of five new contestants on The Bachelor this Monday night had Matt James saying “Sarah who?” as he handed out roses to those he wanted to get to know better. Sarah Trott, of course, is the 24-year-old broadcast journalist who cried about having to share Matt’s love with other contestants on a romantic […]

9-1-1 and Lone Star Teams Unite Against a Forest Fire in First Crossover Promo

We finally know what brings 9-1-1‘s Buck & Co. down to Texas for Fox’s much-hyped crossover with 9-1-1: Lone Star. And it’s pretty much Smokey the Bear’s worst nightmare. This week’s Lone Star found the 126 dealing with volcanic activity throughout the city, and while Tommy and Owen’s teams were mostly successful, they couldn’t save […]

Legacies Does 'Salvatore: The Musical!' See Who's Playing Elena, Damon and More Vampire Diaries Favorites

One of The CW’s greatest love stories is being retold in song. The Feb. 4 episode of Legacies (9/8c) stages the long-awaited production of Salvatore: The Musical, with current students embodying Vampire Diaries favorites like Damon, Stefan, Elena and Caroline. A new batch of photos finds Josie donning Elena’s signature black hair, leather jacket and […]

Resident Alien's Alan Tudyk Talks New E.T. Role and How It's a Little X-Men-ish

If ever there were an actor fit to portray an alien posing as a medical professional, that man is Alan Tudyk. Adapted from the Dark Horse comic of the same name (and premiering Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 10/9c on both Syfy and USA Network), Resident Alien follows an extraterrestrial (Tudyk) after he crash-lands on Earth […]

Demi Lovato to Star in NBC Comedy About Support Group for Food Issues

Demi Lovato is eyeing her first series-regular TV gig since her Disney Channel days. NBC has given a put pilot commitment to Hungry, a single-camera comedy in which “friends who belong to a food issues group help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to […]

The Underground Railroad: Watch the Hypnotic, Reverse-Motion Trailer for Barry Jenkins' Amazon Adaptation

Filmmaker Barry Jenkins on Monday release a mesmerizing trailer for his upcoming adaptation of The Underground Railroad — along with an explanation of why it plays in reverse. “They say history is written by the victors, so… let’s run in back,” Jenkins said on Twitter. (He further discussed the reverse-motion trailer, which is embedded down […]

Taron Egerton to Star in Apple TV+ Limited Series In With The Devil

Apple TV+ has lured another A-lister to the small screen, tapping Taron Egerton (Rocketman) to star in a six-episode limited series from Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone author Dennis Lehane. Written and exec produced by Lehane, In With The Devil centers on an intimate relationship between two prisoners, and explores the lengths that people will […]

YOU Adds Scott Michael Foster to Season 3 — What Are His Dark Secrets?

YOU is welcoming another great Scott into its ranks. Scott Michael Foster, best known for his work on Greek and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will recur in the Netflix thriller’s upcoming third season as a local TV reporter named Ryan, our sister site Deadline reports. Described as a “well-liked single dad who’s overcome a history of addiction, […]

TVLine Items: Monk Vet Joins Big Sky, Weakest Link Renewed and More

Two new faces are stirring up trouble on Big Sky: Ted Levine (Monk) has joined the ABC drama in the series-regular role of Horst Kleinsasser, a “once-powerful man [who] has suffered a stroke and can only whisper, and knows he has to pass the ranch throne on to one of his children,” our sister site […]

Big Sky Video: Cassie Answers Tough Questions After That Big Shooting

Cassie Dewell was the undisputed hero of Big Sky‘s fall finale… so why is she suddenly being treated like Suspect No. 1? That’s the question at the center of this exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday’s winter premiere (ABC, 10/9c), which finds Cassie in Sheriff Tubb’s office answering questions about Officer Rick Legarski’s shooting. Kylie Bunbury’s […]

Prodigal Son Adds Alan Cumming to Season 2 (and Bright Should Worry!)

Malcolm Bright might not get away with murder, after all — and Alan Cumming could be to blame. The Good Wife vet has booked a recurring role on Prodigal Son‘s current second season, according to our sister site Deadline. Cumming will pop up in two episodes as Simon Hoxley, a cocky Europol agent and one […]

Bridgerton, Mandalorian, Ted Lasso Among AFI's 10 Best Series of 2020

Lady Whistledown is positively agog today — and with good reason: The American Film Institute has named Bridgerton one of 2020’s Top 10 television series. Chris Van Dusen’s immensely popular period drama was one of four Netflix programs to make AFI’s coveted list, joining acclaimed limited series The Queen’s Gambit and Unorthodox, as well as The Crown‘s […]

ABC Shakes Up Thursday Lineup: Million Little Things Out, Rebel In — Plus, Grey's Anatomy Return Delayed

Krista Vernoff‘s already-considerable clout at ABC is growing: The Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 showrunner’s new drama series Rebel is knocking A Million Little Things out of its Thursday perch. Beginning April 8, the Erin Brockovich-inspired Rebel — created by Vernoff and starring Katey Sagal — will take over AMLT‘s Thursday-at-10 time slot, where it will follow […]

Home Improvement Reunion: Tim Allen and Richard Karn's Assembly Required Sets Premiere Date — Watch Promo

Home Improvement costars Tim Allen and Richard Karn reunite on the set of Tool Time in the first promo for History Channel’s Assembly Required. Premiering Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 10/9c, the 10-episode series will “spotlight the best and brightest makers from across the country, as they compete head-to-head, to create mind-blowing builds — everything from […]

Ratings: Charmed Goes Low, Batwoman Steady, FBI Enjoys Big NFL Boost

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s Charmed opened Season 3 with 465,000 total viewers and a 0.1 demo rating, down from both its sophomore average and its May finale to hit and match series lows. Opening The CW’s night, Batwoman “2.0” (642K/0.2) was down 3 percent in viewers from its opener while steady […]

Queen Sugar Grapples With #BLM, Pandemic and More in Season 5 Trailer

The community of St. Josephine has its hands more than full — faced with the COVIC pandemic amid the George Floyd protests, all on top of their usual drama — in the Season 5 trailer for OWN’s Queen Sugar. During the pandemic-related production shutdown, series creator Ava DuVernay decided to “completely revamp the Season 5 […]

9-1-1 Sneak Peek: Athena Fights for Her Life as a Mudslide Ravages the City

Athen Grant is having a hell of a first day back in the field. Last week’s 9-1-1 premiere found Angela Bassett’s character returning to active duty for the first time since her near-death assault in Season 3. But what began as a routine welfare check turned into Athena’s worst nightmare when a mudslide led to […]

The Witcher: Blood Origin Prequel Casts Jodie Turner-Smith as Elite Warrior

The Witcher: Blood Origin has cast its first role. Netflix announced on Monday that The Last Ship‘s Jodie Turner-Smith has boarded the prequel series in the role of Éile. Set in an elven world 1,200 years before the world of The Witcher, the six-part limited series Blood Origin “will tell a story lost to time […]

WWE to Shutter Streaming Service, Move Content to Peacock in New Deal

Peacock has entered the ring as the newest home for World Wrestling Entertainment content. Beginning Thursday, March 18, WWE Network will exclusively be available via NBCUniversal’s streaming service. TVLine has confirmed that the standalone WWE Network streamer, which launched in February 2014, will in turn shut down in March as the content moves to Peacock. […]

Euphoria Special Recap: Jules' Turn

Looks like the holidays weren’t happy for anyone in Euphoria-land. The HBO series’ second pre-Season 2 episode, a companion to a Christmas episode released in December, aired Sunday. The first special took us inside Rue’s Christmas Eve, which she spent in a diner with her 12-step-program sponsor, and revealed how near rock-bottom the drug-addicted teen […]

Last Call for WandaVision Speculation: Who Is Running the (Sitcom) Show?

WandaVision seems ready to address its biggest burning question. What do you think the answer will be? Judging by the close of its third episode, Disney+’s WandaVision quite possibly will address its central mystery sooner rather than later — assuming, that is, that she who has been going by the name Geraldine is promptly debriefed […]

'Black Lightning Is Dead,' Jefferson Declares in First Trailer for Final Season

Jefferson Pierce is not taking the death of longtime friend/sometime frenemy Inspector Henderson well, judging by the first trailer for Black Lightning‘s fourth and final season. In the wake of the Season 3 finale in which Henderson tragically died, Jefferson (played by Cress Williams) is alternately seen at his friend’s grave and apparently sitting with […]

Godzilla vs. Kong: Watch Legendary Monsters Collide in Fierce First Trailer, Ahead of HBO Max Premiere

Godzilla has a rather mighty new foe to face. Warner Bros. latest monster melee Godzilla vs. Kong released an explosive new trailer Sunday teasing the otherworldly behemoths’ epic throwdown to come. The fourth entry of Legendary’s monster universe (directed by You’re Next‘s Adam Wingard) premieres on its earlier-than-planned release date of March 26, 2021, simultaneously […]

Worst Cooks in America Season Pulled After Winner's Arrest for Child Murder

Food Network has pulled all content related to Season 20 of Worst Cooks in America, following the arrest of winner Ariel Robinson for a child’s death. Robinson, 29, along with husband Jerry Robinson, 34, face counts of homicide by child abuse for the death of their adopted three-year-old daughter, reports TV news station WHNS. The […]

WandaVision 'Is Going to Be Quite a Ride' From Here On Out, Says Star

All is not well in Westview. Like hedge clippers to a cement wall, WandaVision‘s Jan. 22 episode, titled “Now in Color,” really began to chip away at the Disney+ series’ pleasant sitcom veneer. From neighbor Herb’s aforementioned, unnerving yard work to the intrusion of a stubborn stork, from the topsy-turviness that Wanda and Vision’s home […]

The TVLine-Up: What's Returning, New and Leaving the Week of Jan. 24

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming. With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. […]

The Haves and the Have Nots' 10 Most Unforgettable Characters Ever, Ranked: The Good, the Bad and the Even Worse!

Even as we’re still looking forward to the back half of The Haves and the Have Nots’ eighth and final season, we’re also looking back at the OWN soap’s characters — and, while we’re at it, pulling a Hanna by judging the lot of ’em. But unlike the pious housekeeper, we’re not deciding which of […]

TV Ratings: The Blacklist Returns to Audience Low, Shark Tank Tops Night

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s The Blacklist returned from a nine(!)-week break to its smallest audience ever (3.2 million total viewers), while steady in the demo with a 0.4 rating. ABC’s Shark Tank (4 mil/0.7) was steady week-to-week, topping Friday in the demo. Elsewhere: * Magnum P.I. (5.7 mil/0.6) led the CBS pack […]

Performer of the Week: Javicia Leslie

THE PERFORMER | Javicia Leslie THE SHOW | Batwoman  THE EPISODE | “Whatever Happened to Kate Kane?” (Jan. 17, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | There’s been a lot of fanfare around Leslie, who makes history as the first Black woman to portray Batwoman on screen. She had the difficult task of carrying that responsibility while introducing an […]

Larry King, Legendary Interviewer and Host of Larry King Live, Dead at 87

Larry King, whose remarkable career as a TV and radio talk show host spanned more than six decades and included a quarter-century on CNN’s Larry King Live, has died at the age of 87. King passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Saturday morning, according to an official tweet from his team (read […]

Gregory Sierra, Barney Miller and Sanford and Son Actor, Dead at 83

Gregory Sierra, best known for his roles as Sgt. Miguel “Chano” Amanguale on Barney Miller and Julio Fuentes on Sanford and Son, has died at the age of 83. Sierra died Jan. 4 from cancer, a family spokesman confirmed with our sister site Deadline, but the news of his death did not become public until […]

Drag Race Season 13 Makes Its First Cut: Was the Right Queen Sent Packing?

Well, it took four full weeks, but the first queen has finally been eliminated from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13. (Our condolences, by the way.) Friday’s episode brought the “winning” and “losing” teams together for the first time all season (and with a shady little twist to boot). While Elliott With 2 Ts hid just […]

TVLine Items: America's Most Wanted Returns, NBCSN Shuts Down and More

America’s Most Wanted criminals better watch out, because a revamped version of the iconic true-crime program will debut this March on Fox. Journalist Elizabeth Vargas takes over for John Walsh as host of the new iteration, which will utilize technologically advanced tools and the power of social media to catch criminals. “Capturing dangerous fugitives, bringing […]

Fate: The Winx Saga Brings Animated Winx Club to Life on Netflix — But What's Different? And Who's Missing?

Supernatural boarding school? Redheaded heroine? Untrustworthy adults? Yes, Fate: The Winx Saga checks off all the requisite boxes for a Netflix teen drama — along with one fairy important twist. For the uninitiated, Fate is a live-action adaptation of a popular Italian animated franchise about fighting fairies called Winx Club, which has existed in various forms […]

Tom Brokaw Officially Retires After 55 Years as NBC Newsman

Tom Brokaw‘s long tenure at NBC News is coming to a close. The former anchor announced his formal retirement Friday. “During one of the most complex and consequential eras in American history, a new generation of NBC News journalists, producers and technicians is providing America with timely, insightful and critically important information, 24/7,” he said […]

SNL: John Krasinski, Dan Levy and Regina King Set for Hosting Debuts

Here’s some good news: John Krasinski is set to make his Saturday Night Live hosting debut — and he’s not the only first-timer lined up for the month ahead. Krasinski — who was initially set to host SNL last season, before the coronavirus pandemic forced the late-night sketch series to halt production — will lord […]

Did Bachelor Grin and Bear It? Would Batwoman Suit Fit Bruce Wayne? Why Was 9-1-1 Less Splashy? And More Qs!

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including MacGyver, Bling Empire, Batwoman and Servant! 1 | Does anyone truly believe that MacGyver‘s Jack is dead? And what was with the face Riley made when Kovac relayed Jack’s message about […]

Lost Boss Damon Lindelof Pays Tribute to Mira Furlan: 'We are Deeply Grateful For All You Did to Protect the Island'

Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof is remembering cast member Mira Furlan, who died Wednesday at the age of 65. The actress played marooned scientist Danielle Rousseau on the ABC drama, appearing in 20 episodes over the series’ six seasons. “Danielle Rousseau moves into the light,” Lindelof lamented on Instagram Friday. “Rest In Peace, Mira… We are deeply […]

Brie Larson to Star in Science Drama Lessons in Chemistry for Apple

A new drama starring and executive-produced by Academy Award-winner Brie Larson has been given a straight-to-series order at AppleTV+. Set in the 1960s and based on the upcoming debut novel by Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry “follows Elizabeth Zott, whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a society deeming that women […]

Ratings: Strong Walker Fuels CW's Most Watched Thursday in 3 Years

In the latest TV show ratings, Walker debuted to 2.43 million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating, giving the CW time slot its largest audience in more than four years (since a December 2016 episode of Legends of Tomorrow) and leading the network to its most watched Thursday in nearly three years (since March […]

WandaVision's Elizabeth Olsen Explains Wanda's Sudden [Spoiler] — And What It Means Moving Forward

This post contains spoilers from WandaVision’s third episode. If you haven’t already seen it, avert your eyes. WandaVision, in its first few episodes, takes place in a whimsical sitcom world where things clearly aren’t as perfect as they seem. Delightful nods to classic shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show and Bewitched seem to camouflage a […]

Mira Furlan, Babylon 5 and Lost, Dead at 65: 'A Stunning, Talented Performer'

Mira Furlan, best known for her roles as Minbari Ambassador Delenn on Babylon 5 and Danielle Rousseau on Lost, has died at the age of 65. Furlan died of undisclosed causes on Wednesday. Her death was confirmed the following evening on Twitter. Shortly thereafter, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski shared a touching tribute. “It […]

Legacies EP on What Rafael's Premiere Discovery Really Means: 'He's Always Wondered Where He Comes From'

For the second time in a row, Legacies kicked off a new season with Hope out of commission, leaving her classmates to scramble like headless chickens — angsty, magical headless chickens. With the threat of Wednesday Addams Dark Josie finally behind them, the students of the Salvatore School attempted to piece together their fractured community on […]

The CW's Walker: Grade the Premiere

If you tuned into The CW’s Walker expecting Jared Padalecki to karate-chop criminals, then you were probably surprised by what you got instead during Thursday’s series premiere: an emotional family drama. The Walker, Texas Ranger reboot stars Supernatural vet Padalecki as the titular law enforcement agent, Cordell Walker, who starts out the pilot as a husband and father but […]

grown-ish's Yara Shahidi Explains Why New Cast Members' Dark Skin Matters

The following contains spoilers from the grown-ish Season 3B premiere. Read at your own risk. The “will they or won’t they” question between Zoey (Yara Shahidi) and Aaron (Trevor Jackson) received an answer this Thursday night on Freeform’s grown-ish.In a word, they won’t — at least not anytime soon. But what is even more significant […]

MacGyver's Lost Reunion Scoop: How Can Five-0's Jerry Help the Team?

A full 11 months after word leaked that MacGyver would be hosting a tiny Lost reunion, we have details on what finds Jorge Garcia’s Hawaii Five-0 character interacting with Henry Ian Cusick’s Russ Taylor. In the Season 5 episode “SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini,” set to air Friday, Feb. 12, Taylor […]

Ratings: Biden's Inauguration Draws 4% Bigger Crowd Than Trump in 2017

Joe Biden‘s swearing-in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday amassed 39.9 million total viewers across ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel. That represents a slightly (4 percent) larger TV audience than President Donald Trump’s actual swearing-in ceremony drew back in, gosh, what was it… 2017? It’s also the […]

Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady

Golden Globe winner and three-time Oscar nominee Michelle Pfeiffer will play former first lady Betty Ford in Showtime‘s upcoming anthology series about, well, first ladies of the White House. Additionally, Emmy winner Susanne Bier (The Undoing) has been tapped to direct and executive produce the series, which is tentatively titled The First Lady. Emmy and […]

TVLine Items: NYT's Britney Spears Doc, She-Hulk Casts Friend and More

Attention, #FreeBritney advocates: The New York Times Presents‘ latest episode, “Framing Britney Spears,” will debut Friday, Feb. 5 at 10/9c, simultaneously on FX and FX on Hulu. In the standalone documentary installment, “people close to Britney Spears and lawyers tied to her conservatorship now reassess her career as she battles her father in court over […]

Game of Thrones: Dunk and Egg Prequel in the Works at HBO — Report

When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies… but the pack of Game of Thrones fans clamoring for a Dunk and Egg prequel series survive. HBO reportedly is developing a Thrones prequel based on George R.R. Martin’s novellas about Dunk (aka Ser Duncan the Tall) and Egg (Aegon V Targaryen), per […]

Superman & Lois' Teen Sons Discover Clark's Secret Identity in New Trailer

Clark Kent and Lois Lane fill their anxious offspring in on a long-overdue secret in the latest trailer for The CW’s Superman & Lois, which kicks off with a full-night premiere on Tuesday, Feb. 23 (8/7c). “When we were dreaming about having a family, it didn’t look like this, did it?” Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) asks […]

Name That One-and-Done TV Show! A Quiz About the Quickly Cancelled

Sometimes a TV show is cancelled so quickly, you not only barely get to know the characters — you’d be hard pressed to recall its very name! The other day, I was listening to The Rewatchables (a highly enjoyable podcast for movie lovers), and they were breaking down The American President. During that deep dive, […]

Walking Dead's New Bonus-Episodes Trailer Teases a Grim Fate for [Spoiler] and the 'Return' of an Infamous Villain

In the new trailer that AMC dropped Thursday for The Walking Dead’s six Season 10 bonus episodes, Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan is haunted by a familiar voice: his own. “Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” says a version of himself in full Saviors-boss drag (bat and all). And this was most definitely not […]

Bridgerton Boss Teases New Love for Lord Anthony in Season 2 — Plus: Are [Spoiler] and [Spoiler] Leaving?!

Hot on the heels of news that Netflix’s period phenom Bridgerton has been officially renewed, series creator Chris Van Dusen is confirming that Season 2 will indeed take a literal and figurative page from Julia Quinn’s second book and center on Lord Anthony Bridgerton’s quest for a bride. “We’re really going to be [focusing on] […]

Ratings: Riverdale, Nancy Drew Return Steady; Inauguration Fête Leads Night

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s Riverdale opened Season 5 with 655,000 total viewers and a 0.2 demo rating, right on par with its May finale and steady in the demo though down in viewers from its previous average. TVLine readers gave the prom episode an average grade of “B”; read post mortem. […]

Bridgerton Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, Will Focus on Book 2

Prepare your finest china! Bridgerton is roaring back for Season 2, Netflix announced on Thursday. The streamer confirmed the long-awaited renewal with a “letter” from the show’s infamous gossip-monger Lady Whistledown, which notes that production on Season 2 of the lush period drama — created by Chris Van Dusen and adapted from Julia Quinn’s bestselling […]

Watch Katy Perry's 'Firework'-Themed Inauguration Performance Again

The Joe Biden Inaugural Committee gave the Macy’s Fourth of July Spectacular a run for its money on Wednesday night as Katy Perry closed out Celebrating America backlit by an epic fireworks display. The 13-time Grammy nominee had the Twitterverse abuzz as she belted out her 2010 hit “Firework” in front of the Washington Monument. […]

Nancy Drew EPs Break Down Season 2 Premiere's Biggest Moments, Explain Why We'll Never See the Pandemic

Horseshoe Bay’s motley crew of amateur sleuths resumed the most important mystery of their lives on Wednesday: How does one stop oneself from being murdered by a vengeful sea spirit? (We said it was important, not relatable.) Nancy Drew‘s second season premiere picked up right where the CW drama’s truncated freshman finale left off, with […]

The Challenge Recap: The New Double Agents Make a Shoddy Move — Plus, Who Was Eliminated... and Who Quit?

What is it they say about the best laid plans… they destroy your chances of winning reality TV shows? Or are we remembering that wrong? On Wednesday’s episode of The Challenge, new Double Agents Jay and Theresa set their crosshairs on a major female competitor, and while they did successfully take out their target, they […]

Riverdale Premiere Recap: A Prom Bombshell — Plus, KJ Apa on Archie's Future With Veronica (and Betty)

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s Riverdale season premiere. Yeah, we’re thinking Veronica is not going to want to save any of her Riverdale prom photos. What should’ve been a night to remember for her and Archie turned into a nightmare in Wednesday’s Season 5 premiere when, at their senior prom, Archie confessed to […]

Could grown-ish Be the Next Insecure? Star Yara Shahidi Isn't Ruling It Out

On the surface, Freeform’s popular coming-of-age comedy grown-ish could not be more different than HBO’s relationship romp Insecure. The distance between generations and life experiences are definitely significant. But take a closer look at the way both examine friendship, romance and professional aspirations and listen to the music, you’ll find that these two series definitely […]

Batwoman’s Javicia Leslie Previews Black Lives Matter Story in Season 2: Sophie 'Works for The Man'

The Wonderland Gang won’t be the only criminals Batwoman’s Ryan Wilder goes up against in Season 2 of The CW series. Ryan, who seeks justice after several of Alice’s cronies murdered her mom in cold blood, will also work to hold members of the Crows accountable for their actions. Season 1 revealed corruption within the organization […]

Walker Reboot Is a Story of Family and the Human Experience, Not Simply Law Enforcement, Jared Padalecki Says

The CW’s Walker is trading the martial-arts kicks that became synonymous with the original Chuck Norris series for family feels. Premiering this Thursday at 8/7c, the reboot isn’t solely focused on its titular character (or karate chops). Instead, it’s “about the Walker family and the families that aren’t just simply blood,” star Jared Padalecki said […]

WandaVision: How a Nonsensical Audition Led Teyonah Parris to 'Geraldine'... and Captain Marvel 2

One of the laughs you heard coming from the studio audience during WandaVision‘s first episode very well may have come from cast member Teyonah Parris herself. Though Parris would not appear as the Disney+ series’ “Geraldine” until the second episode, “I actually got to be in the live studio audience, watching them film that first […]

Garth Brooks Performs 'Amazing Grace' at Biden/Harris Inauguration — Watch

The biggest name in country music two-stepped over to the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday to celebrate the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. After Biden and Harris were sworn into their new positions by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, respectively, Garth Brooks stepped up to […]

Lady Gaga Performs National Anthem at Biden/Harris Inauguration — Watch

Lady Gaga continued to show her support for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the duo’s inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C. Gaga’s patriotic performance went down at the U.S. Capitol building, where Biden and Harris were to be sworn into their new positions by Supreme Court […]

Ratings: NCIS Returns Up, Tops Night

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ NCIS returned from a six-week holiday break to 9.3 million total viewers and a 0.8 rating, up from its fall finale and leading Tuesday in both measures (with usual demo champ This Is Us in rerun mode until Feb. 2). A second episode of NCIS drew 8.5 mil […]

Flash's Return Delayed by Supersized Superman & Lois 'Premiere Event'

Season 7 of The Flash has been told to slow down, its originally scheduled return now preempted by a supersized “premiere event” for the freshman CW series Superman & Lois. The scheduling change was first (and near-subliminally) revealed by way of an on-screen “bug” that appeared during Batwoman‘s Season 2 premiere on Sunday night, though […]

Watch the Inauguration of President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris

Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, in an event that is expected to begin around 11 am ET at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. Biden, who of course served as VP under President Barack Obama, and running mate Kamala Harris, who on Monday resigned […]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Production Officially Underway on Season 4

The relatively quiet streets of New York are coming alive again with the sound of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s fleet of semi-trailers and catering trucks! TVLine has confirmed that production on Season 4 of the Amazon Prime smash will get underway today, Wednesday, in the Big Apple. In addition to titular star Rachel Brosnahan, returning series […]

NCIS Recap: The Reason Why Gibbs Shot McGee Is Revealed

NCIS resumed Season 18 this Tuesday night with two episodes — one that had a light, rom-com vibe, and one that… did not. When all was said and done, what’d you think about the reveal of why Gibbs shot McGee in this season’s cold open? We are not here to recap this week’s first episode, […]

Prodigal Son's Frank Harts Unpacks the 'Impossible' Decision Weighing on JT

The Black Lives Matter protests that flooded streets worldwide last summer have made way for one of Prodigal Son‘s most timely storylines — one in which a Black NYPD detective, JT Tarmel, becomes the target of police brutality from fellow officers. As evidenced by Tuesday’s episode of the Fox drama, JT is not yet past […]

Zoey's Playlist: Skylar Astin Talks Max and Zoey's Relationship Woes, the Simon Factor and Dueting With Mo

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Tuesday’s Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Proceed at your own risk! Is Zoey and Max’s romance already over?! On Tuesday’s episode of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, the newbie couple put the breaks on their nascent relationship after Zoey was plagued by grief-related nightmares, which led her to become distant from her boyfriend. […]

The Resident EP Teases 'Unexpected' Conrad/Nic Storyline After Episode 2 Twist — Plus, Will Mina and AJ Be OK?

One Resident romance reached a major milestone on Tuesday’s episode… while another might be over before it even began. We’ll start with the good news: Nic is pregnant! Just weeks after she and Conrad tied the knot, Nic is surprisingly expecting — and her pregnancy will “bring us to unexpected places” throughout Season 4, per […]

MacGyver Sneak Peek: Mac and Riley Share Some Quarantine Closeness

MacGyver and Riley bond over sad news in an exclusive sneak peek from this Friday’s episode of the CBS procedural, which flashes back to the team’s experiences during quarantine. In “Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance,” we get a look back at the pandemic’s first stay-at-home order, during which Mac, Riley […]

Buffy Summers Turns the Big 4-0: Sarah Michelle Gellar Suggests 'Let's All Be Brave' to Honor the Slayer

The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. The second hardest thing is to realize your iconic alter ego is turning 40 years old. Upon learning that Jan. 19 marked a big milestone for Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s Buffy Summers, Sarah Michelle Gellar posted on Instagram that she couldn’t believe The Chosen One […]

Riverdale's KJ Apa Talks Archie's Prom Night (and Drops Big Time-Jump Hints)

We’ve waited a long, long time, Riverdale fans, but it’s finally here: Archie and his pals are going to their senior prom. After four seasons of high school — and a lengthy shooting delay due to the coronavirus pandemic — the Riverdale teens are getting ready for their last dance at Riverdale High as Season 5 […]

TVLine Items: Paramount+ Launch Date, Super Bowl Singers and More

Paramount+ will enter the streaming wars with its launch on Thursday, March 4 in the U.S. and Latin America, our sister site Variety reports. The ViacomCBS subscription service is an expanded rebrand of CBS All Access, with dedicated hubs for the company’s portfolio of cable properties such as Nickelodeon, MTV, BET and Comedy Central. The […]

Euphoria Trailer: Jules Rue-minates in Second Pre-Season 2 Special

And now, it’s Jules’ turn. Euphoria‘s second pre-Season 2 special episode will air Sunday at 9/8c on HBO (but it’ll be available via HBO Max on Friday, starting at 9 pm). And until that time, let’s take a good look at the trailer the network released Tuesday, shall we? “Rue was the first girl that […]

Snowpiercer Renewed for Season 3 at TNT, Ahead of Season 2 Premiere

Snowpiercer won’t be running out of track anytime soon, now that TNT has renewed the dystopian drama for a third season — ahead of Season 2’s Monday, Jan. 25 premiere. Starring Daveed Diggs and Jennifer Connelly, Snowpiercer debuted as the most watched new cable entertainment program of May 2020, and marked TNT’s largest premiere since The […]

Titans Season 3 Casts Barbara Gordon, Gotham City Police Commissioner

Savannah Welch has copped a plum role on HBO Max’s Titans. Our sister site Variety reports that Welch is joining Season 3 of the live-action DC series as Barbara Gordon, who had been the costumed crimefighter Batgirl until she was shot and paralyzed by the Joker. Now commissioner of the GCPD, Barbara’s life will get […]

At Home With Amy Sedaris Not Returning for Season 4

Amy Sedaris‘ surreal variety satire will not be cooking up a fourth season, TVLine has learned exclusively from truTV. The news comes just as Season 3 is about to land on HBO Max, on Wednesday, Jan. 20. At Home With Amy Sedaris ran for three seasons on truTV, with its last new episode airing July […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas Renewed for Season 3 at BET

Andi, Karen, Danni and Sabrina are continuing their quest for love at BET. The network has renewed Tyler Perry‘s Sistas for a third season, ahead of the drama’s midseason return on Wednesday, Jan. 27 (9/8c), TVLine has learned. For those unfamiliar with Sistas, the series follows a group of single Black women “as they navigate […]

Ratings: All American Hits Series Highs, The Bachelor and 9-1-1 Top Night

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s All American opened Season 3 with 1.06 million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating — besting its previous series highs of 880K and 0.3. TVLine readers gave the episode an average grade of “A-.” Leading out of that, a Batwoman Season 2 premiere encore did 590K […]

Saved by the Bell Revival Renewed for Season 2 at Peacock

This calls for a celebratory burger at The Max: Peacock has renewed the Saved by the Bell revival for a 10-episode second season, TVLine has learned. The renewal comes less than two months after the release of Season 1, which earned an average reader grade of “B-.” “I’m thrilled that Saved by the Bell has […]

Regardez! Netflix's Lupin Poised to Reach a Bigger Crowd Than Bridgerton

Not two weeks after its Netflix première (that is French for “premiere”), the mystery crime drama Lupin is on track to reach more households than recent buzzy fare such as Bridgerton and The Queen’s Gambit. Created by George Kay and François Uzan and based on a character created by Maurice Leblanc, the French series is […]

Melania Gets Epic Late Show Sendoff: Watch Laura Benanti Channel Her Inner Beauty Upon First Lady's Return to NYC

New Yorkers have a message for the “Be Best” First Lady, who is reportedly contemplating a return to the Big Apple: “Be gone!” That’s the gist of The Late Show‘s epic sendoff to Laura Benanti‘s Melania Trump, who appeared “one last time” during Monday’s episode and channeled her inner Belle from Beauty and the Beast. […]

The Muppet Show Headed to Disney+: All 5 Seasons of the Jim Henson Classic Will Begin Streaming in February

It’s time to play the music. Heck, let’s light the lights, too, because The Muppet Show is finally making its streaming debut! Disney+ announced Tuesday that all five seasons of Jim Henson’s circa-’70s classic variety series starring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo (to name just four) will begin streaming on Friday, Feb. 19. “It’s […]

Fate: The Winx Saga Trailer: Teen Fairies Go to Battle in Netflix's Live-Action Remake of Popular Animated Series

With less than a week until Netflix formally invites viewers to experience the magic of Alfea for themselves, the streaming giant has finally dropped the full-length trailer for Fate: The Winx Saga. A live-action reimagining of the Italian animated series Winx Club, which has existed in various forms since 2004, Netflix’s grittier take “follows the […]

The Good Doctor Recap: Let's Talk About Lea's Ex — Plus, Is Claire Moving On From Melendez With [Spoiler]?

This week on The Good Doctor, Shaun weighs the pros and cons of having shower sex, and Lea reveals to her significant other a not-so-insignificant part of her past. Let’s start with lea. When Shaun returns home from work, he finds her building a piece of gym equipment. She tells him that she’s setting it […]

9-1-1: Lone Star EP on Liv Tyler's Exit, Possible Return: Michelle Blake Still Has 'Interesting Stories to Be Told'

If you’re a regular consumer of TV news, you probably weren’t surprised when it was announced during Monday’s 9-1-1: Lone Star premiere that Michelle Blake (played by Liv Tyler) is no longer part of the team. But while fans have had four full months to process the news of Tyler’s exit, it’s fresh on the […]

Bachelor Recap: Did Sarah's Sympathy Ploy Cost Better Women Their Roses?

It doesn’t take too much to fall out of favor on The Bachelor. In Sarah’s case, her fainting spell during the rose ceremony, and later, an ill-timed decision to crash the group date, sealed her doom Monday night and turned her into Season 25’s latest persona non grata. The man of the hour, Matt James, […]

9-1-1 Boss: 'There's More to Buck's COVID Crush Than Meets the Eye'

It’s been a minute since 9-1-1‘s Evan Buckley was in a stable, committed relationship, so when Chimney mentioned on Monday’s fourth season premiere that Buck has been chatting online with a new “COVID crush,” fans’ collective interest was instantly piqued. Naturally, we had to hit up executive producer Tim Minear for more details. “I think […]

All American Premiere Recap: What Happens in Vegas? (Plus, Grade It!)

It appears Spencer James took quite a gamble in Las Vegas over the summer, and he’s playing with something much more valuable than plastic chips. All American returned for Season 3 on Monday, bringing with it a whole new set of problems for Spencer and his social circle. For one, Spencer’s back at South Crenshaw […]

Riverdale: 22 Flimsy Excuses the Show Has Used to Get Archie's Shirt Off

Riverdale has thrown many a brain-teasing mystery at us over the years, but one still stands out: Does Archie even own a shirt? Yes, KJ Apa’s bare chiseled torso is as frequent a sight on the CW teen drama as a Pop’s milkshake. In fact, it’s a rare episode of Riverdale that goes by without […]

Peaky Blinders to End With Season 6 on Netflix, 'Continue in Another Form'

The bads news for fans of Peaky Blinders, which streams Stateside on Netflix: the series’ upcoming sixth season will be its last. The good news: its story will somehow continue “in another form.” Having debuted on BBC Two in September 2013 and then arrived Statesville via Netflix a year later, the British period crime drama […]

The Haves and the Have Nots' Series Finale: 5 Things Tyler Perry's OWN Soap Has to Do Before It Ends

Judging from your response to the news that The Haves and the Have Nots is ending with the back half of Season 8, you’re no eagerer to say goodbye than Veronica Harrington has ever been to say something nice. But if we must part ways with Tyler Perry’s trashtastic OWN soap — and it seems […]

Ratings: NFL Divisional Playoff Draws 29 Million to Fox, Batwoman Dips

In the latest TV ratings, Fox’s broadcast of Sunday night’s NFL divisional playoff game between the Bucs and Saints averaged 29.3 million total viewers and an 8.1 demo rating. Leading out of that postgame, the freshman comedy The Great North delivered north of eight million total viewers and a 2.6 demo rating. A special installment […]

9-1-1 Mystery Solved: Look Who's Working Alongside Maddie in Season 4

Maddie isn’t just becoming a mother in 9-1-1‘s upcoming fourth season — she’s also becoming a mentor. TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek of tonight’s premiere (Fox, 8/7c), which finds Maddie showing May the ropes at the dispatch center. “Are you sure you wouldn’t rather be in college?” Maddie asks Athena’s daughter, to which she […]

NCIS: LA Recap: Did Callen Propose? Plus, They Luke Skywalker'd Hetty!

This Sunday’s episode of NCIS: Los Angeles by and large wrapped up the “superbills” counterfeiting case, but in retrospect saved its very biggest moments — and there were several — for the final minutes. Let’s start on the brighter side of things: Deeks, while concealing a possibly broken rib, called Kensi to share his fare […]

American Gods' Ian McShane Talks Mr. Wednesday's Fancy Funeral Footwork

Mr. Wednesday followed up his epic crowd surfing in the premiere with an even more athletic feat in Sunday’s Episode 2: a vodka-fueled, slap-filled dance/altercation with Czernobog. The spectacle takes place in Chicago, at a memorial service for the late, lamented Zorya Vechernyaya, who you’ll recall died in the Season 2 premiere. Wednesday is there […]

Batwoman Boss, Javicia Leslie Weigh In on Kate's Vanishing Act and Ryan's [Spoiler] in Season 2 Premiere

Warning: This article contains spoilers from Batwoman‘s Season 2 premiere. Read at your own risk! Batwoman rang in its second season with an overarching mystery: What happened to Kate Kane? Sunday’s premiere episode began with Kate’s plane to National City crashing near the river and newcomer Ryan Wilder (played by Javicia Leslie) discovering the batsuit […]

Virgin River's Lauren Hammersley Knows 'Everyone' Hates Charmaine, But 'There Are Two Sides to the Story'

Coming between one of the most beloved couples on Netflix is a dangerous gig, but Virgin River actress Lauren Hammersley is more than up for the challenge — including all of the haters that come with the territory. “For the most part, the people who interact with me directly are very sweet,” Hammersley tells TVLine. […]

NCIS: Sean Murray Teases McGee/ Delilah Caper, Action-Packed Return to That Season-Opening Shooting

CBS’ NCIS resumes Season 18 this Tuesday with back-to-back episodes — one which turns a vacation into a husband/wife caper, followed by another that (finally) sheds light on why sniper Gibbs shot McGee in the season premiere. TVLine spoke with series vet Sean Murray about Tim and Delilah’s unexpectedly eventful escape to the Bahamas, and […]

Gina Torres Explains How Firefly Brought Her to 9-1-1: Lone Star

After a decade of brawling in boardrooms on USA Network, Gina Torres is getting back into the field on 9-1-1: Lone Star, and she’s loving every minute of it. “As fabulous as it was playing Jessica Pearson, I feel safer climbing rigs and getting shot at than I did walking around in 5.5-inch stilettos for […]

Game of Talents: Wayne Brady-Hosted Mystery Variety Series Sets March Premiere on Fox — Watch Promo

Has Fox finally found the perfect companion to The Masked Singer? The network has announced that Game of Talents, a new variety show hosted by Wayne Brady, will bow in March and air Wednesdays at 9/8c (exact premiere date TBA). Based on the international format of the same name, Game of Talents pits two teams […]

The Masked Dancer Sends a Trio to the Super 6 — Here Are All the Latest Clues

We’re only three episodes into the season, but The Masked Dancer‘s judging panel is already on a hot streak. Just one week after Ken Jeong correctly guessed Bill Nye as the science guy beneath Ice Cube’s mask, Wednesday’s episode found Brian Austin Green accurately predicting Moth to be activist and author Elizabeth Smart. (And he didn’t […]

Mark Hamill Thanks The Mandalorian Finale Director for His Role in Revisiting Luke as 'A Symbol of Hope'

It was a mutual admiration society on Twitter as Peyton Reed, who directed The Mandalorian‘s Season 2 finale, and Star Wars icon Mark Hamill reflected fondly on their collaboration which got the pop culture watercooler a-bubbling on Dec. 18. In the final moments of The Mandalorian‘s Season 2 finale (read recap here) — just when it […]

TVLine Items: Young Rock Teaser Trailer, The Chi Promotion and More

It’s time to see what The Rock’s been cooking. Dwayne Johnson has unveiled the first teaser trailer for NBC’s Young Rock (premiering Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8/7c). Like its title suggests, the autobiographical comedy “focuses on different chapters of Johnson’s life,” per the official synopsis. “From growing up in a strong and resilient family, to being […]

The TVLine-Up: What's New, Returning and Leaving the Week of Jan. 17

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming. With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. […]

WandaVision's Elizabeth Olsen on Why We Shouldn't Fear Wanda's [Spoiler]

The following post contains spoilers for Episode 2 of WandaVision. If you have yet to watch, avert your eyes! Everything about WandaVision‘s old-school sitcom world is a little strange — including, apparently, the speed with which women develop baby bumps. At the end of Episode 2, a decidedly non-pregnant Wanda gets up from her and […]

Five-0 Final-Season Mystery Is Solved

Out of nowhere — and almost a year to the day that the episode in question aired — a burning question of sorts from Hawaii Five-0‘s final season has been answered. Two-thirds of the way through the long-running CBS reboot’s farewell run, there was an episode, titled “I ho‘olulu, ho‘ohulei ‘ia e ka makani” (“There […]

Ratings: Shark Tank Tops Demo While Magnum Draws the Biggest Crowd

In the latest TV show ratings, ABC’s Shark Tank dipped a bit — drawing 4.2 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating — yet it still led Friday in the demo. With Blue Bloods in rerun mode, CBS’ Magnum P.I. copped Friday’s biggest audience (5.3 million) while dipping a tenth in the demo (tying its […]

Performer of the Week: Paul Bettany

THE PERFORMER | Paul Bettany THE SHOW | Disney+’s WandaVision THE EPISODE | “Episode 2” (Jan. 15, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | Through the first two episodes of Disney+’s Marvel series, there’s not a single cast member who hasn’t impressed us with their commitment to the retro sitcom style. Elizabeth Olsen is terrific as this alt-universe […]

Ted Lasso Season 2 Is Underway — Does That Make You 'Believe' in 2021?

Just two weeks in, 2021 has been a lot already. So what better way to head into the weekend than knowing that Ted Lasso Season 2 is officially underway. Apple TV+ shared a photo on social media this Friday evening, featuring Brendan Hunt (aka Coach Beard), title star Jason Sudeikis, and Nick Mohammed (who plays […]

Drag Race Recap: Which of Season 13's 'Losers' Earned Their Ru-demption?

Like Gumby strapped to one of those Midieval torture racks, it seems there is no limit to how long RuPaul’s Drag Race is capable of stretching out the first elimination of Season 13. For the third consecutive week, Friday’s episode ended without a single queen going home, as the “losers” from the premiere returned to […]

Did MacGyver Just Kill Off [Spoiler]?

The following contains spoilers from the Jan. 15 episode of CBS‘ MacGyver. This Friday on CBS’ MacGyver — nearly two years to the day that original cast member George Eads made his final appearance as Phoenix team member Jack Dalton — the action-drama revisited the long-gone character’s fate. Meaning, it was discovered that Jack, while […]

7 Shows Like Ozark That You Should Watch if You Like Ozark

We're still waiting on a premiere date for the fourth and final season of Ozark, which has us more antsy than watching the pressure cooker that was Season 3. But unfortunately we have to wait 'til who knows when to see the conclusion of Netflix's tense crime saga. Still, after watching Season 3 of

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Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany Explain How WandaVision Deepens the Couple's 'Soulmate' Connection

[Warning: The following contains spoilers from the first two episodes of WandaVision. Read at your own risk!]

WandaVision is officially here and after the first two episodes of the classic-sitcom-meets-Twilight-Zone series, it's obvious that nothing is what it seems. However, for the most part, the

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8 Shows Like The Office to Watch Next Now That It Left Netflix

Having The Office on 24 hours a day used to be an easy thing to do, but now that it's no longer on Netflix (it's now on NBC Universal's streaming service, Peacock), things around the house have been a little too quiet. Fortunately, we can still get our fix of Dunder-Mifflin through other shows. Are

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8 Shows Like Netflix's Virgin River to Watch if You Love Virgin River

Everyone and their mother have fallen head over heels for the Netflix drama virgin river"}">Virgin River, and who can blame them? The romance series is an adaptation of a book series by author Robyn Carr and has shades of a Hallmark movie (in a good way!), so it's great for fans of romance novels. But if you've

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Justin Hartley to Star in Crime Thriller The Never Game From This Is Us EP

This sounds like a role that Kevin Pearson would love to play, actually: This Is Us star Justin Hartley has signed on to headline the crime thriller The Never Game, our sister site Deadline reports. Based on the 2019 novel by Jeffrey Deaver, The Never Game — which hails from 20th Television and doesn’t have […]

WandaVision's Matt Shakman Reveals How the Marvel Show Picked Its Throwback Sitcom Inspirations

Toto, we have a feeling WandaVision proves we're not in the regular MCU anymore. The first live-action Marvel series for Disney+ is situated in a bizarre sitcom world where Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are attempting to make a go of normal suburban life, despite the fact she's a

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Servant's Lauren Ambrose on 'What Lies Between Perception and Reality' and Why Dorothy Goes Full-On Denzel

We’ve got a lot of Servant questions. Like, was the Turners’ baby really Jericho? Why can’t Sean and Julian stop lying? And is the creepy doll actually a poltergeist from hell? Hey, on this show, anything’s possible. Season 2 of the psychological horror series premiered Friday on Apple TV+, and as you probably could’ve guessed, […]

Ethan Hawke Joins Moon Knight Series at Disney+ in Villainous Role — Report

Ethan Hawke is taking a Big Bad turn. The Academy Award-nominated actor will star opposite Oscar Isaac (Show Me a Hero) in Disney+’s forthcoming Moon Knight series, based on the Marvel comics, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The exact details of Hawke’s character are unknown, but he will reportedly play the lead villain of the […]

10 Shows You Should Watch If You Like Hart of Dixie

The sentimental, sometimes downright wacky CW series Hart of Dixie sadly left Netflix in December when its five-year streaming deal with the platform came to an end. Its departure left a Bluebell-sized hole in our hearts, at least when it comes to watching the show without commercials. Hart of Dixie

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Dwayne Johnson, Kenan Thompson Comedies Set Premiere Date on NBC; Zoey's Playlist Taking Midseason Hiatus

NBC is hitting pause on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist to make room for a pair of new comedies fronted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Saturday Night Live staple Kenan Thompson. Young Rock will premiere on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8/7c, followed immediately by the premiere of Kenan at 8:30 pm. As these shows will be […]

WandaVision's Vintage Commercials Add 'Another Level' of Mystery to Series, Says Marvel's Kevin Feige

WandaVision is (thus far!) a whimsical deviation from Marvel’s big-screen spectacles. In its first two episodes, now streaming on Disney+, the series perfectly emulates ‘50s and ‘60s sitcoms like I Love Lucy and Bewitched. Painstaking detail went into replicating the old-school charm of those classic series, from the black-and-white filter to utilizing a live studio […]

10 TV Shows to Help Children Understand Racism and Equality

Americans are facing a lot of major issues right now but one of the most important ones is the continuing struggle for social justice for people of color. It's a hard conversation to have for adults and even more so with children. Parents are looking for ways to talk to their kids about systemic

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Bling Empire Review: So Much More Than a Crazy Rich Asians Knockoff

The new Netflix show Bling Empire is being touted as a real-life Crazy Rich Asians, and that's definitely one piece of the show, but when you watch more episodes (there are eight total), you'll see there's much more to it than meets the eye. There are plenty of gorgeously coordinated parties but 

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Shonda Rhimes: Being the Only Straight EP Singled Out by GLAAD 'Is Not OK,' Points to Diversity Problem

GLAAD’s latest “Where We Are on TV” report listed Shonda Rhimes as one of just four executive producers who account for 17 percent of all LGBTQ TV characters — and she is “not OK” with that. GLAAD’s annual report on LGBTQ inclusion (detailed here) pointed out that “out power players” Greg Berlanti, Lena Waithe and […]

TVLine Items: For All Mankind Trailer, Last Week Tonight Returns and More

Apple TV+ is blasting off into the cosmos with a trailer for Season 2 of the alt-history space drama For All Mankind, which premieres the first of its 10 episodes on Friday, Feb. 19. The drama, starring Joel Kinnaman, explores what would have happened if the USSR beat the Americans to the moon and the […]

Selena: The Series Sets Date for Part 2, 'An Encore You Won't Want to Miss'

Selena: The Series is gearing up for its encore. Netflix’s VP of Latin American Originals, Francisco Ramos, announced on Friday that its biographical drama about international music sensation Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (played by Walking Dead alum Christian Serratos) will return with the second half of its run on Friday, May 14. “When Selena Quintanilla burst onto […]

Look Out for WandaVision's Nod to Full House and the Olsen Twins

The next chapter of the MCU begins with a crash course in sitcom history. WandaVision, which premieres Friday, Jan. 15 on Disney+, will take a deeper dive into Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision's (Paul Bettany) relationship through the lens of classic sitcoms like I Love Lucy, The Mary Tyler Moore

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Did Teri Hatcher Wow on Wheel? Is WandaVision Magic Inconsistent? Did S.W.A.T. Tease L.A.F.D.? And More Qs!

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including American Gods, This Is Us, Search Party and WandaVision! 1 | Pretend It’s a City watchers, did you find director/interviewer Martin Scorsese’s interminable guffawing at Fran Lebowitz’s schtick charming, or intrusive? 2 […]

TV Ratings: Call Me Kat Drops, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Again Dominates

In the latest TV show ratings, Fox’s Call Me Kat this week drew 2.8 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating, down 15 and 28 percent from its Thursday time slot debut. Bookending the freshman sitcom, Hell’s Kitchen (2.6 mil/0.7) and Last Man Standing (2.8 mil/0.5) were both down a tick. Elsewhere: ABC | […]

Kevin James Manages Motley NASCAR Crew in Netflix Comedy — Watch Trailer

NASCAR fans will have more than just the Daytona 500 to look forward to on Presidents’ Day weekend. Netflix announced Friday that The Crew, a NASCAR sitcom headlined by Kevin James, will premiere Monday, Feb. 15 — one day after the big race. The 10-episode comedy centers on Kevin, a NASCAR crew chief for the […]

Strip Down, Rise Up: Watch Trailer for Netflix's Restorative Pole Dancing Docu

The Good Doctor‘s Sheila Kelley dabbles in a very different kind of healing as one of the central figures in Strip Down, Rise Up, Netflix’s upcoming documentary about the restorative power of pole dance. Premiering Friday, Feb. 5, and directed by Academy Award–nominated director/producer Michèle Ohayon, the vérité-style film follows a diverse group of women […]

What to Watch on Netflix Top 10 Rankings on January 15

The Netflix Top 10 list won't tell you how many people are watching a show, but it will tell you which shows people are watching the most. The Top 10 list for Friday, Jan. 15 finds Shonda Rhimes' period piece Bridgerton moved out of the top spot for the first time in a week, dethroned by true crime

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All American Season 3 Review: The CW's Football Drama Still Scores, But MVP Daniel Ezra Deserves More

At the beginning of All American, the CW drama following a Black teen (Daniel Ezra) struggling to reconcile his Compton identity with his promising new life as a football star living in Beverly Hills, it explored questions of Blackness, colorism, and privilege through a mostly singular coming-of-age

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YOU Team to Adapt Supernatural Thriller Providence for Peacock

YOU showrunner Sera Gamble is set to adapt the supernatural thriller Providence, by YOU author Caroline Kepnes, for the Peacock streaming service. Gamble will pen the pilot with YOU writer Neil Reynolds, our sister site Deadline reports. Published in 2018, Kepnes’ third novel (following YOU and and its sequel Hidden Bodies) follows best friends in small-town […]

Tyler Perry's The Oval Returning for Season 2 in February — Watch Teaser

BET is inviting viewers back into the White House next month for a second round of salacious scandals, murdered mistresses and other nefarious forms of alliteration. Tyler Perry’s The Oval will kick off its 22-episode second season on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 10:30/9:30c, TVLine has learned. This will follow the television debut of Madea’s Farewell […]

WandaVision Recap: Marvel Phase 4 Gets a Retro Kickoff With Disney+ Series Premiere — Grade It!

Marvel Studios has made its way to the small screen, and it’s brought to you in glorious WandaVision. Disney+ on Friday dropped the first two episodes of Marvel Studios’ inaugural TV series, which brings back Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in their respective MCU roles — only this time, instead of battling Ultron and Thanos, […]

Peter Mark Richman, of Dynasty and Three's Company, Dead at 93

Veteran character actor Peter Mark Richman, whose myriad TV credits included Dynasty, Three’s Company and Sunset Beach, died on Thursday of natural causes. He was 93. Born in Philadelphia and a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Richman first pursued acting on the New York stage as a member of the Actors […]

11 Essential Shows and Documentaries About Racial Justice and Police Brutality

The year 2020 has brought America's long-festering racial wounds into sharp relief. In March, EMT Breonna Taylor was killed when police entered her apartment on a "no-knock" search warrant. In May, two men were arrested for the killing of runner Ahmaud Arbery whose death had gone unprosecuted since

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