Anya Taylor-Joy Wins Best Actress in Limited Series for Queen's Gambit — Golden Globes 2021

Your move, Emmy. At Sunday’s 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Anya Taylor-Joy captured the Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series trophy for her work in Netflix’s chess drama The Queen’s Gambit. The 24-year-old actress’ formidable competition in the category included Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America) Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People), Shira Haas (Unorthodox) and Nicole Kidman (The […]

Gillian Anderson Wins Best Supporting Actress for The Crown — Golden Globes

The validation is out there: Gillian Anderson snagged Best Supporting Actress honors at Sunday’s 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards for her transformative performance as Margaret Thatcher on The Crown. Anderson beat Crown co-star Helena Bonham Carter as well as Julia Garner (Ozark), Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) and Cynthia Nixon (Ratched).  “Thank you… to Peter Morgan for imagining that I […]

The Walking Dead Recap: You Can't Go Home Again — Plus, a New Threat

Fans of The Walking Dead who thought that Negan was going to be Maggie’s biggest issue upon rejoining her old friends were in for a surprise Sunday (or last week, if you watched on AMC+). Turned out, villains from her recent past were out to majorly abbreviate her and her new crew’s future. Who were […]

American Idol Recap: A Dreamgirl Moves Lionel Richie to Tears, Plus More of the Best Auditions From Week 3

While Hollywood was handing out Golden Globes on Sunday, the American Idol judges were handing out golden tickets to Hollywood. And if we’re talking about gold, no one glittered quite like the final singer of the night, 19-year-old Ronda Felton. After sharing her life story, a difficult upbringing of poverty and strife, she wiped away […]

Men in Kilts Recap: Papa's Got a Brand-New Bagpipe

Those Outlander fans who enjoyed Jamie’s Highland Fling last season: Have we got an episode of Men in Kilts for you. Sunday’s installment of Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish’s travel series focuses on traditional Scottish music and dance, which are used for “celebration, battle and everything in between,” Heughan voiceovers near the top of the episode. […]

Jason Sudeikis Wins Best Comedy Actor for Ted Lasso — Golden Globes 2021

That son of a biscuit actually did it! Titular Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis scored Best Actor in a Comedy Series honors at Sunday’s 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards for his work in the Apple TV+ comedy. The actor prevailed over fellow nominees Don Cheadle (Black Monday), Nicholas Hoult (The Great), Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek) and last year’s victor Ramy Youssef (Ramy).  […]

Golden Globes 2021: HFPA Addresses Lack of Diversity in #TimesUpGlobes Moment During Broadcast

The organization behind the Golden Globe Awards currently has no Black members, but that situation will change, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced during the ceremony Sunday. The HFPA spent time during the annual event to address the lack of diversity in its ranks. The moment was spurred by #TimesUpGlobes, a social media campaign that […]

Golden Globes 2021: Grade Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Opening Monologue

In this era of unforeseen challenges and seemingly neverending ennui… at least we got a Fey-Poehler Golden Globes? Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made their fourth appearance as hosts at the 78th annual awards ceremony, which aired Sunday on NBC. Thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the proceedings were delayed — the show usually airs […]

The Flash Season 7 Preview: 'Extreme Measures,' Three Returns and One Hero's 'Most Interesting Journey Yet'

After solving the “incredible puzzle” that is filming amid a pandemic, The Flash wound up starting Season 7 even stronger than originally planned. What is now The CW’s most senior Arrowverse series had to cut Season 6 short by three episodes, when production was halted almost a year ago. A  version of those leftover episodes […]

Punky Brewster Season 1 Finale Recap: Birth Moms and Chosen Families

This recap contains major spoilers from the Punky Brewster Season 1 finale. Punky Brewster went straight into This Is Us territory with a tear-jerker Season 1 finale that focused on both biological families and the ones we create. At first, it seemed like Punky (played by Soleil Moon Frye) and her birth mom Susan (NYPD […]

SNL Tackles Our Murder Shows Obsession — Watch Music Video

Saturday Night Live knows exactly how you spend your Saturday nights… besides watching SNL, of course. During this weekend’s Nick Jonas-hosted episode, the sketch comedy series set its sights on the widely popular obsession with murder shows. In the music video, a husband (played by Jonas) heads out for the evening, leaving his wife (Chloe […]

SNL: Kate McKinnon's Dr. Fauci Hosts Vaccine Eligibility Game Show — Watch

Missing So You Think You Can Dance? Saturday Night Live has a timely alternative to the Fox reality show. The late-night sketch series opened this weekend’s episode with So You Think You Can Get the Vaccine, hosted by Kate McKinnon’s Dr. Anthony Fauci. In an attempt to eliminate confusion regarding the coronavirus vaccine rollout, the […]

SNL: Maya Rudolph to Host in March

Expect to see plenty of Vice President Kamala Harris on the next Saturday Night Live. The late-night sketch show has tapped series vet/Harris impersonator Maya Rudolph to host on March 27. She’ll be joined by first time musical guest Jack Harlow. Rudolph took home the 2020 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy […]

The Bachelor: Emmanuel Acho to Replace Chris Harrison as Reunion Host

It will be Emmanuel Acho, and not Chris Harrison, who puts the Bachelor cast in the hot seat during the show’s After the Final Rose special. Acho, a former NFL linebacker and Fox Sports analyst, will officially replace Harrison as host of the traditional finale special, in which leading man Matt James and his chosen winner will […]

Ginny & Georgia's Brianne Howey Talks Georgia's Many Men (Is Joe The One?) and the Unraveling of Her Secrets

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Ginny & Georgia’s finale. Proceed at your own risk! Ginny & Georgia‘s titular single mom has no shortage of love interests: There’s her daughter’s free-spirited father Zion (The Boys‘ Nathan Mitchell), the successful local mayor Paul (Hart of Dixie‘s Scott Porter) and charming, curmudgeonly café owner Joe (Degrassi: […]

The TVLine-Up: What's Returning, New and Leaving the Week of Feb. 28

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 […]

Snowpiercer's Jennifer Connelly Teases a Chilling Melanie Update and Revealing Pre-Freeze Flashbacks

TNT’s Snowpiercer this Monday will answer a burning question amidst the Freeze, by catching viewers up on Melanie Cavill’s trek to the Breslauer Research Station — and revealing why it is she failed to “ping” the latest weather balloon to be released. While recapping Melanie’s arduous adventure, the dystopian drama will also flash back to […]

TV Ratings: The Blacklist Audience Eyes 2021 High, Shark Tank Tops Night

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s The Blacklist this Friday drew nearly 3.5 million total viewers — which would mark the already renewed drama’s best audience of the year 2021 — and its third straight 0.3 demo rating, with CBS’ lineup in rerun mode. ABC’s Shark Tank (4.5 mil/0.7) was steady week-to-week and topped […]

The Performers of the Week (TIE): Lydia West and Elizabeth Olsen

THE PERFORMER | Elizabeth Olsen THE SHOW | WandaVision THE EPISODE | “Previously On” (Feb. 26, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | Truthfully, Olsen has been worthy of Performer of the Week recognition for just about every week of WandaVision‘s run. As the Disney+ series gave us lessons in sitcom history, Olsen dazzled at every turn, keeping us as spellbound […]

Amber Ruffin and Her Big Capricorn Energy Are Taking Over Late Night

Amber Ruffin exudes Big Capricorn Energy. Ambitious, tenacious and undeniably talented, the zany comedian — whose birthday is Jan. 9 — is carving her own path in a field that’s hard-pressed to give Black women their proper due. As host of Peacock’s The Amber Ruffin Show, which has been nominated for a Writers Guild Award […]

Ginny & Georgia's Antonia Gentry on How She Helped Write Ginny and Hunter's 'Oppression Olympics' Fight

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Ginny & Georgia Episode 8. Proceed at your own risk! It’s not very often that you see two biracial characters of different ethnicities on a TV series, arguing about which one of them has it worst. But on Netflix’s new dramedy Ginny & Georgia, that scenario is explored when […]

Dickinson Stars, EP Talk Season 2 Finale's Big Emily and Sue Scene (Yes, That One) and Hint at What's Next

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Friday’s Season 2 finale of Dickinson. Dickinson‘s Season 2 finale is titled “You Cannot Put a Fire Out”… and we’re still feeling the heat. The town’s church burned down in Friday’s finale, and that wasn’t even the hottest thing we saw in the pivotal half-hour, because after a season […]

TVLine Items: G.I. Joe TV Series Enlists at Amazon, Ozark Casting and More

Get ready to meet a real American hero(ine): Amazon is developing a live-action G.I. Joe series centered on Lady Jaye, our sister site Deadline reports. The series will be a standalone story centered on the covert operative played by Adrianne Palicki in 2013’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and will connect to the larger G.I. Joe universe. […]

Cobra Kai Promotes Duo to Series Regular Ahead of Season 4

When Cobra Kai returns to the mat early next year, it’s going to have some newly upgraded cast members in tow. Vanessa Rubio and Peyton List have been promoted to series regular ahead of the Netflix drama’s fourth season, our sister pub Variety reports. Rubio, of course, plays Carmen Diaz, Miguel’s mom and Johnny Lawrence’s love interest, while List […]

American Idol Auditions Sneak Peek: Can a Demi Lovato Ballad Help This Lifelong Fan Get to Hollywood?

Plenty of American Idol contestants say they’ve been dreaming of auditioning their entire lives, but only a select few actually have physical proof. TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek of one such audition from Sunday’s episode (ABC, 8/7c), as 19-year-old college student Alanis Sophia stands before the judges holding the American Idol microphone she played […]

The Walking Dead Showrunner Teases a Harder Maggie and an 'Incredibly Tense' Reunion With Negan in Bonus Episodes

The Walking Dead is set to unveil Maggie 2.0 in Season 10’s bonus episodes (the first of which has its AMC premiere Sunday at 9/8c). Glenn’s widow “comes back to us as someone who has seen so much darkness out in the world,” executive producer Angela Kang tells TVLine. “What we will see over time […]

Home Economics: Watch Topher Grace, Karla Souza, Sasheer Zamata and More in First Trailer for ABC's Sibling Comedy

ABC’s Wednesday nights are about to get a nice, Home-y touch. As part of its Television Critics Association winter press tour panel Friday, released a first look at the upcoming Home Economics, a single-camera comedy about a trio of siblings who are at varying income levels. The series stars Topher Grace (That ’70s Show), Caitlin McGee […]

Late Night Host Seth Meyers Renews Deal With NBC Through 2025

Seth Meyers has no plans of vacating NBC’s late-night lineup any time soon: The creator/executive producer has renewed his deal to host Late Night With Seth Meyers through 2025, TVLine has learned. “Seth is a rare talent who makes America laugh and think every night,” executive vice president of Late Night Programming for NBCUniversal Television […]

The Real World Homecoming: New York Reopens Decades-Old Wounds for the Original Cast — Watch Trailer

Nearly three decades after they stopped being polite, MTV’s original seven strangers will start getting real (again) with a multi-episode docuseries on Paramount+. The streamer on Friday released the official trailer for The Real World Homecoming: New York, which summons the stars of the 1992 series — Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie […]

Did Riverdale Choose Odd Snack? Did WandaVision Leave Loophole? Is SVU's Fin in Touch With Stabler? 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 Behind Her Eyes, The Good Doctor, Riverdale and Law & Order: SVU! 1 | Alright, about that Behind Her Eyes finale [deep breath]…. Why, oh why, did Louise have to go inside […]

Motherland: Fort Salem Season 2 Gets Summer Premiere on Freeform

Warm up those vocal cords and watch out for wayward balloons, because Motherland: Fort Salem is coming back this summer. The news (which did not include an exact premiere date) was announced Friday during the Television Critics Association winter press tour, along with this little tease about what’s to come for the witches of Fort […]

Cruel Summer: Olivia Holt Goes Missing in First Promo for Freeform Thriller

Freeform is getting an early jump on a very Cruel Summer. The network’s Jessica Biel-produced thriller will premiere with a two-hour event on Tuesday, April 20 (9/8c), with subsequent episodes airing Tuesdays at 10 pm. The announcement was made Friday during Freeform’s portion of the Television Critics Association winter press tour — a presentation that […]

Ally Sheedy and Sofia Black-D'Elia's Single Drunk Female Comedy Ordered to Series at Freeform

After seeing the Single Drunk Female pilot, Freeform has decided it’ll have another — by ordering to series the mother/daughter comedy starring Ally Sheedy and Sofia Black-D’Elia. The premise: After a spectacularly embarrassing public breakdown, irreverent alcoholic Samantha Fink (played by Black-D’Elia) is forced to move back home with her “Smother” (Sheedy), to sober up […]

Ratings: Mr. Mayor and The Hustler End on Low Notes, Sheldon Tops Night

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC bubble comedy Mr. Mayor closed out its freshman term on Thursday night with 2.47  million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating, dipping to series lows on both counts. Leading out of that, Superstore (1.8 mil/0.4) was steady, while SVU (3.7 mil/0.6) dipped. Elsewhere: ABC | Celebrity Wheel […]

Better Call Saul's Final Season Likely Delayed Until Early 2022

Better… late than never? Nearly two years may pass between Better Call Saul Season 5 and the acclaimed AMC drama’s farewell run, which likely will not arrive until early 2022. Better Call Saul closed out Season 5 back on April 20, and until now has at the most allowed about 16 months between seasons (which […]

Wu Assassins Team Reunites to Seek Fistful of Vengeance in Netflix Movie

Kai Jin & Co. will seek a Fistful of Vengeance in a Netflix movie that will reunite several characters from the Wu Assassins supernatural-action drama. In the 90-minute standalone story, which is set to film in Thailand, the Wu Assassin team reunites in Bangkok to avenge the death of one of their own, only to […]

Debris Review: NBC's Fast-Paced Alien Drama Spins a Tantalizing Mystery

NBC’s new sci-fi drama Debris opens with a fairly standard action scene, with federal agents chasing black-market crooks through a luxury hotel. But the crooks aren’t selling guns or diamonds; they’re selling fragments of a destroyed alien spaceship that are scattered across the globe. And when a hotel maid innocently touches one of those fragments, […]

WandaVision Recap: This Is Your Life! — Plus, S.W.O.R.D.'s Finale Plan Revealed

This week on WandaVision –– in the season’s penultimate (and longest) episode — Agatha Harkness sought answers about how Wanda conjured Westview, and S.W.O.R.D.’s plan was revealed. “Previously On” kicked off with a “Previously on…” that included clips from Infinity War and other MCU movies, before using a version of the Marvel fanfare that closed […]

The Time Traveler's Wife: Rose Leslie, Theo James to Headline HBO Series

Rose Leslie is returning to HBO as The Time Traveler’s Wife. The Game of Thrones vet will star opposite Theo James (Sanditon) in a series adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s beloved novel, which was previously made into a 2009 film starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana, our sister site Deadline reports. Adapted by Steven Moffat (Sherlock, Doctor […]

Elliot's Return Leaves Liv Breathless in New Law & Order Crossover Promo

Only two new words are spoken in NBC’s latest promo for Elliot Stabler’s long-awaited return to the Law & Order-verse, but to be fair, they’re two pretty great ones. The brief-but-powerful preview, which aired Thursday night, finds Elliot (Chris Meloni) arriving to what looks like the scene of a crime. Though we don’t see him, […]

Peacock's Punky Brewster Revival Premiere: Grade Soleil Moon Frye's Ability to Turn Our World Around

Different colored Chucks, a pair of overalls and a bandana or two is all the beloved title character in Peacock’s Punky Brewster revival needed to get back in touch with the rainbow-tinted-sunshine kind of girl she used to be. That’s because this Punky (reprised by Soleil Moon Frye) is all grown up as a divorced […]

TVLine Items: Hulu's Mike Tyson Series, Perry Mason Promotions and More

Hulu is getting in the boxing ring with Mike Tyson. The streamer has ordered the limited scripted series Iron Mike, about “the wild, tragic and controversial life and career behind one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture,” it was announced during the virtual Television Critics Association winter press tour. The eight-episode drama was […]

Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on Legends, Flash, Million Things, Chicago P.D., Star, Good Girls, Manifest, NCIS: LA and More

Is The Flash due for more blasts from the past? Will Fox’s Star ever shine again? Which of the Good Girls is about to have some good luck? Will Legends reveal more about Gary? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows! (Email any new Qs to InsideLine@tvline.com.) One of the […]

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. Is About to Lose His Head in New Hulu Teaser — Plus, Get Premiere Date for Animated Comedy

And now for something different: Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., the first adult animated comedy from the production studio, will make its debut Friday, May 21 on Hulu, it was announced during the virtual Television Critics Association winter press tour on Thursday. The series — which premieres with all 10 episodes — follows the megalomaniacal supervillain M.O.D.O.K. (voiced […]

The Handmaid's Tale Season 4: June Is on the Run (Again!) in New Trailer — Find Out When It Premieres

The Handmaid’s Tale‘s June just has to hold on until April. That’s when Hulu’s dystopian drama, which ended Season 3 with Elisabeth Moss’ character bleeding copiously, will be back for Season 4. (Wednesday, April 28, to be exact.) The return date was announced in conjunction with the show’s panel at the Television Critics Association winter […]

Love, Victor Sets June Return at Hulu

Victor Salazar’s coming-of-age story will add a new chapter in late spring: Hulu announced Thursday that Love, Victor will return on Friday, June 11 for its second season. All 10 episodes of Season 2 will drop on that date. A follow-up to the 2018 film Love, Simon, Hulu’s sequel series stars Michael Cimino as the […]

The First Lady: O-T Fagbenle Tapped to Play Barack Obama in Showtime Drama

Showtime’s political drama The First Lady has sworn in another cast member: O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale) will play President Barack Obama in the upcoming anthology, opposite Viola Davis as Michelle Obama. The First Lady, which snagged a series order at Showtime just over a year ago, will pull back the curtain on the personal and […]

Falcon and the Winter Soldier Teases Anthony Mackie's Captain America in New Sneak Peek — Watch

“You’re needed, Cap,” Bucky Barnes (played by Sebastian Stan) tells Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in a new teaser for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which is set to premiere Friday, March 19, on Disney+. Wilson will take up the Captain America mantle after Steve Rogers handed him the shield in Avengers: Endgame. The six-episode […]

Abigail Spencer Joins Katey Sagal in ABC's Rebel — Watch New Promo

Abigail Spencer has been tapped to join the Katey Sagal-led Rebel, in what will be her sixth project with Grey’s Anatomy vet Krista Vernoff. Spencer will recur as Misha, “a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon who has a painful romantic history with Nate (Fear the Walking Dead‘s Keven Zegers), but can’t resist getting involved with studying the Stonemore […]

Power's Naturi Naughton Joins ABC Hip-Hop Pilot Queens — What Does This Mean for Tasha in Book II: Ghost?

Power fans have known it for a while, but now it’s official: Naturi Naughton is one of the Queens. The Power star has been cast in Queens, ABC’s hourlong pilot about a hip-hop girl group that reunites when its members are in their 40s, our sister site Deadline reports. The potential series follows four estranged […]

Titans First Look: Blackfire Suits Up!

Blackfire is looking lit for Titans Season 3. The DC Universe-turned-HBO Max series on Thursday revealed a first look at the Tamaranean baddie’s new supersuit, months after her sister Koriand’r aka Starfire (played by Anna Diop) got her own slick new look. Damaris Lewis, who appeared in a pair of Season 2 episodes as Blackfire, […]

Barry Jenkins' Underground Railroad Gets Amazon Premiere Date

After generating buzz for years, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ slavery liberation drama, The Underground Railroad, has landed a premiere date. The Amazon Prime limited series, which is based on Colton Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, will premiere Friday, May 14, the streamer has announced. The highly anticipated adaptation follows Cora (played […]

Chris Meloni Reflects on 'Inelegant' Law & Order: SVU Contract Dispute That Led to His Abrupt 2011 Exit

A decade after his abrupt Law & Order: SVU departure, and a month before his much-ballyhooed return to the ‘dun, dun’ franchise in the Stabler-centric Law & Order: Organized Crime, Chris Meloni is still reckoning with his unceremonious exit from the franchise. “For me, it was about how things fell out — and the word I’ll use is […]

TV Ratings: For Life Steady With Finale, as Series Awaits Word on Season 3

In the latest TV show ratings, ABC’s For Life on Wednesday night wrapped Season 2 with 1.7 million total viewers — its best audience in five episodes — and its fifth straight 0.3 demo rating, opposite reruns on both NBC and CBS. The bubble drama’s sophomore run thus averaged 1.8 million weekly viewers and a […]

Elite Renewed for Season 5 at Netflix, Ahead of Season 4 Premiere

Netflix will continue to roam the halls of Las Encinas for the foreseeable future. The streaming service has renewed Spanish-language drama Elite for a fifth season, ahead of its Season 4 premiere. According to our sister site Deadline, the Season 5 cast will include a pair of newcomers: Argentinian actress Valentina Zenere (Cable Girls) and Brazilian actor […]

Snowfall EP and Writer Walter Mosley: 'John Singleton Is Happy With How Things Turned Out For the Show'

Take away the drugs and the crime, and FX’s gritty ’80s crack epidemic drama Snowfall is a show about choices. Not the gray-area choices of wrong from right, because that’s subjective, but the choices about life’s paths and allegiances. This is something the series’ writers and producers explored in the Season 3 finale when viewers […]

Resident Alien Boss on Rivals Harry and Max: 'They'll Never Be Best Friends'

As an alien hell-bent on destroying mankind, Harry probably never expected his No. 1 nemesis on earth would be a pint-sized grade schooler. On Wednesday’s episode of Resident Alien, Max and Harry’s rivalry came to a head, leading to the formation of a mutually beneficial truce between the two enemies. After Max admitted to his […]

Riverdale Recap: School Is In (and Archie and Betty Are Officially On)

Need to catch up? Read our previous Riverdale recap here. The Riverdale kids are now the teachers at Riverdale High — ah, it seems like just a few weeks ago, they were graduating — and two of them are getting awfully cozy in between classes. Wednesday’s episode finds the old gang back at school together, […]

The Twilight Zone Not Returning for Season 3 at Paramount+

Paramount+ is exiting The Twilight Zone. Jordan Peele’s eerie anthology series won’t return for Season 3 at the streaming site, TVLine has learned. Peele (Get Out, Us) hosted, narrated and executive-produced the revival, which offered a modern refresh of the 1960s sci-fi series. Notable guest stars included Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead), Adam Scott (Parks and […]

Ginny & Georgia Team Discusses the Premiere's Surprise Hookup and How It Subverts a Trope — Plus, Grade It!

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Ginny & Georgia‘s premiere. Proceed at your own risk! Most shows would probably wait a couple episodes, if not a whole season, before having their teenage heroine lose her virginity by hooking up with the resident bad boy. But not Ginny & Georgia. In Wednesday’s debut of the […]

The Game: Football Series' Revival Is Moving From The CW to Paramount+

The Game is switching homefields (again)! ViacomCBS announced Wednesday during the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour that a revival of the hour-long dramedy has been greenlit at Paramount+. Coby Bell is set to reprise his role of frugal footballer Jason Pitts along with Brandy as Pitt’s ex-wife Chardonnay. “When it premiered on @BET, @TheGameBET […]

NBC Pulls Nurses Episode From Digital Platforms Amid Controversy Over 'Pernicious' Orthodox Jewish Storyline

NBC has pulled an episode of Canadian import Nurses from its digital platforms after it was condemned by the Simon Wiesenthal Center for its depiction of Orthodox Jews, per The Hollywood Reporter. The installment in question — which aired on Feb. 9 in the states — featured a scene in which a young Orthodox Jewish […]

Frasier Revival Officially Greenlit as Kelsey Grammer 'Gleefully' Confirms Paramount+ Series Order

It’s officially official: Paramount+ is exhuming Frasier from the TV graveyard, ordering a revival of the Emmy-winning sitcom. And while Kelsey Grammer is confirmed to reprise his titular role in the sequel series, sources tell TVLine there are no deals in place yet for his co-stars David Hyde Pierce (Niles) Jane Leeves (Daphne) and Peri Gilpin […]

Younger Moving to Paramount+ for Final Season — Watch Sneak Peek

After six seasons, scheme queen Liza Miller is vacating her throne of lies — but first, she’s relocating it. The upcoming seventh and final season of Younger will debut on Paramount+, TVLine has learned, though an exact premiere date remains TBD. According to the announcement made during ViacomCBS’ streaming presentation on Wednesday, the 12-episode season […]

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers: Will Joshua Jackson Return? — EP Weighs In

The Ducks will fly again in The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, premiering Friday, March 26 on Disney+. With Emilio Estevez reprising his film role as coach Gordon Bombay in the 10-episode first season, that raises questions about whether or not other former Ducks will lace back up— like maybe Charlie Conway (played by Joshua Jackson), […]

Halo TV Series Based on Video Game Moves From Showtime to Paramount+

Halo has said goodbye to Showtime. Instead, the highly anticipated TV adaptation of the hit video game will make its debut on the Paramount+ streaming service (currently known as CBS All Access), TVLine has confirmed. Per the original, official description, the Halo adaptation — which received a 10-episode order way, way back in June of the year […]

TVLine Items: Daniel Sunjata Gets Power, Mighty Ducks Trailer and More

Power Book II: Ghost has found its Big Bad: Daniel Sunjata (Graceland, Rescue Me) has joined the Starz drama in a series-regular role for Season 2, our sister site Deadline reports. Sunjata will play Mecca, who is described as calculated, manipulative and dangerous. He “conveniently reemerges in New York at the exact moment the Tejadas” […]

Will WandaVision Return for Season 2? Marvel Boss Weighs In on Show's Fate

With only two episodes left in WandaVision‘s run, an inevitable question has come up for its fans: Will the show be back for Season 2? Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige addressed that query on Wednesday, keeping the door ajar for a potential second season of the Disney+ series (which drops new episodes on Fridays). “I’ve […]

Kung Fu Reboot and The Republic of Sarah Get CW Premiere Dates

The CW has set series premiere dates for its new take on Kung Fu and the original drama The Republic of Sarah. Kung Fu, starring Olivia Liang (Legacies), Tzi Ma (Wu Assassins) and Kheng Hua Tan (Marco Polo), will inherit Riverdale‘s time slot starting Wednesday, April 7 at 8/7c, where it followed by an original […]

Legends of Tomorrow Moves to Sundays as The CW Sets Spring Return Dates for Dynasty and More — See Full Schedule

The CW is shaking up its schedule this spring to make way for new seasons of several returning favorites. The shuffling begins with DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, which returns for its sixth season on Sunday — yes, Sunday! — May 2 at 8/7c. It will be followed by a new episode of Batwoman, which is […]

Marvel's Loki and Animated Star Wars: Bad Batch Get Disney+ Premiere Dates

Disney+ has locked in dates for Loki, which will be its third live-action Marvel series, and its first animated Star Wars series. Most recently penciled in for May, Loki is now set to premiere on Friday, June 11 — about three months after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier hits our screens. It stars MCU […]

High School Musical Season 2 Premiering in May on Disney+

Prepare for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Return!  The world’s longest-acronym’d series will return to Disney+ with its second season on Friday, May 14, TVLine has learned. Here’s what we can expect, per the official Season 2 synopsis: “The East High Wildcats, who are preparing to perform Beauty and the Beast as […]

Monsters, Inc. Spinoff, Chip 'N' Dale Reboot Get Disney+ Premiere Dates

Monsters, Inc. fans will finally get the answer to a 20-year-old question when the Disney+ spinoff premieres this summer. The streamer announced Wednesday that Monsters at Work will debut on Friday, July 2. According to the official logline, the sequel series picks up the day after the Monsters, Incorporated power plant started harvesting the laughter […]

John Stamos' Big Shot, Turner & Hooch Reboot, Mysterious Benedict Society Get Disney+ Premiere Dates

John Stamos will take it to the court this spring, when Disney+ launches David E. Kelley’s Big Shot. The streamer announced Wednesday that the prolific producer’s new sports dramedy will bow Friday, April 16. After getting ousted from the NCAA, Coach Marvyn Korn (Stamos) takes a job at an all-girls high school, where “he soon […]

Ratings: Superman & Lois Debut Gives CW Time Slot a 2-Year Audience High

In the latest TV show ratings, Superman & Lois‘ 90-minute premiere event averaged 1.71 million total viewers and higher than a 0.3 demo rating — with its first hour delivering The CW’s largest audience in that time slot (1.71 mil) in two years, since The Flash 5×12. That said, it was no Walker, which debuted […]

Riverdale Sneak Peek: Veronica and Her New Husband Perform a 'Shallow' Duet

Veronica is going off the deep end this week on Riverdale… and her new husband Chad is there to make sure she doesn’t meet the ground. TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday’s episode (The CW, 8/7c), with Veronica taking the stage at her old speakeasy — now Toni’s reborn Whyte Wyrm bar — […]

The United States vs Billie Holiday Director Lee Daniels on Jazz Icon: 'Her Imperfection Is What Made Her Perfect'

Billie Holiday didn’t particularly enjoy singing “Strange Fruit,” a chilling anti-lynching anthem that compared Black bodies to fruit hanging from a tree, but she knew it was too important to not be performed. The song, which earned the sympathy of her Black and white patrons, made her a threat to the FBI and marked the […]

Nurses Finale Recap: Fresh Starts and Bad Decisions — Plus, Grade It!

It was an eventful first four months on the job for the newbie Nurses. Season 1 of the Canadian medical drama ended its NBC shift on Tuesday by tackling a pregnancy scare, alcoholism and sexual assault. Now that she’s gone public with her allegations against Dr. Hamilton, Grace is swarmed by the media and ostracized […]

Home Improvement Reunion: Grade History Channel's Assembly Required

Less than two months after he reprised his role as Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor on Last Man Standing, Tim Allen is revisiting his Home Improvement roots yet again, by way of History Channel’s Assembly Required. Allen and former Tool Time sidekick Richard Karn (aka Al Borland) serve as hosts of the reality competition. Each […]

This Is Us Recap: Ride or Cry

We don’t talk enough about what This Is Us‘ Early Years Rebecca went through. Let’s just think back to the series premiere for a minute. After carrying three babies for many months, Rebecca underwent immensely traumatic labor and an emergency caesarean section. And when she woke up afterward, she had to learn that one of […]

This Is Us' Latest Flash-Forward Confirms [Spoiler] Is Alive and Well

Warning: This post contains spoilers for this week’s This Is Us. On this week’s This Is Us, another two members of the Pearson family proved they’ll still be around in the not-too-far-off future. The episode gave us glimpses of a young medical intern who blew off her introduction to the Labor and Delivery unit, then went […]

This Is Us Director Jon Huertas Talks Flash-Forward Challenges, Playing Chicken With Mandy Moore's Due Date

Miguel Rivas might be the last person any of the Pearsons go to when they’re making decisions. But in Tuesday’s This Is Us, his portrayer called all the shots. Series regular Jon Huertas helmed “The Ride,” an hour that followed along as Kevin/Madison, Kate/Toby/Ellie, Rebecca/Jack and Randall/Beth brought new babies home from the hospital over the […]

Superman & Lois Team Explains the Series Premiere's 'L' of a Final Twist: 'We Wanted to Tell a New Story'

With Tuesday’s series premiere of Superman & Lois, The CW is reintroducing viewers to the most iconic couple in the DC canon. And much has changed since we saw them last. Now the parents of two very different teenage boys, Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) are running the rat race in Metropolis, until […]

Flash Boss Teases Diggle's Next Visit (And the 'Problem' He'll Be Juggling)

If John Diggle looks a bit green around the gills when he resurfaces on The Flash, it’s because the Arrow hero will be dealing with a lot. As Arrow‘s series finale drew to a close, Diggle (played by David Ramsey) was packing up to relocate his family to Metropolis when a meteor crashed nearby, slamming […]

Taylor Kitsch to Star With Chris Pratt in Amazon's Thriller The Terminal List

Amazon Prime has lined up quite the dynamic duo: Taylor Kitsch has signed on to star alongside Chris Pratt in the upcoming thriller series The Terminal List, our sister site Deadline reports. Based on the bestselling novel by Jack Carr, The Terminal List stars Pratt as Navy SEAL James Reece, whose platoon is ambushed during […]

The Oval Renewed for Season 3

The Oval is sticking around for another term. BET has renewed Tyler Perry’s political soap for a third season, Deadline reports. The pickup comes just one week after the premiere of the show’s 22-episode second season and ahead of tonight’s second episode. The show’s ensemble cast includes Ed Quinn, Kron Moore, Paige Hurd, Daniel Croix Henderson, […]

TVLine Items: Succession Recruits Hope Davis, PaleyFest Lineup and More

Succession‘s much anticipated third season has a new addition: Hope Davis (Your Honor, For the People) has booked a multi-episode arc as Sandi Furness, daughter to Logan Roy’s long-time rival Sandy Furness (played by Larry Pine), per our sister site Deadline. As previously reported, the HBO drama has also tapped Sanaa Lathan (The Affair, Shots […]

The Masked Singer to Introduce Wild Card Contestants During Season 5

Thought The Masked Singer‘s fifth season couldn’t get wilder than a cyberpunk porcupine/hedgehog/rat creation? Think again! Season 5 of the competition series will, for the first time, include several wild card contestants that will appear during the show’s run to mix things up. While the 10 main contestants will be split into Group A and […]

Ziwe: Showtime Sets May Premiere Date for Comedian's Variety Series

Ziwe Fumudoh will trade in the small screen of Instagram for a full-fledged Showtime series this spring. The buzzy comedian, known simply as Ziwe, will debut her self-titled variety show on Sunday, May 9 at 11/10c, TVLine has learned. Spanning six episodes in its first season, Ziwe will include interviews, musical numbers, guest stars and […]

New Amsterdam Season 3 Trailer: Amidst COVID Crisis, Max Hopes for a 'Better' Future... With Helen?

COVID strikes close to home in Season 3 of NBC’s New Amsterdam. And as a result, Dr. Max Goodwin will take a closer look at the hospital’s — and his own — future. The first full trailer for the long-awaited third season (premiering next Tuesday March 2 at 10/9c) kicks off with a recap of […]

Frogger Competition Series, Based on Arcade Game, Ordered at Peacock

If George Costanza was looking for one more reason to get a Peacock subscription, he just found it. The streamer is developing a live-action competition show based on Frogger, the classic arcade game about a frog that just wants to cross the street without getting run over. (Relatable!) The game show will feature 12 obstacle […]

Monster High Live-Action TV Musical, New Animated Series in Works at Nick

Nickelodeon and Mattel, Inc. are teaming up for an animated series as well as a live-action TV-movie musical based on the decade-old Monster High fashion doll franchise. The series will follows the characters of Clawdeen Wolf (pictured), Draculaura and Frankie Stein “as they navigate the hilarity of high school in the hallowed halls of Monster […]

TV Ratings: Good Doctor Eyes Lows, Bachelor Slips But Still Leads Night

In the latest TV show ratings, The Good Doctor this week drew 3.8 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating, ticking down on both counts to mark series lows; read recap. Opening ABC’s night, The Bachelor (5.2 mil/1.2, read recap and get update on Chris Harrison controversy) slipped two tenths in the demo yet still […]

This Is Us Sneak Peek: The Reality of New Parenthood Sets in For a Shell-Shocked Jack and Rebecca

It appears that This Is Us‘ Kevin has been difficult literally since birth. Because of course Kev is the infant who decides to pee all over everything as his frazzled mom and dad prepare to leave the hospital in this exclusive sneak peek from tonight’s episode (NBC, 9/8c). The hour, titled “The Ride,” chronicles several times that […]

Step Up: The Flash's Keiynan Lonsdale, Others Join Starz Series' Season 3 Cast

Onetime Flash speedster Keiynan Lonsdale, TV vet Enrique Murciano and dancer Rebbi Rosie are among the latest cast additions to Starz‘s Season 3 re-imaging of the Step Up series. Additionally, Terayle Hill has been upped to series regular in the role of Marquise. Inspired by the Step Up film franchise, the series centers on Sage […]

Jupiter's Legacy Gets May Premiere Date on Netflix — Watch First Teaser

Another highly anticipated clash of superheroes is coming to the small screen, this time via Netflix. The eight-episode adaptation of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s Jupiter’s Legacy graphic novels will premiere on Friday, May 7, TVLine has learned. Here’s what we can expect, per Netflix’s official synopsis: “After nearly a century of keeping mankind safe, […]

Good Doctor Recap: Lea Combats Cyber Terrorism — Plus, [Spoiler] Gets Fired

The Good Doctor went full-on CSI: Cyber this week — and you probably have some thoughts. In addition to the cyberattack, Monday’s Freddie Highmore-directed episode saw the departure of one of the newbies (no real surprise, given where her story left off four weeks ago) and the salvation of a fan-favorite friendship. Before you hit […]

9-1-1: Lone Star's Brian Michael Smith Breaks Down Naomi's Complicated Feelings About Paul's Transition

Paul’s mother and sister passed through Austin on Monday’s 9-1-1: Lone Star, resulting in a particularly dramatic family reunion, even for this show. Though this is the first time viewers are being introduced to Paul’s mom Cynthia (played by Cleo King) and sister Naomi (Regina Hoyles), the chemistry is undeniable. It’s as if we’ve been […]

The Bachelor Recap: Four Hometown Visits... and One Early Departure

COVID has changed the way hometown visits are conducted on The Bachelor. Instead of having Matt James fly to Minnesota, Georgia, California and Canada this week, producers came up with clever and virtual ways to bring those locations to him while also having the final four women’s families flown to the Nemacolin resort in Pennsylvania, […]

The Bachelor Star Matt James Speaks Out, Calls Chris Harrison Interview 'Troubling and Painful to Watch'

After weeks of controversy stirred by his historic season, The Bachelor star Matt James is making his voice heard. James released a statement on Instagram on Monday reacting to the controversy sparked by recently surfaced photos of current contestant Rachael Kirkconnell at an Antebellum-themed party, which romanticizes the pre-Civil War South and the era of […]

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: New Photos Tease Sam and Bucky's Mismatched Team-Up in Disney+ Series

Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) step out on their own in The Falcon and the Winter Solider, which is set to premiere Friday, March 19 on Disney+. New photos tease an action-packed adventure for the mismatched Marvel duo. The upcoming series, which takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame, finds […]

Cherries Wild: Breaking Down the Wild 'Not a Slot Machine' Disclaimer Behind Fox's Slot Machine Game Show

When is a slot machine not a slot machine? When it’s… not a slot machine. Fox on Sunday night debuted Cherries Wild, a primetime game show that had already set itself apart from the pack by way of its clear Pepsi (but not Pepsi Clear) branding. About midway through the half-hour, the players (in the […]

Outer Range: Matt Lauria Joins Amazon Drama Series in Recurring Role

Fresh off his CSI casting, Matt Lauria is joining Amazon’s upcoming Josh Brolin-fronted drama series Outer Range, TVLine has learned exclusively. Outer Range centers on Brolin’s Royal Abbott, a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathomable mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness. Lauria — best know for his series-regular stints on Friday […]

The Simpsons Replaces Harry Shearer With Black Actor as Voice of Dr. Hibbert

Another popular Springfield resident is getting a long-overdue recast. Harry Shearer, a white actor who has been voicing Black doctor Julius Hibbert since the character’s debut more than 30 years ago, is stepping down from the role, Vulture reports. In fact, Shearer’s final episode as Dr. Hibbert (Season 32’s “Diary Queen”) aired this past Sunday. […]

TVLine Items: Mayans Season 3 Trailer, Holey Moley Double Renewal and More

Mayans MC is taking a big swing in a new trailer for Season 3 of FX’s Sons of Anarchy spinoff, which returns with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, March 16 at 10/9c — more than 16 months (!) after the Season 2 finale. The 10-episode third season picks up where Season 2 left off. “After U.S. […]

The First Lady: Gillian Anderson to Play Eleanor Roosevelt in Showtime Series

After an acclaimed turn as Margaret Thatcher on The Crown, Gillian Anderson has set her sights on another famous female in politics. The actress will play Eleanor Roosevelt in Showtime’s The First Lady, an upcoming anthology that will pull back the curtain on the personal and political lives of three FLOTUSes. Described as a “revelatory reframing of […]

Kit Harington Among 29 Actors Joining Amazon's Modern Love in Season 2

The forecast for Modern Love Season 2 calls for a dusting of Jon Snow. Amazon Prime on Monday announced the cast for the anthology dramedy’s upcoming seven-episode second season, and Game of Thrones vet Kit Harington is one of two dozen-plus actors orbiting Cupid’s crossbow. Joining Harington in Season 2 — which is set to […]

Scripps National Spelling Bee Returns, With In-Person Championship on ESPN

After taking a year off due to the c-o-r-o-n-a-v-i-r-u-s p-a-n-d-e-m-i-c, the Scripps National Spelling Bee will get buzzing again this spring/summer, leading to an in-person championship to air on ESPN2. Still, this year’s bee will be a bit different, with the virtual preliminary rounds not jammed into one intense Bee Week but instead stretched from […]

The Irregulars, Dark Drama About Teens Who Assist Holmes and Watson, Gets Netflix Premiere Date and Teaser

The Irregulars will get to work helping the enigmatic Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson on Friday, March 26, when Netflix releases the dark, eight-episode drama. Written by Tom Bidwell (Watership Down, My Mad Fat Diary), who is among the series’ executive producers, The Irregulars is described as “a dark, mysterious drama that follows a gang […]

Ratings: The Equalizer Draws Another Good Crowd, Fox 'Toons Return Low

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ The Equalizer drew 7.9 million total viewers, holding steady vs. last week’s time slot debut to again deliver Sunday’s second largest crowd (trailing only 60 Minutes‘ 9.3 mil). In the demo, The Equalizer slipped two tenths from its time slot premiere, to a 0.7. Leading out of that, […]

Ginny & Georgia Review: Netflix's Mother-Daughter Dramedy Is a Hollow Pastiche of Pop-Culture Homages

It’s not a great sign when watching a new show just makes you think about other, better shows. That’s the case with Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia — premiering Wednesday, Feb. 24 on the streamer; I’ve seen five of the ten episodes — a mildly cute, kind of boring new dramedy that wears its pop-culture inspirations proudly […]

Jeopardy's Ken Jennings Marks Last Day as Guest Host, Thanks Viewers for 'Patience With Tough Learning Curve'

Hours after signing off as Jeopardy‘s inaugural interim guest host on Friday, Ken Jennings expressed gratitude to the game show’s legions of fans while also tipping his hat to his late predecessor, Alex Trebek. “That’s a wrap on my six weeks of Jeopardy guest hosting,” the GOAT contestant tweeted. “Thanks for watching, thanks for your patience with […]

The Neighborhood's Beth Behrs Teases Hubby's Guest Spot; Tichina Arnold Previews Tina's Pat Benatar Moment

It’s no surprise that The Neighborhood has clicked with audiences. The success of CBS’ No. 1 comedy, which was recently picked up for Season 4, hinges on the chemistry of its stars, including Beth Behrs and Tichina Arnold, who play Dave and Calvin’s better halves, Gemma and Tina. No less than 24 hours after CBS […]

American Idol Recap: Katy Perry Meets Her Twin 'At Last,' Plus More of the Best and Worst Auditions From Week 2

American Idol‘s second round of Season 19 auditions did not feature any more children of disgraced political figures, but it did introduce us to a girl who kind of looks like Katy Perry. And that’s not nothing. The look-alike in question was 17-year-old Hannah Everhart, who charmed the judges with a lovely (if somewhat reserved) […]

Men in Kilts' Sam Heughan on Losing That Skinny-Dipping Bet (and What a Season 2 Rematch Might Look Like)

One of Starz’s Men in Kilts was decidedly out of his in the final moments of this week’s episode. The travel series’ second installment found Graham McTavish and Sam Heughan exploring the world of Scottish sports. They lifted heavy rocks. They tried their hands at events from the Highland Games, like tug-o-war and tossing the caber. […]

Batwoman Recap: Heist Stakes

The search for that elusive Jack Napier painting — which could be the key to finding Kate Kane — continues this week, with Batwoman‘s eponymous hero teaming up with an unlikely source to pull off a tricky heist. “Gore on Canvas” kicks off in a seedy alleyway as Jacob Kane meets with a promising lead on […]

The Crew Stars Break Down Finale's Surprising Jake/Catherine Moment, Reveal COVID Workaround for [Spoiler]

Kevin and Beth aren’t the only potential pairing being teased by The Crew. In the Season 1 finale of Kevin James’ Netflix sitcom, NASCAR speedster Jake (played by Bridgerton‘s Freddie Stroma) shared a kiss with his new boss Catherine (Jillian Mueller), who had spent the previous nine episodes determined to ditch Bobby Spencer’s oafish driver. […]

Tell Me Your Secrets Season 1 Finale Recap: Emma's Memories Recovered, Theresa's Fate Revealed — Grade It!

Warning: This recap contains major spoilers from Tell Me Your Secrets’ Season 1 finale. When Emma’s memory kicks in, it really kicks in, eh? Tell Me Your Secrets‘ Season 1 finale handed out revelations with abandon. Pretty much all of the questions raised throughout the season were answered, culminating in a series of final moments […]

The Muppet Show Episodes Hit With 'Harmful' Content Warning on Disney+

Play the music, light the lights… and slap on the disclaimer? Select episodes of The Muppet Show — which began streaming on Disney+ on Friday, Feb. 19 — have been hit with a disclaimer citing “negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures.” “These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now,” the disclaimer reads. […]

Queen Latifah: 'Black Women Have Been Equalizing for Years and Years, From Hatshepsut to Kamala Harris'

Queen Latifah is using everything in her arsenal to bring the titular Robyn McCall to life on CBS’ The Equalizer (Sundays, 8/7c). The former rapper and singer relies on her musicality when it comes to fight sequences, and her sense of justice as someone who was bullied as a kid growing up in Newark, New […]

SNL Video: Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Makes Dude Bros Emotional

Apparently, some grown men still catch major feelings while listening to teenage love songs. In a pool hall sketch from this weekend’s Regé-Jean Page-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, a single selection on a jukebox turned a group of dude bros’ world upside down. After Page’s character briefly paused the guys’ usual smack talk to […]

SNL: Britney Spears Apology Talk Show Features Mandalorian's Gina Carano

Having already mastered Drew Barrymore, Saturday Night Live impressionist Chloe Fineman tried her hand at Britney Spears this weekend as part of a timely talk show parody featuring Cecily Strong as The Mandalorian‘s Gina Carano. The Fineman-fronted cold open saw Spears host a Las Vegas-based talk show called Oops, You Did It Again! “I started […]

The Crew's Kevin James Weighs In on Kevin/Beth Cliffhanger: 'I Don't Know If I'm the Best One to Make Her Happy'

It’s the age-old question: Does absence make the heart grow fonder? The Crew‘s Kevin Gibson is about to find out. In the Netflix comedy’s Season 1 finale, Kevin had the chance to tell Beth how he feels about her and ask her not to leave. Instead, he said nothing and wished her well as she set […]

Behind Her Eyes Finale Recap: Oh Yes, We Need to Talk About That Ending

If you’ve already made your way through all six episodes of Netflix’s highly unsettling, fiendishly addictive British psychological thriller Behind Her Eyes… well, we have a lot to discuss, don’t we? Before we dive into that doozy of a finale, a quick recap: Louise (Simona Brown) is a receptionist at a psychiatric office, and she […]

The TVLine-Up: What's New, Returning and Leaving the Week of Feb. 21

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 […]

Inevitable Quantum Leap Reboot 'Seems Like a Good Idea,' Scott Bakula Says — 'Sam's Still Out There!'

With the news that CBS’ NCIS: New Orleans is ending after its current season, many wonder where TV vet Scott Bakula will turn up next. Or is the question, where will he leap to? Already there is a wafer-thin rumor going around that Bakula may reprise his role as Star Trek: Enterprise‘s Captain Jonathan Archer […]

SNL: Nick Jonas to Pull Double Duty as Host and Musical Guest

One of the Jonas Brothers will fly solo when he returns to Studio 8H. NBC has announced that Nick Jonas will pull double duty as host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live‘s Feb. 27 episode — the last of five consecutive episodes that began with host John Krasinski on Jan. 30. The singer will […]

Ratings: Shark Tank, Magnum Top Night

In the latest TV show ratings, ABC’s Shark Tank this Friday drew 4.4 million total viewers and a 0.6 rating, dipping a tenth in the demo week-to-week but still leading the night in that measure. Over on CBS, MacGyver (4.8 mil/0.5) and Magnum P.I. (5.8 mil/0.5) were both steady, with the latter copping Friday’s largest […]

Performer of the Week: Titus Makin

THE PERFORMER | Titus Makin THE SHOW | The Rookie THE EPISODE | “Lockdown” (Feb. 14, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | It is a thing to watch a TV character and his portrayer shift into a whole other gear after two-and-a-half seasons. And that is exactly what happened when Makin’s Officer Jackson West stood up to TO […]

Drag Race Recap: A Lackluster Rusical Gets Upstaged by a Lip Sync Surprise

Broadway may still be dark, but Friday’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race kept the music going (for better or worse) with the debut of its latest Rusical. The Rusical is a time-honored tradition, one that has previously explored everything from the rise of the Kardashians (R.I.P., Kimye!) to the fall of herstory’s baddest bitches. So, […]

Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak Made an Unprecedented (and Hilarious) Blunder on Friday's Show — Watch Video

There was no spinning this one — Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak screwed up. And he was the first to admit it. During the bonus round on Friday’s show, Sajak — who has served as Wheel‘s master of ceremonies for four mostly error-free decades — accidentally opened the grand prize envelope at the start […]

Benedict Cumberbatch to Star in Series Remake of Hitchcock's The 39 Steps

Today is a good day because Benedict Cumberbatch has secured another paycheck. The Sherlock actor is slated to star in a limited series, The 39 Steps, inspired by John Buchan’s novel of the same name, our sister site Deadline reports. Alfred Hitchcock previously adapted the book into a 1935 film. The updated series, which doesn’t […]

Why Chris Harrison's Hiatus From the Bachelor-Verse Ought to Be Permanent

It’s a Bachelor scenario more predictable than a Neil Lane engagement ring on finale night: The longer a season of the ABC dating series runs, the more time its cast members will have to completely let us down. In recent years, social media users have done the work that the Bachelor franchise’s casting department should be doing, uncovering […]

Criminal Minds Revival In Early Development at Paramount+

Just a year after concluding its 15-season run on CBS, Criminal Minds is slinking out of the TV graveyard. TVLine has learned that upstart streamer Paramount+ is looking to revive the killer procedural via a limited event series (that sources say could also once again become an ongoing series). Insiders caution that the project — […]

TVLine Items: Mythic Quest Season 2 Teaser, Greer Joins First Lady and More

Mythic Quest is coming out of quarantine: Season 2 of the Apple TV+ workplace comedy will premiere Friday, May 7. Following the show’s quarantine special, the upcoming episodes find “everyone back in the office (well, almost everyone), attempting to build upon the success of Raven’s Banquet by launching an epic new expansion, but Ian (Rob […]

Schmigadoon! First Look: Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key Find a Magical Town in Apple TV+ Musical Comedy

Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key are stunned by the sound of music in the first photo from Schmigadoon!, an upcoming Apple TV+ musical comedy executive-produced by Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels. Strong (SNL) and Key (Friends From College) star as “a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover […]

J.J. Abrams, HBO Max Team for Reality-Bending Thriller About College Student

In a refreshing departure from #PeakTV’s reboot/revival mania, HBO Max has ordered to series a thriller based on an original story — from no less than former Lost boss J.J. Abrams. Subject to Change, as the project is titled, follows a desperate college student who signs up for a clinical trial that begins a wild, […]

Samara Weaving to Play Holly Madison in Series Based on Playboy Bunny's Life

SAG Award winner Samara Weaving is hopping into an exciting new role: Playboy Bunny. The actress has signed on to play Holly Madison in Sony Pictures Television’s limited series based on Madison’s 2015 memoir Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny, TVLine has learned. A network is not […]

Invincible: Robert Kirkman's Amazon Adaptation Gets a Full, Super Trailer

Teenager Mark Grayson is feeling pretty damn Invincible in the full trailer for Robert Kirkman’s Amazon Prime adaptation of his Skybound/Image comic book series, embedded below. Premiering Friday, March 26 with its first three, hour-long episodes — and then releasing a new one each week, landing its season finale on April 30 — Invincible is […]

How Random Was NCIS: LA Joke? Is Alexa Bliss Having a RAW Blast? What Is Your Servant Theory? 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: Los Angeles, Chicago P.D., Resident Alien and Servant! 1 | Which would you most liked to have seen on MacGyver: Scorpion alum Robert Patrick liken the crafty team to one […]

South Park to Air New 'Vaccination Special' in March — Watch Teaser

Moving forward, it’s South ParQ with a “Q.” And you really shouldn’t have to ask why. Comedy Central on Friday announced that the long-running animated series will debut a one-hour “Vaccination Special” on Wednesday, March 10 at 8/7c. Encores will air at 9 and 10 pm, and will be simulcast on MTV2. In this new […]

Justin Theroux's Mosquito Coast Gets Premiere Date at Apple — Watch Teaser

Apple TV+ has plotted a course for The Mosquito Coast: The Justin Theroux-led adaptation will debut on Friday, April 30, the streamer announced on Friday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. It’ll premiere with two episodes, with new episodes following each Friday. Based on the Paul Theroux novel (yes, that’s Justin’s uncle), The […]

Rose Byrne Channels '80s Jane Fonda In Apple TV+'s Aerobics-Themed Dramedy Physical — First Photo

Somewhere Jane Fonda is really feeling the burn. Apple TV+ on Friday pulled the leg warmers back on its upcoming Rose Byrne-fronted, ’80s-set aerobics dramedy Physical, releasing both a first look (see above) and an approximate premiere date. Bowing this summer, the 10-episode dark satire finds Byrne playing Sheila Rubin, “a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful […]

The Gloaming: Watch Eerie First Trailer for Starz's Australian Murder Mystery

We don’t know much, but we do know that if a trailer involves haunting music, glass-eyed dolls in disarray and mummified animal corpses… there’s some twisted stuff going down. And all of those elements are present in the exclusive preview of Starz’s new murder mystery, The Gloaming, which you can sample below. The Australian series follows […]

Country Comfort: LeAnn Rimes Crashes Eddie Cibrian and Katharine McPhee's Netflix Comedy in First Trailer

She may not have style or flair, but she’s there, and that’s how Katharine McPhee becomes the nanny on Netflix’s Country Comfort. The streamer on Friday released a full-length trailer for its new musical comedy (premiering Friday, March 19), in which “an aspiring young country singer named Bailey (McPhee) takes a job as a nanny […]

Ratings: Clarice Dips in Week 2, Sheldon and Celebrity Wheel Lead Thursday

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ Clarice with Episode 2 drew 4 million viewers and a 0.4 rating, steady in audience but down a tenth in the demo; read recap. Opening the Eye’s night, Young Sheldon (7.5 mil/0.8) was down a tick but dominated Thursday in total viewers and tied Celebrity Wheel of Fortune […]

MacGyver Casts Bozer's Parents for a Hometown Murder Mystery

This spring on CBS’ MacGyver, it is time to meet the parents — as in Bozer’s folks, who also helped raise Mac after his grandfather died. And they unwittingly bring with them a mystery to solve. TVLine has learned exclusively that in an April episode titled “H20 + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + […]

WandaVision Episode 7 Conjured a Big Reveal (and Its First Bonus Scene)

This week on WandaVision… well, let’s just say that this possibly happened. Huh. Whodathunkit? Kicking off the Modern Family-esque episode “Breaking the Fourth Wall,” Wanda shrugs to an off-camera interviewer, the morning after Halloween, “We’ve all been there, expanding the borders of a false world we created.” But more is amiss than she knows, because […]

Kate McKinnon Exits Hulu Series About Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes

Kate McKinnon will no longer be stepping into the role of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, our sister site Deadline reports. The Saturday Night Live staple was set to play Holmes in The Dropout, a Hulu limited series based on the ABC News podcast of the same name. The project, which snagged a series order […]

Clarice Recap: Starling's Past Haunts Her as She Wars With an Unruly Militia

If Clarice wants any shot at getting to the bottom of the drug trial conspiracy, she may have to (at least) try to play nice. But knowing what we know about Starling, it seems trust will continue being a major hurdle for the PTSD-stricken agent who, to be fair, has witnessed a lifetime of horror […]

Legacies Recap: Hope and Landon's 'Reunion' Takes a Dark Turn

If Hope Mikaelson ever wants to overcome her reputation as the Salvatore School’s resident killjoy, showing up crying to a party she wasn’t invited to on Thursday’s Legacies was not a good start. In Hope’s defense, her boyfriend did just dissolve into a puddle of supernatural goo, and the only reason she wasn’t invited was […]

Law & Order: Organized Crime Video: Is Chris Meloni's Elliot Apologizing to Liv in SVU Spinoff's First Footage?

Maybe we’re a little too #TeamLiv, but doesn’t it seem like the first promo for Law & Order: SVU‘s spinoff Organized Crime can double as an apology for the way Stabler ghosted his partner back in Season 13? “You know how much time has passed that you can’t reach out? Days turn into months turn into years […]

Mom Recap: Bonnie Breaks Down in Christy's Bedroom — But Why?

Bonnie finally had a good cry about missing Christy this Thursday on Mom — the first episode since CBS announced the long-running comedy would end this season. Throughout the episode, Bonnie was spiraling, trying to figure out how best to utilize the bedroom that previously belonged to her daughter. An arts-and-crafts room for papier-mâché? Nah. […]

SVU Recap: Criminal Intent's Barek (Kinda) Holds It Down in The Bronx

Someone who hasn’t been in the Law & Orderverse for quite some time popped back in during this week’s SVU: Carolyn Barek, formerly of Criminal Intent, who is now a lieutenant in charge of The Bronx Special Victims Unit. Annabella Sciorra’s character resurfaced after a rape in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan bore similarities to several that […]

Genius: Aretha EP Suzan-Lori Parks: 'Black Female Genius Is Powerful in a Way You Don't Even Realize'

It takes a genius to know one. So, it only makes sense that the creators behind Nat Geo’s Genius series would tap Suzan-Lori Parks to showrun, executive-produce and write Season 3, Genius: Aretha. One of the most heralded playwrights of our time, Parks was the first African American woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize in […]

WandaVision's Teyonah Parris Talks Monica's Bond With Wanda, Those Captain Marvel Mentions and More

We still have lots of questions about Wanda Maximoff’s true intentions on WandaVision… but Monica Rambeau has become just as big a mystery as of late. Ever since she got tossed from The Hex in Episode 3, Teyonah Parris‘ S.W.O.R.D. agent has been a total enigma: Her post-Hex X-rays (Hex-rays?) came back blank, her very cells have […]

Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on NCIS, Lucifer, Prodigal Son, New Amsterdam, Chi Med, Manifest, All Rise and More!

Has NCIS already filled a soon-to-be-vacated office? Will The Surgeon scrub in soon on Prodigal Son? Will WandaVision‘s Ralph reveal himself? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows! Any scoop on Prodigal Son? –Maite In the Fox drama’s next fresh episode (airing Tuesday, March 2), when Martin begins to work in the […]

Tell Me Your Secrets: 6 Things to Know About Amazon's Twisted Lily Rabe-Amy Brenneman Mystery Thriller

Tell Me Your Secrets isn’t just the title for Amazon’s latest thriller: It’s also amantra that’s likely running through the minds of all of the series’ major characters throughout Season 1. There’s Mary, played by The Leftovers‘ Amy Brenneman, a traumatized mom who desperately wants to know the whereabouts of her long-missing daughter. There’s John […]

Third FBI Series Eyed at CBS

CBS continues to tinker with its crowded spinoff bingo card with the possible addition of a third FBI series. In the wake of news that the Eye network is shaking up the NCIS franchise with the exit of NCIS: New Orleans and the possible arrival of NCIS: Hawaii, Deadline reports that CBS has put into […]

Mom's Allison Janney Reacts to Show Ending, Name-Checks Anna Faris

Mom‘s Allison Janney has taken to social media to reflect on CBS’ final-season announcement. The network revealed Wednesday that the sober-living comedy will conclude this spring, with its series finale set for Thursday, May 6 (at 9/8c). In a heartfelt Instagram post, Janney thanked the cast and crew, including executive producer Chuck Lorre; current costars […]

Kevin Can F**k Himself: Sitcom Wife Annie Murphy Takes a Seriously Dark Turn in AMC Dramedy Trailer

If Kevin Can Wait, WandaVision and Breaking Bad had a torrid three-way and made a baby of indeterminate paternity, it’d probably look a bit like Kevin Can F**k Himself — judging by the first trailer for the genre-busting dramedy. Debuting this summer on both AMC and AMC+, and starring Schitt’s Creek standout Annie Murphy, Kevin Can […]

TVLine Items: Power Spinoff Casts SoA Vet, Jamie Foxx Sitcom Debut and More

Power Book IV: Force has cast a bevy of series regulars for the forthcoming Tommy Egan-centered spinoff: Joining the ensemble are Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) as Walter Flynn, the head of Chicago’s Irish crime family, and Shane Harper (Hightown) as Vic Flynn, the heir apparent to the family business. Additional castings include Isaac Keys […]

The Dating Game Reboot — With a Celebrity Twist! — Ordered at ABC

ABC will once again play matchmaker — this time to the stars — by way of a freshly ordered Dating Game reboot. The Celebrity Dating Game has snagged an eight-episode order at the Alphabet Net, with New Girl alum Zooey Deschanel and Grammy-winning singer Michael Bolton set to host. In this star-studded version of the […]

Stargirl Season 2: John Wesley Shipp to Play Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick

DC’s Stargirl‘s membership in the Arrowverse will become double-secret official when John Wesley Shipp shows up to reprise his role as The Flash‘s Jay Garrick. EW.com reports that Shipp is set to guest-star in the ninth episode of Stargirl‘s sophomore run (exclusively on The CW) as the Golden Age version of the scarlet speedster, “in […]

Uzo Aduba to Star in Crime Drama From Good Wife's Robert and Michelle King

Uzo Aduba is getting on the right side of the law: The Emmy-winning Orange Is the New Black alum will star in the crime drama Low Country from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King, our sister site Deadline reports. The series produced by CBS Studios, which doesn’t have a network attached yet, stars […]

A Million Little Things First Look: Maggie's Back in the U.S.! What Might That Mean for Gary and Darcy?

Well hello, guv’nor! A Million Little Things‘ winter premiere marks Maggie’s return from Oxford, where she’s been taking part in a fellowship. And you didn’t think the show’s writers would let such a momentous occasion pass without quickly throwing Mags into the same room as her ex-boyfriend and his new lady, did you? In these […]

Shudder Renews Creepshow for Third Season, Orders Black Horror Anthology

Shudder has plenty more horror stories to tell: The AMC-owned streaming service has renewed anthology series Creepshow for Season 3, TVLine has learned. Creepshow‘s third season will include six episodes, and production on the new installments is already underway for a premiere later this year. Season 2, meanwhile, will debut on both Shudder and premium […]

Ratings: Chicago P.D. and SEAL Team Eye Audience Lows, Riverdale Rises

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s Chicago P.D. this week drew 5.7 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, ticking down on both counts to hit and match series lows. Med (7.4 mil/0.9) and Fire (7.1 mil/0.9), meanwhile, tied for the Wednesday demo win, with the former also delivering the night’s biggest audience. […]

Fate: The Winx Saga Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix

And now for some fairy good news: Netflix has renewed Fate: The Winx Saga for an eight-episode second season. . In making the announcement on Thursday, the streamer also confirmed that the entire cast — including Abigail Cowen as Bloom, Hannah van der Westhuysen as Stella, Precious Mustapha as Aisha, Eliot Salt as Terra and Elisha Applebaum […]

WandaVision Sneak Peek: Wanda Takes a 'Quarantine-Style Staycation' as Her Modern Family's World Unravels

WTF, Wanda? Why the face? Someone slap the side of the TV set, because the WandaVision world is officially on the fritz in this sneak peek from Episode 7 of the Disney+ hit. When last we tuned in, Vision’s (Paul Bettany) increasing awareness of Westview’s peculiar existence, leading to his attempt to escape through the […]

Good Trouble Boss Talks Mariana's Evan vs. Raj Decision, Davia/Dennis Complication and Malika's Future

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Wednesday’s Good Trouble. Proceed at your own risk! Good Trouble‘s Season 3 premiere was heavy on heartbreak as not one but several relationships came to an end — and a new couple started to heat up. Following what he perceived to be a betrayal, Jamie and Callie are officially […]

The Masked Dancer Finale: Tulip, Sloth and Cotton Candy Unmasked At Last

After nearly two months of voice-modulated clues, Craig Robinson’s puns and the same snippet of Cameo’s “Word Up” played on a loop, The Masked Dancer has reached its first finale. Heading into Wednesday’s conclusion, only Tulip, Cotton Candy and Sloth remained in the competition — and the dozens of clues offered to viewers since December have […]

Riverdale Recap: A Plan to Save the Town Sparks a Steamy Reunion

Need to catch up? Read our previous Riverdale recap here. We know the Riverdale gang is very busy trying to keep their hometown from being destroyed… but we’re still thinking about who was in the shower together. Archie and his pals are back in their old booth at Pop’s, with Archie trying to rally them […]

NCIS: New Orleans Cancelled, Will End With Season 7 at CBS

If your two favorite things are NCIS and Mardi Gras, I’ve got some terrible news for you: NCIS: New Orleans is coming to an end. Season 7, which is currently airing (Sundays at 10/9c), will be the CBS procedural’s last, our sister site Deadline reports. The series finale is set to air Sunday, May 16 […]

The Masked Singer Season 5: First Promo Offers Glimpse of New Costumes, Niecy Nash's Hosting Debut

OK, so we’re a little creeped out by the cyberpunk rat. But other than that, the first promo for The Masked Singer‘s upcoming Season 5 has us intrigued. The spot, which will air during tonight’s season finale of The Masked Dancer, offers a quick look at some of the upcoming season’s competitors. And because we don’t yet […]

Donald Glover Signs Huge Amazon Deal: What's This Mean for Atlanta?

The mayor of Atlanta is on the move. Donald Glover, who created and stars in the Emmy-winning comedy, is leaving FX to sign a huge development deal with Amazon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The deal is described as “a multiple-year, eight-figure overall deal” that includes “a content channel of sorts that will spotlight Glover’s […]

Mom to End With Season 8 at CBS — Find Out When the Series Finale Will Air

Bonnie Plunkett’s sobriety journey will have to continue off screen. CBS has announced that the Allison Janney sitcom Mom will conclude at the end of its current eighth season. Its series finale is set for Thursday, May 6 at 9/8c. “For the past eight years, we’ve had the great honor to bring these wonderful characters […]

Diverse Constantine Adaptation in the Works at HBO Max, From EP J.J. Abrams

One of DC Comics’ most devilish detectives is being reimagined for HBO Max. J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production company is developing a new series centered around the character of John Constantine, our sister site Deadline reports. In addition to being portrayed as a young Londoner, this new version of the occult-centric sleuth is reportedly being […]

Live-Action Wednesday Addams Series, Directed by Tim Burton, Lands at Netflix

Netflix is exploring Wednesday Addams’ presumably ooky days at boarding school in a new series that will mark Tim Burton‘s TV directorial debut. The streamer has given an eight-episode order to Wednesday, a live-action comedy described as a “sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery that follows Wednesday as a student at Nevermore Academy.” Wednesday is being written […]

TVLine Items: Demi Lovato Doc Trailer, The 4400 Vet's ABC Pilot and More

Demi Lovato is giving viewers an unprecedented deep-dive into her struggles in the first trailer for her upcoming docuseries Dancing With the Devil, debuting Tuesday, March 23 on YouTube. The four-part program explores “every aspect that led to Lovato’s nearly fatal overdose in 2018, and her awakenings in the aftermath,” per the official synopsis. The […]

Whoopi Goldberg and Jasmine Guy Join Girls Trip Writer's Harlem Comedy

Whoopi Goldberg and Jasmine Guy are both heading to Harlem, as the latest cast additions for Girls Trip writer Tracy Oliver’s new Amazon comedy. Created and written by Oliver, Harlem is a single-camera comedy following the lives of four women — friends from their college days at NYU — as they navigate sex, relationships and […]

The Oval Season 2 Premiere Leaves One Character's Fate Up in the Air

Real-world politics not thrilling enough for you? Fear not, for Tyler Perry’s The Oval has finally returned to BET with its thrilling second season. And even after having a night to sleep on it, we’re still trying to wrap our heads around what (and who?) went down in Tuesday’s bonkers premiere. Let’s begin by addressing […]

Flash Season 7 Photos Tease Dreamy 'WestAllen' Date, Barry as Harry (?!)

At long last, the first flurry of photos from The Flash Season 7 have floated in, and they are here to taunt you with the notion of an imminent, cozy WestAllen reunion — catered by Big Belly Burger, no less! But surely it is some bit of Mirrorverse torture of poor Iris, yes? Also among […]

The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola Score Early Renewals at CBS

CBS is getting an early jump on renewals, ordering additional seasons of Monday night sitcoms The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola, TVLine has learned. The latter will be heading into Season 3, while the former will be back for Season 4. The Neighborhood, which premiered in 2018, centers on the unlikely friendship between next-door neighbors Calvin […]

Rush Limbaugh, Conservative Radio and TV Host, Dead at 70

Radio and TV host Rush Limbaugh, one of the leading voices of the conservative movement over the last 30 years, has died at the age of 70. Limbaugh died on Wednesday after a battle with advanced lung cancer. He announced his diagnosis to listeners of his radio show back in February 2020; his wife, Kathryn, […]

Servant Sneak Peek: George Storms the Turners' in Search of Leanne — Watch

Servant‘s Uncle George may not know exactly what happened to his niece Leanne, but it’s safe to say that Dorothy and Sean Turner are very high on his list of suspects. In the following clip from Episode 6 (which hits AppleTV+ on Friday, Feb. 19), the baby who may or may not be Jericho (and […]

Craig Robinson-Fronted Sitcom From B99 Boss Ordered to Series at Peacock

A new sitcom headlined by Office vet Craig Robinson has lost its title but gained a 10-episode order at Peacock. The untitled comedy series, previously known as Killing It, hails from Brooklyn Nine-Nine showrunners Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici and centers on one man’s quest achieve the American dream (while hunting really big snakes). Robinson previously […]

Ratings: Young Rock, Kenan Give NBC Time Slot a Big Boost; This Is Us Rises

In the latest TV show ratings, the tag team of Young Rock and Kenan greatly improved NBC’s Tuesday leadoff slot, paving the way for This Is Us to also rise. Young Rock debuted to 5 million total viewers and a 0.9 demo rating, while Kenan drew 4.1 mil and a 0.8 — on average doubling […]

Hulu's Conversations With Friends, From Normal People Scribe, Casts Jemima Kirke, Sasha Lane and Others

Coming off of the acclaim of Normal People, Hulu is ready to start a Conversation With Friends, with a 12-episode adaptation of another Sally Rooney novel. The award-winning 2017 debut by the Irish author, who then went on to pen Normal People, Conversations With Friends as described as “a sharply intelligent novel about two college […]

Queen Sugar Premiere: Kofi Siriboe on Ralph Angel and Darla's Big Moment

Tuesday’s Season 5 premiere of Queen Sugar perfectly captured that “calm before the storm” vibe in the early months of 2020 before the COVID pandemic turned the world as we knew it upside down. It was just a year ago when large groups of people were congregating in close proximity in homes and restaurants without masks […]

Big Sky's Latest Fatality Weighs In on That 'Just Perfect' Death and the Lingering Question Left in Its Wake

Warning: This post contain major spoilers for Tuesday’s Big Sky. Proceed accordingly. Rumors of Rick Legarski’s death may have been greatly exaggerated the first time around (including, oops!, by us. Who knew someone could survive a bullet to the brain at super-close range?!). But in Tuesday’s Big Sky, the Montana state trooper met his definite end […]

This Is Us Recap: Did Kevin Make It in Time For His Twins' Birth?

I think I’ve been broken since This Is Us‘ very first episode. After all, the life event in that seminal hour was supposed to be a happy one: the birth of Rebecca and Jack’s triplets. And it was all going along great, until it really wasn’t. Then, in Season 2, Jack seemed totally fine after […]

Kenan: Grade the Premiere of the Saturday Night Live Star's NBC Sitcom

Kenan Thompson, who currently holds the record as the longest-running Saturday Night Live cast member, brings his abounding charisma to the aptly titled Kenan. The NBC series stars the beloved comedian as a recently widowed dad trying to raise his daughters Aubrey (Dani Lane) and Birdie (Dannah Lane) alongside his father-in-law Rick (played by Don […]

The Mandalorian Expected to Recast Cara Dune 'Down the Road' in Wake of Gina Carano's Firing (Report)

Gina Carano‘s loss will likely be another lucky actress’ gain. The Mandalorian is poised to recast the role of Cara Dune in the wake of original portrayer Carano’s dismissal, according to THR, which notes that the switcheroo would likely take place “down the road.” The trade notes that the popular character’s vast storyline and merchandising potential […]

Young Rock Premiere: Grade the Debut of The Rock's NBC Biopic Sitcom

Before he was The Rock, he was just Dwayne Johnson… or, as the wrestler-turned-movie star’s autobiographical NBC sitcom Young Rock tells us, just “Dewey.” Young Rock hops across decades to tell The Rock’s colorful life story, and Tuesday’s series premiere kicks off in the year 2032, with Johnson (playing himself) on the campaign trail running […]

CBS Eyes Fourth NCIS Series; Latest Spinoff Would Be Set in Hawaii

CBS is looking to expand the NCIS franchise outside the contiguous United States. TVLine has learned that the Eye network is in the early stages of developing a new iteration of NCIS, this one set in Hawaii. This would mark CBS’ third NCIS spinoff and the fourth NCIS series overall, joining the Mark Harmon-headlined mothership, NCIS: […]

Black Lightning Spinoff Adds Insecure's Alexander Hodge, Two More to Cast

The CW’s Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller is already turning heads for its latest casting choices, with Alexander Hodge slated to play a complicated bartender in the series’ pilot. Hodge, an Australian actor best known for his role as Andrew aka Asian Bae on the HBO dramedy Insecure, will co-star as Philky, a character described as […]

Has SYTYCD Performed Its Last Dance?

The odds of So You Think You Can Dance reclaiming its traditional summertime perch are quickly narrowing from slim to none. TVLine has learned that although progress has been made with regard to shooting live television in the age of COVID, Fox and its SYTYCD production partners at 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions are, […]

CNN's Brooke Baldwin Announces She's Leaving Network in April — Watch

CNN is losing one of their most recognizable on-air faces: Anchor Brooke Baldwin, who has been with the cable news network for more than a decade, announced that she’s leaving in April. Baldwin made the announcement during Tuesday’s edition of CNN Newsroom, which she anchors each weekday on the network. “I will be leaving CNN […]

TVLine Items: Snowpiercer Adds Panjabi, WandaVision Doc and More

Archie Panjabi is boarding the Snowpiercer train: The Good Wife vet has joined the TNT drama’s forthcoming third season as a character named Asha, TVLine has confirmed. No other details are currently available. The series received an early Season 3 renewal in January, ahead of its Season 2 premiere that month. The sophomore run is […]

Good Trouble Video: The Fosters Fam Returns for a Going-Away Party — Plus, You'll Never Guess Who Else Is Back!

Talk about a blast from the Fosters past! Most of Callie and Mariana’s family will, once again, return to the spinoff Good Trouble in Season 3. But there’s also another familiar face making a shocking appearance in TVLine’s exclusive promo (spoiler alert!): Jude’s friend-turned-love interest Connor (played by Gavin MacIntosh)! “The episode is Brandon and […]

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's Malcolm Spellman Is Ready to Deliver an Undeniably Black Superhero Story

Malcolm Spellman is a name you’ll see over and over in 2021. The multitalented producer and writer is marking his Hollywood territory with a deluge of high profile projects due out this year. They include Hip Hop Uncovered,  a six-part docuseries (currently airing Fridays on FX) that explores the untold story of how America’s streets […]

David Tennant and Michael Sheen's Staged Gets Season 2 Hulu Premiere

Hulu has licensed and set a release date for Season 2 of Staged, the British COVID-era comedy headlined by David Tennant and Michael Sheen. Hulu, which previously gave Season 1 a Stateside home, will premiere the eight-episode sophomore run on Tuesday, March 16 — some two months after its BBC One launch. In Staged, Tennant […]

TV Ratings: Steady Bachelor Dominates Amid Chris Harrison Controversy

In the latest TV show ratings, ABC’s The Bachelor this week drew 5.2 million total viewers and a 1.4 rating, holding steady in the demo to again dominate Monday in that measure — all amid the racism controversy that has led franchise frontman Chris Harrison to “step aside” for a stretch. (Read our recap.) Leading […]

Sherry Pie, Disqualified Drag Race Contestant, Gives TV Interview About Predatory Catfishing Scheme

For the first time since being disqualified from RuPaul’s Drag Race in March 2020, disgraced performer Sherry Pie (the stage name of Joey Gugliemelli) sat down for a live televised interview on Tuesday’s Tamron Hall Show. Before we jump in, here’s some background: Gugliemelli competed in the 12th season of VH1’s popular reality competition series, but […]

The Resident Sneak Peek: Gotham's Jessica Lucas Makes Her Debut — But Why the Cold Shoulder From Conrad?

The halls of Chastain Park Memorial are chilly, and it’s not because of Atlanta’s winter weather. As seen in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek at tonight’s The Resident (Fox, 8/7c), the frosty atmosphere arrives at the same time that Gotham vet Jessica Lucas does. During the episode, titled “Requiems & Revivals,” Lucas makes her debut as […]

Good Doctor Delves Into Racial Profiling in Medicine — Plus, Is Shaun Really Falling for Someone Other Than Lea?

Monday’s episode of The Good Doctor not only addressed racial profiling in modern medicine, but forced one of the residents to take a good, hard look in the mirror and confront her own preconceived notions. After misdiagnosing a patient, Claire made a disconcerting discovery about certain practices at the hospital. When it comes to pain […]

The Bachelor Recap: The Road to Hometowns Is Paved With Sad Tears

After weeks of the wondering about Matt James’ thoughts, the remaining women got their answers on this Monday night’s The Bachelor as he selected his four finalists for hometown visits. But first, Matt had to decide what to do with Heather Martin. Heather traveled all that way to meet him and even rented a creepy […]

9-1-1's Oliver Stark Reacts to Buck's Tragic Origin Story, Including How 'He Can Finally Start to Move Past It'

9-1-1 finally gave Buck a formal origin story on Monday — and it was even darker than we could have imagined. Still reeling from the discovery that he and Maddie had an older brother who died of cancer, Buck also learned this week that he was only conceived in the hopes that he would be […]

Resident Alien Sneak Peek: A Missing Body Sparks Trouble for Harry — Watch

When you’re hiding a dead body in your freezer, the last thing you need is a bunch of cops swarming the joint… especially if you’re an extraterrestrial in hiding. In this exclusive sneak peek of Resident Alien‘s fourth episode (airing Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 10/9c on Syfy), Sherriff Mike Thompson and Deputy Liv Baker bring […]

Bridgerton Season 2: Sex Education's Simone Ashley Lands Female Lead

Bridgerton Season 2 is starting to take shape, with the casting of a major new character. Simone Ashley, who on Netflix’s Sex Education played “Untouchables” member Olivia, will fill the role of Kate Sharma (Sheffield, in the novels), a love interest for Jonathan Bailey’s highly eligible Anthony Bridgerton. As reported by our sister site Deadline, […]

Game of Thrones Spinoffs: HBO Boss Says 'What Would Fans Love?' Will Guide Major Decisions

In 2017, when news broke of HBO’s development of multiple Game of Thrones spinoffs, author George R.R. Martin blogged about which of his works would and wouldn’t be prequel fodder. He made it clear that his Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas were off the table… though they’re now the basis for one of several […]

The Oval's POTUS Talks Fistfighting the First Lady ('I Was Very Nervous'), Filming All of Season 2 in Quarantine

Hunter Franklin is not the kind of man you’d celebrate on Presidents Day. That much has been clear since the 2019 series premiere of Tyler Perry’s The Oval, which opened with a knock-down, drag-out fistfight between President Franklin (played by Ed Quinn) and First Lady Victoria (Kron Moore). “I really thought that scene would get […]

WandaVision, Reveal Your Big Bad Now

With just three episodes left, WandaVision needs to conjure firm answers, and quick, about who all is behind the proverbial curtain. Especially if it’s not Wanda herself. Disney+’s first Marvel series has rightly earned kudos for spinning a slickly produced, highly unique and super-fun yarn, dropping Wanda Maximoff and her synthezoid “husband” Vision (played by […]

David Boreanaz Breaks Silence, Offers Charisma Carpenter His 'Support' in Wake of Joss Whedon Allegations

David Boreanaz has offered a pledge of public support to Charisma Carpenter, just days after his former costar detailed the “toxic” and “hostile” abuse she allegedly suffered under Buffyverse auteur Joss Whedon. Though Carpenter — who played Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel — has alluded to her experiences with […]

Ratings: American Idol, The Equalizer Lead Sunday; Batwoman Goes Low

In the latest TV show ratings, ABC’s American Idol opened Season 19 with 6.7 million total viewers and a 1.1 rating, down just a tick from its previous averages (6.9 mil/1.2) and leading Sunday in the demo; read recap. Leading out of that, The Rookie (3.9 mil/0.6, read post mortem) returned to season highs. Elsewhere: […]

The Crew Premiere: Kevin James Teases Potential Romance in NASCAR Comedy

Sparks are flying on Netflix’s The Crew — and not the kind you see on the Daytona International Speedway. The first episode of Kevin James’ NASCAR-themed sitcom establishes the potential pairing of Kevin and his longtime coworker Beth, played by Billions‘ Sarah Stiles. The table-setting comes in the very last scene, when a recently dumped […]

Truth Seekers Cancelled After 1 Season

The Truth Seekers are no more: Amazon has cancelled the ghost-hunting comedy after one season. The news was confirmed by series co-creator and star Nick Frost. “Sadly, Truth Seekers will not be returning for a second season,” he said on Instagram. “Truth Seekers has not been renewed, which is a massive kick in the willy for […]

The Rookie's Titus Makin Weighs In on Brutal Twist, and How the Racist Cop Arc Was Personally 'Devastating'

The following contains major spoilers from the Feb. 14 episode of ABC’s The Rookie. This week on The Rookie, Officer Jackson West (played by Titus Makin) went “all in” in his quest to take down his TO, Doug Stanton (Brandon Routh). Alas, just as he set out to do so — by first apologizing to […]

Your Honor Finale Recap: Did Michael and Adam Get Away With It? (Grade It!)

It’s judgment day for Michael and his son Adam in the Your Honor finale… but did they come away unscathed? As Sunday’s finale opens, Michael is looking for Adam and can’t find him. Elizabeth soon arrives to explain: She told Adam about his mom’s affair. (The kid is off alone, staring out at the water […]

American Idol: Claudia Conway Goes to Hollywood, Plus Other Must-Discuss Auditions From Season 19 Premiere

A TikToker with political connections, a speedo-clad model with a Zoolander complex and a reality competition veteran with a grudge against Meghan Trainor were among the standout auditions (for better or worse) as American Idol returned to ABC for its 19th season on Sunday. Let’s get that first one out of the way: No conversation […]

Men in Kilts: Grade the Premiere of Two Outlander Stars' Scottish Travel Series

“Scotland,” Sam Heughan intones at the start of Starz’s new travel series, Men in Kilts: A Road Trip With Sam and Graham. “It’s an ancient land with incredible history and tradition.” And a fair number of whisky distilleries… but we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Heughan and his former Outlander co-star Graham McTavish are determined to […]

Good Trouble Boss Previews Callie and Mariana's Relationship Struggles, Season 3's Social Justice Issues

When Good Trouble returns for Season 3 on Wednesday, Feb. 17 (Freeform, 10/9c), both Adams-Foster sisters will find their romantic relationships in upheaval. For Callie, the trouble stems from her decision to use the information she’d garnered from her lawyer boyfriend Jamie to protect the class-action lawsuit tenants. “Callie’s dealing with the demise of her […]

Snowpiercer's Lena Hall Previews 'Explosive' Audrey/Wilford Reunion, and a Très Spécial Performance

Miss Audrey has been singing the blues ever since Mr. Wilford resurfaced — and this Monday’s Snowpiercer (TNT, 9/8c) will delve into the dark reasons why. When last we tuned in, the Night Car’s manager and premiere entertainer was looking a bit wobbly, slurring through a welcome for the horde cramming into her cabaret, as […]

Where's Lovecraft Country's Season 2 Renewal? HBO Boss Offers Update

Season 1 of HBO’s Lovecraft Country was a critical hit and is proving to be an awards-circuit favorite. But so far, word of a Season 2 renewal is as elusive as a universe-hopping Hippolyta. So when TVLine recently chatted with Casey Bloys, chief content officer at HBO and HBO Max, we asked him why the […]

Justice League Snyder Cut Trailer: Darkseid Gets Destructive — Watch

Welcome to the Darkseid. In the latest trailer for the four-hour-long (!) Zack Snyder’s Justice League (a.k.a. the Snyder Cut), a new villain rises to snatch the spotlight. Releasing Thursday, March 18, on HBO Max, the film finds Bruce Wayne (Argo‘s Ben Affleck) joining forces with Diana Prince (Wonder Woman 1984 Gal Gadot) to form […]

SNL Spoofs Peloton in Passive-Aggressive 'Pelotaunt' Spot — Watch

Ever need that extra boost to get you through a workout? Hate the incessant cheerleading championed by traditional trainers? Then “Pelotaunt” may be for you! In this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live (hosted by One Night in Miami director/Watchmen star Regina King), a group of exercisers mustered up the motivation they needed thanks to […]

SNL: Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz Weigh In on Trump Acquittal

Just hours after the senate voted to acquit Donald Trump, Saturday Night Live lampooned some of the very Republicans who helped the former president avoid conviction. The episode opened with a Fox News parody, hosted by “human White Claw” Tucker Carlson (played by Alex Moffat). After a loose collection of scare-mongering non-sequiturs, Carlson cut to […]

SNL: Regé-Jean Page Set to Host

Regé-Jean Page, best known for playing Bridgerton‘s mysterious young suitor Simon Basset, soon will make his Studio 8H debut. Continuing the show’s consecutive run of five new episodes, Page will take the Saturday Night Live stage on February 20, sharing the spotlight with Bad Bunny, a rapper, singer and songwriter who will perform as the […]

The Masked Dancer's Final Clues: Everything to Know About Tulip, Sloth and Cotton Candy Before the Finale

Three of The Masked Dancer‘s most colorful costumes have scored a spot in the finale — and we have some sneaking suspicions about who’s underneath all that pastel. Sloth, Tulip and Cotton Candy, arguably the three strongest performers from the start, will compete one last time on the two-hour Feb. 17 finale (Fox, 8/7c), until one […]

True Blood: HBO Boss Says Prospective Reboot Must Be a 'Story Worth Telling'

HBO is indeed eyeing a return trip to Bon Temps. Confirming our exclusive report from December, HBO boss Casey Bloys says a True Blood reboot is “in development” at the premium cabler, although he stresses that the project is in its infancy. “There’s no green light imminent on that,” he tells us. “I wouldn’t say […]

The Bachelor's Chris Harrison Announces He's ‘Stepping Aside’ From Franchise Amid Racism Controversy

Following a controversy where host Chris Harrison admitted to “perpetuating racism,” The Bachelor host has decided to step aside from the franchise “for a period of time.” In an Instagram post published Saturday, Harrison wrote, “The historic season of The Bachelor should not be marred or overshadowed by my mistakes or diminished by my actions. […]

The TVLine-Up: What's New, Returning and Leaving the Week of Feb. 14

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 […]

The Crew: Kevin James, Freddie Stroma Preview NASCAR's First Sitcom

Kevin James didn’t want his third sitcom to be a rehash of King of Queens or Kevin Can Wait — and what could be more different than a series set in the world of NASCAR? On the heels of the Daytona 500, Netflix will launch The Crew, a 10-episode comedy from creator Jeff Lowell (The […]

Ratings: SmackDown Eyes 6-Month Audience Low, Shark Tank Tops Night

In the latest TV show ratings, Fox’s broadcast of the Friday Night SmackDown this week drew 1.88 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating, marking the WWE program’s smallest audience since at least July 31 (if not longer), and its lowest demo number of 2021. ABC’s Shark Tank (4.2 mil/0.7) dipped week-to-week yet still led […]

The Rookie's Dilemma: Will West Persist in His Plan to Bust a Bad Cop?

When last we tuned into ABC’s The Rookie, Officer Jackson West’s plan to get the goods on bad cop Doug Stanton hit a sinister snag. Will West now put his nascent career on the line, in the name of a greater good? With Sgt. Grey’s blessing and counsel, West (played by Titus Makin) continued riding […]

TVLine Performers of the Week: Jennifer Connelly and Rowan Blanchard

THE PERFORMERS | Jennifer Connelly and Rowan Blanchard THE SHOW | Snowpiercer THE EPISODE | “A Great Odyssey” (Feb. 8, 2021) THE PERFORMANCES | Discovering at the close of last season that Melanie Cavill’s daughter was alive left us a bit, well, cold. By that point, we had barely heard tell of Alex. And when […]

Drag Race Recap: Was the Right Queen Ru-booted From the Competition?

Reboots and Ru-vivals may be all the rage, but they rarely match the quality of the original. Enter this week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Three seasons after The Bossy Rossy Show wowed audiences with its terrifying pickles and sexy drag babies, Ross Mathews’ iconique late-night talker was brought back for another round on Friday […]

The Blacklist Honors Clark Middleton: Here's How the Tribute Episode (and That Guest Star) Came Together

The Blacklist had an unenviable task ahead of it with Friday’s episode: Memorialize actor Clark Middleton, who passed away in 2020, and write out his recurring character, Glen, in an effective way. The resulting hour, titled “The Wellstone Agency,” managed to do both of those things with a moving farewell to both Middleton and his […]

Susan Sarandon Deep Dives Into Her 'Outrageous' Search Party Character: 'Her Entitlement Is Enormous'

When it came to casting Search Party‘s eccentric, glamorous and often talked about Lylah, the show’s EPs knew they needed a stunner. “Early on, we were like, ‘Whoever plays Lylah has to be the most exciting and incredible casting you can imagine,'” co-creator Charles Rogers told TVLine. Well, mission accomplished. Stage and screen veteran Susan […]

Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge to Star in, Co-Create Mr. and Mrs. Smith Reboot Series at Amazon Prime

We thought there couldn’t be a more appealing on-screen pairing than Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie… but we were so wrong. Emmy winners Donald Glover (Atlanta) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) are joining forces for a new Amazon Prime series based on the 2005 film Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the streamer announced on Friday. Glover and […]

The Bachelorette Star Rachel Lindsay, Franchise's First Black Lead, Says She's Ready to Cut Ties Amid Chris Harrison Controversy: 'I Can't Take It Anymore'

The Bachelorette alum Rachel Lindsay, who became the ABC reality franchise’s first Black lead, now says she won’t renew her Bachelor contract when it expires, as the fallout continues from a current Bachelor contestant’s controversial photos and host Chris Harrison’s response to them. “I’m f–king tired. I’m exhausted. I have truly had enough,” Lindsay said […]

Real World: New York Cast to Reunite for New Paramount+ Docuseries

This is the true story of seven reality TV pioneers picked to reunite in a loft and have their lives taped… and you know the rest. Veteran reality staple The Real World is helping kick off the rebranded Paramount+ platform (formerly CBS All Access) on March 4 with the debut of The Real World Homecoming: […]

Wonder Girl: DC Adaptation, Following Yara Flor, Not Moving Forward at CW

And now for some not-so-wonderful news: The CW is not moving ahead with its previously announced Wonder Girl series. Ugly Betty scribe Dailyn Rodriguez, who penned the initial Wonder Girl script, broke the news in a tweet on Friday: “For all of those asking, Wonder Girl is not getting picked up at The CW. I […]

Jeopardy!'s Brayden Smith, Trebek Era's Last 5-Time Champ, Dead at 24

Brayden Smith, the last five-time champion from the late Alex Trebek’s era of Jeopardy!, died on Feb. 5 at age 24. A cause of death has not been disclosed. Smith’s December 2020 appearances on the long-running game show were among the last hosted by Alex Trebek, pre-taped before the Emmy-winning host’s Nov. 8 passing after […]

TVLine Items: Carrie Preston Defends Dr. Death, SATC Remastered and More

Carrie Preston is headed back to the courtroom: The Good Wife vet has joined Peacock’s forthcoming true-crime limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson, our sister site Deadline reports. Based on the popular podcast of the same name, Dr. Death tells the “terrifying true story” of Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Jackson), a rising star in the […]

Punky Brewster's Margaux Is Back for Peacock Revival: See First Photo

Margaux’s catchphrase “peasants!” never quite took off on Punky Brewster, but that didn’t stop her from being a part of the title character’s ragtag gang of pals. And now fans of the original will be happy to learn — via the exclusive Season 1 sneak peek photo above — that Ami Foster will reprise her […]

Did This Is Us Border Crossing Confuse? Did WandaVision Miss Olsens Nod? Is Riverdale Timeline Weird? 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 WandaVision, 9-1-1: Lone Star, This Is Us, Riverdale and Chicago Fire! 1 | In Firefly Lane Episode 6, how did Travis manage to call back Kate after her hang-up when his phone […]

CSI Revival: Matt Lauria, Mel Rodriguez and Paula Newsome Join CBS' In-the-Works Sequel Series

CBS’ in-the-works CSI revival has tapped a trio of TV vets to work alongside franchise vets William Petersen and Jorja Fox. Although reps for CBS and CBS Studios declined to comment, TVLine has learned that Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights, Kingdom), Paula Newsome (Chicago Med, Barry) and Mel Rodriguez (Last Man on Earth) have joined the […]

Justin Timberlake Apologizes to Britney Spears Following FX Documentary: 'I Can Do Better and I Will Do Better'

On the heels of FX’s Framing Britney Spears documentary, and a subsequent wave of backlash against him, singer Justin Timberlake has offered a mea culpa for his role in Spears’ struggles. “I’ve seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond. I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my […]

Ava DuVernay Opens Up About How Queen Sugar Season 5 Became a Time Capsule for Black People in 2020

In the West African tradition, griots keep their people’s history alive by telling the stories that need to be told. The stories that give Black people energy and hope when they are weary, and courage when they are afraid. This is the role Ava DuVernay has taken on with each her television and film endeavors. […]

TV Ratings: Clarice Debuts on Par With Evil, Young Sheldon Leads Night

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ Clarice debuted to 4 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating — right on par with what Evil averaged (3.6 mil/0.5) in the Thursday time slot last season. TVLine readers gave the premiere an average grade of “B-,” with 74 percent planning to stay tuned. Opening the […]

Good Doctor Preview: Is Shaun Crushing On Rookie Blue Vet? — Watch Video

Dr. Shaun Murphy is developing something of a work crush (or so it seems) in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek at Monday’s Good Doctor (ABC, 10/9c). In the following scene, Shaun turns to Dr. Cintia D’Souza (Rookie Blue‘s Priscilla Faia) for a consult. Morgan, Park and Jordan watch from afar and deduce from Shaun’s body language […]

Your Honor Finale Sneak Peek: Does Michael Have One Last 'Move' to Make?

The walls are closing in on Michael as Your Honor hits its finale this Sunday (Showtime, 10/9c)… and he’s running out of options. TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek at the finale, with Bryan Cranston’s Michael meeting Michael Stuhlbarg’s Jimmy Baxter in an abandoned warehouse, and Jimmy — who still thinks Michael killed his son […]

WandaVision Recap: The Quick and the Dead — Plus, Who's Got Powers?

This week on WandaVision, Halloween set the stage for some spot-on costumes and more than a few scares. Episode 6, titled “All-New Halloween Special,” kicked off with opening credits that mimicked the style of Malcolm in the Middle and lyrics that warned, “Don’t try to fight the chaos” and asked “What if it’s all an illusion?” […]

Clarice: Grade the Premiere of CBS' Silence of the Lambs Sequel

The aftermath of the Buffalo Bill fiasco is about to be revealed. Clarice, CBS’ Silence of the Lambs sequel series, premiered Thursday, taking stock of FBI Agent Clarice Starling’s life one year after the events of the Oscar-winning Jonathan Demme film. While her life has been a hellacious cocktail comprised of one part media circus mixed with […]

Who Might Not Have Survived Legacies' Apocalyptic Faux-nale?

If Thursday’s Legacies felt like a season finale, there’s a good reason for that — it was originally supposed to be one.(You know, before the whole coronavirus shutdown thing.) And it certainly had all the trappings of a finale, from the gang’s final showdown with the Necromancer to the arrival of a *checks notes* zombie […]

Younger Stars Say Goodbye as Filming Wraps on 'Unofficial' Final Season

TV Land hasn’t officially announced that Younger‘s upcoming seventh season will be its last, but the writing is on the wall — or, more accurately, on Instagram. Debi Mazar, a regular cast member since Younger premiered in 2015, shared this touching tribute to costar Hilary Duff on Thursday: “Last night I filmed my final scene […]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cast Reacts to Final Season: 'What a Joy This Run Has Been'

The cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine has taken to social media to reflect on NBC’s final-season announcement. The network revealed on Thursday that the Andy Samberg comedy will wrap its death-defying run after Season 8, which has been pushed to the 2021-22 TV season. The farewell season will consist of just 10 episodes, which will mark the […]

Clue Animated Series Eyed at Fox

Polish up that magnifying glass and get ready to solve a murder: Fox is developing an animated series based on the popular detective board game Clue, the network announced on Thursday. The series, which features “the thrilling and suspenseful dynamics that have made Clue a global sensation for more than seven decades,” hails from game […]

The Stand Finale: All's Well That Ends Well — Grade Stephen King's New Coda

CBS All Access’ adaptation of The Stand got much more than Stephen King’s behind-the-scenes stamp of approval: King also contributed a brand-new ending to the story, which served as the miniseries’ ninth and final episode on Thursday. As Stand co-creator Benjamin Cavell revealed at the show’s Television Critics Association press tour panel in December, the new coda […]

Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish Tee Up Whisky, Wanderlust in Travel Series Men in Kilts — Watch

Outlander author Diana Gabaldon often writes about how Jamie Fraser, one of the heroes of her novel series, is prone to making “Scottish noises” that can carry a host of meanings: amusement, consideration, annoyance — you get the idea. And if you’d like to hear some of those noises in real time, look no further […]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine to End With Long-Delayed, Shortened Season 8

The Nine-Nine is going off duty — but it’ll be quite some time before we have to say goodbye. NBC has announced that Brooklyn Nine-Nine will wrap its death-defying run with Season 8, which has been pushed to the 2021-22 TV season. The farewell season will consist of just 10 episodes, which will mark the series’ shortest […]

TVLine Items: GoT Creators' Netflix Series, Waffles + Mochi Trailer and More

Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have lined up their third Netflix project: The duo are developing a series adaptation of Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Overstory, with Hugh Jackman also executive-producing, our sister site Deadline reports. The drama is described as “a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that […]

Game of Thrones' House of the Dragon Prequel Spinoff Adds Nurse Jackie, Devs and Berlin Station Actors

House of the Dragon is nearing maximum occupancy. HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff has cast several more roles, our sister site Deadline reports, and in the process has added actors from Nurse Jackie, Berlin Station and Devs to its ranks. Rhys Ifans (Berlin Station, Notting Hill) will play Otto Hightower, The Hand of the King and […]

Wipeout Revival's TBS Premiere Date Revealed — Watch Trailer

Brace yourselves for more slips, falls, and big red balls. TBS has unveiled the premiere date for its revival of Wipeout, and the timing is pretty spot on. Twenty new episodes of the absurd obstacle course series are headed your way on Thursday, April 1 at 9/8c — mark your calendars, accordingly. John Cena (Fast […]

HBO Max's Generation Releases First Trailer, Premiere Date — Watch

Youth and sexuality are on a collision course in the official trailer for HBO Max’s upcoming series Generation. The Lena Dunham-produced series will premiere Thursday, March 11 with three episodes (wrapping up its first eight-episode half on April 1; the season’s second part will drop later this year) and follows “a diverse group of high […]

Dexter Revival: Jamie Chung Joins Season 9 in Recurring Role

Jamie Chung is boarding Showtime’s forthcoming Dexter revival in a key recurring role, TVLine has confirmed. The Lovecraft Country actress will play a famous true-crime podcaster from Los Angeles who finds herself caught up in the still-murky central mystery. As previously reported, the 10-episode limited series (AKA Season 9) picks up nearly a decade after the widely panned […]

Good Witch Season 7 Premiere Date Set

Hallmark Channel will return to Middleton this spring. The cable network has announced that Good Witch Season 7 will premiere on Sunday, May 16, at 9/8c. In addition, Hallmark has provided the following tease: The velvet pouches of soil discovered by Cassie, Abigail and Joy at the end of last season mark the start of […]

Ratings: Tough as Nails Returns Steady, Riverdale 'Reboot' Eyes Audience Low

In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Tough as Nails opened Season 2 on Wednesday night with 3.4 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating — which is right on par with its freshman average. Elsewhere: NBC | Chicago Fire held steady to lead Wednesday both in total audience (with 7.3 million viewers) and in […]

Legacies Sneak Peek: Hope and Landon Celebrate Their 'One-Year' Anniversary

Everything about Hope and Landon’s relationship is complicated — especially the math. Thursday’s Legacies (The CW, 9/8c) marks the couple’s one-year anniversary, as Landon attempts to explain in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek. “If you subtract the time when you were in Malivore, plus the time we were unwilling to admit we had broken up when […]

Bachelor's Chris Harrison Apologizes for 'Perpetuating Racism' in Interview About Contestant's Past Photos

Chris Harrison, who has hosted The Bachelor for 25 seasons, is used to putting the reality show’s stars and contestants in the hot seat. But thanks to some comments he made in a recent interview with Rachel Lindsay, the franchise’s first Black Bachelorette, now he is feeling the heat of public opinion and apologizing. “To […]

Pedro Pascal to Star in The Last of Us Video Game Adaptation at HBO

The Last of Us fans, meet your Joel. Pedro Pascal will play the lead character in HBO’s series adaptation of the popular video game, our sister site Deadline reports. Set two decades after the implosion of current-day society, The Last of Us will follow Joel, a tough survivor, who is hired to smuggle a 14-year-old […]

For Life's Nicholas Pinnock: Aaron Will Prosecute the Cops Who Killed His Client 'By Any Means Necessary'

The following contains spoilers from this Wednesday’s episode of For Life.  As the newly appointed special prosecutor, For Life‘s Aaron Wallace is doing everything he can to build a strong case against the white police officers who killed his unarmed Black client. Even if that means breaking the rules and initially making people from his own […]

Chicago P.D. Recap: Is Halstead Becoming Just Like Voight?

In Chicago P.D.‘s Season 6 finale,“Reckoning,” Voight declared his faith in Halstead as Intelligence’s future leader: “This unit is gonna be yours one day… Do it the right way,” he told the young detective. Those words took on a powerful new meaning in this week’s installment, titled “Equal Justice,” as Halstead was forced to make […]

True Lies Reboot Pilot Ordered at CBS

True Lies is on its way to the small screen… again. Three-plus years after a pilot adaptation of the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film was greenlit at Fox, it now has a pilot order at CBS, TVLine has learned. The project hails from James Cameron, who directed and produced the 1994 action-comedy, as well as McG […]

The Mandalorian Drops Gina Carano Amid Incendiary Social Media Posts

Lucasfilm has spoken. The producers of Disney+’s flagship series, The Mandalorian, have parted ways with original cast member Gina Carano, who plays Rebel shock trooper-turned-New Republic marshal Cara Dune on the Star Wars spinoff. “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” a […]

Riverdale Recap: Time Flies When You're Not Having Fun — Plus, EP Hints at a 'Tragic Fate' for a Major Character

Riverdale‘s long-awaited time jump is finally here, and Wednesday’s episode found our characters older… but not a whole lot happier. We pick up seven years later, with Archie and his friends scattered around the country and doing varying levels of #adulting before coming back to their old booth at Pop’s for an uneasy reunion. TVLine […]

The Last of Us Taps Game of Thrones Vet Bella Ramsey to Star in HBO Series

HBO’s forthcoming The Last of Us series has found its star in Game of Thrones fan favorite Bella Ramsey. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Ramsey will portray Ellie in the popular, post-apocalyptic video game adaptation from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin. Set two decades after the implosion of our society, the drama will follow Joel, a tough […]

Game of Thrones Targaryen Spinoff House of the Dragon to Start Production This Spring — Find Out When

Our little birds tell us something very exciting: Game of Thrones‘ first spinoff, House of the Dragon, will start flapping its scaly wings in earnest very soon. OK, it wasn’t little birds, it was Casey Bloys, chief content officer at HBO and HBO Max. And in an interview Wednesday, he confirmed to TVLine that the […]

Sex and the City Revival: HBO Max Boss Hints at Explanation for Samantha's Absence ('Friendships Fade')

We have our first clue as to how Sex and the City is going on without Samantha Jones. HBO Max’s upcoming revival, officially announced last month, is bringing back the stars of the original Emmy-winning hit — minus Kim Cattrall’s Samantha. But how will the show explain the absence of one of the show’s core […]

Katharine McPhee Raises Eddie Cibrian (and His Children) in Netflix Comedy Country Comfort — First Look

That’s Nanny McPhee to you. Netflix on Wednesday announced that Country Comfort, a new sitcom in which Katharine McPhee is hired to look after Eddie Cibrian‘s musically inclined kids, will drop its 10-episode first season on Friday, March 19. Per the series’ official description, “When her career and personal life get derailed, an aspiring young […]

Claire Danes Sets First Post-Homeland Role in Apple TV+'s The Essex Serpent

Carrie Mathison’s spying days may be over, but Claire Danes isn’t done with TV just yet. The Emmy-winning Homeland alum has signed on to star in the Apple TV+ period drama The Essex Serpent, the streamer announced on Wednesday. Based on the bestselling novel by Sarah Perry and set in Victorian England, the series centers […]

TVLine Items: Shrill Final Season Premiere, Great First Look and More

Shrill‘s swan song will unspool this spring, when the Hulu comedy’s third and final season premieres on Friday, May 7 with all eight episodes, our sister site Variety reports. Star/executive producer Aidy Bryant tells the site that in the upcoming installments, “Annie ends up in a place where hopefully a lot of people end up […]

General Hospital: Chad Brannon to Return — As the Late Zander Smith?

General Hospital alum Chad Brannon, who played Zander Smith from August 2000 to March 2004, is returning to the ABC sudser in an undisclosed role/manner (given that Zander is, well, long dead). Brannon will start taping his scenes as whomever/whatever (planet Lumina resident?) in mid-February, EW.com reports. Zander, for the uninitiated, is Cameron Webber’s biological […]

Sarah Michelle Gellar on Joss Whedon Misconduct Allegations: 'While I Am Proud to Have My Name Associated With Buffy Summers... '

Titular Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar is weighing on the scandal enveloping her former boss Joss Whedon. In the wake of Charisma Carpenter’s stunning allegations that she suffered “toxic” and “hostile” abuse under the Buffyverse auteur, Gellar released her own statement. “While I am proud to have my name associated with Buffy […]