Paper Girls: Stephany Folsom Out as Co-Showrunner of Comic Series

Paper Girls developer and executive producer Stephany Folsom is no longer serving as co-showrunner of the Amazon series, leaving Christopher C. Roger in charge, our sister site Deadline reported Saturday. Though the comic book adaptation is currently filming, production reportedly is not impacted by Folsom’s exit. Based on the work written by Brian K. Vaughan […]

Outer Banks EPs: How That Gigantic Finale Twist Will 'Excavate' the Show's Mythology in a Potential Season 3

Warning: This post contains a major spoiler from Outer Banks‘ Season 2 finale.  Just when it seemed like Outer Banks‘ third season was going to end on a visual of the Pogues living their best — if stranded — lives on a deserted Caribbean beach, the Netflix series’ action moved to Barbados to reveal something many […]

Outer Banks Season 2 Finale Recap: [Spoiler] Lives?! — Plus, Grade It!

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Outer Banks‘ Season 2 finale. Outer Banks‘ Season 2 finale is titled “The Coastal Venture” but it also very easily could be called “The Dads Who Aren’t Actually Dead.” The hour not only details Ward’s successful faking of his own demise — not to mention his surviving a late-episode […]

The TVLine-Up: What's New, Returning and Leaving the Week of Aug. 1

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 […]

TV Ratings: Olympics Audience Dives

In the latest TV ratings, NBC’s primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics this Friday averaged 10.5 million total viewers, down 27 percent from the night prior and marking the summer games’ smallest audience since the opening ceremony. Elsewhere…. CBS | Love Island (1.4 mil/0.3) slipped to its third-smallest audience of the season while steady in […]

Stargirl Heroes Share 'Quarantine 15' Costume Woes: 'It Wasn't Zipping Up!'

Stargirls — they’re just like us! For just as I struggled that first time during quarantine to tuck a shirt that had buttons into a pair of pants that didn’t close with a drawstring, the heroes of The CW’s DC’s Stargirl came to realize, upon returning for Season 2, that their superhero suits were… a […]

The TVLine Performer of the Week: Jennifer Coolidge

THE PERFORMER | Jennifer Coolidge THE SHOW | HBO’s The White Lotus THE EPISODE |  “Mysterious Monkeys” (July 25, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | The ship really hit the fan in the third episode of Mike White’s dark social satire, which featured one of the most memorable maritime disasters in TV history. And Coolidge was the […]

Sylvie's Love's Ryan Michelle Bathé Talks Black Trauma and Depicting the 'Full Breadth of Our Experience'

Sylvie’s Love, which is currently streaming on Amazon, is a visually stunning love story centered around an ambitious woman (Tessa Thompson) and an up-and-coming saxophonist (Nnamdi Asomugha) who reconnect years after a sweet summer romance. Amidst debates about whether projects steeped in Black trauma are necessary or exploitive, the Emmy-nominated film from Eugene Ashe offers […]

Burden of Truth Premiere Recap: Mom Knows Best — Plus, Grade the Episode

It seems you can’t take the lawyer out of the new mom, but you sure can take the lawyer out of her depth as a parent. Burden of Truth‘s fourth and final season made its Stateside premiere on Friday, with Joanna feeling the pressure as both a mother and an attorney. When a member of […]

Power Book III's Mekai Curtis Ditches His Disney Image as Bad Boy Kanan

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Episodes 1 and 2 of Power Book III: Raising Kanan.  Mekai Curtis has done the kid-friendly thing. As a child actor, he played an affable sidekick named Fish Fisher on Disney XD’s Kirby Buckets and multiple warm and fuzzy voice and live-action roles that the whole family could enjoy. […]

TVLine Items: Bruce Campbell Enrolls in A.P. Bio, GH Star Returns and More

Bruce Campbell is getting an education, thanks to Peacock: The Evil Dead star will guest-star in a Season 4 episode of A.P. Bio, our sister site Deadline reports. Campbell will play John Griffin, the father of Glenn Howerton’s Jack. “An absent father to Jack most of his life, he recently had a spiritual awakening with […]

High School Musical EP Breaks Down Those Season 2 Finale Twists, Including the Biggest Moments You Didn't See

Buckle up, Wildcats. We’re about to spoil HSM:TM:TS‘ second season finale. Haven’t watched yet? Go to Disney+ and get your head in the game. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series wrapped its second season on Friday with a series of game-changing reveals, from a surprising turn in the ongoing Menkies drama to a long-awaited […]

Ted Lasso's Juno Temple Is 'Delighted' by Keeley's New Kink: Men Are 'Sexy and Delicious' When Vulnerable

Roy and Keeley’s relationship is as strong as ever at the start of Ted Lasso Season 2 — but the former footballer is thrown for a loop when he catches his girlfriend in a very intimate moment midway through Friday’s episode. In the scene, Roy walks into Keeley’s bedroom and sees her “having a wank” […]

Bob Odenkirk Speaks Out After 'Small Heart Attack' on Better Call Saul Set, Thanks Fans for 'Outpouring of Love'

Bob Odenkirk is thanking fans for their support in his first public comments since being hospitalized after collapsing on the set of Better Call Saul earlier this week. “Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you,” the actor and comedian tweeted on Friday. “To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring […]

Stargirl Boss: Jay Garrick's Visit 'Opens the Door' for Arrowverse Crossovers

When John Wesley Shipp of The CW’s The Flash guest-stars on DC’s Stargirl this season, it will officially connect the latter superhero series to the Arrowverse at large, and thus pave the way for future interactions between shows. Stargirl, within the greater scheme of things, is set on Earth-2 — meaning a different Earth than where […]

TV Ratings: Tokyo Olympics Surges to Games' Second-Largest Audience Yet

In the latest TV ratings, NBC’s Thursday-night coverage of the Tokyo Olympics averaged 14.4 million total viewers, up 23 percent from Wednesday to mark the summer games’ second-best primetime audience yet. Opposite the Olympics…. CBS | Big Brother (3.9 mil/0.9) and Love Island (1.7 mil/0.4) were steady in the demo week-to-week, and each only dropped […]

Criminal Minds Shocker: Paget Brewster Says Revival Is Likely 'Dead'

It appears Paramount+’s in-the-works Criminal Minds revival is on the verge of getting toe tagged. Paget Brewster, who was one of several vets of the OG CBS series being eyed to appear in the follow-up, announced on social media Thursday that the project is knocking on the Grim Reaper’s door. “Sadly, we think it’s dead,” […]

Should Good Witch Have Cut Breakup? Was Good Fight 'Revealing'? Another Secret Charmed Sis?! And More TV 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 dozens of shows including The White Lotus, Good Witch, NBC’s Olympics coverage, Love Island, The Good Fight and Outer Banks! 1 | Considering Charmed already played the long-lost sister card with Macy, are […]

Outer Banks Season 2 Premiere Recap: Nothing Gold Can Stay — Plus, Grade It!

When one is a fugitive in a foreign country, one should probably lay low — unless one is Outer Banks‘ John B. Routledge, who in the Season 2 opener decides that an international manhunt isn’t going to keep him from the Royal Merchant’s gold. The Netflix series’ return is as summery and caper-y as Season […]

Love, Victor Renewed for Season 3

Love, Victor fans will find out whether Benji or Rahim is standing in that doorway: The romantic comedy has been renewed for Season 3 at Hulu, TVLine has learned. A continuation of the 2018 film Love, Simon, the coming-of-age series stars Michael Cimino as Victor Salazar, a gay teenager attempting to navigate his sexuality and life in […]

Rosa Salazar Is (Literally?) Bewitched by Catherine Keener in Wild Trailer for Netflix's Brand New Cherry Flavor

With help from a (witch?)crafty Catherine Keener, a young female director campaigns to “curse” out a shady producer in the full trailer for Netflix‘s Brand New Cherry Flavor. Premiering — a bit fittingly — on Friday the 13th (of August), the horror thriller stars Rosa Salazar (Undone, Parenthood) as Lisa Nova, a filmmaker who heads […]

The Crown First Look: Imelda Staunton Reigns as New Queen Elizabeth II

All hail the (new) queen! Netflix on Friday released a first look at The Crown‘s latest iteration of Queen Elizabeth II, who in Season 5 will be played by onetime Defense Against the Dark Arts prof Imelda Staunton. A BAFTA winner (for Vera Drake) and Academy Award and Emmy nominee, Staunton thus succeeds Claire Foy […]

All Stars 6 Delivers One of the Wildest Eliminations in Drag Race Herstory

The foreshadowing in Episode 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars was about as subtle as Mayhem Miller’s signature smize. From the moment Jan casually mentioned that only two of the remaining queens had yet to win a challenge, all eyes were on Pandora Boxx and Eureka. And when poor Pandy was picked last in […]

grown-ish Recap: Zoey Feels the Harsh Sting of Dre's Disappointment

grown-ish‘s Dre seems like the sort of dad who looks forward to walking his daughters down the aisle. But Zoey kind of took the air out of that dream when she drunkenly eloped with Aaron. The outspoken father of five made his feelings abundantly clear on Thursday night’s episode, when he barged into his eldest […]

American Horror Stories' Kevin McHale Confirms His Character's Fate, Admits: 'I Hated Myself After Every Single Take'

Christmas came early on Thursday with the latest episode of American Horror Stories, a cautionary tale of fame, murder… and Santa Claus. The gruesome hour introduced us to the “Bro House,” a group of influencers — Zinn (Nico Greetham), Wyatt (Charles Melton), James (Dyllón Burnside) and Barry (Kevin McHale) — willing to do anything for […]

TVLine Items: Waterworld TV Series, Matt Bomer's Netflix Role and More

The wettest movie ever filmed is, appropriately, headed for streaming: A TV series follow-up to the 1995 Kevin Costner film Waterworld is in the works from original producer John Davis. The new series would catch up with the movie’s characters 20 years later, Davis tells Collider, adding that it’s currently in development at Universal Television […]

LeVar Burton's Jeopardy! Stint Set to End — How Does He Stack Up Against His Guest Host Competition?

LeVar Burton‘s hard-fought Jeopardy! guest hosting stint got off to a terrifying start Monday — and we’re not referring to that unfortunate record that was set in the episode. In an interview with The Associated Press, the beloved Reading Rainbow vet said he came down with a severe case of first-day jitters. “I’ve jumped out […]

The Game: Brittany Daniel, Pooch Hall Back for Revival — Who's Missing?

Grab your gameday face paint and settle in for the good news: Some familiar faces are headed to the forthcoming revival of The Game! Paramount+ announced Thursday that Kelly Pitts (Brittany Daniel) and Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall) are making a comeback — but not as series regulars. Daniel and Hall are set to make “special […]

TV Ratings: Olympics Audience Dips, Big Brother and Love Island Rise

In the latest TV ratings, NBC’s primetime coverage of Wednesday’s Tokyo Olympics averaged 11.7 million total viewers (and a 2.7 demo rating), down about 15 percent from the preliminary numbers for the night prior. Opposite the “games of summer,” as they are called…. CBS | Big Brother (3.6 mil/0.9) and Love Island (1.8 mil/0.5) both […]

Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney for Releasing Black Widow on Streaming

Black Widow star Scarlett Johannson filed suit against Marvel parent company Disney on Thursday, alleging that the decision to stream the movie on Disney+ while also releasing it in theaters breached her contract and could cost her tens of millions of dollars. According to The Wall Street Journal, Johannson’s lawsuit contends that her initial agreement […]

The Walking Dead Drops First Photo of Laila Robins as the New Governor — Plus, Latest Teaser Has Negan Spooked

As if The Walking Dead hadn’t taught us long ago not to trust a governor. On Thursday, the AMC drama released new Season 11 photos, one of which reveals that The Blacklist vet Laila Robins appears to be as sweet as can be as Pamela Milton, the governor of the Commonwealth mega-community. But, of course, […]

Snowpiercer Snags Very Early Season 4 Renewal at TNT — Watch

TNT continues to ride the gravy train that is Snowpiercer, renewing post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama for a fourth season. The early pickup (the show’s third season only recently wrapped production) was announced by leading man Daveed Diggs via an on-set video, which you can watch above. Season 2 of the dystopian drama ended with the exploding of the […]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Final Season Trailer Sees Jake in Tears, Holt Sending 'Digital Phallus Portraits' and More — Watch

The trailer for Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s eighth and final season is heavy on bromance — and returning guest stars. NBC on Thursday offered the first significant footage from the NBC comedy’s longgg-delayed farewell run (premiering Thursday, Aug. 12, at 8/7c), which begins with a fur-coated Charles envisioning a future where he and Jake are no longer […]

Hawkeye: Disney+ Sets Premiere Date

Hawkeye will soon be slinging arrows with one of his biggest fans. Jeremy Renner’s upcoming showcase series will debut on the streamer Wednesday, Nov. 24, according to EW. As previously announced, Hawkeye will introduce Clint Barton to a young female archer named Kate Bishop (played by Dickinson‘s Hailee Steinfeld). Bishop is a big fan of […]

A League of Their Own: Rosie O'Donnell Joins Series Adaptation at Amazon

Well isn’t this Rockford Peach-y: A League of Their Own alum Rosie O’Donnell says she’ll be part of Amazon’s series adaptation of the 1992 film. Billed as a “reinterpretation” of the Penny Marshall classic about World War II-era women’s professional baseball, Amazon’s hour-long adaptation — which the streamer ordered to series in August 2020 — will widen […]

Sweet Tooth Renewed For Season 2

Bust out your favorite chocolate bar: Netflix has renewed the DC comic book adaptation Sweet Tooth for Season 2. The show’s second season will again consist of eight one-hour episodes; its premiere date is TBD. “It’s been equally thrilling and heartwarming to experience how people around the world have been falling in love with our […]

Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker Out

The Doctor is out. BBC on Thursday confirmed that Jodie Whittaker will be leaving Doctor Who; a trio of feature-length specials (airing next year, following Season 13) will serve as her sendoff. And Whittaker, who made history as the first female Time Lord, won’t be hitting the exit alone: The aforementioned specials — the first of […]

Gossip Girl Reboot Brings Back [Spoiler] in Episode 4: His Story Was 'Too Delicious to Pass Up,' EP Says

Spotted: The first appearance of a character from the original Gossip Girl on HBO Max’s reboot — and we can confidently say that it’s not who you expected. Thursday’s fourth episode, now available to stream, puts Zoya face to face with none other than Georgina Sparks’ son Milo (played by The Plot Against America‘s Azhy […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas Recap: Gary's 'Sidepiece' Revealed (But With a Twist)

Gary and Andi are weaving such a tangled web on Tyler Perry’s Sistas. This week on the soapy BET drama, Andi forced her way into their master bathroom and found her fiancé… on the phone with his therapist, Angela. Huh?! We know moans when we hear them, and that woman was clearly moaning. So what […]

DC's Stargirl's Luke Wilson Learned Marvel Stars Are 'Odd People!' While Living With His Brother Owen Wilson

DC’s Stargirl star Luke Wilson‘s wish came true when he and his brother, Owen Wilson, who plays Mobius on Marvel’s Loki series, lived together while working in Atlanta on their respective superhero shows. Luke told TVLine a year ago that when the COVID pandemic first hit, “My brother, Owen, was two months into a Marvel […]

Infomercial Star Ron Popeil Dead at 86

Inventor and TV pitchman Ron Popeil, who starred in countless infomercials over the past half-century, has died at the age of 86. Popeil suffered a severe medical emergency on Tuesday, TMZ reports, and he passed away early Wednesday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. Born in New York City, […]

Law & Order's Dylan McDermott Moves From Series Regular to Recurring in Organized Crime Season 2

Elliot Stabler won’t be able to relax for a while on Law & Order: Organized Crime, because the man playing his nemesis just inked a new deal for Season 2 of the SVU spinoff. Dylan McDermott, who portrays villain Richard Wheatley on the NBC drama, will recur in Season 2, our sister site Deadline reports. […]

Bob Odenkirk 'On the Rebound' After Collapsing on Better Call Saul Set

Good news: Bob Odenkirk is awake and “on the rebound” after collapsing on the Better Call Saul set yesterday and being rushed to the hospital. “We can confirm Bob is in stable condition after experiencing a heart-related incident,” Odenkirk’s personal representatives confirm to TVLine. “He and his family would like to express gratitude for the […]

The Prince Season 1: HBO Max Dropping All 12 Episodes at Midnight

The Prince requests the pleasure of your company… ASAP. In a surprise move, HBO Max announced Wednesday that all 12 Season 1 episodes of Gary Janetti’s royal family-themed animated satire will drop at midnight (PT) Thursday. Described as a satirical take about the imagined inner workings of the royal family through the eyes of an […]

She's Gotta Have It's DeWanda Wise Joins Shailene Woodley in Three Women

She’s Gotta Have It‘s leading lady will be one of Showtime’s Three Women. DeWanda Wise has joined the cast of the upcoming drama based on Lisa Taddeo’s bestselling book, TVLine has learned. The adaptation’s official logline describes it as an “intimate, haunting portrayal of American female desire” in which “three women are on a crash […]

TV Ratings: Love Island Hits Tuesday High, Olympics Audience Stabilizes

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ Love Island drew 1.63 million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating, ticking up on both counts week-to-week and hitting a Tuesday high for this season in the demo. Over on NBC, coverage of the Tokyo Olympics drew 13.6 million total viewers and a 3.2 demo rating, right […]

TVLine Items: Stupid Pet Tricks Series, Mary Hartman Lands at TBS and More

Something wonderfully stupid is coming to TBS. The network has greenlit Stupid Pet Tricks, a half-hour series based on the classic Late Show With David Letterman segment, with Sarah Silverman attached as host. Ordered for 10 episodes, the show is described as a “fresh, comedy variety show filled with big laughs, extraordinary animals, and of […]

Stargirl Boss Teases Joel McHale's Role in Season 2 — Or Is It for Season 3?

Starman lives…? That is the question DC’s Stargirl viewers were left with at the very end of Season 1, and the superhero team-up series’ Season 2 premiere only adds to the mystery when Joel McHale again appears as someone who sure looks (and acts) like dearly departed JSA co-founder Sylvester Pemberton aka Starman. In the […]

True Blood Vet Joe Manganiello Joins Futuristic Drama Moonhaven at AMC

True Blood vet Joe Manganiello has joined AMC’s six-episode futuristic space drama Moonhaven, TVLine has learned. From writer-producer Peter Ocko (Lodge 49, Black Sails), the suspense thriller centers on Bella Sway (played by newcomer Emma McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler 100 years in the future who finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, […]

Anansi Boys: Delroy Lindo Set to Star as Mr. Nancy in Amazon Adaptation

Anansi Boys has found its Mr. Nancy in Delroy Lindo. The Good Fight alum — who left the Paramount+ drama following its Season 5 premiere — will assume the role of the above-mentioned deity in Neil Gaiman’s forthcoming Amazon adaptation, it was announced Wednesday. Anansi Boys is neither a spinoff nor a sequel to the recently […]

Burden of Truth's Kristin Kreuk Previews Final Season's Joanna/Billy Tension and Their Parenthood Struggles

Burden of Truth‘s Season 3 finale sure felt like a series ender, yet the Canadian legal drama has plenty of story left in it for the fourth and final season, which makes its Stateside premiere this Friday, July 30 (The CW, 8/7c). “Every season kind of ended in a way that it could have been […]

Simone Biles to Skip Individual All-Around Final; Her Next Olympics Event Is Scheduled for Sunday

Four-time gold medalist Simone Biles has withdrawn from her next Tokyo Olympics event — Thursday’s individual all-around final — and will be replaced by fellow Team USA Olympian Jade Carey. “After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games, in order to focus on her […]

Bob Odenkirk Rushed to Hospital After Collapsing on Better Call Saul Set

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after collapsing on the set of the AMC drama, a source confirms to TVLine. The actor was shooting on the show’s Albuquerque, New Mexico set when he collapsed and was immediately surrounded by crew members, who called an ambulance, TMZ reports. He […]

Arthur Ending at PBS After 25 Seasons

It’s the end of an era for kids’ television: The perennial PBS favorite Arthur will end with its upcoming 25th season, set to debut next year, an executive producer confirms. “In the winter of 2022, the 25th and final season of Arthur will debut,” EP Carol Greenwald tells IGN via email. “Arthur will continue to […]

David Makes Man Star Breaks Down Why Seren's Return Means So Much

Warning: The following story contains spoilers from Tuesday’s David Makes Man.  One of the central tenets of David Makes Man is brotherhood, and that’s exactly what fans of the OWN drama got to experience in Tuesday’s episode when Seren made his grand return. The palpable joy that brightened Adult David’s face upon seeing Seren for […]

First Lucifer Final Season Photos Include a Peek at [Spoiler]'s Return

On the heels of Netflix revealing the sooner-than-you-probably-expected release date (Friday, Sept. 10!) for Lucifer‘s sixth and final season, we now have a flurry of photos from the supernatural procedural’s farewell run. As seen in the attached photo gallery, Chloe (played by Lauren German) lands in some peril in the season premiere… Maze and Eve […]

You Are My Spring K-Drama Recap (Episodes 5 to 8): More Than Friends

Ian Chase is too creepy of a character to be a possible romantic interest in the love triangle Netflix’s K-drama You Are My Spring insists on pursuing. For starters, he is named after a Batman villain. Hello? Secondly, he is Chae’s older identical twin, a man who confessed to murder and possibly committed suicide. And […]

Ratings: Roswell NM Returns Steady, Olympics Audience Takes First Dip

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico opened Season 3 with 640,000 total viewers and a 0.1 demo rating, which is on par with its sophomore finale. TVLine readers gave the premiere an average grade of “B+”; read recap. Leading out of that, The Republic of Sarah (300K/0.0) dipped. NBC’s Tokyo […]

Pretty Little Liars: Bailee Madison to Star in HBO Max Reboot Original Sin

Whether you know Bailee Madison from Once Upon a Time or Good Witch, you’re about to know her as A’s worst nightmare. Madison has been tapped to star in HBO Max’s Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, TVLine has learned, as a “true survivor” named Imogen. “Like all of the Liars, Imogen is a final girl,” according […]

TVLine Items: Lily Rabe Joins First Lady, JoJo Siwa Musical Trailer and More

The First Lady‘s remarkable cast just keeps getting better: American Horror Story vet Lily Rabe has joined the cast of Showtime’s upcoming scripted anthology, TVLine has learned. The political drama from writer/creator Aaron Cooley will chronicle the lives of a number of First Ladies throughout American history, with the first season focusing on Michelle Obama, […]

Matt Long Joins NBC's Getaway Pilot — But What If Manifest Gets Saved?

Matt Long, Marg Helgenberger, Jasmine Mathews (The Rookie, Sweetbitter) and E.J. Bonilla (Bull, Unforgettable) are the latest additions to Getaway, NBC‘s drama pilot about a destination wedding gone very wrong. Hailing from The Blacklist EPs John Davis and John Fox and writers JJ Bailey and Moira Kirland, Getaway follows a destination wedding at an isolated […]

Supergirl Can't Shake Phantom Zone Fears in Trailer for Final Episodes

Supergirl’s titular hero may have escaped the Phantom Zone, but that harrowing experience has stayed with her. The CW has dropped a new trailer for the remaining episodes of the Arrowverse series’ sixth and final season (back Tuesday, Aug. 24), and it shows the Girl of Steel struggling with the trauma she endured while stuck […]

Our Kind of People: Yaya DaCosta Brings Martha's Vineyard to Its Knees in First Teaser for Fox's Lee Daniels Soap

Angela Vaughn has a secret that will take down one of the most powerful Black families in Martha’s Vineyard. And she’s about to let it out. This much is clear from the just-released teaser for Fox’s Our Kind of People — premiering Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 9/8c — a “soapy, thrilling exploration of race and […]

The Voice: Ariana Grande Makes Her Debut in Campy Season 21 Promo

The Voice newcomer Ariana Grande finds perfect harmony with Blake Shelton, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson in the first promo for Season 21 (premiering Monday, Sept. 20, at 8/7c). The above video sees the two-time Grammy winner descend from the stars and join her fellow coaches, who are seated around a campfire. When she’s told […]

Sex and the City Revival: See Who's Playing Miranda's Son Brady and Charlotte's Daughter Lily (as Adults!)

TV kids… they grow up so fast, don’t they? HBO Max’s upcoming Sex and the City revival has added Niall Cunningham (Life in Pieces) and Cathy Ang (Ramy) to play the grown-up versions of Miranda and Steve’s son Brady Hobbes and Charlotte and Harry’s daughter Lily Goldenblatt, TVLine has learned. We saw Miranda give birth […]

Goliath Final Season Premiere Date Is (Finally) Set at Amazon

More than 20 months after it was renewed, Amazon Prime‘s Goliath has been given a premiere date for its fourth and final season. The streamer announced on Tuesday that the legal drama, starring Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Billy Bob Thornton, will release all of its final eight episodes on Friday, Sept. 24 (in […]

American Horror Story: Double Feature Teaser Serves Up 'Twice the Terror'

Prepare for the alien-mermaid orgy of your nightmares. (Or your dreams. We don’t know what you’re into.) FX on Tuesday released the full-length teaser for American Horror Story: Double Feature, the highly anticipated 10th installment of Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology franchise — and it’s quite literally out of this world. The minute-long video gives us […]

Simone Biles Exited Gymnastics Team Finals to 'Focus on My Mental Health,' Uncertain About Tokyo Olympics Future

Team USA’s Simone Biles says that “demons” got the best of her on Tuesday, prompting her to abruptly exit the team finals. “At the end of the day, I have to do what was right for me,” the New York Times quotes the elite gymnast as saying. “It just sucks that it happened at the […]

Paris Hilton's Netflix Cooking Show Looks Like a Fun Recipe for Disaster

It may surprise you to discover that Paris Hilton is not a trained chef — and that’s the key ingredient in Netflix’s Cooking With Paris (premiering Wednesday, Aug. 4), a new “cooking” show that encourages viewers to pretty much ignore whatever the host says. Hilton is joined by celebrity “sous-chefs” Kim Kardashian West, Nikki Glaser, […]

Only Murders in the Building Trailer: Homicide Hits Close to Home in Hulu's Martin/Short/Gomez Comedy

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez team up to uncover “the who, the how, the why and the why not” in the first full-length trailer for Hulu’s true-crime comedy Only Murders in the Building (premiering Tuesday, Aug. 31). Created by Martin, Dan Fogelman (This Is Us) and John Hoffman (Grace & Frankie), the 10-episode […]

LeVar Burton's Jeopardy! Hosting Debut Upstaged by the Lowest Score Ever

LeVar Burton’s debut as the latest in a string of Jeopardy! guest hosts was, for better or worse, one for the record books. For as Burton held court on Monday night in his highly anticipated first turn as guest host, player Patrick Pearce, a product specialist from California, wound up amassing the lowest number of […]

YouTuber Who Improved Mandalorian's Young Luke Cameo Hired by Lucasfilm

A YouTuber who improved upon The Mandalorian‘s CGI’d (and highly scrutinized) Luke Skywalker cameo wound up with a job at Lucasfilm. An artisan in “the latest and best in Deep Fake technology,” the YouTuber known as Shamook shared the news in a comment on their latest deepfake (of Robert Pattinson as The Batman), saying that […]

HAHN's Angela Robinson Reveals What Really Went Down Behind the Scenes of Veronica's Fling With 'the Lil' Baby'

The Haves and the Have Nots only ended its eight-season run on OWN a week ago, and already, we miss it like crazy. Luckily, OWN is throwing us a bone in the form of two cast-reunion specials, the first of which airs Tuesday at 8/7c. In the get-back-together, the Tyler Perry soap’s resident queen of […]

Simone Biles Pulls Out of Olympic Gymnastics Team Finals

American gymnastics star Simone Biles pulled out of the women’s Olympic team finals Tuesday. NBC announced the shocking program change during the finals’ broadcast from Tokyo. The New York Times confirmed that the 24-year-old gymnast is no longer part of the team competition. Biles completed her first part of the event, on the vault, but […]

Sex and the City Revival Adds Billions Actress as [Spoiler]'s Daughter

Sex and the City‘s offspring aren’t babies anymore: Alexa Swinton (Billions) has joined the cast of the upcoming HBO Max revival as Charlotte and Harry’s daughter Rose, according to our sister site Deadline. Swinton was spotted on the set of the revival, titled And Just Like That…, which is currently in production in New York […]

Roswell, New Mexico Launches Deadly Mystery in Season 3 Premiere

Roswell, New Mexico returned for its third season on Monday, but judging by Maria’s troubling vision of a funeral, at least one key character won’t live long enough to see Season 4. So, who’s in the casket? Max seemed like an obvious candidate, especially after he revealed that his body is rejecting Noah’s heart — […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas' KJ Smith Explains Why Andi Chin-Checks Gary 24/7

Even if Andi doesn’t catch Gary cheating on Tyler Perry’s Sistas, we all know she has multiple reasons to be suspicious. And when Episode 8 of the BET drama airs this Wednesday at 9/8c, fans will see an enraged Andi barge into the couple’s bedroom after her assistant Fatima called and said she heard moaning […]

Batwoman Season 3 Adds Law & Order: Organized Crime's Nick Creegan — Is His 'Sexy Playboy' Related to [Spoiler]?

Batwoman’s third season is starting to look like a real family affair. Law & Order: Organized Crime’s Nick Creegan is joining the cast as a series regular for Season 3, our sister site Deadline reports. He is set to play Marquis Jet, business tycoon Jada Jet’s (Robin Givens) son — and thus, possibly, Ryan Wilder’s […]

Departure Season 2: Archie Panjabi, Christopher Plummer Get Involved in Derailed Train Drama in Peacock Trailer

TSIB investigator Kendra Malley, having previously solved the mystery of a disappeared airliner, next digs into a suspiciously derailed train — as seen in the first trailer for Season 2 of Departure, which premieres Stateside on Peacock on Thursday, Aug. 5. Season 2 of the conspiracy series follows Malley (played by The Good Wife‘s Archie […]

Pokémon Live-Action Series in the Works at Netflix From Lucifer EP

Netflix is taking Pokémon into the third dimension: The streamer is developing a live-action series based on the popular cartoon franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lucifer executive producer Joe Henderson will serve as showrunner on the project, which is still in the early stages of development. The writers’ room began staffing up about a […]

TVLine Items: Jai Courtney Joins Pratt's List, Locklear's Small Stuff and More

DC’s Captain Boomerang will clash with Marvel’s Star-Lord when Jai Courtney appears in Amazon Prime’s The Terminal List opposite Chris Pratt. Based on the bestselling novel by Jack Carr, the thriller series stars Pratt as James Reece, a Navy SEAL whose platoon is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. He then returns home questioning what […]

On Evil, Sheryl's Weird Doll Stuff Is Just the Beginning: 'It's Not Going to Be Good,' Katja Herbers Previews

Like daughter, like mother? Evil‘s Kristen Bouchard has spent much of Season 2 questioning if perhaps she’s under the influence of the devil. And after Sunday’s episode, viewers are likely wondering the same about Kristen’s mom, Sheryl. And with good reason. Her behavior during the hour was suspect: She muttered what seemed like an incantation […]

Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates for 9-1-1, Masked Singer, The Resident and Others

Last but never ever least, Fox — following The CW, CBS, ABC and NBC — has revealed its schedule for the Fall 2021 season, and lo and behold they’ve put together a traditional “Premiere Week.” As previously reported, 9-1-1 is staying put on Mondays though offshoot Lone Star is being held for midseason. (Taking over Lone Star‘s […]

Days of Our Lives Spinoff Beyond Salem Ordered at Peacock; Lisa Rinna Returns as Billie in 5-Episode Limited Series

Here’s a soap-worthy twist: The Days of Our Lives franchise is expanding. Peacock on Monday announced that it has ordered Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, a five-episode limited series spinoff of the venerable NBC sudser. Days alum-turned-Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna is set to headline the offshoot, reprising her role as Billie […]

Doctor Who Adds Game of Thrones Vet, Releases Season 13 Teaser

Game of Thrones‘ Grey Worm himself, Jacob Anderson, has booked an appointment with Doctor Who. The timey-wimey sci-fi drama announced on Sunday at its Comic-Con@Home panel that Anderson will make his debut in Season 13 as a new character named Vinder. He joins cast members Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill and John Bishop. Above, you can […]

Good Witch Fans Celebrate Historical LGBTQ Kiss for a Hallmark Series

Something magical (and longggg overdue) occurred on Hallmark Channel this Sunday night. During Good Witch‘s series finale, Joy (played by Wynonna Earp‘s Kat Barrell) and Zoey (played by Shadowhunters‘ Kyana Teresa) shared the first-ever kiss between an LGBTQ couple on a Hallmark Channel original series. (In fact, #TeamJoey also represented the first LGBTQ couple featured […]

Good Witch Series Finale Recap: Did the Merriwicks Maintain Their Magic? And Which Couple Called It Quits?

Only one thing is going to cure the Merriwick cousins and preserve their magic — and it’s not modern medicine. In Good Witch‘s series finale on Sunday, Cassie, Abigail and Joy prepare to face the mysterious force putting their family legacy at risk. Per doctor’s orders, the trio must return home and reproduce the second […]

Animal Kingdom Recap: Men of Steal — Plus, Nicky's Ultimate Fate Revealed

You knew it, right, Animal Kingdom fans? The minute you heard J tell his uncles, “If anything’s off [about the downed-plane heist], we just walk away,” something would be off, and although they’d certainly try to get away, the method wouldn’t be walking. So what went down when the guys went up the mountain to […]

La Brea: Natalie Zea Plunges Into a Primeval World in NBC Drama Promo

Natalie Zea finds herself in a land of the lost, in the first promo for NBC’s La Brea. The premise for the sci-fi drama, which debuts Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 9/8c: When a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, it tears the Harris family in half, separating mother and son Claire and Josh (played […]

Virgin River's Grayson Gurnsey on Ricky and Lizzie's Chances After Season 3: 'He Needs to Understand Her Feelings'

Mel and Jack aren’t the only Virgin River couple in crisis at the close of the Netflix drama’s third season. Ricky and Lizzie, the show’s resident Romeo and Juliet, officially called it quits — largely due to the fact that Ricky began the process of enlisting in the Marines without telling her. (As Liz Lemon […]

Evil Recap: In Which Kristen Inadvertently Becomes a Karen

Put your climbing ax in the air and wave it like you just don’t care! Because white privilege is here, so Kristen’s in the clear, all The Protectors in the house say yeah! Dr. Bouchard is discovered as Orson LeRoux’s murderer in this week’s Evil, which is a study of the insidiousness of racism and […]

Evil's Katja Herbers: Kristen's Unraveling Will Continue After Her 'Awful' Moment of White Privilege

Warning: This post contains major spoilers from Sunday’s Evil, so if you haven’t seen it yet, begone, devils! White people get away with murder — both metaphorical and literal — all the time. And now, Evil‘s Kristen Bouchard can count herself among their number. Sunday’s episode of the supernatural drama found Kristen’s detective buddy, Mira, honing […]

Chucky: It's 'Kill or Be Killed' in Creepy New Trailer for Syfy/USA Network's Child's Play Continuation — Watch

You just can’t keep a Good Guy down. Chucky is back for more bloodshed in the brand new trailer for the upcoming Syfy/USA Network series, released Sunday as part of its Comic-Con@Home panel. The clip, embedded above, introduces us to Jake (Transparent‘s Zackary Arthur) as the boy gets acquainted with the murderous redhead at a […]

Dexter Season 9: Showtime Announces Premiere Date — Watch Revival Trailer

At the conclusion of Dexter‘s Comic-Con @ Home panel on Sunday, Showtime released the first trailer for the series’ forthcoming  revival (AKA Season 9), which will premiere Sunday, Nov. 7 at 9 pm. It comes roughly a month after the premium cabler released the first footage from the 10-episode limited series, which finds Michael C. Hall’s titular vigilante living in the […]

Legends of Tomorrow: Matt Ryan to Play New Character in Season 7 — Plus, Watch 'Avalance' Wedding Sneak Peek

Legends of Tomorrow unleashed a bevy of news during its Comic-Con @ Home panel on Sunday, including this surprise twist: Matt Ryan will be back as a series regular for Season 7… but as a different character! “While John Constantine’s arc on the show is coming to an end in Season 6, Matt Ryan’s journey […]

Lucifer's Final Season Gets Premiere Date — Watch Announcement Video

Your very last dance with the Devil is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 10, when Netflix releases the entire sixth and (truly!) final season of Lucifer. The final season premiere date was revealed on Saturday at the show’s Comic-Con@Home panel via the sizzle reel/announcement video above, which features an homage to the series pilot (same cop […]

Power Book III's Patina Miller Unpacks That Brutal Raising Kanan Dog Death

Not even dogs are safe on Power Book III: Raising Kanan. This is what fans learned when the Power prequel premiered earlier this month and explored the origin story of Kanan, the character 50 Cent played in the original series. As part of that story, viewers learned that Kanan (played by Kirby Buckets‘ Mekai Curtis) […]

Family Guy Season 20 Trailer Gives Stewie a First Haircut From Hell

There will be blood when Family Guy returns for Season 20 this fall. On the heels of Saturday’s Comic-Con@Home panel — which you can click here to watch in full — TVLine has an exclusive first look at the Fox comedy’s upcoming 20th season, which includes a nightmarish look at what Stewie thinks happens at […]

Walking Dead Reveals the Familiar Face Playing Its Last-Ever Big Bad — Plus, Feast Your Eyes on Final Season Trailer

At last, The Walking Dead has disclosed the identity of the actor who’s been cast as Pamela Milton, the cunning but neurotic governor of the network of communities known as the Commonwealth. Or, as you may think of it thus far, the home of the stormtroopers. And that actor is… Laila Robins, whose mile-long list […]

Ratings: Olympics Opening Ceremony Rebroadcast Dominates Friday

In the latest TV ratings, NBC’s primetime rebroadcast of the one year-postponed Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony averaged 10.44 million total viewers and a 2.3 demo rating (per Programming Insider), dominating Friday night in both measures (though down sharply from the preliminary numbers for Rio’s own 2016 opener). Opposite the “Summer Games”: CBS | Secret Celebrity […]

Fear the Walking Dead EP Teases an 'Emotional Story' Stemming From the Group That Rescued Rick Grimes

During Saturday’s Fear the Walking Dead Comic-Con @ Home panel, Scott M. Gimple, not only an EP but the Dead-verse’s Chief Content Officer, teased that Season 7 of the spinoff would give fans new intel about the CRM, the group by whom Anne had Rick helicoptered to safety back in Season 9 of the mothership. […]

Fear TWD Is Finally Bringing Back Sydney Lemmon for Isabelle/Al Arc — Plus, June's Sick Season 7 Discovery

Two seasons after she last appeared on Fear the Walking Dead as Isabelle, Sydney Lemmon is at last returning to the AMC drama in Season 7, it was announced at the Walking Dead spinoff’s Comic-Con @ Home panel Saturday. Regular viewers of the series will recall that in “The End of Everything” (recapped in full […]

The TVLine-Up: What's Returning, New and Leaving the Week of July 25

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 […]

Animal Kingdom Sneak Peek: J Looks Ready to 'Cry Uncle' When He's Busted

There are lit hibachis that aren’t as hot as the seat in which Animal Kingdom’s J is taking a load off in this exclusive sneak peek at Sunday’s episode (TNT, 9/8c). Now, J is, of course, used to being in tight spots, what with being a part of the thieving Cody clan. But in this […]

Performer of the Week: Crystal R. Fox

THE PERFORMER | Crystal R. Fox THE SHOW | OWN’s The Haves and the Have Nots THE EPISODE | “Dark Intentions” (July 20, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | For eight long seasons, as Tyler Perry redefined and then re-redefined over-the-top with his crazy-to-the-nth OWN soap, Fox miraculously kept the drama not just grounded in reality, rooted […]

Madeleine Mantock Exits Charmed: Here's How Macy Was Written Out

Witches be warned: We’re about to break down the Season 3 finale of The CW’s Charmed. Major spoilers ahead. And then there were two. Just days after TVLine broke the news of Madeleine Mantock‘s impending departure from Charmed, her heartbreaking exit played out on screen during Friday’s third season finale. The hour began with Macy […]

Top Chef Winner Gabe Erales Says He's 'Deeply and Sincerely Sorry' After Affair, Firing for Harassment Revealed

Top Chef‘s latest winner Gabe Erales is offering a public apology, weeks after it was revealed he was fired from his restaurant for cutting a coworker’s hours after having an extramarital affair with her. Erales, who was crowned the Season 18 winner of Bravo’s cooking competition earlier this month, posted a lengthy apology on Instagram […]

Schmigadoon!'s Ann Harada Discusses Florence's Devotion to the Mayor: 'There Are Different Kinds of Love'

In Schmigadoon!, Mayor Menlove’s doting wife Florence is a woman of very few words — but that didn’t make the role any less desirable for Broadway veteran Ann Harada. “I thought she was hysterical,” the Avenue Q alum tells TVLine. “It’s one of those characters [where] the dialogue is normal, but you know she’s not. […]

TVLine Items: Adam Rodriguez Joins Joe, FBI: International Casting and More

Criminal Minds and CSI: Miami vet Adam Rodriguez is not some Ordinary Joe — but he will recur on the upcoming NBC fall drama (premiering Monday, Sept. 20). Starring James Wolk in the titular role, the Sliding Doors-esque series is “all about the choices you make — and sometimes what you do in a single moment […]

Ordinary Joe Trailer: James Wolk Has Three Different Lives in NBC Fall Drama

James Wolk, who once lived two lives on Fox’s gone-too-soon Lone Star, is taking on three different “What if…?” journeys in the trailer for NBC’s fall drama Ordinary Joe. In the Sliding Doors-esque series, “life is all about the choices you make — and sometimes what you do in a single moment can change everything,” […]

Leverage Team Evades LeVar Burton's Watchful Librarian in Sneak Peek From Beth Riesgraf's Directorial Debut

The Leverage: Redemption team tries to not interrupt LeVar Burton‘s reading respite in a sneak peek from cast member Beth Riesgraf’s directorial debut, which will air during the second half of the IMDb TV series’ freshman season. Released on Friday at Comic-Con@Home, the clip above finds Burton guest-starring as Mr. Blanche, a small town librarian […]

The Wheel of Time: Rosamund Pike's Moiraine, Amazon Release Date Teased in Poster for Fantasy Adaptation

Rosamund Pike’s Moiraine and the incredibly journey ahead of her are teased in the first poster for Amazon Prime’s adaptation of The Wheel of Time. The same poster, unveiled on Friday at Comic-Con@Home and seen in full below, also reveals that the fantasy series — which is already renewed for a second season — will […]

Did HAHN Villain Nearly Blow It? Did Flash Pick Wrong Song? Is Good Fight's Jay Scaring You? And More TV 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 dozens of shows including Never Have I Ever, The White Lotus, The Haves and the Have Nots and Good Girls! 1 | Who else was confused by New Yorkers applauding First Wives Club‘s Hazel […]

Star Trek: Prodigy Trailer: Meet New Aliens (and Hear Janeway!) in First Footage From Animated Kids' Series

It’s not easy to explore a new galaxy… but a familiar voice can help. Paramount+ released a teaser trailer for the new animated kids’ series Star Trek: Prodigy during the Trek Comic-Con panel on Friday. In the teaser, which you can watch above, we see a ragtag crew of aliens join forces to leave their […]

Ted Lasso Premiere: The Miracle 'Doc' Speaks — Plus, Grade Season 2 Opener

Football is life and death in the Season 2 premiere of Ted Lasso, which sees Dani Rojas suffer a terrible case of The Yips after a traumatic event on the pitch. When a penalty kick results in the horrific demise of AFC Richmond’s canine mascot Earl, the enthusiastic footballer is left in shambles. He is […]

TV Ratings: Walker Hits 10-Episode Audience High, Good Girls Ends Low

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s Walker this week drew 1.2 million total viewers — its largest audience in 10 episodes (dating back to March 18) — while also ticking up to a 0.2 demo rating. Leading out of that, The Outpost (460K/0.1) improved on last week’s goose egg. CBS’ Big Brother (3.7 […]

Cleveland Baseball Team Reveals New Name in Tom Hanks-Narrated TV Spot

Onetime Rockford Peaches manager Tom Hanks is here to introduce you to the Cleveland baseball team’s new name — the Cleveland Guardians. The Academy Award-winning actor narrates a two-minute promotional spot that was released by the MLB club on Friday morning when the name became official, to be used starting at the end of the […]

Good Girls Series Finale Recap: A Tiger Can't Change Her Stripes — Plus, Who Took the Fall and Landed Behind Bars?

Due to the show’s unfortunately preemptive demise, the stakes for Thursday’s Season 4 series finale of Good Girls were higher than ever. And by the end of these final two hours, not one, but two faces landed themselves behind prison bars. But that wasn’t the only big change the ladies’ last hurrah served up. Families […]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Was the Right Witch Vanquished in Episode 6?

After two weeks of straight-up shenanigans, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars got back on track this week with a surprisingly solid acting challenge, and an understandable — albeit still somewhat disappointing — elimination. Let’s start with what we learned about last week’s controversial Scarlet Envy send-off: Once all of the lipsticks were tallied, we discovered […]

Big Brother Recap: Did the Houseguests Go Through With Evicting Frenchie?

We know we’re supposed to expect the unexpected during any given Big Brother season… but heading into Thursday’s episode, it was hard to imagine anything derailing a certain farmer’s eviction from the Season 23 house. After a power-trippy Head of Household reign left Frenchie a little too big for his camo overalls last week, he became […]

Sean Penn Refuses to Resume Starz Series Until Entire Crew Is Vaccinated

Sean Penn is refusing to return to work on the Watergate-themed Starz limited series Gaslit until the entire production, not just the cast and key crew, has been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. As reported by our sister site Deadline, Penn made clear his stance to producer UCP upon returning from the Cannes Film Festival […]

Manifest Again Tops Streaming Chart as It Awaits Word on a Possible 'Save'

Manifest repeated this week in the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s U.S. streaming rankings, all as the cancelled drama awaits word on a possible 11th-hour “save” by NBC and/or Netflix. Having topped the chart for the first time last week, Manifest again led the streaming pack for the week of June 21, amassing nearly 2.1 […]

How Have You Upgraded Your Movie-Watching Experience While at Home?

Theaters are open! And yet… a good percentage of you still are enjoying first-run movies in the comfort of your own home, given the option. To that end, in what ways did you “upgrade” your TV viewing experience while shut in during the pandemic? Because as noted above, though something as big and buzzy as […]

Robin Roberts' Jeopardy! Stint Set to End — How Does GMA Vet Stack Up Against Guest Host Competition?

Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts, whose one week run as interim Jeopardy! emcee comes to an end Friday, endeavored to “bring a little bit of” the late Alex Trebek to her guest-hosting role. “I can’t be him — no one can be him,” she acknowledges. “I just want to bring a little of the spirit that he […]

Ratings: Crime Scene Kitchen Closes on Low Note; Big Brother Dominates Night

In the latest TV show ratings, Fox’s highly entertaining (though I’m crestfallen to learn Emma is married) Crime Scene Kitchen closed out Season 1 on Wednesday night with 1.6 million total viewers and a 0.3 demo rating, dipping from last week to mark series lows. Opening Fox’s night, MasterChef (2.2 mil/0.5) similarly dipped to season […]

Awkwafina Tries to Get Her You-Know-What Together in Nora From Queens Season 2 Trailer — Watch Video

Nora From Queens‘ life might be a mess, but it’s sure never dull, as evidenced by a new trailer for the Awkwafina-fronted comedy’s second season. Inspired by Awkwafina’s real-life upbringing, Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens stars the Crazy Rich Asians actress as a young woman leaning on her family — dad Wally (Mr. Robot‘s BD […]

TVLine Items: Woodley's Showtime Series, Marla Gibbs on Days and More

Big Little Lies vet Shailene Woodley is taking on another tale about complicated ladies, with a starring role in Showtime’s straight-to-series drama Three Women. “In this intimate, haunting portrayal of American female desire, three women are on a crash course to radically overturn their lives,” reads the official synopsis. “Lina, a homemaker in suburban Indiana, […]

The Last of Us: Anna Torv Joins HBO Adaptation, Opposite Pedro Pascal

Anna Torv, prepare to put your (video) game face on. The Fringe/Mindhunter actress has joined the cast of The Last of Us, HBO’s series adaptation of the PlayStation phenom. Torv will play the recurring role of Tess, a smuggler and hardened survivor in a post-pandemic world. Set two decades after the implosion of current-day society, The Last […]

PEN15 Season 2 to Include Animated Special (Airing Soon!) — Get First Look

The PEN15 girls will be back sooner than you think… but they’ll look a bit different than you remember. Hulu’s Emmy-nominated comedy will air a special animated episode on Friday, Aug. 27, the streamer announced on Thursday. The episode, titled “Jacuzzi” — which will serve as the eighth episode of the current Season 2 — […]

The Surreal Life Revived at VH1 for Season 7 — Who's In the Cast?

VH1 is diving back into the world of sur-reality TV. The network is reviving The Surreal Life, a series that follows a group of celebrities as they cohabitate in a mansion and engage in drama-filled group challenges, Deadline reports. The upcoming Season 7, which is set to premiere this fall, will feature former NBA pro […]

Nicole Kidman's Nine Perfect Strangers Dig Their Own Graves in Full-Length Trailer for Hulu Limited Series — Watch

Nicole Kidman’s wellness director offers her clients some strange methods to unwind in the full-length trailer for Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers (premiering Wednesday, Aug. 18). The limited series — which is based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s book of the same name — takes place at a swanky health and wellness resort where […]

In First CSI: Vegas Promo, Grissom, Sara and Hodges Hunt for the Truth

The truth is out th–…. Oops, sorry — truth lies here in the first promo for CBS‘ first CSI series in well over five years, CSI: Vegas. Debuting Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 10/9c (where it will lead out of Tough as Nails), the revival brings back CSI vets William Petersen, Jorja Fox and Wallace Langham […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas Recap: We Know Gary Is Cheating... But With Whom?

It all started with a simple request. On Wednesday’s episode of Tyler Perry’s Sistas, Andi asked Fatima to swing by her place to grab a dressy outfit for her evening business meeting with Robin, the attractive opposing counsel on her latest case, and Fatima agreed. She also told Fatima on the low that she wasn’t […]

Kung Fu's Olivia Liang Breaks Down That Finale Game Changer for Nicky, Shares 'Really Fun' Season 2 Hopes

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Kung Fu‘s Season 1 finale. Read at your own risk.  Whether it’s dropping out one semester shy of graduating from university or training for three years at a monastery, Kung Fu‘s Nicky Shen is keen on carving her own path in life. Wednesday’s season finale saw Nicky again take […]

Chicago Med Promotes Steven Weber, Adds Two Cast Members for Season 7

Chicago Med is officially in recruitment mode following the departures of longtime cast members Torrey DeVitto and Yaya DaCosta. The NBC medical drama has promoted Steven Weber, who recurs as Dr. Dean Archer, to series regular for Season 7, our sister site Deadline reports. Additionally, Guy Lockard (The Village) and Kristen Hager (Condor, Being Human) […]

TVLine Items: Arrow Fave to She-Hulk, Shawn Ryan's Netflix Series and More

Arrow vet Josh Segarra is crossing over from DC Comics to the Marvel side with a role in the upcoming Disney+ series She-Hulk, our sister site Deadline reports. Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) stars as the titular superhero, aka Jennifer Walters, a cousin of Bruce Banner’s who is a savvy lawyer — and who […]

American Pickers' Frank Fritz Not Returning to History Channel Series Amid Feud With Co-Host Mike Wolfe

Fans of American Pickers have seen the last of Frank Fritz. EW.com reports that there are no plans for Fritz to return to the long-running History Channel series, which he had co-hosted alongside Mike Wolfe since it first premiered in 2010. Fritz’s last episode aired in March 2020. He did not return for the series’ most […]

Matt's Inside Line: Get Scoop on Titans, Animal Kingdom, New Amsterdam, The Resident, Barry, Good Trouble and More

Will Animal Kingdom feel Angela’s presence? Which medical drama is taking a time jump? Are two Legends falling for each other? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows. (Email any brand-new Qs to InsideLine@tvline.com.) Any idea if Emily Deschanel will be a part of Animal Kingdom this season? She said last year […]

America Ferrera Joins WeCrashed Limited Series at Apple TV+, Opposite Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto

Here’s some heavenly casting news: Emmy winner America Ferrera — who most recently starred as Cloud 9 manager Amy Sosa on NBC’s Superstore — has been cast opposite Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto in Apple TV+’s upcoming limited series WeCrashed. Based on the Wondery podcast of the same name, WeCrashed explores “the greed-filled rise and […]

Good Witch Series Finale Sneak Peek: Are the Merriwick Cousins Facing a World-Shattering 'Power Outage'?

The Merriwick women get some sense of what ails them (or at least what doesn’t) in this exclusive sneak peek from the series finale of Hallmark Channel’s Good Witch. In the series finale — which is titled “The Wedding,” and airs this Sunday, July 25 at 9/8c — the Merriwick cousins get ready to face […]

To All the Boys' Lana Condor to Star in Hulu Action Comedy Take Out

To All the Boys‘ Lana Condor will star as a cook who fights crime in the Hulu action comedy Take Out. As reported by THR.com, Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat, WandaVision) and Michael Golamco will pen the pilot for the half-hour series, which follows a restaurant employee who is on a secret mission to […]

Maria Taylor Leaves ESPN After Internal Controversy — Read Her Full Statement

ESPN analyst Maria Taylor is parting ways with the network, weeks after an internal controversy involving Taylor and ESPN anchor Rachel Nichols was made public. The cable net announced on Wednesday that Taylor and ESPN were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension, making Taylor’s NBA Finals coverage on Tuesday night her final […]

The Haves and the Have Nots' Finale Left Us With a Whole Lot of Questions

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Tuesday’s Season 8 and series finale of The Haves and the Have Nots. If you don’t already know how it ended, you might want to watch before beginning this article. Tyler Perry, how could you? After eight seasons, each one more gleefully off the rails than the last, The […]

TV Ratings: As NBA Championship Dominates, Superman and Samurai Dip

In the latest TV ratings, ABC’s coverage of the sixth and deciding NBA Finals match-up drew nearly 9 million viewers along with a 2.8 demo rating (per Nielsen fast affiliates), easily marking the series’ best numbers. That’s up sharply from last year’s Game 6 clincher (which aired in October), but on pace to be a […]

The Chair Trailer: Sandra Oh Juggles College Crisis and Questionable Crush

Sandra Oh has her hands full with both a college controversy and a questionable crush as the title character in the Netflix comedy The Chair. The full trailer above previews the promotion of Oh’s character, Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim, to English department chair at the prestigious Pembroke University, where she must manage a brewing crisis while […]

Charlamagne Tha God's Honest Truth, From EP Stephen Colbert, Sets Premiere Date at Comedy Central

Charlamange Tha God will tell Tha God’s Honest Truth as host of a new late-night program for Comedy Central. The Breakfast Club personality will headline Tha God’s Honest Truth With Lenard “Charlamagne” McKelvey, from executive producer Stephen Colbert. Premiering Friday, Sept. 17 (at 10/9c), the weekly, half-hour series will feature McKelvey’s “culturally fluent take on […]

Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys, Focused on Son of American Gods' Mr. Nancy, Gets Series Order at Amazon

Amazon has greenlit Anansi Boys, a six-episode adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s 2005 fantasy novel of the same name which features American Gods character Mr. Nancy. But it is neither a spinoff nor a sequel to the recently cancelled Starz drama — and the standalone series will not see Orlando Jones reprise his role as the […]

Kung Fu's Olivia Liang Teases 'Emotional' Journey in Season 1 Finale

The battle is on in Kung Fu’s season finale, airing Wednesday at 8/7c on The CW. Before Nicky Shen can fully embrace her destiny and open the Forge, she must go through Zhilan (Yvonne Chapman), who murdered her shifu Pei-Ling (Vanessa Kai) in the exact place she watched her die. According to Olivia Liang, who […]

America's Got Talent Wraps Auditions — Who's Going to Season 16 Live Shows?

After eight weeks of auditions, the America’s Got Talent judges have given yeses to more than 150 (mostly) deserving acts. Now comes the hard part. With the auditions finally complete, the judges convened in Simon Cowell’s backyard at the end of Tuesday’s episode, burdened with the impossible task of narrowing those 150+ acts to just […]

David Makes Man Recap: Fools for Love

With each new episode of David Makes Man, fans are learning what has happened to the show’s titular character and his childhood friends over the years. This Tuesday night on the OWN drama, David’s neighborhood sweetheart Tare returned (in young and adult form)m and together the two gave fans a sweet and beautifully choreographed and […]

Superman & Lois' Sofia Hasmik on Chrissy's Tense Showdown With Her Idol: 'It Was a Bated-Breath Moment'

While Kal-El’s war with Tal-Rho continued on Tuesday’s Superman & Lois, another unexpected battle began brewing in Smallville. I’m talking about Chrissy and Lois, the former of whom finally confronted her journalistic idol when it became apparent that she was concealing major details about the Edge situation. Nevermind the fact that, you know, Lois’ husband is […]

The Flash Boss Reflects on Season 7's Big Hurdles, Teases 'Greatest Challenge Ever' for WestAllen in Season 8

The Flash closed out Season 7 this Tuesday night with the threat of war, followed by a whole lotta love. First up: After paying a visit inside the mind of August Heart, Barry realized that Godspeed was clamoring for organic speed — and his clones would not back down until Flash gave it to him. […]

The Haves and Have Nots Series Finale Recap: The Eight Most Jaw-Dropping Moments in What May Be the Craziest Hour of TV Ever — No, Seriously!

Warning: If you’ve yet to watch Tuesday’s series finale of The Haves and the Have Nots, you might want to before reading this recap — it’s as full of spoilers as the hour was surprises! Over the course of its eight seasons, The Haves and the Have Nots convinced us time and again that “Yup, […]

Big Sky Promotes [Spoiler] to Series Regular Ahead of Season 2

A Big Sky cliffhanger that was, quite literally, a matter of life and death has been resolved. TVLine has confirmed exclusively that Omar Metwally, whose U.S. Marshal character, Mark Lindor, was seemingly left for dead in the Season 1 finale, will be returning in Season 2 as a full-fledged series regular. Metwally — whose TV credits include […]

Manifest Un-Cancelled? Axed Drama Eyes Renewal at NBC and Netflix

Manifest‘s destiny is up in the air again. Just weeks after NBC cancelled the sci-fi drama after three seasons, TVLine can confirm that the network has restarted talks with Warner Bros. Television about a possible Season 4. As an added twist, Deadline reports that Netflix is also taking part in the renewal talks, signaling a […]

Burden of Truth Trailer: Joanna Takes On a Mining Company and Motherhood in Final Season — Watch Video

As if being a new mommy wasn’t difficult enough, Burden of Truth lawyer Joanna Chang also has a target on her back in a trailer for the fourth and final season, which premieres Stateside on The CW next Friday, July 30 at 8/7c. “None of those other moms have to do what I do. How many […]

Loki Director Unpacks How the Finale's Nostalgia-Filled Opening Came to Be

The following post contains mild spoilers for Loki‘s season finale. Loki‘s first season finale wasn’t just a stopping point for the Disney+ series: The episode also served as a farewell of sorts to the preceding 13 years of Marvel films, by way of an opening sequence that paid homage to the MCU’s existence thus far. The […]

TVLine Items: Netflix's Clickbait Teaser, Chip 'n' Dale Series Trailer and More

Adrian Grenier’s life is at the mercy of Clickbait in the first teaser for the Netflix limited series (premiering Wednesday, Aug. 25). The Entourage vet stars as Nick Brewer, “a loving father, husband and brother, who one day suddenly and mysteriously disappears,” reads the official synopsis. “A video appears on the internet of the badly […]

One of Us Is Lying Teaser: Detention Turns Killer in Peacock's Teen Mystery

It’s The Breakfast Club meets Insert Your Teen Murder Mystery of Choice — we’re gonna go with Elite — in the first teaser for Peacock’s upcoming series One of Us Is Lying. Based on Karen M. McManus’ book of the same name, the show is about “what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention […]

The Problem With Jon Stewart Premiere Month Revealed in Faux Movie Trailer Poking Fun at Jeff Bezos' Space Flight

The Problem With Jon Stewart will be televised in September — but we highly doubt it’ll look anything like the first teaser shared by its host. The premiere month was disclosed by Stewart in a faux movie trailer for, um, Cum Dog Billionaires. The timely spoof comes just hours after Jeff Bezos’ 11-minute space flight […]

Gotham's Victoria Cartagena Joins Batwoman as... Renee Montoya

Holy déjà vu, Batman! Victoria Cartagena has joined the cast of The CW’s Batwoman as Renee Montoya — the same DC Comics character she played on Fox’s Gotham. Though to be clear, this Renee Montoya is not actually the same TV character, since it was never suggested that the Fox series is any way a […]

The Good Fight Scores Early Season 6 Renewal, After Just Four Episodes

The Good Fight will go on, now that Paramount+ has renewed the acclaimed legal drama for a sixth season — and just four episodes into its current run, marking its speediest renewal to date. The first four episodes of the 10-episode Season 5 are currently available to stream on Paramount+, with new installments dropping every […]

Ratings: Republic of Sarah Rebounds, The Bachelorette Tops Night

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW‘s The Republic of Sarah this Monday drew 330,000 total viewers and a 0.1 demo rating, improving on last week’s series lows. Opening The CW’s night, All American with its season finale (read recap) equaled its best audience since March 8 (740K) while steady in the demo (with […]

Nickelodeon Orders Baby Shark Movie, Renews Big Show! for Season 2

“Baaaaaaaaby Shark!” is getting bigger, as the star of his first-ever TV-movie. Nickelodeon on Tuesday announced its development of a brand-new animated Baby Shark TV-movie (to be co-produced by SmartStudy, the global entertainment company behind the children’s brand Pinkfong) as well as a Season 2 renewal for Baby Shark’s Big Show!, which earned a Daytime […]

High School Musical Adds Jordan Fisher as Gina's [Spoiler] — Watch Preview

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is adding another Evan Hansen to its ranks. Jordan Fisher, who will return to Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen in the title role on Dec. 11, will first guest-star on Episode 11 of the Disney+ comedy’s second season, TVLine has learned. Fisher will play Gina’s (Sofia Wylie) older brother […]

Fate: The Winx Saga Casts Flora and More Characters for Season 2

We’ve got some fairy exciting news, Winx Nation: Flora is finally coming to Alfea. The beloved character from the animated Winx Club series will make her debut in Season 2 of Netflix’s Fate: The Winx Saga, played by Paulina Chavez (The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia), TVLine has learned. Additionally, Season 2 will welcome Éanna […]

Jeff Bezos in Space: Watch Livestream of New Shepard's First Human Flight

A little over a week after English business magnate and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson accomplished, well, similar, Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is heading to space this Tuesday morning. Watch a livestream above, with coverage set to start around 8:15 am ET. The actual launch, which will take place in the […]

All American's Season 3 Finale Puts [Spoiler]'s Life in Jeopardy — Grade It

Ahead of All American‘s Season 3 finale, we thought the episode’s biggest question would be who won the football state championship. But another, more serious question loomed much larger at the end of the hour: Is Coop going to die? Unbeknownst to Coop, Mo has been orchestrating her downfall all season, culminating in an attempt […]

4400 Video: The Vanished Resurface in First Teasers for CW Reboot

The CW has revealed three of its 4400 abductees in a trio of newly released teasers for the upcoming reboot of the former USA Network sci-fi series. Penned by executive producer Ariana Jackson (Riverdale, UnREAL), the update follows 4,400 overlooked, undervalued, or otherwise marginalized people who vanished without a trace over the last hundred years […]

9-1-1 Teaser Reveals the First Major Crisis of Season 5 — Watch Video

The 118 is bracing for a blackout this fall. Fox aired its first teaser for 9-1-1‘s upcoming fifth season on Monday, revealing the next major crisis to hit Los Angeles in the premiere. The procedural’s fourth season ended in May with a series of potentially game-changing twists: Eddie barely survived being shot, Buck made things […]

Never Have I Ever Season 2: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Breaks Down Devi's Pivotal Decision: 'I'm Proud of the Kid!'

There comes a point in many women’s lives when it doesn’t matter how dreamy the hair, how chiseled the abs or how charmingly oblivious a dude seems to be: If he’s keeping you a secret, he definitely doesn’t deserve you. Devi Vishwakumar comes to that realization in Episode 9 of Never Have I Ever‘s sophomore season, […]

Aaron Tveit Goes Full Patrick Bateman in American Horror Stories Episode 2: 'It's Brutal, Violent and Unexpected'

Heads off up: We’re about to spoil American Horror Stories‘ “Rubber (Wo)man Part Two,” now streaming on FX on Hulu. Not many people would jump at the chance to get stabbed by a man in a rubber suit, but when the chance to work with Ryan Murphy is at stake, that decision becomes much easier. […]

TVLine Items: Grease Prequel a Go, Dollface Casting, CNN+ and More

Break out your shiny, pink bomber jackets: Paramount+ has officially ordered to series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, a prequel set four years before the original movie, our sister site Deadline reports. The 10-episode show will follow four new characters described as fed-up, outcast girls who dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking […]

Monday Night Football: Eli and Peyton Manning to Lead 'Alternate' Broadcast

Brothers Eli and Peyton Manning have been recruited to anchor an “alternate” Monday Night Football telecast for the next three seasons. The ESPN2 Monday Night Football MegaCast, as it has been dubbed, will feature the Mannings joined by current and former NFL players and celebrities. A host for the broadcast, which will cover 10 games […]

Tampa Baes Lesbian Reality Series Set for Fall Premiere on Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime invites you to hang out with some Tampa Baes this fall, by way of an eight-episode docuseries about the Tampa Bay, Fla. LGBTQ scene. Set for a fall premiere in the U.S., UK, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland and New Zealand (with a worldwide release to follow), Tampa Baes follows “the young lesbian ‘it […]

TV Ratings: Big Brother Tops Sunday

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ Big Brother this Sunday drew 3.4 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, dipping week-to-week yet still led the night in the demo. Love Island (1.4 mil/0.3) added eyeballs week-to-week while steady in the demo. Opening CBS’ night, 60 Minutes delivered Sunday’s biggest audience: 5.7 million. Over […]

Charmed Shocker: Madeleine Mantock to Exit After 3 Seasons — Read Full Statement About 'Difficult Decision'

The Power of Two will have to do when Charmed returns for its fourth season next year. Madeleine Mantock, who has played eldest sister Macy Vaughn since the reboot premiered in 2018, will not be returning, TVLine has learned exclusively. “Playing Macy on Charmed for the last three seasons has been an immense privilege and […]

Heels: Brothers Go to War in Full Trailer for Starz's Upcoming Wrestling Drama

A rumble’s about to go down, and it’s pitting brother against brother, hero against heel. Starz’s upcoming wrestling drama Heels (which premieres Sunday, Aug. 15, at 9/8c) shared its extended trailer and new key art Monday, and despite two small-town siblings’ attempt to uphold their legacy, things may never be the same once that bell […]

Sex Education: Watch Otis, Maeve & Co. Promote Moordale in a Hilarious New Video Ahead of Season 3

The new headmistress of Moordale Secondary is certainly going to have her hands full. In this special promo clip (embedded above) for Sex Education‘s upcoming Season 3 (all eight episodes of which premiere on Netflix on Friday, Sept. 17), we see our favorite students banding together to help headmistress Hope Haddon (played by Girls’ Jemima […]

Daytime Emmys: The Bay, The Letter for the King Lead Final Wave of Winners

The third and final wave of 2021 Daytime Emmy Award winners were announced on Sunday evening, and the online sudser The Bay grabbed the most gold, in four performing categories. The Netflix adventure series The Letter for the King followed with three wins, including for guest performer Andy Serkis. (If you were wondering how streaming […]

Animal Kingdom Recap: Ashes to Ashes, Smurf to… Be Determined

In Sunday’s singularly heartbreaking Animal Kingdom, Pope — poor, troubled Pope — decided that Smurf had to be laid to rest not tomorrow, not yesterday, now. Now, now, now. Stymied at every turn, by everything from disinterested brothers to funeral-home closing times, he wound up stealing into the cemetery after dark and tearfully trying to rip […]

Power Book III: Raising Kanan Premiere Recap: Raq Rocks Our World — Grade It!

Franchise fans who long for a Ghost and Tommy prequel may have gotten something better with Power Book III: Raising Kanan — the title character’s mother, Raquel. From the moment Raq gives her chubby child a sock full of batteries to fend off playground bullies in the season premiere, which debuted Sunday night on Starz, […]

Virgin River Team Reacts to the Big Death of Season 3: 'It Was So Hard'

Tragedy strikes Virgin River in the Netflix drama’s third season, and even though viewers are given several episodes to prepare themselves, it’s still not enough to soften the blow. We’re talking about Lilly, played to heartbreaking perfection by Lynda Boyd, who reveals at the end of Episode 2 that she’s been diagnosed with Stage 4 […]

Evil Recap: Nun of Your Business

Warning: This Evil recap may turn into little more than a Sister Andrea appreciation post. But can you blame me? The holy woman accomplishes more in a few minutes of screen time than most of us could hope to in a week — and that’s outside of the silver she polishes, the floors she scrubs and […]

She-Hulk's Jameela Jamil Teases Kick-Ass Marvel Baddie Role — Watch

Jameela Jamil‘s upcoming MCU character most definitely belongs in the Bad Place. Set to join She-Hulk alongside Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Jamil recently shared a rough-and-tough training video (embedded below), as she prepped to kick some serious on-screen ass. The Good Place actress prefaced it with, “I can’t believe I get to say this but… Fighting […]

Never Have I Ever Finale: Jaren Lewison on Ben's Devastating Devi Discovery

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Never Have I Ever‘s Season 2 finale. Never Have I Ever‘s Season 2 finale ended well for Devi, not so much for her longtime academic rival and sometime boyfriend, Ben Gross. Both attended their school’s winter formal, though not together; Ben accompanied his girlfriend, Aneesa, while Devi and her […]

Daytime Emmys, Part 2: Animaniacs, Go! Go! Cory Carson Lead Winners

The second wave of 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards — for Children’s and Animation categories — were announced on Saturday evening, three weeks after the major soap opera and daytime talk show prizes were handed out. Now, in case you were wondering about the winning streaming programs that can be watched, well, any time of day: […]

Virgin River Stars Make Sense of That 'Juicy' Season 3 Finale Twist — What Does This Mean for Mel and Jack?

The last few minutes of Virgin River‘s third season are, quite frankly, insane. Following a brief-yet-still-too-long separation, Mel and Jack celebrate their rekindled romance with an invigorating mountain hike, unaware that they’re both concealing explosive secrets from one another. Jack throws his grenade first, getting down on one knee and asking Mel to marry him, […]

Schmigadoon!'s Cecily Strong on Embracing Her Inner Musical Theater Nerd in Episode 2, Opposite Aaron Tveit

A lovers’ spat between Melissa and Josh sets the stage for a grand duet — and a (potentially) age-inappropriate date — in Schmigadoon! Episode 2. After Danny Bailey “wins” a drunken Melissa at a picnic basket auction, Cecily Strong’s character succumbs to the town rapscallion’s charms and gets her very own musical number. The Summer […]

The TVLine-Up: What's Returning, New and Leaving the Week of July 18

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 […]

Never Have I Ever Season 2 Finale Recap: Devi's Dance Date Revealed!

For a while there in Never Have I Ever‘s Season 2 finale, it looks like all of Devi Vishwakumar’s season-long seesawing between potential suitors Ben and Paxton might be for naught. Ben, deeply hurt by Devi’s attempt to date both boys earlier in the season, is barely talking to her again. Plus, he’s dating her friend, […]

Bridgerton: Production on Season 2 Halted Indefinitely After Second Staffer Tests Positive for COVID

Production on Season 2 of Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton has been halted for the second time in a week after yet another staffer tested positive for COVID, according to our sister site Deadline. Per reports, production will be paused for an indefinite time, as the streamer and Shondaland producers figure out how to continue amid […]

Performer of the Week: Tom Hiddleston

THE PERFORMER | Tom Hiddleston THE SHOW | Disney+’s Loki THE EPISODE | “For All Time. Always.” (July 14, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | Hiddleston had a sizable challenge ahead of him as he led a standalone series centered on his Marvel character. Having revived the 2012 iteration of Loki in this series — thus erasing his considerable character […]

Power Book III: Raising Kanan EP Courtney Kemp Says Ghost and Tommy Aren't Invited to this Prequel

Franchise fans who were hoping to get to know young versions of Ghost and Tommy in the Power prequel Book III: Raising Kanan will have to keep dreaming. This story takes place after the characters’ bedtimes. Instead, when the canon’s third offering premieres this Sunday at 8/7c on Starz, a 15-year-old Kanan (played by Kirby […]

Biz Markie, 'Just a Friend' Rapper and Crank Yankers Announcer, Dead at 57

Rapper and DJ Biz Markie, who is best known for his 1989 hit “Just a Friend” and who was the announcer on the raunchy puppet series Crank Yankers, has died. He was 57. “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, Hip Hop pioneer Biz Markie […]

Lisey's Story Finale Recap: Did Our Heroine Survive Her Final Showdown With Jim Dooley and the Long Boy?

One monster comprised of bodies and souls. One absolute nutcase hell-bent on murder. One grieving widow. Zero rules. Heading into the series finale of Lisey’s Story, our titular heroine is in for the strangest royal rumble of her life. But with a strong will to live and the love of her late husband by her […]

Loki Director Kate Herron Explains 'Missing' Season 1 Scenes: 'They Weren't Quite Sitting Right' in Final Edit

The following post contains mild spoilers for Loki‘s first season. Rest assured, YouTube-scouring Loki fans: Your eyes were not deceiving you while watching trailers for the Disney+ series. Not long after the Marvel Studios project wrapped its first season on Wednesday, fans began puzzling over scenes that appeared briefly in the trailers for Loki but did not […]

Schmigadoon! EPs Detail How the Premiere's Oklahoma!-Inspired Opening Number Came Together

When Cecily Strong’s Melissa and Keegan-Michael Key’s Josh first wander into Schmigadoon!, the harmonious haven at the center of Apple TV+’s musical satire, neither they nor the audience knows exactly what to expect. That’s why it was vital that the opening number hit all the right notes. “Initially, I wrote a song that was kind […]

TVLine Items: Alter Ego Reveals Judges, Y: The Last Man Teaser and More

Four very different musical artists have been chosen to judge Fox’s first-ever avatar singing competition series Alter Ego: Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette, singer/television personality Nick Lachey, Canadian singer-songwriter Grimes and Grammy Award-winning rapper will.i.am. Additionally, Rocsi Diaz (106 & Park, Dating Naked) has been tapped to host the show. Rather than performing as themselves, […]

Fantasy Island to Stage Melrose Place Reunion — Find Out Who'll Be There!

Three of your Melrose Place favorites booked tickets to Fantasy Island this summer. Daphne Zuniga, Josie Bissett and Laura Leighton will appear on Fox’s upcoming reboot of the classic TV series, the network announced Friday. The new Fantasy Island, which will premiere on Tuesday, Aug. 10, will be an anthology set at a luxury resort where guests can […]

You Are My Spring K-Drama Recap (Episodes 3 & 4): Double Trouble

Remember when you thought the most complicated thing on You Are My Spring was Da Jeong’s love triangle? Well, as fans learned during Episodes 3 and 4 this week, Netflix‘s latest Korean drama has moved beyond a scenario in which Da Jeong might choose to love Young Do or Chae. Technically, those two choices ended […]

George Stephanopoulos' Jeopardy! Stint Set to End — How Does He Stack Up Against Guest Host Competition?

George Stephanopoulos‘ one (week)-and-done run as Jeopardy! guest host comes to an end Friday. Was the veteran newsman’s stint behind the lectern good news for viewers of the long-running quiz show? A final decision on who will permanently succeed the late Alex Trebek as host will be made later this summer. “Our goal has been […]

Was Loki Reveal a Relief? Has Evil Ruined Elevators? How Did Superman & Lois Cover for MIA Clark? 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 dozens of shows including Atypical, American Ninja Warrior, Superman & Lois and Lisey’s Story! 1 | Atypical series finale SPOILER ALERT! Wasn’t Sam making it all the way to Antartica the perfect ending for […]

Loki EP/Director Kate Herron Not Returning for Season 2

A key member of Loki‘s creative team is hitting the exit ahead of the Disney+ drama’s just-announced second season. Executive producer and director Kate Herron, who helmed all six Season 1 episodes of Marvel’s latest standalone smash, tells Deadline that she is “not returning” for Season 2, adding, “I always planned to be just on for […]

TV Ratings: Big Brother Tops Thursday, Walker Dips, Holey Moley Goes Low

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ Big Brother this Thursday drew 3.6 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, up in viewers and steady in the demo vs. Wednesday, and topping the night in both measures; read our recap of the first eviction. Leading out of that, Love Island (1.7 mil/0.4) was steady […]

grown-ish's Chloe Bailey Stands Alone Against Team Good Trouble — Watch Celebrity Family Feud Sneak Peek

Good Trouble vs. grown-ish? Sunday’s episode of Celebrity Family Feud (ABC, 8/7c) is basically Freeform’s version of Avengers: Civil War. Don’t make us choose sides! Playing for Good Trouble are Cierra Ramirez (Mariana), Maia Mitchell (Callie), Sherry Cola (Alice), Zuri Adele (Malika) and Emma Hunton (Davia). They’ll be facing off against grown-ish stars Yara Shahidi […]

Manifest Soars, Tops Nielsen Streaming Ranking for Week It Was Cancelled

File this under bittersweet: Manifest topped the Nielsen streaming chart for the week of June 14 — aka just as it had been cancelled after three seasons at NBC. The supernatural-tinged family drama’s first two seasons on Netflix that week amassed just shy of 2.5 billion minutes of viewing, way more than double its tally […]

Good Girls Recap: Beth Channels Her Inner Boss Lady, as Conflict Between Rio and Nick Escalates

With only two episodes of Good Girls left, there’s unfortunately still a lot of ground to cover. Despite the fact that we may (read: probably will) be left with an inevitable cliffhanger in lieu of the show’s recent cancellation, Thursday’s episode pushed the story forward in two major ways. First, dissension between Rio and Nick was […]

Drag Race All Stars' Pink Table Talk Challenge Results Have Us Seeing Red

Fellow RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6 viewers, I must ask: What the frak is going on with the judging this season? Fresh off last week’s puzzling Super Bowl halftime episode — which Trinity K. Bonet totally won, and I won’t hear otherwise — the show delivered another serving of misplaced praise, confusing critiques and […]

Big Brother Recap: Who Became the First Evictee of Season 23?

We could use a lot of adjectives to describe Big Brother‘s first week of Season 23, but “boring” sure isn’t one of ’em. Entertaining? For sure. Surprising? Definitely. An absolute mess? On several occasions, yes! Thanks to Frenchie’s paranoia-filled Head of Household reign, which seemed to yield endless combinations of targets and alliances for the farmer, […]

grown-ish Recap: A Five-Finger Discount Causes Trouble in Paradise

There is something about jail that really brings out the best… or the worst… in people. A bit of both happened to grown-ish‘s Zoey and Aaron after the newlyweds got arrested while vacationing in Mexico in the Season 4 opener. And this Thursday night, fans got to see what happened after the two got detained, […]

American Horror Stories Reopens Murder House, Introduces Rubber Woman in Series Premiere (Grade It!)

“There is a line when sex stops and something very dark and unhealthy starts.” This is meant to be a warning in the first episode of American Horror Stories, but let’s be honest, it could also double as the FX on Hulu series’ official logline. The American Horror Story spinoff gets the party started by […]

Is First Wives Club Worth Staying Committed? Grade the BET+ Drama's Season 2 Premiere!

Nothing says unbothered like sipping fruity cocktails with your girls under the cooling caress of a fancy cabana. First Wives Club Season 2 picks up with Hazel (Jill Scott), Ari (Ryan Michelle Bath) and Bree (Michelle Buteau) in a much better place than they were at the start of Season 1, but not completely free […]

The Flash's Barry and Iris Renew Their Vows in 10+ Season Finale Photos

Barry and Iris’ own kid, Jordan Fisher, told TVLine that The Flash fans would come out of next week’s Season 7 finale feeling “very, very happy, very satisfied” — and now we know why. Because somehow, amidst ending the Godspeed war and possibly also eliminating Bart’s arch enemy from the timeline, “WestAllen” will renew their […]

Dr. Death: Grade the Premiere of Peacock's True-Crime Miniseries

In the mood for a true-crime story, and don’t mind losing a little faith in the health care system? Peacock’s got just the thing. The streamer on Thursday released all eight episodes of its miniseries Dr. Death, starring The Affair‘s Joshua Jackson as Christopher Duntsch, a real-life neurosurgeon currently serving life in prison after maiming […]

Gossip Girl Recap: Bathhouse Rock

Ah, teacher-student romances — what would teen dramas be without them? The original Gossip Girl had one in Season 2 (Dan + Ms. Carr 4ever!), and now the reboot is following suit even sooner with Max and St. Jude’s far-too-hot “classics” teacher Rafa Caparros. But like most aspects of HBO Max’s reboot, the circumstances surrounding […]

Harry & Meghan Form a Plan to Escape the Palace in Lifetime Movie Trailer

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are taking on the British monarchy in a newly released trailer for Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace, the third installment in Lifetime’s movie trilogy about the royal couple. Premiering Monday, Sept. 6 at 8/7c, the film “explores what really happened inside the palace that drove Harry (played by […]

The Walking Dead Final Season Promo Brings Rick Grimes Back to the Fore — Plus, Key Art for 'Beginning of the End'

As The Walking Dead lumbers toward the finish line, it’s going back to where it all started in a new promo dropped Thursday ahead of the AMC drama’s August 22 Season 11 premiere. In the video, we rewind all the way to an inspirational pep talk by none other than original leading man Andrew Lincoln’s […]

TCA Awards 2021: Ted Lasso, Hacks, Mare of Easttown, I May Destroy You and WandaVision Lead Nominations

Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso leads the nominees for the 37th annual Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards, which will forego an in-person ceremony once more and instead announce the winners at an as-yet-specified date. The Jason Sudeikis-fronted comedy amassed five nominations from the critics organization, which counts several TVLine staffers among its members, while Disney+’s WandaVision, […]

Law & Order Spinoff For the Defense Not Moving Forward at NBC

For the Defense… rests. Permanently. The Law & Order franchise’s latest iteration, subtitled For the Defense, will not become an NBC series after all, TVLine has learned. The spinoff, which skipped the pilot stage, received a straight-to-series order in May. The series was set at a criminal defense law firm. Its official logline stated that every […]

NBC Fall Premiere Dates: #OneChicago, The Voice, New Amsterdam and Others

NBC is the fourth broadcast-TV network (following The CW, CBS and ABC) to announce their premiere dates for the fall, and Ariana Grande and “ordinary” James Wolk will kick things off on Monday, Sept. 20. Also of note, the mighty #OneChicago lineup returns on Wednesday, Sept. 22, while The Blacklist‘s ninth season — originally penciled […]

TVLine Items: Real Housewives Movie, Madonna on Paramount+ and More

What happens when the Real Housewives meet a Hallmark-esque holiday flick? You get The Real Housewives of the North Pole, an original movie for Peacock starring Kyle Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) and Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad, Life in Pieces). “The Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish (Richards) and Diana (Brandt), have […]

TV Ratings: NBA Finals Hit Audience High With Game 4, Love Island Steady

In the latest TV ratings, ABC’s Wednesday-night coverage of the NBA Finals Game 4 easily hit an audience high for this year’s championship series, drawing 7.4 million total viewers (per fast affiliate numbers). That total will of course swell once the Nielsen finals trickle in. CBS’ Big Brother (3.5 mil/0.8) took a hit week-to-week opposite […]

iCarly Renewed for Season 2

Carly Shay’s popular web series will live on: iCarly has been renewed for a second season by Paramount+, the streamer announced Thursday. Although details are mum (especially with the first season only halfway through its run), TVLine can confirm that production on Season 2 will begin this fall in Los Angeles. iCarly’s revival picks up […]

ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates: Grey's, Big Sky, The Rookie and More

ABC is the third broadcast network (following The CW and CBS) to reveal exact premiere dates for the fall. Dancing With the Stars‘ 30th season is first out of the gate on Monday, Sept. 20, while the Michelle Young-led cycle of The Bachelorette and new drama Queens close out ABC’s fall launch on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Grey’s Anatomy […]

NCIS: Hawai'i: Vanessa Lachey Reports for Duty in First Photos

Vanessa Lachey is flying high and Enver Gjokaj is looking dapper in dress whites in TVLine’s exclusive first look at CBS‘ NCIS: Hawai’i. Premiering Monday, Sept. 20 at 10/9c (where it will lead of out a relocated NCIS), the new series stars Lachey as Jane Tennant, the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS […]

Modern Love: Kit Harington Gets on the Love Train in Season 2 Trailer — Watch

The former King in the North is headed in a whole new direction. Game of Thrones alum Kit Harington sets aside the Valyrian steel and tries out being a romantic leading man in a new trailer for Season 2 of the Amazon Prime anthology Modern Love, premiering Friday, August 13 on the streamer. In the […]

Never Have I Ever Premiere Recap: Double Trouble — Plus, Grade It!

The Second Coming of Dylan McKay Paxton or The Second Coming of Danny Castellano Ben?  In Never Have I Ever‘s Season 2 premiere, Devi Vishwakumar refuses to choose. The Netflix series returned Thursday, serving Devi a whopper of a romantic quandry: Date smokin’ hot Paxton, whom she pursued with a passion last season, or super-smart […]

Animal Kingdom Boss Diagrams the Parent Trap in Which Craig Is Caught: 'He's Comparing Renn and Smurf'

If the best-laid plans can go awry, then certainly, so can things that weren’t remotely planned — like the baby that Animal Kingdom’s Craig and Renn find themselves parenting in Season 5 of the TNT hit (Sundays, 9/8c). “They’re sort of adjusting to this really on the fly,” showrunner Daniele Nathanson tells TVLine. To put […]

Good Trouble Boss Explains Premiere's Breakups, Previews Gael and Callie's 'Tough' Situation With Isabella

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Wednesday’s Good Trouble premiere. Proceed at your own risk! Hearts were crushed during Good Trouble‘s Season 3B premiere on Wednesday as multiple couples met their end. Among those nursing a broken heart are Mariana and Evan, with the former opting to inform her Fight Club friends about Evan’s plan […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas Recap: Gary Is Playing Games With Andi... Again

You can always count on Gary to make shady moves on Tyler Perry’s Sistas. On Wednesday’s installment on BET, he ended his call the minute Andi walked into the room. She asked her fiancé who he was talking to, but Gary refused to answer. Making matters worse, he accused her of being jealous. Thankfully, Andi […]

Meghan Markle to Create, Produce Animated Kids' Series Pearl for Netflix

Meghan Markle is diving into the history books for Netflix: The Duchess of Sussex will create the animated kids’ series Pearl for the streamer and serve as an executive producer on it as well. Pearl, currently in development at Netflix, “will be a family series that centers on the adventures of a 12-year-old girl, who […]

Never Have I Ever Season 2: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Teases Devi's Dubious Decision to Date Ben and Paxton

Never Have I Ever‘s Devi Vishwakumar spent Season 1 of the Netflix dramedy grappling with grief from her father’s unexpected death. She made missteps. She navigated tricky relationships. She drunkenly tried to commune with an angry coyote. But even after all the progress she made, series star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan says, don’t expect a fully evolved […]

grown-ish's Francia Raisa Unpacks Ana and Javi's Chlamydia Argument (and the Personal Anger She Channeled)

Francia Raisa’s favorite part of her grown-ish character Ana’s contentious fight with her boyfriend Javi was when she angrily threw his iPad at him. When Episode 2 of the Freeform comedy’s fourth season airs Thursday at 8/7c, viewers will see the fallout of Ana and Javi’s heated disagreement and why she’s enraged that he thought […]

Sex and the City: Nicole Ari Parker, Sarita Choudhury and Karen Pittman Join Cast of And Just Like That Revival

Carrie Bradshaw’s friend group just got a lot bigger: HBO Max’s Sex and the City revival And Just Like That… has added Nicole Ari Parker, Sarita Choudhury and Karen Pittman to its cast, TVLine has learned. Parker (Empire, Soul Food) will play Lisa Todd Wexley, a Park Avenue mother of three and documentarian. Choudhury (Homeland, […]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 8 Poster Teases 'One Last Ride,' Features (Civilian?) Holt's Beloved Dog Cheddar

The poster for Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s eighth and final season (premiering Thursday, Aug. 12, at 8/7c) features one fan-favorite joke and one very fluffy boy. NBC on Wednesday unveiled the NBC cop comedy’s farewell key art, which shows the core cast of eight — Andy Samberg (Jake Peralta), Stephanie Beatriz (Rosa Diaz), Terry Crews (Terry Jeffords), […]

Bigger's Chase Anthony Talks Season 3 Hopes — and Why He Never Wants to Meet Candyman's Tony Todd

Chase Anthony knows firsthand what it means to bet on oneself. He took a big risk in pursuing a career in comedy — a gamble that led to a coveted spot in Shaquille O’Neal’s All-Star Comedy Night, as well as appearances on dramas such as Grey’s Anatomy and Lethal Weapon. He currently stars as Deon […]

TVLine Items: MTV Revives Cribs, Cristela Hosts Hidden Temple and More

MTV is headed back inside celebrity Cribs: More than 20 years after its debut, the network is reviving the unscripted series, which toured famous people’s private homes. Cribs will return Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 9:30/8:30c and will feature the following celebs: Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross, Big Sean, Christian Siriano, Johnny Weir, JoJo Siwa, Jordyn […]

Jerry O'Connell Joins The Talk as the Show's First Male Co-Host

The Talk is giving Jerry O’Connell a permanent seat at the table. Already a recurring guest on the CBS daytime show, O’Connell is officially being upgraded to permanent co-host, he announced during Wednesday’s broadcast. “It’s fun, and it works, and we’re going to have a lot of fun,” O’Connell told viewers. O’Connell, who is now […]

Cartoon Network, Hair Love's Matthew A. Cherry and Director Chaz Bottoms Team for Teen Dancers Musical Comedy

Cartoon Network Studios is teaming with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) and director/animator/writer Chaz Bottoms on Battu, a musical comedy series about “a young group of misfit dreamers who move to their own beat.” Battu — which I am told is a French ballet term meaning “beat” — follows Otis and Jada, […]

Titans Season 3 Trailer: A Death in the Family Nudges Dick to 'Be a Better Batman,' Unleashes the Red Hood

The gauntlet — er, crowbar — has been thrown down. In the full trailer for Titans Season 3 on HBO Max, Bruce Wayne (played by Iain Glen) is ready to clock out as Batman following the brutal death of an ally. In his stead, Bruce invites onetime sidekick Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) to step up […]

Wu-Tang: An American Saga to Return in September for Season 2 on Hulu

Hulu is rewarding the patience of Wu-Tang: An American Saga fans, setting a Wednesday, Sept. 8 premiere date for the drama’s second season. The first three episodes of Season 2 will drop all at once, followed by one installment on subsequent Wednesdays. The show’s last episode dropped way back in October 2019, followed by a formal […]

TV Ratings: MLB All-Star Game Audience Falls Shy of 2019

In the latest TV ratings, Fox’s coverage of the MLB All-Star Game averaged 6.76 million total viewers (per fast affiliates), down just a tick from the prelim numbers for the 2019 contest (7.1 mil), which went on to report an all-time low audience of 8.1 million in Nielsen finals. NBC’s America’s Got Talent (6.77 mil/0.9 […]

All in the Family, 227, Maude and More Norman Lear Classics to Stream Exclusively on Amazon Prime, IMDb TV

Norman Lear fans, your favorite classic TV shows have found a new streaming home. The legendary TV producer’s hit series like All in the Family, 227 and Maude will now be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime and IMDb TV, TVLine has learned. Amazon has struck a licensing deal with Sony Pictures Television which […]

The Other Two Gets Season 2 Premiere Date at New Home, HBO Max

The Other Two is finally returning to you this summer, in its new home on HBO Max. The onetime Comedy Central series will make its debut on the streamer on Thursday Aug. 26, with the first two episodes of the second season, it was reported on EW.com. Back in August 2020, it was announced that […]

Loki Finale Recap: The End of the World As We Know It — Grade the Episode!

Need to catch up? Read our most recent Loki recap here. Loki and Sylvie have reached the end of the yellow brick road, and it’s time to meet the wizard. Wednesday’s Loki finale — which was confirmed during the end credits to only be a season ender, not a series finale — at last brought Loki and Sylvie […]

Outer Banks Season 2: The Pogues Take The Bahamas in Explosive New Trailer

Don’t let the beauty shots of The Bahamas lull you into a false sense of security: John B, Sarah Cameron and the Pogues are in a lot of danger in the newest footage from Outer Banks Season 2. “John B, we are fugitives in a foreign country,” Sarah reminds her boyfriend in the full trailer, […]

Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers Revive 'Really!?!' to Call Out Billionaire Space Race Between Branson and Bezos

Former Weekend Update anchors Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler reunited Tuesday to roast billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos for using their unprecedented fortunes to “drag-race to outer space.” Reviving their signature bit “Really!?!,” the onetime Saturday Night Live costars quickly got to the root of Branson’s historic July 11 space jaunt, and Bezos’ determination […]

Loki Just Introduced a Major Marvel Character With Its Season 1 Finale

Disney+’s Loki, with what we now know is but its first season finale, introduced a major character from the MCU. And Wunmi Mosaku’s Hunter B-15 just might have done a double take when she first laid eyes on him! As highly speculated — though the actor just weeks ago attempted to throw our sister site […]

Loki Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+

Disney+ still has a bit more mischief up its sleeve. The streamer’s Marvel Studios series Loki has been renewed for a second season, TVLine has learned. The announcement was made during the end credits with a stamped message that read, “Loki will return in Season 2.” Loki stars Tom Hiddleston as the titular Asgardian god, a […]

Superman & Lois' Alex Garfin Talks Saving Dad, Meeting Diggle and More

He may not be rocking his dad’s signature cape and tights (yet), but Jordan Kent still got a chance to play hero when Superman & Lois finally returned from its mini hiatus on Tuesday. As you may recall from the show’s June 22 cliffhanger, we left Superman in a pretty precarious position; the Man of […]

AGT Recap: Police Academy Star Michael Winslow Makes Some Noise in Week 7 — Watch the Best Auditions

America’s Got Talent welcomed one of its most familiar (or at least familiar-sounding) acts yet on Tuesday as we rolled into Week 7 of Season 16 auditions. Mouth noise wizard Michael Winslow — known far and wide for playing Sgt. Larvelle Jones in the Police Academy movies and TV show (yes, there was a show!) […]

David Makes Man Recap: Marissa's Racy Return and Shella's Vow

The moment Teena Marie’s “Deja Vu (I’ve Been Here Before)” played during Adult David and Marissa’s verbal dust-up on David Makes Man, viewers should’ve known there was something behind all of that, um, tension. The answer arrived a few scenes later in Tuesday’s episode when Shella heard noises in the laundry room and cautiously opened […]

Dexter: Jennifer Carpenter Returning for Showtime Revival as (Dead) Debra

Perhaps Showtime’s forthcoming Dexter revival takes place during a zombie apocalypse? Roughly two weeks after it was revealed that John Lithgow would be resurrecting his late Trinity Killer for the quasi-ninth season, TVLine can confirm that Jennifer Carpenter‘s similarly dead Debra will also appear in the 10-episode continuation. A Showtime rep declined to comment. Lithgow, […]

The Flash Recap: Oh My Godspeed — Plus, How Part 2 of Finale Will Leave Fans 'Thrilled About What's to Come'

This week on The Flash, Barry and Nora’s two grown children, Nora and Bart, arrived in 2021 just in time for Part 1 of the Season 7 finale aka Episode 150. Yet as happy a “reunion” as it was, it also meant more loved ones to land in harm’s way — which is exactly what […]

The Haves and the Have Nots Recap: Did the OWN Soap's Penultimate Episode Really Just Kill Off [Spoiler]?!?

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Tuesday’s jaw-dropping The Haves and the Have Nots. If you’d rather not be braced for its shocks by reading this recap before watching, make like Veronica around a kind word and move away. “You can’t kill me,” The Haves and the Have Nots’ Veronica declared in Tuesday’s penultimate episode […]

Nicolas Cage-Led Joe Exotic Series Not Moving Forward at Amazon

The Tiger King phenomenon may be cooling. TVLine has confirmed that Amazon is not moving forward with a scripted series starring Nicolas Cage as the infamous bleach blonde zoo owner. “I think Amazon ultimately felt that it was material that had become past tense because it took so long for it come together,” Cage told our […]

David Makes Man's Arlen Escarpeta Breaks Down Why JG's Death 'Would've Wrecked David's World' in Season 2

Arlen Escarpeta never takes for granted that his David Makes Man character JG was slated for an early death. Ultimately, series creator Tarrell Alvin McCraney changed his mind about killing off JG in Season 2 because he felt like the title character had suffered enough trauma in the inaugural season. “That’s why young JG was […]

The Cleaning Lady: Oliver Hudson Joins Fox Drama, Replacing Vincent Piazza

The Cleaning Lady is still sorting out its ensemble, tapping Oliver Hudson (Rules of Engagement) to join the cast as a series regular. He fills the show’s “FBI agent” void left by Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire), who has exited the midseason drama for creative reasons. Based on the Argentine series La Chica que Limpia, The […]

TVLine Items: Luke Skywalker on Disney Gallery, Y&R Exit and More

Good news for Star Wars fans in need of a fix: A special episode of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, about Luke Skywalker’s surprise return in the Season 2 finale, will premiere Wednesday, Aug. 25 on Disney+. The installment highlights the technology used to recreate Luke Skywalker and the collaborative process with his portrayer Mark Hamill. […]

Don Cheadle Shrugs at His Emmy Nod for 95-Second Falcon and Winter Soldier Scene: 'I Don't Really Get It Either'

Somewhere inside his high-tech armor, War Machine is shrugging. Don Cheadle echoed many an awards-show aficionado on Tuesday by puzzling over his Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama category, for a 95-second scene in the first episode of Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (where he reprised his […]

The Boys Boss Celebrates Best Drama Nod: '#EmmysVotedForATenFootDick'

The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke took to Twitter on Tuesday morning with a most memorable reaction to the series’ Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. “YOU GUYS. #EmmysVotedForATenFootDick #TheBoys,” Kripke wrote, referencing a wild Season 2 episode which introduced the supe Love Sausage, who is able to elongate his penis. The Amazon Prime […]

TV Ratings: The Republic of Sarah Eyes Lows, The Bachelorette Rises

In the latest TV show ratings, The Republic of Sarah with its fifth episode drew 220,000 total viewers and a 0.0 demo rating, marking series lows. Opening The CW’s night, All American (650K/0.2) was steady. ABC’s The Bachelorette (3.6 mil/0.9) led Monday in both measures, rising from last week to hit and match its second […]

Emmys 2021: The 25 Biggest Snubs

In one of the bleakest calendar years in recent history, TV provided a much-needed escape from the chaos of the outside world — but only a handful of our small-screen saviors are getting the Emmy love we think they deserve. Sure, Ted Lasso and Hamilton got all of the nominations we expected them to earn […]

Hallmark's 'Countdown to Christmas' Begins With Jordin Sparks Romance

Hallmark Channel is dimming the Christmas lights later this year with a new movie starring American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. As part of the network’s seemingly year-round celebration of the holiday, Hallmark has announced the first movie from its upcoming “Countdown to Christmas” programming event. And what better time to share this news than during […]

Emmys: Cancelled Lovecraft Country Picks Up 18 Nominations

Lovecraft Country is having the last laugh. The acclaimed sci-fi drama scored 18 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, roughly two weeks after its surprise cancellation at HBO. (View complete nominations list here.) The hybrid genre series — which concluded its first (and only) season back in October — was based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff. […]

Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page Scores Emmy Nomination in Wake of Exit

Departing Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page just received a pretty nifty goodbye gift: an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. (View complete nominations list here.) Netflix (via Lady Whistledown) announced in early April that Page won’t appear in Season 2 as Simon Basset — a move that was widely expected considering the triply-renewed period sudser’s […]

Emmys: Pose's Mj Rodriguez Makes History, Becomes First Trans Woman Nominated in Lead Acting Category

The category is… one for the record books. Pose star Mj Rodriguez received an Emmy nomination on Tuesday for Lead Actress in a Drama Series, making her the first trans woman in history to be recognized in a lead acting category. Rodriguez — a 2021 TVLine Dream Emmy nominee — was honored for her her […]

Emmys 2021: Full List of Nominations

Nominations for the 73nd Primetime Emmy Awards are being announced on Tuesday by Emmy winners Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and his daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones (#FreeRayshawn). This year’s ceremony will be held on Sunday, Sept. 19 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, and hosted for CBS by The Neighborhood‘s Cedric the […]

Emmy Nominations 2021 Live Stream: Watch Announcements and Weigh In

The annual day of joy, heartbreak and utter confusion for TV fanatics has arrived: The Emmy nominations are in. Nominees for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards will be revealed today at 11:30 am/10:30c, with father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (Blindspotting) — both Emmy winners themselves — announcing the […]

Stephen A. Smith Apologizes, Says His Shohei Ohtani Comments Were 'Clearly Insensitive and Regrettable'

Stephen A. Smith says he’s “sincerely sorry” for his comments about baseball star Shohei Ohtani. The ESPN commentator tweeted out a lengthy apology on Monday after his statements on the morning talk show First Take — that Ohtani, a native of Japan, “contributes to harming the game” by not speaking fluent English and using a […]

Charles Robinson, Actor Who Played Mac on Night Court, Dead at 75

Charles Robinson, best known for playing Mac on the NBC sitcom Night Court, has died at the age of 75. Robinson passed away on July 11 from cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma, the actor’s representative tells The Hollywood Reporter. With an acting career that began in the […]

ESPN's Steven A. Smith: Japanese Baseball Player Who's Not Fluent in English Is 'Harming the Game' — Watch

ESPN host Steven A. Smith on Monday said that celebrated Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is “harming the game” of baseball because Ohtani, who is Japanese, uses the help of an English translator during press conferences. Smith’s comments were made during First Take, during a discussion of Ohtani, whose ERA is 3.49 and who will […]

TVLine Items: Future President Returns, Paris Hilton Cooking Show and More

After a long break, Diary of a Future President‘s second term will kick off this summer on Disney+, when Season 2 premieres with all 10 episodes on Wednesday, Aug. 18. The series last released a new installment on Jan. 17, 2020. The upcoming season continues “the origin story of Cuban American and future leader Elena […]

FBI: Most Wanted: Alexa Davalos Joins Season 3 as a Series Regular

FBI: Most Wanted’s Fugitive Task Force is a adding a new recruit for Season 3. The Dick Wolf procedural has cast The Man in the High Castle alum Alexa Davalos as a series regular for the coming season, our sister site Deadline reports. Details about her character remain scarce, but we do know that Davalos […]

Vanessa Bayer Home-Shopping Channel Comedy I Love This for You Gets Series Order at Showtime

We’ve got some “pretty cool” news for fans of Vanessa Bayer. Showtime on Monday handed a series order to I Love This for You (fka Big Deal), a half-hour comedy co-created and headlined by the Saturday Night Live alumna. The single-camera series — which has been in development since 2018 — is inspired by Bayer’s […]

The Flash Episode 150: Jordan Fisher Teases 'Momma's Boy' Bart's Visit, Future Secrets and One 'Epic' Encore

Speeding toward its milestone 150th episode (aka Part 1 of the Season 7 finale, airing this Tuesday at 8/7c), The CW’s The Flash reunited Barry Allen with grown daughter Nora… as well as introduced him to his and Iris’ son, Bart! It’s a lot for the yet-to-be-dad (played by Grant Gustin) to process, especially amidst […]

Gossip Girl Surpasses Flight Attendant as HBO Max's Biggest Launch to Date

The numbers crunchers over at HBO Max are declaring Gossip Girl 2.0 the outlet’s No. 1 debut of all time, surpassing previous record holder The Flight Attendant. According to the streamer, the Gossip Girl reboot’s premiere episode — which dropped July 8 and earned an average C+ grade from TVLine readers — drew record viewership during […]

CBS Sets Fall Dates for Survivor 41, NCIS: Hawai'i, FBI Trifecta and Others

CBS is the second broadcast network (following The CW) to reveal exact premiere dates for the fall. Its slate unspools in late September/early October, and features an unexpected November “vanishing act” for one drama series. First, to recap: Because it can never be noted enough, NCIS is moving to Mondays this fall, marking the well-watched, […]

Sunday Ratings: Big Brother Continues to Outdraw Previous Season

In the latest TV show ratings, ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals dominated Sunday, though Game 3 — with 6.4 million total viewers with a 1.8 demo rating, per preliminary numbers — looks to be down a bit from Thursday’s match-up. Leading into the hoops contest, Jimmy Kimmel Live did 3.8 mil/0.9, followed by NBA […]

Power Book III: Raising Kanan Renewed for Season 2 Ahead of Series Premiere

Starz is continuing its Power trip: The premium cable channel has renewed a prequel to its original drug drama before the spinoff even premieres. The network greenlit Season 2 of Power Book III Monday, ahead of the series’ premiere on Sunday, July 18 (8/7c). The show, subtitled Raising Kanan, is set in the 1990s and chronicles […]

Cedric the Entertainer to Host 2021 Emmys — Watch His Announcement

CBS is calling on a familiar face to host television’s biggest night: The Neighborhood star Cedric the Entertainer has been tapped to emcee the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in September. Not only will this fall’s broadcast mark the first time Cedric the Entertainer has hosted the Emmys, but the in-person ceremony will feature a limited […]

Black Widow Targets $60M From Disney+ Premier Access Alone, Folds In Character From an MCU TV Series

Black Widow‘s box office haul for opening weekend includes more than $60 million in global spending from those who streamed it at home via Disney+ Premier Access. And for those who have kept tabs on the Disney+ Marvel series that have rolled out this year, the feature film’s post-credits scene features a character that — […]

Ted Lasso Season 2 Review: Apple's Feel-Good Hit Is Just as Lovely as You Remember, But More Complicated, Too

Like the scrappy soccer team it follows, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso is a bit of an underdog. After all, it was based on a series of NBC Sports commercials, which isn’t the most promising start, and it debuted to little fanfare last summer on a new streaming service that hadn’t found its breakout hit yet. […]

Animal Kingdom EP Unpacks the Potentially Deadly Consequences of Pope's Season 5 Premiere About-Face

Warning: The following contains spoilers for the Season 5 premiere of Animal Kingdom. If you’d rather watch first, read later, you might want to treat this recap like J does the truth — in other words, avoid it. And they’re off! The Season 5 premiere of TNT’s back-and-better-than-ever Animal Kingdom was on target to do […]

Animal Kingdom Season 5 Premiere Recap: Shots, Anyone? Gunshots?

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Sunday’s Season 5 premiere of Animal Kingdom. If you’d rather watch first, read later, move away from this recap as quickly as a Cody from the straight life. Almost two years (!) after the Season 4 finale of Animal Kingdom (refresh your memory here), the criminally addictive TNT drama […]

The Chi Recap: Nina's Big Secret Is Out!

Nina? Never play poker. The Chi character’s guilt over cheating on her wife, Dre, has been growing in intensity — and therefore ever harder for her to conceal — in the weeks since she went home with that rando from the bar. So it’s not surprising that Nina confesses to Dre in this week’s episode, […]

The White Lotus Premiere Recap: Lifestyles of the Rich and Heinous

The White Lotus‘ first darkly comedic curveball gets pitched right out of the gate. In Sunday’s opening scene of Enlightened auteur Mike White’s six-episode HBO’s limited series, an intensely gloomy and classically handsome dude by the name of Shane Patton (played by Office alum Jake Lacy) is sitting alone in a Hawaiian airport when an inquisitive […]

Run the World's Andrea Bordeaux Breaks Down That Finale Revelation and Shares Hopes for Season 2

Remember when Run the World‘s Ola showed up at Whitney’s door right after she decided that she’d finally tell him she cheated? Well, the Starz series’ season finale picks up immediately after that, with Whitney wasting no time in telling her fiancé she slept with someone else. Their emotional conversation is spread throughout the half-hour […]