SEAL Team Recap: Final CBS Episode Delivers Quite an Emotional Gut Punch Ahead of Move to Paramount+

This Sunday on SEAL Team — in the military drama’s final CBS airing before moving exclusively to Paramount+, and the launch of a three-part arc — Bravo braved a brewing, new war zone, where they dealt with cagey, new decision-makers. But first, before the boys and Lisa got the call to spin up, there was […]

Insecure EP Prentice Penny Confirms No More Show Within a Show

For years, Insecure‘s Issa and Molly have bonded over their favorite television shows — but not anymore. It all started with the prison reality show Conjugal Visits in Season 1. That was followed by the slavery miniseries Due North in Season 2. Next came a Martin-style sitcom called Kev’yn, headlined by comedian Bill Bellamy, in […]

Insecure Recap: The Besties Are Back — Plus, 'Entrepre-noir' Issa Rising!

The greatest love story on Insecure isn’t between Issa and Lawrence — despite the desires of some fans who would love to see them together again. No, it’s the bond between Issa and her bestie Molly that matters the most, and that’s why their fight and breakup in Season 4 hurt so much. But that’s […]

Succession's Jeremy Strong Reveals Why He Initially Pushed Back on Kendall's Big Episode 3 Scene

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Season 3, Episode 3 of Succession. By the end of this week’s Succession, Kendall Roy had hit rock bottom, emotionally — but the actor who portrays him wasn’t sure at first that he belonged there. Sunday’s episode ended with Kendall crumpling up in a ball on the floor of a […]

Succession Recap: This Is What Being in the Conversation Looks Like

Need to catch up? Read our previous Succession recap here. Kendall and Shiv both tried to embrace new roles this week on Succession — but neither venture really turned out how they thought it would. After Kendall mocks Waystar and new CEO Gerri to a reporter, Logan is seething: “That rat steps one foot inside […]

Call the Midwife Recap: Nurse Nancy Gets Too Involved in Adoption Battle

Things got heated on the latest installment of PBS’ Call the Midwife when Nurse Nancy inserted herself in an adoption conflict involving expectant teen mother Jeanette and her mom, Doris. Initially, Jeanette went along with her mother’s plans because Doris argued that Jeanette had too much collegiate potential to raise a baby at such a […]

Atlanta Season 3: Donald Glover Drops Surprise Teaser Trailer

Behold, the first footage from Atlanta Season 3! Donald Glover dropped a surprise teaser trailer for the FX comedy’s highly anticipated return on Sunday, nearly three-and-a-half years after its Season 2 finale (which aired May 5, 2018). But what exactly is in the trailer? “Happy Halloween,” Glover tweeted, alongside a link to Gilga.com. Upon clicking the link, […]

YOU Season 3: That Measles Storyline Wasn't Inspired by the Pandemic, But...

Friendly warning: The following article spoils the third episode of YOU Season 3. Haven’t watched yet? Get to streaming. It’s one of the most jaw-dropping moments in YOU‘s third season: Still on edge after Henry’s brush with measles, Love is visited at her bakery by Gil, who admits that his kids were likely the ones […]

Disney+'s Hocus Pocus 2 Sets Fall 2022 Release, Adds Hannah Waddingham, Tony Hale and Sam Richardson

The Sanderson sisters will be in good company when Disney+ conjures up Hocus Pocus 2. The streaming service announced Sunday (aka Halloween) that the highly anticipated sequel to the 1993 cult classic has cast Ted Lasso‘s Hannah Waddingham, and Veep‘s Tony Hale and Sam Richardson. The trio will join original film stars Bette Midler (Winnie), […]

The Conners' Opening Credits Are Due for an Update — So What's the Holdup?

The Conners entered a new era on Wednesday, with Dan now a newly remarried man living with his second wife Louise. But the series’ opening credits were not updated to reflect the change in family dynamic — and they probably aren’t going to be updated anytime soon. The fact that the Roseanne offshoot has yet to […]

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

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

TV Ratings: Shark Tank Steady Opposite World Series Game 3

In the latest TV show ratings, Fox’s broadcast of the World Series Game 3 averaged 9.4 million total viewers and a 1.9 demo rating — landing right between the preliminary numbers for Braves and Astros’ first two post-season match-ups. Opposite ye olde Fall Classic, and with CBS in rerun mode….. ABC | Shark Tank (3.6 […]

Performer of the Week: Edie Falco

THE PERFORMER | Edie Falco THE SHOW | FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story THE EPISODE | “Stand by Your Man” (Oct. 26, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | As First Lady Hillary Clinton, Falco was so rarely seen in Impeachment‘s first few episodes, it made us wonder why an esteemed actress like Falco would sign on for […]

Colin in Black and White Series Premiere Recap: Thug Hair — Plus, Grade It!

Hair is a big part of the Black identity. So it only makes sense that the premiere episode of Netflix’s limited series Colin In Black and White would unpack how former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick sees his tendrils, and where and how his hair journey began. When the drama debuted Friday, a young Colin (The […]

The Daily Show's Roy Wood Jr. Wishes He Could've Included Insecure's AKA Backlash in His Comedy Special

The news cycle churns so quickly that no comedian can realistically keep up. Take Roy Wood Jr., for instance. The Daily Show With Trevor Noah correspondent recently shot his Comedy Central special  Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger, which premieres tonight at 10:30/9:30c, to make it as timely as he could. But there were still things […]

Walker: Lindsey Morgan to Exit CW Series as Micki in Season 2

Walker is losing his partner: Lindsey Morgan, who plays Micki Ramirez on the CW drama, will exit the series later this season, our sister site Deadline reports. Morgan is leaving for “personal reasons,” the actress said in a statement. A date for her final episode hasn’t been set yet, but she could possibly return as […]

TVLine Items: GoT Duo Join Three-Body Problem, Treasure Finds Lead and More

Netflix is hosting a Game of Thrones reunion: John Bradley and Liam Cunningham have joined the cast of The Three-Body Problem, from GoT showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, our sister site Variety reports. The upcoming series, based on the iconic sci-fi book trilogy by Liu Cixin, will tell “the story of humanity’s first contact […]

Below Deck Mediterranean's Captain Mark Howard Dead at 65

Mark Howard, the yacht captain who starred in the freshman season of the Bravo reality series Below Deck Mediterranean, has died at the age of 65. Howard died this week in his family home in Florida, TMZ reports. No official cause of death has been released, but a family friend says his death was “sudden.” […]

Hightown: Ray Is Desperate to Get His Job Back in Sneak Peek — Watch

Hightown’s Ray Abruzzo knows he messed up, but that hasn’t stopped him from trying to get his job back. In an exclusive sneak peek at Sunday’s episode (Starz, 9/8c), the disgraced cop drops by Alan’s house in the hopes of being included on the case and possibly being reinstated. However, Renee’s serious accusations against him […]

Jenna Dewan Joins Superman & Lois, Reprising Supergirl Character Lucy Lane

Jenna Dewan is finally making her long-awaited return to the Arrowverse. The actress, who portrayed Lois Lane’s younger sister Lucy Lane in the first season of then-CBS drama Supergirl, will recur in the upcoming second season of The CW’s Superman & Lois, according to THR. This marks the first time viewers will be seeing the […]

The Morning Show's Jennifer Aniston, EP React to Episode 7's Shocking Death: 'Was That An Accident, Or...?'

Warning: This post contains a major spoiler from this week’s episode of The Morning Show. This week’s episode of The Morning Show ended on a literal — and lethal — cliffhanger. Mitch Kessler, the disgraced former daytime host played by Steve Carell since the series’ start, drove a car off an Italian roadway, resulting in his […]

TV Ratings: United States of Al and Young Sheldon Rise, Blacklist Dips

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ entire Thursday slate grew in audience with ABC’s drama slate taking the week off. In addition to adding viewers, Young Sheldon (6.9 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating) and United States of Al (4.9 mil/0.5) rose in the demo as well, while Ghosts (5.6 mil/0.5), B Positive‘s […]

Where Are MIA Ghosts? Which Holiday Fave Will GAC Steal Next? Best SEAL Team Flashback Casting? 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 SEAL Team, Insecure, The Good Doctor and American Crime Story! 1 | On Saturday Night Live, did the way Jason Sudeikis’ Satan joked about hacking Michael Che make you […]

Witcher Season 2 Trailer: Geralt Shrugs Off 'End of Days' Talk as 'Horses--t'

Oh, The Witcher‘s Geralt of Rivia has seen some things — so, as indicated in the new trailer for Season 2, you’ll have to forgive him if your “end of days” blathering doesn’t make him quake in his boots. In addition to the new trailer above, Netflix also released the poster below (click to zoom). […]

Servant Season 3: Leanne's Paranoia Spirals Out of Control in New Teaser — Plus, Get Premiere Date

The past is a pesky little bugger, and it’s coming back with a vengeance in Season 3 of Servant. The fun all begins Friday, Jan. 21 with the first of 10 episodes, Apple TV+ announced Friday. When the new season picks up, it’s three months after the death of Aunt Josephine and the events of […]

How Does Ted Lasso's Jason Sudeikis Feel About Mitt Romney's Halloween Costume? We May Have an Answer

One needn’t look any further than Jason Sudeikis‘ liked tweets to know what he (probably) thought of Mitt Romney’s Ted Lasso costume. The Utah senator on Thursday shared a series of GIFs on Twitter costumed as Sudeikis’ Emmy-winning alter ego for Halloween — and the first of those tweets seemed to confuse the British football […]

What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 Finale Recap: When One Coffin Closes, Another Opens — Plus, Grade It!

The Staten Island vampires mourned a huge loss in the Season 3 finale of What We Do in the Shadows… but it led to a number of new beginnings. The vamps are all sad following the demise of their roommate Colin Robinson last week. (“Vampires are no strangers to death. They deal with it every […]

Legacies Recap: Familiar Faces Return as Hope Finally Decides Her Fate

Hope Mikaelson’s days have been numbered since long before Legacies began, but we never could have predicted the path she’d take to get there — nor the people she’d encounter along the way. Thursday’s episode, which was technically written to be the penultimate hour of Season 3, significantly sped up the clock on Hope’s inevitable […]

Where Does B Positive's Big Revamp Leave Thomas Middleditch's Drew? Grade the CBS Comedy's Soft Reboot

B Positive is going in a whole new direction, complete with a revamped opening title sequence that puts Annaleigh Ashford’s Gina Dabrowski front and center. Season 2’s third episode — the official start to what executive producer Chuck Lorre refers to as “Chapter 2” of the CBS comedy — revolves around Gina’s first day as […]

Star Trek: Prodigy Series Premiere Recap: New Friend Group — Grade It!

A new generation of misfits took to the stars in the series premiere of Star Trek: Prodigy, which is now streaming on Paramount+. Dal R’El, a maverick teen with a penchant for talking, plotted his escape as a worker on a desolate mining planet. He soon found himself interrogated by Drednok, a menacing figure in […]

Walker Premiere Recap: Micki Gets an Undercover Shocker — Plus, Grade It!

Both the Walker family and Micki were greeted by unexpected blasts from the past in Thursday’s Season 2 premiere — but one of them might not be as unwelcome as the other. Picking up three months after last season’s finale, Micki is so deep undercover that her boyfriend Trey hasn’t talked to her in almost […]

Love Life Season 2 Premiere Recap: William Jackson Harper's Marcus Is Not in a Good Place — Grade It!

As Season 2 of HBO Max’s Love Life got underway, Marcus Watkins comfortably navigated the world projecting the facade of a cool, laid-back dude. And then a funny thing happened. He got to know a woman named Mia, and suddenly his mask fell away. But life’s gonna life. And at the time Marcus (played by […]

Jon Hamm to Voice Small-Town Detective in Fox Animated Series

Jon Hamm is absolutely unrecognizable in his latest leading TV role — and not just because he’s playing a cartoon. The smooth-talking Mad Men alum will voice “misanthropic” detective Marvin Flute in Fox’s Grimsburg, set to premiere sometime in 2023, the network announced on Thursday. According to the show’s official logline, “Marvin Flute may be […]

Supergirl's Melissa Benoist: The Final Week of Filming Was 'Really Intense, Really Emotional, Really Joyful'

With only a few episodes left, fans will soon have to say goodbye to Supergirl. The Arrowverse series will wrap its sixth and final season with back-to-back episodes airing Tuesday, Nov. 9 starting at 8/7c on The CW. The series finale, titled “Kara,” finds the titular superhero attempting to take down Lex Luthor and Nyxly […]

TVLine Items: Play-Doh Competition, Cumberbatch Is KGB Agent and More

This news is putty in our hands: Play-Doh Squished, a family competition special hosted by Modern Family vet Sarah Hyland, will premiere Friday, Dec. 10, exclusively on IMDb TV. The one-hour program features three teams of two kids and two adults “going Doh-to-Doh in a series of fun and highly entertaining physical and creative challenges,” […]

Michelle Obama to Appear on black-ish

The Johnson residence is welcoming a very special visitor. ABC announced Thursday that former First Lady Michelle Obama will guest-star in an upcoming episode of black-ish, which is set to return for its eighth and final season in early 2022. (An exact premiere date has not yet been announced.) “#blackish is going all out for […]

Peacock Sets Dates for Holiday Fare Housewives of the North Pole, Baking It

Peacock is hoping to get viewers in the holiday spirit with festive and feisty programming that includes the original movie The Housewives of the North Pole and the competition series Baking It. Starring Breaking Bad‘s Betsy Brandt and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills icon Kyle Richards, The Housewives of the North Pole will premiere Thursday, Dec. […]

Squid Game Dominates Nielsen Top 10 Chart Again, Joins '3 Billion Club'

Netflix’s Squid Game utterly dominated Nielsen’s latest U.S. streaming ranking, and it did so by joining the elite “3 Billion Club” — as in, total minutes viewed during the week-long evaluation period. Netflix’s YOU was the first to join the 3 Billion Club, racking up 3.2 billion viewing minutes during the week of Dec. 30, […]

Queen of the Universe: Trixie Mattel, Vanessa Williams Among Judges of Paramount+ Drag Singing Competition

Who better to select the next Queen of the Universe than a few of RuPaul’s nearest and dearest? Vanessa Williams, Leona Lewis, Trixie Mattel and Michelle Visage have been selected to judge the new Paramount+ singing competition series, which will “follow the world’s most talented drag queens as they battle it out for global domination, […]

Taye Diggs, Ne-Yo and Eric Bellinger to Lead Black Pack Holiday Special at CW

Even when All American is off for the holidays, Coach Baker will stick around at The CW. Taye Diggs, along with R&B singers Ne-Yo and Eric Bellinger, will headline The Black Pack: We Three Kings, a holiday variety special ordered at The CW, the network announced Thursday. In addition to the titular trio — described […]

Ratings: Chicago Fire and Survivor Dip vs. World Series; CSI: Vegas Stabilizes

In the latest TV show ratings, Fox’s coverage of the World Series Game 2 averaged 8.9 million total viewers (and a 1.8 demo rating), down a bit from the preliminary numbers for the Braves/Astros opener. Opposite what many have been known to dub “the Fall Classic”: CBS | Survivor (5 mil/0.8, read recap) slipped yet […]

Grey's Anatomy/Station 19 Death Hits 'Close to Home' — Who Won't Survive the Series' Next Crossover Event?

With Halloween so close, we can taste it, you’ll forgive us, won’t you, for being so ghoulish as to ponder the identity of the character that ABC’s promo for its next Grey’s Anatomy/Station 19 crossover tells us flat-out will not survive. The snippets from the back-to-back episodes airing Thursday, Nov. 11 (starting at 8/7c), seem […]

Elite Renewed for Season 6, Ahead of Season 5 Premiere; Short Stories Also Returning With 3 Holiday Episodes

Netflix just can’t get enough of Elite. The streamer announced Thursday that it has renewed the Spanish-language teen drama for Season 6, well ahead of its Season 5 premiere. What’s more, Netflix has confirmed three new holiday-themed installments of the short-form spinoff Elite: Short Stories: “Phillipe, Caye, & Felipe” (premiering Wednesday, Dec. 15), “Samuel & […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas Recap: Is Karen Getting In the Way of #TeamZatima?

Alcohol can be quite the truth serum. Perhaps this is why Karen professed her lingering feelings for Zac on Wednesday’s Tyler Perry’s Sistas.  The whole confession took place when Karen, Andi and Danni met over Sabrina’s apartment to check on her after the bank robbery. To make things festive, Danni busted out several mini bottles […]

Legends' Caity Lotz Talks White Canary Costume's Return in 100th Episode (and the Supersuit She Really Misses)

Sara’s former time-shipmates weren’t the only returns during Legends of Tomorrow‘s 100th episode on Wednesday. As Astra and Spooner traveled through Gideon’s memories of previously unseen moments with the OG Legends, they came across several “deleted scenes,” so to speak, from the show’s first season. In those tense early days aboard the Waverider, Sara squared […]

Survivor Recap: Drop Your Buffs! — The Tribes Merge, but a Time-Bending Twist Threatens to Rewind the Clock

Survivor has officially become the Xzibit meme of reality TV. (Yo dawg, we heard you like twists…) Yes, the tribes are now merged (sort of), and in the annals of Survivors past, everyone typically eats, drinks delicious island rum and is merry! Not anymore. Season 41 continued turning the madness up to 11, and for […]

Wu-Tang: An American Saga Finale Recap: Making the Video — Grade It!

With a record deal under their belt, Wu-Tang: An American Saga’s Season 2 finale focused on celebrating Wu-Tang’s arrival as a formidable force in music. The hour, aptly titled “As High as Wu-Tang Get,” opened on the set of the Clan’s music video for “Protect Ya Neck.” Those scenes, which were mostly shown in black-and-white, […]

Monarch: Susan Sarandon Heads Up a Country Music Dynasty in First Trailer for Fox's Midseason Soap — Watch

Take a splash of Nashville, add a dash of Empire and mix it all up in a ten-gallon hat, and you’ll get Fox’s new primetime soap Monarch, by the looks of a new trailer. In the first-look trailer, which debuted during Fox’s World Series coverage on Wednesday — you can watch it above — we […]

TVLine Items: First Look at Annie Live!, B Positive Adds D.B. Sweeney and More

Lex Luthor or Daddy Warbucks? That is the question in the first promo for NBC’s Annie Live! musical event (airing Thursday, Dec. 2 at 8/7c). The above video offers a glimpse at the cast in character, with newcomer Celina Smith as Annie, Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan and a very different-looking Harry Connick, Jr. […]

Dopesick Recap: Bridget Eviscerates Sackler, While the AGs Suffer Setbacks

This week on Hulu’s limited series Dopesick, some characters made progress… while others took two steps backward. Bridget Meyer certainly evolved. Not only did the DEA agent figure out a way to spark a media war with Purdue Pharma in Episode 5, but she fought sexism among her all-male coworkers. Bridget had to pick her […]

South Park: Post COVID Special Gets November Premiere Date on Paramount+ — Watch Teaser

South Park is ready to leave COVID-19 in the past. Paramount+ announced has that South Park: Post COVID, the first of several specials being developed exclusively for the streamer, will premiere on Thursday, Nov. 25. “It’s the boys dealing with a post-COVID world,” co-creator Trey Parker tells The Hollywood Reporter. “They’re just trying to get […]

Quiz: Who Said It? Kathy Hilton on RHOBH, or Tanya on The White Lotus?

This year has graced us with the arrival of two fabulously wealthy blonde queens… and honestly, we’re having some trouble telling them apart. In May, Season 11 of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills premiered, with Kyle Richards’ loopy socialite sister Kathy Hilton joining the cast. And just as Kathy was becoming a breakout star […]

B Positive's Annaleigh Ashford Sings and Dances in New Gina-Centric Opening Title Sequence — Watch Video

B Positive executive producer Chuck Lorre promises no more blood and guts as the CBS comedy embarks upon a new chapter. As previously reported, the Oct. 28 episode takes the show in a whole new direction, when Annaleigh Ashford’s Gina assumes ownership of Valley Hills Retirement Home. With the revamp comes a reworked opening title […]

The Wheel of Time Trailer: Moiraine Wonders Who Amongst Her Is Destined to Stand Up to the Dark One

The Dark One is coming, and as revealed in the new trailer for Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time, the mighty Moiraine (played by Rosamund Pike) knows that someone in her midst is the Dragon Reborn, and thus is destined to face this threat. But who? Adapted from one of the most popular and enduring […]

Ratings: World Series Surges vs. 2020 Opener, La Brea Rises, Queens Dips

In the latest TV ratings, Fox’s broadcast of the World Series opener between the Braves and Astros averaged 10.5 million total viewers and a 2.3 demo rating, up sharply from the preliminary numbers for last year’s shortened-season Dodgers/Rays Game 1 but shy of Nationals/Astros 2019. Opposite ye olde “Fall Classic” and with CBS again in […]

People's Choice Awards: Squid Game, Sex/Life, Only Murders, White Lotus and La Brea Among 2021 TV Nominees

TV’s freshman class is well represented among the nominees for the 2021 People’s Choice Awards, with Netflix’s Squid Game, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and NBC’s La Brea among the diverse slate of shows up for gold. Additional first-time contenders include CBS’ The Equalizer; The CW’s Superman and Lois; Disney+’s Falcon and the Winter […]

Tiger King 2 Trailer Suggests Follow-Up Is About... Everyone But 'Joe Exotic'?

A new trailer for Netflix’s Tiger King 2 suggests that 1) this follow-up is a round-up of mostly leftover Season 1 footage, 2) it will barely involve the imprisoned Joe Exotic, and 3) the rivalry with Carole Baskin will be revisited even though she very publicly distanced herself from the franchise. Season 1, which was […]

True Story Trailer: Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes Face a 'Matter of Life and Death' in Netflix Limited Series

Kevin Hart takes a rare dramatic turn as a world famous stand-up comedian (heh!) in the Netflix limited series True Story (premiering Wednesday, Nov. 24 aka Thanksgiving Eve). The streamer on Wednesday released a trailer for the seven-episode drama, which hails from Narcos: Mexico showrunner Eric Newman. Hart plays the above-mentioned comedian The Kid, while […]

Ghosts Sneak Peek: Halloween (and Ghostbusters) Bring Terror to the Spirits

Ghosts is scaring up a most frightening Halloween costume: a child dressed as a Ghostbuster. In TVLine’s exclusive video from this Thursday’s holiday-themed episode (CBS, 9/8c), Sam and Jay (in Step Brothers outfits!) hand out candy to a trick-or-treater who both confuses and scares the spirits. Of course, not all the ghosts are familiar with […]

Supergirl Recap: An Engagement and... Lex Luthor, the Romantic?

Love was in the air for this week’s Supergirl, which was aptly titled “I Believe in a Thing Called Love.” Lex Luthor, who is far from a romantic hero, made his best efforts to woo Nxyly after falling in love with her in the future. He returned to inform her that she dies, and he […]

The Last O.G. Season 4 Premiere Recap: A Second Second Chance — Grade It!

Like many of the roles Tracy Morgan plays, his The Last O.G. character Tray is basically an alternate version of him. Perhaps that’s why seeing Tray in a coma at the top of the TBS comedy’s Season 4 premiere on Tuesday felt so jarring and surreal. Seven years ago, the Saturday Night Live vet was in […]

La Brea Recap: Message in a Bottle — Did 'The Fort' Discovery Disappoint?

This week on NBC’s La Brea, the survivors’ newly discovered neighbors did not roll out any welcome wagon, while Gavin got word (from a surprising source!) that time is running out to save Eve & Co. IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER…. Upon arriving at the episode’s titular fort, the search party split into pairs (Scott/Lucas, […]

Stargirl Recap: Finale Set-Up Episode Reveals Eclipso's Very Dark Endgame

This week on DC’s Stargirl, a series of quieter moments and needed conversations set the table for Season 2’s finale — while also leaving us with a haunting hint of what Eclipso has planned. As Yvette Monreal recently told TVLine (and as we ourselves predicted a ways back), the JSA is going to need all […]

Dopesick Episode 5 Sneak Peek: A Whistleblower Emerges

Paula Greene was a Purdue sales rep who asked one too many questions about OxyContin addiction and lost her job because of it on Hulu’s limited series Dopesick. And when the drama’s Episode 5 airs this Wednesday, viewers will discover what happened to Paula (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Caitlin Mehner) after she left the company. […]

Bold and the Beautiful Recasts Taylor With Days of Our Lives Vet Krista Allen

Dr. Taylor Hayes will look a little different the next time you see her on The Bold and the Beautiful: Krista Allen will succeed longtime cast member Hunter Tylo in the role on the CBS daytime soap, EW.com reports. Allen will make her first appearance as Taylor in the Dec. 10 episode. Tylo originated the […]

The Voice Recap: Which Knockouts Took the Cake in Episode No. 500?

For two extremely promising acts, The Voice’s Tuesday episode dished out a harsh slice of life: They were sent packing following their Knockouts performances. But for Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Ariana Grande, the installment served up actual cake to celebrate the show’s 500th episode and the fact that, per Carson Daly, it […]

Cowboy Bebop Trailer: John Cho's Bounty Hunter Shoots Through the Stars (and Shoots a Lot of Bullets)

Outer space is limitless… and so, it seems, is ammunition. Netflix has released the official trailer for its live-action Cowboy Bebop reboot, and it gives us a better idea of what to expect when the series premieres on Friday, Nov. 19. In the trailer — which you can watch above — we meet John Cho’s […]

Danica McKellar Leaving Hallmark for GAC Family: Will More 'Countdown to Christmas' Stars Follow Suit?

One of Hallmark Channel‘s go-to actresses has set her sights on a new basic cable home. Danica McKellar, who has headlined more than a half-dozen “Countdown to Christmas” movies for Hallmark since 2015, is departing the network for a new competitor: GAC Family (fka Great American Country). Per Deadline, the Wonder Years vet has signed […]

Foundation Sneak Peek: Lee Pace's Brother Day Wants to Spiral

Foundation‘s Luminists don’t think Brother Day (played by Lee Pace) has a soul, and he’s ready to prove them wrong. He’ll even Spiral for it. In the exclusive sneak peek above at this Friday’s episode of the Apple TV+ sci-fi drama, the Cleon leader hits back at Zephyr Halima’s (T’Nia Miller) implication that he’s unfit […]

TVLine Items: Moodys Alum's Freeform Pilot, Alex Rider Trailer and More

The Moodys vet Chelsea Frei is going on an adventure around the world in What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding, a one-hour comedy pilot at Freeform, our sister site Deadline reports. Based on Kristin Newman’s memoir, the project follows Kacey (Frei), “single for the first time in her 30s, as she escapes her fast-paced […]

Karrueche Tran Is Calling the Shots in Season 2 of BET's Games People Play — Watch Her Mic-Drop Entrance

Karrueche Tran may be a long way from Miami, but she’s still got her Claws out in this exclusive first look at her debut on BET’s Games People Play. Tuesday’s episode (10/9c) introduces Tran as Eden Lazlo, the Vipers’ new VP of Business Operations, and she isn’t afraid to back down from a challenge — […]

Queen Sugar's Henry Sanders Previews a Closer Prosper/Billie Bond, Marvels at Fan Reaction to That Clash With Cops

The road to forgiveness and understanding can be a lifelong process. But for  Queen Sugar‘s Prosper and Billie, the present is all they have. Never was this more apparent than in the beloved OWN drama’s latestinstallment, when Billie finally confronted Vi about her past assumptions involving Vi’s ex-husband Jimmy Dale and a teenage Billie. Jimmy […]

Paris Hilton Feels Like Pretty Woman ('But Not a Hooker') in Trailer for Wedding Docuseries Paris in Love

Paris Hilton‘s baby voice is back and ready to coo some vows in the trailer for Paris in Love, Peacock’s 13-part (?!) docuseries about the entrepreneur’s quest to plan an intimate, elegant, tasteful wedding. Or as she puts it: “Hey, bitches, look who’s getting married!” Mind you, there is a groom loosely attached to this […]

The Wonder Years, Home Economics Get Full-Season Orders at ABC

Both the freshman comedy The Wonder Years and Home Economics‘ sophomore run have earned full-season “back 9” orders at ABC. A “reimagining” of ABC’s original Wonder Years from 1988-93, the new series follows a middle-class Black family in late-1960s Montgomery, Ala., as told through the point of view of 12-year-old Dean Williams (played by Elisha […]

Joan Rivers Series Led By Kathryn Hahn Not Moving Forward at Showtime

Can we talk? Turns out: Nope. A Joan Rivers limited bio-series is no longer in development at Showtime, our sister site Variety reports. The project, titled The Comeback Girl, was to star and be executive-produced by Kathryn Hahn (WandaVision). News about the potential limited series broke in September. However, the project’s producers had not secured the […]

Ratings: 4400 Gives CW a 10-Month Audience High, DWTS Eyes Low

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s All American opened Season 4 on Monday with 652,000 total viewers and a 0.2 demo rating, nearly on par with both its previous averages (710K/0.2) and July finale (720K/0.2). TVLine readers gave the premiere an average grade of “A-.” Leading out of that, 4400 (no The) debuted […]

Succession Renewed for Season 4

The Roy family power struggle isn’t ending anytime soon: HBO has renewed the Emmy-winning drama Succession for a fourth season, less than two weeks after its Season 3 premiere, TVLine has learned. “With each season of Succession, Jesse Armstrong has continued to surpass our wildest expectations, pulling us deeper into the Roy family’s inner sanctum […]

Happy Valley Renewed for Final Season, Lands New Stateside Home

More than five-and-a-half years after airing its sophomore finale, the BAFTA Award-winning UK drama Happy Valley has been renewed for a third and final season — which will have a new Stateside home. It was announced on Tuesday that the crime drama, created by Sally Wainwright and starring BATFA Award winner Sarah Lancashire as police […]

Legends' Caity Lotz Previews 100th Episode's Many Returns and Season 1 Scenes, Reflects on Sara's Journey

The Waverider will be at full capacity for Legends of Tomorrow‘s 100th episode, airing this Wednesday at 8/7c on The CW. In the milestone hour, the time-ship’s A.I. Gideon becomes overwhelmed by her new human choices and ends up in a catatonic state. It’s up to Astra and Spooner to enter her mindscape, where they […]

DWTS Horror Night Recap: Who Didn't Scare Up Enough Votes to Stay?

There were plenty of treats — and only tricks of the intentionally choreographed variety — in store during Dancing With the Stars‘ Halloween episode on Monday. Of course, the biggest fright for the Season 30 contestants likely came last week, when Spice Girls alum Mel C was unexpectedly eliminated. But the fear of an untimely exit seemed […]

The Voice Recap: How'd Ed Sheeran Do Helping the Knockouts Pack a Punch?

Monday’s episode of The Voice not only marked the beginning of Season 21’s Knockouts, it slid into the Mega Mentor’s seat Ed Sheeran (pre-positive COVID-19 test, obviously). And he quickly proved himself to be not only a savvy advisor to Blake Shelton, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande’s starstruck teams but also a right […]

4400 Premiere Recap: Grade The CW's Timely Sci-Fi Reboot

The 4400 are back with The CW’s reboot of the USA Network sci-fi drama, which once again finds thousands of missing persons deposited in the future. Among the “overlooked, undervalued, or otherwise marginalized” abductees in Monday’s series premiere are: Shanice (Grand Army‘s Brittany Adebumola), a lawyer who leaves behind her husband and baby in 2003; […]

All American Reveals Coop and Layla's Fates in Emotional Season 4 Premiere

It’s been a torturous three months for All American fans, who were left to wonder all summer if Coop, Layla and/or Carrie would survive to see Season 4. Fortunately, during the CW drama’s return on Monday night, the show wasted no time in giving us answers: The headline here is that all three women survived their […]

Insecure's Amanda Seales Claps Back at Angry Fans After AKA Sorority Backlash: 'I'm Just Playing a Character'

Social media can be stranger than fiction at times. This is what actress Amanda Seales learned after Sunday’s Insecure Season 5 premiere. Seales’ character Tiffany — who is an Alpha Kappa Alpha “soror,” or sister — wore several pink-and-green AKA-inspired outfits and the sorority’s shield in the college reunion-themed episode, as she’s done a number […]

The Baby-Sitters Club's Mary Anne Rules, So We Asked Malia Baker to Detail Her Season 2 Arc (and Hair)

The Baby-Sitters Club‘s stealth MVP of Season 2 is Mary Anne Spier, and we will hear no further arguments. “I mean, I don’t disagree with you,” series creator Rachel Shukert says when TVLine says as much. “Mary Anne is one of my favorite characters to write, honestly, because she’s so observant and so wise — […]

BMF's Steve Harris Unpacks First-Ever Scene Opposite Brother Wood Harris

Despite the dozens of character roles Steve Harris and his equally talented younger brother Wood Harris have brought to life, they had never shared the screen until Sunday’s installment of Starz’s BMF. The Chicago natives even appeared on FX’s cult classic Justified during Season 5, both in recurring roles, but never had a scene with […]

Dave Chappelle Willing to Meet With Trans Community in Wake of The Closer Backlash, 'But I Have Some Conditions'

Dave Chappelle is denying a claim that he was invited, but declined, to meet with Netflix’s transgender employees/allies who took issue with his latest stand-up comedy special and on Oct. 20 staged a walkout. But he is open to such a sitdown, he said in a video posted Monday afternoon to his Instagram account. “If […]

HBO Max's Batgirl Movie Adds Doom Patrol's Brendan Fraser (Report)

The DCEU (or whatever we’re calling it nowadays) is crossing streams! The standalone Batgirl movie being made for HBO Max and starring Leslie Grace (In the Heights) in the title role has added Brendan Fraser to its cast, our sister site Deadline is reporting. Fraser, though, will not be reprising his role as former professional […]

Virgin River Season 4: Doc's Grandson Among Pair of New Series Regulars

Get used to these new faces, Virgin River fans, because you’ll be seeing a lot more of them when the Netflix drama returns for Season 4. Mark Ghanimé (The Bold Type) and Kai Bradbury (Motherland: Fort Salem), the latter of whom made a dramatic entrance in the Season 3 finale, are joining Virgin River as […]

TVLine Items: Free Evil Episode, 100 Vet Lands Netflix Comedy and More

This is something for estranged Evil fans to cheer about. Just don’t let the monks hear you. At the apparent request of series creators Robert and Michelle King, Paramount+ has made one of Season 2’s streaming-only episodes available for free. “This is in response to people who miss the show, but hated that it cost […]

The Good Doctor Shocker: [Spoiler] Poised to Make Abrupt Exit

St. Bonaventure is letting go of one of its surgeons. TVLine can exclusively reveal that The Good Doctor‘s latest cast addition, Osvaldo Benavides, is departing the ABC medical drama just a few months after he was elevated to series regular. Sony Pictures Television declined to comment on this story. TVLine has also reached out to […]

Shonda Rhimes' Inventing Anna: Get a First Look at Julia Garner as the Legendary Heiress and/or Con Woman

If this first series of photos from Inventing Anna had a title, it would be “Portrait of a Scam Artist.” Netflix has released a handful of images from Shonda Rhimes‘ upcoming Netflix series, the first new show she’s created as part of her nine-figure deal with the streamer. Inspired by the New York Magazine article “How […]

WBTV Condemns Ruby Rose's Comments About Batwoman Co-Star Dougray Scott

Warner Bros. Television on Monday took aim squarely at former Batwoman lead Ruby Rose’s recent allegations about her onetime TV dad, Dougray Scott. “We condemn the comments made by Ruby Rose about Dougray Scott,” the studio’s latest statement reads. “Warner Bros. has found Mr. Scott to be a consummate professional, and never received any allegation […]

CSI: Vegas Sneak Peek: Sara Urges Gil to Keep the Faith as Pressures Mount

Sara and Grissom can hear the clock tick-tick-ticking this week on CBS’ CSI: Vegas, as they labor to prove Hodges’ innocence amid assorted mounting pressures. For one, Detective Nora Cross (played by Kat Foster) and her Internal Affairs team this week begin questioning Sara and Gil (played by Jorja Fox and William Petersen) about their […]

Neil Patrick Harris' Uncoupled Comedy Adds Tuc Watkins as Ex-Hubby; Tisha Campbell, Marcia Gay Harden Also Cast

Neil Patrick Harris and Tuc Watkins will play almost-exes in Darren Star’s new Netflix series Uncoupled. The recently announced half-hour comedy is centered on NPH’s Michael Lawson, who thinks his life is perfect until his husband blindsides him by walking out the door after 17 years. “Overnight, Michael has to confront two nightmares: losing what […]

A Very British Scandal: Claire Foy, Paul Bettany Glam It Up in Season 2 Photos

Yass (former) queen! The Crown alum Claire Foy looks rather glam in new photos from A Very British Scandal‘s upcoming Season 2. The images, released Monday by Prime Video, gives us our real first look at the series’ sophomore run, which focuses on the divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. Foy and Paul […]

TV Ratings: The Equalizer Rises

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ The Equalizer this Sunday drew 7.5 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, ticking up in both measures week-to-week. Opening CBS’ night, 60 Minutes (10.1 mil/10.4) scored Sunday’s best non-NFL numbers, as it does. On the drama side, NCIS: Los Angeles (5.6 mil/0.6) and SEAL Team‘s penultimate […]

Young Sheldon Stages Coach Reunion: Bill Fagerbakke Joins Craig T. Nelson on CBS Comedy — Watch Sneak Peek

Hayden and Dauber together again! Coach‘s Craig T. Nelson and Bill Fagerbakke are reunited on Thursday’s episode of Young Sheldon (CBS, 8/7c) — and TVLine has your exclusive first look. The reunion comes 24 years after the conclusion of the long-running ABC sitcom, and 17 years after Nelson and Fagerbakke last appeared on screen together […]

Jonas Brothers Roast Set at Netflix — Watch Announcement Video

The Jonas Brothers are about to be burning up all over again. Netflix has ordered Jonas Brothers Family Roast, a “one-of-a-kind comedy special of epic proportions that celebrates the universal truth that no one can get under your skin quite like your own family. You’ll see the multi-platinum global superstars the Jonas Brothers like you’ve […]

Succession's Alan Ruck Talks Connor's Role in That Bedroom Meeting, Willa and His 'Very Fluid' Political Platform

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Season 3, Episode 2 of Succession. When Succession‘s Roy siblings get together, Alan Ruck’s Connor is always the elder statesman. This week, Kendall summoned his sister Shiv and his brothers Roman and Connor to a secret meeting in his daughter’s bedroom in an effort to get them on his […]

Curb Your Enthusiasm Premiere Recap: Did a Dead Body Doom Larry's New Netflix Show? Plus, Grade It!

Will Larry David ever learn? Thankfully for us, no, he probably won’t. When we last saw Curb Your Enthusiasm‘s Larry (it’s been a while, so read a Season 10 finale recap here), he was embroiled in a bitter battle with his coffee competitor Mocha Joe, who ended up moving in next door to him following […]

Insecure Season 5 Premiere Recap: Moving Forward — Plus, Grade It!

Two of the most important relationships in Issa’s life hung in the balance when Season 4 of Insecure came to a close last year. It was unclear if Molly and Issa could be besties again after fighting so much, and her couple status with Lawrence became less of a certainty after Condola became pregnant with […]

Fear the Walking Dead Delivers a Shocking First for the Franchise

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Sunday’s Fear the Walking Dead. If you’d rather watch first, read later, off you go. Over the years, we’ve seen radioactive walkers, waterlogged walkers, moldy old walkers that looked like they were trying to turn into their own fertilizer. But not until Sunday’s Fear the Walking Dead had we […]

Succession Recap: Go to Your Room

Need to catch up? Read our previous Succession recap here. Succession‘s Roy siblings attempted to hash out their differences in a child’s bedroom this week — which was quite an appropriate setting, actually. While Logan scrambles to keep his other children in line (“No one talks to the snake,” he growls to Roman), Kendall wants Greg to […]

Call the Midwife Recap: The Return of Pupils and Sister Monica Joan

Love took many forms on Sunday’s installment of Call the Midwife. At Nonnatus House, the love of midwifery brought in four new pupils — but none stood out more than Nurse Nancy Corrigan. When she wasn’t telling the nurses and nuns to call her Nancy instead of Ann, “like Nancy Sinatra,” she was scaring away patients […]

Korean Thriller Dr. Brain, Based on Webtoon, Gets Apple TV+ Date/Trailer

Apple TV+ has set a premiere date and released a trailer for Dr. Brain, the streaming service’s first Korean-language series. Based on a Korean webtoon, the live-action sci-fi thriller follows Sewon (played by Parasite‘s Lee Sun-kyun), a brilliant brain scientist who suffers a horrific personal tragedy when his family falls victim to a mysterious accident. […]

Friends' James Michael Tyler, Who Played Gunther, Dead at 59

James Michael Tyler, best known for his recurring role as Central Perk manager Gunther on Friends, died Sunday morning following a years-long battle with Stage 4 prostate cancer, the actor’s rep confirmed to TVLine. He was 59 years old. “The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh “Friend”), but Michael’s loved ones knew him as an […]

SNL: Kieran Culkin to Host in November

It’s time for Roman Roy to let off a little steam. Kieran Culkin, who stars on the hit HBO drama Succession, will make his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on Nov. 6, it was revealed during this week’s episode. Although it will be his first time taking center stage in Studio 8H, Culkin did appear […]

SNL Video: Jason Sudeikis Tracksuits Back Up for 'What Up With That?' — With Oscar Isaac and 'Cousin Greg'

Saturday Night Live welcomed back former cast member Jason Sudeikis this week, giving him a chance to once again show off his sick dance moves — while giving some surprise celebrity guests a chance to do… well, nothing. “What Up With That?” — a deliriously silly sketch that aired numerous times during the Sudeikis era […]

SNL Video: Jason Sudeikis Is the Ghost of Biden Past in Cold Open

Oh, what a difference eight years makes. Jason Sudeikis hosted Saturday Night Live this week for the first time since his 10-year run (including two as a writer), and he brought with him his signature take on then-Vice President Joe Biden to haunt now-President Biden (played by new cast member James Austin Johnson). The sketch […]

YOU Season 3 Survivors Speak: 'It Was So Iconic Being in That Damn Cage'

Warning: This interview spoils the YOU Season 3 finale. Haven’t finished? Get thee to Netflix. Plenty of blood is shed in the third season of Netflix’s YOU, but not everyone who goes up against the Quinn-Goldbergs meets the same grisly fate as Peach, Candace and so many others before them. Take the killer couple’s new […]

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

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 […]

Ratings: WWE, Blue Bloods Lead Friday

In the latest TV show ratings, Fox’s Friday Night SmackDown this week drew 2.1 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating, steady vs. its previous outing and leading Friday in the demo. Over on CBS, S.W.A.T. (4.5 mil/0.4) dipped while Magnum P.I. (4.8 mil/0.4) and Blue Bloods (5.8 mil/0.4) were steady, with the latter copping […]

Once Upon a Time Anniversary Quiz: How Well Do You Remember the Pilot?

As Grumpy might bellow, “The anniversary! It’s here!” As ABC’s Once Upon a Time marks 10 years since its well-watched premiere, what better time to look way, way back to when it all began, with this “encore presentation” of our pilot quiz? Any fan worth their salt remembers the general plot of the fantastical series’ […]

Performer of the Week: Steve Martin

THE PERFORMER | Steve Martin THE SHOW | Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building THE EPISODE | “Open and Shut” (Oct. 19, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | As Only Murders drew to a close, we expected a rise in dramatic tension, sure. But along the way, Martin slayed us with a downright hysterical and quite physical […]

TVLine Items: George Lopez's NBC Pilot, Octavia's Love Story and More

George Lopez’s next family sitcom is easily his most familial yet. NBC has given a formal pilot order to Lopez vs. Lopez, which stars the comedian opposite his real-life daughter Mayan Lopez. From Universal Television, the project is described as a “working-class family comedy about dysfunction, reconnection and all the pain and joy in between.” […]

The Rookie EP Bans 'Live' Weapons From Set in Wake of Halyna Hutchins Tragedy: 'Any Risk Is Too Much Risk'

Effective immediately, no “live” weapons will be used on the set of ABC’s The Rookie, showrunner Alexi Hawley announced in a staff memo on Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “As of today, it is now policy on The Rookie that all gunfire on set will be Air Soft guns with CG muzzle flashes added […]

Hayden Christensen to Return as Anakin Skywalker in Disney+'s Ahsoka

Did you just feel a great disturbance in the Force? There’s a good reason. Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker in two Star Wars prequel movies, will reprise the role in the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars offshoot Ahsoka, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ahsoka stars Rosario Dawson as the Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano, a role […]

The Resident Boss Hints at Conrad's New Love Life: 'He Will End Up With Somebody' Before Season 5 Is Over

Conrad Hawkins is about to navigate something messier than any Chastain Park surgery: dating after the loss of his wife. At the end of The Resident‘s Oct. 19 episode, the Fox drama — spoiler alert for those not caught up yet! — leapt a little more than three years into the future, thus bypassing the darkest period […]

When Hope Calls Teaser: Lori Loughlin Returns in When Calls the Heart Spinoff

Lori Loughlin‘s Abigail Stanton resurfaces in a promo for When Hope Calls Season 2 — and she’s not the only When Calls the Heart transplant making a comeback. The WCTH spinoff moves to a new network — GAC Family (fka Great American Country) — with its Season 2 opener, which doubles as a two-part Christmas […]

Peter Scolari Remembered by Evil Co-Creator as 'Wonderful, One of the Funniest Actors We've Worked With'

Evil co-creator Robert King says that the late Peter Scolari was a veritable godsend in his recurring role as Bishop Thomas Marx.  Scolari, best known for his work on Bosom Buddies and Newhart, died on Friday at the age of 66, following a battle with cancer. His most recent TV role was on the CBS-turned-Paramount+ […]

Peter Scolari, Bosom Buddies and Newhart Actor, Dead at 66

Emmy-winning actor Peter Scolari, known for his work on Bosom Buddies and Newhart, died Friday at the age of 66 following a battle with cancer, TVLine has confirmed. After appearing on series like the short-lived ABC sitcom Goodtime Girls, Scolari’s long TV career truly began with ABC’s Bosom Buddies (1980-82), where he co-starred as Henry Desmond (aka Hildegarde) […]

Ratings: Blacklist Returns Steady, SVU Dips to Tie Shonda Shows and Sheldon

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s The Blacklist opened Season 9 with 3 million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating, on par with its previous averages (3.3 mil/0.35). Leading out of that, SVU (3.7 mil/0.6) dipped with Episode 500, while Organized Crime (3 mil/0.5) was steady. Fox’s Thursday Night Football (8.2 mil/2.1) of […]

A Discovery of Witches Final Season Trailer Teases One Powerful Twin Pregnancy and an 'Epic Conclusion'

The witching hour… will be ending in early 2022, with the final season of A Discovery of Witches. But if the newly released trailer is any indication, the supernatural drama is conjuring an “epic conclusion.” AMC+, Sundance Now and Shudder released on Friday the above trailer for A Discovery of Witches‘ third and final season, […]

Did Blue Bloods' Frank Fumble Call? Was Supergirl Rude? Did The Resident's Time Jump Seem Bigger? 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 Succession, Only Murders in the Building, Chicago Fire and SEAL Team! 1 | Did you also cheer when My Name‘s Jiwoo beat down her high school bullies? 2 | […]

Chicago Fire Boss: Who's Going to Lead Truck 81 Will Be a 'Major Storyline'

Chicago Fire‘s significant cast departure has a left a big hole in the ranks at Firehouse 51. In Wednesday’s 200th episode, Jesse Spencer exited the series as his character Matt Casey left the Windy City to take care of his late best friend Andy Darden’s sons, in Oregon. The move leaves Truck 81 without a […]

What We Do in the Shadows Recap: A Birthday Party and a Big Goodbye

A vampire’s birthday party had us feeling festive this week on What We Do in the Shadows… but then a shocking exit spoiled all the fun. Thursday’s episode begins with Nandor held captive in the vampires’ subterranean prison cell after his fitness-inspired escape last week. Nadja says he’s “brainwashed,” but an exhausted Nandor lists off […]

Law & Order: SVU's 500th Episode: Can We Talk About Rollins and Amaro?

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Law & Order: SVU‘s 500th episode. Now that you’ve watched Law & Order: SVU‘s big ol’ 500th episode, perhaps you’re left with some Amaro-related questions: nothing on the level of Olivia facing the man who once groomed her, of course (read full recap here), but questions nonetheless. Thankfully, Danny Pino […]

Law & Order: SVU Episode 500 Recap: You've Come a Long Way, Benson

Five hundred episodes? Nicely done DUN DUN. This week’s Law & Order: SVU — which marks that huge milestone for the series — recognizes the accomplishment via an Olivia-centric hour featuring a man from the captain’s distant past. Other familiar faces from more recent years also show up during the ep, most notably Nick Amaro, Capt. Cragen […]

Grey's Anatomy Recap: Solo Ack!

In Thursday’s do-or-die Grey’s Anatomy, Richard told the residents, “Today is gonna be a day that you will remember for the rest of your careers” — in other words, the day that each of them got to operate on their own for the first time. Which residents rose to the challenge, and which cracked under […]

The Blacklist Season 9 Premiere Recap: Two Years Later, What Has Become of the Task Force? — Plus, Grade It

For those of us watching The Blacklist from our couches, it’s only been four months since Elizabeth Keen was gunned down in the street, just as she was finally closing in on legitimate answers about Red’s identity. But for the characters on the NBC crime drama, it’s been two whole years since Liz perished, as revealed during […]

Supergirl Series Finale Synopsis Reveals Title, Teases a Wedding

As Supergirl speeds towards its series finale, we now have a title for the closing hour and at least one (romantic) hint at what to expect. The first hour of the double-episode finale event airing Tuesday, Nov. 9, is titled “The Last Gauntlet,” in which Supergirl and the Super Friends “take drastic action after a […]

One of Us Is Lying Finale Recap: Killer Truths — Plus, Potential Season 2 Intel

One of Us Is Lying‘s Murder Club solved one mystery while getting themselves into a heap of new trouble in Thursday’s season finale. (Or is it series ender? The Peacock drama has yet to be renewed.) The episode begins with Nate returning to school after Bronwyn posted bail for him. After learning from her lawyer […]

Claire Holt to Appear in Legacies Season 4 as Rebekah Mikaelson

Another much-missed Mikaelson is returning to the fold. Claire Holt, who played Rebekah on both The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, will reprise her role in the Nov. 11 episode of Legacies (The CW, 9/8c). “Hope is tracked down by the one person who could help her — Rebekah Mikaelson,” reads the episode’s official synopsis. […]

K-Drama My Name Finale Recap: Only One Can Live — Plus, Grade the Series

Once My Name‘s Jiwoo figured out who her father’s murderer was, there was no turning back in the finale of Netflix’s edgy and vengeance-packed Korean drama. The question was: How would Jiwoo get to Mujin to exact her revenge if the police had her locked up  behind bars? The answer arrived in the form of […]

Rachel Bloom to Play Twins (!!) in Hulu Comedy, Reunite With Crazy Ex Boss

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star Rachel Bloom just found her next TV role… well, two of them. Bloom will play twin sisters in the Hulu comedy Badass (And Her Sister), our sister site Deadline reports. The project, now in development at the streamer, will reunite Bloom with Aline Brosh McKenna, who co-created Crazy Ex with her and […]

Batwoman's Camrus Johnson Weighs In on New Ruby Rose Kerfuffle: 'It Is VERY Hard to Be Fired When You're the Lead'

Batwing is wielding some Batzingers. Representing (hopefully) the last shoe to drop in this week’s Ruby Rose-colored drama, Batwoman‘s Camrus Johnson — who plays Luke Fox and whom Rose hinted at being an on-set leak — has shared his thoughts on the onetime No. 1’s ouster. “Batfam ya know I couldn’t go the whole day […]

Titans Star Explains Finale's Lack of a Season 4 Teaser, Says Paradise Island Almost Looked a Lot Less Chilly

The following contains spoilers from the Season 3 finale of HBO Max’s (already-renewed) Titans. Another Titans season has come to an end, though this time the superhero team-up series left us with zero idea about what’s coming next. The Season 3 finale saw the Titans divide and conquer, applying their particular sets of skills to […]

TVLine Items: Head of the Class Trailer, Power Rangers to Netflix and More

HBO Max is at the Head of the Class with the first trailer for its upcoming reboot of the 1980s ABC sitcom. The comedy revolves around a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge — a teacher (played by One Day at a Time‘s Isabella Gomez) who wants them to focus […]

Mythic Quest Renewed for 2 More Seasons — Watch Rob McElhenney Tell Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jason Sudeikis

Mythic Quest is leveling up. Apple TV+ has renewed the critically acclaimed comedy for not one, but two more seasons. Series star and co-creator Rob McElhenney revealed the news in a comedic social media video, featuring a FaceTime call with Season 2 guest star Sir Anthony Hopkins, and Emmy-winning Ted Lasso co-creator/star Jason Sudeikis. Watch below: […]

Survivor Boot Talks 'Miscalculations' and How a Fateful Bathroom Break Possibly Changed Everything

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor. With such small tribes, there’s not much room to hide, especially when you attend four of the season’s six Tribal Councils thus far. Unfortunately for Survivor‘s Ua tribe, that meant losing yet another member Wednesday, as “the closer” Shan once again cut an ally who […]

Ghosts Gets Full-Season Order at CBS

CBS is taking up residence with Ghosts, handing the freshman supernatural comedy a full-season order, TVLine has learned. (An exact episode count for Season 1 was not announced.) Ghosts‘ double-episode premiere averaged 5.5 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating, and the subsequent Oct. 14 episode actually ticked up in the demo. With Live+7 […]

Squid Game Vaults to Top of Nielsen's Latest Streaming Ranking

Squid Game now sits firmly atop the latest Nielsen streaming rankings, after failing to crack the Top 10 with its first (but only partial) week of release. For the Week of Sept. 20, the Netflix megahit amassed 1.9 billion minutes viewed across its nine episodes, easily besting all other original streaming series. The previous week’s […]

TV Ratings: Survivor, Chicago Fire Lead Night; CSI: Vegas, Wonder Years Dip

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ Survivor this week drew 5.4 million total viewers and a 1.0 rating, ticking up in the demo to lead Wednesday in that measure; read recap. Leading out of a steady Tough as Nails (2.8 mil/0.4), CSI: Vegas (3.4 mil/0.3) dipped for a second straight week since its debut. […]

Law & Order: SVU Pilot Revisited: In Honor of Episode 500, a Look Back at the Beginning of Benson and Stabler

Tonight, Law & Order: SVU marks its 500th episode. And while NBC’s procedural has remained true to its roots throughout the past 23 seasons — sexually based offenses are still considered especially heinous, and in New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special […]

Women of the Movement: ABC Sets Premiere for Emmett Till Miniseries

ABC will revisit a major piece of civil rights history as the new year gets underway. Women of the Movement, the Alphabet Net’s limited series about Mamie Till-Mobley and her pursuit of justice for son Emmett Till, will premiere Thursday, Jan. 6, at 8/7c, the network announced Thursday. Spanning six total episodes, the miniseries will […]

AHS: Double Feature Finale Brings the Alien Experiment Full Circle — Grade It!

The evolution of the human race concluded on Wednesday with the mind-blowing finale of American Horror Story: Double Feature, an hour as rich in gore and twists as it was in stunning, timeless kaftans. And if that isn’t this entire franchise in a nutshell, what is? The fourth and final “Death Valley” installment began in […]

Chicago P.D. Recap: Atwater Catches Feelings as a Case Hits Close to Home

Ahead of Chicago P.D. Season 9, executive producer Rick Eid teased that Atwater would form a “fun and really unique” bond with a dynamic woman, and that their relationship would be a “safe space for the pair to be their true selves.” Wednesday’s episode, titled “Burnside,” finally introduced the woman set to become Atwater’s love […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas Recap: Maurice and Sabrina Get Rescued

Maurice and Sabrina’s bank robbery saga on Tyler Perry’s Sistas continued this week, with Q becoming more irritated and forceful at the top of the show. He demanded that Sabrina open the bank vault, and somehow she and Maurice convinced him that they needed to call corporate first. And Sabrina did call corporate, but the […]

Chicago Fire Star, EP Talk [Spoiler]'s Exit in 200th Episode ('It Was a Difficult Decision') — and a Possible Return

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Wednesday’s Chicago Fire. Proceed at your own risk! Chicago Fire officially has a vacancy to fill on Truck 81 following Wednesday’s milestone 200th episode: Leading man Jesse Spencer has exited the NBC drama after playing Captain Matthew Casey for 10 seasons. The actor has starred on the firefighter […]

Sistas Renewed for Season 4 at BET

Tyler Perry’s Sistas won’t stop anytime soon: BET has renewed the soapy drama for Season 4, according to our sister site Deadline. Debuting in 2019, Sistas centers on a group of Black female friends as they navigate love, careers and family together. KJ Smith stars as attorney Andi, with Ebony Obsidian as Karen, Mignon Von […]

Survivor Recap: Shan and Ricard's Trust Is Tested — Plus, Idol Insanity Preps Players for the Next Stage of the Game

It’s about time we saw a little dissention between Survivor‘s power couple Shan and Ricard. Once again, all eyes were on Ua, as the tribe’s Beware advantage had to be re-claimed, causing both an advantage shuffle, and later, a disagreement between the tribe’s master strategists. But before any of these potential idols could be activated, […]

Inside Line: Get Scoop on Succession, SVU, La Brea, S.W.A.T., Stargirl, Curb, New Amsterdam, The Rookie and More!

Who’s new to the Succession “family”? Which La Brea episode is especially “crazy”? Which Rookie cop is getting some kin? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows. (Email any brand-new Qs to InsideLine@tvline.com.) What can you tell us about Succession Season 3 and any new characters? — Ana Season 3 will […]

Dopesick Episode 4 Recap: The Doctor (Tragically) Becomes the Patient

There is nothing predictable about Hulu’s limited series Dopesick. The minute you think the drama is going to swerve right, it goes left and vice versa. Nowhere is this more evident than with Michael Keaton’s Dr. Samuel Finnix. The widower started prescribing OxyContin for his patients because he really thought it could help with their […]

Law & Order: SVU's Danny Pino Teases His 500th Episode Return: What Brings Amaro Back to the Squad Room?

Medical Examiner Melinda Warner said it best: “Once an SVU detective, always an SVU detective.” So it’s not all that surprising when former cop Nick Amaro finds his way back to Capt. Benson’s precinct in Law & Order: SVU‘s landmark 500th episode, which airs Thursday (NBC, 9/8c). More surprising, says Danny Pino, is how little had […]

Dougray Scott Refutes Batwoman Costar Ruby Rose's 'Damaging Claims' About His On-Set Behavior

Batwoman alum Dougray Scott “absolutely” refutes allegations made by his onetime TV daughter, Ruby Rose, about his on-set behavior. Amid a sea of Wednesday-morning Instagram Stories, Rose admitted that she “fought people on set, yes, not because I wanted to but because I wanted safety” — yet “never raised my voice on a set” during […]

TVLine Items: John Wick Prequel Casts Winston, New P.D. Boss and More

Starz’s John Wick prequel series The Continental has found its Winston Scott: Colin Woodell (The Flight Attendant, The Originals) will star as the younger version of Ian McShane’s movie character, our sister site Deadline reports. Produced by Lionsgate Television, the three-night event takes John Wick fans back to 1975 New York City, where a young […]

WBTV Accuses Ruby Rose of 'Revisionist History,' Says Batwoman Star Was Fired After 'Multiple Complaints of Workplace Behavior'

Warner Bros. TV has responded to Ruby Rose’s latest allegations about the experiences that led to her break-up with Batwoman. “Despite the revisionist history that Ruby Rose is now sharing online aimed at the producers, the cast and crew, the network, and the Studio,” the statement from WBTV reads, “the truth is that Warner Bros. […]

The Game Revival: Derwin Is Eager to Return to the Field in Official Trailer

The Game‘s OG star Darwin Davis (Pooch Hall) is ready to step back into the game. “I’ve got at least three good years left,” he tells Tasha Mack (played by Wendy Raquel Robinson) in the official trailer, which you can check out above. The upcoming revival premieres Thursday, Nov. 11 on Paramount+. Malik, on the […]

Ruby Rose Alleges Unsafe Batwoman Working Conditions, Being Guilted Into Resuming Work Soon After Surgery

Declaring “Enough is enough,” former Batwoman star Ruby Rose has come forth with a new wave of allegations about the circumstances leading to her exit from the Warner Bros. TV series — while also insisting she didn’t “quit” but was forced out. In a series of Instagram Stories posted early Wednesday morning, Rose led off […]

Ratings: La Brea Dips as Voice Drops, The Resident Audience at Season High

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s The Voice this Tuesday drew 6.5 million viewers and a 0.6 rating, dropping sharply (and conspicuously so?) in the demo yet still leading the night in total audience; read our recap. Leading out of that, La Brea (5 mil/0.5, read recap) again held steady in audience but dipped […]

Squidbillies Sets Final Season Premiere Date on Adult Swim; Auditions for New Voice of Early 'Underway' After Firing

The Cuyler family is getting some new ink in its final season. Adult Swim’s Squidbillies has set a premiere date for its farewell outing, which will kick off with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, Nov. 7 at midnight. Two episodes will then air every Sunday, leading up to the series finale. “Squidbillies, the show you love […]

Brenton Thwaites: The Titans Are 'Cooking With Gas' in Season 3 Finale — But There Will Be Goodbyes

The bad news: The Titans have quite a fight ahead of them, in this Thursday’s Season 3 finale. The good news: As least some sort of future awaits them, since the HBO Max superhero team-up series was just renewed for Season 4. Though several months had passed between filming the Season 3 finale and him […]

Sanditon Season 2 Gets March Premiere Date — First Look Photos

Masterpiece PBS will return to the world of Sanditon this spring, when the Jane Austen adaptation returns with its second season. The public broadcaster announced Wednesday that Season 2 will premiere Sunday, March 20 at 9/8c. The six episode followup picks up nine months after the events of Season 1, as “Charlotte returns to the […]

Queens Premiere Recap: Brandy, Eve & Co. Get the Band Back Together

A girl group from the 1990s gets back together after decades apart, and no, we’re not trying to rope you into watching Girls5Eva (though you should): This is the premise of ABC’s new music drama Queens. In a moment, we’ll want to know what you thought of the series, which stars chart-toppers Eve and Brandy, as well […]

Netflix Boss Backtracks on Chappelle, Admits 'I Screwed Up' in Response to Controversy — But Won't Edit Special

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is admitting that he “screwed up” his initial response to the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle‘s latest stand-up special The Closer, which drew ire for humor deemed transphobic by a number of the company’s employees. In an internal memo leaked Oct. 11, Sarandos first acknowledged the controversy that had stemmed from The […]

La Brea Recap: Reunited and It Feels So... Awk! — Plus, 8 Burning Questions

This week on NBC’s La Brea, Eve got a blast from her not-so-distant past, the camp investigated an electrifying new threat, and Gavin uncovered new sinkhole secrets. IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER…. As the survivors hang out at night, Lucas discovers that his heroin stash is missing just as Scott reveals to Josh and Riley […]

The Bachelorette Season 18 Premiere Recap: The Apple of Michelle's Eye

The producers of ABC’s The Bachelorette really love the idea that their Season 18 leading lady Michelle Young is a teacher. It’s a theme the show played up Tuesday night by opening the premiere with Michelle’s fifth-grade students in Minneapolis asking her how many boyfriends she would have and how many dudes she would kiss. […]

DC's Stargirl Recap: Black and White and Dread All Over

This week on DC’s Stargirl, Courtney found herself trapped in the Shadowlands — but she was not alone. What personal demons were faced in Eclipso’s birthplace, and what did it take to find a way home? Banished to the Shadowlands at the close of her clash with Eclipso last week, Courtney came to in a […]

The Resident EP Unpacks Episode 5's Game-Changing Ending, Teases 'Unexpected' Reveals Still to Come

The following post contains major spoilers for Season 5, Episode 5 of The Resident. Proceed with caution! Ah, kids — they grow up so fast, don’t they? Especially when there’s a sudden, several-year time jump involved. Tuesday’s Halloween-themed episode of The Resident ended with the show taking a significant leap forward — to be specific, “three […]

The Voice Recap: For 3 Acts, the End of the Battles Is Also the End of the Line

As The Voice’s Season 21 Battles came to a close Tuesday, we were treated to two stellar sing-offs and two… well… other ones. But as John Legend, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande winnowed down their teams to just the contestants that they wanted to take to the Knockouts, a few frontrunners began to emerge, […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas' Skyh Alvester Black Previews a Possible Jacobi Bank Save, All The Queen's Men Crossover

Fans of Tyler Perry’s Sistas who are waiting for Maurice and Sabrina’s bank robbery hell to end might consider Jacobi a logical and potential hero. While Maurice is more than capable of handling himself, Q and his friends are holding him and Sabrina at gunpoint, and tensions are mounting, as viewers will see when the […]

Call Me Kat Season 2, New Comedy Pivoting and Ramsay's Next Level Chef Get January Premiere Dates on Fox

Fox is set to ring in the new year with Eliza Coupe, Ginnifer Goodwin and Maggie Q. The network announced Tuesday that midseason comedy Pivoting will premiere on a special night — Sunday, Jan. 9 at 8:30/7:30c — following an NFL doubleheader and the Season 2 premiere of Mayim Bialik sitcom Call Me Kat. One […]

Netflix to Change Viewership Reports — Bye-Bye, 'Watched Any 2 Minutes'

Netflix announced on Tuesday that is will be changing the way it reports on viewership, trends and superlatives. To date, Netflix (without any independent corroboration) has typically touted viewership as a measure of member accounts that watched at least two minutes of a TV series or movie. For example, 142 million accounts watched at least […]

Riverdale Season 6 Trailer Teases Spooky 'Rivervale' Event, Sabrina's Arrival… and a Possessed Betty?!

It won’t air in time for Halloween, but the new season of Riverdale looks to be even spookier than usual, if a new teaser is to be believed. The teaser — which you can watch above — sets up the five-episode event that kicks off Season 6, dubbed “Rivervale” and premiering Tuesday, Nov. 16 at […]

TVLine Items: To All the Boys Spinoff Series a Go, The Great Trailer and More

Netflix is expanding its To All the Boys franchise with a series order for the YA spinoff XO, Kitty. Anna Cathcart reprises her movie role as Lara Jean Covey’s younger sister, Kitty Song Covey, who “thinks she knows everything there is to know about love” as a teen matchmaker, per the official synopsis. “But when […]

The CW Acquires Leonardo da Vinci Drama With Freddie Highmore, Australian Teen Pregnancy Comedy

The CW is adding a pair of very different series to its roster: Leonardo, an Italian period drama about the secrets of Leonardo da Vinci, and Bump, an Australian comedy about teen pregnancy. An eight-part series, Leonardo “follows da Vinci as he grows into an unparalleled genius [and] renowned polymath whose work overturned the established […]

The Flash Has Just 7 Days Until 'Armageddon' in First Trailer for 5-Part Superhero Team-Up Event

It looks as if Barry Allen has only one week to get his affairs in order, in the first teaser trailer for The Flash‘s season-opening, multi-episode “Armageddon” event. Kicking off Season 8 of The CW’s The Flash on Nov. 16 at 8/7c, the team-up event — airing across five consecutive Tuesdays — finds Grant Gustin’s […]

Queens: 5 Things to Know About Brandy and Eve's Girl-Power Music Drama, Courtesy of EP Zahir McGhee

Tonight, ABC anoints its Queens — and we’ve got the scoop on the musical drama from the man who created it. The series follows four women who were in a 1990s R&B/hip-hop group as they reunite in the present day. Real-life musical heavy hitters Eve and Brandy play two of the roles. “We built a really […]

Only Murders in the Building Finale Reveals Tim's Killer — Plus, a Season 2 Setup We Should Have Seen Coming

This probably goes without saying, but the reveal of Tim Kono’s killer is only the second most interesting thing about Tuesday’s Only Murders in the Building finale. Because almost as soon as You Know Who goes down for the murder, a second victim is revealed in a scene we saw wayyyy back in the pilot. […]

A Million Little Things: Ryan Hansen, Azie Tesfai and Mario Van Peebles to Guest-Star in Season 4

The Friends of Jon are getting a few new recruits. Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars), Azie Tesfai (Supergirl) and Mario Van Peebles (Damages) will recur on A Million Little Things this season, TVLine has learned exclusively. Hansen and Tesfai will debut in the Oct. 27 episode. He’ll play Camden, who is described as “a handsome and charming […]

Ratings: NCIS: Hawai'i Ticks Up, NCIS Holds Steady Without Mark Harmon

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ NCIS: Hawai’i this Monday drew 5.3 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating, ticking up in the demo week-to-week and easily beating all comers in the 10 o’clock time slot. Opening CBS’ night, The Neighborhood (5.1 mil/0.6), Bob Hearts Abishola (4.9 mil/0.5) and NCIS Minus Mark Harmon (7.4 […]

Watch: Nicole Kidman Is Lucille Ball in Trailer for Amazon's Being the Ricardos

Nicole Kidman stomps some grapes as the irrepressible Lucy Ricardo in the first trailer for Amazon Studios’ movie about TV’s iconic I Love Lucy sitcom. Being the Ricardos, which was written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, takes place over the course of one week of production of I Love Lucy, as stars/producers Lucille Ball (Kidman) […]

The Baby-Sitters Club's Shay Rudolph on Stacey's Season 2 Diabetes Scare, the 'Pressure to Be This Perfect Girl'

For ultra-sophisticated former Manhattanite Stacey McGill, the third episode of The Baby-Sitters Club‘s second season is a double nightmare. Not only does Stacey’s diabetes rage out of control and make her feel terrible, it does so as she’s speaking at a charity fashion show about having her diabetes under control — and all of her […]

Ozark: Netflix Sets Premiere Date for First Half of Final Season

Ozark‘s end will begin in the new year. As previously reported, the fourth and final season of the Netflix crime drama will be released in two, seven-episode parts. It has now been announced that Part 1 will be released on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 — some 10 months after Season 3 dropped. A new teaser, above, […]

Ghosts Adds Veep Vet Matt Walsh to Play Hetty's Robber Baron Husband

Ghosts‘ Woodstone Mansion is about to get even more haunted: The CBS comedy has tapped Emmy nominee Matt Walsh (Veep) to appear in an episode airing later this season, TVLine has learned exclusively. Walsh will play Elias, a “gregarious robber baron” and “philandering scoundrel of a man” from the 19th century who also happens to […]

The View's Meghan McCain Details 'Purposeful Hostility' That Prompted Her Exit: 'The Environment Is Toxic'

An allegedly hostile work environment, created in part by her on-air co-hosts, is what Meghan McCain says prompted her exit from The View earlier this year, as detailed in a new excerpt from McCain’s upcoming memoir. In the passage from Bad Republican, first obtained by our sister site Variety, McCain says she was the target […]

La Brea Sneak Peek: The Survivors Search for Their Possible Rescuer!

The search is on for a new arrival, and thus possibly a way home, in this exclusive sneak peek from NBC’s La Brea. In the freshman drama’s fourth — and, I’ve gotta say, most fun yet — episode (airing tonight at 9/8c), Eve, Sam, Ty and the other survivors witness an aircraft crashing through that […]

Cowboy Bebop: John Cho and Pals Kick Butt and Look Cool Doing It in First Footage From Netflix Reboot — Watch

If you were worried that Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop wouldn’t be as cool or as stylish as the original… stop worrying. The streamer has offered us our first look at the reboot — premiering Friday, Nov. 19 — in the form of a new promo dubbed “The Lost Session,” which consists of specially created footage […]

Dancing With the Stars Recap: Grease Night Brings the Season's First Shocker

Monday’s episode of Dancing With the Stars can only be described as systematic, hydromatic, and y’know what, while we’re at it? Ultramatic, too. The ABC competition traded in Mickey Mouse ears for Pink Ladies jackets on Week 5, in celebration of the movie musical Grease. And since we’re about halfway through the competition, it seems about […]

The Voice Recap: It's the Axe for Seven More Acts on Night 3 of the Battles

Over and over again, Monday’s episode of The Voice teed up the saddest kind of mic-drop moment — the kind in which a singer’s asked to drop the mic on their way not just off the stage but the show. Along the way, Ariana Grande got goosebumps galore, John Legend retained a purple-haired competitor who […]

NCIS Recap: First Episode Without Gibbs Asked Tough Questions — Did You Like the Answers?

NCIS fans this Monday got their first taste of what a Gibbs-less show looks like. Along the way, they also got answers to some burning questions about the onetime team leader’s exit (as well as other, lingering workplace issues). Those questions included: DID VANCE OFFER GIBBS’ JOB TO (FORMER!) FBI AGENT ALDEN PARKER? In a […]

9-1-1 Reveals Maddie's Location, But This Mystery Isn't Solved Just Yet

As if Chimney skipping town to look for Maddie wasn’t hard enough, Monday’s episode of 9-1-1 nearly cost the 118 another member of its team. With his actual family in the midst of a crisis, Buck shifted every ounce of his energy towards his work family, much to the chagrin of poor put-upon Ravi (fka […]

My Name Premiere Recap: Plans for Revenge — Plus, Grade It!

Guilt is the overriding emotion that drives Jiwoo to seek revenge when her gangster father is murdered in Netflix’s gritty new K-drama My Name. Jiwoo feels like if she hadn’t angrily told her father Donghoon that he was dead to her in the premiere, he wouldn’t have come out of hiding to redeem himself and […]

L.A. Law Revival: Corbin Bernsen Returning as Arnie Becker in ABC Pilot

Corbin Bernsen will see you in court. Again. The actor is reprising the role of Arnie Becker in ABC’s L.A. Law revival pilot, our sister site Deadline reports. Bernsen portrayed the attorney for all eight seasons of the original series, which aired from 1986 to 1994 on NBC, and even returned for the 2002 TV […]

Stargirl's Meg DeLacy Previews Cindy's Return in Shadowlands Episode ('It Was Worth the Wait'), Unlikely Alliance

DC’s Stargirl has been wading in dark themes for much of Season 2, but in this week’s episode the superhero team-up series heads to a truly dark place — the Shadowlands, to which Cindy and now Courtney (among others) were dispatched by Eclipso. TVLine invited Cindy Berman aka Shiv’s portrayer, Meg DeLacy, to revisit the […]

TVLine Items: Abbie Cornish Returns to Jack Ryan, Expanse Casting and More

Jack Ryan‘s love life might be getting complicated: Abbie Cornish will reprise her role as the CIA officer’s MIA love interest Cathy Mueller in Season 4, our sister site Deadline reports. Cathy has not been seen since Season 1, and she was not referenced in the second season. (The character is also Ryan’s love interest […]

History of the World, Part II Ordered at Hulu, With Mel Brooks to Write/EP

Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part I is getting another chapter: Hulu has ordered a follow-up series to the 1981 comedy, with Brooks returning as writer and executive producer. The sequel, titled (of course) History of the World, Part II, will be a variety series consisting of comedy sketches and musical numbers. The original […]

Mel Gibson to Lead John Wick Prequel Series The Continental at Starz

Mel Gibson has been tapped to lead the Starz original series The Continental, which serves as a prequel to Keanu Reeves’ John Wick movies, our sister site Deadline reports. Produced by Lionsgate Television, the three-night event takes John Wick fans back to 1975 New York City, where a young criminal named Winston Scott navigates the […]

'Missing' Legends of Tomorrow and Legacies Seasons to Hit Netflix Today

Season 6 of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow apparently got sucked into a timey-wimey wormhole, but now it is due to finally hit Netflix — sometime today, in fact. After missing their regularly scheduled full-season drop date on the streaming service, all episodes of Legends Season 6 (which ended Sept. 5) as well as Legacies Season […]

The Great Season 2: Gillian Anderson Is One Regal Mother in First Photos

Season 2 of Hulu’s The Great is bringing in one of the greats — Gillian Anderson, as Catherine’s mother Joanna — and now we have first photos of her regal-looking self. The new season of the historical satire will find Catherine (played by Elle Fanning) finally take the Russian throne, “but if she thought coup-ing […]

Family Reunion Renewed for Third (and Final) Season at Netflix

Family Reunion fans who wondered what happened after Cocoa and Moz announced that they were expecting a baby in the Season 2 finale will get that answer, now that Netflix has renewed the familial sitcom for a third — and final — season. The streamer announced the renewal on Monday, as well as the news […]

Loki Season 2 Looking More Likely to Arrive Before Kang's Ant-Man 3 'Debut,' Per Latest Marvel Movie Delays

The latest wave of Marvel movie delays means there is a greater chance for Loki Season 2 to hit our screens before Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror makes his big-screen presence known in the third Ant-Man film. Majors was long ago cast in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, which until recently was due to be […]

Ratings: Sunday Night Football Slips, CBS Dramas Dip With Delayed Starts

In the latest TV ratings, NBC’s Sunday Night Football match-up between the Steelers and Seahawks averaged 13.2 million total viewers and a 3.6 demo rating, down sharply from last week to veritably match season lows. Elsewhere: ABC | AFV (4.2 mil/0.4), Supermarket Sweep (2.5 mil/0.4) and The Rookie (2.7 mil/0.3) were all steady, while Celebrity […]

Succession Stars React to Premiere's Big CEO Reveal: 'It's a No-Brainer'

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Sunday’s Succession premiere. There’s a new name on top of the Waystar Royco totem pole… and she’s not even a Roy. Sunday’s Season 3 premiere of Succession (read our full recap here) saw the Roy family in chaos after Kendall effectively declared war against his father Logan by detailing […]

Adele Concert Special, Featuring Oprah Interview, to Air on CBS in November

Adele acolytes will get their first taste of her new album “30” during a CBS concert special airing this fall. Premiering Sunday, Nov. 14 at 8:30/7:30c, Adele: One Night Only will feature “an extraordinary concert performance that includes the earliest opportunity to hear her first new material in six years,” per CBS. The two-hour special […]

SEAL Team Recap: Squid Game — How Are Jason's 'Headaches' Going?

CBS’ SEAL Team this Sunday night wrapped up Season 5’s two-part premiere, in which Bravo plotted to very, verrrrry carefully sneak a scientist out of North Korea — even as every part of their plan seemed to hit a snag. Part 1 left off with Bravo’s smuggler contact, Kawan, getting scooped up by the patrols […]

Fear TWD Season 7 Premiere Recap: Victor's Ego Trip Claims Its First Victim

In the Season 7 premiere of Fear the Walking Dead, Strand leaned so hard into his rediscovered villainy that it was a wonder he didn’t tip over. (And holy crap, did human charisma machine Colman Domingo play it to the hilt; he savored every self-satisfied line as much as his character did his confidence.) It […]

Succession Season 3 Premiere Recap: Action Stations! (Plus, Grade It!)

It’s Roy versus Roy as Succession returns for Season 3 — but who’s got the early upper hand: father or son? Sunday’s premiere picks up right after Kendall’s bombshell press conference: He seems shaken by the magnitude of what he just did and takes refuge in an empty bathtub, while Logan flies into a rage […]

Hightown Recap: New Season, New Jackie — Plus, Grade the Premiere

It’s a new season and a fresh new start for Hightown’s Jackie Quiñones. She’s 50 days sober, happy and regularly attending her AA meetings. Though she’s made a lot of progress, she’s still coping with Junior’s death and laments not doing more to help him. Determined to catch Frankie, who was released from prison at […]

America's Got Talent: Extreme Production Temporarily Shut Down Following Stuntman's On-Set Accident

Production on America’s Got Talent: Extreme has been temporarily shut down following last week’s on-set accident that sent stuntman Jonathan Goodwin to the hospital with critical injuries. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with Jonathan Goodwin and his family as he continues to recover from his accident on Thursday,” an AGT spokesperson said in a statement to […]

Call the Midwife Recap: To Be Human

From the moment Nurse Jennifer Worth narrated the words “everyone needs a place that keeps us secure and safe from harm” at the top of Sunday night’s Call the Midwife, the tone was set. All fans of the PBS drama had to do was wait and see who needed refuge and why. The answers soon […]

Y: The Last Man Cancelled at FX on Hulu

The story of Yorick Brown will remain unfinished (for now?): Y: The Last Man has been cancelled at FX on Hulu, executive producer Eliza Clark announced via Twitter on Sunday. “We have learned that we will not be moving forward with FX on Hulu for Season 2 of Y: The Last Man,” Clark wrote. “I […]

Will YOU Season 4 Take Place in [Spoiler]? 'I Would Be Excited,' EP Says

Spoiler alert: We’re about to break down the Season 3 finale of Netflix’s YOU. Haven’t watched yet? You’ve been warned. The City of Lights just got a whole lot darker. YOU’s third season finale found Joe Goldberg saying adios to Madre Linda and bonjour to Paris, where he hopes to start yet another new life, […]

Smallville @ 20: Tom Welling Opens Up About Nixed Season 1 Suit-Up, Batman Ban and Our 'Best CW Show' Tourney

As Smallville marks a full 20 years since its premiere, Tom Welling says that he now is in a “much happier” place when it comes to his relationship with the superhero origin series. Having struggled back in the day with his responsibility as the lead of the popular WB-turned-CW series (and the demands put on […]

SNL: Bowen Yang's Oompa Loompa Rages at Timothée Chalamet's 'Lickable' Willy Wonka — Watch Video

This week on Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang was once again a standout cast member. Following a fun turn as Daddy Long Legs in “Bug Assembly” earlier in the night, he appeared on Weekend Update as an Oompa Loompa to talk about the photos of Timothée Chalamet’s Willy Wonka/”Twonka” that leaked earlier this week. Comedy […]

SNL Cold Open Tackles NFL Email Scandal With Excuse-Happy Raiders Coach and... LeVar Burton? — Watch

How many Saturday Night Live cast members does it take to cover every terrible thing about the National Football League? Does the show even have enough actors? In this weekend’s cold open, we found out. Let’s count…. For starters, 1) Cecily Strong starts off as the NFL’s Head of PR – who doesn’t want to […]

SNL Imagines Squid Game as a Sad Song Country Music Video

It took a couple of weeks, but NBC’s Saturday Night Live this weekend figured out its take on the pop culture hit Squid Game — by viewing the Korean Netflix drama through the lens of a country music video. Pete Davidson and guest host Rami Malek led the sendup, first appearing as good ol’ boys […]

IATSE and AMPTP Negotiate New Three-Year Deal, Preventing Industry-Wide TV/Film Strike — Get Details

An agreement between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) was reached Saturday, preventing the union’s industry-wide TV and film strike that was formerly set to begin Monday, our sister site Deadline first reported. The new three-year contract — which will still need to […]

Chucky Cast Talks 'Creepy' Off-Screen Run-Ins With Killer Doll and Reflects on Joining the Legacy of Child's Play

Chucky may be terrorizing a brand new generation of clueless teens on TV, but he’s also freaking them out when the cameras stop rolling. “It was so creepy,” Alyvia Alyn Lind (who plays head bully Lexy Cross) tells TVLine. “They had a room just for doll parts, and there’d be like 10 different Chuckys sitting […]

Hightown's Monica Raymund Previews Jackie's Struggle with Sobriety and 'Obsession of the Mind' in Season 2

When Hightown returns for Season 2, Jackie will have one less thing holding her back. Season 1 ended with her DUI charges officially dropped, allowing the National Marine Fisheries Service agent to move forward with her life and focus on staying sober. The new season, which premieres this Sunday at 9/8c on Starz, will see […]

YOU Season 3's Biggest Victim Breaks Down Their 'Emotional' Finale Death

Spoiler alert: We’re about to break down the Season 3 finale of Netflix’s YOU. Haven’t watched yet? You’ve been warned. We all figured that Joe and Love’s marriage was bound to go down in flames eventually — we just weren’t expecting it to happen so literally. The final episode of YOU Season 3 brings the […]

Pennyworth Renewed for Season 3, Moving From Epix to HBO Max

Batman’s future butler has found a new home: The pre-prequel series Pennyworth has been renewed for Season 3, TVLine has learned, but will also move from Epix to HBO Max for the new season, which is set to debut next year. The announcement was made as part of the DC FanDome virtual event on Saturday. […]

Naomi Chases a Superman Scoop, Gets More Than She Bargained for in Teaser for New CW Superhero Series

It’s not easy being a nebbish nerd girl when talks of Superman are in the air, as shown in a new clip for The CW’s midseason superhero drama Naomi. Warner Bros. TV unveiled the first look on Saturday at its virtual DC FanDome event. Written and exec-produced by Ava DuVernay (When They See Us) and […]

Young Justice Surprise! Season 4's First Two Episodes Are Now on HBO Max

Young Justice has unexpectedly been served, with the first two episodes of the animated superhero series’ fourth season suddenly streaming on HBO Max. The surprise Young Justice: Phantoms drop was announced on Saturday during the show’s DC FanDome panel, which also debuted the trailer above. Following this double-episode tastebud-tempter, new episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms […]

Titans and Doom Patrol Both Renewed for Season 4 — Watch Sneak Peeks

Both Titans and Doom Patrol have been renewed for fourth seasons on HBO Max, it was announced on Saturday at the DC FanDome virtual fan event. In conjunction with the pick-up news, Warner Bros. TV released a sneak peek at the Titans Season 3 finale (premiering this Thursday, Oct. 21), above — as well as […]

The Sandman Unveils First Look at Gwendoline Christie's Lucifer

The Sandman‘s ruler of Hell is about to walk among us. As part of Saturday’s virtual DC FanDome event, Warner Bros. TV has released a first look photo (see full posters embedded below) of Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) in character as Lucifer, one of the universe’s most powerful angels. Based on Neil Gaiman’s renowned […]

Stargirl Sees Dead People in Chilling Teaser for Shadowlands Episode

You’ll never hear “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” quite the same again, after watching Courtney Whitmore take a haunting trip down memory lane in a new teaser for DC’s Stargirl. When last we tuned into the CW superhero team-up series, Courtney (played by Brec Bassinger), Pat (Luke Wilson) and Green Lantern Alan Scott’s daughter Jennie (Ysa […]

Superman Fights for 'Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow,' Per New Motto

Superman now fights for “truth, justice and a better tomorrow,” DC CCO and publisher Jim Lee announced on Saturday as part of the DC FanDome virtual event. “To better reflect the storylines that we are telling across DC and to honor Superman’s incredible legacy of over 80 years of building a better world, Superman’s motto […]

Peacemaker Sets Premiere Date, Trains With Vigilante in HBO Max Teaser

Peacemaker trades shots with Vigilante, schools Amanda Waller’s team on “butt babies” and dances in his tighty whities in the latest teaser for HBO Max’s spinoff of The Suicide Squad. Concurrent with the release of the teaser above, it was announced at DC FanDome this weekend that Peacemaker will kick off its eight-episode run on […]

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

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

The Flash Adds Gold Boots to Supersuit, Grant Gustin Cheers Iconic 'Final Touch' — Official First Look

“The final element that’s been missing” — golden speedster kicks — has at long last been added to The Flash‘s supersuit, Grant Gustin declared on Saturday at DC FanDome. Reflecting on his costume’s years-long evolution, Gustin said during the online fan event, “I’ve loved all the versions of The Flash suit we’ve had on the […]

Friday TV Ratings: S.W.A.T. Rises, ALCS Game 1 Up Sharply vs. 2020

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ S.W.A.T. this Friday drew 4.6 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating, ticking up in the demo to tie ABC’s Shark Tank for the night’s best non-sports rating. Leading out of that, Magnum P.I. (5.2 mil/0.4) and Blue Bloods (5.8 mil/0.4) were steady. Fox’s coverage of the American League […]

Performer of the Week: Katja Herbers

THE PERFORMER | Katja Herbers THE SHOW | Evil THE EPISODE | “C Is for Cannibal” (Oct. 10, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | Whether or not you loved the game-changing way the Paramount+ drama ended its second season, you have to admit: Herbers was on a holy roll in the last scene of the episode. Kristen’s […]

YOU Boss Reveals the Emotional Storyline We Won't See in Season 3

Now streaming on Netflix, YOU‘s third season continues to explore how Joe Goldberg’s childhood traumas shaped him into the man he is today. But there’s another important piece of his story that never made it to the screen. Actor Mark Blum, who recurred in the show’s first season as bookstore owner Mr. Mooney, was set […]

I Know What You Did Last Summer: Did the Amazon Premiere Get Your Goat?

“You can never really know anyone, least of all yourself,” Madison Iseman’s character says atop the first episode of Amazon’s I Know What You Did Last Summer. It’s a foreboding thesis statement, one that viewers won’t fully grasp until the end of the premiere — if even then. Like the original IKWYDLS movies from the […]

Dopesick Team Explains the Need to Humanize Its Big Pharma Baddies

The most astute actors will tell you the best way to play a villain is not to be the bad guy. This is how Dopesick‘s Will Poulter approached his portrayal of Purdue pharmaceutical salesman Billy Cutler in the heartbreakingly realistic limited series, with the first three episodes now streaming on Hulu. Purdue exploited loopholes and […]

Chicago Fire Boss Previews Casey's Potential Departure in 200th Episode: He's in 'a No-Way-Out Situation'

Captain Matt Casey has spent 10 seasons battling blazes on Chicago Fire, but his time in the Windy City might soon be coming to an end. This past Wednesday’s episode sent viewers into a tizzy when the firefighter returned from visiting Griffin and Ben Darden in Oregon and confessed to Herrmann that he thinks he […]

Golden Globes, Snubbed by NBC, to 'Announce' Next Winners in January

Five months after NBC announced that it would not broadcast the 2022 Golden Globes, the organization behind the embattled awards show has set a date to at least announce its next batch of winners. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has set a Nov. 15 deadline for submissions in TV and movie categories. Nominations will be […]

The White Lotus: Jennifer Coolidge Set to Return for Season 2 of HBO Satire

The White Lotus has booked its first Season 2 guest — and she’s a repeat customer. HBO isn’t commenting, but multiple sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that Jennifer Coolidge is set to return for the forthcoming second season of Mike White’s acclaimed dark comedy. The actress earned widespread raves — as well as considerable Emmy […]

TVLine Items: Power Book II Trailer, Harry Potter Quiz Show Video and More

“Do you want to be on the run for the rest of your life?” asks the new trailer for Power Book II: Ghost‘s second season, which premieres Sunday, Nov. 21 at 8/7c on Starz. The video also teases a cameo from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s character Kanan Stark. In the upcoming episodes, Tariq […]

YOU Season 3 Shocker: EP Explains Why [Spoiler] Had to Die in Episode 1

Spoiler alert: We’re about to break down the Season 3 premiere of Netflix’s YOU. Haven’t watched yet? You’ve been warned. From the moment Joe Goldberg first spotted his new neighbor in the closing moments of YOU‘s second season, it was clear that he had found his new obsession. Lo and behold, the Netflix thriller’s third […]

AEW Rampage: CM Punk Talks Evolved Backstage Culture, 'Strange Tribalism' Among Wrestling Fans

Jumping back into the ring full-time after seven years away is a shock to the system — and CM Punk knows it. This Friday on AEW Rampage (airing at 10/9c on TNT), he is set to take on Matt Sydal, whom he last wrestled about a decade ago when they were both working for the […]

Is Legends Baddie Obvious? Is L&O: OC Risking El's Family? Did NCIS Miss the Boat? Evil Kiss Unexpected? 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 Evil, Legends of Tomorrow, Chucky and Survivor! 1 | How could S.W.A.T.‘s Hondo show up and tell the others, “Let’s get back to work” if Deacon had just left Hicks’ […]

America's Got Talent: Extreme's Jonathan Goodwin Hospitalized After Stunt Goes Wrong in Rehearsal

An accident on the set of America’s Got Talent: Extreme has left daredevil Jonathan Goodwin in the hospital with critical injuries. “During a rehearsal last evening for America’s Got Talent: Extreme, an accident occurred in which escape artist Jonathan Goodwin was injured while performing his act,” a spokesperson for the show tells TVLine. “He was […]

Queen Family Singalong Books ABC Gig With Adam Lambert, JoJo Siwa and More Performers — See Full Setlist

The Alphabet network is ready to rock you. The music of Queen will headline the one-hour special The Queen Family Singalong on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 8/7c, the network announced Friday, and we’ve got a sneak peek at the setlist that’s sure to bring the house down. Hosted by Glee‘s Darren Criss, the special (the […]

TV Ratings: Ghosts Holds Steady in Week 2, SVU Leads Non-NFL Fare

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ Ghosts this Thursday scared up 5.1 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating, on par with its double-episode premiere. Opening CBS’ night, Young Sheldon (6.3 mil/0.6, read recap) dipped yet still led Thursday’s non-NFL fare in total audience. United States of Al (4.5 mil/0.5) and Bull (3.7 […]

Big Mouth Season 5 Trailer Offers First Look at Spinoff Characters — Watch

Love is in the air when Big Mouth returns for Season 5 — and so is hate. The fifth season of Netflix’s delightfully raunchy coming-of-age cartoon finds its hormonal cast of characters grappling with their most complicated feelings yet. And the occasional monster threesome. “Starting with ‘No Nut November’ and continuing through New Years Eve, […]

Succession Stars Preview Season 3, Tease Shifting Loyalties: Who's Team Kendall, and Who's Team Logan?

Succession is going to host a very awkward family reunion when it returns for Season 3 this Sunday (HBO, 9/8c). The Season 2 finale saw corporate scion Kendall Roy turn on his father Logan and accuse him of a host of crimes in a dramatic press conference. That act of rebellion drew a big battle […]

Hannah Gadsby Assails Netflix Boss Ted Sarandos Over Dave Chappelle Defense: 'F--k You and Your Amoral Algorithm Cult'

Embattled Netflix boss Ted Sarandos is facing fresh criticism from one of his own stars: Hannah Gadsby. The co-CEO of Netflix has come under increasing fire this week for standing by the streamer’s right to air Dave Chappelle’s transphobic stand-up special The Closer. On Wednesday, Sarandos doubled down on his defense of Chappelle, telling his staff […]

Law & Order: Organized Crime Recap: Liv Discovers Eli's Troubling Secret

You can take the Stabler outta SVU, but as this week’s Law & Order: Organized Crime proves, you can’t take the SVU outta Stabler. This universal truth comes to light when the sex-trafficking ring that SVU‘s Benson & Co. helped pinpoint in the first half of this week’s crossover becomes the object of Elliot’s obsession in […]

Project Runway Makes a Bold Return in Season 19: Was the Right Designer Cut First? And Do You Miss Karlie Kloss?

A group challenge on the first episode of a new Project Runway season? What could possibly go wrong? Sixteen new designers (click here for a closer look at each one!) assembled at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Thursday to receive their first assignment from host Christian Siriano, and no one was particularly thrilled to […]

Law & Order: SVU Recap: TikTok on the Clock and the Party Does Stop

If you didn’t know anything about TikTok before this week’s Law & Order: SVU, you sure do now. The first half of the latest SVU/Organized Crime crossover dealt with the social media site and a fledgling influencer named Willa, who gets invited to a content house (aka wildly lucrative influencer hive) called The Wheelhouse. By the […]

Grey's Anatomy Recap: Hot for Teacher

Temperatures rose in Thursday’s Grey’s Anatomy and not just because the episode marked the beginning of Kate Walsh’s return arc as Addison Montgomery, aka Richard’s secret weapon to whip his class of residents into shape. When Grey Sloan’s AC went out, things around the hospital got, as the title promised they would, “Hotter Than Hell.” […]

Legacies Star Is Proud of Hope's 'Tough Decisions' in Season 4 Premiere, But More Landon 'Complications' Lie Ahead

Cleo remained a hot commodity on Thursday’s Legacies premiere, with both Malivore and the Super Squad stopping at nothing to rescue her and/or use her for inspiration to defeat the other. Whichever came first. The wayward muse’s journey through the bowels of Malivore brought her to an alternate reality modeled after her home village, complete […]

B Positive EP Chuck Lorre Explains Season 2 Premiere's $48 Million Twist

Not since tech billionaire Walden Schmidt descended upon Two and a Half Men‘s Malibu beach house 10 years ago has a Chuck Lorre sitcom suddenly been infused with so much wealth. During B Positive‘s Season 2 premiere, Gina discovers that one of her favorite residents at Valley Hills retirement home — Mr. Knudsen, played in Season 1 […]

Young Sheldon's George and Brenda Have 2 New Reasons to Sneak Around

Young Sheldon‘s George and Brenda aren’t doing anything wrong, but they sure do feel dirty about what it is they are doing. In Season 5, Episode 2, George’s mother-in-law Connie runs into Brenda at the local market, and Herschel’s ex seems awfully guilty of something. Afterwards, a suspicious Connie confronts George and asks if something’s […]

IATSE Reports 'Progress' in Talks With AMPTP, as Deadline Nears for Strike That Would Halt TV/Film Productions

Negotiations between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) made “good progress” after the labor union set a Monday deadline for a strike that would shut down TV and film productions in the U.S. “We worked into [Wednesday] night and made some good progress,” […]

Twenties Season 2 Premiere Recap: Post-Coital Miss — Plus, Grade It!

Figuring out who you want to be is a big part of young adulthood. If you’re lucky, you might even find someone you love to join you. This was one of the overriding themes when BET’s Twenties roared back for Season 2. The sophomore opener bowed Wednesday night with Hattie and Ida B. basking in […]

Squid Game Doesn't Crack Nielsen Chart in First, Partial Week of Eligibility

In its first week of eligibility — though for only its first three days of release — Netflix’s Squid Game didn’t crack the Top 10 on the Nielsen Streaming Ranking, though it is poised to leap onto the chart in the coming weeks. The Korean thriller about 456 people lured into a series of deadly […]

Survivor's Latest Victim Talks 'Hail Mary' Play and Misplacing Trust in a Supposed Ally: 'I Had No Other Choice'

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor 41! As the saying goes, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” It was a tough lesson learned by the Ua tribe’s JD Robinson, who became the fifth person voted out of Survivor 41 Wednesday after he trusted tribemate Shan (again!) […]

TVLine Items: Jack Ryan Renewed, Wendy Williams Guest Hosts and More

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan doesn’t have a Season 3 premiere date yet, but he’s already planning his next mission: Amazon Prime has renewed the John Krasinski-starring thriller for Season 4, our sister site Variety reports. Additionally, Michael Peña (Narcos: Mexico) has boarded the series in an undisclosed role. In the third season — which recently […]

Ratings: Legends Steady With (Quick!) Return, CSI: Vegas Dips in Week 2

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW‘s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow opened Season 7 — barely a month after Season 6 finaled, and on a new night — with 600,000 total viewers and a 0.1 demo rating, up in audience versus its previous average (420K) while steady in the demo. TVLine readers gave the […]

The Flash Vet Rick Cosnett Teases Return — Perhaps as Season 8 Villain?

The Flash‘s Barry Allen is due to get some sort of blast from his and wife Iris’ past, if we read former cast member Rick Cosnett‘s not-so-cryptic Instagram right. Cosnett late Wednesday night shared on Instagram a photo of his currently hirsute self (below) with the caption “Special announcement coming tomorrow.” Though the photo location […]

Kevin Durant's Swagger: Apple TV+ Basketball Drama Drops First Trailer

NBA superstar Kevin Durant‘s experiences in the world of youth basketball are the basis for the new Apple TV+ drama Swagger. Premiering Friday, Oct. 29 with its first three episodes, the 10-episode series focuses on the “the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption,” […]

AHS: Double Feature Debunks the Moon Landing, Among Other Conspiracies

Wednesday’s episode of American Horror Story: Double Feature was every mother’s worst nightmare, no matter what planet she’s from. The penultimate hour of “Death Valley” welcomed Cody Fern as Valiant Thor, a handsome (and apparently robotic) liaison between the humans and aliens. His primary job, besides giving Mamie the mind-blowing sex that queen deserved, was […]

CSI: Vegas Recap: Gil 'Bugs' Out! Plus, Catherine's Tie to the Upgraded Lab

This week on CSI: Vegas, Gil Grissom returned to the fold, doing what he does best: following the evidence and workshopping Hallmark card-like idioms about science being the only knowable truth. Coming off the orchestrated reveal that the OG team’s trace evidence guy, David Hodges, had been tampering with/manufacturing evidence in a makeshift storage unit […]

The Sinner Season 4 Premiere Recap: Percy Muldoon, Dead or Alive?

I’m beginning to think Harry Ambrose is too old for this ish. The Sinner‘s Season 4 opener picks up a year after the Jamie Burns case, and the since-retired detective (again played by Bill Pullman) is still haunted by visions of the night he shot and killed the sociopath. (He continues to suffer from post-traumatic […]

Chicago P.D. Recap: Dark Secrets Finally Come to Light in a Pivotal Episode

Ever since Upton was forced to kill Roy in Chicago P.D.‘s Season 8 finale, she hasn’t quite been herself. Although Voight urged the Intelligence cop to learn how to cope with the guilt, having to lie to everyone — including her fiancé — has been eating away at her, and Halstead has begun noticing. This […]

Chicago Fire Recap: Is [Spoiler] Leaving the Windy City — For Good?!

Is one of Chicago Fire‘s OGs preparing to say goodbye to Chi-Town — and the show?! In Wednesday’s episode, Casey (played by longtime cast member Jesse Spencer) traveled to Oregon to check in on Griffin and Ben Darden, and what he found when he arrived was not pretty. The boys’ house was a mess, and […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas Season 3B Premiere Recap: Andi Claps Back at Gary, and Maurice's Fate Plays Out — Grade It!

Fans have been waiting for two revelations with the return of Tyler Perry’s Sistas: Would Andi finally leave Gary alone, and would Maurice be OK now that Q was holding him at gunpoint? The answer to the Maurice conundrum arrived Wednesday at the start of the Season 3B premiere. Q gave Maurice some mismatched clothes […]

Batwoman Season 3: Javicia Leslie, Robin Givens Tease Ryan's Birth Mother Saga ('You Can't Run From Your Past')

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Batwoman‘s Season 3 premiere. Read at your own risk. If Batwoman’s Season 3 opener is any indication, Ryan Wilder’s “Me Season” is not going to go the way she thinks it will. A huge weight was lifted from her shoulders when she was released from parole, and it seemed […]

Conners EPs Discuss Dan and Louise's 'Tumultuous' Wedding, MIA Guests — Plus, Was Tornado a Roseanne Nod?

Louise Goldufski is officially one of The Conners. Dan’s longtime girlfriend (played since Season 1 by recurring guest star Katey Sagal) married into the blue-collar family during Wednesday’s episode of the ABC comedy, which saw a dangerous tornado rip through the church and nearly derail the proceedings. But Jackie, who was previously ordained online, was able […]

Legends Boss Talks Gideon Twist: It Will Be 'Both a Joy and a Struggle' for Her

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Wednesday’s Legends of Tomorrow premiere. Proceed at your own risk! Legends of Tomorrow is adding another member to its team — and this one’s somebody they’ve been traveling through time with all along. In Wednesday’s Season 7 premiere, the Legends found themselves trapped in 1925 after a second, mysterious […]

Survivor Recap: Competitive Disadvantage — Whose Leg Up Led to the Season's Boldest Backstab Yet?

Survivor‘s latest eliminated castaway departed with some fairly poignant words: “It’s not supposed to be easy, ’cause nothing good ever is.” Truer words, my friends. On Wednesday’s episode, an advantage once again became a disadvantage, when Shan (cue the music!) convinced JD to hand over his extra vote for the second time. While Genie seemed to […]

Guilty Party's Kate Beckinsale Previews Her Dark Comedy, Playing a Privileged Woman Who Has 'A Lot of Blind Spots'

On the surface, Guilty Party is a show about a troubled woman just trying to rebuild her shattered reputation. But as viewers will come to find, there is so much more going on. The dark comedy, which premieres this Thursday on Paramount+, follows Beth, a big-name journalist played by Kate Beckinsale who finds herself disgraced […]

Dopesick Premiere Recap: Big Pharma, Victims and Lies — Plus, Grade It!

There are many moving pieces in Hulu’s new limited series Dopesick. What makes it a compelling watch is the way the drama focuses on the residents of a small and fictional Appalachian town ravaged by opioid addiction. Key among them are Dr. Samuel Finnix (Michael Keaton) and his patient Betsy Mallum (Kaitlyn Dever), whom viewers […]

Legacies' Danielle Rose Russell Is Ready to Finally Vamp Out in Season 4: 'It's Happening at the Right Time'

If all goes according to plan this season, Hope Mikaelson will become the first TV character in history to be conceived on one show (The Vampire Diaries), born on a second (The Originals), then die on a third (Legacies). And if you think Hope’s impending death is a spoiler, you probably shouldn’t look at Legacies‘ […]

Law and Order: SVU Promotes Octavio Pisano to Series Regular in Season 23

McGrath’s mole is going to stick around the squad room for the foreseeable future. Octavio Pisano has been promoted to series regular on Law & Order: SVU, TVLine has learned. The actor first appeared on the NBC procedural earlier this season when his character. Det. Joe Velasco, was a super-secret undercover officer involved in SVU’s bust […]

The Sex Lives of College Girls Vary Wildly in Trailer for HBO Max Comedy

The Sex Lives of College Girls are very much just as active their male counterparts in the above trailer for the HBO Max comedy from Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble. Premiering Thursday, Nov. 18 with the first two of 10 episodes, the series follows four college roommates as they arrive at New England’s prestigious Essex […]

Evil's Christine Lahti Answers Our Burning Qs About Sheryl, That Doll, Leland, the Shrunken Head and More

Feeling in the dark about what’s going on with Evil‘s Sheryl, after that Season 2 finale? Grab a creepy antique doll and get in line. “I don’t know a lot,” says Christine Lahti of her character’s trajectory, which has gone from good-time grandma to head of a demonic order in the space of the Paramount+ drama’s […]

TVLine Items: Money Heist Teaser, Legends Vets Return and More

After a deadly start in Volume 1, Money Heist is upping the ante in the first teaser for the series’ dramatic conclusion. Premiering Friday, Dec. 3 with its final five episodes, Volume 2 marks the end of the heist. But before the action wraps up, the Professor will snap out of his grief-stricken stupor and […]

Jason Segel Comedy Shrinking Ordered at Apple TV+; Ted Lasso's Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein to Co-Write/EP

Jason Segel will see you now. The How I Met Your Mother vet is set to play an unhinged therapist in the new Apple TV+ comedy Shrinking, which received a 10-episode order Wednesday. He will co-write and executive-produce alongside Ted Lasso duo Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein. The 10-episode series “follows a grieving therapist (played […]

YOU Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix — Watch Announcement Video

Netflix’s Joe Goldberg obsession continues with a Season 4 renewal of YOU, TVLine has learned. This news comes just two days before the Penn Badgley thriller is set to premiere its third season on Friday, Oct. 15. Based on Caroline Kepnes’ series of novels, YOU is developed by executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, […]

The Challenge: All Stars Renewed for Season 2 — See Who's Coming Back

The Challenge legends will live to compete again: Paramount+ has renewed the All Stars off-shoot for a Season 2, TVline has learned. The new season will premiere on Thursday, Nov. 11, with additional episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays. The 24 familiar faces returning to compete in Season 2 include: Ayanna Mackins, Brad Fiorenza, Casey Cooper, […]

Watch Star Trek's William Shatner Get Emotional After Actual Space Flight

William Shatner on Wednesday morning boldly went where at least no Star Trek actor has gone before, as a passenger aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-18 spacecraft. And despite his “five-year mission” as Enterprise captain, the real-life experience left the actor “so filled with emotion.” Shatner — who at age 90 became the oldest person […]

Dickinson Trailer: Can Emily and Sue Find Lasting Bliss in the Final Season?

The good news: Dickinson‘s Emily has found the love of her life. The bad news: She won’t have much longer to enjoy it. Apple TV+ has released a trailer for the upcoming third and final season of the period comedy — debuting Friday, Nov. 5 on the streamer — and though Emily and her beloved […]

TV Ratings: The Voice and FBI Lead Tuesday, The Resident Eyes Lows

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s The Voice claimed the Tuesday demo win while CBS’ FBI squeaked by with the night’s biggest audience. The Voice this Tuesday drew 6.3 million total viewers and a 0.8 rating (read recap), dipping week-to-week. Leading out of that, La Brea (5 mil/0.6, read recap) was steady and New […]

Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on WWDITS, Mom, Good Doctor, New Amsterdam, Magnum P.I., Titans, NCIS: LA and More

What big day will What We Do in the Shadows celebrate? What “factors” led to Mom‘s end? What Christmas gift awaits Magnum P.I. fans? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows.(Email any brand-new Qs to InsideLine@tvline.com.) Any Nandor-related What We Do in the Shadows scoop? — Katie H.
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Chucky Premiere Recap: Friends 'Til the End — Who Became the Maniacal Doll's First Victim? Plus, Grade It!

For the past 30-plus years, Chucky has been slicing and dicing his way through cinemas, slinging fresh zingers for every bloody body that dropped. Now the pint-sized red-head with a thirst for carnage is making his small-screen debut, and his latest teenaged victims have no idea what they’re in for. In Tuesday’s premiere, a bullied […]

Dancing With the Stars Recap: Disney Week Wraps With a Double Elimination

ABC had some pixie dust to spare this week — and a hole to fill in its Tuesday-night schedule! — resulting in a double dose of Disney on Dancing With the Stars. Whereas Monday’s broadcast featured the dances of Disney heroes (read recap), Tuesday’s episode was all about Disney villains. And in a truly wicked twist, […]

La Brea Recap: Giant Ground Sloths and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

This week on NBC’s La Brea, the survivors somehow read TVLine’s TV Questions column and realized they should get organized and, you know, forage for food. Meanwhile, Riley got to play doctor (no, not like that, Josh!) and the topside drone mission delivered a blast from Gavin’s past. IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER…. Josh is […]