Shining Girls' Elisabeth Moss on Why Kirby Just Might Trust Dan With Her Deeply Troubling Reality — Watch Video

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Shining Girls Episodes 1-3.  Apple TV+’s thriller Shining Girls is eerie. It’s twisty. And now that it has premiered… it’s a lot easier to talk about it without a) giving things away and b) sounding absolutely bonkers. The story is based on, though is not a beat-for-beat recreation of, […]

Naomi Judd, Country Singer and Five-Time Grammy Winner, Dead at 76

Naomi Judd, the matriarch of the Judds and one half of the Country music duo The Judds, has died. She was 76. The news was confirmed by daughters Wynonna and Ashley in a statement posted on Instagram Saturday. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy,” they wrote. “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of […]

TV Ratings: Magnum P.I. Eyes Lows

In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Come Dance With Me this Friday rose to 2.5 million total viewers but dipped in the demo to a 0.2 rating. Leading out of that, “bubble” drama Magnum P.I. (4.7 mil/0.3) and the recently renewed Blue Bloods (5.6 mil/0.3) both reported series lows all around — though the latter […]

That '70s Show Cast Set to Return for Netflix Sequel — First Look Photo

The original gang is returning to The Circle. Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Wilmer Valderrama, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have closed deals to guest-star on Netflix’s That ’90s Show, reprising their respective roles as Eric Forman, Donna Pinciotti, Fez, Jackie Burkhart and Michael Kelso, TVLine has learned. In addition, Netflix on Saturday dropped a first-look […]

Grace and Frankie Recap: Dolly Parton, Death and New Beginnings in Netflix Comedy's Series Finale — Grade It!

Grace and Frankie began seven seasons ago with its titular duo staring down the end of their respective marriages and terrified of what comes next. Friday’s series finale found them leaning on each other as they looked ahead toward the future. But it didn’t start that way… Frankie, depressed after the eulogies for her fake funeral […]

Batwoman Cancelled After 3 Seasons

That’s a wrap on Batwoman. The Arrowverse series has been cancelled after three seasons, TVLine has confirmed. Showrunner Caroline Dries announced the news Friday on Twitter, writing, “Just got the sad news that Batwoman will not be seeing an S4. I am bummed, but full of gratitude. What an honor to make 51 episodes. So many […]

Ratings: NFL Draft, Young Sheldon Lead Thursday; Walker Eyes Audience Low

In the latest TV show ratings, ABC’s coverage of Day 1 of the NFL Draft led Thursday in the demo (with a 0.7 rating), while drawing 3.6 million total viewers. (What is Prime Video’s first Thursday Night Football match-up?) CBS’ Young Sheldon (6.6 mil/0.6, read recap) drew Thursday’s largest audience and was steady in the […]

TVLine Items: Cumming Hosts Traitors, Money Heist: Korea Teaser and More

Alan Cumming will oversee a traitorous game: The Good Wife vet will host Peacock’s reality competition show The Traitors, based on the Dutch series of the same name. Set in a remote castle in the Scottish Highlands, the program features 20 contestants competing in a series of challenges for a cash prize — but “a […]

House of Usher Taps Bruce Greenwood to Play Roderick After Frank Langella Fired for 'Unacceptable Conduct'

The Resident‘s Bruce Greenwood has been tapped to take over the role of Roderick Usher in Netflix‘s The Fall of the House of Usher, TVLine has learned. Frank Langella was originally cast (and filmed some scenes) as the family patriarch in the eight-episode series based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story and created by […]

Animal Kingdom's Final Season Key Art Drops a Big Hint About Which of the Cody Boys Is Going Down in Flames

There’s playing with fire, and then there’s… this. In the key art for the sixth and final season of Animal Kingdom that TVLine obtained exclusively from TNT, Shawn Hatosy’s Pope is at once skating on thin ice and skateboarding toward a blaze that looks big enough to incinerate anything it touches. Were we the betting sort, […]

Judge Judy's Longtime Bailiff Gets New Courtroom Show on Freevee, Tribunal, With Judith Sheindlin Set to EP

Judge Judy and her longtime bailiff Petri Hawkins Byrd are reuniting after all, following a very public split. Byrd will once again serve as bailiff on the new courtroom show Tribunal, which has landed a series order at Amazon Freevee, our sister site Deadline reports. Freevee (formerly known as IMDb TV) is also the home […]

Survivor's [Spoiler] Details 'Deep and Inspiring' Tribal, Tori Trouble and the Guys' Alliance That Never Was

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor.  A double elimination on Survivor brought double the chaos when the merged tribe was split into two teams for the weekly immunity challenge. With two players granted safety, both teams went to separate Tribal Councils, leading to one blindside, a Shot in the Dark play, two […]

TVLine Items: FNL Vet to TWD Spinoff, College Bowl Renewed and More

Smash is taking on zombies: Friday Night Lights favorite Gaius Charles has joined AMC’s The Walking Dead spinoff Isle of the Dead, starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, our sister site Deadline reports. Premiering in 2023, the series follows Maggie (Cohan) and Negan (Morgan) as they travel through a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut […]

Netflix's Heartstopper: The Love Story We Needed Decades Ago… and Today

OK, Ausiello, you were right. Heartstopper was amazing. Beyond. When my boss told me to watch Netflix’s teenage romance, insisting that I’d like it, I said what I usually do when he makes suggestions — “Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, you betcha” — with every intention of ignoring him. But this week, I gave it a shot. Dunno […]

Pretty Smart Cancelled at Netflix

Well, it didn’t take a genius to see this coming: Netflix has cancelled Pretty Smart after just one season, TVLine has learned exclusively. The news comes shortly after TVLine reported that Emily Osment has been elevated to series-regular status on CBS’ Young Sheldon. Pretty Smart starred Osment as Chelsea, a snooty intellectual who was forced […]

TVLine Items: The Afterparty Season 2 News, Cruel Summer Recast and More

The Afterparty will be welcoming back two former suspects: Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao will return as Aniq and Zoe for Season 2 of the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy, the streamer announced on Wednesday. Joining the cast are Zach Woods (Silicon Valley), Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds), Poppy Liu (Hacks), Paul Walter Hauser (Cobra Kai), Anna […]

Legacies' Luke Mitchell on Playing God, Working With Wife Rebecca Breeds and His Long-Awaited Fight With Hope

Cruelty, destruction and perfect hair are all in a day’s work for Luke Mitchell, who’s currently playing one of the biggest, baddest Big Bads that Mystic Falls has ever seen. Though we’ve caught glimpses of him in flashbacks, Mitchell’s character — a thousand-year-old god who just woke up from the longest nap ever — quite […]

Chicago Fire: Jesse Spencer Set to Return for Season 10 Finale, During 'Critical Time' for Casey and Brett

It’s official: Matt Casey is headed back to the Windy City for a very special occasion. Jesse Spencer — who exited Chicago Fire last October — will reprise his role in the NBC drama’s upcoming Season 10 finale (airing May 25 at 9/8c), TVLine has learned. “We pretty much begged him, pleaded and offered him […]

Walking Dead Shocker: Melissa McBride Exits Daryl and Carol-Centric Spinoff

AMC’s in-the-works Walking Dead spinoff centered on Norman Reedus‘ Daryl and Melissa McBride‘s Carol is undergoing a major change. Sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that McBride will no longer be involved in the offshoot. Instead, the new series will focus on Daryl. Initial buzz suggested the decision to jettison Carol was a creative one, although an […]

HBO Defends Winning Time After Heavy Criticism From Former Lakers Stars

HBO is playing defense after a number of former L.A. Lakers stars have taken public shots at the 1980s basketball docudrama Winning Time. “HBO has a long history of producing compelling content drawn from actual facts and events that are fictionalized in part for dramatic purposes,” the network said in a statement to The Hollywood […]

Blue Bloods Renewed for Season 13

More delicious (and sometimes-contentious!) family dinners await the Reagans, now that Blue Bloods has been renewed for a 13th season at CBS. Additional CBS renewals will be announced in the coming weeks; those still awaiting official decisions are (in order of viewership) FBI, The Equalizer, FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International, Magnum P.I., United States of […]

TVLine Items: Wolf Like Me Renewed, Daytime Emmys Date and More

Peacock is feeling hungry like the wolf, picking up the genre-bending romantic dramedy Wolf Like Me for Season 2. The series stars Isla Fisher as Mary, who has a secret she can’t bring herself to share with anyone, and Josh Gad as Gary, an emotional wreck who struggles to provide for his daughter since the […]

Better Things Series Finale Recap: How'd It All End for Sam? Grade It!

In the penultimate episode of Pamela Adlon’s Better Things, two members of Sam’s inner circle exited her life… maybe not forever, but for now. With daughter Max and mom Phil now living in England, how was Sam coping with their absence, and where did the FX comedy’s series finale leave Adlon’s whip-smart realist? Read on […]

Better Call Saul's Michael Mando Breaks Down Nacho's 'Heroic' Episode

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Monday’s Better Call Saul. We knew that not everyone would survive this final season of Better Call Saul — and this week, it was Nacho Varga’s turn to say goodbye. Monday’s episode was a remarkable showcase for costar Michael Mando, as a resilient Nacho dodged certain death long enough […]

We Own This City Premiere Recap: Bad Cops, Fat Pockets — Grade It!

There are two important things to know while watching HBO’s new limited series We Own This City. One: Jon Bernthal is mesmerizing as the duplicitous Sgt. Wayne Jenkins. And two: The scenes where Jenkins isn’t the focus are slow and tedious. This is to be expected in the inaugural installment, which premiered Monday on HBO, […]

The Rookie Meets The FBI Trainee: Grade Part 1 of the ABC Spinoff Pilot

ABC’s The Rookie this Sunday aired Part 1 of a backdoor spinoff pilot, about Simone Clark aka the oldest FBI trainee (played by Claws‘ Niecy Nash). What’s your knee-jerk reaction to this potential offshoot? Part 1 of the planted spinoff pilot, titled “Simone,” opened with Nolan and Chen investigating suspicious activity at a power station […]

Before We Die Recap: Who Died in the Season Finale? — Plus, Grade It!

If you though taking down the Mimicas would be as simple as pulling up to a boathouse with guns drawn, you’d be wrong. Before We Die’s season finale found Hannah, Billy, Tina and the rest of their team surrounding the house for what turned out to be a trap. Christian got through to Hannah with […]

Barry Premiere Recap: Hit and Miss

Our favorite hitman is in pretty rough shape as Barry kicks off its third season — and things are about to get rougher. Sunday’s premiere finds Barry standing in an open field and eating a snack while we hear a guy pleading for his life. He’s been hired to kill the pleading guy, but the guy […]

Outlander Recap: We're Not Mad, We're Just Disappointed

It’s always the quiet ones! Collective church mice Lizzie Wemyss and Jo and Kezzie Beardsley let their freak flags fly in a big way in Sunday’s Outlander, admitting to Jamie and Claire that a) they’re a thruple, and b) Lizzie is pregnant with one of the Beardsley twins’ baby, but that neither she nor the brothers […]

Sanditon Season 2 Finale Recap: Three Breakups and a Wedding — Grade It!

Liars were exposed and two romances came to an abrupt end on Sanditon‘s exciting Season 2 finale Sunday night on PBS. The moment of truth came for artist Charles Lockhart when Sidney’s trunk arrived from Antigua containing a letter that warned Tom and Arthur about the portraitist and his desire to steal Georgiana’s sizable inheritance. […]

Gaslit Premiere Recap: Can't Keep a Good Martha Down — Grade It!

In Gaslit, Starz’s new retelling of the Watergate conspiracy, it’s no surprise that G. Gordon Liddy is the first to grab the mic. “History isn’t written by the feeble masses — the pissants, the commies, the queers and the women,” the political zealot tells us. “It is written and rewritten by soldiers carrying the banner […]

Call the Midwife Recap: Doom Looms with Sister Monica Joan's Omen

Sister Monica Joan might be an Anglican nun, but she is not without her superstitions, as fans learned on Sunday’s Call the Midwife. When a crow ominously flew into Nonnatus House and got trapped inside, the woman of God worried death would come for her or one of the other nuns or midwives. So she […]

Heartstopper Finale Recap: Does This Mean We're Boyfriends? — Grade It!

Charlie and Nick made us root for their love on Netflix’s new teen drama Heartstopper, and that support paid off in the Season 1 finale, when the adorable pair officially became a couple. The road to romantic bliss wasn’t easy. For starters, Charlie had to confront his secret ex-boyfriend, Ben, after defeating him in a relay […]

The Endgame Sneak Peek: Is POTUS Walking Into One of Federova's Traps?

No less than the President of the United States is the latest target of The Endgame‘s Elena Federova. And in our exclusive sneak peek, it looks as if POTUS is about to walk into a trap. When last we tuned into NBC’s freshman cat-and-mouse thriller (airing Mondays at 10/9c), Agent Turner (played by Ryan Michelle […]

Russian Doll Season 2 Finale Recap: Time Is a Flat Circle — Grade It!

Season 2 of Netflix’s time-tripping mystery Russian Doll wrapped up by taking us back to where it all began. We begin the finale back in the bathroom at Maxine’s loft, with that damn Harry Nilsson song playing again. This time, though, Nadia is clutching a baby — actually, herself as a baby, who she just […]

The NFL Is Planning Its First-Ever Christmas Day Triple-Header

If you like huddling around the TV with family to watch football on a holiday/fall into a tryptophan-induced coma, Christmas has come early for you this year. NFL VP of Broadcasting Mike North, as a guest on this week’s SalSports… and Stuff podcast, revealed a plan to this year tackle the league’s first-ever Christmas Day […]

From Renewed for Season 2 at Epix

The Matthews family will have a second shot at planning their escape: Epix has renewed its sci-fi/horror tale From for Season 2, the cabler announced Sunday. Created by John Griffin (Crater), the series unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. In Season 2, “hidden truths about the nature and […]

Charlie Barnett Reflects on Chicago Fire Dismissal: 'It Broke Me For a Long Time'

Although he now views it as a “blessing in disguise,” ex-Chicago Fire star Charlie Barnett admits that his 2015 dismissal from the NBC procedural took a toll on him. “I really was sad to be let go,” the Russian Doll actor tells Digital Spy. “It broke me for quite a long time.” Barnett’s character, firefighter-turned-paramedic Peter […]

May TV Calendar: 120+ Finales, Series Finales, Premieres, Returns and More

When will Stranger Things once again start happening? When is your next trip to Fantasy Island? When will Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s story be told? When do the many NCIS and FBI agents clock out for the summer? And when will This Is Us hit us with that one final, ugly cry? The parameters of the traditional “TV […]

TV Ratings: SmackDown Slips But Ties Dateline for Friday Demo Win

In the latest TV ratings, Fox’s Friday Night SmackDown this week slipped to its first sub-2 million audience (1.8 mil) since Christmas Eve (when it drew 1.97 mil), while dipping to its lowest demo rating (0.4) since at least September. At least. That said, on this quiet-ish Friday it still managed to tie Dateline for […]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 Trailer: Cameron Diaz, Naomi Campbell and More Special Guests Revealed

An all-winners season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars requires an all-winners panel of guest judges, and that’s exactly what we’re getting. The Season 7 trailer has arrived, revealing a star-studded assemblage of guests: Cameron Diaz, Daphne Guinness, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Nikki Glaser, Tove Lo, Betsey Johnson, Janicza Bravo, Ben Platt, Ronan Farrow and […]

Jeopardy!: Mattea Roach Snags 14th Win, Enters All-Time Top 10

Jeopardy!‘s super-champ era shows no sign of slowing down. The game show’s latest MVP, Mattea Roach, notched her 14th straight victory in Friday’s episode, bringing her total haul to $320,081 and cementing her place in the game show’s record books. With her latest triumph, the 23-year-old tutor from Toronto, Ontario, entered the top 10 all-time consecutive […]

Gaslit's Shea Whigham on 'Finding the Human' in Gordon Liddy, and the Sheer 'Insanity' of Starz's Watergate Retelling

You know the story of the Watergate scandal, but you haven’t seen it told quite like this. In Starz’s upcoming limited series Gaslit (premiering Sunday at 8/7c), the downfall of President Richard Nixon is explored from the perspective of his less-famous, but very power-hungry subordinates. But history, as we know, goes much deeper than that. […]

TVLine Items: Wheel of Time Season 2 Casting, Barba Back on SVU and More

The Wheel of Time has added a Wise One to its ranks: Ayoola Smart, whose previous TV credits include Killing Eve (as Kenny Stowton’s onetime flame Audrey), has joined Season 2 of the epic Prime Video adaptation in the recurring role of Aviendha. An Aiel Maiden of the Spear, Aviendha in Wheel of Time lore […]

The Chi's Jasmine Davis Exits Ahead of Season 5, Citing Disney's Involvement in Showtime Series

When The Chi returns for Season 5 in June, Trig won’t have his ride-or-die by his side. Jasmine Davis, who plays stylish salon owner Imani, announced Thursday that she is no longer a part of the series. TVLine has confirmed the departure. “Due to the many inquiries I’m officially announcing. I will not be in season […]

Killing Eve Book Author Slams Series Finale for 'Punishing' Eve and Villanelle

If you weren’t happy with the way Killing Eve ended, you’re not alone: Even the man who originally created the characters of Eve and Villanelle agrees. Book author Luke Jennings, who wrote the books Killing Eve is based on, shared his disappointment with the BBC America thriller’s series finale in a column for The Guardian, […]

Grey's Anatomy Finale Revives 'Japril': Jesse Williams, Sarah Drew to Return

Call it the 22nd coming of “Japril” (or thereabouts!). Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew are set to reprise their roles as Jackson and April in Grey’s Anatomy‘s Season 18 finale on May 26, Deadline reports. This will mark the longtime co-stars’ first joint appearance on the show in more than a year. Last May, Drew […]

Survivor's [Spoiler] Talks Biggest Blunders and Playing From the Bottom — Plus, Explains Puzzling Risked Vote

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor.  Sometimes keeping your cool and not making waves will still get you voted out of Survivor. In Wednesday’s edition, Maryanne, Romeo, Tori and Chanelle remained at the bottom, while a majority alliance of seven continued dominating the tribe’s decisions. Despite Romeo’s unintentional attempt to talk his […]

Bridgerton Dominates Nielsen Top 10 Chart With Season 2 Release, Audience That Is 76 Percent Female

Bridgerton came back with a hotly anticipated bang last month, easily topping Nielsen’s latest U.S. ranking of streaming originals. Netflix’s Shondaland sudser during the week of March 21 amassed 2.55 billion minutes viewed across 16 total episodes, with just three days of Season 2 eligibility. Nielsen characterized Bridgerton‘s audience as “diverse and broad,” with one […]

Cruel Summer Season 2 to Feature Different Mystery and New Cast, Including Private Practice Reunion

Cruel Summer is officially going the anthology route: Season 2 of the Freeform psychological drama will feature a different mystery that will include a new cast and showrunner. Sadie Stanley (The Goldbergs), newcomer Eloise Payet and Griffin Gluck (Locke & Key, Private Practice) will lead the series, with KaDee Strickland (Private Practice), Lisa Yamada (Little […]

Grey's Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo Calls Katherine Heigl a 'Hero' For Her Past Critique of Long Work Hours

File this under “It’s never too late to say something nice”: Ellen Pompeo is commending her former Grey’s Anatomy co-star, Katherine Heigl, for speaking up about working conditions in the early-ish days of their ABC medical drama. In a conversation with another co-star, Kate Walsh, on the April 20 episode of her Tell Me With Ellen […]

TVLine Items: Matt Bomer's Showtime Series, Maisel Ups Reid Scott and More

Matt Bomer is bringing a decades-spanning love story to life at Showtime, which has ordered Fellow Travelers, a limited series starring and executive-produced by the White Collar vet. Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, the drama is described as “an epic love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who […]

Russian Doll Premiere Recap: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (Plus, Grade It!)

Russian Doll is back — and yes, Nadia is still, in her words, a “time prisoner.” Wednesday’s Season 2 premiere kicks off with an old woman hammering a hole in the wall of a sewer and retrieving a bag (huh?) before catching us up with Nadia. She’s approaching her 40th birthday; she’s playing caretaker to her […]

Ghosts' Rose McIver Previews Finale's Cursed B&B Opening, Shares Her Pick for Which Spirit Should Possess Sam

The big day has finally arrived for Ghosts‘ livings: Sam and Jay are welcoming their first B&B guests in this Thursday’s season finale (CBS, 9/8c). But unfortunately for the couple, the long-awaited event is met with obstacle after obstacle, and Thorfinn may to be blame after he reveals that he enacted a Norse curse to […]

The Good Doctor Adds 2 New Interns Ahead of Season 6

Two new interns are scrubbing in at St. Bonaventure. The Good Doctor has cast Brandon Larracuente (of Freeform’s Party of Five reboot) and Savannah Welch (aka Titans‘ Barbara Gordon) ahead of the recently ordered Season 6, our sister site Deadline reports. Larracuente will play Daniel — aka Danny — a charming intern with an “interest […]

FBI: Shantel VanSanten Set to Return, Recur as New Team Member

The following contains spoilers from the April 19 episode of CBS‘ FBI. With one of its agents recuperating from a near-fatal exposure to sarin gas, the FBI team needs a short-term assist — and it will come in the form of Shantel VanSanten‘s Nina Chase. TVLine has learned exclusively that VanSanten, who first guest-starred as […]

Survivor's Ralph Kiser Dead at 56

Former Survivor: Redemption Island contestant Ralph Kiser has died at the age of 56. Kiser passed away on Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack, his family tells The Sun. Survivor superfan Michael Allbright also shared the news in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “I have some unfortunate news for the Survivor community,” Allbright wrote. […]

TVLine Items: Genius Focuses on MLK and Malcolm X, Y&R Recast and More

The next installment of NatGeo’s Genius franchise will follow two subjects: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, and thus be titled Genius: MLK/X. “The fourth season will explore the formative years, pioneering accomplishments, dueling philosophies and key personal relationships of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X,” per the official description. “While King […]

Hallmark Locks Down Taylor Cole as Christmas-Movie Arms Race Escalates

Hallmark Channel’s parent company — in the wake of GAC Family noisily snatching away Christmas-movie queen Candace Cameron Bure — has announced that it has signed Taylor Cole to an exclusive multi-picture overall deal, as the TV-Movie Universe’s odd little “arms race” carries on. “We are thrilled to have Taylor on board to star in […]

The Resident Boss Unpacks Raptor's Life-Changing Decision, Teases the 'Drama and Conflict' It Will Bring

Raptor’s life changed profoundly during Tuesday’s episode of The Resident… and then he decided to change it some more. During the emotional hour, Raptor said goodbye to his mother, Carol, who died after a long battle with cancer. And as the Chastain surgeon worked through his fresh grief and acute loneliness, he informed Leela’s sister, […]

Netflix May Add a Cheaper, Ad-Supported Plan in 'Next Year or Two'

Ongoing speculation that the famously ad-free Netflix will one day offer an ad-supported tier raced closer to reality on Tuesday afternoon, when co-CEO Reed Hastings said that such a move might be a “year or two” away. Rivals such as Hulu, Peacock, Paramount + and, later this year, Disney+ offer subscription tiers that force invite […]

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries Likely Dead in Wake of Candace Cameron Bure's Move From Hallmark to GAC Family

Aurora Teagarden’s future is now its own mystery, following Candace Cameron Bure‘s decision to leave Hallmark for a new deal at GAC Family. According to our sister site Variety, there are no plans for additional films in the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries franchise, which starred Bure in the title role. A total of 18 Aurora Teagarden […]

Goldbergs Renewed for Season 10 — Will Jeff Garlin's Murray Be Killed Off?

ABC’s family time with The Goldbergs will continue: The long-running comedy has been renewed for Season 10, TVLine has learned. The series, of course, will return sans longtime cast member Jeff Garlin (aka patriarch Murray Goldberg), who exited the show in December 2021 following a human resources investigation stemming from several complaints about the comedian’s […]

Mythic Quest: F. Murray Abraham Exits Ahead of Season 3 — But Why?

When Mythic Quest returns with its third season on Apple TV+, it will do so without cast member F. Murray Abraham. “F. Murray Abraham will not be returning to Season 3 of Mythic Quest,” producing studio Lionsgate confirmed to VanityFair.com in a statement, before cryptically adding, “Beyond that, we do not comment on matters concerning […]

9-1-1: Lone Star's Gina Torres Was 'Warned' About the Connection That Left Her (and Tommy) Speechless

9-1-1: Lone Star fans are used to watching the graphic Fox procedural from the spaces between their fingers, but Monday’s episode gave us the most cringeworthy moment of the season — and there was no blood involved. Let’s just talk about it: After confronting her brother-in-law about missing Charles’ funeral, Tommy and Julius (guest star […]

9-1-1's Arielle Kebbel on Lucy's Lucky Break, the Buck 'Situation' and More

9-1-1 peeled back another layer of its newest recruit on Monday, reinforcing that she’s much more than just a romantic obstacle for Buck. “I made a joke during that first episode when someone referred to me as the new love interest. Like, ‘Why do I have to be a love interest? Why can’t I be […]

The Resident Adds Andrew McCarthy as Potential Series Regular for Season 6

Andrew McCarthy needs to be fitted for a white coat, stat. The Brat Pack actor has joined The Resident‘s current fifth season in a recurring role, with the potential to become a series regular if the drama is picked up for Season 6. (Fox has yet to make a decision on the series’ fate.) According […]

Power Book IV: Force's Joseph Sikora Heralds Return of the 'True Voice of Tommy Egan' as Power EP Gary Lennon Joins Season 2 as Showrunner

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Power Book IV: Force‘s Season 1 finale. If Tommy Egan’s on-screen ride-or-die back in the day was Ghost, his off-screen equivalent was Power executive producer Gary Lennon. “Courtney Kemp deserves and gets credit for creation of the character I’m grateful to play every episode,” says Joseph Sikora, who originated the […]

TVLine Items: The Talk Renewed, Fantasy Island Casting and More

The Talk will keep on gabbing: The daytime program has been renewed for Season 13 at CBS, moderator Natalie Morales announced during Monday’s episode. Also present were current co-hosts Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Jerry O’Connell, all of whom are expected to return next season. Watch the announcement below: Surprise! Here's to Season […]

FBI Boss Teases Intense Maggie/OA Episode, 'A Lot of Emotional Moments'

Fans of CBS‘ well-watched FBI are on edge. This Tuesday’s episode, titled “Fear Nothing,” first raised eyebrows withits logline, which said that OA (played by Zeeko Zaki) will be forced to “confront one of his biggest fears” when it’s discovered that deadly sarin gas may have been sold to terrorists. Then came a white-knuckle promo […]

Fear the Walking Dead Season 7B Premiere Recap: Walk This Way

All this and bagpipes, too?!? Season 7 of Fear the Walking Dead resumed on AMC Sunday with a trippy episode in which Alicia made a new friend, lost a new friend, engaged in some especially fanciful dream analysis and, yes, was treated along with the rest of us to some bagpipe-playing. And if you read […]

Sanditon Recap: The Ladies Find Their Leading Men, But What's Next?

Sanditon fans who have grown tired of the Charlotte/Alexander/Francis love triangle received a welcomed development when the governess chose the widower over the Redcoat on Sunday night’s installment. Charlotte and Alexander have always had more chemistry as proven when she urged her boss to take Augusta to that evening’s ball. As part of her argument, […]

Call the Midwife Recap: Two Nurses Say Goodbye and a Third Suffers a Loss

Life and love created a number of challenges for the dedicated midwives at Nonnatus House on Sunday’s installment of Call the Midwife. No challenge was greater than Nurse Lucille’s heartbreaking miscarriage on the beloved PBS series. She and her husband Cyril were so happy and excited about their unborn baby’s arrival that they worked themselves […]

Power Book IV: Force Finale Recap: Who's Really Got Tommy's Back? And Who Winds Up Dead? — Plus, Grade It!

It’s the end of Tommy Egan’s first season flying truly solo, but he’s by no means going it alone by the time Power Book IV: Force‘s finale comes to an end. But is he backed by the Serbs? CBI? Or maybe even the Flynns? Read on to find out — and along the way, learn who […]

Grey's Anatomy Has a Chance to Open Eyes and Hearts, If Only It Will Take It

Consider a challenge issued, Grey’s Anatomy. Viewers — this writer included — adore Zaiver Sinnett‘s zinger-flinging Dr. Zander Perez; TVLine even included the character in its salute to 2021’s best scene stealers. But we want more for him than second-banana status as reliable comic relief or the voice of plus-sized people everywhere (as admirably as […]

Younger Star Laments Missing Final Season — What Would've Happened?

When Younger wrapped its seven-season run at the height of the pandemic, it was forced to so without two of Empirical’s (or was it Millennial’s?) key players. Charles Michael Davis (Zane) and Miriam Shor (Diana) were unable to appear as series regulars in the Darren Star comedy’s last hurrah, effectively neutering any storyline the show […]

Wilmer Valderrama on That '70s Show Revival: 'I'd Never Say No' to Reprising Fez on Netflix's That '90s Show

Wilmer Valderrama would happily squeeze in a return trip to Point Place. In a new interview with TV Insider, the NCIS star, who is also readying a Zorro reboot for ABC, indicates that, time permitting, he would reprise Fez on Netflix’s That ’90s Show. “I’m a little busy right now, but I support them so […]

SNL Video: Lizzo Is a 'Horny Zookeeper' in Please Don't Destroy Sketch

Hearkening back to the greatness of Bloodhound Gang and their “Bad Touch” single, Saturday Night Live comes through with this summer’s banger: “Horny Zookeeper.” Well, maybe not, but the sketch “Lizzo Has Writer’s Block” at least deserves a few extra spins. Week after week, Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy) put […]

SNL Video: Lizzo Brings Boss Attitude to Quiz Show, Takes Over as 'Mayor'

It turns out that not only is Lizzo 100 percent That Bitch, she’s also 100 percent That Sketch Comedian. Doing double duty on this week’s Saturday Night Live as both musical guest and host, the hip-hop artist proved herself more than capable of handling everything that’s thrown at her. SNL appears to have made the […]

Benedict Cumberbatch Set for SNL Encore as Host in May

Saturday Night Live will be in a very Strange mood when it returns from its next break. On May 7, the day after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (finally, finally) hits theaters, Benedict Cumberbatch will make his second appearance as SNL host, alongside musical guest Arcade Fire. The lineup was announced during this […]

Outer Range Creator Details Royal's Fear of the Unknown, Hints at 'Twists and Turns' Ahead for Autumn

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Outer Range‘s first two episodes. Rival ranchers, an accidental murder, a sinkhole that defies space and time. The west sure is wild. In the new supernatural Western Outer Range, Josh Brolin plays Royal Abbott, a rancher who discovers a metaphysical void on his land that quickly turns his entire […]

Friday Ratings: CW Audiences Slip, CBS' Come Dance With Me Opens Low

In the latest TV show ratings, the two-hour premiere of CBS’ Come Dance With Me on Friday night averaged barely 2 million viewers and just a 0.2 demo rating. NBC’s Dateline led Friday both in total audience (with 4 million viewers) and in the demo (with a 0.5 rating). Opening the network’s night, the already-renewed […]

TVLine Items: Lying Game Vet's NBC Pilot, Bling Empire Returns and More

Alexandra Chando (The Lying Game) and Ben Rappaport (Younger, For the People) are falling in love as the stars of NBC’s untitled drama pilot based on the Dutch series A’dam – E.V.A., our sister site Deadline reports. The potential series “chronicles the love and lives of two complete strangers whose multiple run-ins begin to defy […]

Liz Sheridan, Who Played Jerry's Mother Helen on Seinfeld, Dead at 93

Veteran actress Liz Sheridan, best known for playing Jerry’s mother Helen on Seinfeld, has died at the age of 93, our sister site Deadline reports. Sheridan died overnight in her sleep of natural causes, her representative tells Deadline. Sheridan already had a long list of TV credits to her name before Seinfeld, with appearances on […]

The Gilded Age: [Spoiler] Exits Ahead of Season 2, 13 Series Regulars Promoted

When The Gilded Age returns to HBO for Season 2, it’ll do so with one less player in the game. Thomas Cocquerel, who played Marian’s ex-fiancé Tom Raikes, will not return for the period drama’s sophomore outing, our sister site Deadline reports. So if you were hoping for some juicy drama between the exes next […]

Why Did S.W.A.T. Leader Go on the Run? Was Killing Eve Closing Too Harsh? Did Ghosts Do Alexa Proud? 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 lotsa shows including S.W.A.T., Killing Eve, Ghosts and Outer Range! 1 | If Friday Night Baseball wasn’t branded as an Apple TV+ telecast, would the distinctly Apple fonts and tinted gray overlays have […]

Ratings: Ghosts and SVU Top Thursday in Demo, Sheldon Leads in Viewers

In the latest TV show ratings (and with ABC in rerun mode), Ghosts and Law & Order: SVU tied for the Thursday demo win, while Young Sheldon easily drew the night’s largest crowd. Ahead of its freshman finale, CBS’ Ghosts this week drew 5.8 million viewers and a 0.6 rating, holding steady in the demo […]

Legacies Is the 'Bubble' Show You Most Want to See Renewed — Batwoman and Legends Slug It Out for No. 2 in Poll

Even after 13 years, TVLine readers aren’t ready to say goodbye to Mystic Falls just yet. As the May Upfronts draw nearer (undoubtedly bringing a bevy of heartbreaking cancellations with them), we asked you to name as many as four yet-to-be-renewed shows that you hope to see picked up for another season. And as of Friday morning, when our poll […]

Young Sheldon EP Teases George and Mary's Reactions to Pregnancy News: 'There Is Anger, There Is Understanding'

Cooper family history is repeating itself on CBS’ Young Sheldon. Eighteen years after an unwed Mary became pregnant with Georgie, George and Mary’s first born went and knocked up older girlfriend Mandy — and Thursday’s episode of the Big Bang Theory spinoff picked up in the immediate aftermath of that bombshell. Later, Sheldon and Missy’s older […]

TVLine Items: Hulu's Sammy Davis, Jr. Series, Ziwe Season 2 Trailer and More

Hulu is giving a member of the Rat Pack the limited-series treatment, picking up an eight-episode drama about singer/actor Sammy Davis, Jr., from executive producer Lee Daniels (Empire). Based on Wil Haygood’s book In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr., the untitled project explores “Sammy’s life through the lens of his racial […]

Dead Boy Detectives, Based on DC Comics, Ordered to Series at HBO Max

The mystery of the Dead Boy Detectives‘ future has been solved, with HBO Max officially ordering the Doom Patrol offshoot to series. An eight-episode horror detective series developed using elements of DC’s The Sandman and Dead Boy Detectives comics, the show is described as a “fresh take on a ghost story that explores loss, grief, […]

Teri Polo Joins NCIS as [Spoiler]'s Ex

A current NCIS series regular is having a branch added to their family tree. Teri Polo (The Fosters, Good Trouble) is joining the CBS procedural as the estranged wife of Gary Cole’s Alden Parker, TVLine has confirmed. Per Deadline, Polo’s character, Vivian Kolchak, is a former FBI agent who left the FBI after her divorce to […]

Survivor's [Spoiler] Talks Brutal Blindside and Hourglass Twist: 'I Hope They Don't Do It Again... Like, Ever!'

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor.  I’d bet a million bucks that Survivor‘s Lydia Meredith wishes she had an hourglass of her own. In Wednesday’s episode, Lydia became one of five unlucky castaways to have her hard-fought immunity win stripped from her after Rocksroy opted to smash the hourglass on Exile Island. […]

Jensen Ackles Talks Directing Jared Padalecki on Walker and the Episode's Many Supernatural Nods (Kansas!)

Having spent 15 seasons together on Supernatural, the men who used to go by Dean and Sam Winchester almost didn’t even need full sentences when Jensen Ackles stepped behind the camera of Jared Padalecki’s current CW series Walker. “It was very nice to be back with someone who I’ve got such an incredible shorthand with, […]

Young Sheldon EP Previews the Death of [Spoiler] — and What It Means for Big Bang Timeline (Watch Video)

Thursday’s Young Sheldon (CBS, 8/7c) marks the death of prolific science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov — and TVLine has your exclusive first look at the episode. In the above video, Sheldon is stunned to discover that Connie is unfamiliar with the Foundation author, who held a special place in the heart of her late husband Charlie. […]

TVLine Items: Making the Cut Renewed, Tehran Season 2 Trailer and More

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are once again on the search for the next great fashion designer: Their competition series Making the Cut has been renewed for a third season, premiering this summer on Prime Video. Actress/designer Nicole Richie and Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott will return as judges, with additional guest judges to be […]

Ted Lasso Season 3: For All Mankind's Jodi Balfour Joins Cast in Recurring Role

You don’t know Jack, but you will soon enough. Jodi Balfour (For All Mankind) has joined the cast of Ted Lasso Season 3 in the recurring role of“charming” venture capitalist Jack, our sister site Deadline reports. No further plot details were disclosed. Balfour joins returning series regulars Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Brendan Hunt, Jeremy Swift, Juno […]

Made for Love Season 2: Watch Hazel and Byron Team Up in New Trailer

Hazel Green and Byron Gogol’s toxic relationship becomes an unlikely partnership when Made for Love returns for Season 2 this month. On Wednesday, HBO Max unveiled a new trailer, which you can check out above, that teases the twosome’s reluctant team-up as a crew of investigators works to bring down Byron for his many unsavory […]

Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson Talks Janine's Decision and If Gregory Factored Into It — Plus, Grade the Finale

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Tuesday’s Abbott Elementary finale. Proceed at your own risk! Abbott Elementary closed out its very strong freshman season with a trip to the zoo that ended in splitsville for one couple. During the unsanctioned field trip — Ava really wanted to go to the zoo, but not enough to […]

Liev Schreiber to Play Anne Frank's Father in Disney+ Series A Small Light

Liev Schreiber is stepping back into the history books for his next TV role. The Ray Donovan star will play Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank, in the upcoming Disney+ limited series A Small Light, the streamer announced on Tuesday. The eight-episode series from National Geographic, which was first announced in February, stars Bel […]

Password Set for NBC Revival, With Jimmy Fallon and Host Keke Palmer

“Aristophanes!” NBC has greenlit a summertime revival of the iconic game show Password, to be hosted by Keke Palmer and feature Jimmy Fallon — who has made the guessing game a part of his late-night talk shows over the years — as a recurring celebrity player. The premiere episode will be dedicated to the late […]

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried Dead at 67

Legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died at the age of 67 following a long battle with an undisclosed illness. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness,” the Gottfried family said in a statement. “In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a […]

Conversations With Friends Trailer Promises More Smoldering Romance From the Normal People Team — Watch

If you could use a few more passionate embraces and yearning looks in your life, Hulu has you covered. The team that brought you the swoony Irish romance Normal People is back with Conversations With Friends, another Sally Rooney book adaptation premiering Sunday, May 15 on the streamer with all 12 episodes dropping at once. […]

TVLine Items: Breeders Return Date at FX, P-Valley Season 2 Teaser and More

The challenges of modern parenting continue on when the comedy Breeders returns for Season 3 on Monday, May 9 at 10/9c on FX. The premiere will feature two back-to-back episodes. The 10-episode third season “starts days after Season 2 ended, as the Worsley family reels from teenaged Luke (Alex Eastwood) punching his dad, Paul (Martin […]

9-1-1 Pushes Eddie to His Breaking Point

We need to talk about 9-1-1‘s Eddie Diaz. We’ve always known about the vulnerability lurking beneath his handsome war hero exterior, but we’ve never seen it break through like we did in the final moments of Monday’s episode. After his therapist pointed out that Eddie handles everyone else’s pain without adequately facing his own, the […]

American Idol's Kenedi Anderson Withdraws From Season 20 for 'Personal Reasons'

American Idol viewers weren’t expecting any eliminations on Monday, but they got one anyway. Following 17-year-old Kenedi Anderson‘s stunning Top 24 performance of Christina Perri’s “Human,” host Ryan Seacrest interrupted the broadcast with an important message about Anderson’s future in the competition, or lack thereof. “You might have noticed that there was no voting information […]

National Treasure Movie Franchise Vet to Reprise Role in Disney+ Series

Disney+’s National Treasure series will feature at least one familiar face from the film franchise. Justin Bartha, who co-starred in both 2004’s National Treasure and 2007’s National Treasure: Book of Secrets, is set to guest-star in the Disney+ series. Bartha will reprise his role as Riley Poole, a computer expert, resident genius and best friend […]

The Flash: Robbie Amell Teases Return, 'Charming' New Flashbacks and How Wild Ronnie Reveal Sparks a Debate

The Flash‘s latest episode gave viewers a lot of new information to upload: the Black Flame that has been terrorizing Central City and seemingly feeding off of grief is none other than… Ronnie Raymond, Caitlin’s long-dead husband?!? On the heels of the Black Flame’s skull-like visage confronting Caitlin and quoting some of dearly departed Ronnie’s […]

TVLine Items: Netflix Gets CW's Glamorous, Casper Series and More

Glamorous, a former CW pilot that failed to get a series pickup for the 2019-20 TV season, has found new life at Netflix. The streamer has given a 10-episode order to the drama, which follows Marco Mejia (played by Miss Benny, Fuller House), “a young gender non-conforming queer man whose life seems to be stuck […]

The Equalizer Sneak Peek: Meet Robyn's Ex-Husband, Dr. Miles Fulton

After hearing about Robyn’s ex-husband for more than a year, fans of The Equalizer will finally get to meet him on this Sunday’s episode (CBS, 8/7c), titled “Hard Money.” Run the World‘s Stephen Bishop will guest star as Dr. Miles Fulton, a skilled surgeon who was married to the one-time CIA agent and is also Delilah’s […]

The Walking Dead Season 11B Finale Recap: Who Didn't Survive the Hour to Do Battle in the Series' Last-Ever Arc?

Punches flew. Bullets flew. Hell, even cicadas flew en masse in the Season 11B finale of The Walking Dead. And by the time “Acts of God” reached the calm before the series’ next — and last — storm, we’d lost one minor protagonist and one major antagonist, creepy Lance had lost what was left of his patience, […]

Billions Finale Recap: Chuck and Prince's Season 6 Battle Comes to An Unsatisfying End — Grade It!

Too bad Axe didn’t show up on the Season 6 finale of Showtime’s Billions Sunday because that would have been exciting. Instead, viewers had to watch the same Chuck and Prince tit for tat the money drama’s writers have been foisting upon us all season long with little to no payoff. This time, Chuck tried […]

Sanditon Recap: Alexander and Francis Shoot Arrows for Charlotte's Love

Alexander and Francis both want to win Charlotte’s heart on PBS’ Sanditon, but if Sunday’s installment was any indication, the road to love will be filled with slings and arrows. The competition between the two men began when Alexander arrived at Lady Denham’s annual garden party and started talking to Charlotte. He took one look (OK, […]

Killing Eve Boss Explains the Series Finale's Killer Twist, Talks Crafting an Ending That 'Felt Right' (Grade It!)

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Sunday’s Killing Eve series finale. Well, to paraphrase Game of Thrones, if you thought Killing Eve would have a happy ending, you weren’t paying attention. Sunday’s series finale did see Eve and Villanelle mend fences and join forces, embarking on a giddy road trip together — didn’t The Human League’s […]

Call the Midwife Recap: Lucille and Cyril Welcome Special News

Ever since they met, fell in love and got married, Call the Midwife‘s Lucille and Cyril hoped to have a family of their own someday. The newlyweds also wanted to wait until they had a house and Cyril had a better paying job. But, as the couple remarked, God works in mysterious ways and on […]

9-1-1 Sneak Peek: Buck Comes Clean About Kissing Lucy and Lying to Taylor

Now that Maddie is back in Los Angeles, she has a lot to catch up on — and it’s not all pretty. Specifically, Monday’s episode of 9-1-1 (Fox, 8/7c) finds Buck turning to his big sister for some advice on the whole Lucy/Taylor situation, and TVLine has an exclusive first look at their sibling chat. […]

Suicide Squad's #TheAyerCut Deserves HBO Max Release, Says Jay Hernandez (And Not Just Because He Survived It)

David Ayer’s original edit of 2016’s Suicide Squad deserves streaming salvation, says cast member Jay Hernandez — and not only because his fire-wielding meta, Chato Santana aka El Diablo, survived that one. “Honestly, I think it will [one day get released],” Hernandez told TVLine during a recent Q&A. “And I’m a big fan of it […]

Better Call Saul: Breaking Bad Stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul Confirmed for Final-Season Cameos

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will be Breaking Bad one last time: The two franchise leads will be guest-starring in spinoff series Better Call Saul‘s final season, which returns Monday, April 18 at 9/8c on AMC. The news was confirmed by the network on Twitter with a photo and three simple words: “They’re coming back.” […]

SNL Video: Jake Gyllenhaal's HR Manager Deals With a Stabby Chucky in Explosive Workplace Sketch

Saturday Night Live has its fair share of terrible co-worker sketches, but it’ll be tough to top working with one of cinematic horror’s most famous slashers. Will host Jake Gyllenhaal survive? (Spoiler alert: Nope!) The sketch begins with a wonderful misdirect: A group of women (Melissa Villaseñor, Chloe Fineman and Ego Nwodim) gossip in the […]

SNL Video: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Gets Advice From — Yet Bears Bad News for — RBG and Other 'Firsts'

A lot of history has been made recently — though fortunately, this week, Saturday Night Live got thrown a softball: the confirmation of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. Which means that this week’s cold open was able to be both topical and satirical and kind of feel good, which is a sweet […]

On the Verge Cancelled at Netflix

Julie Delpy’s Netflix dramedy On the Verge has been cancelled after just one season, according to its star and creator. The news was quietly confirmed by Delpy — who also served as executive producer, writer and director — in an Instagram response to a follower seeking an update. “Cancelled,” she writes, “but they forgot to […]

Riverdale: Kiernan Shipka to Return as Sabrina — Plus, Season 6's Musical Episode Will Tackle American Psycho

Something witchy is coming (back) to Riverdale. Kiernan Shipka will reprise her role as teenage witch Sabrina Spellman later this season on the CW drama, TVLine has learned exclusively. The news will be officially announced during Riverdale‘s PaleyFest panel in Los Angeles on Saturday. Shipka originally starred as Sabrina on the Netflix spinoff Chilling Adventures […]

Friday Ratings: CW Audiences Rise; SmackDown, Blue Bloods Lead Night

In the latest TV show ratings, two of The CW’s yet-to-be-renewed series saw a bit of audience growth, while the WWE and Frank Reagan put up Friday’s best numbers. The CW’s Charmed this week drew 410,000 total viewers (its second-best audience of the season) and a 0.1 rating, while Dynasty posted its biggest audience of […]

The Rookie Spinoff Trailer: FBI Trainee Niecy Nash Is 'The Real Deal' in 2-Part Backdoor Pilot — WATCH

The trailer for the two-part event that tees up a possible spinoff of ABC’s recently renewed The Rookie gets off to an explosive start, as Officers Nolan and Chen barely dodge a detonating bomb. As previously reported, the as-yet-untitled spinoff’s planted pilot, airing across two episodes, will introduce FBI trainee Simone Clark, played by Claws‘ […]

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Finale Recap: A Long Goodbye — Grade It!

Happy endings are relative, as viewers of Apple TV+’s limited series The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey discovered when the drama’s final installment dropped Friday. For instance, star Samuel L. Jackson’s dementia-addled titular character didn’t get to retain the memories and mental agility he regained through an experimental drug. But he did get to make […]

TVLine Items: Timeless Vet Leads CBS Pilot, With Love Renewed and More

Timeless alum Malcolm Barrett is trading the time machine for The Hug Machine. The actor will star in the aforementioned CBS comedy pilot as Dan, a dad who gets a second chance to save both his marriage and his flailing rock career when his band unintentionally finds success in the raucous, cutthroat world of children’s […]

Will Smith Banned From Oscars for 10 Years, for Slapping Chris Rock at 2022 Ceremony — Read Smith's Response

That infamous slap stung a lot more than anyone thought. Following his slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars, Will Smith has been banned from all Academy events, including the annual presentation of the Oscars, for 10 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday. In response, Smith said in a […]

Flowers in the Attic: The Origin Explores Olivia Winfield's Twisted Backstory — Watch Trailer for Lifetime Prequel

Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic: The Origin will explore the complex reasons that led Olivia Winfield (played by The Girlfriend Experience’s Jemima Rooper) to eventually lock her grandchildren in an attic, and we have an extended look at the upcoming series. The above trailer for the four-part limited series, premiering Friday, July 9 at 8/7c, […]

The Real Cancelled After 8 Seasons

After eight years in syndication, The Real‘s time is up. The daytime talk show has been cancelled, according to our sister site Deadline. The show’s current eighth season will be its last. A final airdate is not yet known. When The Real premiered in 2013, its panel of co-hosts included Tamera Mowry, Jeannie Mai, Tamar […]

Are Legacies Gods Originals Retread? Did Million Things Fake-Out Sting? Was Midwife Kiss a Hit? And More TV Qs!

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including Outlander, The Girl From Plainville, The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On and Legacies! 1 | As you stumbled upon the Jimmy Fallon/Jimmy Kimmel April Fool’s switcheroo, did you at first blush […]

TVLine Items: Dynasty's Melrose Place Reunion, Chad Goes Missing and More

The CW’s Dynasty reboot will host a small OG Melrose Place reunion, when Daphne Zuniga guest-stars in the Friday, April 29 episode. Per our sister site Variety, Zuniga will play Sonya Jackson, a woman from Blake’s (fellow Melrose alum Grant Show) past who stirs things up for the Carrington clan. Zuniga last fall reunited with […]

Tom Hiddleston-Led The White Darkness From Pachinko’s Soo Hugh Ordered to Series at Apple TV+

An epic adventure awaits Tom Hiddleston. Apple TV+ has given a series order to The White Darkness, which Hiddleston will star in and executive-produce, the streamer announced on Thursday. Adapted from David Grann’s bestselling non-fiction book of the same name, the limited series will find the actor taking on the role of adventurer Henry Worsley. […]

Survivor's [Spoiler] Talks 'Most Catastrophic, Fatal Flaw,' Plus Details That Chaotic First Tribal Council Vote

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor.  The Vati tribe’s first Tribal Council was a tornado of misdirects, brutal betrayals and voter confusion — par for the course for this new era of Survivor. As a result of the chaos, Daniel Strunk and Chanelle Howell found themselves directly in the line of fire […]

Bachelor in Paradise Renewed at ABC, Judge Steve Harvey Also Returning

The verdict is in: ABC has handed renewals to Bachelor in Paradise (for Season 8) and Judge Steve Harvey (for Season 2). Premiere dates for both unscripted series will be announced at a later date. Bachelor in Paradise first premiered in 2014, and sees franchise fan-favorites return for a second (or third!) chance at finding love. “They […]

ABC Sets Summer Premiere Dates for Historic Bachelorette Season, 3 Returning Game Shows and More

ABC has released its summer schedule, which includes a first-of-its-kind season of The Bachelorette and three returning game shows. As revealed during The Bachelor‘s Season 26 finale, The Bachelorette Season 19 (premiering Monday, July 11 at 8/7c) will feature two bachelorettes: Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia. Jesse Palmer will return as host. New game shows, meanwhile, […]

Cleaning Lady Renewed for Season 2

Thony De La Rosa ought to stock up on bleach: Fox has renewed freshman crime drama The Cleaning Lady for Season 2, TVLine has learned. Through its first 10 episodes for which Live+ DVR numbers are available, The Cleaning Lady averaged 5.2 million total viewers and a 0.7 demo rating, trailing only the 9-1-1s amongst all […]

Sunday Morning Baseball...? Peacock Announces Slate of 18 MLB Games

On the heels of Apple TV+ revealing a Friday Night Baseball slate, Peacock has stepped up to the plate to announced its plan to stream Sunday morning hardball. Beginning Sunday, May 8, Peacock will live-stream an NBC Sports-produced MLB game for 18 consecutive weeks, with start times for the first six Sunday games at 11:30 […]

Noomi Rapace, Jonathan Banks to Lead Constellation Thriller at Apple TV+

A former Lisbeth Salander and a Better Call Saul fixer are teaming up for a space-y psychological thriller. Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks will star in Constellation, a new drama series that Apple TV+ ordered to series on Wednesday. Per the streaming site’s official announcement, Constellation is a “conspiracy-based” ride in which Rapace (The Girl With […]

The Ultimatum Recap: A Very Messy Dinner Ends With Two Proposals

It’s hard to imagine why the 24-year-olds on The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On are in such a rush to get married and have children, but those are the stakes in the new Netflix dating show hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey. The first eight episodes dropped on Wednesday; the finale and reunion special will […]

The Resident Cast Member Abruptly Exits After Less Than 1 Season

One of Chastain Memorial’s newest docs has made a hasty exit. TVLine has learned exclusively that Season 5 newbie Miles Fowler — who joined Fox’s The Resident just seven months ago as a series regular — has abruptly departed the series after less than one season. Fowler’s final episode aired on March 29, when Trevor informed his mother […]

Rob Lowe and Son to Star in Netflix's Unstable, From Santa Clarita Diet EP

9-1-1: Lone Star‘s Rob Lowe will moonlight as star of Netflix’s newly greenlit comedy Unstable. Co-created by Lowe, his son (and Lone Star story editor) John Owen Lowe and sitcom veteran Victor Fresco (Santa Clarita Diet, Better off Ted), Unstable is set in a cutting-edge biotech research company and follows “an introverted, socially challenged son […]

TVLine Items: Wilds Season 2 Trailer, Patrick Fischler Is Family and More

The Wilds is shedding light on what the teenage boy survivors have been up to on their island in the first trailer for Season 2 of Prime Video’s YA drama. Premiering with all eight episodes on Friday, May 6, the upcoming season finds that “survival hangs in the balance for the group of teenage girls […]

FBI: Most Wanted's Dylan McDermott Talks Going From Villain to a 'Wildly Different' Hero in Dick Wolf Universe

Soon as it was announced that Dylan McDermott would succeed Julian McMahon as FBI: Most Wanted‘s team leader, those familiar with the Dick Wolf Extended Universe wondered how Law & Order: Organized Crime‘s inaugural villain could navigate such a heel-to-hero transition. On Law & Order: OC, McDermott played the cunning Richard M. Wheatley, who was […]

This Is Us Recap: Kate and Toby Finally Reach Their Breaking Point

The good news: In this week’s This Is Us, little Jack doesn’t take a tumble into the fiery backyard smoker like I (and maybe you) feared. The bad news: He does incur an injury that involves much shouting, crying and a trip to the emergency room for stitches. And it’s hard to see how his parents’ […]

Bridgerton's Simone Ashley Spills the Tea on Steamy 'Kanthony' Sex Scenes

Bridgerton‘s sex scenes are as choreographed as those ballroom waltzes we all love. This is what star Simone Ashley discovered while shooting Kate and Anthony’s racier scenes on Season 2 of Netflix’s wildly popular Regency-era series. For instance, her character Kate is shown nude from the waist up once, but there are several scenes featuring the […]

Netflix's To All the Boys Spinoff Series XO, Kitty Reveals Full Cast — First Look

Netflix is sending teen matchmaker Kitty Song-Covey halfway across the world for a romantic adventure of her own. But as she moves to South Korea to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, Kitty will soon learn that “relationships are a lot more complicated when it’s your own heart on the line.” That ominous warning comes straight […]

Fox Sets Season Finale Dates for 9-1-1s, The Resident, Call Me Kat and 9 Others

Fox in one fell swoop on Tuesday announced a slew of spring/summer premieres (detailed here), as well as locked in 13 season finales (listed below). CBS, NBC and ABC previously set their own season finale dates. To date, Fox has renewed for the 2022-23 TV season the following scripted shows: Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, Fantasy […]

Fox Sets Summer Premiere Dates for Fantasy Island Season 2, MasterChef's Return and More — See Full Schedule

Fire up your stoves and press your finest white pantsuits, because Fox has formally announced the premiere dates for seven summer shows. The first debut arrives on Sunday, May 1 (7:30/6:30c) with the third season premiere of Duncanville, the animated series in which Amy Poehler pulls double duty, voicing both a mother and her 15-year-old […]

TVLine Items: Spring Awakening Doc Airdate, Handmaid's Casting and More

If you missed last year’s hot-ticket Spring Awakening reunion concert, mark your calendars: HBO Documentary Films’ Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known, which chronicles the 15-years-later reunion of the Broadway hit’s original cast and creative team for a one-night only concert to benefit The Actors Fund, will premiere Tuesday, May 3 at 9/8c on HBO (and will […]

Snowfall To End With Season 6

Franklin’s story probably won’t have a happy ending on Snowfall, but it will definitely have a conclusion: FX has renewed the drama series for a sixth and final season. The show is currently nearing the end of its fifth season, with the finale set to air April 20. “I couldn’t imagine telling this story anywhere […]

ABC Sets Season Finale Dates for Grey's Anatomy (aka Episode 400!), The Conners, AMLT and 9 Others

Following CBS and NBC‘s lead, ABC is the latest broadcast-TV network to detail its rollout of springtime season finales (though only for scripted shows) — and it includes a final farewell and one major milestone. To date, ABC has renewed for the 2022-23 TV season the following scripted shows: Abbott Elementary, The Good Doctor, Grey’s […]

9-1-1: Lone Star Adds Batwoman and Prison Break Actors as Important Men in Tommy's Life — First Look

Two new faces are coming to 9-1-1: Lone Star this month, including one that Gina Torres’ Tommy Vega will be less than excited to see. Amaury Nolasco, known for his work on Prison Break and Hightown, will guest-star in the show’s April 11 episode (9/8c) as Morris, a fellow widower Tommy meets in her grief […]

SYTYCD Overhauls Entire Judging Panel Ahead of Season 17, Adds Glee Star, JoJo Siwa and Stephen 'tWitch' Boss

Prepare for the biggest shakeup in So You Think You Can Dance history. When the competition show returns to Fox for Season 17 on Wednesday, May 18 (9/8c), it’ll do so with an entirely new panel of judges: onetime SYTYCD finalist Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Glee and Broadway alum Matthew Morrison, and robbed Dancing With the […]

TVLine Items: Mitchell Joins Legacies, Dave Annable's NBC Pilot and More

Luke Mitchell is headed back to The CW, with a godly recurring role on The Originals spinoff Legacies. The actor will make his debut in this Thursday’s episode as Ken, “a malevolent god who has returned to take down Hope, the world’s only tribrid, and reclaim his title as the world’s most powerful being,” our […]

Amy Schumer Reveals the Oscars Jokes She 'Wasn't Allowed to Say on TV'

Amy Schumer‘s list of celeb targets at the Oscars was initially much longer. At a Las Vegas standup show on Saturday, the ABC telecast’s co-host revealed (per Vanity Fair) that she ended up cutting a number of jokes from her monologue under the advice of her lawyers. She then proceeded to share one of those […]

Mayans MC Revs Up Its Biker Battle in Season 4 Trailer — Watch

The Santo Padre Mayans are at war with just about everyone in the full trailer for Mayans MC‘s fourth season — but their biggest enemy appears to be themselves. “I’m tired of small men hijacking this club. Letting their ego, their weakness dictate,” EZ warns in the promo released Monday, while a SAMCRO charter president […]

TV Ratings: Grammys Audience Ticks Up Just a Bit From Last Year's Low

CBS’ broadcast of the 2022 Grammy Awards on Sunday night averaged 8.93 million viewers, up just a smidgen from last year’s all-time audience low of 8.8 million. That tally includes those that watched the linear broadcast on CBS or live-streamed the show via Paramount+ and other platforms. Once out-of-home viewership is folded in (on Tuesday), […]

Grammys: Ukrainian President Zelensky Introduces John Legend Performance

The Grammys got a dose of reality this year when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared in a pre-taped speech amid the ongoing invasion of his country by Russia. Introducing John Legend’s performance of “Free,” which featured a poem read by Ukrainian refugee Lyuba Yakimchuk, Zelensky spoke about the power of music in dark times, equating […]

Billie Eilish Is 'Happier Than Ever' at 2022 Grammys — Watch Performance

Now an official Grammys staple, Billie Eilish took the stage for the third year in a row during Sunday’s ceremony. Joined by her brother Finneas, Eilish delivered a haunting performance of “Happier Than Ever,” slowly building from an intimate moment to a rain-soaked climax. (Extra points to Eilish for wearing a Taylor Hawkins t-shirt, her […]

Call the Midwife Recap: Trixie and Matthew Have Their First Kiss

The romantic tension between Call the Midwife‘s Trixie and Matthew has been building ever since the nurse helped the widower find a nanny for Jonty. By the time last season’s Christmas special aired, the chemistry was undeniable, but neither acted on it until Sunday’s Season 11 installment when Matthew told Trixie he wanted to send […]

Lil Nas X Performs 'Industry Baby' and 'Montero' at 2022 Grammys — Watch

No one was surprised that Lil Nas X‘s Grammys performance included three costume changes. That said, we were expecting less fabric. The hip-hop phenom took the stage on Sunday for a medley of his hits, including “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” and “Industry Baby,” for which he was joined by Jack Harlow. Watch footage […]

BTS Performs 'Butter' at 2022 Grammys — Watch and Grade It

No mission was too impossible for BTS on Sunday. The K-pop princes took to the Grammys stage for their wildest performance of “Butter” yet. And that’s saying something. Magic trickery? Jacket choreography? A special appearance by Olivia Rodrigo? Truly, this one had it all. Watch footage of BTS’ performance below, which we’ll replace with official […]

Olivia Rodrigo Makes Grammys Debut With 'Drivers License' — Watch

Olivia Rodrigo just lived out her High School Musical character’s ultimate dream, performing live on the Grammys. If only Nini could have been there to see it. Shortly into the show’s run, Rodrigo took to the stage for a dramatic performance of her multi-nominated hit “Drivers License.” Watch footage of Rodrigo’s performance below, which we’ll […]

Grammys Live Stream: Watch the Official 2022 Premiere Ceremony

We’re still a few hours away from tonight’s Grammys telecast (CBS, 8/7c), but nominees in more than 70 categories are already facing the music. Live from the MGM Grand Conference Marquee Ballroom in Las Vegas, the 64th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony begins streaming online at 3:30 p.m. ET. In addition to handing out the first […]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Who Is Spock Smooching in the New Trailer?

Captain Pike and the gang will seek out new life and traverse the unknown in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, arriving this May on Paramount+. On Sunday, the streamer unveiled a new extended trailer for the forthcoming series, which you check out above. The video teases plenty of action, a few awkward encounters and some […]

SNL Video: Pete Davidson, Simon Rex Sing the Praises of Short Movies

Got a short attention span? Yup, us too! Here’s a Saturday Night Live sketch that’ll brighten your day in under three minutes with “Short-Ass Movies.” One of the best things about SNL the past couple of years has been the way it’s taken things a lot of the weird things the pandemic has made us done — the things […]

SNL Parodies Will Smith's Oscars Slap With Seat Filler Sketch — Watch Video

Yep, you guessed it: Saturday Night Live did a sketch about Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap of Chris Rock. In the sketch — which you can watch below — host Jerrod Carmichael plays a seat filler at this year’s Oscar ceremony, who happens to get a seat right next to Will Smith, played by Chris […]

SNL Video: Host Jerrod Carmichael Takes on Will Smith's Oscars Slap

Well, Saturday Night Live wasted no time in tackling this week’s infamous Oscars slap. In his opening monologue, host and stand-up comic Jerrod Carmichael didn’t even have to say Will Smith’s name, or Chris Rock’s or the Oscars, but we all knew exactly what he was talking about. “I’m not gonna talk about it,” he […]

Estelle Harris, George Costanza's Mother on Seinfeld, Dead at 93

Estelle Harris, best known for playing Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld, died of natural causes on Saturday at the age of 93, days shy of her 94th birthday. “It is with the greatest remorse and sadness to announce that Estelle Harris has passed on this evening at 6:25 pm,” Harris’ son Glenn said in a statement […]

Undone Season 2: Hidden Secrets Await Alma in Trippy New Trailer — Watch

It’s been more than two and a half years since Prime Video’s Undone debuted on the streamer, but for Alma Winograd-Diaz, time is merely relative. In Season 2 of the genre-bending animated series (all eight episodes will be released on Friday, April 29), Alma realizes there are deeper mysteries in her family’s past. However, no […]

Barrie Youngfellow, From '80s Sitcom It's a Living, Dead at 75

Barrie Youngfellow, star of ’80s sitcom It’s a Living, died Monday night. She was 75, and her cause of death was not revealed. The news was confirmed by her family who wrote: “[Barrie] was the best of friends and had many loyal ones. Loved a good story and a nice bottle. Had a great laugh […]

Moon Knight Director Explains His Favorite Premiere Moment: 'When You See Steven, You Fall in Love With Him'

Considering Marvel’s new show is called Moon Knight, it’s funny to think that we’ve only spent about 45 seconds with its titular superhero thus far. The decision to hold off on revealing the vigilante’s otherworldly form until the final moments of the premiere was deliberate, just one of the many benefits of telling Moon Knight’s […]

Drag Race Recap: This Season's Roast Proves 'Tutu Much' for a Pair of Queens

Ross Mathews may have been on the menu at Friday’s Drag Race roast, but he isn’t the only queen who got burned. Given the abomination that was this season’s Snatch Game, I wasn’t expecting much from this week’s roast — and even those expectations were barely met. But lest I come off as too much […]

Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Oscars Slap: 'I Am Heartbroken'

Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the wake of his well-publicized slap of Chris Rock at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, our sister site Variety reports. In a new statement, Smith called his behavior at the Oscars “shocking, painful and inexcusable,” adding: “The list of those I have hurt […]

Missy Questioning Young Sheldon's Sexuality Was a Callback to Big Bang's Penny Puzzling Over Sheldon's 'Deal'

The buzz coming out of Young Sheldon‘s 100th episode on Thursday has centered largely on Sheldon’s older brother Georgie — but there’s a second moment, prior to that game-changing cliffhanger, that seems to have raised a few eyebrows. Midway through the milestone outing, 12-year-old Sheldon (played by Iain Armitage) goes to his twin sister Missy (Raegan […]

Inside Line: Scoop on 9-1-1: Lone Star, Moon Knight, New Amsterdam, Halo, Legends, NCIS, Walking Dead and More

Who’s returning to 9-1-1: Lone Star? Which New Amsterdam couple will be tested? What happens when Moon Knight meets Midnight? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows.  (You can and should email any brand-new Qs to InsideLine@tvline.com.) On 9-1-1: Lone Star, will we see Judd Ryder’s father this season? –Carlynn […]

NCIS: Los Angeles #300 First Look: Richard Gant Begins Arc as Sam's Dad

CBS’ newly renewed NCIS: Los Angeles with its 300th episode will introduce viewers to Special Agent Sam Hanna’s father — and TVLine has your exclusive first look at the fraught reunion. TVLine has learned exclusively that in the high octane drama’s milestone hour, titled “Work & Family” and airing Sunday, May 8, Richard Gant will […]

Where Was Bridgerton Wedding? Was Idol Song a 'Big' Letdown? Is Servant Character Paralyzed? 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 lotsa shows including Bridgerton, WeCrashed, Killing Eve, Station 19 and Atlanta! 1 | Full Bridgerton spoilers ahead! Did you feel cheated because the wedding from The Viscount Who Loved Me, between Anthony and Kate, […]

TVLine Items: Barrymore Renewed, CMT Awards Reunite Judds and More

The Drew Barrymore Show has been renewed for Season 3, airing through 2022-23 with a new format: The syndicated talker will be produced as two half-hour episodes that can run together or be split apart to air separately, CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes the show, announced on Friday. “I am honored and grateful, […]

Jerrod Carmichael Comes Out as Gay in New HBO Stand-Up Special

In a new HBO special, stand-up comedian and onetime sitcom star Jerrod Carmichael officially comes out as gay. Airing Friday at 9/8c, Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel sees the comedian discuss secrets that were kept during his parents’ marriage, including his father’s infidelity. Once it was “out in the open,” he says, “I was left alone feeling like […]