Tuesday, May 31, 2022

TVLine Items: New Star Wars Series, The Bad Batch Trailer and More

The Star Wars TV universe continues to expand. Tales of the Jedi — an anthology of animated shorts featuring Jedi from the prequel era — will stream this fall on Disney+. Three of the first episodes will chronicle the origins of Ahsoka Tano, it was announced at Star Wars Celebration, while another three will focus […]

The Good Fight: Julianna Margulies Not Expected to Appear in Final Season

Don’t expect Julianna Margulies to join the mini-parade of Good Wife vets appearing in The Good Fight‘s sixth and final season. Following last week’s news that Season 6 will serve as the legal spinoff’s swan song (read full story here), co-creator Michelle King tells TVLine that a cameo by Margulies’ Alicia Florrick is not in the […]

Stranger Things' Brett Gelman to Star in Showtime Comedy Series Entitled

This could complicate Brett Gelman’s involvement in Stranger Things‘ fifth and final season. The Fleabag actor — who appears as a series regular in the Netflix phenom’s current fourth season — is set to star in Entitled, a new eight-episode Showtime comedy series that begins production later this summer in England. Entitled follows Gelman’s Gabe, an American […]

Stranger Things: Is Episode 7 Summer's Most Satisfying Blockbuster?

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Episode No. 7 of Stranger Things Season 4, Part 1. If you’re not finished bingeing yet, treat this article like an invitation to the Creel House and RSVP “no.” We know, we know — Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness are humongous hits. But for […]

Pinocchio: Cynthia Erivo Works Her Magic for Tom Hanks' Geppetto in Disney+ Movie Trailer

A luminous Cynthia Erivo‘s Blue Fairy works her magic on behalf of Tom Hanks’ wishful Geppetto in the first trailer for Disney+‘s Pinocchio movie, which is set for a Thursday, Sept. 8 (aka Disney Day) premiere. Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis, who previously collaborated with Hanks on Forrest Gump and Cast Away and… well, let’s […]

Monday, May 30, 2022

We Own This City Finale Recap: The Past Catches Up — Grade the Series

Even if you read Justin Fenton’s We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption and know how everything ended in real life, chances are you watched the HBO adaptation for the performances and to see how the limited series’ creators David Simon and George Pelecanos interpreted everything. Ultimately, Simon and Pelecanos […]

Superman & Lois' Emmanuelle Chriqui on Her Villainous Turn as Lana-Rho — Plus, What's Next for Lana and Clark?

Lana Lang has a lot on her plate at the moment. Then again, so does Emmanuelle Chriqui. The actress is currently pulling double duty on The CW’s Superman & Lois, playing both Clark’s hometown bestie and her villainous doppelganger from another dimension, the former of whom recently got the surprise of her life. “When I […]

The Flash EP Would Love to Rescue the Imprisoned, Cancelled Legends, But....

Fact: Sara, Ava et al. were in the custody of the Time Police when what would be Legends of Tomorrow‘s final season came to a close. Fact: The Flash is the last remaining Arrowverse series whose characters regularly interacted with the Legends. Proposition: What if The Flash next season had a “crossover” of sorts in […]

Fear TWD: Alycia Debnam-Carey Confirms the End of Her 'Extraordinary and Life-Changing Journey'

The following post contains spoilers for Fear the Walking Dead‘s May 29 installment. Sunday’s episode of Fear the Walking Dead was indeed the last for Alycia Debnam-Carey, who has confirmed her exit from the series after seven seasons. “To my dearest @feartwd family, tonight marks the end of an extraordinary and life changing journey of […]

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Fear the Walking Dead Recap: Wait, Was That Really the End of [Spoiler]?

It wouldn’t be an episode of Fear the Walking Dead at this point if we didn’t lose another character, now would it? But even by this show’s standards, the circumstances surrounding Sunday’s apparent swan song were… challenging. Throughout “Amina,” Alicia hung with the mysterious little girl who she believed had helped her earlier in the season. […]

JoJo Siwa's Girl Group XOMG POP! Auditions for AGT Season 17 — Watch

JoJo Siwa is adding another reality competition show to her resume this week, and she’s bringing along a few friends. XOMG POP!, a girl group founded by Siwa and mom Jessalynn, hits the America’s Got Talent stage in Tuesday’s Season 17 premiere (NBC, 8/7c), and TVLine has an exclusive first look at the high-energy audition. […]

Chicago P.D.'s LaRoyce Hawkins on Celeste: 'I Would Love to See Her Again'

Chicago P.D.’s Upton and Halstead are still going strong after that emotionally-charged finale (read our full recap here) but the same can’t be said for Atwater and Celeste, who broke up earlier this season. The April 22 episode “Fool’s Gold” found Atwater reaching out to Celeste one last time to make amends for what went […]

Stranger Things Rockets Max's Favorite Kate Bush Song to No. 1 on iTunes

Stranger Things has turned the iTunes chart upside down. Only two days after Season 4, Part 1 of the 1980s-set series began streaming on Netflix, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” has leapt to the top spot — some 37 years after its initial release! Those of you who have already begun […]

Stranger Things: Did Season 4 Just Introduce Your New Favorite Tag Team?

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4, Part 1. Continue reading at your own peril. Credit where it’s due: Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers know how to mix ’n’ match. In seasons past, they’ve turned the odd couple of Steve and Dustin into a bromance for the ages (no Farrah spray […]

Friday Ratings: The Blacklist Flat With Finale, SmackDown Goes Low

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s The Blacklist closed out Season 9 with one of its smallest audiences ever (2.7 million total viewers), its fourth 0.2 rating in the past five weeks, and a couple of cast changes. Fox’s Friday Night SmackDown (1.8 mil/0.4) led Memorial Day Eve Eve Eve in the demo while […]

Saturday, May 28, 2022

The Orville Season 3: How Is Isaac Like Rudy Giuliani...? Plus, Stars Talk New Faces, Norm Macdonald's Farewell Run

The Orville is about ready to embark on its latest voyage, and here to help you get ready for it are series creator Seth MacFarlane and costars Adrianne Palicki and Penny Johnson Jerald. Season 3 of the space adventure drama — which will stream weekly on Hulu, starting Thursday, June 2 — has been a […]

Friday, May 27, 2022

The Blacklist Shake-Up: Two Series Regulars Exit in Season 9 Finale

The Blacklist‘s cast list is getting shorter. Friday’s Season 9 finale saw two series regulars leave the NBC drama: Amir Arison — who has played Agent Aram Mojtabai, the tech whiz of the FBI task force, for all nine seasons — said goodbye, along with Laura Sohn, who plays Agent Alina Park. (Sohn joined the […]

CBS Boss Sizes Up Friday Night's New S.W.A.T./Fire Country/Blue Bloods Slate

Only twice in the past 10 years had CBS scheduled a freshman drama for the end of the week — the most recent instance being MacGyver, which called Friday home for five seasons. This fall, CBS will do it again, when the firefighter drama Fire Country claims the cancelled Magnum P.I.‘s time slot, hammocked between […]

Matthew Morrison Out as SYTYCD Judge After Failing to Follow 'Production Protocols'

Matthew Morrison‘s tenure as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance will be short-lived: The Glee vet is exiting Fox’s long-running competition series after failing to follow judging protocol. The news comes just one week after the premiere of Season 17. “Having the opportunity to be a judge on So You Think You Can […]

The Handmaid's Tale: Alexis Bledel Exiting Ahead of Season 5

Emily is leaving Gilead for good: Alexis Bledel has announced she’s exiting the Hulu drama The Handmaid’s Tale ahead of its upcoming Season 5. “After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid’s Tale at this time,” Bledel said in a statement to our sister site Variety. “I am forever grateful […]

Obi-Wan Kenobi Recap: A Depressed Jedi, a Rescue Gone Wrong and a Pint-Sized Twist — Grade the Premiere

To say that Obi-Wan Kenobi’s titular hero is going through it an understatement. In the first two hours of the Disney+ series (now streaming, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday), the exiled former Jedi Master is a shell of his former self, working a dead-end, day job as a meatpacker and haunted by nightmares of […]

Drag Race All Stars Recap: Vanna White Rules the Runway in Episode 3

Headlines would have you believe that the world at present is a terrible place — and they’re not wrong. But in the small, wonderful corner of the world that is RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7, where TV icon Vanna White gets to marvel at a parade of top-tier drag queens channeling her legendary looks, […]

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Survivor Winner Talks Wild Final Tribal, Impact of Ousting Omar: 'I Would've Burned Every Bridge If That Flopped'

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s season finale of Survivor 42.  Who knew such a lovable, goofy gal would bring the heat when it came time to snatch that cash? That’s exactly what recent graduate Maryanne Oketch did to secure her victory, the title of Sole Survivor and that $1 million check. Despite annoying some […]

Jude Law to Lead New Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Series From Spider-Man Franchise's Jon Watts and Chris Ford

Jon Watts and Chris Ford’s upcoming Star Wars series now has a title and a lead actor. Teased by Vanity Fair earlier this month, the live-action series will be titled Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, with two-time Oscar nominee Jude Law set to star, it was announced Thursday as part of the Star Wars Celebration 2022’s […]

The Mandalorian Season 3 Set for February 2023 Premiere

The adventures of the Mandalorian and Grogu will resume in February 2023, when Disney+ releases Season 3 of its flagship live-action Star Wars series. The premiere timetable was announced on Thursday afternoon as part of the Star Wars Celebration 2022’s Lucasfilm Studio Showcase. This news comes ahead of the Ewan McGregor-led Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s highly anticipated […]

Andor: Disney+'s Rogue One Prequel Series Gets Premiere Date, First Teaser

We spy a premiere date and a first teaser for Andor, Disney+’s fourth live-action Star Wars series. The spy thriller/Rogue One: A Star Wars Story prequel series, in which Diego Luna reprises his role as Cassian Andor, will debut Wednesday, Aug. 31 (with its first two episodes), it was announced today as part of the […]

This Is Us Show Boss Addresses Two Plot Threads the Series Never Resolved

Now that This Is Us is over, we couldn’t help but ask series creator Dan Fogelman: Whatever happened to Dr. Mason? Fans of the NBC series will recall that the Season 4 finale introduced the character, played by Josh Hamilton, as Madison’s obstetrician when she realized she was pregnant with Kevin’s twins. In a call with reporters […]

Stranger Things Creators Confirm Spinoff Idea and Brace for the Series' Ending: 'There Were a Lot of Tears'

Season 4, Part 1 of Stranger Things won’t drop until the wee hours of Friday morning, but already, the Duffer Brothers are whetting our appetites for the fifth and final season of their beloved Netflix series. The finale of Part 2 (which arrives Friday, July 1) will “dovetail directly” into the show’s last season, they […]

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

This Is Us' Mandy Moore Attended Rebecca's Funeral in the Series Finale: 'I Just Wanted to Be There'

When it came time for Rebecca’s funeral in This Is Us‘ series finale, the actress who played the Pearson matriarch for six seasons thought it would be proper to pay her respects like everyone else. So Mandy Moore made sure she was on set while Rebecca’s sendoff was being filmed, she tells TVLine. “I did make […]

Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson Hits Back at Fans 'Demanding' a 'School Shooting Episode'

Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson is sick to her stomach — not only over America’s “love affair” with guns, but the apparent demand for her hit ABC comedy to address the gun violence epidemic in Season 2. On Tuesday, 19 children and two adults were killed when a gunman opened fire at Robb […]

DC's Stargirl Adds Seth Green in Recast

The almighty (if unpredictable) Thunderbolt may sound a bit different when he next materializes on DC’s Stargirl. TVLine has learned that for Season 3 of the CW superhero team-up series, Robot Chicken co-creator and prolific voice actor Seth Green will help bring the pink, wish-granting genie to life. Green thus succeeds Jim Gaffigan, who voiced […]

Joseph Morgan Addresses Possible Return in Legacies Finale: 'Everyone Knows Klaus Mikaelson Is Dead'

Legacies has brought back more than a dozen fan-favorite characters from the Vampire Diaries Universe during the course of its four seasons. But has it been saving its biggest cameo for last? Joseph Morgan — whom fans have begged to appear on Legacies since its premiere, despite his character dying in the series finale of […]

TVLine Items: Speed Racer Live-Action Series, Cobra Kai Promotion and More

Speed Racer is making its way back to TV screens. A live-action series based on the Japanese manga and animated show has received a series order at Apple TV+, per The Hollywood Reporter. J.J. Abrams will executive-produce via his Bad Robot banner, while Hiram Martinez (Snowpiercer, Get Shorty) and Ron Fitzgerald (Perry Mason, Westworld) serve […]

Martin Reunion, College Hill Reboot and Ms. Pat Show Season 2 Among BET+'s Summer Slate — Get Release Dates

BET+ announced its robust summer slate Wednesday, which includes the highly anticipated Martin reunion and new seasons of All the Queen’s Men, Family Business and The Ms. Pat Show. Streaming Thursday, June 16, Martin: The Reunion is a 90-minute special hosted by comedian Affion Crockett that “takes fans back to the iconic Martin living room […]

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

This Is Us Finale Includes One Last Flash-Forward: What Does It Reveal?

Warning: This post contains spoilers about This Is Us‘ series finale. We did it, fellow This Is Us obsessives: We made it to the NBC series’ final flash-forward. As those of you who’ve watched the popular drama for years know, the Pearson family’s saga has often zoomed past its present-day storyline to give us peeks […]

President Biden to Address Nation After Texas School Shooting — Livestream

President Joe Biden is set to address the nation following another senseless act of gun violence. Earlier on Tuesday, at least 18 children and one teacher were killed when a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (The 18-year-old suspect was also killed.) Several others were shot during the incident, including two […]

Superman & Lois Stars React to Lana's Discovery — Plus, Tyler Hoechlin Talks Gaining Another TV Son Via Teen Wolf

Superman & Lois fans were left with their jaws on the floor earlier this month when Clark (with his family’s full support) finally revealed his secret identity to childhood bestie Lana Lang. We won’t get to see her reaction play out until the show returns on Tuesday, May 31 (The CW, 8/7c), but after catching […]

FBI Season Finale Pulled by CBS in Light of Texas School Shooting

CBS has pulled tonight’s FBI season finale and replaced it with a rerun, in light of Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. The FBI Season 4 finale, titled “Prodigal Son” and slated to air at 8/7c, was to center on a school shooting. “As the team investigates a deadly robbery that garnered a […]

That '90s Show: Tommy Chong to Reprise Leo on That '70s Show Spinoff

Everyone’s favorite hippie is returning for Netflix’s That ’70s Show revival. Tommy Chong is set to reprise his role as Leo on That ’90s Show, our sister site Deadline reports. He joins returning series regulars Kurtwood Smith (Red) and Debra Jo Rupp (Kitty), and special guest stars Topher Grace (Eric), Laura Prepon (Donna), Wilmer Valderrama (Fez), […]

TVLine Items: CSI: Vegas Season 2 Adds Three, Charisma on Dynasty and More

CSI: Vegas is reinforcing its ranks for Season 2, following the exits of William Petersen, Jorja Fox and Mel Rodriguez at the conclusion of the first season. The CBS drama has added Lex Medlin (Drop Dead Diva) and Ariana Guerra (Helstrom, Promised Land) as new series regulars, our sister site Deadline reports. Medlin will play Beau, one of Dow […]

Monday, May 23, 2022

All Rise Season 3 Trailer: Lola Finds Herself at War, Mark Has a Bombshell

The Lola-coaster is back, and it’s off to a dramatic start in TVLine’s exclusive trailer for All Rise Season 3, premiering Tuesday, June 7 at 8/7c on its new home OWN. The upcoming run picks up six months after the conclusion of Season 2, on “the night of the mid-term election as the highly-regarded Judge […]

TVLine Items: Taran Killam Rom-Com, Station 19 Vet's New Role and More

Taran Killam is striking up an Arranged Hollywood romance: The SNL and Single Parents vet is attached to star in a potential romantic comedy series for Amazon’s Freevee (fka IMDb TV), which he will also co-write and executive-produce with Gloria Calderón Kellett (With Love, One Day at a Time), our sister site Deadline reports. Arranged — […]

New Amsterdam Boss Previews the 'Jeopardy' Facing 'Sharpwin' Ahead of Their Wedding, Teases Cliffhanger

Max and Helen’s upcoming nuptials will be hit with a Level-5 crisis when an unexpected hurricane strikes New Amsterdam in Tuesday’s season finale (NBC, 10/9c). “Obviously, no one was planning for this hurricane to hit. It was coming for the Carolinas and then changes directions pretty abruptly,” executive producer David Schulner previews. “So that’s really […]

Sunday, May 22, 2022

NCIS: LA: Your Favorite Moment From the Emotional Season Finale?

The following contains major spoilers from the NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 finale. For one of CBS’ more explode-y shows, NCIS: Los Angeles also knows how to deliver an emotional bang, as it did with Sunday’s night’s Season 13 finale. A year ago, the finale featured an in-the-flesh appearance by Linda Hunt’s Hetty, building to […]

Fear TWD Recap: RIP, [Spoiler]

Fear the Walking Dead’s cast purge continues. Already, Season 7 had killed off John Sr. and Howard, dispatched one guest character (Ali) after another (Paul) after another (Will), and slapped expiration dates on Alicia and Charlie. And in Sunday’s “Divine Providence,” yet another major if underutilized player met their maker. Who? Read on… After Alicia […]

The Time Traveler's Wife: Theo James and Director David Nutter Talk Doing Justice to Henry's Most Tragic Memory

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Sunday’s episode of The Time Traveler’s Wife. Proceed at your own risk! Tragedy drew multiple Henrys to the past in The Time Traveler’s Wife‘s second episode, in which Theo James’ character relived his mother’s horrific death in a car accident when he was just eight years old. Young Henry […]

SNL: [Spoiler] Crashes Unaired Rap Video Tribute to Lorne Michaels

Apparently, as he was on his way out door at Saturday Night Live this week, Pete Davidson took notice that the sketch comedy series’ longtime boss man, Lorne Michaels, was in a bit of a funk. Luckily — as chronicled in an unaired, pretaped segment (seen below) — guest host Natasha Lyonne was rummaging through […]

In SNL Farewell, Pete Davidson Recalls Infamous Clash With Congressman

“Hello, Colin and Che… and millions of people only watching to see if I bring up Kanye.” That’s how Pete Davidson began his goodbye segment this weekend on Saturday Night Live. Missing from the show since January to film a movie, no one was surprised when Davidson confirmed his departure from the show via friend […]

Saturday, May 21, 2022

SNL's Aidy Bryant Gets Kissed Goodbye in Weekend Update Segment — Watch

Reports of Aidy Bryant leaving Saturday Night Live were confirmed during a segment on Weekend Update during the Season 47 finale, as her and Bowen Yang’s popular “Trend Forecasters” added a touch of melancholy to their wildly over-the-top vibe. The sketch involves Bryant and Yang breathlessly telling the audience what’s “in” (“Grapes with seeds!” “Tying […]

SNL's Kate McKinnon Says a Teary Farewell With Final Alien Abduction Sketch — Watch Video

Kate McKinnon signaled the end of her 10-season Saturday Night Live run with a final — and ultimately emotional — take on her oft-abducted Mrs. Rafferty character, in this weekend’s cold open. Appearing alongside fellow three-time alien abductees played by Cecily Strong and guest host Natasha Lyonne, McKinnon’s cigarette-dragging alter ego as usual offered up […]

SNL's Pete Davidson Confirms Exit Ahead of Season 47 Finale

Just hours before its Season 47 finale, Pete Davidson took to Instagram to confirm his upcoming exit from Saturday Night Live. Alongside a video of him hugging Jerrod Carmichael, Davidson posted an emotional statement (from the account of SNL writer Dave Sirus) about the eight years he spent performing on the late-night sketch series: Jerrod sent […]

American Idol Season 20 Finale: Who Will Win? And Who Should Win?

The wait is almost over: In just over 24 hours, either HunterGirl, Leah Marlene or Noah Thompson will become your next American Idol. But before the season’s three remaining contestants face off in Sunday’s finale (ABC, 8/7c), we have to ask: Which finalist do you predict will win, and which finalist do you believe should […]

TV Ratings: Shark Tank Finale and SmackDown Lead Friday

In the latest TV ratings, ABC’s Shark Tank closed out its season with 3.4 million total viewers and a 0.4 rating, dipping in the demo week to week but tying for the Friday win. Fox’s Friday Night SmackDown (2 mil/0.4) was steady and shared the demo win. Elsewhere, CBS’ Come Dance With Me (2.5 mil/0.2) […]

Friday, May 20, 2022

SNL: Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney Leaving After This Week's Finale — Report

SNL‘s ensemble is about to lose a number of key pieces. Four veteran cast members — Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney — are leaving the NBC sketch institution, with this Saturday’s Season 47 finale marking their final episode, our sister site Deadline reports. McKinnon and Bryant are the longest-tenured cast members […]

High School Musical Renewed for Season 4 Ahead of Summer Return — Watch Sneak Peek With Corbin Bleu

Disney+ is keeping the doors of East High open for another year, renewing High School Musical: The Musical: The Series for a fourth season, TVLine has learned. Additionally, the streamer announced that HSM:TM:TS‘ third season will premiere on Wednesday, July 27, with each of the eight episodes debuting weekly. The show’s third season relocates several […]

Drag Race All Stars Premiere Introduces Game-Changing New Rules — Plus, Which Queen Was Under the Hat?

Guess who’s back in the house! No, really, Drag Race fans were left to ponder that very question after a sneak peek suggested that a mysterious ninth queen would be joining the first winners-only edition of All Stars. So, who pulled off this Alexis Carrington-inspired werkroom entrance? As many an eagle-eyed tweeter predicted, the queen […]

Bob's Burgers Finale: Tina's Diary Holds Disturbing Secrets in Sneak Peek

It’s the Bob’s Burgers/Blade Runner crossover you didn’t know you needed. TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek of Sunday’s finale (Fox, 9/8c) finds a worried Belcher family snooping through Tina’s diaries to stop “a mission that could get her into a lot of trouble,” according to episode’s official synopsis. And as you’ll see, they discover a lot […]

Glee Returning to Streaming Via Hulu and Disney+ — Find Out When

A big victory for Gleeks who didn’t stop believing. Six months after getting kicked off Netflix, Glee is set to return to streaming beginning June 1 via Disney+ and Hulu, TVLine has learned. The move makes sense, considering Ryan Murphy’s musical phenom became an official Disney property following Mickey Mouse’s acquisition of Glee producer 20th […]

TVLine Items: TWD Vet Is Ventimiglia's TV Sister, Zombies 3 Date and More

Sarah Wayne Callies and Milo Ventimiglia are sibling up: The Walking Dead alumna has joined the ABC drama pilot The Company You Keep, starring This Is Us vet Ventimiglia and Catherine Haena Kim (Good Trouble), our sister site Deadline reports. In the potential series — based on the Korean format My Fellow Citizens — “a night of […]

Thursday, May 19, 2022

The Winchesters, Walker: Independence: Watch Trailers for CW Prequel Series

The Winchesters and the Walkers are both headed to The CW this fall, and TVLine has your first look at the upcoming prequel series in newly released trailers. Up first, the Supernatural offshoot The Winchesters (which will be airing Tuesdays at 8/7c) centers around Dean and Sam’s parents, John (played by The In Between‘s Drake […]

ER's John Aylward Dead at 75

Veteran character actor John Aylward, best known for playing Dr. Donald Anspaugh on the hit NBC medical drama ER, has died at the age of 75. “I was shocked. He was a wonderful actor and a phenomenal human being,” Aylward’s longtime agent Mitchell K. Stubbs said in a statement to our sister site Deadline. “He […]

Barry Renewed for Season 4 at HBO

Barry‘s assignment isn’t ending anytime soon: HBO has renewed the Bill Hader hitman comedy for Season 4, TVLine has learned. Hader stars as hitman-turned-actor Barry Berkman, who is trying to leave his bloody day job behind for a career in Hollywood. (Hader also co-created the series with Alec Berg.) Henry Winkler costars as Barry’s acting […]

TV Ratings: SYTYCD Returns Low — Grade the Season 17 Premiere

In the latest TV show ratings, Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance opened Season 17 with 2.1 million total viewers and a 0.3 rating — down in the demo from its summer 2019 averages to mark a series low, while drawing Wednesday’s third-smallest non-CW audience. Setting the table for SYTYCD‘s return was The Masked […]

TVLine Items: J.Lo Documentary Trailer, Church Joins Twisted Metal and More

Netflix is going on tour with Jennifer Lopez: The documentary special Halftime, chronicling the singer-actress’ life, will debut on the streamer on Tuesday, June 14. The above trailer “offers an intimate peek behind the curtain revealing the grit and determination that makes Jennifer Lopez,” per the official description. “The film serves as the kickoff to […]

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Survivor Recap: Which Five Players Are Left to Duke It Out on Finale Night?

As one player swiftly learned Wednesday: There’s just no such thing as “Survivor confidence.” This week, the Final 6 fought for their lives in the game, as one castaway playing from the bottom tried to convince the entire tribe to vote her way. While everyone remained a target for his or her own very specific […]

The Wonder Years Recap: Big Decisions and a Stormy Kiss — Grade the Finale

The Wonder Years‘ Dean Williams might not be perfect, but he’s a really good kid. That rang especially true in Wednesday’s season finale, which found him genuinely happy for Keisa, the love of his life, and her new boyfriend Broderick. Going a step further, Dean befriended Broderick and didn’t mind being a third wheel. With […]

Marnie Schulenburg, Who Played Alison on As the World Turns, Dead at 37

Marnie Schulenburg, who played Alison Stewart on the CBS daytime soap As the World Turns, died following a battle with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. She was 37. The actress, who is also known for her turn as Jo Sullivan on One Life to Live, died Tuesday at a hospital in Bloomfield, New Jersey, according […]

Big Sky: Jensen Ackles' Sheriff Arlen Meets Cassie — Watch a Sneak Peek

The newest lawman to arrive in Big Sky makes Cassie’s acquaintance in Thursday’s Season 2 finale (ABC, 10/9c), and we’ve got your exclusive first look at Supernatural‘s Jensen Ackles in action. The clip above finds new — and temporary — Sheriff Beau Arlen meeting Jenny’s former partner. He’s charming. He’s self-deprecating. And it quickly becomes clear […]

Wonder Twins Movie, Starring KJ Apa and Isabel May, Cancelled at HBO Max

HBO Max will not be activating The Wonder Twins‘ powers after all. A made-for-streaming movie based on the iconic DC Comics duo is no longer in development, our sister publication Variety reports. Though a lot factored into the decision to cancel the project, budget was reportedly the principal concern; its $75 million price tag didn’t […]

TVLine Items: The Hills Reboot, Netflix's New Iron Chefs and More

MTV is reaching for something in the distance: a new iteration of The Hills. The network has ordered The Hills: Next Gen (working title), featuring a new and more diverse cast of twentysomething friends and aspiring entrepreneurs who are coming of age in a very different Los Angeles, our sister site Deadline reports. The series […]

Yellowstone Season 5: November Premiere Set for Biggest Season Yet

Yellowstone‘s many fans can plan to saddle up for the fifth season in mid-November, when the popular Paramount Network series returns. Season 5 of the family drama/Western will premiere Sunday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c, where it will be followed by a special simulcast of Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan’s next offering, Paramount+’s Tulsa King (which stars […]

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Call the Midwife's Helen George Back for Holiday Special and Season 12

Christmas has arrived early for Call the Midwife fans who missed Helen George‘s Nurse Trixie. The actress, who left midway through Season 11 to welcome the arrival of her second child, has returned to the BBC One/PBS medical drama for both the Call the Midwife Holiday Special and Season 12. The show posted photos of […]

Tyler Perry's Sistas: Is 'Zatima' Facing Jail Time in Season 4B Teaser? — Watch

Things are going to get a lot worse for “Zatima” before they get better on Tyler Perry’s Sistas — if a new Season 4B teaser is any indication. TVLine has an exclusive first look at the teaser, which can be seen above, and fans might be worried after seeing Fatima get arrested at work and […]

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Gets Disney+ Premiere Date — New Trailer Reveals Jameela Jamil's Villainous Titania

It’s going to be a hulk girl summer on Disney+. Marvel’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, starring Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) in the title role, will premiere Wednesday, Aug. 17, TVLine has confirmed. The announcement was made official during Disney’s Upfront presentation in New York, where the streamer also unveiled the first official trailer. In addition […]

New Only Murders in the Building Teaser Reveals [Spoiler]'s Return — and a Secret Tunnel Within the Arconia?

Not even prison time can keep a former Arconia resident away. Hulu on Tuesday released a new teaser for Only Murders in the Building Season 2 (premiering Tuesday, June 28), which features the somewhat surprising return of Tim Kono’s killer Jan. Amy Ryan’s character appears to be behind plexiglass, picking up the phone to speak […]

Yellowstone: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren to Star in 1932 Prequel Spinoff

Yep, you read that headline correctly. Harrison Ford (!) and Helen Mirren (!!) will star in Yellowstone‘s upcoming 1932 prequel, TVLine has learned. The next chapter of what Paramount+ is calling Yellowstone‘s “origin story” — which began with the wildly popular 1883 prequel spinoff — will introduce viewers to a new generation of the series’ central family, the […]

TVLine Items: Tom Brady Gets Roasted, City on a Hill's New Date and More

Tom Brady will be feeling the heat when Netflix roasts the NFL quarterback in the first in a series of specials titled Greatest Roasts of All Time: GROAT. Brady’s roast will tape in 2023, following his next season in the NFL, with roasters to be announced. Additionally, the football player will serve as executive producer […]

Monday, May 16, 2022

Jon Cryer Eyes Sitcom Comeback With NBC Divorce Comedy From Heels EP

Jon Cryer is getting ready to return to primetime: The Two and a Half Men alum is in talks to star in an NBC comedy that is nearing a pilot order, our sister site Variety reports. The untitled multi-cam comedy would star Cryer as Jim, who gets an amicable divorce from his wife Julia but […]

The Resident Renewed for Season 6

It seems The Resident still has excellent vitals: Fox has renewed the medical drama for a sixth season, TVLine has learned. As of May 3, The Resident is averaging 5 million total weekly viewers and a 0.7 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), down 11 and 30 percent from its Season 4 tallies. Out of the […]

9-1-1 Renewed for Season 6 at Fox

Fox is keeping the 118 in business, renewing 9-1-1 for a sixth season, TVLine has learned. As of April 26, the procedural’s fifth season was averaging 8.2 million total weekly viewers and a 1.4 demo rating (with Live+7 playback factored in), down a tick from its Season 4 tallies. It stands as Fox’s most watched […]

Roswell, New Mexico's Final Season Trailer Reveals New Alien Threats — Will Max and Liz Get a Happy Ending?

“How do we just drive off into the sunset when I feel like the next thing is around the corner?” That’s the big question facing Liz and Max in the fourth (and final) season of The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico, premiering Monday, June 6 (8/7c). Actually, as you’ll see in the just-released trailer, it’s one of the […]

TVLine Items: Doctor Who's New Rose, Black Mirror Season 6 and More

Is Doctor Who bringing back an iconic companion? Yasmin Finney (Heartstopper) will play a character named Rose in scenes that will air in 2023 as part of the show’s 60th anniversary celebration, the BBC announced on Monday. Billie Piper previously portrayed the Doctor’s companion Rose Tyler opposite Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. Said showrunenr Russell T Davies […]

The Old Man Trailer: Jeff Bridges Kicks Ass (!) in First Look at FX Thriller

Don’t make The Dude angry. You wouldn’t like The Dude when he’s angry. Jeff Bridges gets to play action hero in the official trailer for FX’s The Old Man, premiering Thursday, June 16 at 10/9c. In the trailer — which you can watch above — Bridges plays grizzled ex-CIA operative Dan Chase, who’s happily living […]

Sunday, May 15, 2022

The Time Traveler's Wife Premiere: Grade HBO's Series Adaptation

“Why is love intensified by absence?” Clare asks in the Time Traveler’s Wife series premiere, and she knows a thing or two about waiting for her MIA soulmate. Adapted by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock) from Audrey Niffenegger’s book, the drama begins with Clare (played by Game of Thrones‘ Rose Leslie) posing that question to […]

Morgan Wallen Makes Controversial Return to Billboard Music Awards

For host Sean “Diddy” Combs, the 2022 Billboard Music Awards were all about “un-canceling the canceled,” hence the decision to put Morgan Wallen on stage for a dual performance of his new singles. “The mood of the show is about love and forgiveness,” Diddy told Billboard in a pre-show interview. “As a musical family, none […]

The Equalizer Recap: Danger Hits Home — Grade the Season 2 Finale!

The prevailing thought on CBS’ The Equalizer has been that Robyn McCall is too tough to be taken down because she used to be in the CIA and Mel and Harry always have her back. The fascinating thing about Sunday night’s Season 2 finale, and the message that kept creeping up after Bishop was murdered, […]

Billboard Music Awards Live Stream: Watch 2022 Red Carpet Pre-Show

It’s almost time for one of music’s biggest nights. But before the industry’s best and brightest can take home their coveted Billboard Music Awards (or not), they have to survive… the red carpet. The BBMAs’ official pre-show, streaming via the video above, begins Sunday at 7/6c. Erin Lim Rhodes and Justin Sylvester will serve as […]

Camila Cabello Joins The Voice for Season 22, Replacing Kelly Clarkson

Camila Cabello is joining NBC’s The Voice for Season 22, the multiplatinum recording artist announced Sunday afternoon on TikTok. TVLine can confirm that Cabello will serve as a full-time coach alongside Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and John Legend. She thus replaces Kelly Clarkson, who is stepping away from the singing competition for the first time […]

Doctor Who: David Tennant and Catherine Tate Returning in 2023

A beloved Doctor Who duo is staging a reunion that’s sure to excite Whovians everywhere. David Tennant and Catherine Tate are set to film scenes that will air in 2023 as part of the show’s 60th anniversary celebration, the BBC has announced. Said Showrunner Russell T Davies in a statement: “They’re back! And it looks […]

SNL Video: Selena Gomez's Intuition Drives Her Into a Jealous Rage

Singers have sung songs about it. Playwrights have written plays about it. But when it comes to jealousy, Saturday Night Live likes to do a little of both. In a pretaped, semi-musical segment, guest host Selena Gomez plays a woman visited by her intuition (Punkie Johnson). Appearing like the devil on her shoulder, Intuition takes […]

Saturday, May 14, 2022

SNL: Steve Martin Joins Selena Gomez for Bio of Whoopie Cushion Inventor

A pair of Only Murders stars were in the building — Rockefeller Center’s Studio 8H, that is — when Steve Martin joined Saturday Night Live host Selena Gomez for a pre-taped bit. In an episode of a PBS-type series called American Inventors, Gomez served as host Taylor Gosh, who introduced a profile of Archie Gizmo, […]

SNL Spoofs Netflix's Old Enough! With Helpless Longterm Boyfriend Edition

If you haven’t yet experienced the pure joy that is Netflix’s Old Enough! (which is actually a long-running show from Japan, Hajimete no Otsukai), do that. They’re short little nuggets featuring 2-4 year olds being sent out alone on errands, and it’s got the high stakes of the Super Bowl with the cuteness of the […]

Friday Ratings: Charmed Up, Dynasty Down in Wake of Cancellations

In the latest TV ratings, The CW’s recently cancelled Charmed this Friday drew 370,000 total viewers (its best audience since March 18) while steady with a 0.1 demo rating. The similarly terminal Dynasty meanwhile slipped to its third-smallest audience ever (190K) while holding onto its 0.0 demo rating. ABC’s Shark Tank (3.1 million viewers/0.4 rating) […]

Legacies' Impending Series Finale Includes Mind-Blowing 'Surprises' for Longtime Vampire Diaries Fans

Here’s something guaranteed to put a much-needed smile on the face of every Legacies fan. Series creator Julie Plec took to Twitter on Saturday to assure fans of the unceremoniously canceled show — along with fans of Roswell, New Mexico, which was also canceled this week — that they won’t be left on a cliffhanger. […]

Friday, May 13, 2022

Big Sky: Jensen Ackles Promoted to Series Regular for Season 3

Life moves fast in Big Sky country. Supernatural alum Jensen Ackles has been promoted to series regular for the just-announced Season 3, TVLine has learned. His guest appearance in the ABC drama’s upcoming Season 2 finale was first revealed Thursday. “I have tangled more than a few times with cartel elements,” Ackles’ character, Beau Arlen, […]

FX Sets Summer Premiere Dates for What We Do in the Shadows, Reservation Dogs on Hulu and More

FX is making sure you spend your summer indoors, unveiling premiere dates for eight new and returning shows on Friday. The vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows will return for Season 4 on Tuesday, July 12 at 10/9c with a two-episode premiere. After the season finale saw the Staten Island vamps going their […]

ABC Renews 5 Unscripted Series, Including Bachelor and American Idol

ABC has opened the proverbial envelope containing American Idol‘s fate — and the show will be back for another season. The long-running singing competition — which will return for its 21st season overall, and sixth on ABC — was one of five unscripted series renewed at the Alphabet Net on Friday, along with The Bachelor (for […]

Legacies EP Julie Plec Laments Show's Cancellation: 'It's Sad When the Business Changes Beneath Your Feet'

Less than 24 hours after Legacies (along with six other CW series) were unceremoniously canceled, series creator Julie Plec has taken to Twitter to toast the end of The Vampire Diaries saga’s 13-year run on The CW. “To my beloved Legacies — after the Parkland shootings, I decided I wanted to tell a story about […]

True Lies TV Series Ordered at CBS

CBS has pulled the trigger on a series order for True Lies, a TV reboot of the 1994 action-comedy led by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. Written and executive-produced by Matt Nix (Burn Notice), the CBS series follows Helen, an unfulfilled suburban housewife (played by I’m Dying Up Here‘s Ginger Gonzaga) who is shocked […]

Teen Wolf Movie: Tyler Hoechlin Set to Return for Paramount+ Revival

We know what Tyler Hoechlin will be doing this summer during his Superman & Lois hiatus: Returning to Beacon Hills! The actor has signed on to reprise his role as Derek Hale in Teen Wolf: The Movie, Paramount+’s forthcoming two-hour continuation of the hit MTV series (2011–2017). The news comes roughly six weeks after the […]

Thursday, May 12, 2022

CBS Orders 3 New Drama Series Amid Cancellation Spree

CBS on Thursday handed series orders to a trio of dramas, including a firefighter procedural starring SEAL Team‘s Max Thieriot. Other projects scoring a coveted green light at the Eye Network: Cop drama East New York and legal yarn So Help Me Todd. The pickups come just hours after CBS cancelled five of its current series, […]

The Orville: Norm Macdonald's Yaphit Suits Up, Ed Quotes Star Wars in Hulu's Full-Length Season 3 Trailer

The Orville has quite a star trek ahead of it (and offers a splash of Star Wars-ian wisdom), to look at the full-length trailer for the space adventure series’ third season. Blasting off Thursday, June 2 on Hulu (with weekly releases), The Orville: New Horizons‘ 10-episode season finds the crew of the titular exploratory vessel […]

Good Sam Cancelled at CBS

CBS has officially called it on Good Sam. The medical drama starring Sophia Bush has been cancelled after one season, TVLine has learned. Per the latest Live+7 DVR ratings, Good Sam has been averaging barely 4 million total viewers along with a 0.5 demo rating, ranking last in both measures out of the 14 dramas […]

How We Roll Cancelled at CBS

Pete Holmes has struck out — and not in a good way. CBS has cancelled bowling comedy How We Roll after a single season, TVLine has learned. How We Roll this season is averaging 4.6 million total weekly viewers and a 0.4 demo rating (with Live+7 playback). Among the seven sitcoms that CBS has aired […]

4400 Cancelled at CW After 1 Season

The 4400‘s superpowered days are over: The CW has cancelled the reboot after just one season, TVLine has learned. The network also axed Dynasty, Charmed, Naomi, In the Dark and Roswell, New Mexico on Thursday. They join the previously cancelled dramas Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow. The CW’s atypical “bloodbath” of cancellations this season (at […]

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Survivor 42 Recap: The Do or Die Twist Returns — Whose Fate in the Game Was Determined Entirely by Chance?

Perhaps this season of Survivor should’ve been named Ghost Island 2. In Wednesday’s episode, yet another twist from last season reared its head, as Jeff announced that whoever opted to compete in this week’s immunity challenge may possibly face consequences from the Do or Die twist. While the idea of exiting the game by luck […]

George Lopez Sitcom Lopez vs. Lopez Lands Series Order at NBC

George Lopez is returning to primetime: NBC has handed a series order to Lopez vs. Lopez, a new sitcom starring the comedian, TVLine has learned. Lopez stars opposite his real-life daughter Mayan Lopez in “a working-class family comedy about dysfunction, reconnection and all the pain and joy in between,” per the official description. Selenis Leyva […]

Candy Recap: Friends to Frenemies

Candy did not throw Betty a baby shower because she had “the best party house” — despite what she told Allan and her bestie Sherry on Wednesday’s Episode 3 of Candy. There are two more plausible reasons. One, the eponymous character behind Hulu’s limited series was likely bored and craving drama. Ennui certainly inspired her […]

Tuesday Ratings: Naomi Audience Dips With Finale, The Resident Eyes Lows

In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s Naomi on Tuesday night closed out Season 1 with a double pump that drew 470,000 total viewers and a 0.1 rating, followed by 440K/0.1 (marking the bubble drama’s second smallest audience); TVLine readers gave the freshman closer an average grade of “B.” The CW holds its Upfront […]

TVLine Items: Jeong Joins Afterparty, Hedlund to Stallone Series and More

The Afterparty is expanding its roster of suspects for Season 2: Ken Jeong (Community, The Masked Singer) has joined the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy as a series regular, our sister site Deadline reports. In the second season, Tiffany Haddish’s Detective Danner is back to solve a new case, revolving around a murder at a […]

South Park: The Streaming Wars Set as Next Paramount+ Special — First Look

The town of South Park is going to war next month, and we apparently have Cartman and his mom to thank for it. Paramount+ has announced South Park: The Streaming Wars as the franchise’s next exclusive event, set to premiere on Wednesday, June 1. In the special, “Cartman locks horns with his mom in a […]

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

BMF: Mo'Nique Joins Starz Crime Drama for Season 2

Academy Award-winning actress Mo’Nique (Precious) has joined the Starz crime drama BMF for Season 2. The first season of BMF introduced the story of two brothers — Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory (played by Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. and Da’Vinchi) — who created Black Mafia Family, the most prominent drug […]

Percy Jackson Author: Racist Bullying of Young Disney+ Series Cast Member Is 'Out of Line' and Needs to 'Stop, Now'

Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan is raining down lightning bolts on those who have been bullying Leah Sava Jeffries, the young actress chosen to play Annabeth in the upcoming Disney+ series. It was announced earlier this week that, alongside The Adam Project‘s Walker Scobell as the titular Percy, Jeffries (whose previous credits include Empire) will […]

Hacks Season 2: EPs Tee Up Looming Email Fiasco That 'Tosses Deborah and Ava's Relationship Into Turmoil'

Deborah and Ava are hitting the road, but one dirt-slinging email threatens to ruin everything they’ve built between them. (Don’t do drugs, kids.) In Hacks‘ Season 2 (which premieres with its first two episodes Thursday, May 12 on HBO Max), the two ladies leave Las Vegas to workshop Deborah’s new intimate material on the road. […]

Descendants Franchise Expands With Disney+ Movie The Pocketwatch About Cinderella and Queen of Hearts' Kids

Disney+ is officially taking fans down the rabbit hole. The streamer on Tuesday announced a new installment in the Descendants franchise, tentatively titled The Pocketwatch, which will feature seven new songs. New characters include Red, the “whip-smart and rebellious teenage daughter” of Alice in Wonderland‘s Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, the “perfectionist and athletic daughter […]

TVLine Items: GoT Vet Is Dior's Sister, Netflix's Bob Saget Tribute and More

Game of Thrones vet Maisie Williams is entering House Dior: The actress has joined the upcoming Apple TV+ drama The New Look, starring Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche as Christian Dior and Coco Chanel. The series is described as an “epic thriller” set against the World War II Nazi Occupation of Paris, “when Coco Chanel’s […]

Syfy Un-Cancels SurrealEstate, Plans October Bow for Scary Bring It On

The Roman Agency is reopening its doors at Syfy. One year after SurrealEstate creator George Olson announced that the paranormal drama would not return for a second season, the network has reversed its decision, bringing the series back for a sophomore run in 2023, TVLine has learned. SurrealEstate stars Tim Rozon (Wynonna Earp) as Luke […]

Monday, May 9, 2022

9-1-1 Exposes the Truth About Jonah — So Why Is Buck Mad at [Spoiler]?

Hen and Chimney caught a serious case of the “Monday” in this week’s 9-1-1. Following Claudette’s seemingly avoidable death last week, Hen followed up on her suspicions about Jonah, enlisting Chimney as her partner in crime. Together, they deduced that Jonah has a pattern of pushing otherwise stable patients to the brink of death just […]

Candy Premiere Recap: Death, Deception and Casserole — Grade It!

Anyone familiar with the 1990 made-for-TV movie A Killing in a Small Town, or any true-crime reenactment series on basic cable, knows Candy Montgomery’s murderous story. What made Monday’s debut of Hulu’s five-day limited series Candy, starring Jessica Biel, different and more engaging was, well, Jessica Biel. Delivering what is arguably the strongest performance of […]

Riverdale Sneak Peek: Are 'Bughead' and 'Varchie' About to Reunite?

If you’re a fan of Riverdale‘s classic couples, this week might be the week you’ve been waiting for. In a sneak peek at this Sunday’s episode (The CW, 8/7c) — which you can watch above — it looks like exes Betty and Jughead (aka “Bughead”) are spending some quality time together for the first time […]

TVLine Items: McDorman's Peacock Series, Paper Girls Teaser and More

Jake McDorman is joining Betty Gilpin in the fight against A.I. The Limitless and Greek alum will star alongside GLOW vet Gilpin in Peacock’s upcoming drama Mrs. Davis, from co-writers/executive producers Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, Lost) and Tara Hernandez (Young Sheldon). The series is described as “an exploration of faith versus technology — an epic battle of […]

Law & Order: OC Burning Q: Would Stabler Really Be Able to Find Those Bullets in the Tree? We Asked an Expert

In the most recent episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, Det. Elliot Stabler visited the grounds outside the apartment building where he grew up — specifically, a tree on those grounds. He was there as part of his ongoing investigation into whether his deceased father, who’d also been a police officer, was a good cop […]

FBI, Most Wanted and International Renewed for 2 More Seasons Each

CBS has put the “aye!” in FBI, renewing the mothership crime drama as well as both of its offshoots — and for not one but two more seasons each. That means FBI will be back for Seasons 5 and 6, Most Wanted has nabbed a Season 4 and 5, and the International flavor is packing […]

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Fear the Walking Dead Recap: Another One and Another One Bite the Dust

Fear the Walking Dead continued to raise the show’s Season 7 body count with Sunday’s episode — and quickly, too. Guess we’ve gotta make room for Kim Dickens’ return as Madison somehow, eh? As “Sonny Boy” began, Strand threw one “traitor” after another over the side of his much-ballyhooed Tower. But that was just a precursor […]

Winning Time Finale Recap: Can the Lakers Win It All Without Kareem?

Every sports dynasty starts with one championship, but Winning Time‘s L.A. Lakers will have to win one without their star player. Sunday’s season finale finds the Lakers tied 2 games to 2 with Dr. J’s Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Finals (sorry, the “World Championships”), with Kareem dominating the Sixers in Game 5… until he […]

The Equalizer Recap: Criminal Visions

The Equalizer‘s Robyn McCall has taken on a lot of tough cases. It wasn’t until this Sunday’s installment on CBS, however, that she had to contend with a client who wanted her help based on his dreams and visions. The man’s name was Julien Thibideaux (The Vampire Diaries‘ Yusuf Gatewood), and he was convinced, based […]

Call the Midwife Finale Recap: A Nurse Returns After Tragedy Strikes Poplar

The Call the Midwife Season 11 finale opened with the streets of Poplar resembling a war scene. Smoke filled the air and train wreck debris was everywhere, as survivors either limped or were escorted to Nonnatus House for medical care. Fred directed police officials and the wounded to where they needed to go and tried […]

How Does Doctor Strange 2 Fare as a WandaVision Sequel? Grade It!

The following contains major spoilers from both Disney+’s WandaVision and the motion picture Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (now in theaters). This Mother’s Day, what better (?) occasion to take stock of Wanda Maximoff’s ongoing post-Endgame journey , which was the focus of the standalone Disney+ series WandaVision and most recently got updated by Doctor […]

The Wilds EPs Talk Gretchen's 'Brazen' Finale Twist, Seth's Story and the Future of 'Shoni' (Plus, Grade It!)

Warning: The following contains spoilers for The Wilds Season 2. Proceed at your own risk! Welcome to Phase 3, The Wilds fans. The Season 2 finale of Prime Video’s teen survivalist drama revealed that Leah had been playing Gretchen and that she’d managed to get a call out to her friend Ian, who alerted the FBI. Now […]

SNL Video: Cumberbatch Turns Chuck E. Cheese Into an '80s Dance Party

In the grand tradition of “Space Pants” — Peter Dinklage’s insane, Devo-inspired tune that the show eventually released as a single — this week’s Saturday Night Live offers another knock-off of a deeply ’80s aesthetic. Mikey Day and Chloe Fineman are the parents of a delightful young extra playing their son at a Chuck E. […]

Doctor Who: Ncuti Gatwa Tapped to Play New Doctor for Season 14, Succeeding Jodie Whittaker

BBC is tossing Ncuti Gatwa the keys to the TARDIS. Gatwa has landed Doctor Who‘s iconic role of the Doctor, making him the successor to Jodie Whittaker and the series’ 14th lead overall. The show confirmed the news on Twitter Sunday, writing: “The future is here! Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor.” “There aren’t quite the words […]

Saturday, May 7, 2022

SNL Tackles Possible Roe v. Wade Reversal With Trip to the Middle Ages

NBC’s Saturday Night Live didn’t make it through the culture wars of the last 40 or so years by sticking its neck out for politics. But this week, the show’s cold open dove right into the furor over banning abortion after the draft of a decision leaked from the Supreme Court. Because Justice Samuel Alito […]

Great North's Ham Is Coming Out Again — And There Will Be Drama This Time!

The process of coming out can be dramatic. Or in the case of The Great North‘s Ham, not dramatic… enough? Ham’s family is understandably confused when he announces that he wants to “redo” his coming out in Sunday’s episode (Fox, 8:30/7:30c), but as you’ll see in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek, everyone gets on board pretty […]

Ratings: Magnum Flat With Finale

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ yet-to-be-renewed Magnum P.I. closed out Season 4 with 4.9 million total viewers and a 0.3 demo rating, steady week to week. TVLine readers gave the smoochy finale an average grade of “A.” Opening CBS’ Friday, Come Dance With Me (2.1 mil/0.2) tied lows, while at 10 pm a […]

Friday, May 6, 2022

Outer Range Finale: Imogen Poots on Autumn's Identity, Big Showdown With Royal: It's an 'Intense Tennis Match'

Warning: This post contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of Outer Range. Having one time-traveling character in a Western drama would be shocking enough, but three of them? Consider us baffled. In the final two episodes of Prime Video’s Outer Range (now streaming), Royal revealed to his older son Perry that he knew damn […]

Queens Cancelled at ABC

ABC has dethroned its Queens. The network has cancelled the musical drama, which will not return for Season 2, TVLine has learned. Queens averaged not quite 1.9 million total viewers along with a 0.5 demo rating (with Live+7 DVR playback factored in). Among the eight dramas ABC has aired this TV season, it ranks last in […]

Mattea Roach's Jeopardy! Streak Ends, Ranks No. 5 Among All-Time Champs

Jeopardy! has bid adieu to another super-champ. In Friday’s episode, Mattea Roach‘s impressive winning streak came to an end when the 23-year-old tutor from Toronto, Ontario incorrectly answered the Final Jeopardy! clue. With 23 wins and $560,983 in the bank, Roach ranks No. 5 on both the all-time consecutive games list and the all-time highest regular […]

TVLine Items: I Think You Should Leave Renewed, Chad's New Date and More

I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson will not be leaving Netflix: The streamer has renewed the sketch comedy series for Season 3, it was announced on Friday. Creators and writers Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin will once again “bring their distinct comedy style and observational humor to the forefront, continuing to poke fun […]

Bosch: Legacy's Titus Welliver: 'Be Very Worried' for Harry's Fabulous House

Damn. Bosch: Legacy isn’t playing around. As the Freevee (fka IMDb TV) follow-up to Prime Video’s Bosch series got underway on Friday (in the first of four premiere episodes), Harry’s world was shaken, literally, by one of L.A.’s middle-of-the-night earthquakes. Afterward, Harry slipped outside with flashlight in hand to take a look-see and grit his […]

Cancelled Saved by the Bell Would Have Paired Fan-Favorite Couple in Season 3

File under: What Would’ve Happened Next. Days after Peacock cancelled its critically acclaimed Saved by the Bell revival after two seasons, series boss Tracey Wigfield is confirming a fan-favorite pair would have been romantically linked in Season 3. In the second (and now final) season, SBTB teased a potential relationship between Mac (played by Mitchell Hoog) and Daisy […]

Thursday, May 5, 2022

The Flight Attendant's Kaley Cuoco, Showrunner Break Down Episode 5's Heartbreaking Revelation

The following contains major spoilers from the May 5 episode of HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant. The mind palace’s Gold Dress Cassie isn’t just a bombshell — she sure as hell knows how to drop one, too. In the fifth episode of The Flight Attendant Season 2, a perfect storm of stressors (telling Marco that […]

Justified Sequel Series: Aunjanue Ellis, Boyd Holbrook, 6 Others Join Cast

FX’s Justified sequel series has added Aunjanue Ellis (Lovecraft Country), Marin Ireland (Sneaky Pete), Boyd Holbrook (Narcos), Adelaide Clemens (Rectify), Norbert Leo Butz (Bloodline), Vondie Curtis-Hall (For the People), Victor Williams (The Affair) and Vivian Olyphant to its ranks. As announced in January, Timothy Olyphant will reprise his role of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens for […]

Only Murders in the Building Trio Pose for Mugshots in Season 2 First Look — Plus, Fresh Intel on New Cast Additions

Only Murders in the Building‘s central trio may not be guilty, but they sure don’t look innocent in newly released photos from Season 2 (premiering Tuesday, June 28). Hulu on Thursday unveiled six new images from the season premiere — aptly titled “Persons of Interest” — three of which see Charles, Oliver and Mabel posing […]

Ultimatum Debuts at No. 2 on Nielsen Streaming Ranking, Moon Knight Rises

The Ultimatum proved to be an offer Netflix subs couldn’t refuse, as the dating/dalliance series made a strong debut on Nielsen’s U.S. ranking of streaming originals for the week of April 4. With Netflix’s Bridgerton dominating the Top 10 for a third straight week — this time amassing 1.6 billion minutes viewed across its 16 […]

Survivor 42's Newest Jury Member Responds to the Lie That Led to His Downfall, Names Season's Best Player

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor.  We love a good #blindside, and in Episode 10, the axe fell on one of Survivor 42‘s most strategic — and most unsuspecting — castaways. After Lindsay scored back-to-back challenge wins, the beastly Jonathan was left vulnerable to the vote once again. But Omar had other […]

First Kill Lands Release Date at Netflix — Get First Look at YA Vampire Series

Here’s something to sink your teeth into: Netflix’s YA vampire-hunter story First Kill will make its debut this summer. The streamer announced Thursday that the upcoming series — based on a short story from New York Times bestselling author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab — will premiere Friday, June 10 with all eight episodes. When it’s time […]

TVLine Items: Lifetime's Gabby Petito Movie, Percy Jackson Casting and More

Thora Birch is taking on The Gabby Petito Story (working title) for Lifetime. The actress will make her directorial debut with the movie, in addition to playing Gabby’s mom, Nichole Schmidt, our sister site Deadline reports. The movie — premiering later this year as the anniversary of Gabby’s disappearance and murder approaches this fall — […]

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Killing Eve: Sandra Oh Reacts to the Divisive Series Finale — and Reveals It Was Almost Much Different

Do you wish Killing Eve had ended differently? According to Sandra Oh, it almost did. In an interview with our sister site Deadline — watch the full video here — Oh addresses the BBC America thriller’s series finale, which divided fans last month with its brutally abrupt ending. In the final moments, Villanelle was killed […]

Saved by the Bell Revival Cancelled After 2 Seasons at Peacock

Jessie and Slater won’t be getting their second chance at love, after all. Peacock has cancelled the critically acclaimed Saved by the Bell revival, TVLine has confirmed. The news comes nearly six months after the release of Season 2. “We are so proud to have been the home of the next iteration of Saved by the Bell for […]

The Circle Season 4 Premiere Recap: Two Spice Girls Become One Catfish

Netflix’s The Circle is back with new twists, turns, emoji-filled chats and a bit of girl power. Season 4 kicked off on Wednesday with four new episodes and a surprising twist: Spice Girls members Emma Bunton and Melanie “Mel B” Brown joined the reality competition under a catfish profile with a mission to fool most of […]

The Wilds Bosses Talk Adding Boys to the Teenage Girls Survivalist Drama and Coexisting With Yellowjackets

The island drama is about to get even more expansive on The Wilds. Season 2 of the Prime Video series (premiering with all eight episodes this Friday) follows two different stories of survival. While the teenage girls whose plane crashed in the ocean in the first season continue to acclimate to their situation, a new […]

Motherland: Fort Salem's Final Season, Revamped grown-ish and More Get Summer Premiere Dates on Freeform

Freeform’s witch war is ending this summer. The third and final season of Motherland: Fort Salem will premiere on Tuesday, June 21 at 10/9c, TVLine has learned. “The end of season 2 left Abigail, Tally, Raelle and Scylla fugitives on the run,” the official synopsis reminds us. “Now without a military nor a home, they […]

TVLine Items: GoT Vet Is Garner's Hubby, DeBose to Host Tonys and More

Jennifer Garner has found her missing TV spouse: Game of Thrones vet Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will star opposite Garner in the Apple TV+ limited series The Last Thing He Told Me, TVLine has learned. Based on the novel by Laura Dave, the drama follows Hannah (played by Garner), “a woman who forms an unexpected relationship with […]

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Superman & Lois Just Gave Us A Moment We've All Been Waiting For

Tuesday’s episode of Superman & Lois ended with the dramatic reveal that viewers have been anticipating since Day 1: Clark’s bestie, Lana Lang Cushing, is finally in on his little secret. Clark’s decision to reveal himself — one that had the full support of his family — came after Lana-Rho arrived through the portal in […]

Young Rock Recap: Dwayne Makes His Ring Debut and Meets Stone Cold

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wasn’t born a wrestling star. He had to become one, and Tuesday’s Young Rock heartwarmingly showed fans how his road to stardom in the ring began. It started with a call from Pat Patterson in 1996, who wanted Dwayne to fight in a dark match in Corpus Christi, Texas, per Vince […]

This Is Us Wraps Production on Series Finale: 'The Best Job I've Ever Had'

The Pearsons won’t officially say goodbye until late May, but that didn’t stop members of This Is Us‘ cast from bidding the series farewell on Tuesday, the final day of filming. Mandy Moore, who stars as Rebecca on the beloved NBC drama, posted a photo of empty folding chairs bearing the This Is Us logo on […]

Bridgerton Stars Explain How the Queen's Friendships Shape the Spinoff

Bridgerton fans hoping to gain insight into Queen Charlotte’s upcoming prequel needn’t look any further than the hit Regency-era drama’s Season 2. Whilst nothing necessitates an excuse to re-watch the entire season, two scenes from Episode 6, in particular, hold clues to what Bridgerton-nation can expect from the untitled spinoff. As previously reported, the prequel […]

Titus Welliver Says Bosch: Legacy Is More a 'Natural Progression' vs. Spinoff — Plus, His Take on 'Freevee' Name

Harry Bosch is back on the case — though a different kind of one — as Bosch: Legacy hits Freevee (fka IMDb TV, Amazon’s free streaming hub) this Friday. A spinoff of Prime Video’s seven-season adaptation of Michael Connelly’s Bosch novels, Bosch: Legacy again stars Titus Welliver as the former LAPD detective, who a year-and-a-half […]

Daniel Radcliffe Gets 'Weird' in the First Trailer for Roku's The Al Yankovic Story

“I hope you guys are ready for this,” says Daniel Radcliffe in the trailer Roku dropped Tuesday for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. But was there any way we could’ve truly been ready to see the erstwhile Harry Potter cut loose as the five-time Grammy winner whose pop parodies include “Fat” and “Amish Paradise”? Rhetorical […]

TVLine Items: Desperate Vets Visit Fantasy Island, Jackass Series and More

A Desperate Housewives couple is taking a trip to Fantasy Island: Teri Hatcher and James Denton are set to reunite in a Season 2 episode of the Fox series, TVLine has learned. The actors, who previously reunited in 2021 for Hallmark’s A Kiss Before Christmas, will play a pair of empty nesters figuring out how to […]

Allison Janney Joins Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern in Apple's Mrs. American Pie

Allison Janney is ditching Napa, California, for the Sunshine State. The seven-time Emmy winner is set to star opposite Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern in the upcoming Apple TV+ comedy, Mrs. American Pie, about South Florida’s wealthy elite. Apple TV+ announced the casting Tuesday. This marks Janney’s first live-action TV role since the Napa-set Mom, […]

Monday, May 2, 2022

9-1-1 Recap: A Heroic Hour Ends With a Devastating (and Suspicious) Twist

Spoiler alert: We’re about to break down Monday’s episode of 9-1-1. Haven’t watched? You’ve been warned. A celebrated 9-1-1 dispatcher has taken her last call. Claudette Collins, played by Vanessa Estelle Williams, was killed in a fire on Monday’s episode, a powerful hour that took the entire call center down with it. The hour began […]

Bosch: Legacy Renewed for Season 2 Ahead of Premiere — Beyond Black Beauty Among Freevee Series Orders

The Bosch: Legacy spinoff has been renewed for Season 2 ahead of its May 6 premiere, Freevee (fka IMDb TV) announced on Monday evening at its NewFronts presentation. The docuseries Uninterrupted’s Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers also got a pickup, for Seasons 3 and 4. New series orders from […]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds EP Teases a 'Totally Different Kirk'

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premiering this Thursday on Paramount+, will take viewers on a bold new adventure as Starfleet’s finest encounter new life while traversing the galaxy. The episodic series enlists a number of characters from the original Trek series, including Captain Pike (played by Anson Mount), Spock (Ethan Peck), Number One (Rebecca Romijn) […]

Jerry verDorn, Who Played Ross on Guiding Light, Dead at 72

Gerald “Jerry” M. verDorn, who is best known to daytime-TV audiences for his run as Guiding Light‘s Ross, died peacefully at home on Sunday after a months-long cancer illness. He was 72. Born in Sioux Falls, S.D., verDorn after graduating from what is now Minnesota State University Moorhead had major roles in many seasons of […]

Riverdale Adds Billions Alum to Play Cheryl's Long-Lost Love Heather

We’re finally going to meet a very important person from Cheryl’s past on Riverdale. Caroline Day (Billions) is joining the Season 6 cast of the CW drama as Heather, Cheryl’s middle school girlfriend, our sister site Deadline reports. She will recur, starting with next Sunday’s episode (The CW, 8/7c). Cheryl has mentioned in previous seasons […]

TVLine Items: Gosselaar Joins NBC Pilot, Bravo Races to Peacock and More

Consider Mark-Paul Gosselaar one of the Found: The mixed-ish actor has joined Shanola Hampton in the aforementioned NBC drama pilot, our sister site Deadline reports. The project is based on the fact that “in any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color […]

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Fear TWD Recap: The Search for a Lost Loved One Leads to [Spoiler]'s Demise

Sunday’s Alycia Debnam-Carey-directed episode of Fear the Walking Dead not only served up a significant casualty — and right on the heels of Charlie’s death sentence last week — it foreshadowed what sure sounded like the imminent demises of two more characters. It all started when Daniel, his memory failing, took off from Morgan’s submarine in […]

Outlander Season 6 Finale Recap: Worst Road Trip Ever — Plus, Grade It!

Perhaps one day, Claire and Jamie Fraser will end an Outlander season by sitting in the sun and happily, peacefully sipping some of the finest whisky their still has ever produced. But the Season 6 finale is not that day. Things go from bad to truly awful in Episode 8, “I Am Not Alone,” a […]

Call the Midwife Recap: Could Death Claim Two of Nonnatus' Own?

This Sunday’s Call the Midwife started out like any other installment of the PBS drama. Sister Hilda led the morning meeting for the midwives and noticed that Nurse Nancy seemed preoccupied with news of 1967’s Abortion Act. While all of the staffers commended the law for eventually saving lives, Sister Hilda simply wanted Nurse Nancy […]

The Equalizer Changes Showrunners Ahead of Likely Season 3

There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes action taking place on CBS’ The Equalizer. Andrew W. Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller, who created the series based on the eponymous 1980s version, are stepping down as showrunners, our sister site Deadline reports. As fans know, this iteration of The Equalizer stars Oscar-nominated actress and former rapper Queen Latifah, […]

Moon Knight's Original Love Interest Wound Up on a Different Marvel Series

Moon Knight‘s Marc and Steven almost shared a different romantic interest — one who wound up on a different MCU TV series instead. As a guest on the Ringerverse’s House of R podcast this week (starting at the 1:55:00 mark), Moon Knight head writer/executive producer Jeremy Slater shared with co-host Joanna Robinson some of the […]

The Flash Finale Features a Surprise Cameo (And It's Not Who You Think)

The Flash‘s season finale is still quite a ways away, but here’s something to get speculating about over the next eight weeks. When TVLine spoke this week with Danielle Nicolet, who plays metahuman legal eagle Cecile on The CW’s longest-running Arrowverse series, we of course asked what she could tease about the Season 8 finale […]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Review: A Lighter Touch and a Throwback Vibe Make the Trek Franchise Fun Again

Star Trek TV shows are multiplying like Tribbles these days. Starting with 2017’s Star Trek: Discovery — the first Trek show in more than a decade — the iconic sci-fi franchise has rolled out five new shows on Paramount+ in the past five years. As a lifelong Trekkie, it’s been a pleasure to navigate this wealth […]