Monday, February 1, 2021

The Rookie to Be Taught a Lesson by Castle Alum Toks Olagundoye

The Rookie will play host to yet another mini Castle reunion when Toks Olagundoye joins the ABC procedural for a multi-episode arc. TVLine has confirmed that Olagundoye — who in what would be Castle‘s final season played sleuth Hayley Shipton — has been cast in the role of Fiona Ryan, Officer John Nolan’s professor in […]

All American Spinoff, Centered on Simone, Officially a Go at The CW

The CW is officially expanding its All American universe. The network confirmed on Monday that it’s moving forward with a potential spinoff of the football drama, to be focused on Geffri Maya’s Simone. Titled All American: Homecoming, the spinoff’s pilot will air as an episode of All American‘s current third season (aka a backdoor pilot). […]

The Haunting of Hill House EPs to Adapt The Midnight Club at Netflix: Zach Gilford, Classic Horror Vet Join Cast

Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy are calling The Midnight Club to order. The creators of The Haunting of Hill House and its follow-up, The Haunting of Bly Manor, are adapting Christopher Pike’s young adult novel The Midnight Club for Netflix, the streaming service announced Monday. Though Pike is known for penning horror stories, The Midnight Club takes place […]

Dustin Diamond, Saved by the Bell's Screech, Dead at 44

Dustin Diamond, best known for playing Screech on NBC’s Saved by the Bell, has passed away following a battle with Stage 4 lung cancer. The actor was 44. “We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamond’s passing on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, due to carcinoma,” Diamond’s talent agency of 21 years tells TVLine. “He was diagnosed […]

The Voice Season 20 Gets Premiere Date, Adds Darren Criss and Brandy

Season 20 of The Voice will start its chairs spinning on Monday, March 1, NBC has announced. There, it will lead into the super-Fringe-ian freshman sci-fi series Debris, starring Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom) and Riann Steele (The Magicians). NBC also revealed that this season’s Battle Advisors include Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning multi-hyphenate Darren Criss (on Team […]

Prodigal Son: Catherine Zeta-Jones Arrives at Claremont (and Martin's Nervous!) in Season 2 First Look

It takes someone very powerful to intimidate Martin Whitly, and that someone is Catherine Zeta-Jones. In two exclusive photos from Prodigal Son‘s March 2 episode, the Oscar winner makes her first appearance as Dr. Vivian Capshaw, Claremont Psychiatric’s resident MD (and a series regular for Season 2). As series co-creator Chris Fedak tells TVLine, Zeta-Jones’ arc […]

Clarice Review: CBS' Bland Lambs Sequel Suffers From a Lack of Lecter

What would Silence of the Lambs be without Hannibal Lecter? The coldblooded cannibal genius played by Anthony Hopkins is one of the most iconic villains in film history — but, due to nagging rights issues, his name can’t even be uttered in CBS’ new drama Clarice, which follows FBI agent Clarice Starling a year after […]

Ratings: Card Sharks Hits Season Highs on Quiet Sunday, Batwoman Steady

In the latest TV show ratings, the winter finale of ABC’s Card Sharks on this quiet Sunday night drew 3 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating, up sharply week-to-week to mark season highs. Lead-in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (4.2 mil/0.5) similarly entered its own midseason break with a season high in […]

Frasier Revival Eyed at Paramount+

Insert requisite tossed-salad-and-scrambled-eggs lede here because that long-gestating Frasier revival may finally be on the verge of hatching. TVLine has learned exclusively that Paramount+ — the streamer soon to be formerly known as CBS All Access — is circling the years-in-the-making project, which would find Kelsey Grammer reprising his iconic role of Dr. Frasier Crane. (Frasier […]

Legacies Sneak Peek: Everyone Wants to Play Damon in the Salvatore School's Vampire Diaries Musical

More than a decade after Ian Somerhalder landed the role of Damon Salvatore, a new crop of hopefuls are vying to take over the part — albeit for their school’s Vampire Diaries-inspired musical. Thursday’s episode of Legacies (The CW, 9/8c) lifts the curtain on Salvatore: The Musical, a song-and-dance retelling of the founding of the […]

9-1-1 Boss Promises Surprising, Emotional Pairings in First Lone Star Crossover — Watch Sneak Peek

For 9-1-1 showrunner Tim Minear, the process of putting together tonight’s first-ever crossover with 9-1-1: Lone Star mirrored what the characters experience in the harrowing hour: “There were twists and turns and hurdles I had to clear,” he tells TVLine. “For a while there, it looked like we were just going to collapse. But then… […]

The Young and the Restless' Donny Boaz Announces Surprise Exit: Chance Is 'Just Not Going to Be There Anymore'

Monday will mark Donny Boaz‘s last day in Genoa City: The Young and the Restless actor, who has played Phillip “Chance” Chancellor IV since 2019, announced on Sunday that he’s leaving the soap opera, with his final episode airing Feb. 1 (aka today). “Sad news: [Monday]… as of now, will be my last air date on […]

Firefly Lane Review: Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke's Netflix Soap Opera Is the Most Trivial of Pursuits

I’d love to say that I was wowed by Netflix’s series adaption of Kristin Hannah’s novel, Firefly Lane (dropping Wednesday, Feb. 3). Truth be told, I dive into every show that I’m tasked with reviewing hoping the same thing — to be dazzled, stunned, impressed. I was none of those things. There was nothing there that […]