They should use this picture.
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i understand what they're doing but i do think it's odd that t-mobile's new spokesman for lightning-fast internet is billy bob thornton, a man who, in my mind, has never upgraded from a flip phone
the great thing about being less than one year into Donald Trump's second term is that there is still plenty of time for him to award other Masked Singer contestants the presidential medal of freedom
When I watched Borat 2 five years ago, I definitely thought to myself, "now there's a future Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient!"
Breaking: Rudy Giuliani, apparently
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Friday was the last office day at TVLine before we go remote. We’ll still be doing in-person events, but… it’ll never be quite the same. Going to miss seeing my work family every day. Here are a few of us, along with our wonderful spouses, at my wedding a few years back. 💙
I couldn’t figure out my Four Favorites, so I just chose the four films I always rewatch on a plane.
Lifelong New Yorker here. I’ve visited Chicago twice, and it’s the only other city I’ve been to that I could actually see myself living in besides NYC.
Fine, I'll join Letterboxd. letterboxd.com/ryanschwartz...
Back to the Future is going to be my first IMAX experience.
…as far as we know.
As someone on Threads reminded me, Chris Redd also departed ahead of Season 48. So, it was eight total. (I was positive Redd left a year later!) In other words, at least five more cast members would have to exit ahead of #SNL Season 51 for this latest shake-up to be even bigger.
Your dad was Mario Cuomo.
Hmm... I'm pretty sure that video is wrong. Wyle would have been 14 in 1985. That man is *at least* pushing 30.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe we lost seven #SNL cast members after Season 47: Kate, Aidy, Pete, Kyle, Melissa, Alex and Aristotle. So, for this shakeup heading into Season 51 to be even bigger, we’d need to lose at least four more players.
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Longfellow was promoted to repertory last season and was among the bottom 5 in terms of screen time. He was only staying if he got Update.
✅ James Austin Johnson
❓ Ashley Padilla ❓ Jane Wickline ❓ Marcello Hernandez ❓ Sarah Sherman ❓ Ben Marshall (PDD) ❓ John Higgins (PDD) ❓ Martin Herlihy (PDD) ❓ Andrew Dismukes ❓ Bowen Yang ❓ Chloe Fineman ❓ Ego Nwodim ❓ Mikey Day ❓ Michael Che ❓ Colin Jost ❓ Kenan Thompson* * Kenan will be buried in Studio 8H.
Will the #SNL purge continue today…? Who’s out, who’s in limbo and who’s safe as of Friday AM: ❌ Emil Wakim ❌ Devon Walker ❌ Michael Longfellow ❌ Heidi Gardner
If any of my fellow journalists are trying to reach Heidi for comment, I hear she took the kids to her sister's. #SNL
I don't have strong feelings about the Devon Walker or Emil Wakim. I have to imagine Michael Longfellow was passed over for Weekend Update, and he had very little screen time his first year as a repertory player. Untapped potential, for sure. Heidi Gardner, on the other hand, is a huge loss. #SNL
I want to see every Democratic senator and representative exhibit, at the very least, the level of courage being shown by the CDC staffers who are walking out in protest.
Matt's Inside Line, the Newsletter Revival: Scoop on #FBICBS, #NCISTonyAndZiva, #Countdown, #Ghosts and More mattmitovich.ghost.io/reader-quest...
Your winners since then: The Sopranos Mad Men (4x) Homeland Breaking Bad (2x) Game of Thrones (4x) The Handmaid’s Tale Succession (3x) The Crown Shōgun The Good Wife and This Is Us won in other categories, but not the big prize. And broadcast has largely become procedural-only in recent years.
Ideally, I’d like to see him paired with a woman. It’s been too long without a female anchor. But I think he’d be a good fit.
His WU spot towards end of last season got the internet talking. He’s got a bit of that Norm cadence. There’s potential.
Guys, @ryanschwartz.tv was a FIND. One of two interns we then hired out of college, and both are still with TVLine. (Fun workplace fact: In 15 years, *no one* ever left TVLine to write for a rival.) Ryan's a damn terrific reporter. (I need to save the rest for my staff goodbye speeches.)
Eleven years ago, I direct messaged @mattmitovich.bsky.social and asked for an internship — and I’ve been at @tvline.com ever since. He, along with Michael Ausiello, Kim Roots and Andy Swift, took me under their wing, and made me the journalist I am today. Words cannot express how grateful I am.
Get scoop on returning CBS favorites Elsbeth, FBI, Fire Country, Georgie & Mandy, Ghosts, Matlock, NCIS, The Neighborhood, Tracker and Watson.
Find out just how close Reba McEntire & Co. got to bringing back the WB classic 'Reba' — and what viewers would have seen in a potential Season 7.
True. Though the content itself also poses same question. 😞
TVLine can exclusively reveal a first look photo from 'Tracker' Season 3, which features Justin Hartley and returning guest star Jensen Ackles.
No one who’s actually watched an episode of #Platonic would ask Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne if their characters are ever going to be more than just, well… [see show title]. And yet, two seasons in, I continue to see those same headlines.
This is cinema. 🤌
… Free Fallin’! 💥
[waves goodbye at helicopter, as one does]
deep breaths everyone
I have reached a pivotal moment in my #ER rewatch this morning. If you know, you know. 🚁
In a pre-streaming age, this would have been a must-see primetime comedy block.
The CW: Here for the Drama
Sure, cable is slowly dying. And yes, TLC hasn’t been “The Learning Channel” in years. But why is TLC airing reruns of Modern Family?
TikTok keeps showing me videos of Gen Z buying old CRT TVs to put in their kitchens. And I just wanna ask all these people if they’ve ever considered… you know, bringing their laptops into the kitchen.
Network sitcoms peaked with “give me cookie, got you cookie.” And if you know what this means, we can be friends.
We're flashing back to the cast of #YoungSheldon opening up to TVLine Senior Editor Ryan Schwartz about the heartbreaking death of George Cooper Sr.
Peacock's #AllHerFault (starring Sarah Snook) and Netflix's #DeathByLightning (co-starring Matthew Macfadyen) both drop on Nov. 6. So I'm pretty sure we should declare it a national holiday.
Lorne Michaels has confirmed that there will be a significant cast shake-up heading into #SNL Season 51, with news coming as early as next week. 👀
the guys who pitched MS NOW
That’s not where I thought that tweet was going.
Gonna need Jason Mantzoukas to go full-on maximum Derek in Season 2 of A Man On the Inside.
Hear me out, True Detective: Nic Cage and Pedro Pascal.
All these revivals, but no one's rebooting the best TGIF sitcom. What gives?
Sure. But they didn't binge dump Organized Crime. And something tells me they're doing this to buy time, to potentially renew and move it back to NBC at midseason. But that's strictly a hunch.
Wasn't there talk at one point about putting #ThePaper on NBC? Dunno how far those conversations got, or if they're still happening, but this switch from weekly to binge drop, with reviews embargoed for day before release, make this feel like a binge dump. I could be wrong!
More like binge dump.
It's on Hulu, yeah? So if you're subscribed to one, it's showing up on the other.
It's only been four months since #ThePitt wrapped Season 1 — and we already have our first Season 2 trailer. A complete breakdown is now live at @tvline.com:
I did not have a Barefoot Contessa-inspired nightmare on my #TheBear Season 4 bingo card. But stick with it: 9 and 10 are sensational.
That ‘70s Show was randomly number one at some point last week. I know people love it, but… it feels random? Perhaps these shows are getting pushed on users via the hero image at top of app.
Writers aren't machines. Editors aren't machines. And machines cannot do what writers and editors can do. Thanks!
Proud to be a @tvcritics.org member, which has named #ThePitt Season 1 our Program of the Year. The HBO Max drama swept with 3 additional wins: Outstanding Achievement in Drama, Outstanding New Program and Individual Achievement in Drama. Full #TCAAwards winners list now up at @tvline.com:
I totally forgot it was a lie about seeing Donald Trump at an elevator that resulted in Joey finding out about Chandler and Monica.
It takes place in the lead-up to the 2024 election, so... who knows? This is one show where I avoid screeners and watch with everyone else.
Pop TV airing Mark Greene's death, and TBS airing George Sr.'s death at the same time should be illegal.
I see Jay R. Ferguson is living biblically again — this time, on Netflix's #Leanne. He was frequently the very best part of #TheConners. Would love to see Chuck Lorre build a new sitcom around him.
And he’ll be back later that season.
Absolutely could’ve gone on another few seasons with AF. But we got a perfect finale, so I’m satisfied.
Superstore Season 7, Episode 1* *but make it Cloud 9 instead of Walmart
The missing piece of the equation explaining why so many critic positions are being eliminated is the little AI summaries at the top of Google results, which reduced click-throughs drastically. Once again, a tech company has stolen human labor and monetized it and doesn't care about the impact.
#ThePitt Season 2: Everything We Know (Updated)
Problem solved!
Someone responded and said that this is "such Goode news," and now I'm angry I didn't come up with that for my lede.
Blergh! But thank you. It's so infuriating. No issue on my work laptop or on mobile. But my personal laptop just refuses to comply.
WordPress savvy folk, please help: I'm attempting to sign in using my email address. It sends me a magic link. I click said magic link, doesn't work. I get a blank white page with the text: "Sorry, but the provided signature isn't valid." I have cleared my cache. Tried on Chrome and Firefox. Help!
Lost my Beers of the Burgh hoodie, so this #ThePitt zip-up will have to do. Thanks, HBO Max!
Watching screeners for a returning comedy tonight. I’m only two episodes in, but I think it might just be its best season yet? We’ll see if I still feel that way after I watch a few more. But at the very least, I just watched one of the very best episodes of its whole run.
So excited that we're formally rolling out @tvcritics.org's new identity today. Designed by Rosie Lin (rosielin.com), with the final version selected by TCA's members, this is a “fresh and bold new identity for the Television Critics Association,” to, um, quote myself from the press release. 😆
Thursdays this fall on HBO Max
the state of twitter
NITE OWL: Lots of stories noting ratings increase at @fallontonight.bsky.social when Greg Gutfeld was guest. But on that night @colbertlateshow.bsky.social dominated all other late-night programs among viewers 18-49 -- the category advertisers in those shows scrutinize most
Following up my list of every #BigBangTheory Easter egg on #YoungSheldon with a roundup of every Big Bang Theory *and* Young Sheldon Easter egg on #GeorgieAndMandy. Now up at @tvline.com:
The #OnlyMurders Season 5 trailer is here, and introduces new characters played by Bobby Cannavale, Beanie Feldstein, Jermaine Fowler, Keegan-Michael Key, Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Dianne Wiest and Renée Zellweger.
I never watched a second of CSI: Cyber but one of my favorite random pieces of information floating around my brain is that James Van Der Beek’s character’s name was Elijah Mundo. ELIJAH MUNDO.
This Marc Maron press tour is one for the ages. 🔥
The way Trump talks about crime, you’d think the United States was Gotham City.
Been rewatching #Superstore the past few days. Here’s a snippet from my 2021 interview with Ben Feldman about Jonah and Amy’s reunion in the series finale. 💙
I’m watching The Secret Life of Walter Mitty for the first time. None of you told me it was a Severance prequel.
Show of hands: How many of you noticed that Anna and Eric's wedding date was Oct. 3? #FreakierFriday
Not having Pink Slip perform "The Ultimate" was A CHOICE. But the runner involving Jake's lingering crush on Tess, and the culmination of said runner, was [chef's kiss]. #FreakierFriday
Now that #FreakierFriday is out, can we talk about all the ADR in that movie? Also, how much someone's British accent kept disappearing mid-sentence — sometimes for entire scenes?
We were supposed to go away this weekend and had to cancel, and I’m realizing that I’m really bad at just sitting down and relaxing. I always need a project. A task. Something to keep my mind going. I don’t know how to just… decompress. I should probably learn how to decompress.
Noah Wyle would "never say never" to having an "ER" castmate on "The Pitt." But in a new interview, he explains why stunt casting is not top of mind.
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