Need some good news today? This is exciting, and breaking: Lilly Singh -- aka
@IISuperwomanII
, will replace Carson Daly as the new 1:35am talk show host on NBC. Her new show premieres this September. Details via
@Variety
:
Heartbreaking loss. Andre Braugher was an incredible actor, husband, father, human being. I just went back and re-read our 2020 cover story where he talked about how he chose spending time with his family over what could have been an even bigger career, and had no regrets.
The decision to end "Kevin in the Morning with Allie & Jensen," along with a change in music, led to big ratings declines for
#KROQ
.
@Variety
music editor
@shirleyhalperin
and I dig into what's going on: It’s the End of the World Famous KROQ as We Know It
I don't think I've ever had more fun writing a profile than I did with
@brettgoldstein
. So many highlights. And I believe I broke a Variety record for the most f-bombs in one story. A few highlights in this thread. via
@variety
BREAKING: CBS Board of Directors finds that there are grounds to terminate Leslie Moonves "for cause, including his willful and material misfeasance, violation of Company policies and breach of his employment contract." He will not receive a severance payment.
Thanks to
@thekevinryder
for chatting about what happened this week with the end of
@kevinmornings
, and speaking out on the toxicity in the radio business. // KROQ's Kevin Ryder Speaks Out on ‘Cruel’ Firings: ‘I Was Really Livid’ (EXCLUSIVE) via
@variety
After 30 years, you and Bean are radio legends.
@kroq
can’t take that away. Stunned and heartbroken by this news. But grateful to have had Kevin & Bean/
@kevinmornings
in my life, and to have even unleashed Bruddah Mike on your listeners. Thanks to you and the rest of the team.
This just in: Spectrum Originals has picked up the reboot of
#MadAboutYou
as a limited series. Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt are back, while Peter Tolan is showrunner. Hunt will direct the first episode. From Sony Pictures TV.
New
#PhineasAndFerb
movie centered on Candace, who's abducted by space aliens, coming to Disney+, per Disney Channel's Gary Marsh. Also all 127 episodes from the library available at launch.
#DisneyInvestorDay
This is remarkable: DOJ says it now doesn't think it can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Flynn lied to the FBI, even though he *twice* admitted in open court that he did, and those admissions could be used as evidence against him.
How great is this story? Arif Zahir
@Azerrz
went from impersonating
#FamilyGuy
's Cleveland Brown on his YouTube channel... to becoming the actual new voice of the character for the show! Details now at
@variety
:
Things are positively golden for Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (
@netflix
), as it takes home the
#Emmy
for Outstanding Television Movie! ✨
#Emmys
#Emmys2021
Impressive afternoon on
@KTLA
, as they go wall-to-wall with coverage on the death of their colleague Sam Rubin. Watching the news team celebrate the longtime entertainment journo while also contend with their own emotions has been gripping to watch.
Time traveling back to 1996 to tell people that one day Will Smith will punch someone on the Oscar stage and P Diddy will follow that as the calming voice of reason
The impact of the changes at
@KROQ
are already being felt at the station: Per the latest Nielsen radio ratings for Los Angeles, released yesterday,
@KROQ
slides from a 2.5 share to a 2.0 share among listeners 6+ -- dropping it out of the market top 20.
HELLO
#BETTERCALLSAUL
fans! You have burning questions? I'm moderating the show's
#PaleyFest
panel this Saturday -- share 'em. ESPECIALLY looking for questions directed at
@rheaseehorn
! What do you want to know about Kim Wexler, about Rhea, about everything? Send 'em in!!
.
@RheaSeehorn
is mostly mum on the upcoming final season of
#BetterCallSaul
... but this is a fun tease: "this season is insane. It’s going to blow people’s minds." We chatted about her next role, an awful TV exec in AMC's shortform "Cooper’s Bar"
@variety
This just in: Fox has renewed
#Gotham
for a fifth and final season. Per the network, “fans can expect this season will reveal one of the most popular superheroes of our time.” Via
@IndieWire
Pathetic, whiny tweet. You lost your show because after opening big, it collapsed in the ratings. In week 2, your ratings dropped 26%: . And it kept on sinking: . By fall it was evident no one wanted to watch:
@ahmedbest
I lost my TV show for being white when UPN decided it would focus on an African-American audience. That was the third job I lost for being white. The other two in corporate America. (They told me directly.)
And to those who were congratulating Trump on his tone, look here, he's still lying to you. Reporting Trump's lies is not partisan. It's literally what reporting is supposed to be: Exposing lies to find the truth. Why have so many journalists, especially on TV, forgotten this?
President Trump denied that he has adopted a more dire tone in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, insisting that he always took the public health crisis seriously
2012: Republican denies Joe Biden service. Media covers it as revolutionary act. Republicans cheer, Democrats silent.
2018: Democrat denies Sarah Huckabee Sanders service. Media covers it as "incivility," Major Democrats condemn business, Republicans start threatening the owner.
Officer: Can you tell me why you were speeding?
Me: ABC just canceled "Roseanne" after Roseanne Barr wrote some horrible racist Tweets and I need get to Universal Studios to talk about it with Mario Lopez on "Extra."
Turns out this does not get you out of a ticket from the GPD.
Bummed to wake up to the news that this is
@RalphGarman
's last day on
@kevinandbean
. Still remember when he was "Ralph The New Guy," but then quickly became the show's MVP. Sadly seems to be the result of new owners, as Entercom took over CBS Radio and starts to make its changes.
Great take from
@MattDonnelly
with the latest on the Oscar host mess. (My suggestion: Open with Gaga/Cooper doing Shallow, then have Kimmel do a quick monologue, making full light of the whole host mess. Then: Just presenters for the rest.) via
@variety
The house was on fire. We asked the firefighter to come & put it out. He said there was no fire. An hour later, he said the fire existed, but it would put itself out. Finally, he came two hours later and grabbed a hose. Now he says he was there with a hose before the fire began.
Can’t rave enough, the
#GRAMMYs
were fantastic tonight. Top notch host
@Trevornoah
, amazing performances (too many to mention).
@benwinston
and the other producers should be feeling really good right now.
Amazon has launched a clever
#Emmy
campaign for
#MrsMaisel
: Call a number for "Susie Myerson's" office and interact with a real person (playing a 1950s era talent agent): via
@indiewire
Attention ABC and Motion Picture Academy: In this special edition of Awards HQ, I lay out several ideas for this year's Oscars (hosted, of course, by Steve Martin/Martin Short/Selena Gomez): via
@variety
Such a great success story.
#Ghosts
is a fun watch, and nice to see it resonate with viewers >>> ‘Ghosts’ Has Become Such a Big Hit That Even CBS Execs Are Surprised: ‘TikTok Is Blowing Up!’ via
@variety
Here it is: My annual Emmys trivia and oddities post! New All-Time Records, a Fictional Nominee, James Corden-Mania, and 19 More Wild Nomination Facts via
@indiewire
@JKCorden
@johnlegend
@jvn
This may be one of my most fun podcast recordings ever.
@hanwaddingham
,
@brettgoldstein
and
@junotemple
are a hoot and a delight together! >> Will ‘Ted Lasso’ End With Season 3? Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein and Juno Temple Try to Answer via
@variety
Oscar ratings are in, and it's good news for ABC and the Academy. The 95th
#Oscars
on ABC drew an average audience of 18.7 million Total Viewers and scored a 4.0 rating among Adults 18-49 based on Fast National Live+Same Day program data. More:
@PeteFreedman
@jimmykimmel
@ABCNetwork
@wfaa
Pete -- is the video being shared of WFAA cutting into the middle of Kimmel's monologue to show a WFAA promo inaccurate? That seems to be what Kimmel was saying, not that his monologue was pre-empted, but that WFAA cut out in the middle of it. Can you confirm?
Perhaps the biggest change in
#BigLittleLies
Season 2 is there's no longer the "Greek chorus" of characters commenting on the events like there were in S1. Tonally it's still a mix of comedy and drama but more dramatic, David E Kelley says.
#tca19
Jane Campion responds to Sam Elliott's
#ThePowerOfTheDog
comments: "I'm sorry, he was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H. He's not a cowboy; he's an actor. The West is a mythic space and there's a lot of room on the range. I think it's a little bit sexist."
Thanks to
@thekevinryder
and
@clydetombaugh
for having Bob Saget on so often over the years, I felt like I knew him thanks to how personable, honest and fun he was on the show. There was nothing better than when Kevin & Bean couldn't keep up with Bob's rapid-fire quips.
I can’t add much to what others have said more eloquently but Bob was not only one of the funniest people we ever spent time with on the radio but he always helped anyone who asked, however he could. Bob made the world a better place.
#RipBobSaget
😥