Friday, April 19, 2024

Television

Chris Meloni’s Disorganized Crime Still in Turmoil as 4th Showrunner Named in 2 Years

I've said over and over that "Law & Order: Organized Crime" is a mess. Today the Dick Wolf production starring Chris Meloni appointed its...

SNL Lops Off Three More Players as Lorne Michaels Prepares for a Year of Changes

Three more "Saturday Night Live" cast members are exiting the show. Alex Moffat has the longest tenure, arriving in 2016. When I ran into him...

Game of Producers: “House of the Dragon” Showrunner Exiting Before Season 2 Begins

Producing television is a lot like "Game of Thrones." There are several duels and wars, and finally someone is defeated. In the case of Miguel...

41 Years Later, The Go-Go’s Would Like a Second Shot on “Saturday Night Live”

Well, this could be a first. In 1981, The Go-Go's performed on "Saturday Night Live" and it was a mess. They were more than a...

TV: When “The Goldbergs” Returns, Jeff Garlin’s Murray Will Have Been Dead a While

When "The Goldbergs," a show you've never watched, returns next month for a 10th season, Jeff Garlin's Murray will have been dead a few...

MTV Cobbles Together Just Over 3 Mil Viewers for VMAs from 13 Different Channels

MTV pieced together jsut over million viewers on Sunday for the Video Music Awards. They came from 13 different channels including one on broadcast...

UPDATED Kelli Giddish Was First with “SVU,” Now Jesse Lee Soffer is Leaving a Dick Wolf Show, “Chicago PD”

Dick Wolf is downsizing, and fast. First Kelli Giddish was pushed out of "Law and Order SVU" after 11 seasons in a salary negotiating stand...

HBO Says “Dragon” Ratings Increased 2% in Second Week of Sunday Night Viewing

HBO says linear viewing of the second episode "The House of the Dragon" was up 2% from last week. That's 200,000 people, because the first...