Saturday, May 2, 2026

Television

TV: Dreadful Independent Spirit Awards Fails to Make the Top 150 Cable Shows on Sunday

Sunday afternoon's Spirit Awards, on the IFC Channel, were a travesty. There has rarely been an awards show on television that was so badly...

Nigel Lythgoe Bounced from “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Manifest” Is Filming, RIP Mitchell Ryan, “General Hospital” Actress Leaves for School

Nigel Lythgoe has been a judge and producer on "So You Think You Can Dance" since 2005. That's around 220 episodes. But no more...

“The Lost Daughter,” Maggie Gyllenhaal Win Spirit Awards at Insufferable, Off Putting Show

I say this as a fan of both Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally: they should never ever host an awards show again. Their work...

Oscars Race: “King Richard,” “Tick Tick Boom!” Win Editing Awards, So Does Beatles “Get Back”

  The path to the Oscars is littered with other awards. Tonight it was the ACE Eddie Awards given by editors to editors. "King Richard"...

Oscars: If ABC Had Tried to Cancel Them, Netflix or Amazon Would Have Been There in a Minute

There's a good report today by Scott Feinberg in the Hollywood Reporter regarding the current mess with the Oscars. A source, an Academy governor, claims...

Thursday Ratings: “Law & Order SVU” Handily Beats “Grey’s Anatomy,” Mothership Ties “Station 19”

Bringing back "Law & Order" was a pretty good idea for NBC. The second week return of the mothership show did very well Thursday...

“Mrs Maisel” 5 & 6: Midge and Joel Probably Not Reuniting, And the Plot Finally Kicks In

Dropping this day on Amazon Prime, Friday, are Season 4, episodes 5 and 6 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Each of these is a...

ABC’s “The Goldbergs” Keeps Pretending Jeff Garlin’s Character Is Still on the Show– and the Fans Know It

Where in the world is Murray Goldberg? On Wednesday night Murray's daughter, Erica, got married to Geoff. But the father of the bride was no...