Monday, May 4, 2026

Television

Drew Barrymore, Mired in Low Ratings, Throws Woody Allen Under the Bus But It Doesn’t Work

"The Drew Barrymore Show" has no ratings. CBS is stuck with it. The talk show cannot rise beyond 500,000 viewers average per episode. Contrast...

RIP Charles Grodin, Great Comic Actor, Racounteur, Talk Show Host, Star of “The Heartbreak Kid,” “Midnight Run”

Charles Grodin has passed away, sadly. The 86 year old star was a great character actor, some time leading man, writer, raconteur, talk show...

Paul McCartney Documentary Dropping on Hulu Six Weeks Before Beatles Doc from Peter Jackson

We've been waiting a year for Peter Jackson's documentary about the making of the Beatles "Let it Be." It's set for the last week...

“Saturday Night Live” Craters to Lowest Ratings Ever with 3.5 Million Despite Olivia Rodrigo Singing “Driver’s License”

Saturday Night Live fell 27% from last week to its lowest ratings ever, just 3.5 million last night. That's a disaster but the show was...

“American Idol” Drama Tonight: Semi-Finalist Abruptly Dropped, Two “Losers” from Last Week Post iTunes Chart Hits

"American Idol" returns tonight after a crazy week. The only good news: the show was renewed by ABC for another season. Judge Katy Perry has...

UPDATE Don Lemon Changing the Name of His Show, Causes an Uproar But He’s Not Going Anywhere

SATURDAY NOON UPDATE Didn’t mean to set the internet on fire. What I said last night was true. CNN Tonight with Don Lemon is no...

Good News for “Conners” Fans: Katey Sagal Will Have More Time for Show as “Rebel” is Cancelled

It's a good thing Katey Sagal didn't quit her "day job." Her series, "Rebel," has been cancelled by ABC. Luckily Katey is a semi-regular on...

NBC Turns Over ALL of Wednesdays and Thursdays to Dick Wolf, Who Also Has a Chunk of CBS

Dick Wolf is pretty much running prime time TV. A hundred years ago, he just had "Law & Order" on NBC. We used to run...