Posted in Ratings, Television on September 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Friday night’s primetime line-up on the major networks was filled with wrestling, repeats, football, reality and news along with one new episode of a Friday night drama, which just so happened to be the show’s series finale.
Here is how that lone Friday night drama fared in the overall ratings on Friday night:
9 PM Show:
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 185,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV on Friday night. Please share.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On September 23, the new movie On the Come Up will debut on Paramount+ online.
Based on the novel by best-selling author Angie Thomas, the film stars newcomer Jamila C. Gray as Bri, a 16-year-old gifted rapper who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father, a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her.
The cast includes Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Mike Epps, Titus Makin, Sanaa Lathan (who also directs) and Cliff “Method Man” Smith.
Here is a trailer for On the Come Up:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week, which is the start of the 2022-2023 TV season:
On September 19, the season premieres of both NCIS and NCIS: Hawai’i will air on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively. Meanwhile, that same night, the season premieres of both
9-1-1 and The Cleaning Lady will air at 8 and 9 PM respectively on FOX.
The reboot of Quantum Leap will debut on NBC on September 19 at 10 PM. It’s been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. The series stars Raymond Lee in the lead role along with Ernie Hudson, Mason Alexander Park, Caitlin Bassett and Nanrisa Lee.
On September 20, the season premieres of FBI, FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted will all air on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively; meanwhile, that same night, the season premiere of New Amsterdam will air on NBC at 10 PM; and also on that night, the season premiere of The Resident will air on FOX at 8 PM followed by the time slot premiere of the new series Monarch at 9 PM.
The new Disney+ series Andor will debut online on September 21. The series explores a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero. The cast includes Fiona Shaw, Adria Arjona, Kyle Soller, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough and Stellan Skarsgard.
On September 21, the season premiere of Big Sky will air on ABC at 10 PM; meanwhile, that same night, the season premieres of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. will all air on NBC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively.
The season premieres of Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Organized Crime will all air on NBC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively on September 22.
On September 23, the new movie On the Come Up will debut on Paramount+ online. Based on the novel by best-selling author Angie Thomas, the film stars newcomer Jamila C. Gray as Bri, a 16-year-old gifted rapper who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father, a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her. The cast includes Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Mike Epps, Titus Makin, Sanaa Lathan (who also directs) and Cliff “Method Man” Smith.
The Hallmark Channel movie Fly Away With Me will debut on September 24 at 8 PM. When Angie (Natalie Hall) moves into her “no pets allowed” building, a parrot arrives unexpectedly. New neighbor Ted (Peter Mooney) and the dog he’s secretly sitting try to help her find the bird’s owner without being caught.
On September 25, the season premiere of The Rookie will air on ABC at 10 PM; meanwhile, that same night, the second season of Van der Valk will air on PBS at 9 PM; and also that night, the season finale of City on a Hill will air on Showtime at 10 PM.
The new UPtv movie Plus One at an Amish Wedding will debut on September 25 at 7 PM. Superstar doctor April (Galadriel Stineman) has the perfect life with her boyfriend, Jesse, when he invites her home for his brother’s wedding and discovers his Amish roots. Kevin Joy co-stars.
On September 25, the new movie Francesca Quinn, PI will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9 PM. When private investigator Francesca “Frankie” Quinn’s (Mallory Jansen) fiancé is murdered, his sister hires her to find the killer. Frankie must work with Wyn (Dylan Bruce), the local detective assigned to the case… who also happens to be her ex. As the one-time couple joins forces to unravel a serpentine plot, the investigation strikes at their hearts.
Lastly, also on September 25, the Disney movie sequel Under Wraps 2 will debut at 8 PM. The movie picks up as Marshall (Malachi Barton), Gilbert (Christian J. Simon) and Amy (Sophia Hammons) are getting ready to attend Amy’s father’s Spooktacular Halloween-themed wedding to his fiancé Carl. However, plans soon go awry when the three friends discover their mummy pal Harold (Phil Wright) and his beloved Rose (Rryla McIntosh) may be in danger. Sobek (T.J. Storm), an evil mummy with a 1000-year-old grudge against his best friend-turned-bitter-rival Harold, is unexpectedly awakened and out for revenge. With help from his hypnotized lacky Larry (Jordan Conley), Sobek kidnaps Rose. Gilbert, Marshall, Buzzy (Melanie Brook) and Harold must use their skills once again to save her and get back in time to attend the wedding. Adam Wylie also stars.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions
5 PM:
The Shawshank Redemption movie on AMC
6 PM:
Roadhouse Romance movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
7 PM:
Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries: Ships in the Night movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
7:15 PM:
Belfast movie on HBO
8 PM:
9-1-1 on FOX ((NEW – Season Premiere)
House of the Dragon on HBO (Encore)
War of the Worlds on EPIX (Encore)
Sand Dollar Cove movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back movie on AMC
Iron Man 2 movie on FX
Knives Out movie on Paramount Network
Aquaman movie on TNT
9 PM:
NCIS on CBS (NEW – Season Premiere – Crossover Event)
The Cleaning Lady on FOX (NEW – Season Premiere)
Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries: Poisoned in Paradise movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Blue Crush movie on Encore
10 PM:
NCIS: Hawai’i on CBS (NEW – Season Premiere – Crossover Event)
Quantum Leap on NBC (Reboot – DEBUT)
House of the Dragon on HBO (Encore)
Men in Black: International movie on Starz
10:30 PM:
Iron Man 2 movie on FX
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on September 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
DISAPPOINTING TV NEWS
It looks like, despite how great it would be, that Scott Bakula has decided to not be involved in the Quantum Leap reboot – at all. Oh boy! (TV Line)
SERIES ORDER NEWS
It looks like Amazon has given an order for a new live-action limited series Blade Runner 2099 with Ridley Scott on board as an executive producer. (TV Line)
NOT MOVING FORWARD
The small screen adaptation of Constantine that was being developed by J.J. Abrams for HBO Max is now dead. [See more below about Constantine the movie.] (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Brandon Sklenar (Westworld and The Offer) has joined the cast of the Yellowstone spin-off series 1923. He will play Spencer, the nephew of Jacob Dutton (Harrison Ford) and the brother to John Sr. (James Badge Dale). (TV Line)
Dennis Quaid has joined the cast of the HBO Max series Full Circle that already includes among its cast the likes of Claire Danes, Zazie Beetz, and Timothy Olyphant. The 6-episode series will follow an investigation into a botched kidnapping that uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City. Character details are currently being kept under wraps. (Variety)
Demi Moore will appear in season 2 of Feud on FX that will tell the true story of how Truman Capote was friends with numerous members of New York high society until he published excerpts of his unfinished novel “Answered Prayers,” with the excerpts serving as a tell-all about the city’s elite. It is being reported that Moore is expected to star as socialite Ann Woodward, a former showgirl and radio actress who was infamously accused of murdering her husband in 1955. (Variety)
Manny Jacinto (The Good Place) is expected to join Amandla Stenberg, Jodie Turner-Smith and Lee Jung-jae in the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte. (Variety)
Shaun Sipos (Outer Range) has joined season 2 of Reacher on Amazon, playing David O’Donnell, the member of Reacher’s old 110th MP unit. (TV Line)
Bridgerton hunk Rege-Jean Page and Top Gun Maverick alum Glen Powell will star in the small screen adaptation of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, though. (Variety)
The Peacock detective series Poker Face has added to its cast. Brandon Michael Hall (God Friended Me), Colton Ryan (The Girl From Plainville) and Megan Suri (Never Have I Ever) will appear in the series that will star Natasha Lyonne in the lead role. Character details are being kept under wraps, but the expansive cast will include Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Ellen Barkin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Nick Nolte, Ron Perlman, among many others. (Variety)
Disney+ has another new series in the works. This time is a small screen adaptation of Spiderwick Chronicles that already includes Christian Slater and Joy Bryant as cast members. The latest cast to be added is Mychala Lee (the Netflix movie End of the Road and Truth Be Told). Based on the book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, the series follows a family who leaves New York for Michigan, moving into their run-down ancestral home: The Spiderwick Estate. Lee will play Mallory, the sister of two brothers Jared and Simon, and the daughter of Bryant’s character. (Variety)
Chad L. Coleman (The Orville) has joined the cast of the upcoming 3rd season of Superman & Lois, playing infamous DC baddie Bruno Mannheim, a philanthropist who’s revived the struggling neighborhoods of the city. For years, Lois Lane (series lead Elizabeth Tulloch) has worked to prove that behind that facade is a career criminal and the head of the notorious organization Intergang. (TV Line)
Rodrigo Santoro has joined the cast of the upcoming Paramount+ series Wolf Pack (a sequel-of-sorts to the MTV thriller series Teen Wolf) that boasts Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy herself) as part of the cast. The show follows two teens whose lives are changed when a California wildfire awakens a supernatural creature. Santoro will play Garrett Briggs, am Angeles park ranger dedicated to protecting the environment, and adoptive father to the remarkable teenagers. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
The 1985 best-selling memoir Elvis and Me by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley will be coming to the big screen with Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Eastown) and Jacob Elordi (Euphoria) playing the title roles. (Variety)
It looks like Keanu Reeves will be back as Constantine in a sequel to the 2005 supernatural action film that will find director Francis Lawrence back at the helm. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
NOTE: A new episode of Blood & Treasure will air online on Paramount+ today. The new season of SEAL Team will premiere on Paramount+ today as well.
5 PM:
Fast Five movie on Syfy
5:14 PM:
The Matrix Resurrections movie on HBO
5:30 PM:
Jurassic World movie on FX
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves movie on TMC
5:55 PM:
Suicide Squad movie on TNT
6 PM:
Wedding of a Lifetime movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
6:20 PM:
Moana (animated) movie on Freeform
6:40 PM:
House of the Dragon on HBO 2 (Encore)
7 PM:
Love’s Sweet Recipe movie on UPtv (DEBUT)
Moriah’s Lighthouse movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
The Incredibles 2 (animated) movie on Disney
Back to the Future Part II movie on Paramount Network
7:40 PM:
How to Train Your Dragon (animated) movie on FXM
7:48 PM:
House of the Dragon on HBO (Encore)
8 PM:
Chesapeake Shores on Hallmark Channel (NEW)
War of the Worlds on EPIX (Reair)
Jumping the Broom movie on BET
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie on FX
The Terminator movie on TMC
Furious 7 movie on Syfy
8:15 PM:
Legally Blonde movie on CMT
8:30 PM:
Aquaman movie on TNT
8:50 PM:
Coco (animated) movie on Freeform
9 PM:
House of the Dragon on HBO (NEW)
War of the Worlds on EPIX (NEW – Season Premiere)
The Secrets of Bella Vista movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (DEBUT)
The Equalizer on CBS (Reair)
A Royal Runaway Romance movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
9:30 PM:
Back to the Future movie on Paramount Network
9:35 PM:
Breakthrough movie on FXM
10 PM:
War of the Worlds on EPIX (Encore)
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Reair)
10:03 PM:
House of the Dragon on HBO (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On September 21, the new Disney+ series Andor will debut online.
The series explores a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
The cast includes Fiona Shaw, Adria Arjona, Kyle Soller, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough and Stellan Skarsgard.
Here is a trailer for Andor:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions
4:55 PM:
The Batman (2022) movie on HBO
5 PM:
Thor: Ragnarok movie on FX
Spider-Man 2 (2004) movie on Paramount Network
Erin Brockovich movie on POP
6 PM:
The Wedding Veil Unveiled movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
50 First Dates movie on Comedy Central
6:05 PM:
The Incredibles 2 (animated) movie on Freeform
6:30 PM:
The Vow movie on CMT
Stillwater movie on Showtime
6:35 PM:
Divergent movie on HBO 2
7 PM:
This Little Love of Mine movie on GAC Family (NEW – Network Debut)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Blind Side movie on Bravo
Inside Out (animated) movie on Disney
Fast & Furious movie on Syfy
The Terminator movie on VICE
8 PM:
Wedding of a Lifetime movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (Reair)
Jurassic World movie on FX
Spider-Man (2002) movie on Paramount Network
Justice League movie on TNT
8:45 PM:
Aladdin (2019) movie on Freeform
9 PM:
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Fast Five movie on Syfy
9:30 PM:
The Terminator movie on VICE
10 PM:
The Blind Side movie on Bravo
The Green Mile movie on IFC
10:01 PM:
Romance in Style movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
10:15 PM:
House of the Dragon on HBO 2 (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
NOTE: The finale of Five Days at Memorial will air online on Apple TV+ while the new Netflix movie I Used to be Famous will debut online today. The second season of Fate: The Winx Saga will premiere online today on Netflix while the special presentation of Heathers: The Musical will debut online on The Roku Channel.
5:30 PM:
Thor movie on FX
6 PM:
The Wedding Veil movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
6:10 PM:
Zootopia (animated) movie on Disney
6:40 PM:
House of the Dragon on HBO (Encore)
7 PM:
Rip in Time movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
The Hunt for Red October movie on VICE
7:25 PM:
Black and Blue movie on FXM
8 PM:
The Christmas House movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Sixteen Candles movie on AMC
Edge of Tomorrow movie on BBC America
Thor: Ragnarok movie on FX
Riddick movie on HBO
Erin Brockovich movie on POP
9 PM:
Country at Heart movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Moulin Rouge! movie on Encore
9:30 PM:
The Hunt for Red October movie on VICE
9:40 PM:
Black and Blue movie on FXM
9:45 PM:
The Lost City (2022) movie on EPIX
10:30 PM:
Edge of Tomorrow movie on BBC America
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on September 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Last night’s primetime line-up on the major networks was filled with lots of repeats, some reality, a game show, a news special, a fall preview special and one new episode from a Wednesday night drama.
Here is how that lone Wednesday night dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Show:
DC’s Stargirl (The CW) [NEW] – 514,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
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