ABC's A Million Little Things and NBC's Manifest and New Amsterdam are all blatantly ripping a page from the This Is Us tear-jerker playbook. "There is a fine line between emotional storytelling and trauma porn, and, at least in their first episodes, these three dramas wobble precariously as they negotiate that line," says Kevin Fallon. "This Is Us works because of how purposeful and methodically it uses story to manipulate emotion, because of the audience’s desire to be coerced into that emotion, and, most importantly, because of how fully realized the characters are, so that each twist and tragic moment rings of a familiar truth. Any dismissal of This Is Us as a pandering tearjerker ignores the fact that this is something very hard to pull off, let alone do as well as the series manages. It’s so hard to do that even This Is Us’ creator, Dan Fogelman, recently failed in spectacular fashion in attempting to recreate its formula and magic. (Film critics agree: Steer very clear of Life Itself.)"

Lipton, who turned 92 last week, is exiting his Emmy-winning interview show after 22 seasons on Bravo. The Ovation version, premiering in fall 2019, will use rotating guest hosts. “It’s very gratifying to see the legacy of Inside the Actors Studio being carried forward for a new generation to appreciate and enjoy,” Lipton said in a statement. “I made a vow early on that we would not deal in gossip — only in craft, and Ovation, as a network dedicated to the arts, will continue that tradition with the next seasons of the series. I’m excited to see the new hosts engage with the guests and students and continue to entertain viewers in the U.S. and around the world.”

If Jackson does return, it will likely be for one episode, reports Entertainment Tonight, which adds that Jackson originally planned to exit the Showtime drama after Season 3.

TMZ reports that the hip-hop star is in talks to perform her hit song with Maroon 5, "Girls Like You," on the Super Bowl LIII halftime show, but there's one hang-up: whether she gets a solo set.

The decision to make Season 12 the final season didn't impact any storylines, says showrunner Steve Holland. "Our goal is to make a really strong, really funny season, and then also find a way to end it in a way that seems satisfying," he says. "But it's nice to actually have the time to do that. It would have been hard, I think, if we'd found out in February or March that it was the end and with only a few episodes left to go (in terms of the writing process). This really lets us take our time and plan things out in a way that we don't always do."

Showrunner Tim Minear explains why tonight's episode is titled "Awful People.": "It just interested me to think about how first responders, it doesn’t matter who calls 9-1-1, they go and they do their job, right? And not everyone is going to be a wonderful victim who is worthy of saving. Often, people are just awful and ungrateful. And our responders have to deal with that, too. So I sort of wrote that as a theme. I love exploring the different parts of what that is.” ALSO: Why Jennifer Love Hewitt was the "perfect" choice for 9-1-1 following Connie Britton's departure.

Miss America Nia Franklin says of the controversial pageant change: "Being there and not having to worry about being bloated that week from eating too much, it was really nice because it can be really stressful for a lot of girls just having that extra pressure on top making sure you're speaking well."

“I know that Pauley Perrette will be back in some capacity,” the Bull star says of his former NCIS colleague. “I’m just saying. And I think that she’s gonna be — I think everyone misses her already, and she’ll be back and funnier than ever. She’s a fierce lady and one of my favorite people on the planet.”

Rhea Seehorn's character has evolved to become the show's co-protagonist with Jimmy McGill, says Matt Brennan. "No longer 'the girlfriend' or 'the associate'—if she ever was—Kim has emerged, over time, as a heroine on the order of Mad Men’s Peggy Olson or Halt and Catch Fire’s Donna Clark and Cameron Howe, a female foil so essential to the drama that she turns out to be its backbone," says Brennan. "We’ve always known what happens to Jimmy—soon to be Breaking Bad’s unscrupulous Saul Goodman, and later a Cinnabon employee named Gene—and to drug kingpin Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito). With his death in the Season Three finale, we now know what happened to Jimmy’s brother, Chuck (Michael McKean). Kim’s fate is the series’ biggest unanswered question: She is Better Call Saul’s ace in the hole."

Here's a ranking of all 158 episodes of the "TGIF" classic, premiering on Sept. 24, 1993 and running for seven seasons through May 5, 2000.

Lionsgate TV tried shopping the Elizabeth Hurley-starring royal family drama after E!'s cancelation last month after four seasons. "#Loyals, we’re so thankful for your undying support of #TheRoyals, but sadly our reign has officially come to an end," tweeted Lionsgate TV Twitter account. "It has been a true privilege to bring this series to life and to work with such an amazing cast and crew on 4 incredible seasons!"

The New York Undercover and Designated Survivor alum will join Mark Tallman and RonReaco Lee on Paramount Network's TV series based on the 1996 film.

“I wanted to do an April Fool's Day special that was just an episode of the busy business world of Vincent Adultman,” Raphael Bob-Waksberg tells The Wrap. “It starts like you think its going to be another BoJack thing, but then he drives by a building and then it’s all about Vincent.”

Nathan Fillion's former TV daughter will recur on the ABC midseason legal drama.

Berry, who co-starred in the 1992 Eddie Murphy movie Boomerang, will produce what is now being described as a 10-episode sequel. Waithe will co-write the pilot in addition to serving as an executive producer.

Creator Patrick Somerville said "no" when asked if there were discussions to bring his Netflix series back for a second season. Director Cary Fukunaga previously said he wouldn't return for another season, if Maniac was renewed. "This was always planned as a limited series, and I think that's another reason why we had the freedom to have a more hopeful ending," says Somerville. "A lot of times on TV, you have to throw your characters into distress again near the end to buy the next season, and we don't have to do that. It is a tremendous amount of energy and imagination to just to make a new show, and so you do have this feeling of wanting to hold on and keep using it, because there's so much imagination in there, but I think part of why Maniac had that improvisational feeling along the way was knowing that this is it. Let's do it now, because this is what Maniac is."

ALSO:

• Here is everything you need to know about the original Norwegian version of Maniac
• How creator Patrick Somerville and director Cary Fukunaga approached mental illness on Maniac

The Facebook-inspired CBS drama will feature a "friend of the week," and Vartan will play the father of one of those friends.

On Sept. 23, 1998, the NBC sitcom "did the hardest thing a sitcom has to do: they came back after the death of a core cast member," writes Brett White. "And in this episode, the Season 5 premiere 'Bill Moves On,' you get to see the surviving cast members all raw, grieving not only in front of a studio audience there to watch a half-hour comedy, but in front of millions of devastated viewers...While no show is equipped to deal with the death of a cast member, I’d argue that NewsRadio was especially not ready."

The NBA superstar's six-episode series will delve into the sports business and “illuminate the world of sports far beyond what fans ordinarily see."

The hype generated late last season by the 49ers quarterback (and former Tom Brady backup) prompted the NFL to schedule the 49ers in primetime -- on Thursday Night Football, Monday Night Football and Sunday Night Football -- for four weeks over a five-week period starting in mid-October. With Garoppolo out for the season with a torn ACL, those primetime NFL games are likely to become ratings losers -- unless, perhaps, the 49ers re-sign Colin Kaepernick.

Filmmaker Susan Lacy, who directed last year's HBO Spielberg documentary, is "smart enough to know that if your subject is ready to unload, you get out of the way" with her new film on the iconic actress, says David Fear. "You form relationships with stars over decades, and even if the bond you feel with those 20-foot-tall faces on screens is one-sided, you still feel like you know these people who lived so long in the public eye," Fear says of Lacy's documentary style. "To hear one of them so blatantly lay out insecurities, neuroses, anger, fears, failures, fuck-ups and feelings about what having to live as the object of someone else’s desires or needs does to a person can be sobering. More importantly, it can be insightful, which is what makes the film’s high-wire exorcism act invaluable. It’s not, 'and here was what I was thinking when I was collecting an Oscar and making The Electric Horseman.' It’s 'I’m a woman, I’m going to be damaged' when talking about her apprehension about being a mom and continuing a cycle. It’s 'I spent a decade not asking too many questions.' It’s 'I just wanted to be OK' and 'I never felt real.'" ALSO: Jane Fonda's candor is hard to find in biographical documentaries.

The pilot of the NBC drama about a plane that disappears for five years is too rushed. "It suffers from a case network TV-itis: a need to blast from one plot point to the next without devoting too much time to establishing atmosphere or deeply studying its characters," says Jen Chaney. "Admittedly, one episode isn’t much to go on, but so far, Manifest also has little interest in the wider world or culture. Imagine boarding a plane while Barack Obama was still in office, then getting off of it and finding out, oh, it’s five years later and by the way, Donald Trump is president. Obviously you would be reeling on a variety of fronts, but that, along with other cultural changes — the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage? Prince died? — would be a real mind-blower. There’s never a sense that any character’s mind is truly blown by what’s happening in Manifest."

ALSO:

• The pilot episode decided to focus on pretty-but-dull characters
• Manifest is hampered by groan-worthy dialogue and lots of touchy-feely talk about “second chances"
• Manifest is the best kind of throwback show: It excels for being bold with a lack of cynicism

Magnum P.I. isn't just a reboot -- it's part of the CTU, or CBS Television Universe, which includes Hawaii Five-0's reboot. "The sheer fact that the crossover pieces are built into the pilot spoils a lot of the joy in seeing how the two Hawaii-set police procedurals could somehow come together," says Ben Travers. "And a lot of that joy has already been sucked out by the machine making the new Magnum. For a pilot to begin with a man skydiving from outer space and end without a trace of distinguishing personality points to two problems: a) It’s meant to be generic enough for mass appeal, and b) Creativity isn’t driving this series. Reboots, remakes, and revivals are usually inessential, but even the ones with the least motivation to come back can work with the right cast (Will & Grace) or intentions (Queer Eye) can work. Magnum P.I. is a reboot coasting on the name of its predecessor that’s trying to ensure success in the ratings by tying itself to another reboot that’s already successful. There’s no natural imagination involved, just fiscal obligation."

ALSO:

• Jay Hernandez isn't bad as Thomas Magnum, but he isn't Tom Selleck -- Magnum P.I. exposes how much heavy lifting Selleck did on a thin premise
• Magnum P.I.'s Thomas Magnum is a cipher in every sense, and that's a problem because there needs to be something behind the smile
• Hernandez brings a certain amount of charm to the role, but he doesn't have Selleck's charisma
• Average, inoffensive and reliably amusing, the new Magnum P.I. is a serviceable entry in CBS' slate of peppy procedurals
• The original was inspirational portrayal for Vietnam vets, while the reboot mostly glosses over the war in Afghanistan
• Magnum's existence is cold and cynical, merely a piece of content placed between commercials
• The lack of a native Hawaiian or Asian-American character in the show’s core cast is a glaring problem

The Big Little Lies star will take on the John Cusack role in the gender-reversed reboot of the 2000 film based on the Nick Hornby novel. Kravitz's mom, Lisa Bonet, played Cusack's ex-girlfriend Marie DeSalle in the movie. The 10-episode High Fidelity TV series, created by Veronica West and Sarah Kucserka, is a reimagining of the 2000 film, told from a female point of view. Kravitz, who will also serve as executive producer, will play the "ultimate music fan and record store owner who is obsessed with pop culture and top five lists."

Greenblatt led a remarkable turnaround of NBC, from the gutter to No. 1, over the past eight years. On Friday, it was reported that he was expected to leave the network at the end of the 2018-19 TV season. But in a surprise move, he is stepping down today. He'll be replaced by NBC reality chief Paul Telegdy and George Cheeks, a "rising star at the company." Greenblatt says that he had long considered stepping down, despite signing a new contract just last year. “You do get weary in these jobs,” he told The New York Times. “With the daily changes that go on, you’re constantly reconfiguring the business. I’m just really excited about doing something. Whatever I do will be some new challenge. These jobs are really relentless.”

It's unclear where the former Today co-host's new show will land on ABC's daytime lineup. “We’re excited to bring Tamron Hall to our ABC Owned Stations next fall and are confident she’ll be a unique and welcome voice in daytime,” said Wendy McMahon, president of ABC Owned Television Stations Group, in a statement. “Tamron is refreshingly authentic and approachable. She genuinely cares about people, their struggles and their triumphs. We know she’ll connect with our audiences in a personal and positive way.”

The embattled U.S. Supreme Court nominee will appear tonight with wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh to respond to accusations of sexual misconduct on Martha MacCallum's The Story at 7 p.m. ET.

Wednesday's Season 22 premiere is titled "Dead Kids."

With the 2018-19 season kicking off today, Twitter is making it easier to see tweets about episodes while they are airing. “For example," says a Twitter spokesperson, "instead of just following along with the hashtag #TheBachelor, this page will pull in tweets relating to things like #TheBachelor, #Bachelor, Chris Harrison, #GroceryStoreJoe, etc. For Game of Thrones, you no longer have to worry about refreshing #GameofThrones or #GoT—these pages will pull tweets around both.”

Airing Nov. 22, ‘Tis the Season: A One Tree Hill Cast Reunion will follow Lifetime's airing of The Christmas Contract, which stars Hilarie Burton and other alums of The WB/The CW series. Lifetime is promising that the special will feature the films cast members and “a few surprise special guests.” ALSO: One Tree Hill cast members are using the 15th anniversary to help the Carolinas.

The Star Wars star will play the male lead in the drama about two ex-lovers who fulfill their 15-year-old pact that if they needed to escape their lives, they would text "RUN" to each other and disappear together. Waller-Bridge's frequent collaborator Vicky Jones will write the potential series. Waller-Bridge will not only produce Run, but she'll appear in a supporting role.

“Someone wanted to shoot me in the face because she’s so hot. You know how insane that is?” the SNL star told Howard Stern this morning. “I was like, am I that ugly that people want to shoot me in the face? They’re like, no, f*ck this guy. I’m like, what did I do?” ALSO: Davidson calls Chevy Chase a "racist" and "douchebag" for SNL criticisms.

The period drama inspired by the stories of real women will be back in 2019. Although Samantha Morton recently joined The Walking Dead, she'll return in some capacity.

The Desperate Housewives creator is returning to series television for a drama revolving around three different women in different decades: a housewife in the 1960s, a socialite in the 1980s and a lawyer in 2018. Why Women Kill will delve into how, despite the roles of women changing, their reaction to betrayal has stayed the same.

The pay cable network is considering keeping the sets of Winterfell, Castle Black and Kings Landing standing for a Game of Thrones Legacy tourist attraction.

About 9.8 million watched last night's episode thanks to a boost from Fox's late NFL game.

"The journey has begun," the Star Trek: The Next Generation alum tweeted, announcing the start of the Trek series revolving around Capt. Picard.

“Something we want to consistently do — which I think we did last year, but will do more this year — is adding the elements of what happens in the medical world,” says showrunner Todd Harthan of the medical drama, returning tonight to Fox. “The things that the audience isn’t privy to or isn’t aware of that we kind of build into dramatic stories. We’re leaning heavily into that.”

A new trailer for The CW reboot teased a connection with the character Melinda Warren, who frequently appeared on the original series.

As part of a deal with Burr and Madrigal's production company, All Things Comedy, Burr will host a half-hour standup comedy series and star in three one-hour specials. The deal marks a return to Comedy Central for Madrigal, who had a Comedy Central Presents special in 2005 and who was a correspondent for The Daily Show.

Bourdain traveled to Kenya with CNN colleague W. Kamau Bell, host of United Shades of America, for what would become the final completed episode of Parts Unknown before his death in June. (Several other episodes were shot, but Bourdain hAd not yet recorded narration for them.) "Anthony Bourdain’s final completed episode of television feels very much like any other hour-long program he’s made in the last 17 years," says Matt Miller. "He travels to Kenya, where he brings his thoughtful worldview, his fearless questions, and his genuine interest in listening to the smallest and most important stories. There’s no mention that its host died nearly four months ago. There’s no 'in loving memory' dedication to the late icon. It’s just an episode of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. It’s as provocative, considerate, and curious as anything else he produced in his lifetime. And that’s precisely what makes it so special and heartbreaking." ALSO: Asia Argento gives her first TV interview since Bourdain's death, calling his loss a "hole that can't be filled."

In response to President Trump tweeting that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford should've come forward with her alleged assault 36 years ago, Milano wrote an essay on Vox explaining why it took her so long to come forward. "It took me years after my assault to voice the experience to my closest friends," Milano wrote. "It took me three decades to tell my parents that the assault had even happened. I never filed a police report. I never told officials. I never tried to find justice for my pain because justice was never an option. For me, speaking up meant reliving one of the worst moments of my life. It meant recognizing my attacker’s existence when I wanted nothing more than to forget that he was allowed to walk on this Earth at all. This is what every survivor goes through. Telling our stories means being vulnerable to public attacks and ridicule when our only 'crime' was to be assaulted in the first place."

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Apple's own staff have begun calling the streaming service "expensive NBC" because Apple CEO Cook wants to keep the upcoming streaming service family-friendly, which has resulted in delays to some of Apple shows. Cook reportedly shelved Apple's first scripted drama, Vital Signs, based on Dr. Dre's life, because it featured cocaine, an orgy and "drawn guns." "Across Hollywood and inside Apple, the show has become emblematic of the challenges faced by the technology giant as it pushes into entertainment," The Journal reported, via Gizmodo. "The Apple earmarked $1 billion for Hollywood programming last year. But in the tone CEO Mr. Cook has set for it, whatever Apple produces mustn’t taint a pristine brand image that has helped the company collect 80% of the profits in the global smartphone market."

Season 5 of the Pop comedy will span 14 episodes. Previous seasons have run 12 to 13 episodes.

The Oscar-winning director used a series of tweets on Saturday to explain why he thinks Better Call Saul has emerged to outshine its predecessor: "A small reflection in the middle of BETTER CALL SAUL's new season: I like it even more than BB, not to be a contrarian but because the evident stakes seem smaller but the moral downfall strike me as deeper, more poignant...With Walter White (who turns Black) you were tracking a massive downfall/transformation. BCS takes you by the hand as Jimmy becomes Saul Goodman (No Good in him) in small painful tumbles...Kim is the key!...Even in his relationship with Chuck, Jimmy was an enabler, he kind of loved seeing Chuck diminished.  Both brothers wanted to see the other 'down'.  Beautifully laid out." ALSO: Breaking Bad is coming out with a 10th-anniversary music box set.

The resurrected Tim Allen comedy tweeted on Sunday "we want to say thank you to ALL of our loyal fans by releasing the premiere episode of #LastManStanding EARLY!" The episode will be broadcast on Fox this Friday.

Former Trump campaign communications director Jason Miller exited CNN over the weekend after a report alleged he drugged a woman he got pregnant with an abortion pill. As Brian Steinberg points out, Miller "joins a growing parade of Trump defenders who have found it difficult to stay on CNN...The network’s Trump defenders may sometimes come across like professional-wrestling villains, ready to say anything just to spark viewer outrage. But having them on screen regularly helps CNN maintain its down-the-middle positioning. While CNN can defend airing the views of these sundry political analysts, it cannot defend their behavior."

Contestant Minh Thu stunned viewers when she convinced another contestant, Truc Nhu, to leave the show. ALSO: Bachelor in Paradise's Jenna Cooper threatens legal action over Reality Steve's cheating texts.

The NBA superstar and Hollywood mogul tweeted his appreciation for the Netflix drama on Saturday: "Man I can’t wait for Season 3 of #OZARK!! @batemanjason is incredible as well as the rest of the family Laura Linney @SofiaHublitz @skylargaertner 'The Byrde’s'. Also love 'Ruth' played by Julia Garner. She’s a gangsta! Great cast all around period!!" Jason Bateman responded within half an hour: "I'm glad I was sitting when I saw this. My day is made. Or, month. Thanks, King."

The kidnapping of Dr. Phil McGraw apparently helps kick off the Warner Bros. film starring Margot Robbie and Jared Leto.

The WB/CW teen drama kicked off its nine-season run on Sept. 23, 2003. Where are the stars now?

Netflix started creating original shows in 2013 using HBO's "it's not TV" model. But Netflix keeps making shows like The Good Cop and Fuller House -- series that are more suited to broadcast television from 1989. "I'm talking about when Netflix makes TV series that are essentially middle-of-the-road broadcast television shows. Also known as boring, predictable, easily digested retreads," says Tim Goodman. Why would Netflix make shows that reminded viewers of network television from decades ago? Goodman realized Netflix is "no longer an alternative to traditional television; it's a monolith that lured so many people around the globe away from traditional television that it eventually became so cavernous inside as to become a streaming 'broadcast' network itself — and the algorithm correctly figured out that a certain percentage of people inside who had cut ties to the old world would eventually miss it so much they'd need shows reflective of that lost, former world. It's why they got Fuller House. It's why they got The Ranch. It's why they got One Day at a Time (which is good, don't get me wrong, but it's a network show that's been revamped and remains a network show), etc., etc., etc. And it's the only explanation for The Good Cop, which is so on-the-nose in its retro comfort that it's actually insidious, like heroin made of nostalgia. It has Tony Danza and Josh Groban as father and son detectives, people."

ALSO:

• The Good Cop is like the anti-Brooklyn Nine-Nine with its refusal to engage in the issues of the day
• The Good Cop is engaging without being too mentally taxing -- and Josh Groban is delightful in his role
• It’s light, sometimes fun, casually watchable and totally forgettable
• Monk creator Andy Breckman was essentially allowed to re-create his old show as The Good Cop, but it's stuck in 2009

The Daily Beast reports that one of the NBC News bosses who reviewed Farrow's Harvey Weinstein reporting that was ultimately rejected was David Corvo, NBC News' senior executive producer for primetime news, who oversees shows like Dateline. "Corvo is one of NBC News’ most powerful men," reports The Daily Beast. Corvo also was accused of sexual harassing a female employee that led NBC Universal to sign a separation agreement that paid her nearly $1 million. "In return for a sum, the woman is forbidden from saying anything negative about her time at the company. Corvo continues to work at NBC News," says The Daily Beast. Rich McHugh, Farrow's former producing partner at NBC News, says Corvo helped decide the fate of their Weinstein reporting. An NBC News spokesperson countered that Corvo was “not a decision maker on the Weinstein reporting” and said he and two senior women on the review team “were unanimous in affirming that NBC News did not yet have a story that was ready for broadcast.” The Daily Beast also reports that Megyn Kelly was urged by Mark Kornblau, an NBC News executive who reports to Lack, not to cover the Tom Brokaw sexual harassment allegations, which she refused. An NBC News spokesperson says the "insinuation is ridiculous because two days before they spoke, NBC News had already covered the Brokaw story more aggressively than any other network.” The Daily Beast also went back and looked at one of Lack's previous jobs as chairman and CEO of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, where he allegedly looked the other way at sexual harassment accusations against Charlie Walk in the 2000s. Walk was fired from Fox reality show The Four and Republic Records earlier this year over sexual misconduct allegations.

Greenblatt, who is expected to step down from his job in May, "has engineered an impressive rebound for the network after ... years in the ratings cellar," reports Variety. "NBC has been a roll in the last two years in particular thanks to the buzzy hit This Is Us. Under Greenblatt, NBC has finished four of the last five seasons as the top-rated primetime network in the 18-49 demo. NBC also finished the 52-week 2017-18 season as the No. 1 network in nearly every ratings measure, including total viewers — the first time since 2001-02 that NBC has taken the total-viewers crown."

“I’ve had multiple conversations over the years with them where they say, ‘We want to have a rock and roll band. Do you think you could do it? Do you think you could do a stadium,” Grohl said Friday in an interview on Los Angeles radio station KROQ. “I was like, yeah man, we do it all the time. You get so close. And you think, Oh my God, I think we’re going to do the Super Bowl, and then it’ll be Madonna or Katy Perry.” Meanwhile, drummer Taylor Hawkins threw some shade at the reported selection of Maroon 5 for next year's halftime show. “Not to be negative to Maroon 5, but it always feels like the final chapter to your career,” he said.  “We’re just trying to come up with excuses for why we haven’t done it.”

"Let it be a mess," says Rob Sheffield, offering some suggestions for shaking up the award show format. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler showed during their three-year run on the Golden Globes that a messy award show is a great award show. "A simple formula: celebrities plus live TV plus free champagne equals a few hours of insanity," says Sheffield. Another suggestion: Get a star to host. "A few years ago, the network bosses got a silly idea in their gullivers — the idea that an award show’s job was to promote the in-house late-night franchise," says Sheffield. "So every fete began to get hosted by the network’s resident late-night straight white guy. Hey, what a crazy coincidence: This is when ratings cratered. Sure, Jimmy Kimmel does a fine job hosting the Oscars. That’s not the problem. The problem is he does an equally fine job five damn nights a week — so do Colbert, Fallon, Myers, Corden. It’s just not a big deal to see these guys put on a suit and tell some jokes. So they’re a fatal glamour drain — as Colbert’s former alter ego might have put it, they kill the eventiness. When LL Cool J hosted the Grammys, it was a must-see every year. But ever since Corden took over, the ratings have been fading faster than Canibus in a rap battle. So it’s simple: bring back LL. Mama said knock you out!"

Klum says Hadid would be a "great fit" as host of Bravo's revival of Project Runway, adding: "I think she would be amazing. She has had so much success in this industry." As for her exit for an Amazon fashion series, Klum says: "Sometimes these kind of things happen and then you look at it from all angles and you say, ‘Actually maybe now is a good time to freshen this up.’ It needs to be freshened up, so I felt like it was the right thing to do … I was ready for a change.”

The Fox cartoon's Season 30 logo features Marge and baby Maggie. ALSO: Billy Eichner to guest on Season 30.

Michael Ketterer, who finished in 5th place this season on the NBC reality show, was taken into custody by the LAPD after cops noticed a visible red mark on his wife after they were called in response to a fight. He was later released on $50,000 bail.

The beloved SportsCenter-inspired ABC comedy that premiered one year before Sorkin launched The West Wing debuted on Sept. 22, 1998, running for two seasons. Starring Josh Charles, Felicity Huffman, Sabrina Lloyd, Joshua Malina, Robert Guillaume and Peter Krause, Sorkin's behind-the-scenes sports news show "has taken on an interesting position within his body of work: It’s something of a Patient Zero for Sorkin World," says Jason Bailey, who goes on to rank every episode. ALSO: Sports Night was canceled for its low ratings, yet its 11.5 million viewers would make it one of ABC's highest-rated shows in 2018.

The Walking Dead vet, who most recently played Renee on The Americans, will recur on the Fox legal drama as the wife of Kelsey Grammer's character

McNamara will recur on The CW series in the pivotal role of Maya, a scrappy street fighter and thief who is described in the casting notice as “Buffy the Superhero Slayer.”

Eric McCormack posted a photo from the pilot of him with long hair in the back, while Sean Hayes asked fans to share where they were when the pilot aired on NBC on Sept. 21, 1998.

“For a few years we’ve had this idea of: What if it’s just BoJack talking for a half-hour? With nobody else talking,” says creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, in an interview with TheWrap. “For awhile we couldn’t figure out what that would be or why he would do that...What is he doing that is just him talking? Is it therapy? Is it him giving a speech? Is he talking to somebody in the hospital?...We kind of landed on this eulogy story and we felt like, if his mother died, there would be a lot to talk about.”

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• Bob-Waksberg on #MeToo parallels: “It’s been interesting to see how the show has skipped across the surface of what’s happening in the real world"
• Bob-Waksberg talks bad guys like Mel Gibson, Time's Up and if True Detective influenced the new season
• Here are 61 Season 5 jokes you probably missed

The docuseries that looks at seven people battling baffling illnesses has been criticized for its negative portrayal of their ailments. In response several participants and family members banded together to accuse the show of manipulation and misrepresentation. They were recently backed by an open letter signed by Dunham, Lewinsky and other celebrities calling on Netflix to remove the series from its service. Asked to respond to the backlash, Afflicted executive producer Dan Partland says: "Our intention was to give the world a compassionate window into the difficulties of patients and families suffering from elusive and misunderstood illnesses, to humanize their struggle and to show that struggle in all its complexity."

Bayley Corman will take over Hunter King’s role of Summer Newman for several episodes while King completes an arc on the CBS sitcom.

"It’s rare that you get viable advice for life from a TV sitcom, let alone a promotional appendage to a TV sitcom. But The Good Place: The Podcast isn’t just any promotional appendage," says Sam Adams. The podcast hosted by Marc Evan Jackson -- who plays head demon Shawn on the NBC comedy -- is "a portrait of a sane and harmonious workplace in an industry that often treats those qualities as incidental and even inimical to the creation of art," says Adams, adding: "It’s one thing to repeat the old saw that TV is a collaborative medium, another to spend as much time with the head of the props department or the visual effects supervisor as with some of the show’s stars."

Colton's appearance on the NBC daytime show was "the most Underwood has ever spoken, ever—perhaps this is the result of some media training or maybe ABC has finally allowed him to talk—my bar is very low, but for the first time since his Bachelor crowning, I’m kind of excited to at least attempt to watch the new season," says Maria Sherman.

The Single Parents star recalls in an interview with Net-a-Porter magazine working on The CW series from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., five days a week. "Everyone has their own journey, especially in their early twenties when they're just figuring out who they are," she says. "Because of the success of (Gossip Girl), I was put in a place where that journey was sped up. I had to figure it out quickly and with not a completely developed mind to discern between what's real and what's not, who I can trust and who I can't. I got really lucky and was able to very early on find and stay friends with people who are true."

"Maniac is the most captivating show of the fall season, in that you don’t know for one second what the hell is going on, so you’re constantly paying close attention," says Kevin Fallon. "It’s brilliant in that way. And it’s one of those shows that likes to think it’s brilliant in that way. (It’s insufferable in that way.)" He adds: "The fact that Maniac is so strange is the best thing about it. And, folks, it’s hella strange. But for once, it’s a pleasure for a show to be this narratively ambitious, at a time when production value and budget routinely seem to usurp story development. (Not that Maniac’s deranged alternate past-future—couldn’t say which it’s meant to be—lacks in scope, detail, or cost.) There is a palpable determination in the show’s loopy, provocative world-building and a heartbreaking honesty to its depiction of mental illness."

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• Fukunaga is charming yet can be an implacable person to work with, driving his staffers insane
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