Saturday Night Live is back for its 50th season and we’re celebrating with an All-Time SNL Cast Draft! Join us as we discuss the latest episodes and then draft competing casts of 14 team all-time greats: Who gets Belushi? Who will anchor Weekend Update? And which legendary cast member did ChatGPT completely forget about?!

But first, in the news:

• Yellowstone returns for its final impossible-to-stream season!
• Paramount+ celebrates a change in fortunes!
• Netflix purges its interactive specials!
• And Max takes the crown as king of the Churn and Return generation!

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📺 Review: SNL at 50

• 🧭 Where to Watch: NBC (Saturdays at 11:30 PM ET) and next-day on Peacock
• 🍂 Seasons: 50
• ⏳ Where to Stream Past Seasons: Peacock
• 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Lorne Michaels

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🔗 Links:

• How to Stream Yellowstone's Season 5B Premiere – Nick Caruso, TV Line
• ‘Tracker,’ ‘Elsbeth’ Show Strong Multi-Platform Gains for CBS in Early Ratings Returns – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
• Paramount Co-CEO Chris McCarthy Feels Good About Paramount+’s Position “To Remain A Standalone” – Dade Hayes, Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline
• Comcast Says It May Spin Off Cable Networks and Seek a Streaming Partner Amid TV Business Tumult – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter
• Netflix is removing nearly all of its interactive titles – Jay Peters, The Verge
• A New Streaming Customer Emerges: The Subscription Pauser – Sarah Krouse, The Wall Street Journal
• Dan Bulla Has Earned His SNL Vanity Card - LateNighter – Nick Riccardo, Late Nighter

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🇺🇸 It’s our Election-Free Election Special! 🇺🇸

You’ve felt your feelings, you’ve cast your vote, now distract yourself from the darkness of November! Join us for a super-sized round of Renewed or Canceled?! and a MEGA show swap of Feel Good Fall Shows that will keep you warm as the nights get longer.

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📺 Shows Recommended:

• Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Resident Alien (Seasons 1-2 on Netflix, 1-3 on Peacock)
• The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix)
• Elsbeth (CBS, Paramount+)
• Evil (Seasons 1-2 on Netflix, 1-4 on Paramount+)
• Chicken Shop Date (YouTube)
• Girls5Eva (Netflix)
• Blown Away (Netflix)
• Homicide: Life on the Streets (Peacock)
• Broad City (Hulu, Paramount+)
• Kevin Can F— Himself (Netflix, AMC+)
• Yellowjackets (Season 1 on Netflix, 1-2 on Paramount+ with Showtime)
• Interview with the Vampire (Season 1 on Netflix, 1-2 on AMC+)
• Unreal (Netflix)

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Includes spoilers for Renewed or Canceled?!

• 'Patrick Star Show' Renewed for Seasons 4 & 5 at Nickelodeon – Joe Otterson, Variety
• 'Rick and Morty' Renewed Through Season 12 at Adult Swim – Ethan Shanfeld, Variety
• 'Parish' Cancelled at AMC — No Season 2 – Nick Caruso, TV Line
• ‘Unstable’ Canceled By Netflix After 2 Seasons – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline
• ‘The Diplomat’ Renewed For Season 3 At Netflix – Katie Campione, Deadline
• 'Nobody Wants This' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix – Vlada Gelman, TV Line
• 'The Serpent Queen' Canceled, Queen Elizabeth Spinoff Coming to Starz – Ethan Shanfeld, Variety
• 'Velma' Cancelled: No Season 3 For Mindy Kaling Scooby-Doo Show On Max – Andy Swift, TV Line
• 'Reacher' Renewed for Season 4, Amazon Sets Season 3 Release for 2025 – Ethan Shanfeld, Variety
• ‘The Night Agent’ Scores Early Season 3 Renewal at Netflix – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
• 'Kaos' Canceled After One Season at Netflix – Jordan Moreau, Variety
• QVC Renews Busy Philipps Talk Show 'Busy This Week' for Season 2 – William Earl, Variety
• ‘The Rings of Power’ on Verge of Season 3 Renewal by Amazon – James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter
• 'Who's The Boss' Revival Cancelled — Amazon Cancels Sequel Series – Andy Swift, TV Line
• That '90s Show Cancelled, No Season 3 (aka Part 4) at Netflix – Ryan Schwartz, TV Line
• James Graham's BBC Crime Drama 'Sherwood' Renewed For Season 3 – K.J. Yossman, Variety
• ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Reboot Canceled at Max – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
• 'Industry' Renewed for Season 4 at HBO – Joe Otterson, Variety
• ‘Batwheels’ Renewed For Season 3 At Cartoon Network – Rosy Cordero, Deadline
• ‘Unprisoned’ Canceled After Second Season, Says Kerry Washington – Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter
• ‘Chucky’ Canceled After Three Seasons – Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter
• ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ Canceled After One Season – Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter
• Goodbye, ‘Evil’: You Were One Hell of a Wonderfully Weird Show – Alan Sepinwall, rollingstone.com

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Marvel’s franchise fatigue seems like the perfect target for comedy, but can the new HBO satire The Franchise overcome the baggage of the subject matter? Is it more of a 30 Rock or a Studio 60?

But first! Big ratings for our favorite new procedurals, trouble in paradise for the Golden Bachelorette, more scoops on the Abbott/Sunny crossover, and a triumphant quarter at Netflix (featuring surprise Mulaney news!).

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📺 Review: The Franchise

• 🧭 Where to Watch: HBO / Max
• 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 8 (Sundays at 10 PM ET)
• 🔄 Renewal Status: TBA
• 📚 Related Titles: Avenue 5, Veep
• 📚 Where to Stream Related Titles: Max
• 🤩 Starring: Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Bill Magnussen, Jessica Hynes, Lolly Adefope, Richard E. Grant
• 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Jon Brown, Sam Mendes, Amando Iannucci
• ⚠️ Spoiler Warning for first 2 episodes starting at 20:00

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🔗 Links:

• ‘High Potential’ Audience Grows 19% With 8.7 Million Viewers for Episode 3 | Exclusive – Loree Seitz, The Wrap
• 'The Golden Bachelorette' Ratings on ABC — 'Abbott Elementary' – Matt Webb Mitovich, TV Line
• 'Abbott Elementary' Producers on 'Sunny' Crossover, Season 4 Stories – Michael Schneider, Variety
• A great season for Netflix – Lucy Brewster, Morning Brew
• Netflix Picks Up Weekly Live Variety Talk Show Hosted by John Mulaney – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter
• Daniel Craig Slammed Netflix CEO Over ‘Knives Out' Avoiding Theaters: “F*ck Your Model!" – Jordan Ruimy, World of Reel
• 'The Penguin' Episode 2 Ratings: 1.6 Million Viewers – Selome Hailu, Variety

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The hottest new shows of the fall TV season are old school (and in some cases: Old people!), with CBS and ABC leading the way: We’ll look at freshmen hits Matlock and High Potential. These network detective procedurals have even more in common than meets the eye… but will you be able to crack the case with us?

Plus: Could Agatha All Along usher in a new era of budget-concious Marvel shows? How confusing could the DirecTV/Dish merger get? And what’s the TV crossover of our dreams and how is it actually happening?!?

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📺 Review: Matlock

• 🧭 Where to Watch: CBS and Next-Day on Paramount+
• 🗓️ Episodes: 1 (Thursdays at 9 PM ET)
• 📚 Related Titles: Matlock
• 🤩 Starring: Kathy Bates
• ⚠️ Spoiler Warning for first episode starting at 15:15

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📺 Review: High Potential

• 🧭 Where to Watch: ABC and Next-Day on Hulu
• 🗓️ Episodes: 3 (Tuesdays at 10 PM ET)
• 📚 Related Titles: HPI (Original French series)
• 🤩 Starring: Kaitlin Olson
• ⚠️ Spoiler Warning for first 2 episodes starting at 33:17

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🔗 Links:

• Marvel's Brad Winderbaum on 'Reasonable Budget' of 'Agatha All Along' – Joe Otterson, Variety
• From AOL Time Warner to DirecTV and Dish: 20 years of media mergers – Wes Davis, The Verge
• Abbott Elementary, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Will Cross Over – Michael Schneider, Variety
• TV Ratings: CBS’ ‘Matlock’ Makes Solid Opening Argument – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
• When Does 'Matlock' Episode 2 Air? — CBS Series Returns October 17 – Matt Webb Mitovich, TV Line
• Kathy Bates Retiring After 'Matlock': 'This Is My Last Dance' – Claire Franken, TV Line
• ABC’s ‘High Potential’ Nears 11M Viewers for Second Episode (Exclusive) – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter

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Spooky Season has arrived and Disney+ is leaning into it with the long-awaited (and repeatedly retitled) WandaVision spin-off Agatha All Along. It’s got a killer cast, but can it shake the Marvel curse?

And speaking of Marvel: We’re assembling our own coven… of shows! Join us as we each draft a team of 6 Marvel shows that we hope Kevin Feige resurrects for another season. Which one of us will assemble the Avengers of Avengers-adjacent characters?

But first, in the news:

• Wake up, babe. New bundle dropped!
• And we begin the bittersweet farewell to satellite TV.

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📺 Review: Agatha All Along

• 🧭 Where to Watch: Disney+
• 🗓️ Episodes: 9 (Wednesdays at 9 PM ET)
• 🔄 Renewal Status: TBA
• 📚 Related Titles: WandaVision
• 📚 Where to Stream Related Titles: Disney+
• 🤩 Starring: Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Debra Jo Rupp, Patti LuPone, Aubrey Plaza
• 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Jac Schaeffer
• ⚠️ Spoiler Warning for first 4 episodes starting at 42:46

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🔗 Links:

• Charter will offer Peacock for free with some cable subscriptions next year – Wes Davis, The Verge
• Charter Spectrum Cuts Carriage Deal With NBCUniversal, Adding Peacock to Pay-TV Packages – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter
• DirecTV Placed on Credit Watch Negative After Unveiling Deal to Merge With Dish – Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter
• ‘WandaVision’ Recap: What to Remember for ‘Agatha All Along’ – Andi Ortiz, The Wrap
• 'Agatha All Along' Ratings: 9.3 Million Views in One Week on Disney+ – Selome Hailu, Variety
• Agatha All Along Nude Scene Wasn't Scripted Says Kathryn Hahn – Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety
• Agatha All Along’s practical effects were key to bringing its magic to life – Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge

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It’s our 2024 Emmy Awards Spectacular! Join us as we review the live show and break down the coronation of FX chief John Landgraf (with one hilarious exception!).

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🔗 Links:

• FX Outduels Bigger Rivals to Collect Huge Emmy Haul – John Koblin, The New York Times
• Emmys 2024 Voters Finally Decide ‘The Bear’ Is Not a Comedy – Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone
• TV Ratings: Emmys Jump by 55 Percent, Stop Streak of All-Time Lows – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
• Casey Bloys On ‘Hacks’ Surprise Comedy Series Emmy Win & Category Debate; ‘White Lotus’, ‘The Last Of Us’, ‘Euphoria’ & ‘Harry Potter’ Updates – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline

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FX cleaned up at the 2024 Emmy Awards, but can they keep the winning streak alive? Could the engine behind Hulu’s premium content even be on track to surpass HBO as the de facto home of prestige TV?

We’re looking at both sides of that equation with a review of the new FX comedy English Teacher and a deep dive into David Zaslav’s latest swerve with Max (coming soon to a basic cable package near you!).

But wait! There’s more:

• The ABC Presidential Debate brought in big ratings across all the news networks, but did viewers punish CNN for hosting the infamous first debate?
• Speaking of that Cable News Network: The channel’s new leadership continues to undo the legacy of Zaslav’s first pick, Chris Licht. That means Brian Stelter’s back, baby!
• The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon becomes the final nail in the coffin for Friday night Late Night, with all the major shows down to 4 new episodes a week. With ratings in a free fall across all the networks what will the future of Late Night look like? (Maybe it’s more of an After Midnight style affair.)

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📺 Review: English Teacher

• 🧭 Where to Watch: FX and Hulu
• 🗓️ Episodes: 8, Releasing Weekly (Mondays at 10 PM ET)
• 🤩 Starring: Brian Jordan Alvarez, Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, Sean Patton, Langston Kerman
• 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Brian Jordan Alvarez
• 🎬 Directed By: Jonathan Krisel, Brian Jordan Alvarez
• ⚠️ Light Spoilers for first 3 episodes.

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🔗 Links:

• 67.1 Million People Watched Harris and Trump, Outdrawing Last Debate – Michael M. Grynbaum, The New York Times
• Over 67 Million Viewers Tune In for ABC News Harris-Trump Debate – Nielsen
• Trump: No more debates with Kamala Harris – Reuters
• Seth Meyers to Host Primetime ‘Closer Look’ Special After September Presidential Debate – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
• How Late Night TV Is Downsizing – Alex Weprin, Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
• James Corden Bows Out - LAmag – Brian Stelter, LA Magazine
• In Major Deal, Max and Discovery+ Will Join Charter Video Bundle as Warners Makes Big Move – Erik Hayden, Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter
• Max to Grow by 6M Subscribers This Quarter, David Zaslav Says – Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter
• 'English Teacher' Review, FX School Comedy, Brian Jordan Alvarez – Dave Nemetz, TV Line

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One of our favorite New York shows is back and… headed to Hollywood?!

We’ll break down the bicoastal mystery in season 4 of Only Murders in the Building, and revisit all 3 seasons of Hulu’s hit comedy: From Tim Kono to Ben Glenroy, we’ll discuss all the ways the show has evolved since its surprising summer 2021 premier. Between its annual consistency and willingness to take big swings, we’re thrilled to hear the show has already been renewed for a season 5.

But first! We’re going down to South Park for some news!

• Yes, we’re talking about Comedy Central’s parent company Paramount and the literal parent bankrolling the Skydance merger (it’s on again!)...
• … and the news that South Park is sitting out the election (and the rest of 2024). Are creators Matt and Trey sick of politics, or are they sick of Paramount’s legal battle with Warner Bros. Discovery over streaming rights to one of TV’s most iconic animated comedies? (A deal that expires in 2025!)
• And speaking of animated comedies: Can you guess which two pillars of adult animation are current mainstays on the Nielsen streaming charts? We’ll take a look at the top 10 for the first week of August and celebrate the latest 2000s-era show to be crowned “cool again” by Netflix: Prison Break.

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📺 Review: Only Murders in the Building (Season 4)

• 🧭 Where to Watch: Hulu
• 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 10 (Tuesdays at 3 AM ET)
• 🍂 Seasons: 4 (40 episodes)
• ⏳ Where to Stream Past Seasons: Hulu
• ✅ Renewal Status: Renewed for Season 5
• 🤩 Starring: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton
• 🧑‍🎨 Created By: John Hoffman and Steve Martin
• ⚠️ Recap Spoiler Warning for seasons 1 through 3 starting at 42:55
• 🚨 New Episode Spoiler Warning for the first 2 episodes of season 4 starting at 1:01:13

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🔗 Links:

• Paramount's Redstone to reap $180 mln in severance, benefits, Bloomberg News reports – Reuters
• ‘Prison Break’ Races To No. 1 On Nielsen Streaming List As Fox Series Finds New Life On Netflix; ‘Umbrella Academy’ Comes In Second – Katie Campione, Deadline
• ‘South Park’ Creators on Avoiding Trump, Revisiting Casa Bonita, and Experiencing TikTok Jealousy – David Canfield, Vanity Fair
• Judge sides with Paramount on some claims in Warner Bros. 'South Park' streaming lawsuit – Drew Richardson, CNBC
• ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Renewed for Season 5 – Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter
• In ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ This Actor Is Above Suspicion – Alexis Soloski, The New York Times
• 'Only Murders in the Building' Season 4 Review: Hulu Series Goes Hollywood – Alison Herman, Variety
• 'Only Murders in the Building': REDACTED’S Return Was Inspired by Pennsylvania's Parkour Prisoner Escape – Lucas Manfredi, thewrap.com
• Only Murders in the Building Season 4, Episode 2's Big Surprise Return – Ryan Schwartz, TVLine

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It’s our 2024 Fall TV and Streaming Preview Spectacular! We’ll dish on the shows we’re excited for… and also other shows! That also exist! (Surely someone is excited for all the Citadel spinoffs!)

Then we’ll channel the dark arts of streaming to transform our excitement into buying advice in a special Fall installment of Add? Keep? Cancel! (The segment where we spend your money for you!)

📺 Featuring:

• Have I Got News for You with Roy Wood Jr. — CNN/Max, Premiers Sept. 14
• High Potential — ABC/Hulu, Premiers Sept. 17
• Marvel’s Agatha All Along — Disney+, Premiers Sept. 18
• The Golden Bachelorette — ABC/Hulu, Premiers Sept. 18
• The Penguin — HBO/Max, Premiers Sept. 19
• St. Denis Medical — NBC/Peacock, Premiers Nov. 12
• Only Murders in the Building (Season 4) — Hulu, Returned Aug. 27
• Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season 2) — Amazon, Returned Aug. 28
• Abbott Elementary (Season 4) — ABC/Hulu, Returns Oct. 9
• Ghosts (Season 4) — CBS/Paramount+, Returns Oct. 17
• Elsbeth (Season 2) — CBS/Paramount+, Returns Oct. 17
• What We Do in the Shadows (Final Season) — FX/Hulu, Returns Oct. 21
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (Final Season) — Paramount+, Returns Oct. 24
• And more!

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Netflix was looking for some Game of Thrones magic when they hired D.B. Weiss and David Benioff to helm a western adaptation of the Chinese sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem, and they were rewarded with a surprise nomination for Best Drama at next month’s Primetime Emmys. Does it stack up against the competition? (Hint: We’ve got some problems with 3 Body…)

☀️ But first: We’re looking back at the summer in streaming!

• Including updates on the next seasons of Shogun and Hacks (two of our favorite shows this year!).
• The shocking (for some!) cancellation of The Acolyte as Disney struggles to combat franchise fatigue and hostile fans in the Star Wars universe.
• In SPORTSPOCALYPSE: A dramatic legal twist for the mega sports streamer Venu…
• … and a make-or-break moment for Peacock.
• Plus: We crown the story of the summer! And break down the logic behind Chick-Fil-A’s rumored push into streaming!

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📺 Review: 3 Body Problem

• 🧭 Where to Watch: Netflix
• 🗓️ Episodes: 8 (All Episodes Available)
• ✅ Renewal Status: Renewed for 2 final seasons (3 total)
• 🧑‍🎨 Created By: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Alexander Woo
• 📖 Based On: The book series Remembrance of Earth’s Past by Liu Cixin
• ⚠️ Spoiler Alert for first 3 episodes starting at 41:34

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🔗 Links:

• ‘Shogun’ Star Hiroyuki Sanada on When Shooting for Season 2 Is Expected to Begin and Record-Breaking Emmy Nods – Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter
• 'Hacks' Co-Creators Reveal Season 4 Details and Return to 10 Episodes – Michael Schneider, Variety
• Disney+ Force chokes The Acolyte to death after one season – Matt Schimkowitz, A.V. Club
• Cosmic Marvel (@dailycosmicmarvel) on Threads
• Judge Bars Disney, Warner, Fox From Launching Sports Streamer Venu – Brian Steinberg, Variety
• Court blocks Disney-Fox-WBD sports streaming bundle – Lauren Feiner, The Verge
• Venu Sports' problem could impact how television is packaged – Dan DeFrancesco, Business Insider
• Peacock gained 3 million subscribers during the first week of the Olympics. Will they stay? – Peter Kafka, Business Insider
• Olympics Push Peacock (and Overall TV Use) to Rare July Bump – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
• Paramount Draws a New Bid, Complicating Deal With Skydance – Benjamin Mullin, Lauren Hirsch, The New York Times
• Paramount TV Studios Shutting Down Amid Major Restructuring, Layoffs – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
• Chick-Fil-A Hatches Plans For Streaming Service As Reality TV Comes Home To Roost – Peter White, Deadline
• The Town with Matthew Belloni: The Arms Race Behind Where Movies Shoot – The Ringer
• Why Does Every Netflix Show Look the Same? An Investigation. – Josh Rosenberg, Esquire

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