Here's a look at this week's Top 5 TV news stories!
The Emmys, in a very different form, will air this Sunday. Here's my official predictions & commentary on the major awards in drama, comedy and limited series:
Outstanding Drama Series
Will Win: Succession
Should Win: Succession
Should Have Been Nominated: The Morning Show
Outstanding Comedy Series
Will Win: Schitt's Creek
Should Win: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Should Have Been Nominated: Never Have I Ever
Outstanding Limited Series
Will Win: Watchmen
Should Win: Mrs. America
Should Have Been Nominated: Defending Jacob
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Will Win: Brian Cox, Succession
Should Win: Steve Carell, The Morning Show
Should Have Been Nominated: Justin Hartley, This is Us
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Will Win: Laura Linney, Ozark
Should Win: Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Should Have Been Nominated: Mandy Moore, This is Us
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Will Win: Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Should Win: Kieran Culkin, Succession
Should Have Been Nominated: Tom Pelphrey, Ozark
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Will Win: Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Should Win: Julia Garner, Ozark
Should Have Been Nominated: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, The Morning Show
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Will Win: Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek
Should Win: Ted Danson, The Good Place
Should Have Been Nominated: John Goodman, The Conners
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Will Win: Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek
Should Win: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Should Have Been Nominated: Kristen Bell, The Good Place
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Will Win: Mahershala Ali, Ramy
Should Win: Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Should Have Been Nominated: Manny Jacinto, The Good Place
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Will Win: Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Should Win: Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Should Have Been Nominated: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, High Fidelity
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series/Movie
Will Win: Hugh Jackman, Bad Educaton
Should Win: Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much is True
Should Have Been Nominated: Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series/Movie
Will Win: Regina King, Watchmen
Should Win: Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
Should Have Been Nominated: Reese Witherspoon, Little Fires Everywhere
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Movie
Will Win: Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Should Win: Dylan McDermott, Hollywood
Should Have Been Nominated: John Turturro, The Plot Against America
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/Movie
Will Win: Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Should Win: Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Should Have Been Nominated: Lexi Underwood, Little Fires Everywhere
It's been known for awhile that CBS All Access is planning a rebrand but we now have more details. In early 2021, the streamer will re-launch under the name Paramount+. It will include content from CBS, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Network and Nickelodeon. This is an attempt to consolidate some of the IP from these networks but it will notably not include Showtime, which will continue to operate separately. Perhaps the biggest news from the expected announcement was some new originals in development including The Offer, a limited scripted series about the making of The Godfather and a revival of The Game, that was previously being developed at the CW. I understand wanting to consolidate the shows without the CBS label but streamers have had a hard time breaking through in 2020. HBO Max, Peacock and Quibi, not to mention 2019's Apple TV+, seem to have a hard time competing with the big guns like Netflix and Hulu. I'm not sure the re-brand will help but it's certainly worth a shot because CBS All Access was not a big name in the streaming world despite being around for five years now.
After being renewed for a second season back in May, ABC has reversed course and cancelled Stumptown. This has happened to several shows in the pandemic but the Cobie Smulders drama is the first network one. What makes it surprising is there are plenty of shows that have delayed their filming schedules and won't be able to premiere until 2021 but ABC seemed to think that wasn't an option for Stumptown. I'm sure there are more reasons including cost (including a big salary for Smulders) and reported creative issues. If ABC really wanted to have the show, they would have just delayed it to a midseason premiere so I don't think the pandemic can be blamed much (plus, it didn't even get renewed until we were well into the pandemic). The ratings certainly didn't make a case for a second season but it was a high profile show for ABC so this is pretty surprising. I only watched the premiere of Stumptown and wasn't a big fan of it but it seemed to have more favorable responses from a lot of TV critics compared to other broadcast shows. On a less surprising note, ABC also cancelled summer burnoff United We Fall after one season.
#4 - "SNL" PROVIDES DETAILS OF RETURN
We got a lot of Saturday Night Live news this week as it prepares for its October 3 return to Studio 8H. First off, the entire cast will return including some who many thought might move on like Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant and Kenan Thompson. But instead we get the complete cast returning for Season 46 with three new featured players joining. Additionally, the show has pegged Jim Carrey to play Joe Biden at least through the election cycle, replacing Jason Sudeikis. Maya Rudolph will be returning as Kamala Harris and unfortunately Alec Baldwin will continue to sleepwalk his way through his Donald Trump impression. Finally, the show will also have a "limited studio audience" marking one of the first entertainment shows to actually film with any audience at all. I'm glad to hear that news!
#5 - ABC ANNOUNCES DRAMA PREMIERE DATES
After cancelling Stumptown as mentioned above, ABC has announced premiere dates for most of its dramas, making them the network that, as of now, seems most successful in returning to the air. NBC has announced a few dates while CBS has not announced much and FOX/CW pandemic-proofed their fall schedule back in the spring. The Good Doctor will return Monday, November 2. Station 19 and Grey's Anatomy will return Thursday, November 5. For Life returns Wednesday, November 18 and A Million Little Things returns Thursday, November 19. One of the lone new shows, Big Sky will premiere on Tuesday, November 17. Some of these premiere dates are odd (will episode two of A Million Little Things air on Thanksgiving?) but there's no denying that ABC has aggressively gotten their shows back into production and scheduled premiere dates. With Stumptown cancelled, the only show that doesn't really have a plan yet is The Rookie.
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