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It was amusing in places. I’ll at least check out the second episode

President Biden will deliver remarks at 2pm ET on the Chinese spy balloon and related unknown objects so the show will likely either be partially or fully preempted for the 2pm telecast, assuming ABC broadcasts his remarks

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From last month, Showtime is merging into Paramount+. It's not clear if the linear channel will continue as its own brand or if its streaming website will remain or be completely absorbed into the Paramount+ website https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/30/23578672/paramount-plus-merging-showtime

Talk about the streamer here Paramount+ is absorbing Showtime, so Showtime will now be titled Paramount+ with Showtime. And it appears they are raising prices (again?). Per the article below, Paramount+ with the Showtime will go from $9.99 to $11.99 per month; Paramount+ essential tier alone will go from $4.99 to $5.99 https://deadline.com/2023/02/paramount-showtime-streaming-price-hike-restructuring-charge-1235261734/

CNN will premiere the 6-part doc series on Sunday March 26 at 10pm ET. It will then settle into its regular 9pm slot on subsequent Sundays. The show follows actress/producer Eva Longoria through the many vibrant regions of Mexico, the land of her ancestors, in search of its unique and colorful cuisines. The show is executive produced by Stanly Tucci https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2023/02/16/cnn-original-series-to-premiere-eva-longoria-searching-for-mexico-sunday-march-26-at-10pm-et-pt-on-cnn/ Given CNN is trying to bring most of its documentaries and doc series in-house, I wonder if this will even get a second season?

So who played the various interviewers? A poster above said Jaime Pressley for one (I recognized the face but couldn’t place the name) and I recognized Jack McBrayer as another

This was a pretty enjoyable episode

Premieres Monday May 1 at 9pm ET with 2 back to back episodes. New episodes will show on subsequent Mondays at 9 and 10pm. Episodes will stream the next day on Hulu https://tvline.com/2023/02/15/a-small-light-release-date-natgeo-anne-frank-series/

I just watched this this morning (yes I know, a little late) and thought it was pretty good and scary. The underlying themes made you think, especially how the haves and have nots fare so differently. I wonder if things with the dopplegangers didn't change until Addie got switched and left there (unlike Red who just got herself out of there) because she had the more privileged background and life and had the will and desire to both want to leave and change things for the other dopplegangers

Some new set pictures of Ncuti and Millie as they film their 2023 Christmas special; Ncuti is in a variation of his costume https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1735122/Doctor-Who-Ncuti-Gatwa-Christmas-set

I saw that this morning; very sad

Really enjoyed tonight’s episode, especially the segments with the staff trying to fire people

That was the impression I had too

I totally forgot they did

I too felt this episode was too wildly off compared to the first 2 episodes and I did somewhat like the first 2 episodes, as I don’t mind an episode that makes you think. I hope they don’t do another episode like this one because it was just too hard to figure out what was really going on and had too much of a Twilight Zone tone. The show needs to stay grounded My TiVo listed Abigail Breslin in this episode, but she’s not included on the cast list; was she not in it for sure? The ratings after the football-boosted first episode have been awful so I’m not expecting this to get renewed

Quite an interesting and fun episode. Elena was fun being drunk but it’s sad she broke up with Javier so not to interfere in the parental relationship he’s building with Helene

Abishola’s stern inability to just enjoy being happy is kind of annoying but at least she got back to studying for her exams. The initial meeting between a young Tunde and Ole at the end was a joy to watch. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top between Christina and Kofo in their upcoming presentations. I appreciated that she didn’t want to do the pitch behind Kofo’s back

Enjoyable episode though a little sad in parts. The various dancing sequences were a lot of fun

About 15.5 million viewers for the premiere after the game. Big but per a TV critic’s tweet, apparently the smallest audience for a post-Super Bowl drama in modern ratings history

SpoilerTV says there are 13 episodes and the finale is on April 26; Futon Critic isn't showing this info yet

He also seems to have breathing issues. I think he’s had a hip replacement which is probably the reason he sits so much and walks so stiffly I enjoyed the episode overall and especially enjoyed Frank’s storyline. I do wish he could have perp walked the captain and 2 detectives, but at least he terminated them. That was egregious behavior on their parts. I was kind of bored by Erin’s story until she pulled her gun on that guy

Hard to believe the guy who dropped his plate wasn’t one of two facing elimination

For those of us with Comcast cable and who subscribed to Peacock for free, as we have been warned was eminent, that’s coming to an end this Summer, as of June 26 to be exact https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/comcast-xfinity-subs-losing-peacock-free-access-1235520530/