Admittedly "opportunistic" CW execs say "there's always controversy with some sports" in defending its broadcast of LIV Golf. Yet no other sports draw criticism by Human Rights Watch and 9/11 Families, or boycotts by some of its top athletes. #TCA24
Snoop Dogg says he'll be "doing all the things that Snoop Dogg does" when covering the Paris Olympics for NBC this summer. But I imagine he won't be allowed to do all the things Snoop Dogg does on air. #TCA24
NBC says they won't hold back on Paris Olympics coverage, showing live finals in the afternoons, and putting together highlights for prime time. #TCA24
Cool that Snoop Dogg is a special commentator for NBC's Paris Olympics coverage, but a little disappointed his jumpsuit this morning is emblazoned with an oversized peacock logo. #TCA24
Super slim Billy Gardell, who lost 150 pounds, looks more like a TV detective than star of “Bob 🫀Abishola.” “I lost a baseball team,” he says on set. #TCA24
On the set of NBC’s “Night Court,” an exacting replica of the original blueprints, where John Larroquette says it’s odd being the only survivor from the original cast. #TCA24
Playing Wayne Kramer, Omar Hakim, BIll Laswell and songs for Lincoln's BIrthday and Valentines, right now on (prerecorded) Capital Radio at https://t.co/bPLzAjUgrs. Click on!
Next year's 50th anniversary of "Austin City Limits," TV's longest running music program, will be noted on PBS with archival shows and roster of new performances. #TCA24
Hadn’t expected PBS to celebrate “Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution.” The new three-part documentary series comes June 18 (but is produced by BBC studios). #TCA24
Big project coming from Ken Burns: A six-part, 12-hour PBS documentary on the American Revolution in fall 2025, on eve of the country's 250th birthday. #TCA24
Mariana Van Zeller of Nat Geo's "Trafficked" is here momentarily to talk about being caught in last year's military coup in Niger while reporting on gold mining there that funds terrorist cells (so clearly she got out). #TCA24
Nat Geo jumps into true crime with "Pathological: Chasing a Tue Crime Con Man," about a French true crime expert who claimed he had been a victim. based on the reporting of Lauren Collins, New Yorker staff writer. #TCA24