NBC is the first network to announce when some of our favorite scripted shows will be back. However, we will have to wait until October 22nd for the first one to premiere. That honor goes to Superstore, where we will say goodbye to America Ferrera. Then in November, we will get This Is Us, One Chicago, Law & Order: SVU, and The Blacklist.
We will have to wait until 2021 for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Good Girls, Making It, Manifest, New Amsterdam, and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Plus, new series Kenan, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Mr. Mayor, That’s My Jam, Small Fortune, True Story, Who Do You Think You Are? and Young Rock.
OCTOBER
“Connecting …” (Thursday, 10/1, 8:30-9 p.m.)
“Ellen’s Game of Games” (Tuesday, 10/6, 8-10 p.m., then shifting to 9-10 p.m. on 10/13)
“The Voice” (Monday, 10/19, 8-10 p.m., Tuesday, 10/20, 8-10 p.m. then switches to 8-9 p.m. on 10/27)
“Superstore” (Thursday, 10/22, 8-8:30 p.m.)
NOVEMBER
“This Is Us” (Tuesday, 11/10, 9-11 p.m.; returns to 9-10 p.m. on 11/17)
“Chicago Med” (Wednesday, 11/11, 8-9 p.m.)
“Chicago Fire” (Wednesday, 11/11, 9-10 p.m.)
“Chicago P.D.” (Wednesday, 11/11, 10-11 p.m.)
“Law & Order: SVU” (Thursday, 11/12, 9-10 p.m.)
“The Blacklist” (Friday, 11/13, 8-9 p.m.)
ABC announced its fall premiere dates, and all of the shows are unscripted. Just like every year, Dancing with the Stars starts things off on September 14th. However, that is all that is like the previous seasons.
MONDAY, SEPT. 14
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (previously announced)
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Celebrity Family Feud”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Press Your Luck”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Match Game”
TUESDAY, OCT. 13
8:00-10:01 p.m. “The Bachelorette”
FRIDAY, OCT. 16
8:00-9:01 p.m. “Shark Tank”
SUNDAY, OCT. 18
7:00-8:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Supermarket Sweep” (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Card Sharks”
I find it interesting that they are holding their scripted shows because The Good Doctor, The Conners, The Goldbergs, and Grey’s Anatomy are all filming as you read this. I guess they are being cautious because The Bold & The Beautiful (the first scripted show to resume filming) has already had to take two breaks because of people testing positive for COVID-19 on the Soap Opera since they started filming again in June.
Over to Dancing with the Stars for a second. Today, they announced their first “star” who is dancing this season and it’s A.J. McLean from Backstreet Boys. If that is their biggest “star”, then they are in trouble.
Actors make a lot of money on paper, but they have to share a majority of their wealth. Adelaide Kane, who starred on Reign on The CW that streamed on Netflix for four seasons, broke down the costs.
The actress says that she has to give 10% to her agent, 10% to her manager, 5% to her lawyer, 5% to her business partner, plus she is taxed 30% because she is a foreign national working in America. That is where 60% goes off the bat. Then she has to pay rent in at least one major city, sometimes two depending on where she is filming. She also has to pay a publicist $2,000-$3,000 a month, social media teams are $2,000 a month, stylists are $750-$1,500 an outfit, plus hair and makeup are $1,000 each time she uses them. That is a lot of dough before you get to put any of it in the bank.
She said in another TikTok video that she has been able to save up and she is paying a mortgage. That is because obviously she is smart with her money. I was lost once she started doing division.
Seriously, I have a lot of respect for her because she broke down how expensive it is to be an actor. I knew this because I have a few actor friends who have gone over the finances with me. That is why so many of them have a second job when they are not filming all of the time or have smaller roles.
While television scripted shows in Canada and Los Angeles are back filming, it has taken a little longer for NYC shows to be given the go-ahead. That is because the city was hit very hard by the COVID-19. New York based Law & Order: SVU sadly suffered the loss of one of their crew members, Josh Wallwork, to coronavirus back in March.
Yesterday, Ice T revealed that he got the first script for season 22, and said that he is expecting to go back to work in mid-September. As excited as he is about it, he added, “Should be interesting with all the new safety protocols.”
It will also be interesting to see if they will be filming inside more this season as compared to the past. SVU defintely used the city as its backdrop in almost every episode. I hope they can still do it because NYC desperately needs the money to make up for all of its lossese of Broadway and tourism.
Katy Perry gave birth to her California Gurl with Orlando Bloom. The two made the announcement via UNICEF.
Welcome to the world, Daisy Dove Bloom! We are honoured to introduce Goodwill Ambassadors @KatyPerry and @OrlandoBloom’s new bundle of joy.⠀
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“We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter,” Katy and Orlando told us.⠀
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“But we know we’re the lucky ones and not everyone can have a birthing experience as peaceful as ours was. Communities around the world are still experiencing a shortage of healthcare workers and every eleven seconds a pregnant woman or newborn dies, mostly from preventable causes. Since COVID-19 many more newborn lives are at risk because of the increased lack of access to water, soap, vaccines and medicines that prevent diseases. As parents to a newborn, this breaks our hearts, as we empathize with struggling parents now more than ever.⠀
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“As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, we know UNICEF is there, on the ground, doing whatever it takes to make sure every expecting mother has access to a trained health worker and access to quality healthcare. In celebration of the heart we know our daughter already has, we have set up a donation page to celebrate DDB’s arrival. By supporting them, you are supporting a safe start to life and reimagining a healthier world for every child. We hope your ♥️ can bloom with generosity.⠀
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Katy & Orlando.”
This is Perry’s first child and Bloom’s second. He has a 9-year-old son, Finn, with his⠀ex-wife Miranda Kerr.
Be prepared for her to inundate us with pictures of her daughter and talking about her all the time.
