NBC Syndication turned into the Grim Reaper today because they cancelled all four of their shows, which are still in production. Those four shows are: Access Hollywood, Access Hollywood Live, The Steve Wilkos Show, and Karamo.
“NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align with the programming preferences of local stations,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman, Bravo & Peacock Unscripted, who oversees the division. “The company will remain active in the distribution of our existing program library and other off-network titles, while winding down production of our first-run shows. These shows have provided audiences with great talk and entertainment content for many years and we’re very proud of the teams behind them.”
This is a very sad day in original syndication. And I hope they really thought this through before they put all of those people out of work.
And without those shows and The Kelly Clarkson Show, which is ending on her own accord, there are going to be a lot of holes in NBC’s daytime programming. There is only so much local news can cover, especially when the firing squad keeps taking people out in the newsrooms.
Having said all of that, I wonder if NBC will be taking Days of Our Lives back from Peacock. I am sure they regret that decision.
Conan O’Brien has made it! Not because he is hosting the Oscars for a second time on Sunday. He made it because he read a category about them on Jeopardy yesterday.
For the $200 clue of the category Oscar Night with Conan O’Brien, he asked the contestants, “Bob Hope hosted the ceremony an amazing 19 times. Coming in second with nine shows between 1990 and 2012 is this man [there is a photo of Billy Crystal on the screen], who I hereby challenge to a host song-and-dance off. I’m going to tune you up and take you down man.”
So, I hereby ask you, who do you think would win the host song-and-dance off? Even at 77, Crystal would wipe the floor with the 6’4″ redheaded host. However, if they added Jimmy Kimmel to the mix, they would both destroy him!
As we know, Elmo hates rocks, especially Abby’s friend Rocco. If ever there was anyone who could change his mind, it would be Ryan Gosling.
I’m Just Ken visited Sesame Street, and he had a present for the Red guy. It was a mini-me of the Muppet who likes to be tickled. However, he was not tickled when he found out that a rock made it for him.
So, the actor explained that he felt the same way about rocks until he got to know Rocky the Rock. Now, his new best friend is a rock.
Was it enough to change Elmo’s mind? You are just going to have to watch to find out.
On another note, after seeing this interaction, I want to see how Elmo would react to meeting Dwayne Johnson.
Abby Lee Miller went to SeaWorld in Orlando, and she didn’t want to be recognized. So, she put on a blonde wig and decided to go on the Penguin Trek ride.
What could go wrong? Well, she didn’t secure her wig, so off it came. And she was left wearing just her wig grip cap.
Luckily for her, the people behind her caught the hairpiece, and she was able to put it back on.
Unluckily for all of the OG Dance Moms and their daughters, who would have loved to have seen her go around the park without it.
