National Stuffed Mushroom Day And Other Wednesday Headlines

 

Zsa Zsa Gabor Via Giphy

'Donald Trump Says He Wants To Seize State Elections, Probably Just Kidding Again Because He's Such A Kidder' [Wonkette]

Nancy Mace Is Fuckin' Bonkers [New York Magazine]

What's On Tonight (Wednesday): It's time to meet the Muppets on The Muppet Show tonight

The Muppet Show

Play the music! Light the lights! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, February 4!

Our Top Pick tonight is The Muppet Show (Disney+, 3 a.m. & ABC, 9 p.m.). This is a special that could lead to a revival of the beloved '70s variety show. The special finds the Muppet gang getting back together and guesting are Sabrina Carpenter, Maya Rudolph, and Seth Rogan -- the first and last are also producing. The special airs on ABC in the evening and almost fits in a half-hour timeslot, so this isn't an over-bloated runtime special.

Elsewhere, Valentine has Cake, a love life is Shifting Gears, Ms. Pat goes to the movies, Kelly Rowland and Method Man have Goals, Beauty is for billionaires, parenthood is tough in Nature too, Riot Women might fall apart, Sistas face trauma, and Michael Vick gets docuseries treatment.

Politics Corner February 3

 

Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 3

 Here are today's Tournament of Champions contestants:

- TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California;

- Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California, who won yesterday's opening game of the round; and

- Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey.

Feed The Birds Day And Other Tuesday Headlines

The National Bird Of Botswana Is The Kori Bustard, Via BirdForum

'EPSTEIN FILES MEGA-DUMP: Trump Just Keeps Looking More And More Disgusting' [Wonkette]

'This Isn't What De-Escalation Looks Like' [The Bulwark]

Politics Corner February 2

 

This one's for Souse in Italy.

What's On Tonight (Tuesday): Misanthrophy is the Best Medicine?

 

Courtesy TV Insider.

Tonight's Top Pick is Best Medicine, because after so many weeks posting summaries of this show, I'm amazed that the supporting characters don't outright kill Josh Charles' character. Seriously, go back and read everything I'm posted. Each time, he ends up alienating somebody. People at least liked Rob Morrow on Northern Exposure.

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 2

 Here are today's Tournament of Champions contestants:

- TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California;

- Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California; and

- Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey.

Don't Wait Until Dark for Your Own Monday Headlines

 

Courtesy Rockawave.com.

Good lord, Lee Remick was beautiful as hell, wasn't she? On Feb. 2, 1966, Wait Until Dark opened on Broadway. It played at four different theaters before concluding its run on Dec. 31, 1966.

Politics Corner February 1

 

I had this for Friday, and I'll have a new quotee starting tomorrow. Get your weekend finished off right.

What's On Tonight (Monday): Samurai Assassin

 

Courtesy The Hollywood Reporter.

Tonight's Top Pick is Memory of a Killer, which is airing an episode entitled "Samurai." The funny thing is, in 1977, SNL did have a "Samurai Hit Man" sketch. Futaba was hired to eliminate Don Kirshner and Don Cornelius. Anyway, who would have guessed the kid from Can't Buy Me Love would have grown up to play a killer?

68th Grammy Awards (2026): Live thread

Record of the Year nominees: "Abracabra" / "Anxiety" / "Apt." / "DTMF" / "Luther" / "Manchild" / "The Subway" / "Wildflower"

WELCOME to the live thread for the 68th Grammy Awards! This is your space to sound-off during the annual Grammy ceremony as well as the red carpet arrival, if you arrive early and have thoughts on the fashion. Together we will get through another overly-long Hollywood award ceremony. There is no host, so we're in this together.

CBSSM: Ilia Malinin's Pursuit Of Perfection

Via Tenor

 

This week's segments can be found at the CBSSM YouTube page. Viewers in Australia/New Zealand may encounter IP geoblocking that requires a VPN to bypass.

PET SET - BON JOVI

 

Saturday Night Live: Alexander Skarsgård & Cardi B (S51E12)

Alexander Skarsgård & Cardi B 

Show #1000

Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård makes his SNL debut as the show celebrates its 1,000th episode. The son of Academy Award-nominee Stellan Skarsgård and brother of It man Bill Skarsgård, is in theaters soon for Pillion.

Hip hop superstar Cardi B is back 8 years since her first time in Studio 8H, which seems like a long time but that's how long she took in between her first and second studio albums. Her debut was the Chadwick Boseman episode.

What's On Tonight (Sunday): Give me a G!

Grammy Awards

Abracadabra! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, February 1!

Our Top Pick tonight is 68th Grammy Awards (CBS & Paramount+, 8 p.m.). After 54 years, this is the last Grammys on CBS. Back then, CBS picked up the show from ABC, which lead to the creation of the American Music Awards for ABC. Next year those will be reversed. This is probably the last time for Trevor Noah hosting music's biggest night, too. The big nominees this year include Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Tyler the Creator, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, SZA, Turnstile, and Clipse. The Premiere Ceremony begins at 2:30 and can be streamed on YouTube

Elsewhere, the Night Manager is off duty, ice skaters go for Glitter & Gold, NBC introduced Sunday Night Basketball, Primal is under attack, Kaley Cuoco knows the Vanished, and Reelz enters the Firestorm.

This Weekend in Pop Culture: January 30-February 1

Welcome to the Weekend in Pop Culture! Let's examine what's coming out in theaters this weekend.

Iron Lung
A man explores an ocean of blood inside a small submarine.

Melania
The First Lady, as only a disgraced filmmaker who just turned out to be in the Epstein files can capture her.

The Moment
Charlie xcx endures a tour.

Send Help
A mousy assistant and her jerk boss end up stranded on a desert island.

What have you been watching? 

Brandy Alexander Day And Make Your Own Saturday Headlines

Via CB

PET SET

What's On Tonight (Saturday): SNL M

Saturday Night Live

Cause you know I'd watch a thousand episodes, if I could just see you, tonight! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, January 31!

Our Top Pick tonight is Saturday Night Live (NBC & Peacock, 11:29 p.m.). The 50-year-old sketch comedy show reaches the 1,000 episode milestone tonight. This count doesn't include specials, just the regular weekly episodes. To reach that many episodes, you can combine SCTV, Fridays, Mad TV, The Kids in the Hall, Party Over Here, Saturday Night Special, and those Animation Domination in the early 2010s and still not have enough.

Elsewhere, Queens of the Stone Age goes to the Limits, Kingdom has mom issues, Hallmark isn't on a Boat, Nimesh Patel has News, Lifetime gets Tempted, and One Piece is not alone.

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 30

 Here are today's exhibition match contestants:

- Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California;

- Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, Tennessee; and

- Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey.

R.I.P. Catherine O'Hara

 

Via Giphy. I've said it before, but it's the unblinking stare that sells Delia's tantrum.

Courtesy Variety -- "Catherine O’Hara, a veteran actor who starred in Home Alone, Schitt’s Creek and Best in Show, has died, her manager confirmed to Variety. She was 71. O’Hara died Friday at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness.