Here’s the breakdown of the shows NBC they canceled: “I Feel Bad”, “Marlon”, “Midnight, Texas”, “Reverie”, “Shades of Blue”, and “Trial & Error”. The shows they ARE bringing back include: “America’s Got Talent: The Champions”, “The Blacklist”, “Blindspot”, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, “Chicago Fire”, “Chicago Med”, “Chicago P.D.”, “Dateline NBC”, “Ellen’s Game of Games”, “Good Girls” . . .”The Good Place”, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, “Little Big Shots”, “Making It”, “Manifest”, “New Amsterdam”, “Running Wild with Bear Grylls”, “Superstore”, “This Is Us”, “The Voice”, “Will & Grace”, and “World of Dance”. This will be “Law & Order: SVU’s” 21st season, which sets a new record for the longest-running drama. At the moment, it’s tied with “Law & Order” (regular) and “Gunsmoke”. They both lasted 20 seasons. NBC is still undecided on “Abby’s”, “A.P. Bio”, “The Enemy Within”, “The InBetween”, and “The Village”. The fate of their summer shows like “America’s Got Talent” and “Hollywood Game Night” will be determined after they air.
NBC revealed their schedule for the upcoming season, and it features eight new shows. There are four dramas and four comedies. There’s yet another legal drama. This one is called “Bluff City Law”, and it features former “L.A. Law” star Jimmy Smits. There’s a drama called “Council of Dads”. There’s a comedy called “Indebted”. There’s a comedy starring Kenan Thompson from “Saturday Night Live” called “The Kenan Show”. There’s a drama called “Lincoln”. Bradley Whitford from “The West Wing” stars in a comedy called “Perfect Harmony”.
PEGGY LIPTON died Saturday after a battle with cancer. She was 72 years old. Peggy was best known for playing Julie Bon “The Mod Squad” from 1968 to 1973. She also played waitress Norma Jennings on “Twin Peaks” in the early ’90s, and returned for the revival on Showtime in 2017. Peggy was married to QUINCY JONES from 1974 to 1990. They had two daughters together: RASHIDA and KIDIDA JONES. The girls issued a statement saying, “She made her journey peacefully with her daughters and nieces by her side. We feel so lucky for every moment we spent with her.”
CHRIS STAPLETON and his wife have welcomed their fifth child. They announced it yesterday, but no word if it’s a boy or a girl. All you see in a posted photo is the baby’s left arm and part of its body . . . and it’s grasping one of her fingers. It was April of last year they had twin boys. They also have an eight-year-old girl . . . and a six-year-old son.
There was that photo back in February of Billy Ray Cyrus’ wife TISH standing in front of their marijuana safe. Now he’s playing an “animated weed person” in his “Angel In My Pocket” animation video where all of the characters are “weed people” – including his boss at the convenience store and the cowboys he fights at a showdown. There are also two bizarre tributes to “Hee-Haw”, where he stops everything and tells really stupid jokes. “Angel In My Pocket” is on “The SnakeDoctor Circus” album that drops May 24th.
BRITNEY SPEARS was in court Friday, where a judge ordered an examination of her conservatorship. If she wants to end it, she probably didn’t help her case by leaving the courthouse with no shoes.
LUKE BRYAN’s posted a photo of his wife yesterday in honor of Mother’s Day, and it wasn’t exactly flattering. She has a silly smile and her hair is messy in every which way. He captioned it, “Happy Mother’s Day to this beautiful one. I love you.”
MIRANDA LAMBERT posted a throwback pic of herself and her mom yesterday. She wrote, “Today I celebrate the woman who raised me to love Jesus, daddy, music, and mutts. Thanks for being my best friend, and thanks to all the amazing moms, stepmoms, and fur moms for making the world go ’round.
JAKE OWEN went tongue-in-cheek with his post yesterday, writing, “Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful women out there that have made this world a better place because of your undying and selfless love for your children. Just remember, ‘Mama, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys’.”
How about a lovely photo of CARRIE UNDERWOOD hugging her mom? She captioned it, “Happy Mother’s Day to my sweet mama and to all the mamas out there. I watched my own mother juggle it all . . . being a mom, wife, teacher, role model. Moms are amazing and I’m thanking God for mine this morning.”
VINCE GILL speaks from the heart in his new song “A Letter To My Mama”. He apologizes to his mom for being selfish and that he got too old to need her. It’s one of the tracks on his next album, “Okie”, which is out August 23rd.
BRETT YOUNG brought in CHARLES KELLEY to help him with his “Acoustic Session” version of “Here Tonight”. Charles is one of the song’s co-writers.
JIMMIE ALLEN shared a clip on social media of himself getting rejected by “American Idol” in 2011. Jennifer Lopez was a judge back then and she gave him the news. He used the rejection as motivation. He captioned the post with some inspiring words, “Someone telling us ‘No’ doesn’t stop our dream . . . we stop our dream. Never stop fighting, never stop dreaming. Believe in yourself, you can rise from the ashes.”
The 15th season premiere of “The Bachelorette” at 8:00 p.m. on ABC. Country girl Hannah Brown is your new Bachelorette.
“The Voice” at 8:00 p.m. on NBC. The Top 8 perform.
Darius Rucker is 53
Stephen Colbert is 55.
Dennis Rodman is 58.
Stevie Wonder is 69.
