CBS wants more of its Monday night comedy block, awarding The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola new season orders. Both half-hour comedies will be part of CBS’s 2021-2022 broadcast season.
“We’re extremely proud of these two comedies, and delighted to bring them back next season,” stated Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment. “The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola masterfully blend humor with relatable and culturally relevant storylines, and are tremendous, successful Monday night anchors.”
According to the network, season three of The Neighborhood has 7.06 million viewers and ranks as the #2 most-watched comedy. In its second season, Bob Hearts Abishola has 6.70 million viewers.
The cast of The Neighborhood includes Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears and Hank Greenspan. Jim Reynolds, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Wendi Trilling, Cedric the Entertainer, and Eric Rhone serve as executive producers.
Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe, Jr., Gina Yashere, Bayo Akinfemi, and Anthony Okungbowa star in Bob Hearts Abishola. Chuck Lorre, Al Higgins, and Beth McCarthy Miller are the executive producers.
The Neighborhood Plot:
The Neighborhood stars Cedric the Entertainer in a comedy about what happens when the friendliest guy in the Midwest moves his family to a neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone looks like him or appreciates his extreme neighborliness. Dave Johnson is a good-natured, professional conflict negotiator. When his wife, Gemma, gets a job as a school principal in L.A., they move from Michigan with their young son, Grover, unfazed that their new dream home is located in a community quite different from their small town.
Their opinionated next-door neighbor, Calvin Butler, is wary of the newcomers, certain that the Johnsons will disrupt the culture on the block. However, Calvin’s gracious wife, Tina, rolls out the welcome wagon; their chipper younger son, Marty, thinks the Johnsons could be good for the community; and their older son, Malcolm, finds Dave may finally be someone who understands him. Dave realizes that fitting into their new community is more complex than he expected, but if he can find a way to connect with Calvin, they have an excellent chance of making their new neighborhood their home.
Details on Bob Hearts Abishola:
From award-winning creator, executive producer and writer Chuck Lorre, Bob Hearts Abishola is a love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over. Undaunted by Abishola’s lack of initial interest or the vast differences in their backgrounds, Bob is determined to win Abishola’s heart, in this comedic examination of immigrant life in America.
The Walt Disney Company just released a devilish trailer for the live-action film, Cruella. The trailer features Emma Stone in the title role declaring, “The thing is, I was born brilliant. Born bad…and a little bit mad.” There’s even a brief shot of the film’s four-legged stars sharing their displeasure at the very sight of Cruella de Vil.
Disney also released two posters and new photos from the upcoming May 28, 2021 release.
In addition to Oscar winner Emma Stone (La La Land), the film stars two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson (Howards End, Sense & Sensibility). Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) directs from a screenplay by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara, with story by Aline Brosh McKenna, Kelly Marcel, and Steve Zissis.
Andrew Gunn (Freaky Friday), Marc Platt (Mary Poppins Returns), and Kristin Burr (Christopher Robin) produced, with Emma Stone, Michelle Wright, Jared LeBoff, and Glenn Close serving as executive producers. Two-time Oscar winner Jenny Beavan (Mad Max: Fury Road, A Room with a View) designed the costumes.
Emma Stone stars in Disney’s Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. Cruella, which is set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets.
One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson), a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
Brian Geraghty stars in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 9 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
ABC’s Big Sky season one episode nine, “Let It Be Him,” picks up with Ronald (Brian Geraghty) stepping outside his home with visible staple wounds in his forehead. He’s got two murders and a kidnapped newspaper boy on his mind and worries there’s too much to do.
Erik (Evan Whitten) asks Ronald for the umpteenth time if he plans on killing him. His constant questions have gotten on Ronald’s very last nerve and the psychopath demands Erik keep quiet. Erik refuses and continues his steady stream of questions.
Ronald loses it and points his gun at Erik, warning him to shut up.
Merilee Legarski (Brooke Smith) returns home and stares at the life-size standup of her hubby, remembering happier, less complicated times.
Over at the hospital, Rick (John Carroll Lynch) is having a dream in which the dozen or so women he’s kidnapped surround his bed. He jerks awake with Merilee asking who he was apologizing to in his sleep. She explains he said it all got out of hand, but Rick continues to claim he can’t remember anything.
Rick’s attorney Penelope Denesuk (Karin Konoval) joins them and Merilee fills her in on what she observed. She thinks her hubby’s conscience is back even if his memory isn’t. The attorney asks her to step outside and demands to know where Merilee stands – for or against her husband. Merilee says she’s on her own side.
Denise (Dedee Pfeiffer) goes door-to-door questioning customers on Erik’s paper route. By tracing who received the paper, they can track Erik’s route the morning he went missing.
Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) knocks on Ronald’s door, unaware she’s staring into the face of a killer. She shows him a photo of Erik and Ronald says he thinks he saw him that very morning. Ronald asks what’s happening, claiming he doesn’t really pay attention to the news because it’s so depressing. When Cassie asks about his mom, he lies and says she’s away right now.
Cassie leaves her card and then freezes as she’s walking away from the door. She has a flashback to the day she encountered Ronald at Merilee’s store.
Cassie arrives back at the agency and waits with Denise for confirmation on Ronald’s identity. (Jenny and Tubb are working on it at the station.) Denise discovers Ronald has absolutely no social media presence but does find a page belonging to Ronald’s mom. Jerrie (Jesse James Keitel) immediately identifies Ronald from a photo and is 100% sure Ronald kidnapped her and is Rick’s partner in crime.
Ronald peeps out his window but doesn’t spot any suspicious activity. He returns to the basement after creating a handle for a taser that will allow him to shock Erik without being in range to receive voltage from the taser Erik snagged. Erik refuses to drop the taser until Ronald zaps him twice.
The police gather not far from Ronald’s place, and Jenny (Katheryn Winnick) confesses to Cassie she hopes Ronald doesn’t surrender so she’s forced to kill him. Sheriff Walter Tubb (Patrick Gallagher) explains how it’s going to go down and warns his people it’s impossible to know what’s going on inside Ronald’s house. He announces Jenny and Cassie have been deputized and reminds everyone to be sure of their targets.
The convoy heads up to Ronald’s house where inside he’s just cocked his gun in preparation for the assault. It appears that the sheer number of officers on the scene has made Ronald alter his plans. He heads downstairs and grabs Erik, yanking him out of his cage.
Sheriff Tubb uses a bullhorn to warn Ronald he’s surrounded. When there’s no obvious movement inside the house, the officers use a battering ram and bust down the door. Ronald’s set up a gun to shoot as soon as the door’s broken down, and an officer goes down from the shotgun blast.
The officers enter Ronald’s home and carefully move throughout it. Cassie smells gas and they realize the place is rigged to explode. Tubb yells for everyone to evacuate, but Jenny’s already headed down to the basement away from the rest of the officers.
Cassie reaches Jenny and tells her to get out immediately. She’s found Erik unconscious, cuffed to the floor, and refuses to leave without him. Jenny’s able to finally free him and escapes just as explosions rip through the house.
She places a hooded Erik on the ground and turns him over only to discover it’s actually Ronald’s dead mom. There’s no sign of Ronald or Erik and Jenny figures out this was all a diversion.
A short while later it’s determined Ronald and Erik were not in the house when the explosions occurred. Their whereabouts are unknown.
Cassie yells at Jenny, telling her never to do that again. She doesn’t want to have to inform Jenny’s son his mother’s gone.
Sheriff Tubb learns Father Ted Maynard is also missing after telling a colleague he was going to visit Mrs. Pergman.
Over at the hospital, Rick seems to be stuck reliving the 1967 Red Sox pennant race. Attorney Denesuk warns him to listen up. She shows him a photo of Ronald and demands to know if Rick recognizes him. He claims he doesn’t, but Merilee watches his fingers drum the bed as he speaks. Penelope suggests that it may help his case if he does identify the man since he’s kidnapped a 12-year-old boy and is on the run.
Penelope asks if Rick knows where Ronald may have gone, but he continues to say he doesn’t know him. Merilee says, “You’re lying, Rick. You know. You know.”
Rick plays dumb and lapses back into the baseball talk. Merilee’s obviously disgusted with his response.
Jesse James Keitel in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 9 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
Denise and Erik’s mom ask Jerrie if she can think of anything that might lead them to Ronald. She can’t, admitting she never pegged him as a killer.
Back at the Pergman place, Jenny, Cassie, Tubb, and Montana Highway Patrol Commander Elena Sosa (Sharon Taylor) try and figure out if Ronald has a car or is on foot. Elena wonders what type of vehicle the missing priest drove.
It’s determined Ronald is in fact most likely driving the priest’s black Tesla and an all-points bulletin is issued for the car.
Jenny and Cassie are on the hunt and try to determine which roads Ronald would feel the most comfortable traveling. Since he’s a trucker, he probably knows the interstate well.
Ronald pulls over and removes Erik from the car’s trunk. He moves Erik to the front seat and says he can stay there if he behaves.
Sheriff Tubb and Commander Sosa search for Ronald from the air. Sosa believes it’s possible Ronald’s on the interstate heading to Canada.
Jenny and Cassie spot a Tesla and the plates match the priest’s vehicle. They call Tubb for air support as Ronald puts the pedal to the metal. Tubb advises them to just follow him but not stop the car since backup is 20 minutes away.
Tubb and Sosa are flying over the chase as Cassie speeds up and tries to get beside Ronald’s car. Tubb wants her to fall back; he doesn’t want them injured or Erik hurt.
Jenny believes the Tesla will eventually run out of juice.
Merilee confronts Rick at the hospital, going over the list of songs he used to sing. One was about death and the other was about a hammer. She’s figured out he was going to kill her the night she woke up and found him standing by the bed holding a hammer.
She removes his hammer from her bag and calls it his problem solver. She knows he killed Cody and then the fisherman, and he meant to bash her head in to get rid of her. Merilee doesn’t want him to go free which he might if he keeps up this charade.
Rick assures her it’s just her menopause talking, and that response confirms Rick’s memory is back. Merilee beats him with the hammer, sending blood flying all over the hospital room.
Rick is definitely dead this time.
Returning to the chase, Jenny instructs Cassie to pull up to the passenger side. Cassie’s able to and they can clearly see Erik gagged and restrained in the front passenger seat.
Tubb informs them he’s learned Tesla is unable to shut off the car remotely. Sosa warns they’re about to hit traffic in a residential area and Ronald must be stopped now. Jenny decides she’ll try and shoot out the tires but just as they pull alongside again, Jenny’s shocked to see Father Maynard dead behind the wheel. The Tesla must be on autopilot!
Sosa suggests the only way to stop the car is to get in front of it. The car has an automatic disable that keeps it from hitting other vehicles.
Cassie pushes the truck to its limits and manages to get ahead of the Tesla only to discover there’s something in the road. She swerves to avoid it and does a 180, with her truck now facing the oncoming Tesla. They brace for impact, but the Tesla stops inches from the truck’s front bumper.
Cassie and Jenny retrieve a terrified Erik from the front seat as backup – and the helicopter – arrive on the scene. Erik asks for his mom and then thanks Cassie and Jenny for saving him. When asked about Ronald, Erik explains he put the car in drive and then climbed up a guardrail on a bridge. He’s not sure if Ronald jumped because the car sped away and he wasn’t able to see what Ronald was doing.
“I can’t believe I’m not dead,” says an exhausted Erik.
Tubb gets the news that Merilee murdered her husband.
Jenny and Cassie are sure they’re going to find Ronald. At least one of these men needs to face prison time for what they’ve done.
Erik reunites with his mom back at the detective agency and she’s overcome with emotion. She thanks Cassie and Jenny but only Cassie pulls her in for a hug. Jenny only offers a handshake. Erik thinks Jenny’s cool and as she walks away Cassie says quietly, “She’s not into taking credit. The best ones never are.”
Episode nine ends with Merilee placed under arrest followed by flashbacks of Cody, Ronald’s mom, and Rick in happier times. (You know, when they were still breathing.) Ronald smiles as he drives down the interstate in a big rig.
Fox’s Prodigal Son season two episode six is one of the series’ most twisted episodes. Not only does it briefly fulfill the wishes of those on board the #Brightwell ship, but also by delving into Malcolm’s subconscious desires we’re treated to an alternate world in which Martin is still a successful doctor and Ainsley’s mental health isn’t an issue.
Episode six, “Head Case,” takes place in a supposedly haunted hotel. But before Malcolm (Tom Payne) heads over to check out the new murder case, he’s called in for a meeting with his mom and dad. They want to tell Ainsley the truth about Nicholas’ murder, but Malcolm disagrees. He’s worried she can’t handle the truth in her present state.
Martin (Michael Sheen) reminds Malcolm what happens when you discover you’ve been lied to. Malcolm insists he had to protect his sister – that’s why he covered up Nicholas’ murder in the first place. Martin jokes he could have used a little of Malcolm’s help covering up murders years ago.
Malcolm finally meets up with JT (Frank Harts) at the Kenmare Hotel and points out Duke Ellington used to stay there. The victim is architect Lyle Reynolds who, up until his death, was working on a project to revitalize the building.
The cause of death is a ball-bearing compass jammed into his eyes. Because it belonged to the victim, Malcolm determines it was an impulsive kill. The killer didn’t panic after the murder and wiped away the prints. He believes the killer is a “good old-fashioned psychopath.”
Malcolm spots Ainsley (Halston Sage) interviewing the hotel owner, Ramón Vieja (Joel de la Fuente), not far away. When she asks about accusations of corruption, Vieja cuts short the interview.
Gil (Lou Diamond Phillips) and Malcolm ask for a moment of his time as he walks away from Ainsley. Vieja claims he doesn’t have time and suggests they speak to the artist community currently occupying the 8th floor.
JT, Malcolm, and Dani (Aurora Perrineau) head to the 8th floor and are given a quick lesson on the hotel’s history. The artists – Karina (Elia Monte-Brown) and Wendell (Andrew Polec) – don’t like the renovations but deny harming the architect. Malcolm points out it appears Karina’s been crying, but she insists she barely knew the murder victim.
Interview over – at least for now – Malcolm gets a quick moment alone with Dani in an elevator. They discuss his morning meeting with his parents, with Malcolm careful not to reveal any details other than it was family business.
Two strangers join them in the elevator and introduce themselves as father and daughter, Rupert (Mark Margolis) and Greta Swann (Jessica Blank). Greta reveals they heard a loud argument between Reynolds and Vieja about the elevator. The elevator’s been broken for three months and when Ramon continued to refuse to fix it, Reynolds fixed it himself. She believes that angered Ramon and he killed Reynolds. (Rupert uses a wheelchair and couldn’t leave the building while it was broken.)
Later, Malcolm asks Ainsley for her footage from the Vieja interview. He reveals Vieja’s a person of interest and promises she’ll be the first to know if anything comes of it. Malcolm realizes Ainsley’s not doing well and she confesses she’s suffering from insomnia. She’s been remembering more from the night of Nicholas’s death and doesn’t understand what’s happening. Malcolm again takes the blame and says this is happening because she watched him kill a man.
As they’re talking, Malcolm realizes the footage reveals Ramon was missing a cufflink.
Malcolm calls Dani to meet him at the hotel and winds up beating her to it. As he returns to the spot of the murder, a noise down the hall distracts him. He walks toward it and finds the missing cufflink, immediately picturing how the cut on the victim’s face was made by this metal bird.
Malcolm calls Dani to report his findings. The missing cufflink was located on the 3rd floor immediately under the Swanns’ apartment. Dani says she’ll be right there, however, before she shows up Malcolm hears another noise. As he’s tracking the sound, the elevator dings and the door opens.
The car isn’t there so Malcolm leans forward slightly to look down the shaft. As he does, he’s pushed from behind and falls, screaming, into the shaft!
Malcolm comes to with Dani and JT visiting his hospital room. He claims to be doing okay; the doctor said he has a mild concussion. Despite their protestations, Malcolm convinces JT and Dani to let him accompany them to arrest Ramon Vieja. It turns out the blood on his missing cufflink matched the architect’s.
Ramon admits to smacking his employee but claims he didn’t kill him. He reveals the architect and Karina were in a relationship, pointing the finger of guilt at the artist. Ramon also points out a murder in his hotel is the last thing he wants/needs since it would halt the construction and cost him both time and money.
After they’re done with the interrogation, Malcolm believes Karina was having sex with Reynolds and Ramon didn’t commit murder. He winces in pain and Dani’s quick to point out he should be home resting.
As he’s leaving Malcolm says, “I can make it to family dinner for once.”
Malcolm walks in on Ainsley and Jessica (Bellamy Young) laughing while setting the table. Martin strolls in from the kitchen holding the main dish, joking he’s better with the marinade than he is with a scalpel. This bizarro world’s Martin is still a respected doctor, Jessica’s a loving mom, and Ainsley’s one of the best doctors in New York.
Malcolm’s head aches again and he admits he feels this is all wrong and unfamiliar. His family attempts to comfort him and he brushes away their concern, confessing he was pushed down an elevator shaft and that’s why he’s not feeling quite right.
Malcolm receives a call from the Claremont Psychiatric Hospital while at the dinner table and Ainsley wonders who he knows there. He doesn’t recall knowing anyone at Claremont.
Later, he’s startled awake from a bad dream. He’s in bed next to Dani (yes!) and she reminds him he’s home, in bed, safe. They cuddle as they drift back to sleep.
(In reality, he’s still at the bottom of the elevator shaft, unconscious.)
The following morning, they continue to act like a loving couple, completely at ease with one another. Malcolm confesses he feels happy but there are moments when he believes he doesn’t deserve it. “You deserve all of it. Malcolm Whitly, you are the best person that I know,” says Dani, following that declaration with a kiss.
Their relaxing morning’s interrupted with a call that Karina’s been spotted at the hotel.
Dani and Malcolm question Karina and she denies she killed anyone but admits to the affair with Lyle. She claims she only lied because she didn’t want Wendell to know. He’s also in love with her and she doesn’t know what he would have done if he discovered the truth.
They head up to the loft where they discover Wendell in a pool of blood. He’s dead so that rules him out as the killer. Back to square one.
Malcolm determines his profile was wrong. The blows are “confident” and now he believes they’re looking for an experienced serial killer.
Malcolm receives another call from Claremont and learns there’s someone there with all the answers. He heads over to the hospital and is warned not to step across the red line. The patient turns around and is revealed to be Gil! In this bizarro world he’s the one locked up, not Martin. However, he claims Martin is The Surgeon, a notorious serial killer who’s never been caught.
Malcolm denies that’s the truth or that his dad could ever kill anyone. As flashes of reality flash through Malcolm’s head, Martin joins him in Gil’s cell. He suggests Malcolm not let Gil waste any more of his time.
Malcolm figures out he’s still in the elevator shaft and this is all in his head. Martin claims it’s real, but Malcolm realizes in order to wake up he needs to solve the case. That might jolt him awake.
They head to the loft and Martin’s practically giddy that he gets to make his first visit to a crime scene. Malcolm attempts to put all the clues together and Martin suggests he rely on symbolism. Pages from a book are scattered on the floor and Malcolm shrugs off that connection. Martin points out shoeprints and Malcolm surmises they’re from boots. Greta Swann was wearing boots in the elevator, and Malcolm realizes he’s been seeing swans everywhere during the time he’s been knocked out.
Malcolm pays a visit to Greta’s apartment and although she’s not around, her dad is. Malcolm pulls the pieces together and deduces Greta’s dad is the Bowery Ripper. Wendell had been working on a book about the serial killer who struck the hotel in 1963, killed in this neighborhood, and offed his victims using found objects.
Malcolm has solved the decades-old Bowery Ripper case.
Martin arrives and although Malcolm warns him to keep away, Swann is able to leap to his feet and put a knife to Martin’s throat. Malcolm wonders why he killed again, and Swann claims it was to protect his daughter from finding out he’s a killer.
Malcolm shots Swann to free his dad. However, he’s solved the case and is still stuck in this alternate world. Malcolm doesn’t understand what’s going on.
Hours later, the Whitly family toasts to Malcolm’s success. Martin suggests he invite Dani to join them and Malcolm promises he will when she’s done at the station. They tease him, wondering when he’ll officially make her part of the family.
Malcolm leaves to get snacks and Martin appears at his side to ask why he’d ever want to leave this reality. Malcolm says it’s because it’s all a lie. “This dream…vision…alternate reality…whatever…I thought it was what life would be like if you weren’t a killer, but it’s not. It’s what life would be if I never found out,” says Malcolm. “I need to seek the truth, no matter how painful.”
Martin begs Malcolm to stay, reminding him Dani is in this alternate reality. He’ll lose that if he returns to real life.
Malcolm makes his choice and comes to at the bottom of the shaft, just in time to stop the elevator from crushing him. He grabs a skull that’s been lying next to him and escapes the shaft.
He’s holding the skull and looking a little discombobulated when JT and Dani arrive. He asks when was the last time he spoke to Dani and she says it was 20 minutes ago. Malcolm reveals he knows who the killer is.
They visit the Swann apartment and Malcolm attempts to hand Mr. Swann the skull. He names him as the Bowery Ripper and Swann doesn’t object. He killed Lyle when he found the skull while fixing the elevator. Swann rises from his wheelchair and apologizes to his daughter as they place him under arrest.
Back at the station, Dani admits she believes the hotel really is haunted. She can’t believe Malcolm put the pieces together while in a dream. Apparently, he’s told her most of the story but has left out that they were a couple in the alternate reality. She wonders if she was different in his dream and he replies, “Yes and no.”
Dani asks for an explanation and he claims it’s complicated dream stuff.
Malcolm returns to his place and meets up with Ainsley. He’s decided to fill in the blanks in her memory. Malcolm explains she killed Nicholas and confesses he only lied to protect her. When he tries to assure her everything will be all right, she says it won’t. She opens her coat and reveals her shirt is soaked in blood. “I blacked out again. I’m sorry, I didn’t know where else to go,” she confesses.
The Academy of Country Music Awards will be returning to three iconic Nashville venues for the 2021 broadcast. Last year marked the first time the ACM Awards showcased performances from the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, and the Bluebird Cafe during the show’s live broadcast.
“We’re thrilled to return to music city’s most iconic venues as we come together on April 18th to celebrate the best in Country Music, back in our normal awards cycle,” stated Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music. “A huge thank you to the city of Nashville, the Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Cafe for welcoming us back to Nashville, where we can look out for the safety of our artists while shining a spotlight on this vibrant city after a tough 2020.”
The 56th Academy of Country Music Awards will air on CBS on Sunday, April 18th at 8pm ET/PT (live on the East Coast and tape-delayed on the West Coast). The ACM Awards are produced by dick clark productions. R.A. Clark, Amy Thurlow, Barry Adelman, Mark Bracco, Linda Gierahn, and the Academy of Country Music’s Damon Whiteside serve as executive producers.
The Academy will conduct the show with the health of all involved (artists, fans, staff, etc) as their top priority. Per the ACM: “All guidelines set forth by national, state, and local health officials will be closely followed and implemented during the production along with additional safety measures to be instated by dick clark productions and the Academy of Country Music.”
The Academy’s charitable arm – ACM Lifting Lives® – is showing their appreciation and support of Nashville with a $25,000 donation to the Music City, Inc. foundation. The donation is designated to assist their Nashville Christmas Day Explosion Relief Fund in helping local musicians “out of work due to damage to venues.”
“The impact of the explosion was felt throughout the music community, and we hope this donation can help alleviate some of the burden on the community,” said Lyndsay Cruz, ACM Lifting Lives Executive Director.
It’s all about siblings in trouble on Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star season two episode six. Episode six, “Everyone and Their Brother,” will air on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
Season two’s cast is led by Emmy Award nominee Rob Lowe (The West Wing) as Owen Strand. Gina Torres is Tommy Vega, Ronen Rubinstein plays T.K. Strand, Sierra Aylina McClain is Grace Ryder, and Jim Parrack stars as Judd Ryder. Natacha Karam returns as Marjan Marwani, Brian Michael Smith is Paul Strickland, Rafael L. Silva plays Carlos Reyes, and Julian Works is Mateo Chavez.
“Everyone and Their Brother” Plot: Owen and T.K. risk their lives to save two brothers trapped in a homemade minefield. Meanwhile, Grace receives an emergency call from a conjoined twin whose brother is dying, Tommy interviews new candidates to fill the team’s open EMT position, and Paul’s mother and estranged sister pay him an unexpected visit.
The 126 welcomes new Paramedic Captain TOMMY VEGA (Torres) to the crew. Tommy was at the top of her game when she hung up her uniform eight years ago to raise her twin daughters. When her husband’s restaurant went under due to the devastation of the pandemic, she has no choice but to re-enter the workforce to support her family. Though it breaks her heart to be apart from her little girls, Tommy will show the world that no matter how much time has passed, when she puts on that uniform, she’s still a boss.
Additionally, Owen is reunited with his ex-wife and T.K.’s mother, GWYNETH (guest star Lisa Edelstein), and the former couple re-discover the spark they once shared. As Owen finds out his cancer is in remission, he receives news that could change his life forever.
ABC’s The Good Doctor star Freddie Highmore returns to the director’s chair to helm season four episode 10. Written by Thomas L. Moran and Adam Scott Weissman, episode 10 – “Decrypt” – will air on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.
Highmore previously directed “The Body” episode of Bates Motel as well as season two episode 15 and season three episode 16 of The Good Doctor.
The cast of season four includes Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne, Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, and Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman. Christina Chang plays Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann is Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park and Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo.
Episode 10 guest stars include Brian Marc as Dr. Enrique Guerin, Bria Samoné Henderson as Jordan Allen, Summer Brown as Olivia Jackson, and Noah Galvin as Dr. Asher Wolke.
“Decrypt” Plot: When the hospital is hit with a cyberattack threatening to shut down life-saving machines, Lea rises to the challenge and looks to outsmart the hackers to prove herself. Meanwhile, the team treats an inspirational cancer survivor-turned-successful-philanthropist who harbors a dark secret.
Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. As his friendships deepen, Shaun tackles the world of dating for the first time and continues to work harder than he ever has before, navigating his environment to prove to his colleagues that his talents as a surgeon will save lives.
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Fox’s 9-1-1 season four episode six finds the 118 buying into their firehouse superstition and preparing for a jam-packed shift. Episode six – appropriately titled “Jinx” – will air on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season four’s cast includes executive producer Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, executive producer Peter Krause as Bobby Nash, and Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Kendall. Oliver Stark plays Evan “Buck” Buckley, Aisha Hinds is Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Kenneth Choi is Howie “Chimney” Han, Ryan Guzman plays Eddie Diaz, and Rockmond Dunbar is Michael Grant.
“Jinx” Plot: The 118 believes their fabled firehouse superstition has come true when they have the day from hell with a never-ending series of bizarre emergency calls – Athena is in hot pursuit of a 118 firetruck; a man who duct-taped himself to freeway billboard, a garage full of fireworks and a restaurant manager destroying his own business. Meanwhile, Eddie feels a spark with Christopher’s former teacher, but admits to Bobby he may not be ready to move on in his personal life just yet.
Creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with 9-1-1, exploring the high-pressure experiences of police officers, firefighters and dispatchers who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
The trailer for NBC’s The Blacklist season eight episode seven opens with Red saying, “Each time I think Elizabeth won’t go to a darker place, she does.” Episode seven, “Chemical Mary (No. 143),” will air on February 19, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
The cast of The Blacklist is led by James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington and Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen. Diego Klattenhoff plays Donald Ressler, Amir Arison is Aram Mojtabai, Hisham Tawfiq is Dembe Zuma, and Harry Lennix stars as Harold Cooper.
“Chemical Mary (No. 143)” Plot: The Task Force must race to stop simultaneous danger presented by two blacklisters. Cooper approaches a congressman for intel.
Season 8 Description, Courtesy of NBC:
With his back against the wall, Raymond Reddington (Spader) faces his most formidable enemy yet: Elizabeth Keen (Boone). Aligned with her mother, infamous Russian spy Katarina Rostova, Liz must decide how far she is willing to go to find out why Reddington has entered her life and what his endgame really is. The fallout between Reddington and Keen will have devastating consequences for all that lie in their wake, including the Task Force they helped to create.
Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler and Laura Sohn as Agent Alina Park in ‘The Blacklist’ season 8 episode 7 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma and James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington in season 8 episode 7 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Laura Sohn as Agent Alina Park and Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler in season 8 episode 7 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Ahmed Lucan as Ismael Aknoz in season 8 episode 7 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Gerardo Rodriguez as Rogelio, James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington, and Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma in season 8 episode 7 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper in season 8 episode 7 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)
Netflix has just debuted the official trailer for the documentary Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell spotlighting the life and career of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace. The documentary’s release arrives in the wake of Biggie Smalls’ induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The in-depth dive into Biggie’s life was done with the support of his estate. Directed by Emmett Malloy, Netflix’s Notorious B.I.G. documentary will premiere on March 1, 2021.
David Koh, Wanye Barrow, Terry Leopard, and Daniel Pappas produced, with Voletta Wallace, Mark Pitts, Stanley Buchthal, Emmett Malloy, Brendan Malloy, and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs executive producing.
Netflix released the following description of the upcoming documentary:
In the wake of the Notorious B.I.G.’s landmark induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and ahead of what would have been his 50th birthday, Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell offers a fresh look at one of the greatest, most influential rappers of all time by those who knew him best. Made in collaboration with Biggie’s estate, I Got a Story to Tell is a rendering of a man whose rapid ascent and tragic end has been at the center of rap lore for more than twenty years.
This intimate documentary features rare footage filmed by his best friend Damion “D-Roc” Butler and new interviews with his closest friends and family, revealing a side of Christopher Wallace that the world never knew.
Poster for ‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
