TV TATTLE

TV news & opinion from across the web, curated by Norman Weiss

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  The Activist | 9/15/2021

  
  CBS responds to The Activist backlash by scrapping the reality competition for a documentary special

  
• Norm Macdonald | 9/15/2021

  
  Norm Macdonald's sensitivity to language and poetic brand of plain talk made him a comedy icon

  
• Jennifer Aniston | 9/15/2021

  
  Jennifer Aniston admits Friends: The Reunion was more "melancholy" than expected

  
• SportsCenter | 9/15/2021

  
  SportsCenter apologizes for playing a clip containing F-bombs from ESPN's 30 for 30 on the 1986 Mets

  
• Family Matters | 9/15/2021

  
  Black writers who work for white showrunners have had to deal with "negotiated authenticity" when it comes to portraying Blackness

  
• Fox News Channel | 9/15/2021

  
  Why aren't conservative TV elites dying of COVID like so many conservative talk radio hosts?

  
• Impeachment: ACS | 9/15/2021

  
  Impeachment: American Crime Story is further proof that fatness remains a costume in Hollywood

  
• Peyton Manning | 9/15/2021

  
  Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli Manning provided what most football broadcasts cannot

  
• Heather Locklear | 9/15/2021

  
  Heather Locklear says returning to acting was easy, but she had to oversome some "fears"

  
• Thomas Lennon | 9/15/2021

  
  Thomas Lennon says goodbye to Supergirl, recounts how Melissa Benoist helped him learn to pronounce "Mr. Mxyzptl"

  
• Ari Melber | 9/15/2021

  
  Ari Melber is now the longest-serving host of MSNBC's 6 p.m. ET hour

  
• The Challenge | 9/15/2021

  
  This season of The Challenge should've been its best, but MTV screwed it up

  
• TV Studies | 9/15/2021

  
  Study: Middle age people who watch a lot of TV are more likely to have shrinkage in their brain's gray matter

  

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  Drop Dead Diva | 9/15/2021

  
  A Drop Dead Dave reboot of Drop Dead Diva is in the works at CBS

  
• The Bachelor | 9/15/2021

  
  The next Bachelor has been reportedly revealed: Clayton Echard has yet to make his debut on The Bachelorette

  
• Michael K. Williams | 9/15/2021

  
  Jurnee Smollett posts an emotional tribute to Lovecraft Country co-star Michael K. Williams: "My brother, my heart hurts so"

  
• Manifest | 9/15/2021

  
  Manifest was saved by its massive Netflix viewership, not the #SaveManifest campaign

  
• Richard Schiff | 9/15/2021

  
  Richard Schiff, Jessica Hecht and John Michael Higgins join Showtime's Uber series Super Pumped

  
• Ed Sheeran | 9/15/2021

  
  Ed Sheeran slams American award shows for being "filled with resentment and hatred"