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The Television Academy on Friday announced that “unprecedented challenges” resulting from the coronavirus pandemic have forced changes to eligibility and voting deadlines for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. 29 more words via 2020 Emmy Nominations Delayed, Ceremony Remains on Schedule — TVLine

Quarantine got you down? Well, at least you aren’t cooped up with Sheldon Cooper for the next couple of weeks, right? There are plenty of reasons to count our blessings — and yes, that includes being able to social distance ourselves from The Big Bang Theory‘s resident (and yes, fictional!) narcissist. 6 more words via 20… Continue reading 20 TV Characters We’d Hate to Be Quarantined With, Ranked — TVLine

In the latest TV ratings, the penultimate episode of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 delivered 8.2 million total viewers and a 0.9 rating, up 15 and 29 percent from its last fresh episode to mark its largest audience in more than two years (since 2/2/2018) and match its season high in the demo (set by January’s midseason… via… Continue reading TV Ratings: Five-0 Hits 2-Year Audience High With Series Finale Set-Up — TVLine

Quarantine got you down? Well, at least you aren’t cooped up with Sheldon Cooper for the next couple of weeks, right? There are plenty of reasons to count our blessings — and yes, that includes being able to social distance ourselves from The Big Bang Theory‘s resident (and yes, fictional!) narcissist. 6 more words via 20… Continue reading 20 TV Characters We’d Hate to Be Quarantined With, Ranked — TVLine

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings. With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. 9 more words via The TVLine-Up: What’s Returning,… Continue reading The TVLine-Up: What’s Returning, New and Leaving the Week of March 29 — TVLine

It’s as if the residents of Salem have been preparing for a global pandemic all along. As the coronavirus crisis brings television production to a halt, Days of Our Lives, which just months ago was dodging cancellation buzz, is in perhaps the best position of any TV series to weather the not-so-secret storm. The venerable… via… Continue reading Coronavirus Shuts Down Soaps: When Will Bold & Beautiful, Days, GH and Young & Restless Run Out of Episodes? — TVLine

Since we’ve no place to go, Hallmark Channel is letting it snow. Doing its part to ease the anxieties of self-quarantined viewers, the cable network will air a marathon of Christmas movies from March 20-22, according to ET Online. 18 more words via Hallmark to Air Christmas Movie Marathon to Ease Coronavirus Anxiety — TVLine

Julianna Margulies has only recently joined Billions, but her character already has some strong feelings about the savage goings-on. “I don’t like this game,” Margulies’ character says in the official Season 5 trailer, which Showtime released Thursday. 24 more words via Billions Trailer: See Julianna Margulies’ Arrival in First Season 5 Footage — TVLine

No TV series is completely safe from an occasional eye-roll or two. Whether attempting to dig out of a narrative hole or struggling to make a character relevant, sometimes even our favorite shows can take an unexpected — and ultimately unwanted — detour for the worse. 11 more words via The Worst TV Plot Twists We’ve… Continue reading The Worst TV Plot Twists We’ve Suffered Through This Century (So Far) — TVLine

Big Little Lies star Nicole Kidman will be back on HBO with her new limited series The Undoing on Sunday, May 10, as revealed in the above trailer. 30 more words via TVLine Items: The Undoing Premiere, Buttigieg to Host Kimmel and More — TVLine