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The 23rd Annual Bryan Awards - Acting Categories

Acting and Performance

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY - Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues (ABC) DEAD TO ME - Christina Applegate as Jen Harding (Netflix) MAISEL - Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam Maisel (Prime Video) ONLY MURDERS - Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora (Hulu) POKER FACE - Natasha Lyonne as Charlie (Peacock)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series: BAD SISTERS - Sharon Horgan as Eva Garvey (Apple Plus) THE CROWN - Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II (Netflix) THE DIPLOMAT - Keri Russell as Kate Wyler (Netflix) THE HANDMAID’S TALE - Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne (Hulu) SUCCESSION - Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy (HBO) YELLOWJACKETS - Melanie Lynskey as Shauna Sadecki (Showtime)

Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series/TV Movie: BEEF - Ali Wong as Amy Lau (Netflix) DAISY JONES & THE SIX - Riley Keough as Daisy Jones (Prime Video) FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE - Lizzy Caplan as Libby Epstein (Hulu) GEORGE & TAMMY - Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette (Showtime) LOVE & DEATH - Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery (HBO) TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS - Kathryn Hahn as a Clare Pierce (Hulu)

Lead Actress in Daytime: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan (CBS) THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - Jacqueline MacInnes-Wood as Steffy Forrester (CBS) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Laura Wright as Carly Spencer (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Newman (CBS) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers (CBS)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: BARRY - Bill Hader as Barry (HBO) THE BEAR - Jeremy Allen White as Carmy Berzatto (Hulu) ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING - Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage (Hulu) ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING - Martin Short as Oliver Putnam (Hulu)

TED LASSO - Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso (Apple Plus)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: BETTER CALL SAUL - Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill (AMC) THE LAST OF US - Pedro Pascal as Joel (HBO) THE OLD MAN - Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase (F/X) SUCCESSION - Brian Cox as Logan Roy (HBO) SUCCESSION - Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy (HBO) SUCCESSION - Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy (HBO)

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series/TV Movie: BEEF - Steven Yeun as Danny Cho (Netflix) BLACK BIRD - Taron Egerton as James Keene (Apple Plus) GEORGE & TAMMY - Michael Shannon as George Jones (Showtime) MONSTER - Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer (Netflix) WEIRD - Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic (Roku) WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES - Kumail Nanjiani as Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Hulu)

Lead Actor in Daytime: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester (CBS) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Dan Feuerriegel as E.J. DiMera (NBC & Peacock) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera (NBC & Peacock) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott (CBS)

Lead Performer in a New Series: THE BEAR - Jeremy Allen White as Carmen Berzatto (Hulu) THE DIPLOMAT - Keri Russell as Kate Wyler (Netflix) THE LAST OF US - Pedro Pascal as Joel (HBO) THE OLD MAN - Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase (F/X) SHRINKING - Jason Segel as Jimmy Laird (Apple Plus) SO HELP ME TODD - Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret (CBS) WEDNESDAY - Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams (Netflix)

Younger Performer in Daytime: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - Henry Samiri as Douglas Forrester (CBS) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Christopher Cary as Thomas DiMera (NBC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - William Lipton as Cameron Webber (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Eden McCoy as Josslyn Jacks (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Avery Kristen Pohl as Esme Prince (ABC)

Younger Performer in Primetime: FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE - Meara Mahoney Gross as Hannah Fleishman (Hulu) THE LAST OF US - Belle Ramsay as Ellie (HBO) THE LAST OF US - Keivonn Montreal Woodard as Sam Burrell (HBO) THAT ‘90s SHOW - Callie Haverda as Leia Forman (Netflix) WEDNESDAY - Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams (Netflix) YOUNG SHELDON - Iain Armitage as Sheldon Cooper (CBS)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY - Janelle Jones as Ava Coleman (ABC) ABBOTT ELEMENTARY - Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard (ABC) THE BEAR - Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu (Hulu) MAISEL - Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson (Prime Video) THE OTHER TWO - Molly Shannon as Pat (HBO Max) SHRINKING - Jessica Williams as Gaby (Apple Plus) TED LASSO - Juno Temple as Keeley Jones (Apple Plus) TED LASSO - Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton (Apple Plus)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: BETTER CALL SAUL - Carol Burnett at Marion (AMC) BETTER CALL SAUL - Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler (AMC) THE CROWN - Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales (Netflix) SUCCESSION - J. Smith-Cameron as Gerri Kellman (HBO) THE WHITE LOTUS - Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya McQuoid-Hunt (HBO) THE WHITE LOTUS - Meghann Fahy as Daphne Sullivan (HBO) THE WHITE LOTUS - Aubrey Plaza as Harper Spiller (HBO) THE WHITE LOTUS - Simona Tabasco as Lucia (HBO)

Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie: BEEF - Maria Bello as Jordana Forster (Netflix) FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE - Claire Danes as Rachel Fleishman (Hulu) LOVE & DEATH - Lily Rabe as Betty Gore (HBO) MONSTER - Niecy Nash-Betts as Glenda Cleveland (Netflix) TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS - Merritt Wever as Frankie Pierce (Hulu) WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES - Annaleigh Ashford as Irene Banerjee (Hulu) WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES - Juliette Lewis as Denise (Hulu)

Supporting Actress in Daytime: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - Krista Allen as Taylor Hayes (CBS) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera (NBC & Peacock) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Sonya Eddy as Epiphany Johnson (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Brook Kerr as Dr. Portia Robinson (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Kelly Thiebaud as Dr. Britt Westbourne (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins (CBS)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY - Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie (ABC) BARRY - Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank (HBO) BARRY - Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau (HBO) THE BEAR - Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie Jerimovich (Hulu) JURY DUTY - James Marsden as Himself (FreeVee) SHRINKING - Harrison Ford as Dr. Paul Rhoades (Apple Plus) TED LASSO - Phil Dunster as Jamie Tartt (Apple Plus) TED LASSO - Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent (Apple Plus)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: BETTER CALL SAUL - Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo Fring (AMC) SUCCESSION - Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch (HBO) SUCCESSION - Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans (HBO) SUCCESSION - Alan Ruck as Connor Roy (HBO) SUCCESSION - Alexander Skarsgard as Matsson (HBO) THE WHITE LOTUS - F. Murray Abraham as Bert Di Grasso (HBO) THE WHITE LOTUS - Michael Imperioli as Dominic Di Grasso (HBO) THE WHITE LOTUS - Theo James as Cameron Sullivan (HBO)

Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie: BEEF - Young Mazino as Paul Cho (Netflix) BLACK BIRD - Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall (Apple Plus) BLACK BIRD - Ray Liotta as Big Jim Keene (Apple Plus) FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE - Adam Brody as Seth Morris (Hulu) LOVE & DEATH - Jesse Plemons as Allan Gore (HBO Max) MONSTER - Richard Jenkins as Lionel Dahmer (Netflix) WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES - Murray Bartlett as Nick DeNoia (Hulu)

Supporting Actor in Daytime: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - Matthew Atkinson as Thomas Forrester (CBS) BEYOND SALEM/DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Steve Burton as Harris Michaels (Peacock) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Nicholas Chavez as Spencer Cassidine (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Chad Duell as Michael Corinthos (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Bryton James as Devon Hamilton (CBS)

Supporting Performer in a New Series: BAD SISTERS - Eva Birthistle as Ursula Flynn (Apple Plus) THE BEAR - Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu (Hulu) THE BEAR - Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich (Hulu)

JURY DUTY - James Marsden as Himself (FreeVee) THE OLD MAN - John Lithgow as Harold Harper (F/X) SHRINKING - Harrison Ford as Dr. Paul Rhoades (Apple Plus) WEDNESDAY - Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems (Netflix)

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY - Taraji P. Henson as Vanetta (ABC) ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING - Jane Lynch as Sazz Pataki (Hulu) POKER FACE - Judith Light as Irene Smothers (Peacock) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Quinta Brunson as Host/Various Characters (NBC) TED LASSO - Becky Ann Baker as Dottie Lasso (Apple Plus) TED LASSO - Harriet Walter as Deborah (Apple Plus)

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY - Leslie Odom Jr. as Draemond (ABC) THE BEAR - Jon Bernthal as Mikey Berzatto (Hulu) THE BEAR - Oliver Platt as Pops (Hulu) MAISEL - Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce (Prime Video) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Steve Martin & Martin Short as Co-Hosts/Various Characters (NBC) TED LASSO - Sam Richardson as Edwin Akufo (Apple Plus)

Guest Actress in a Drama Series: THE LAST OF US - Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen (HBO) THE LAST OF US - Storm Reid as Riley Abel (HBO) THE LAST OF US - Anna Torv as Theresa “Tess” Servopoulos (HBO) SUCCESSION - Hope Davis as Sandi Furness (HBO) SUCCESSION - Cherry Jones as Nan Pierce (HBO) SUCCESSION - Harriet Walter as Lady Caroline Collingwood (HBO)

Guest Actor in a Drama Series: BETTER CALL SAUL - Mark Margolis as Hector “Tio” Salamanca (AMC) THE LAST OF US - Murray Bartlett as Frank (HBO) THE LAST OF US - Lamar Johnson as Henry Burrell (HBO) THE LAST OF US - Nick Offerman as Bill (HBO) THE MANDALORIAN - Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon (HBO) SUCCESSION - James Cromwell as Ewan Roy (HBO)

Guest Performer in Daytime: GENERAL HOSPITAL - Denise Crosby as Dr. Carolyn Webber (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Alley Mills as Heather Webber (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Linda Purl as Peyton Honeycutt (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Barbara Crampton as Leanna Love (CBS) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - James Hyde as Jeremy Stark (CBS) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Robert Newman as Ashland Locke (CBS)

Guest Performer in a New Series: THE BEAR - Jon Bernthal as Mikey Berzatto (Hulu) THE BEAR - Oliver Platt as Pops (Hulu) THE LAST OF US - Murray Bartlett as Frank (HBO) THE LAST OF US - Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen (HBO) THE LAST OF US - Nick Offerman as Bill (HBO) WEDNESDAY - Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams (Netflix)

Performance by a Cast in a Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary (ABC) Barry (HBO) The Bear (F/X) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Ted Lasso (Apple Plus)

Performance by a Cast in a Drama Series: Bad Sisters (Apple Plus) Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) The House of the Dragon (HBO) Succession (HBO) The White Lotus (HBO)

Performance by a Cast in a Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie: Beef (Netflix) Daisy Jones and the Six (HBO) Five Days At Memorial (Apple Plus) Fleishman in Trouble (Hulu) Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu) The White House Plumbers (HBO)

Performance by a Cast in Daytime: The Bay (Pop TV) Beyond Salem & Days of Our Lives (Peacock) The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Performance by a Cast in a New Series: Bad Sisters (Apple Plus) The Bear (F/X) The House of the Dragon (HBO) Jury Duty (FreeVee) So Help Me Todd (CBS) Wednesday (Netflix)

Screen Couples

Screen Duo or Trio in a Comedy or Variety Series: THE GREAT - Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning (Hulu) ONLY MURDER IN THE BUILDING - Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez (Hulu) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Steve Martin and Martin Short (NBC) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Michael Che and Colin Jost (NBC) SCHMIGADOON - Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key (Apple Plus)

Screen Duo or Trio in a Drama Series: BETTER CALL SAUL - Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn (AMC) THE CROWN - Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki (Netflix) THE GOOD DOCTOR - Freddie Highmore and Paige Spara (ABC) THE LAST OF US - Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman (HBO) SUCCESSION - Any two (or more) Roy Siblings (HBO)

Screen Duo or Trio in a Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie: BEEF - Steven Yeun and Ali Wong (Netflix) DAISY JONES AND THE SIX - Sam Claflin and Riley Keough (HBO) FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE - Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, and Claire Danes (Hulu) GEORGE & TAMMY - Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain (Showtime) HOCUS POCUS 2 - Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy (Disney Plus)

Screen Duo or Trio in Daytime: GENERAL HOSPITAL - Maurice Benard and Cynthia Watros (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Chad Duell and Katelyn MacMullen (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - James Patrick Stuart and Finola Hughes (ABC) LIVE WITH KELLY AND MARK - Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos (ABC/Syndicated) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Peter Bergman and Susan Walters (CBS)

Host Categories

Late Night Host: THE DAILY SHOW - Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE - Jimmy Kimmel (ABC) LAST WEEK TONIGHT - John Oliver (HBO) THE LATE SHOW - Stephen Colbert (CBS) THE PROBLEM WITH - Jon Stewart (Apple Plus)

Daytime Talk Host: THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW - Drew Barrymore (Syndicated) THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW - Jennifer Hudson (Syndicated) THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW - Kelly Clarkson (NBC/Syndicated) LIVE WITH KELLY and MARK - Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos (ABC/Syndicated) THE TALK - The Hosts of The Talk (CBS)

Reality Host: BAKING IT - Amy Poehler & Maya Rudolph (Peacock) NAILED IT - Nicole Byer (Netflix) QUEER EYE - The Hosts of Queer Eye (Netflix) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE - RuPaul Charles (VH1) SURVIVOR - Jeff Probst (CBS) TOP CHEF - Padma Lakshmi (Bravo)

Game Show Host: FAMILY FEUD - Steve Harvey (ABC/Syndicated) JEOPARDY - Mayim Bialik (ABC/Syndicated) JEOPARDY - Ken Jennings (ABC/Syndicated) LET’S MAKE A DEAL - Wayne Brady (CBS) PASSWORD - Keke Palmer (NBC) WHEEL OF FORTUNE - Pat Sajak (Syndicated)

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eichy815 · 4 years ago

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Fall Fusion 2021 (ABC)

The Coronavirus pandemic undoubtedly altered the landscape of primetime TV throughout the 2020-21 season. Studio audiences were universally eliminated, due to safety precautions. Some series had to have their production delayed altogether. But with vaccinations ramping up, old slivers of normalcy should incrementally return to our screens across the course of next season.

Tentatively, NBC and Fox are set to unveil their “upfronts” on May 17; and, twenty-four hours later, ABC will follow suit on May 18. The final reveal of that week will occur on May 19, when CBS introduces its Fall 2021 slate to the world. The CW will wait until May 25 to hold its “upfronts.”

As always, a host of network programs are considered “on-the-bubble” – meaning their chances of getting renewed or canceled might be about as predictable as a coin-flip. The shows still waiting to hear if they’ve been renewed include: Kenan, Young Rock, Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist, Manifest, Debris, Law & Order: Organized Crime, and Good Girls on NBC; American Housewife, The Goldbergs, Mixedish, Call Your Mother, For Life, Station 19, A Million Little Things, Big Sky, Rebel, and The Rookie on ABC; The Unicorn, B Positive, United States of Al, SEAL Team, All Rise, and Clarice on CBS; and Call Me Kat, Bless the Harts, 911, 911: Lone Star, The Resident, and Prodigal Son on Fox.

Although the fall/winter/spring divide will probably be a lot smoother than it was this past season, I wouldn’t be surprised if the networks decide to “chunk” their series into 8-, 9-, or 10-episode strings of uninterrupted airings. These would be strategically placed as “pods” intermittent between the fall, winter, spring, and summer.

In addition, “time-sharing” different programs within the same slot across the networks’ schedules would be a more efficient way of getting mileage out of successful programming – especially how it would bake in natural “backup programming” to leave fewer gaps in the event of unexpected Coronavirus-related interruptions in production. At a certain point, hopefully Coronavirus will become so contained that it no longer forces temporary shutdowns of specific productions with any regularity.

(All times are Eastern/Pacific; subtract one hour for the Central/Mountain time zones)

(New shows highlighted in bold)

Featured network for today’s column…

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Sunday

7:00 – AFHV

8:00 – Supermarket Sweep (fall/spring) / Card Sharks (winter)

9:00 – American Housewife (fall/spring) / The Chase (winter)

9:30 – Harrity Elementary (fall) / The Chase (winter) / Sitcom Back-Nine (spring)

10:00 – The Rookie (fall/spring) / The Con (midseason)

In the fall, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Supermarket Sweep, and The Rookie should all retain their time slots from last fall. In the 9pm hour, American Housewife could be paired with the new Quinta Brunson-led teacher single-cam, Harrity Elementary.

During the post-Christmas “winterim,” programs such as Card Sharks, The Chase, and The Con can pick up slack as “fillers.” The fall lineup would return for a second wind in the spring, with the post-American Housewife half-hour slot held for either a Back-Nine order of Harrity Elementary or another comedy series being moved there to make room elsewhere on the schedule.

Monday

8:00 – Dancing with the Stars (fall) / The Bachelor (winter) / American Idol (spring)

10:00 – The Good Doctor (fall/spring) / Dark Horse (midseason)

Dancing with the Stars would return as a lead-in to The Good Doctor (which I predict will eventually move into the Grey’s Anatomy time slot, at whatever point Ellen Pompeo decides to call it quits). In the spring, American Idol would fall into Dancing’s two-hour period.

For the winter, The Bachelor will probably be ready to return to its standard mid-winter premiere date, post-pandemic. Leading out the post-Bachelor nights could be Dark Horse, an intriguing political drama about an Indigenous woman who becomes a state senator; it is based on the Australian drama Total Control.

Tuesday

8:00 – The Hustler (fall/spring) / Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (winter)

9:00 – Blackish

9:30 – Mixedish (fall/spring) / Black Don’t Crack (midseason)

10:00 – Big Sky (fall/spring) / Queens (midseason)

Big Sky has defied expectations by earning respectable ratings in what has historically been an insurmountable time slot for new series on ABC. Assuming that it returns alongside of Blackish and Mixedish, I’d recommend putting The Hustler in the opening hour of Tuesdays (as counterprogramming to NCIS).

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune is logical “filler” programming for the winter. But, in-between 9- to 11-episode “pods” of Mixedish, ABC could try out Black Don’t Crack – a sitcom headlined by Sherri Shephard, Tisha Campbell, and Essence Atkins. Similarly, in-between Big Sky’s fall and spring “pods,” the hip hop drama Queens (starring Brandy Norwood and Eve) would round out the night.

Wednesday

8:00 – The Goldbergs

8:30 – Home Economics (fall/spring) / Back-Nine Sitcom (midseason)

9:00 – The Conners

9:30 – Bucktown (fall) / The Wonder Years (winter/spring)

10:00 – Promised Land (fall) / A Million Little Things (winter/spring)

Season 9 for The Goldbergs will most likely be its final one; it should continue to nurture Home Economics…and possibly a new/relocated comedy at midseason. The Conners would still anchor the center of the evening, giving coattails to Bucktown (the new Jane Lynch multi-camera family sitcom, which could move up an hour if it does well enough to earn a Back-Nine renewal).

The new Latinx family drama Promised Land would premiere in the fall during the 10pm hour, but its time slot would be turned back over to A Million Little Things for the first half of 2022. Concurrently, Lee Daniels’s reimagination of The Wonder Years (starring Henry Danger’s E.J. Williams) would accompany the return of A Million Little Things in January. If Promised Land performs so strongly that it warrants a Back-Nine order, it might need to be moved over to the post-Greys slot on Thursdays.

Thursday

8:00 – Station 19

9:00 – Grey’s Antaomy

10:00 – Epic (fall/spring) / Women of the Movement (winter)

There’s no reason to believe Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy won’t return to fill the first two hours of what used to be “Shondaland.” As for the third hour: Epic, an anthology fantasy from the creative team behind Once Upon a Time, ought to be tried out in the post-Greys time slot. Only time will tell if Epic would bring in decent enough ratings to return for a Back-Nine in the spring; but its slot would still need to be filled at least for a few months in the winter, at which point the long-awaited Women of the Movement should clock in here.

Friday

8:00 – Shark Tank

9:00 – Emergency Call (fall/spring) / Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

10:00 – 20/20

Shark Tank is all but certain to retain its Friday night berth, followed by two-hour helpings of 20/20. The only exception might be during portions of the season when the 9pm hour is reserved for limited runs of Emergency Call or Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

The pandemic has definitely forced networks to get creative with their programming. The higher turnaround time for production of scripted series may necessitate that programs split up their seasons into “chunks,” essentially “time-sharing” the same slot with other shows that get rotated in at other points during the season. As social-distancing restrictions gradually become more relaxed, unscripted programming with live studio audiences can be slowly integrated back into the studio itineraries.

Despite the year-plus lockdowns we’ve endured, primetime television has proved to be resilient and resourceful. There’s no reason to believe that won’t be the case as we head into 2022.

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placetobenation · 7 years ago

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College Hoops season in now upon us!!! I am Logan Crosland and we here at Place to be Nation are going to roll with the success of the Campus Hot Takes that Scott and I provide on a weekly basis about the world of College Football. Andrew Riche, co-host of the NBA Team Podcast, has decided to join me in the journey to provide you those same Hot Takes from the hardwood of College Hoops. Here our steaming Hot Takes from the world of early season College Hoops:

Logan Crosland

Battle 4 Atlantis Preview: The Battle 4 Atlantis has become one of the premiere early season tournaments in the college basketball season. This year’s version features three mid major teams in Butler, Dayton, and Middle Tennessee, all who ironically are breaking in new head coaches. It will be interesting to see how all of these teams fair with their new head coaches at the helm. The tourney also features power conference teams such as Florida, Wisconsin, Stanford, Oklahoma, and likely tournament favorite Virginia. Virginia of course coming off of a season where they suffered the first 1 vs. 16 loss in NCAA Tournament history, will be looking to impose their will and prove that they are not last years team and that they are a force to reckoned with. Along with all of the great players for Virginia, Ethan Happ of Wisconsin is another player to watch out of this tourney, who can and will need to lead this team throughout this season for them to be successful.

MGM Main Event Preview: The MGM Main Event is a newer tournament to early season fold, but has been an entertaining one in the past few seasons. This year’s showing feature two mid major teams in St. Mary’s and Utah State, as well Pac 12 dark horse Arizona State and number 17 ranked SEC sleeper Mississippi State. St. Mary’s, along with fellow conference foe Gonzaga, are always among one of the mid majors teams who always seem to make noise during the NCAA tournament rolls around. This means they can always be dangerous in a tourney like these. Utah State welcomes in new head coach Craig Smith, who comes over from South Dakota after leading them consecutive NCAA appearances. Sam Merrill is last years leading scorer for the Aggies and will be the player to watch for that squad. Second year head coach Bobby Hurley leads the Arizona State Sun Devils into this tournament, along hotshot freshman Luguentz Dort, who is averaging 21.7 points per game thus far. Ben Howland leads the Mississippi State Bulldogs into this tournament with the most experienced team and the team with the most depth that has come out of Starkville in a long time. Lamar Peters and Quindarry Weatherspoon are the players to watch from the Bulldogs. While the Bulldogs are probably the favorites going in, this tournament could any which way with four talented teams like these.

Las Vegas Invitational Preview: Another tournament people should be on the lookout for in the next week will be the the Continental Tires Las Vegas a Invitational. This one features two top ten caliber teams in Michigan State and North Carolina, as well as perennial contenders in the Big 12 and PAC 12 in Texas and UCLA. Michigan State having already played top competition in their first game against Kansas, which resulted in a tough hard fought loss. This prepares them well for the competition they will face in this tourney. The North Carolina Tar Heels come into this tournament ranked number 7 and with some momentum coming off home victory over a good Stanford team. While this will likely be the two teams in the finals (and what a hell of a game that would be), no one should look past Shaka Smart and the Texas Longhorns and their stifling defense or the UCLA Bruins and their high powered offense.

Duke and Zion Come Hot Out the Gates: No player in recent memory has come in with as much hype to college hoops as Duke freshman Zion Williamson. Well, so far the big man has lived up to the hype. He has not only thrown down some amazing dunks so far but he has averaged 25.3 points per game and 10.7 rebounds per game and he has made it look easy. Zion aside, fellow freshman RJ Barrett has also been impressive so far averaging the exact same 25.3 points per game. These two freshman were able to lead Duke to an absolute domination of Kentucky,beating them by 30 points. As much as I am not a Duke guy, this team is going to be a heck of a fun team to watch.

Indiana Takes a Big Step in Early Season Upset: With new head man Archie Miller coming over from Dayton, it was going to be interesting to see how much of a step forward Indiana would take. Well, through at least the first few games the Hoosiers have been quite impressive and in no game was this more evident than recent upset of Marquette. They are not only getting it done on offense, averaging 93.3 points per game, but also getting it done on defense holding opponents to 54.3 points per game. Marquette was able to get 73 on them, but that is well below their average as they are one of the best offensive teams in the country. Whether they will continue to rise or eventually fall, this Indiana team will be one to watch.

Andrew Riche

THE WILDCATS ARE LICKING THEIR WOUNDS: It has not been uncommon for Kentucky to lose a game in the Champions Classic which now tips off the college basketball season (They lost to Kansas last year in the same event). However, there is a little bit of cause for concern when it comes to John Calipari’s latest young gun version of the Wildcats after being handed a 118-84 beatdown at the hands of Duke last Tuesday. All fall long after a successful exhibition tour in the Bahamas, Coach Cal was singing the praises of this latest Kentucky team, which brought back sophomores like P.J. Washington and Nick Richards to go with incoming stars Tyler Herro, Keldon Johnson, and E.J. Montgomery. But it became abundantly clear after only a half of basketball that UK was in a position they are very rarely in: One in which they were outclassed and “out-talented” by Mike Kryzyzewski’s Mon-Star Blue Devils. This was one of Calipari’s worst regular season losses, if not THE worst, but it was only one game. Then they went home after that letdown and struggled mightily against a scrappy Southern Illinois team before winning by 12. It was definitely the case at the start of last season that the defense was strong but the offense needed some work, and this seems like the case once again as scoring sputtered throughout their first home game (They did, however, have a healthy performance in their 96-58 win over North Dakota and remain in the top 10 in the AP and KenPom). We will see more from Calipari’s team against feeble competition until they play Seton Hall in New York City on December 8th. So there is a lot of time to iron out the wrinkles, but boy, what a somber start to the season for Big Blue Nation.

THE WILDCATS ARE LICKING THEIR WOUNDS, PART 2!!!: No, this is not deja vu. There are obviously plenty of Wildcat team names in college sports, but I cannot skip over the parallels in some ways between Kentucky’s fart noise of a performance against Duke and Villanova’s lackluster effort in a 73-46 home loss to Michigan. It was only a rematch of last year’s national championship game by name, as both teams have evolved considerably since April. Villanova in particular had to bid adieu to four players who are now in the NBA (Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Donte DiVincenzo, and Omari Spellman) and while recruiting has picked up for Jay Wright’s crew over the years, the well is definitely not as full this season as it was in the previous four or five when Nova rattled off one 30-win season after another en route to two national title wins. Collin Gillespie (who is the clear winner of the Ryan Arcidiacano lookalike contest) struggled mightily against Michigan’s bigger guards, and Eric Paschall and Phil Booth, the two starters left over from last year’s title team, went 5 for 22 from the field. If those two senior leaders struggle like that in big games, you can kiss Villanova’s 30-win season streak goodbye for sure. This precedes a trip to the Advocare Invitational in Orlando with some decent competition ahead, so it’s knuckle-up time already. Jay Wright has earned the clout and leeway to work out his program’s failures now, but there is hope. The last time Villanova took a lopsided loss like this, it was against Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor in December of 2015 when they lost by 23. They went on to demolish OU in the rematch and win the national title that season. I am not as optimistic this time, but obviously there is plenty of time to right the ship at Nova Nation. And by the way, maybe Michigan was really good, too, but that’s a discussion for another day.

IN THE SEC, IT JUST MEANS MORE… ON THE HARDWOOD?: Let’s get the biases out in the open first. My partner Logan is a Mississippi State fan and I am an unabashed LSU fan. Given the hardships that both programs have gone through over the years muddling in mediocrity (with a Ben Simmons appearance wedged in the middle somewhere), you may have to excuse the both of us for our unadulterated excitement over seeing both the Bulldogs and the Tigers, respectively, in the preseason top 25, and rattling off convincing wins in the process. We won’t delve into the details about what makes Ben Howland and Will Wade’s teams so good in their own ways, but it speaks to a more important consensus that the Southeastern Conference, after a decent bounce back last season overall, is on the verge of a breakthrough. Granted it is early, but the SEC’s fourth-place ranking among all conferences in KenPom (a highly regarded metric) is the highest it has been in 7 years, and five teams currently sit in the top 25 alongside LSU and Mississippi State. Kentucky’s consistent greatness has always propped the conference up in this weakest moments, but don’t forget that Tennessee and Auburn shared the regular season championship last season, and they are both locked and loaded this season, as well. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers most certainly impressed with their home court dismantling of a good Washington team, and Tennessee’s best player, reigning SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams, has been even better than advertised so far. This does not even factor in a talented Vanderbilt team with Darius Garland is Simi Shittu, a deep Alabama team, and the always-solid Florida Gators Yes, some schools like Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M, and Georgia (now coached by your favorite and mine, Tom Crean) have taken losses already, but coaching and quality are definitely on the rise in a conference where football is normally king. It just feels good to talk about basketball in November down these here parts.

LET THE FEASTING COMMENCE: Feast Week is a coined term for ESPN to promote the slew of non-conference tournaments that overfill college basketball contents like the stuffing in a Thanksgiving turkey throughout next week, but it doesn’t give us less reason to be excited for the usually decent fare of games we will potentially see all over the country, from the isles of Hawaii to Madison Square Garden in New York, I will focus on a few, but the Maui Invitational is the one I am dead set on seeing. It normally competes with Battle 4 Atlantis these days as the premier early-season tourney every year, but I think this one takes the cake. There is a healthy chance that in the second round on Tuesday, we will looking at #1 Duke versus #9 Auburn, and on the other end are #3 Gonzaga, Arizona, and Iowa State, none of whom have lost yet. Never do you see a top 10 match-up in the early rounds of a non-conference tourney and rarely do you see a potential top 5 matchup in the final, but we are looking ahead and there are plenty of contenders from various conferences in the field (San Diego State, Illinois, Xavier) to enjoy watching. Last year’s was won by Notre Dame, and they didn’t make the tournament, which was rare for the Maui winner to not go dancing. I would bet the farm we see a tournament team holding a trophy in Hawaii by Wednesday night.

THE FEASTING CONTINUES: The other tournaments I am really looking forward to are the Advocare Invitational near Disney World in Orlando and the N.I.T. Tip-Off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Last year’s was won by West Virginia over Missouri, both of whom made the tournament that year. It never pops out to fans, especially in the bright sunny gym that barely holds 5,000 people, but the competition is always balanced and the teams that go deep are usually legit. This year, my LSU Tigers roll in along with the aforementioned Villanova Wildcats, Florida State (who gave a tip-off day whooping to Florida a week ago), Memphis, Oklahoma State, Charleston, UAB, and Canisius. I would love to see LSU and their bevy of talent (Tremont Waters, Naz Reid, Skylar Mays and company) to come out with a non-conference tourney win for once, but Nova will have some redemption on their mind for obvious reasons, and Florida State is a ranked team, so there is a lot to look forward to, The N.I.T. Tip Off was dominated by Virginia, who went on to have an eventful season, to say the least. Hopefully a first round upset in the tournament doesn’t await the winner of this year’s crop, which is quite juicy. The first two games are Louisville, in their first year under new coach Chris Mack, facing highly ranked Tennessee, while Marquette, looking to bounce back from a miserable loss at Indiana, faces a potential juggernaut Kansas team. The winners play one another on Black Friday, and if it is Kansas versus Tennessee, you may not see too many college sports fans talking about football Friday night.

We will be back in a couple weeks to update on any and all happening in the College Hoops world! Enjoy all the Thanksgiving Week basketball and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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