Ariana Grande did the Wicked Witch of the West proud.
The pop star was tapped to join the original Broadway cast in the 15th anniversary special on NBC, “A Very Wicked Halloween,” and she held her own. Grande performed the song “The Wizard and I,” and she nailed it. Not only did she show off her powerful pipes, she was decked out in green, including splashes of it on her eyelids, lips, fingernails and jewelry.
Here’s her full performance below. Prepare to be impressed.
Grande, a longtime “Wicked” fan, was thrilled to partake in the tribute. After the taping in mid-October, she posted a photo with Idina Menzel, who played Elphaba (otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West) on Broadway during its original run.
“if y’all told me ab any of this fifteen years ago ……………………… bye,” she wrote, sharing her excitement.
NBC announced that the two-hour series finale of the time-traveling drama will air December 20.
The finale is describe as “an epic, unforgettable thrill ride through the past, present and future, with a healthy dose of Christmas spirit. Spread across three centuries and two continents, the finale will test Lucy, Wyatt and the entire Time Team like never before as they try to #SaveRufus, preserve history and put a stop to Rittenhouse once and for all.”
“Timeless” was canceled (again) in June after its second season. The show had previously been canceled after its first season, then revived after a passionate fan campaign.
More fan lobbying after the second cancellation led NBC to order the two-hour wrap-up.
The show stars Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, and Malcolm Barrett as a team that uses a special machine to travel back to critical events in history, all while chasing down a nefarious antagonist (Goran Visnjic).
The only thing Terry loves more than yogurt is spilling the beans, apparently.
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Terry Crews may have jumped the gun a bit by revealing when the beloved comedy series will be making its season six debut on NBC. The actor, who plays Sgt. Terry Jeffords, made an exciting announcement while streaming from the “B99” set on Instagram Live this week.
VIDEO | Terry Crews just announced on instagram live that Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be back with season 6 in January!! pic.twitter.com/85C2lj8Znm
“This is the deal, man. I’m so happy, man,” Crews said in the video, which was captured and shared by a fan account. “‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ is coming back in January on NBC.”
According to TheWrap, NBC declined to comment on Crews’s announcement, though a source told the site that an official airdate confirmation from the network is expected in the near future. While it was always known that “B99” would be getting a midseason premiere, it wasn’t entirely clear just what that meant. Now, it looks like fans have a better idea of when to expect the show’s much-anticipated return.
Excitement over this new season has been especially high, since the series had been abruptly canceled by original network Fox earlier this year. But thanks to the overwhelming support of fans (some of them quite famous), NBC was inspired to swoop in and rescue “Brooklyn,” ensuring that the Nine-Nine will indeed live to quip another day.
We’ll be eagerly awaiting word from the network on an exact premiere date. Nine-Nine!
At least one lingering mystery for new NBC drama “Manifest” has been solved: The show has been picked up for a full season.
NBC announced on Thursday that it had picked up an additional three episodes of the freshman series, bringing its total season one episode count to 16. As Variety reports, a typical broadcast network season-length pickup is usually between 22 and 24 episodes, but that model has become increasingly less common in recent years — especially with prestigious dramas, like fellow NBC series “This Is Us,” which clocks in at 18 episodes per season.
Though “Manifest” hasn’t enjoyed the same accolades as its sister series, it’s still been quite popular for the network, scoring an average of 17.2 million viewers per episode, based on in Live+7 numbers. That’s just a shade behind the series premiere’s excellent debut, which pulled in more than 18 million pairs of eyeballs in L+7 viewings.
In today’s increasingly cluttered TV landscape, numbers like those are big news. It makes sense that NBC wants to keep unspooling the show’s secrets — and keep drawing in viewers — for as long as possible.
In addition to “Manifest,” other freshman series to receive full-season pickups include “New Amsterdam” (NBC), “Single Parents” (ABC), and “FBI” (CBS). We’ll see how many of them stick around for season two.
A “Grimm” comeback may turn from fantasy into reality.
NBC is developing a spinoff of the supernatural drama, which ended last year after six seasons.
The spinoff would be written by Melissa Glenn (“Marvel’s Iron Fist”), with original co-creators David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf serving as consulting producers.
The show would reportedly center on a female Grimm, the latest in a line of guardians who are sworn to keep the balance between humanity and mythological creatures called Wesen.
It would introduce new characters, but also bring back some returning fan favorites, as they face new dangers and mysteries. No actors are attached as of yet.
The original series starred David Giuntoli as a Portland detective who discovers he is a Grimm. Giuntoli is now on the ABC drama “A Million Little Things.” Other cast members — including Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz, Reggie Lee, and Elizabeth Tulloch — have all booked projects since the series finale.
“Grimm” was a solid ratings performer for NBC on Friday nights. The show is also owned by NBC, which is in the spinoff’s favor.
NBC’s late night sketch comedy show announced that breakout Awkwafina (who also starred in this summer’s “Ocean’s 8”) will make her “SNL” hosting debut in the October 6 episode with musical guest Travis Scott.
“Weekend Update” alum and “Late Night” host Seth Meyers will return to Studio 8H to host the Oct. 13 episode with musical guest Paul Simon, who celebrates his 77th birthday that night. This will mark Simon’s 15th appearance on the show. He recently released his 14th studio album, “In the Blue Light,” which revisits 10 of his personal favorites from his body of work. Simon also recently concluded what he says will be his last tour.
Awkwafina and Meyers join already-announced season premiere host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West on September 29.
According to TVLine, “Manifest” opened to 10.4 million total viewers on Monday, with a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That matched the debut of “The Good Doctor” last year on ABC. And that means “Manifest” tied for TV’s highest rated drama series in two years, since “This Is Us.”
“Manifest” — which stars Josh Dallas and Melissa Roxburgh — managed to build on its lead-in from “The Voice,” which opened to 9.7 million viewers and a 2.0 rating.
So far, fans seem pretty hooked, although already confused and frustrated trying to solve the series’ mysteries. Some fans are hoping for “Lost,” others are worried it’ll end up like “Lost.” But hopefully it’ll be worth sticking around to see.
According to Variety, she graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in biology (!) and has been a regular cast member at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. Vulture added that she was also named a New Face at Just for Laughs in 2016, and has made a handful of appearances on CollegeHumor as well as TV shows like “2 Broke Girls,” “Do You Want to See a Dead Body?” and “Living Biblically.” Nwodim has also been featured on podcasts including Comedy Bang Bang, Hollywood Handbook, and Spontaneanation.
SNL also added four new writers to the team: Bowen Yang, Alan Linic, Alison Gates, and Eli Mandel.
Michael Che, Colin Jost, and Kent Sublette remain co-head writers.
Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, and Alex Moffat were all bumped up to full cast members, after previously being featured players. Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner will return as featured players, but Luke Null has left the building.
Try not to stagger back from shock, but the “This Is Us” Season 3 premiere may hit you in the feels.
Season 3, Episode 1 is called “Ave Maria,” and it airs this coming Tuesday, September 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Here’s the official synopsis:
“Randall, Kate and Kevin find themselves on new paths as they each celebrate their 38th birthday.”
Yeah, that doesn’t tell you too much.
Mandy Moore told a bit more to Entertainment Weekly. The site also shared a photo from the premiere, which shows Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) on their first official date at a carnival.
Ron Batzdorff/NBC, via EW
Moore talked a lot about what’s ahead in the new season, but she raised our eyebrows during this Q&A segment:
What’s the moment from the episodes that you’ve already shot this season that you can’t wait for audiences to see? There’s something that doesn’t involve my character that’s a bit of a twist in the first episode that people are going to be like, “Whaaa…?”
Is it a good, “Whaaa…?” or a bad, “Whaaa…?” It’s a bad “Whaaa…?” It’s not heartwarming. People are going to be like, “Whaaa…? Why? How? What?” [Laughs.] At least I was, and I knew that it was coming, but still, when you read it, you’re like, “No. Whaaa…?” So that’s pretty interesting. I think Dan [Fogelman] has talked a lot about figuring out who [Randall] is talking about. I think that every episode is offering a more fully realized picture of who that is. It’s not being dragged for the sake of being cheeky. I think it’s just really brilliant storytelling and, Dan’s old favorite way of describing the show is the mixed up videotapes of home videos. This is exactly that, but we’re leaning a little bit into the future aspect of it.
It’s not clear if the “Whaaa…?” moment is directly connected to Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and the Season 2 flash forward scene or if that was just another example of something she can’t wait for audiences to see.
Without further ado, here are the Emmys 2018 winners — updated live — along with the nominees they vanquished:
Outstanding Drama Series
• WINNER: “Game of Thrones”
• “Stranger Things”
• “The Americans”
• “The Crown”
• “The Handmaid’s Tale”
• “This Is Us”
• “Westworld”
Outstanding Comedy Series
• WINNER: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” • “Atlanta”
• “Barry”
• “black-ish”
• “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
• “GLOW”
• “Silicon Valley”
• “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Outstanding Limited Series
• WINNER: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” • “Genius: Picasso”
• “Godless”
• “Patrick Melrose”
• “The Alienist”
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
• WINNER: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” • “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” • “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
• “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
• “The Late Late Show With James Corden”
• “The Late Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
WINNER: “Saturday Night Live”
“At Home with Amy Sedaris”
“Drunk History”
“I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman”
“Portlandia”
“Tracey Ullman’s Show”
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
• WINNER: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” • “The Amazing Race”
• “American Ninja Warrior”
• “Project Runway”
• “Top Chef”
• “The Voice”
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
• WINNER: Claire Foy, “The Crown” • Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”
• Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”
• Keri Russell, “The Americans”
• Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
• Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld”
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• WINNER: Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” • Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
• Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
• Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”
• Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld”
• Ed Harris, “Westworld”
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series • WINNER: “The Crown” (Episode: “Paterfamilias”), directed by Stephen Daldry
• “Game of Thrones” (Episode: “Beyond the Wall”), directed by Alan Taylor
• “Game of Thrones” (Episode: “The Dragon and the Wolf”), directed by Jeremy Podeswa
• “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Episode: “After”), directed by Kari Skogland
• “Ozark” (Episode: “The Toll”), directed by Jason Bateman
• “Ozark” (Episode: “Tonight We Improvise”), directed by Daniel Sackheim
• “Stranger Things” (Episode: “Chapter Nine: The Gate”), directed by the Duffer Brothers
FX
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series • WINNER: “The Americans” (Episode: “START”), written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg
• “The Crown” (Episode: “Mystery Man”), written by Peter Morgan
• “Game of Thrones” (Episode: “The Dragon and the Wolf”), written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss
• “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Episode: “June”), written by Bruce Miller
• “Killing Eve” (Episode: “Nice Face”), written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
• “Stranger Things” (Episode: “Chapter Nine: The Gate”), written by the Duffer Brothers
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• WINNER: Thandie Newton, “Westworld” • Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
• Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”
• Vanessa Kirby, “The Crown”
• Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
• Yvonne Strahovski, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
• Alexis Bledel, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• WINNER: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, “Game of Thrones” • Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
• David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
• Matt Smith, “The Crown”
• Joseph Fiennes, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
• WINNER: The Oscars, directed by Glenn Weiss
• “Dave Chappelle: Equanimity,” directed by Stan Lathan
• “Jerry Seinfeld: Jerry Before Seinfeld,” directed by Michael Bonfiglio
• “Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life,” directed by Marcus Raboy
• Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake, directed by Hamish Hamilton
While accepting the Emmy for outstanding directing for a variety special, #Oscars director Glenn Weiss proposes to his girlfriend… and she says yes. #Emmyspic.twitter.com/FcyUipMlx1
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
• “John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous” at Radio City, written by John Mulaney
• “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It’s Complicated),” written by Samantha Bee, Pat Cassels, Mike Drucker, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn and Nicole Silverberg
• “Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady,” written by Michelle Wolf
• “Patton Oswalt: Annihilation,” written by Patton Oswalt
• “Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life,” written by Steve Martin and Martin Short
Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
• WINNER: Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” • Antonio Banderas, “Genius: Picasso”
• John Legend, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” • Benedict Cumberbatch, “Patrick Melrose” • Jeff Daniels, “The Looming Tower”
• Jesse Plemons, “USS Callister (Black Mirror)”
Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
• WINNER: Regina King, “Seven Seconds” • Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Cult”
• Michelle Dockery, “Godless”
• Edie Falco, “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders”
• Jessica Biel, “The Sinner”
• Laura Dern, “The Tale”
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special • WINNER: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” directed by Ryan Murphy
• “Godless,” directed by Scott Frank
• “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” directed by David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski
• “The Looming Tower,” directed by Craig Zisk
• “Paterno,” directed by Barry Levinson
• “Patrick Melrose,” directed by Edward Berger
• “Twin Peaks,” directed by David Lynch
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
• WINNER: “Black Mirror: USS Callister,” written by William Bridges and Charlie Brooker
• “American Vandal” (Episode: “Clean Up”), written by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus
• “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (Episode: “House by the Lake”), written by Tom Rob Smith
• “Godless,” written by Scott Frank
• “Patrick Melrose,” written by David Nicholls
• “Twin Peaks,” written by Mark Frost and David Lynch
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
• WINNER: Jeff Daniels, “Godless”
• Brandon Victor Dixon, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”
• Ricky Martin, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” • Edgar Ramirez, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” • Finn Wittrock, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
• Michael Stuhlbarg, “The Looming Tower”
• John Leguizamo, “Waco”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
• WINNER: Merritt Wever, “Godless” • Adina Porter, “American Horror Story: Cult”
• Letitia Wright, “Black Museum (Black Mirror)”
• Sara Bareilles, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”
• Penelope Cruz, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
• Judith Light, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• WINNER: Bill Hader, “Barry” • Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
• Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”
• Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
• William H. Macy, “Shameless”
• Ted Danson, “The Good Place”
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
• WINNER: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” • Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
• Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish”
• Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
• Issa Rae, “Insecure”
• Allison Janney, “Mom”
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
• WINNER: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Episode: “Pilot”), directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino
• “Atlanta” (Episode: “FUBU”), directed by Donald Glover
• “Atlanta” (Episode: “Teddy Perkins”), directed by Hiro Murai
• “Barry” (Episode: “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”), directed by Bill Hader
• “The Big Bang Theory” (Episode: “The Bow Tie Asymmetry”), directed by Mark Cendrowski
• “GLOW” (Episode: “Pilot”), directed by Jesse Peretz
• “Silicon Valley” (Episode: “Initial Coin Offering”), directed by Mike Judge
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
• WINNER: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Episode: “Pilot”), written by Amy Sherman-Palladino
• “Atlanta” (Episode: “Alligator Man”), written by Donald Glover
• “Atlanta” (Episode: “Barbershop”), written by Stefani Robinson
• “Barry” (Episode: “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”), written by Alec Berg and Bill Hader
• “Barry” (Episode: “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going”), written by Liz Sarnoff
• “Silicon Valley” (Episode: “Fifty-One Percent”), written by Alec Berg
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• WINNER: Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” • Zazie Beetz, “Atlanta”
• Betty Gilpin, “GLOW”
• Laurie Metcalf, “Roseane”
• Aidy Bryant, “Saturday Night Live”
• Leslie Jones, “Saturday Night Live”
• Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
• Megan Mullaly, “Will & Grace”
HBO
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• WINNER: Henry Winkler, “Barry” • Brian Tyree Henry, “Atlanta”
• Louie Anderson, “Baskets”
• Alec Baldwin, “Saturday Night Live”
• Kenan Thompson, “Saturday Night Live”
• Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
• Titus Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series • WINNER: Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us”
• F. Murray Abraham, “Homeland”
• Cameron Britton, “Mindhunter”
• Matthew Goode, “The Crown”
• Gerald McRaney, “This Is Us”
• Jimmi Simpson, “Westworld”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series • WINNER: Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale” • Viola Davis, “Scandal”
• Kelly Jenrette, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
• Cherry Jones, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
• Diana Rigg, “Game of Thrones”
• Cicely Tyson, “How to Get Away with Murder”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series • WINNER: Tiffany Haddish, “Saturday Night Live”
• Wanda Sykes, “black-ish”
• Tina Fey, “Saturday Night Live”
• Maya Rudolph, “The Good Place”
• Jane Lynch, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
• Molly Shannon, “Will & Grace”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series • WINNER: Katt Williams, “Atlanta” • Sterling K. Brown, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
• Bryan Cranston, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
• Donald Glover, “Saturday Night Live”
• Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Television Movie • WINNER: “USS Callister (Black Mirror)”
• “Fahrenheit 451”
• “Flint”
• “Paterno”
• “The Tale”
