Here's everything you need to know about the world of television for Thursday, January 9th, 2025:
THE LATEST LIST OF WILDFIRE-RELATED CANCELLATIONS
With Los Angeles under a state of emergency due to multiple wildfires, a number of events have been canceled or rescheduled. Here is a rundown of this afternoon's announcements:
* CBS has postponed the season premiere of Hollywood Squares from tonight to next Thursday.
* The Critics Choice Awards scheduled to take place in Santa Monica on Sunday have been postponed until January 26th.
* The Writers Guild will be delaying the announcement of the Writers Guild Awards nominees until Monday, January 13th.
* The annual AFI Awards lunch in Beverly Hills, set for Friday, has also been postponed.
* Bafta LA has cancelled its annual tea party in Beverly Hills on Saturday, January 11th.
* GALECA has pushed back the dates for their Dorian Film Awards announcements. The nominations ballots are now due Monday, January 13th. Nomination announcements take place on Friday, January 17th. Final ballots are due February 3rd and the winners will be announced Thursday, February 13th. The Dorian Film Awards Toast takes place Sunday, February 16th.
* Apple’s premiere and red carpet for Severance Season Two, which was set for Monday, January 13th, has been cancelled.
* Nominations voting for the 97th Oscars opened on Wednesday morning and will now close two days later than initially scheduled on January 14th at 5pm Pacific Time. The nominations announcement originally scheduled for January 17th will now take place on January 19th.
* The Producers Guild has delayed nominations announcements for its annual awards show to Sunday, January 12th.
* The AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, which were set to take place Saturday in Beverly Hills, have been postponed.
* The in-person Los Angeles Sound Branch Bake-Off on January 11th has been cancelled. The events on the Bay Area, London and New York Sound Bake-Off schedules remain unchanged.
* Warner Bros. has closed production on its Burbank-located lot again on Thursday. That affected Abbott Elementary and All American as well as multi-camera sitcoms Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and the upcoming Leanne Morgan project, which had table reads/rehearsals scheduled.
* Sony Pictures Television has hated production of the dramas S.W.A.T. and Spider-Noir.
* NBCUniversal closed the lower lot at Universal Studios on Wednesday, as well as the Universal Studios theme park.
* Events were canceled for the new Max medical drama The Pitt and an in-person press event for ABC’s new comedy Shifting Gears.
* Grey’s Anatomy (Prospect Studios LA) and Doctor Odyssey (Paramount Lot, Santa Clarita) have halted production.
* The celebration of film hosted by Donna Langley and Universal Film Entertainment Group set for Friday, January 10th at Sunset Tower has been canceled.
* NBCUniversal Lower Lot at Universal Studios has shut down production on a number of shows, including Hacks, Happy's Place, Loot, Suits LA and Ted.
* ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live and the CBS late night show After Midnight remain shut down until further notice.
LEND A HELPING HAND
I have an immense amount of compassion and empathy for anyone who has suffered a loss due to the Southern California wildfires. And although I am sorry to hear of any Hollywood celebrities going through this trauma, they have a lot more resources than the average person.
I am already seeing GoFundMe campaigns and other fundraisers attempting to help entertainment industry people who have lost their homes or other personal property this week. And one thing I can do is highlight those efforts and try to get them as much attention as possible.
Here are the ones I've seen so far. Let me know if there are any I have missed and I suspect we'll see many more in the coming days.
Lynn Sternberger has written for a number of television series, including Home Economics, Bluff City Law, The Bold Type and Heartbeat.
You can donate to her GoFundMe campaign at this link.
John-Paul Nickel is a TV writer/producer who has worked on such shows as Warehouse 13, The Ark, National Treasure: Edge Of History and Lincoln Rhyme: The Bone Collector and Jennifer May Nickel is a costume designer who worked on Gotham Knights, Legacies and Containment. They lost their home in the Eaton Fire in Altadena and friends have started a GoFundMe campaign to help out.
You can donate to their campaign at this link.
Todd Avery is a freelance camera technician and he and his family lost their home in the Eaton Fire in Altadena.
To donate to their campaign, you can click this link.
Ivan, his wife and both adult kids all work in the entertainment and fashion industry in LA. Their Altadena home was completely destroyed in the wildfires.
To donate to their campaign, please click on this link.
Ben Meckler is a writer who has worked on Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Die Hart, Kipo And The Age Of Wonderbeasts and many other projects. He and his wife Kirby lost their home and all of its contents in the Eaton fire.
If you'd like to donate to this campaign, you can click this link.
TWEET OF THE DAY
WHAT'S NEW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2025:
American Primeval Series Premiere (Netflix) - (first video look)
Anyway, I'm Falling In Love With You. Series Premiere (Crunchyroll)
AQUARION Myth Of Emotions Series Premiere (Crunchyroll)
Asura Series Premiere (Netflix)
Dr. Stone Science Future (Crunchyroll) - (first video look)
Hollywood Squares Series Premiere (CBS)
I Am Ilary Series Premiere (Netflix)
Impractical Jokers Season Premiere (TBS)
On Call Series Premiere (Prime Video) - (first video look)
Sons Of Ecstasy (Max)
The Daily Life Of A Middle-Aged Online Shopper In Another World Series Premiere (Crunchyroll)
The Pitt Series Premiere (Max)
The Traitors Season Three Premiere (Peacock)
The Upshaws Season Six Premiere (Netflix)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2025:
Ad Vitam (Netflix) - (first look video)
Alpha Males Season Three Premiere (Netflix)
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This? (HBO)
Black Warrant Series Premiere (Netflix)
Farmagia Series Premiere (Crunchyroll)
Goosebumps Season Two (Disney+) - (first look video)
I May Be A Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss To Clock Out On Time Series Premiere (Crunchyroll)
My Best Friend's An Animal Season Premiere (NatGeo)
My Fatal Social Following (LMN)
The Apothecary Diaries (Crunchyroll)
Welcome To Japan, Ms. Elf! Series Premiere (Crunchyroll)
SEE YOU ON FRIDAY!