Bridget Moynahan To Reprise ‘Blue Bloods' Role On ‘Boston Blue', Reuniting With Donnie Wahlberg
Wahlberg posted a photo of the duo on the Toronto set of Boston Blue with the caption 'Reunited and it feels so good!' (You can see it below). In addition to guest starring, Moynihan will direct an episode of the freshman drama this season.
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Boston Blue follows NYPD's Danny Reagan (Wahlberg) as he takes a new position as a Detective with the Boston PD. Once in Boston, he is paired with Detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.
Danny's prosecutor sister Erin is the third Reagan character to be featured on Boston Blue, along with Danny and his son, Sean. Mika Amonsen was recently cast as a series regular, taking over the role of Sean which was played on a recurring basis by Andrew Terraciano on Blue Bloods.
In addition to Wahlberg, Martin-Green and Amonsen, the Boston Blue cast includes Maggie Lawson as Sarah Silver, Marcus Scribner as Jonah Silver, Gloria Reuben as Mae Silver and Ernie Hudson as Reverend Peters.
Boston Blue, which will air in Blue Bloods' Friday 10 p.m. time period, is produced by CBS Studios in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Brandon Sonnier & Brandon Margolis showrun and executive produce. Jerry Bruckheimer, KristieAnne Reed and Wahlberg also serve as executive producers. The series will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
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- Chicago Tribune
From the Farm: Duck Soup both a movie and recipe classic, served and savored at YOUYU
There's been much anger and lament (my own included) about this month's government budget cuts for support and funding for PBS radio and TV stations around the country. While growing up at the farm in the 1970s and 1980s, these were the decades of a rooftop tower antennae for the rabbit-ear television connection to just three major prime time networks, CBS, NBC and ABC, along with our three South Bend 'local TV affiliate stations,' and the added blessings of WGN-Channel 9 and WFLD Channel 32, plus our bonus of PBS Channel 11. (On a clear day, we might also get some fuzzy feed from Channel 34 PBS from Elkhart and Channel 44 from Fort Wayne, despite what we called 'a snowy reception.') Our prized public and government funded PBS channels were our true 'window to the world' because of both the children's educational programs like 'Sesame Street,' 'Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood,' 'Zoom' and 'Electric Company,' and also a full menu of cooking shows hosted by the likes of late greats 'The French Chef' Julia Child,' 'The Frugal Gourmet' Jeff Smith, 'Yan Can Cook' Chef Martin Yan, and New Orleans kitchen hospitality from Justin Wilson's 'Louisiana Cookin'.' Just a couple channel clicks from Channel 11 was station numerical neighbor WGN Channel 9 with a late night vault of favorite old black and white movies, from the weekly 'Creature Features' scary films on Fridays, to Saturday nights of classic comedies of teamed humor icons starring a parade of favorites like W.C. Fields and Mae West, the Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy and others. My older sister Pam would occasionally let pesky little brother Phil join any late-night movie viewing fun during her weekend slumber parties and birthday party overnights with her elementary pals Robin and Melanie. One of my favorite Marx Brothers comedy films has always been the 1933 romp featuring the four brothers Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo titled 'Duck Soup.' The opening credits of the film have always remained emblazoned in my brain: four white live ducks bobbing carelessly in a soup kettle of hot water above a flame! I still wonder if this film is one of the reasons I have always loved roast duck and duck soup, the latter a menu rarity these days. Last weekend, my dad Chester celebrated his 96th birthday with our family and friends with an Elvis-themed ballroom dinner party featuring The King's favorite recipes, followed by a tribute artist concert. My sister Pam invited her school days pals Melanie and Robin to travel to the Region to celebrate Melanie's 59th birthday with duck soup, the recipe, not the movie. Director Leo McCarey provided the title for the Marx Brothers film by lifting it from an earlier directorial project he shared with Laurel and Hardy. Paramount Studios liked this 'animal title' because it stayed in the theme of animal titles of the brothers' previous three films: 'Animal Crackers' (1930), 'Monkey Business' (1931), and 'Horse Feathers' (1932). The term 'duck soup' is also American English slang referring to something easy to do, while conversely, 'to duck something' means to avoid it. The only place I knew to enjoy freshly made duck soup in this area is at YOUYU Noodle Bar at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary, which serves up a mouthwatering variety of Asian dishes as well as freshly made noodles in savory broths. The flavors are inspired by Asian street food, and guests have the advantage of enjoying these delicacies in YOUYU's sleek Hong Kong-like atmosphere in the restaurant's anchor location near the Asian gaming area at the casino at 5400 W. 29th Ave. in Gary. It is one of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana's five restaurants. Pam and her friends had never visited Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, which opened in May 2021 and showcases an Asian gaming landscape, including an upscale Asian gaming lounge with a variety of exciting table games, including Pai Gow and Baccarat. The Hard Rock hosts speak a variety of Asian languages, including Cantonese, Taishanese, Mandarin and Vietnamese. Besides dining on their duck soup and other Asian delicacies, Pam's other prominent point of interest was to see the casino's new $1 million win possibility 'on a single spin' slot machines, just added last month, located in the 'high limit room,' starting at '$25 a pull.' The four 'Dragon Link' theme slot machines have a payout that winners can take home immediately. (It's $600,000 for the true winnings after taxes are taken out.) Hammond's Horseshoe Casino added the same gaming slot opportunity in March. The duck soup recipe at YOUYU involves quite a kitchen concerted effort, many rare and aromatic spices and menu patience. After reviewing a copy of the customized recipe I was kindly provided by the chef, I decided it best to enjoy that particular recipe in the intended dining landscape at YOUYU, where it is easily ladled up and always on the menu with other desired specialties. I have my own more basic variation clipped years ago and created by the aforementioned PBS TV kitchen claim-to-fame Jeff Smith, aka 'The Frugal Gourmet,' who died in 2004 at age 65. 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- Axios
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Los Angeles Times
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- Los Angeles Times
Is late night dead? Stephen Colbert's CBS cancellation raises troubling questions
The shocking cancellation of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' is a sign that time is running out for one of TV's most beloved formats. The late-night talk show was invented in the 1950s as a way for networks to own their own programming rather than have it provided by sponsors. Now, amid shrinking audiences and a politically turbulent climate for free speech, the familiar desk-and-sofa tableau is in serious trouble. CBS announced Thursday that the upcoming 2025-26 TV season for 'The Late Show' will be its last. Executives blamed the cancellation on financial concerns felt across all network late-night shows. Last year, NBC cut 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' to four nights a week while 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' cut its live band. Still, industry veterans were bewildered by the timing. It's hard to imagine Paramount Global executives did not anticipate blowback from announcing the move days after Colbert blasted the company's $16-million settlement with President Trump over CBS News' '60 Minutes' interview with Kamala Harris. Colbert described the deal as a bribe during his Monday monologue. Every move the company makes is now under a microscope as it tries to get the Federal Communications Commission, led by Trump acolyte Brendan Carr, to approve an $8-billion merger with Skydance Media. Canceling the most watched late-night program hosted by one of Trump's harshest critics will draw even more scrutiny. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), weighed in on X shortly after taping an interview on Colbert's program. 'If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better,' Schiff posted. The Writers Guild of America also raised questions, saying the cancellation appeared to be a case of 'sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration.' One factor contradicting the theory is that Colbert, who has another year on his contract, will remain on the air through May. His commentaries have never been restrained by network executives over his 10-year run and that situation is not expected to change in his final season. The poor optics may be a matter of contractual timing. Paramount Global had to complete the deals with writer-producer teams in July for the upcoming 'Late Show' season, according to a person familiar with the discussions who was not authorized to comment. Those deals typically run for a full year, but with the company's intention to cancel the program — decided several months ago — the contracts being offered only ran through May, which tipped off the network's plans. When Colbert learned of the cancellation decision on Wednesday, he made the call to inform his staff and his audience the next day. 'Late Show' is said to be losing somewhere in the tens of millions of dollars a year as younger viewers have fled. Since 2022, the program has lost 20% of its audience in the advertiser-coveted 18-to-49 age group, according to Nielsen data. Ad revenue for 'Late Show' in 2024 was $57.7 million, according to down from $75.7 million in 2022. 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on NBC and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on ABC have also seen significant declines over that period. CBS has already given up on one hour of late night due to financial pressure. Two years ago, it canceled its 12:35 a.m. 'Late Late Show' program hosted by James Corden because it was losing money. CBS came up with a lower-cost replacement with 'After Midnight,' but that ended after two seasons as its host Taylor Tomlinson decided not to renew her deal. CBS is replacing it with a syndicated program, 'Comics Unleashed,' from Byron Allen's Entertainment Partners in an arrangement that will cost the network nothing. Still, Paramount Global will find itself facing questions about why CBS did not seek ways to reduce the production costs of the program instead of just pulling the plug. If CBS decides to continue programming the 11:30 p.m. slot, it will hard-pressed to approach the same audience levels that Colbert attracted. CBS is giving up a popular culture touchstone, although in the current fragmented media landscape, the days of such hosts having massive sway over a large audience have passed. Media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote that legacy media companies investing in expensive original programming outside of sports and news may be ill-advised as viewers continue to flock to streaming. 'Ending 'The Late Show' is the tip of the iceberg with massive programming and personnel cuts to come,' he said. For decades, late-night TV served as the brand identity of the broadcast networks. Jack Paar was the witty conversationalist that made Middle America feel like it was invited to a sophisticated Manhattan cocktail party. His successor, Johnny Carson, became a trendsetter in the 1960s, defining male coolness. He had his own clothing line. His dry monologue was often a gauge of the country's political mood. An invitation to take a seat next to Carson after a stand-up set turbocharged the careers of many top comedians. CBS was unable to compete with Carson for decades, trying and failing with the likes of Merv Griffin and Pat Sajak. When David Letterman became available after he was bypassed for the 'Tonight' job at NBC, he came to CBS in 1993 and made the network a serious contender. Letterman's offbeat, sardonic brand of humor also gave a layer of hipness to CBS, which had long had a reputation for stodginess. 'Late Show With David Letterman' helped make late-night network TV a financial bonanza. While the proliferation of cable networks was cutting into audience share in the 1990s and early 2000s, the late-night habit still thrived, especially with its ability to reach young men, the most elusive demographic for TV advertisers. As a result, late-night hosts became the highest-paid stars in the business. Letterman and Jay Leno were both earning in the neighborhood of $30 million a year until networks started trimming salaries 10 years ago. But technology chipped away at the late-night talk show habit. When DVRs reached critical mass, consumers started to catch up with their favorite prime-time shows during the late-night hours. The most painful blow came from social media. While online clips of the late-night shows draw hundreds of millions of viewing minutes, that doesn't generate the same kind of ad revenue as TV. They also make showing up at 11:35 p.m. every night pointless. 'The networks cut up all of the best parts of the show, and by the end of the night you can see all of them on social media,' said one former network executive who oversaw late-night programs. 'There's no reason to even DVR it.' Prime-time programs add millions of viewers through on-demand streaming after they air on the broadcast networks. Topical late-night shows don't have the same shelf life. While politics have long been an important element of late-night comedy, the emergence of Trump's political career in 2015 — and his ability to drive ratings and the national conversation — made him the dominant topic. Where Carson, Letterman and Leno skewered both sides of the political spectrum, Trump's ability to provide endless comedy fodder on a daily basis made him an easy, entertaining and ultimately one-sided target. For years it worked. Ratings for Colbert — who made his bones on Comedy Central satirizing a reactionary talk show host — languished for the first two years after he replaced Letterman. Audience levels and ad rates surged in 2017 once Trump came into office and became Colbert's muse. But the country has become more politically polarized in recent years and the relentless lampooning of Trump has created a lane for 'Gutfeld!,' a nightly Fox News talk show with a conservative bent. While not technically a late-night show (it airs at 10 p.m. Eastern), 'Gutfeld!' drew an average of 3 million viewers in the second quarter of 2025 according to Nielsen and has grown 20% since 2022. The young men that used to make late night an advertiser magnet are now turning to podcasters such as Joe Rogan and others who can speak without the restraint of broadcast TV standards.
