Will Thorne: Last News

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Succession” has added another intriguing piece to the Season 3 puzzle.Swiss actor Ella Rumpf, best known for her leading role in Julia Ducournau’s fleshy horror pic “Raw,” is set to play a guest starring role in the HBO drama’s upcoming third outing, Variety has learned exclusively.Although the exact nature of her role is being kept under wraps, sources say Rumpf already finished shooting the part in Italy, where Season 3 production has been ongoing since June.A role in the series marks the second major WarnerMedia project for Rumpf, who is also will appear in HBO Max’s highly anticipated “Tokyo Vice.” Starring opposite Ansel Elgort, Rumpf will play Polina, an Eastern European expat to Tokyo and a new hostess at a

Will Thorne Staff Writer(SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on if you have not watched the finale of season 2 of Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian.”)  Season 2 of “The Mandalorian” was full of surprises, but showrunner Jon Favreau saved the biggest one of them all for the epic finale.Titled “The Rescue” and directed by Peyton Reed, the episode begins with the Mandalorian and Boba Fett kidnapping Dr. Pershing (Omid Abtahi) to get some extra intel on Moff Gideon’s ship.

Will Thorne Staff Writer(SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on if you have not watched the finale of season 2 of Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian.”)  After a thrilling main episode with a massive reveal of its own, “The Mandalorian” finale pulled off one last trick.In a post-credits sequence, we see Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) return to the palace of Jabba the Hutt on Tatooine and shoot up the new inhabitants.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Undoing” came to a shocking end on Sunday in a finale which not only had social media buzzing, but also delivered a large audience for HBO.According to the network, the finale drew a total of 3 million viewers across all platforms, which represents a 43% increase from the penultimate episode and more than double the premiere’s tally. That also makes it the most-watched episode of any HBO shows since the “Big Little Lies” season 2 finale last year.In terms of the linear HBO airing, viewing for the finale was up 42% from the week prior and a whopping 168% from the premiere.

Will Thorne Staff Writer(SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on if you have not watched the fourth episode of season 2 of Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian.”)  Anyone who thought we’d be treated to Ahsoka Tano swinging into lightsaber action this episode isn’t quite in tune with the pace of “The Mandalorian” quite yet.The show has settled into a fits-and-burts pattern, where one episode will introduce the shocking return of a “Clone Wars” character like Bo-Katan Kryze and drop an Ahsoka bombshell, while another will just be Mando and Baby Yoda fighting off some big scary spiders.“The Siege” is more of a marking-time episode, as Mando and his little Child return to Nevarro for some repairs to meet up with some old friends.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Great British Baking Show” (or “Bake Off,” depending on your side of the Atlantic) is clearly not having too many soggy bottoms this season, at least as far as its viewership total is concerned.The cosy cooking show has cracked into Nielsen’s top 10 list of most-watched shows on streaming for the week of Oct. 12.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“This Is Us” returned for season 5 on Oct. 27, and also returned to its usual place at the top of the delayed ratings charts.The NBC drama grew its premiere by 86% after seven days of delayed viewing, jumping from a 1.4 rating in Live+Same Day to a 2.6 rating in Live+7.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Outsider” won’t be back for a second season, at least not at HBO.HBO has made the decision to pass on making a second season of the horror-crime drama, which is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. News of the effective cancelation comes around nine months after the show ended a successful 10-episode first season run.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“This Is Us” and “The Masked Singer” have resumed their battle at the top of the delayed viewing charts.For the week of Oct. 26, the NBC drama managed to come out on top with its season 5 premiere.

Will Thorne Staff Writer(SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on if you have not watched the second episode of season 2 premiere of Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian.”)  Between sand dragons and ice spiders, Mando just can’t catch a break.The second episode of “The Mandalorian” season 2 began with Mando fighting off yet another batch of bounty hunters trying to get their greasy mitts, claws and other alien appendages on Baby Yoda.Once dealt with, Mando returns to Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris), who introduces him to a female frog-like alien who Motto says can lead him to more Mandalorians. But as ever, there’s a catch.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Gentleman Jack” will be back on our screens in the not too distant future.The BBC and HBO historical drama has officially begun production on season 2 in the U.K. under local COVID-19 guidelines.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“South Park” returned with an hourlong pandemic special on Wednesday night, and boy did viewers find it infectious.The special drew 2.3 million total viewers on Comedy Central and scored a 2.1 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, making it the highest-rated episode of “South Park” in seven years.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“F Is For Family” is officially coming to an end.Netflix has picked up the animated series for a fifth and final season, Variety has confirmed.The series was created by Bill Burr and Michael Price, and follows the Murphy family, an Irish-American clan living in the 1970’s, a time when political correctness was the last thing on people’s minds. Season 5 is slated to premiere sometime in 2021.“Thank you to all the fans that watched this show.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Simpsons” premiered its record 32nd season on Sunday night to big numbers, mainly thanks to a strong NFL lead-in.The return of Homer, Marge and co. delivered a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 5.5 million total viewers.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Cobra Kai” is proving to be just as popular in its new dojo.The “Karate Kid” spinoff series has smashed its way into second place in Nielsen’s weekly top 10 shows on streaming list for the week of Aug. 24.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Masked Singer” kicked off its fourth season last night with the Dragon being the first contestant eliminated, as the show itself failed to breathe the ratings fire it has done in the past.Last night’s premiere scored a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 5.4 million total viewers. While that was enough to win the night ratings-wise, it also represents a series low for “The Masked Singer” in both metrics.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Yellowstone” is proving to be a major outlier in a quiet summer for TV ratings.The season 3 finale, which was already one of the most-viewed cable telecasts of the year in its live showing, grew its audience substantially in Live+3. A total of 7.6 million viewers tuned in to the finale after three days of delayed viewing, making the Aug.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Crown” has set the date for its royal return.Season 4 of the acclaimed Netflix series will premiere Nov. 15.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Big Brother” aired its first Thursday episode of the year, which coincided with the first eviction of season 22.Last night’s episode, which saw Keesha Smith evicted on a crushing 13-0 vote, topped the TV ratings table with a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49 and around 4.1 million total viewers. That’s pretty much even with its two Wednesday episodes of the season, and up over 1 million viewers from the first Sunday episode.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD” gave its final salute on Wednesday night, airing its last ever episodes to strong numbers for ABC.The two-hour finale averaged a 0.4 rating among adults 18-49 and around 1.5 million total viewers. That rating represents a seventh and final season high for the fan favorite show.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Big Brother” returned for its twenty-second season to easily win the Wednesday night TV ratings race.The CBS show scored a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49 and around 3.7 million total viewers across its two-hour premiere. While that was easily the highest rating on the night, it does represent a 23% drop from the season 21 premiere, which came in at a 1.3 rating and just under 5 million viewers.