Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s final season will be one of redemption. And Chicago parodies. Rachel Bloom and series co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna dropped by TVLine’s San Diego Comic-Con suite on Thursday to offer a taste of what lies ahead for Rebecca Bunch & Co. in their last 18 episodes — premiering Friday, Oct. 12 at 9/8c — and they […]
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TVLine's Performer of the Week: Terrence Howard
THE PERFORMER | Terrence Howard THE SHOW | Empire THE EPISODE | “The Empire Unpossess’d” (May 23, 2018) THE PERFORMANCE | Taraji P. Henson’s performance as Empire‘s queen-bee matriarch Cookie is so masterfully intoxicating that it’s easy to overlook the incredible work being done week in and week out by her leading man. But this season, as […]
TVLine's Performer of the Week (tie): Mandy Moore and Gaten Matarazzo
THE PERFORMER | Mandy Moore THE SHOW | This Is Us THE EPISODE | “The 20s” (October 31) THE PERFORMANCE | Moore is heartbreaking as a new mom facing unexpected grief. She’s incredibly believable as a harried mother of three 10-year-olds. She’s a pro at portraying a widow with adult kids. And in this week’s […]
TVLine's Performer of the Week: Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany
THE PERFORMER|Tatiana Maslany THE SHOW|Orphan Black THE EPISODE| “To Right the Wrongs of Many” (Aug. 12, 2017) THE PERFORMANCE| For her final Orphan Black performance, Maslany pulled off yet another magic trick: She helped deliver two babies (as Sarah) and gave birth (as Helena) at the same time. (She also welcomed little Kira into the […]
TVLine's Performer of the Week: Wynonna Earp's Melanie Scrofano
THE PERFORMER|Melanie Scrofano THE SHOW|Wynonna Earp THE EPISODE| “Let’s Pretend We’re Strangers” (July 7, 2017) THE PERFORMANCE| Listen, Melanie Scrofano is obviously always having a very good time as the title character. But as a possessed Wynonna… well, as the kids say today, she was “extra.” In the wake of costar Dominique Provost-Chalkley giving us […]
TVLine's Performer of the Week: Legion's Aubrey Plaza
THE PERFORMER | Aubrey Plaza THE SHOW | Legion THE EPISODE | “Chapter 6” (Mar. 15, 2017) THE PERFORMANCE | As mischievous sidekick Lenny on FX’s mind-bending superhero drama Legion, Plaza often taps into that rich vein of cynical sarcasm that served her so well as April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation. But when Legion […]
TVLine's Performer of the Week: Melissa McCarthy
THE PERFORMER | Melissa McCarthy THE SHOW | Saturday Night Live THE EPISODE | Feb. 4, 2017 THE PERFORMANCE | How can we be certain that McCarthy’s SNL parody of White House press secretary Sean Spicer wasn’t merely flawless but genius? Donald Trump — who’s complained on Twitter about everything from Alec Baldwin’s portrayal of him to daughter Ivanka being (cough) […]