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The season finale of Night Court airs May 6 on NBC with two back to back episodes. In a collision between Night Court and The Big Bang Theory universe, Simon Helberg and Raegan Revord will guest star. Helberg will appear in a game-changing cameo that could really shake things up for Abby. Revord will play Shelby, a teenage runaway who is inclined to marry her soulmate, in an homage to the iconic Michael J. Fox episode from the original series. Marsha Warfield will also return in her iconic role as Roz. Other guest stars include Michael Urie and Ryan Hansen.
HBO’s Harry Potter series has cast John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, Nick Frost, Luke Thallon, and Paul Whitehouse. Lithgow will play Albus Dumbledore. McTeer will play Minerva McGonagall. Paapa Essiedu will play Severus Snape. Nick Frost will play Rubeus Hagrid. They will all be series regulars. Luke Thallon will play Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse will play Argus Filch. They will both recur.
Sheryl Crow and LeAnn Rimes will serve as mega mentors on season 27 on NBC’s The Voice. Rimes, a coach on The Voice UK and The Voice Australia, joins John Legend and Adam Levine while Crow joins coaches Kelsea Ballerini and Michael Bublé to mentor the remaining artists as each team prepares for the Playoffs, kicking off April 28. Each coach enters the Playoffs with five artists per team. Alongside the coaches, Crow and Rimes bring their distinct vocals, creative edge and deep industry experience to guide the artists into their most high-stakes performances yet. Coaches alone choose two artists from their team to advance to the Live Shows.
The English dub of Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii will premiere on Crunchyroll April 15 with all twelve episodes. Somei Renji is Somei Yoshino’s grandfather and leader of the “Somei Group”, the Kansai region’s biggest yakuza group. When he arranges for her to be married to Miyama Kirishima, Yoshino has to move to “Miyama Clan” estate, the Kanto region’s biggest yakuza group. Kirishima warmly welcomes Yoshino and is such a pleasant, personable, and nice young man that nobody would suspect that he comes from a yakuza family. This puts Yoshino at ease even though she was initially feeling insecure in this unfamiliar place. But then, a certain event leads to Yoshino witnessing the real Kirishima.
Season four of docuseries Couples Therapy premieres May 23 on Paramount+ with Showtime. The first three episodes will debut on-air on May 23 back-to-back starting at 9pm ET/PT. The remaining new episodes will air weekly, with two episodes airing back-to-back on Fridays at 9pm ET/PT. The series follows world-renowned psychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Orna Guralnik as she deftly guides couples through real-life therapy sessions. The series brings viewers into the intimate sessions to witness the conflicts – and extraordinary breakthroughs – typically hidden behind closed doors. The second part of season four invites viewers back to the couch, where Dr. Orna Guralnik navigates a thorny brew of recriminations, conflict and painful truths with four new couples. Guralnik delves into the crisis of a deaf man and his hearing partner torn between sexual freedom and commitment, a young couple haunted by trauma and buried secrets, a long-married pair trapped in cycles of bickering and avoidance and a therapist-writer duo locked in a zero-sum battle of sacrifice and grievance that pushes Orna to question her own methods.
Jason Vendryes has been cast on Beyond the Gates. His character will have an impact on Martin and Vernon on the CBS daytime series. He will begin recurring in May.
Duck Dynasty: The Revival premieres May 28 on A&E. The series has already been greenlit for season two. It centers on Willie and Korie Robertson as they navigate life with their growing family of adult children and grandchildren, now part of the next generation carrying on the Robertson legacy at their Louisiana homestead. As the family business expands beyond ducks, Willie and Korie bring their signature wit and down-home charm while they explore the future of Duck Commander, support their children through marriage, parenthood, and entrepreneurship, and work to keep their legacy alive. However, Willie quickly realizes that this next generation isn’t as Robertson as he originally thought. The original Duck Dynasty aired for 11 seasons on A&E.
Taylor Ann Green is leaving Southern Charm. She had been with the Bravo series for four seasons. Season eleven is about to begin filming.
ESPN will exclusively televise three games from the 2025 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament, beginning Wednesday, April 16. At 7:30 p.m. ET, the Miami Heat (10th seed), led by Bam Adebayo, will visit the Chicago Bulls (9th seed) and Coby White. The team of Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcasters Mike Breen and Doris Burke, analyst Richard Jefferson and reporter Cassidy Hubbarth will be on the call. In the second half of the doubleheader, the Dallas Mavericks (10th seed) and Anthony Davis will face the Sacramento Kings (9th seed) and Domantas Sabonis at 10 p.m. Dave Pasch, analyst Tim Legler and reporter Jorge Sedano will provide coverage. ESPN will also exclusively televise the Western Conference Play-In Tournament finale on Friday, April 18. Game time will be announced at a later date. The matchup will feature the winner of Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings against the loser of the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Golden State Warriors game.
ESPN and the Savannah Bananas are joining forces for a summer filled of Banana Ball, providing fans an opportunity to witness one of sports’ fastest growing sensations across ESPN and Disney platforms, beginning in April and continuing each month through August. MLB and football stadiums will host each of the ten games of the new agreement, including historic Fenway Park, picturesque Camden Yards and raucous Memorial Stadium, home of the Clemson Tigers, adding to the electrifying atmosphere that has become synonymous with Banana Ball. The summer of the Savannah Bananas will be showcased on Friday and Saturday nights on ESPN or ESPN2, with all ten games also simulcast live on Disney+ and ESPN+.
