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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Beth Behrs joins 'Shifting Gears' Season 3 for a '2 Broke Girls' reunion with Kat Dennings

ABC's hit sitcom "Shifting Gears" is bringing Beth Behrs aboard for Season 3, reuniting her with former "2 Broke Girls" co-star Kat Dennings in a guest role set to air in 2027. Behrs will play Dr. Johnson, an emergency room doctor who treats Dennings's character Riley for a back injury, Variety reported. The casting also […] The post Beth Behrs joins 'Shifting Gears' Season 3 for a '2 Broke Girls' reunion with Kat Dennings appeared first on American Almanac .

ABC's hit sitcom "Shifting Gears" is bringing Beth Behrs aboard for Season 3, reuniting her with former "2 Broke Girls" co-star Kat Dennings in a guest role set to air in 2027. Behrs will play Dr. Johnson, an emergency room doctor who treats Dennings's character Riley for a back injury, Variety reported . The casting also reunites Behrs with showrunner Michelle Nader, who served as co-showrunner and executive producer on "2 Broke Girls" during its six-season run on CBS. For fans of old-fashioned network sitcoms, the kind built on chemistry, punchlines, and familiar faces rather than streaming algorithms, the move fits a pattern that has made "Shifting Gears" one of broadcast television's more reliable draws. Tim Allen's show has leaned…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Tom Selleck says 'Blue Bloods' cast took a 25% pay cut before CBS pulled the plug anyway

Tom Selleck is making clear he has not forgiven CBS for cancelling "Blue Bloods", and his latest disclosure about a 25% cast pay cut undercuts any network claim that the show's talent priced itself out of a renewal. Selleck, 81, appeared on Ted Danson's podcast "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" this week and laid out […] The post Tom Selleck says 'Blue Bloods' cast took a 25% pay cut before CBS pulled the plug anyway appeared first on American Almanac .

Tom Selleck is making clear he has not forgiven CBS for cancelling "Blue Bloods", and his latest disclosure about a 25% cast pay cut undercuts any network claim that the show's talent priced itself out of a renewal. Selleck, 81, appeared on Ted Danson's podcast "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" this week and laid out what the cast did to try to save the long-running CBS police drama. The entire ensemble agreed to slash their salaries by a quarter, he said, and every principal actor was prepared to return for another season. CBS cancelled the show anyway. The revelation adds a concrete dollar figure to a grievance Selleck has aired repeatedly since the network announced the cancellation in 2023. A cast that took a significant financial…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Sandra Oh opens up about walking away from 'Grey's Anatomy' after a decade as Cristina Yang

Sandra Oh says she left Grey's Anatomy in 2014 because she had done everything she could with Dr. Cristina Yang, a rare admission from the actress more than a decade after her final episode. The 55-year-old actress appeared this week on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast, "Dinner's On Me," and laid out the thinking behind one […] The post Sandra Oh opens up about walking away from 'Grey's Anatomy' after a decade as Cristina Yang appeared first on American Almanac .

Sandra Oh says she left Grey's Anatomy in 2014 because she had done everything she could with Dr. Cristina Yang, a rare admission from the actress more than a decade after her final episode. The 55-year-old actress appeared this week on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast, "Dinner's On Me," and laid out the thinking behind one of the most talked-about exits in network television. Oh played the sharp-tongued, fiercely competitive cardiothoracic surgeon for ten seasons on ABC's medical drama. When she walked away, she did it on her own terms, and she wants people to know why. It started with a question. Toward the end of Season 8 or 9, Oh herself was not entirely sure which, creator Shonda Rhimes pulled her aside during contract renegotiations.…Open