“Friends” fans will finally get their reunion – a year later than first planned.
HBO Max says it will have the special on May 27. It will be unscripted, with all six stars (shown here), plus assorted guests, including Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Cindy Crawford, Tom Selleck, Reese Witherspoon and James Corden; Ben Winston, who produces Corden’s late-night show, will produce and direct. Read more…
1) “American Idol” finale (ABC) or “Billboard Music Awards” (NBC), both at 8 p.m. Sunday. To complicate our lives, two pop-music events are simultaneous. “Idol” is down to its final three now and is ready to choose a champion. Billboard has Nick Jonas hosting and Pink and The Weeknd performing. Drake (shown here) – who has had nine No. 1 singles – gets the artist-of-the-decade award. He and Weeknd are up for artist of the year, alongside Taylor Swift, Pop Smoke and Juice Wrld. Read more…
1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Most teenagers don’t have a weekend quite like this: On Friday, Olivia Rodrigo (shown here) had the second-season opener of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” on Disney+; today is her “SNL” debut, with Keegan-Michael Key hosting. Six days later, her album will debut. Rodrigo, 18, starred for three seasons in “Bizaardvark,” before playing Nini in the Disney+ series. Her first single, “Drivers License,” was No. 1 in the U.S. and seven other countries. Read more…
