The Friday Wine Down🍷 (9-17)

Headlines

• Debbie Allen Is The First Black Female To Receive Governors Award (Variety)

• Ken Jennings & Mayim Bialik Jeopardy’s Temporary Hosts Despite Calls For Lavar Burton To Permanently Take Over Job (TVLine)

• Gabrielle Union Opens Up About “Trauma” Of Miscarriages & Finding Out Dwanye Wade Had A Child With Another Woman (People)

• Billie Eilish, Finneas, Maroon 5 & More Implore Congress To Act On Climate Change (Billboard)

• The Bodyguard Remake Is Officially A Go From Warner Brothers (The Wrap)

• Piers Morgan Signs Deal With Fox Media (THR)

• How Nicki Minaj Became A QAnon Hero (Rolling Stone)

• Is The New Wonder Years Worth It? (TVLine)

• Are These Really The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time? (Rolling Stone)

• Is The Indiana Jones Franchise Preparing To Pass The Torch To A Woman? (Total Film)

• Fall TV Premiere Dates (EW)

• Elton John’s Farewell Tour Postponed Again (Rolling Stone)

• TI & Tiny Won’t Face Charges in Sexual Assault Case Due to Expired Statute of Limitations (Billboard)

• Transgender Talent Agency Aims To Bolster Representation of Trans & Nonbinary Actors (Deadline)

• Rihanna Toplines Rimowa’s Star-Studded Ad Campaign (Variety)

• The Real Reason McDreamy Had To Die On Grey’s Anatomy (The Wrap)

• CBS’ The Activist Sounded Absolutely Horrible, Retooling Doesn’t Sound Much Better (NPR)

• The Purge 6 Is Happening….Why? (Total Film)

What’s Really Going On

• Oregon Hospitals Postpone Surgeries & Cancer Care Because of Rona (NPR)

• So Dan Quayle Is Responsible For Saving The Democracy? 👀👀👀 (Rolling Stone)

• Police  Searching For Possible Connection Between Missing YouTuber Gabby Petito’s Disappearance To Moab Murders(The Independent)

• Six Key Senators Might Be Maybes Before Midterms (CNN)

• France Is Big Mad Over US-Australia Sub Deal (The Independent)

• Back Off: Florida School District Tightens Mask Mandate Because of a Chiropractor (CNN)

• Going For Broke; Developer of $500M Mega Mansion Defaults On Loan Forcing A Sale (CNN)

• South Carolina Took Out A Hit On His Own Life So Son Could Collect $10M Insurance (NPR)

• What Is North Korea Really Up To? (Reuters)

• Clinton Campaign Lawyer Indicted (ABC News)

Scores & More

• Is Ohtani’s Pitching Season Over? (ESPN)

• Tom Brady Keeps Moving The Goal Post On His Eventual Retirement (USA Today)

• NBA Won’t Mandate Rona Vax For Players (ESPN)

• Dream Chaser: Carmelo Anthony Talks Chasing That Ring With The Lakers (Yahoo Sports)

• MLB Power Rankings (Sports Illustrated)

• Breaking Bad: Extended Bathroom Breaks Could Be Coming To An End In Men’s Tennis (ESPN)

• Notre Dame Beats Out Oklahoma For “Play Like A Champion” Slogan Rights (Yahoo Sports)

• Week 2 NFL Picks (Sports Illustrated)

• Bienemy Staying Focused On Chiefs Not USC Job (ESPN)

MUSIC NEWS & NOTES

• 2021 Album Release Calendar (Metacritic)

• New This Week On The Radio [9-12] - (Wine Down Radio)

• Songs To Get You Through The Week [9-14] (Billboard)

• Fresh New Hip Hop Joints To Get You Through The Week [9-14]- (Billboard)

• Billboard Hot 100 [9-18] (Billboard)

• Billboard Hot 200 [9-18]-(Billboard)

• Songs of Summer Chart [9-18] (Billboard)

BookEnds

• NY TIMES Best Seller List [9-12] (NY TIMES)

• The September Reading List (EW)

• August’s Best Comics (EW)

• August’s Romances Heat It Up (EW)

• In Real Life: Fall’s Best Memoirs (EW)

• Best Books of the Year, So Far (Barnes & Noble)

THE WATCHOUT

Highlights

• Hot List- What to Watch, Read, & Play In September (THR)

• Best Movies Streaming September (EW)

• 2021 Movie Release Calendar (Cinemablend)

• Fall TV Schedule (TVLine)

• Most Anticipated Movies of 2021 (Variety)

• 2022 Awards Season Calendar (EW)

• Fall TV Premiere Dates (EW)

What’s Poppin’

• 100 Greatest Movie Quotes of 21st Century (Thrillist)

• Esquire’s 40 Best Books Of The Year So Far (Esquire)

• 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time (Rolling Stone)

• 50 Best Teen Dramas of All Time (EW)

• Billboard Team Ranks The Top 50 Albums of The Year So Far (Billboard)

• 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time (Rolling Stone)

WINE DOWN TV

The Latest In Streaming

• 9 Must-Watch Shows This Fall (EW)

• This Week’s Comings & Goings (9-12) (TVLine)

• What’s Streaming In September (Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon, etc…) (Slate)

• Fall TV Premiere Dates (The Wrap)

TV Listings

• EW Weekend Listings

• TVLine Friday Listings

• TV Guide Friday Listings

Weekend Focus

• Nightbooks (Netflix)

• Cry Macho (HBO Max/Theaters)

• The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

• Sex Education (Netflix)

• Uprising (Amazon Prime Video)

• Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Amazon Prime Video)

• College Football Week 3 (Check Listings)

🎬 Trailer Park-This Weekend @ The Movies 🎬

The Eyes Of Tammy Faye  (Jessica Chastain; Andrew Garfield; Vincent D'Onofrio) In Theaters

The Duke (Charlotte Spencer; Matthew Goode; Helen Mirren) In Theaters

Blue Bayou (Justin Chon; Alicia Vikander; Mark O'Brien) In Theaters

Wife of a Spy (Yû Aoi; Issey Takahashi; Masahiro Higashide) In Theaters