You have questions. I have some answers.
Do you know when “All Rise” will return? I had read that it made 20 new episodes, but after Episode 10 last August, it disappeared from the OWN lineup.
The drama starring Simone Missick will be back on OWN Sept. 16 for a final 10-episode run. The network says the first episode “picks up immediately following the events of the dangerous Smash and Grab case, which left the courthouse in chaos and many lives in balance.”
Some of you may recall the series from its time in CBS, where it ran for two seasons. After CBS decided not to continue “All Rise,” OWN picked it for a third season. Its airing was split into last year’s episodes and this coming batch, which were made before the Hollywood strikes.
OWN has said that’s the end for the series. But if you want to catch up on old episodes, one place is the streamer Max.
Do you know what has happened to “So You Think You Can Dance”? I loved watching it in the summer.
The competition series has not been included in Fox’s most recent plans, either for this summer or the coming fall. The Emmy-winning show had been a mainstay of Fox’s summer lineup going back to 2005 (with a long hiatus around COVID), and it made stars of performers like Stephen “tWitch” Boss.
But renewal was not always a certainty as ratings declined, even with shake-ups in the on-air team. And a pall was cast over the show when tWitch, who was the most likable personality from the show and a permanent judge last year, died by suicide in December 2022.
Back in the ’90s I was a fan of “Quantum Leap” and was ready to love the new incarnation that started several months ago, but after a few episodes it disappeared without explanation. I can imagine that it might be under repair, as it didn’t have the charm and style of the original — an excess of tech-splaining, for one thing — but I’m still hoping it might return, and maybe even feature Scott Bakula at some point. But maybe the strike has killed it for good. Any news?
The new version of “Quantum Leap,” starring Raymond Lee, will be back for a second season on NBC on Oct. 4, with replays the next day on Peacock. The episodes were reportedly shot before the Hollywood strikes.
As for Bakula, who starred in the original “QL” in 1989-93, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did show up. But he said last year before the new series began that “I have no connection with the new show, either in front of the camera or behind it.” And, while he was offered a script that included his character, Sam Beckett, he made the “difficult decision” not to take part.
He did wish the new show’s makers “happy leaping.”
