DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 1, 2015
THE GIST: “Execs at a major network (of the broadcast or cable variety) are toying with the idea of staging a crossover event between two of its drama series. And here’s the catch: The shows in question share wildly different DNA.”
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DATE OF REVEAL: July 15, 2015
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Dec. 7, 2015
THE GIST: “An old plot thread that loomed large in the development of one of TV’s most popular contemoprary love stories — one we assumed was long dead and buried — will be reawakened in the very near future.”
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Will’s deleted voicemail to Alicia on The Good Wife
DATE OF REVEAL: Dec. 13, 2015
BLIND ITEM: IMPROBABLE RESURRECTION
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Jan. 22, 2016
THE GIST: “A long-running TV drama is working with a former cast member to pull off a most surprising encore — no small feat given how the character in question was originally written off the show.”
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DATE OF REVEAL: Feb. 22, 2016
DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 8, 2016
THE GIST: “A series currently airing on one of the Big Five broadcast networks (i.e. ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, The CW) is killing off its star in its season finale. I’m told the death will occur toward the end of the episode, which will leave just enough time for an emotional, season-ending cemetery scene in which [redacted] bids an emotional farewell to [redacted].”
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Sleepy Hollow‘s Nicole Beharie (Abbie)
DATE OF REVEAL: April 8, 2016
BLIND ITEM: STEALTH CASTING COUP
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Aug. 17, 2016
THE GIST: “A returning series on one of the Big 5 networks is getting ready to pull off what will likely go down as one of the coolest, most surprising casting stunts of the year. The onscreen twist — which was shot earlier this month under a Star Wars-level veil of secrecy — is set to air during the show’s season premiere.”
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DATE OF REVEAL: Sept. 25, 2016
DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 27, 2017
THE GIST: “The network behind the ambitious project tried mightily to pawn off the entire first season on one of the big streamers at a steep discount (we’re talking pennies). But the influential Powers That Be behind the series put a kibosh on the fire sale. So now the net in question is forced to sit back and watch the stink bomb smell up its airwaves.”
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ABC’s Still Star-Crossed
DATE OF REVEAL: Sept. 12, 2018
DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 14, 2017
THE GIST: “Rumor has it that an hour-long drama series on one of the Big 5 broadcast networks is poised to kill off one of its most popular characters (an original series regular), while tacking on a time-tripping twist straight out of How to Get Away With Murder.”
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DATE OF REVEAL: Sept. 27, 2017
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Jan. 26, 2018
THE GIST: “Rumor has it a wildly popular, Emmy-winning series on a premium cable network is plotting a pregnancy twist that promises to be… surprising is an understatement. The plan — which, as always, is subject to change — is for the character’s baby bump to be unveiled when the show in question makes its anticipated return in (ugh) 2019.”
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We’re still not saying, but here’s another clue to tide you over: The show in question airs on HBO.
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Aug. 13, 2018
THE GIST: “A program that had its plug prematurely pulled in the past six months is thisclose to getting a new lease on life, but a few minor wrinkles need to be ironed out before an announcement can be made.”
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DATE OF REVEAL: Sept. 5, 2018
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Aug. 24, 2018
THE GIST: “It was one of the most contentious TV breakups in recent memory, so it stands to reason that the inevitable rebound will be equally as divisive. But rumor has it that an unnamed drama series is finally giving the remaining half of the aforementioned fizzled-but-popular romance a brand-new love interest.”
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Supergirl‘s Alex (pictured here with ex Maggie).
DATE OF REVEAL: Sept. 12, 2018