THE HUB

Patti LuPone’s Ruby Lane opens the finale with a glamorous cabaret performance before heading upstairs to visit Duke Sebastian Mason, Lord of Sussexford, who has come to see her perform. Inside his suite, the two argue over money and royal finances. Their confrontation quickly escalates into a physical struggle after the duke tells Ruby they must be more careful with their expenditures. During the scuffle, a lamp gets knocked over. As the duke bends down to pick it up, Ruby g

The narrator, Betty Heymouth, begins with a flashback to New York City when she could walk out of her apartment building, stroll down 2nd Avenue, and find herself in front of Elaine’s Restaurant. Those were the days of glamour and secrets. She would sit in a corner of the restaurant with a well-known publicist who would feed her bits of information she could use for her newspaper column. Now glamour has disappeared and been replaced by clarity, with everything out in the open

Juliet Woodbent has six children, a husband, and a carefully crafted image as the perfect tradwife. A former startup founder who walked away before her company became a multimillion-dollar success, Juliet now hosts a cooking show focused on homemade meals and non-processed foods. Documentarian Audra Miller films Juliet’s daily life as she promotes traditional domestic living. Although the two women exchange sarcastic remarks, they appear friendly. Audra questions whether Juli

Sienna sits in her therapist’s office, venting about the problems she’s having with employees, her assistant, and someone she met in Hawaii the previous week. She hesitates when discussing that encounter, revealing she had been on her yacht with her boyfriend when a stewardess repeatedly addressed her by her first name while calling him “Mr. Styles.” The slight infuriated her. Her therapist expresses sympathy, noting how hard Sienna works to enjoy her time off, and suggests s

Elsbeth Season 3, Episode 16, “Murder, He Wrote,” opens with author Elliott Pope reading excerpts from his newly published novel to an enthusiastic audience, who are captivated by his mix of murder mystery and risqué romance, but the mood shifts slightly when critic Barney Corman interviews him afterward and throws in snide, philosophical remarks that catch Elliott off guard. Later, the two old friends share a drink in Corman’s storeroom, where Corman eagerly asks to read Ell

All Dressed Up and No One’s Coming The Carriage House looks like a scene straight out of a Regency-era Jane Austen fantasy. There’s an abundance of food, wait staff dressed in period costumes, and everything is being narrated by a delighted bride-to-be, Rachel. She talks about inheriting a beautiful French villa while instructing everyone on exactly what to do. As she’s being dressed in a stunning gown, it’s clear this is meant to be a grand, elegant event. Later, Rachel is t

It’s the night of the 71st Empire City Debutante Ball. The finishing touches are being made to ensure the event is spectacular. Izzy Langford oversees the preparations when Mr. Sterling Barlowe stops in, demanding that his daughter, Plum Barlowe, be included in next year’s ball. He insists they belong because the Barlowes practically built New York. Isadore Langford stands firm against Barlowe’s bullying, telling him her invitations are not philanthropic and bluntly stating t

If you just settled onto your couch with a bowl of popcorn and a burning desire to see Kathy Bates dismantle a corporate legal team, I have some devastating news. Your remote is fine, your cable bill is paid, and no, the world hasn’t ended, it’s just March Madness . Tonight, the CBS Thursday night lineup has been unceremoniously shoved into a locker to make room for 40 minutes of college students squeaking sneakers across a hardwood floor. If you’re looking for Matlock , Gh

Puzzlers Party A group of crossword puzzlers gathers at a lively party sponsored by the Metropolitan Tribune , enjoying conversations about challenging clues and patterns that have stumped them over the years. They are all in town for the National Crossword Tournament, and the excitement is clear. Simon Craigie arrives and immediately begins criticizing the group, claiming they are not keeping puzzles relevant. His puzzler friends quickly notice he seems different than usual.

Hair Business Literally Lucrative Feeling the best you’ve ever felt when you look in the mirror can sometimes be achieved with a wig. If you haven’t guessed already, hair is the theme of this episode. Five people in New York are credited with making that feeling possible, for prices ranging from $20,000 to $30,000. Who knew this was such a lucrative business? The opening scene is narrated by Felix Weaver and begins at a shipping port where five anxious individuals are waiti

The return of Elsbeth is now. Welcome Back! Biohacking Obsession This episode opens with Archer Bryant waking at 4 a.m. beginning his day with his usual routine. Routine is the way to go, choices cause problems. Perfect always wins. He appears to be obsessed with his health. His doctor comes to his house and they review his lab numbers and they show he’s got the body of a teenager except for the ALP’s still too high. That is what Archer focuses immediately on, not the fact he

If there is one thing Elsbeth Tascioni knows how to do, it’s wear a coat with too many patterns and sniff out a murderer before the first commercial break. As Elsbeth gears up for its third season on CBS, the casting directors are clearly having a field day. The latest names to join the "murderer of the week" club? Constance Wu and Anna Camp . (Via Variety.) For a show that thrives on the "howcatchem" formula, where we see the crime upfront and watch our favorite quirky at

If you were hoping for a radical shake-up of the broadcast landscape, you clearly haven’t been paying attention to CBS. The network that essentially invented the “if it ain’t broke, don’t touch it” philosophy just dumped a massive bucket of renewals on our desks, confirming that 10 of your favorite (or most tolerated) series are coming back for the 2026–2027 season. It’s a good day to be a procedural fan and an even better day to be a CBS executive who enjoys consistent, if p

No Nutcracker in Midtown Ballet World this Holiday Season This week Elsbeth enters the Ballet World. The story begins with a change to the company’s Nutcracker Ballet performed by the Midtown Ballet Company. It is getting replaced by a new production this holiday season, “Drosselmeyer’s Revenge”, proposed by Donovan Chase, the ballet producer. It’s a modern pop-goth ballet about a young girl’s terror at reaching puberty. The set consists of ‘the contraption’ that has a mouth

Glamazons Reunion The story opens with a Dressed Up magazine journalist, Julian Simons, writing the cover story on the Glamazons 25th Anniversary. I love how they used a writer, in their element, starting the show. He adds some drama and hype to his article as he teases the possible appearance of Tiff Giles, a renowned member of the Glamazons. She was disfigured in a violent street attack, and never worked again as a star super model. It’s rumored she will attend the celebrat

Peyton and Coach W, a May-December Romance that Won’t End This is new– Elsbeth in a sports locker room and dressed as a mascot . Everything starts with a podcast of two podcast guru guys, Cole and Hank, calling out Coach W/Willoughby for the terrible season the St. Ivan’s University Basketball Team is having. Coach W was a legendary NBA Coach , and decided to come out of retirement to coach a university team back to its glory days . Things haven’t gone as expected with three

What do Nuns, a Pop Star and a Convent have in Common? Three nuns sit watching an Alaia Jade music video on tv. She's a pop star who made an offer to purchase their convent. This sounds like a funny joke, if it weren’t really happening. In the church nave or sanctuary, Mother Constance Mary asks Monsignor Frank why they are selling it. He says Alaia Jade made an offer and the Vatican approved the sale. She’s doing a walkthrough tomorrow. Reverend Mother Constance knows the

A social media post by a young woman, Emily Fogarty, tells about having dinner at a creepy billionaire’s home. She tells of him taking her to a dungeon in his house. The creepy billionaire, Craig Hollis Fintech CEO, and his lawyer/fixer with the Meridian Group, Anders Whitman, are talking about what happened with Emily. He shows him the safe room in his home. It’s not a dungeon like Emily described. Caig calls it a riot retreat, in case of social unrest. He says he took Emily

A literary director of the Pigeon Print, Gary Pidgeon is at a working lunch with one of his friends, Delores Feinn, asking her for an additional donation to their literary journal. She lets him know she won’t be donating anything if he doesn’t publish her latest epic poem. She’s such an odd and difficult person. He’s not pleased when he returns to his office. His associate and arts administrator, Hannah Lee, complains to him about her paycheck bouncing, and threatens to lea

Sharon Norman goes to see her new next door neighbor to welcome her to the neighborhood with a delicious-looking welcome walnut pie. Sharon is the head of the Neighborhood Welcome Committee. Her neighbor is feeling very welcomed as she accepts the pie. The neighbor is Beryl Nix. Sharon tells her she knows all about her, because she’s also a member of the Garden Club and Social Committee. Sharon tells Beryl she can tell she’ll be fun. Sharon gives her a notebook on the communi