Punch Drunk TV Ep. 76: Happy Jacksgiving

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While you all are getting over those food comas, let’s take a second and once again declare to the world: Happy Jacksgiving! Because, while it may have been Thanksgiving on Thursday, it was also Jack’s birthday.

What was the best thing you ate this week? What are you thankful for? Shout us out in the comments!

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:

• “The Walking Dead” experienced another ratings drop in its 5th episode of Season 8. The episode brought in 7.8 million viewers which is a 10% drop from episode 4. The Season 8 premiere, which was the show’s 100th episode, brought in the lowest ratings for a season premiere since Season 3.
• Ellen Page will star in Netflix’s “Umbrella Academy” series as Vanya, the black sheep of the superfamily the series revolves around.
• CBS is developing a “Stripes” TV series. The adaptation comes from Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, and Zach Cregger from sketch group, “The Whitest Kids U’ Know,” and Ivan Reitman will even return to direct.
• Fred Armisen will write, executive produce and star in a new Spanish language half-hour series on HBO. The project is called “Mexico City: Only Good Things Happen,” and it’s reportedly about a group of friends in a “dreamy version” of Mexico City who are “obsessed with horror films and monster makeup.”
• Neil Brennan, the co-creator of “Chappelle’s Show,” is set to write and host a new Late Night series for FOX. According to Variety, it’ll be a “topical political and cultural talk show” that also has “sketches and man on the street segments.” The last late night show FOX had was “The Wanda Sykes Show” in 2009 — it lasted one season.

AARON’S LOSERS: “Saturday Night Live,” “Future Man” and “Jim & Andy”
JACK’S LOSERS: “Future Man”
AARON’S FENCERS: “Bill Murray & Brian Doyle Murray’s Extra Innings,” “The Punisher,” “The Walking Dead” and “Stranger Things 2”
JACK’S FENCERS: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
AARON’S WINNERS: “At Home with Amy Sedaris,” “American Horror Story: Cult,” “The Exorcist,” “Mr. Robot” and “Marvel’s Runaways”
JACK’S WINNERS: “Marvel’s Runaways,” “The Shannara Chronicles,” “The Good Place,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Trixie and Katya Show,” “Night of Too Many Stars” and “The Last Man on Earth”

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Welcome to Episode 76.
As always, #ClinktheDrink.