Q: Who is the guy always around town playing guitar in "Gilmore Girls"? Is he famous?
Identified just as "Grant" in the show's credits, the guitarist seen leaning on lampposts around "Gilmore Girls'" fictional town of Stars Hollow is, in fact, professional singer-songwriter Grant Lee Phillips, who fronted the buzz-generating indie rock band Grant Lee Buffalo in the 1990s.
They seemed poised for greatness at the time, with Phillips named Best Male Vocalist of the Year in 1995 by Rolling Stone magazine, but the group never escaped their emerging-stars status.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, on NBC
Sgt. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) returns to investigate violent and sexual crimes in this intense drama's two-hour Season 23 premiere. Now the longest-running live-action series on air in prime time, it also stars Ice-T and Kelli Giddish.
Rescue mission: 'The Rookie' returns after cliffhanger finale with more drama
Mekia Cox, Nathan Fillion and Alyssa Diaz in "The Rookie"
Cop shows have been around practically since the dawn of television, and there's still nothing quite like a good police drama, especially one with a nail-biting cliffhanger season finale. After months of waiting, anxious fans will finally find out what happens when a prime-time hit returns to the airwaves.
Q: Who originally said, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"? I know it from "The Godfather," but I doubt that's where it originated.
Actually, it might be.
You're right that it seems much older than "The Godfather: Part II" — it was actually said in the sequel, by the new Godfather, Al Pacino's ("Scarface," 1983) Michael Corleone. The movie was released in 1974, a mere 47 years ago.
Chicago Fire, on NBC
In this drama, returning tonight for a 10th season, Capt. Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) and his team of firefighters at Chicago's Firehouse 51 battle dangerous blazes that threaten the city while they also navigate their professional and personal lives.
Our Kind of People, on Fox
Yaya DaCosta stars in this premiering series about a single mother setting out to change the world. Reclaiming her family's name and starting her own business, she begins a haircare line that highlights the natural strength and beauty of Black women.
Q: Did Whoopi Goldberg do her own singing in "Sister Act"?
Whoopi proved a good singer in the 1992 comedy smash "Sister Act," but she admits she's no Bette Midler ("Hocus Pocus," 1993).
The role was originally written for Midler -- an accomplished recording artist and musical theatre star -- but she rejected it (a decision she came to regret). When Whoopi stepped in to replace her, she was frank with the producers about what she could and couldn't do.
9-1-1, on Fox
LAPD patrol Sgt. Athena Grant Nash (Angela Basset) returns for another high-powered season of this series following first responders as they save lives and face dangerous situations. Peter Krause and Ryan Guzman also star in this Season 5 premiere.
Id, ego and 'Alter Ego': One-of-a-kind competition comes to Fox
Rocsi Diaz hosts "Alter Ego"
Fans of Fox's "The Masked Singer" are going to love this one.
Fox is excited to announce the series premiere of a brand-new singing competition, "Alter Ego." The show is a one-of-a-kind concept, merging technology and traditional competition rules. So what's the connection between "The Masked Singer" and "Alter Ego"? The singers perform behind a persona.
