November 13, 2026

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Birds vs. Mammals Sunday is the one day of the year when GREY skies are more than welcome. In a fitting finale featuring two Canadian Football League giants, the Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Elks face each other in the 113th GREY CUP, live from McMahon Stadium in Calgary, on TSN, CTV, and Crave. The Als were the best team in the East Division all season, while the Elks dominated the West Division, and both convincingly won their playoff games last weekend, so the CFL on TSN panel has plenty to mull about the marquee matchup. Sarah McLachlan will sing the national anthem, following featured pre-game performances by Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo, and The James Barker Band. Then, country singer-songwriter Riley Green headlines the Bud Light GREY CUP Halftime Show. For up-to-date news and a schedule of everything that’s happening all weekend, click here.

Southern Surgery Here’s even more exciting GREY news: the upcoming GREY’S ANATOMY spinoff has found its lead actress. Karla Souza, best known for her role as Laurel Castillo in HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, will star as Carolina “Lina” Hall, a haunted and cynical doctor who heads a small-town West Texas medical centre that’s described as “the last chance for care before miles of nowhere.” The still-unnamed show, which got a straight-to-series order last spring, is slated to begin filming in early 2027. GREY’S ANATOMY creator Shonda Rhimes, and current showrunner and Texas native Meg Marinis, are co-creators and writers of the first episode. “We’re digging into the actual communities and true stories of what happens in rural West Texas,” Marinis explained. “It’s related to GREY’S, but its stories are going to be different.” As for the mothership, Season 23 of GREY’S ANATOMY continues to air new episodes Thursdays on CTV and Crave.

Voice Control Ariana Grande, Robert De Niro, and Ben Stiller made a surprise appearance during a special episode of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON following the late NFL game last Sunday. The studio audience was shocked when Fallon’s monologue was unexpectedly interrupted by Grande, De Niro, and Stiller, who are co-starring in the film Focker-in-Law (in theatres later this month). The trio performed “O Christmas Tree,” with Grande and Stiller trading vocal parts, leading up to the big finale: De Niro lip-synched the last few words, which made him seem like a fantastic opera singer. Click here to watch the clip. All three previous films in the so-called Fockers franchise – Meet the Parents (2000), Meet the Fockers (2004), and Little Fockers (2010) – will be available on Crave on Nov. 20. Meanwhile, regular episodes of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON air weeknights on CTV2 and Crave.

Yellow Heat There’s basically one word to describe Canadian actress Sophie Nélisse: busy. Speaking with Deadline on the red carpet at a premiere event Wednesday for the fourth and final season of YELLOWJACKETS (debuts Nov. 20 on Crave), Nélisse couldn’t quit gushing about HEATED RIVALRY. “None of us could have predicted this kind of success, but I couldn’t be happier, because it’s one of those projects that people were in it truly for the right reasons,” she said, referring to HEATED RIVALRY. “It’s a story that I think needed to be told for so long. Yes, I’m so happy for Hudson (Williams) and Connor (Storrie), but also, it feels really special to be part of a show that resonates so well with people on such a deep level.” To see the full clip, click here. Nélisse plays Rose Landry in HEATED RIVALRY, and the young Shauna in YELLOWJACKETS. All existing episodes of both series are on Crave now.

Role Reversal Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tony Hale made a great comedy team in HBO’s award-winning VEEP, with Louis-Dreyfus starring as U.S. Vice-President Selina Meyer, and Hale playing her personal aide Gary Walsh. Whenever Selina was confused (which was often), Gary was there to whisper into her ear, literally. But now it’s Louis-Dreyfus who is helping Hale with a tip about Broadway. Louis-Dreyfus is currently performing in her first Broadway show, Other Desert Cities, while Hale’s Broadway debut in Paddington The Musical is coming up early next year. So what advice does Louis-Dreyfus have for Hale? “Make sure you get enough sleep every night. Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep,” she repeated, keeping it simple and direct, while adding, “it’s so funny that we’re both embarking on this new adventure at the same time.” Of course, Louis-Dreyfus and Hale shared plenty of bizarre and hilarious adventures in VEEP, which is on Crave.

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