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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life is getting a little catty.
Cougar Town alumna Carolyn Hennesy will recur in the Netflix revival as Toni, a member of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), our sister site Variety reports.
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The upper-crust Toni is described as “someone who likes to keep things orderly and does not appreciate dissension.” Sounds like that might not sit well with Emily, who has been in the DAR with Toni for years.
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life debuts Friday, Nov. 25 at 3:01/2:01c on the streaming service.
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* AMC has renewed the non-fiction travel series Ride With Norman Reedus for Season 2, with six one-hour episodes slated to air in 2017.
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* The Shameless Season 7 premiere is now available to view for free via YouTube, SHO.com, iTunes and SVOD platforms, ahead of its Oct. 2 broadcast on Showtime.
* Freeform is developing a late-night series hosted by comedian Iliza Shlesinger.
* FXX will air a 13-day Simpsons marathon, featuring all 600 episodes, beginning Thursday, Nov. 24 at 12 pm and ending Wednesday, Dec. 6 at midnight.
* NBC has renewed the reality series Better Late Than Never, starring Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman and Jeff Dye, for Season 2.
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