APRIL DEANNA JOHNSON

The '70s were a glorious time to be a TV viewer, and they were also pretty great for fans of spinoffs. As soon as a series started to find significant traction in the Nielsen ratings, someone in the mix — be it the studio, the network, or the series'producers — would inevitably begin searching for a secondary character within the series who could easily slip away from the show and successfully have the spotlight shifted to them for their own series.

We've got our first piece of major SNL Season 52 casting intel: Chloe Fineman is departing NBC's late-night sketch series after a seven-season run.

High-profile investigations, powerful personalities, witty banter at the Navy Yard — and if we get really lucky, a particularly devious twist to solve. Those are the things a great "NCIS" episode is made of.

Marla Gibbs is paying tribute to her late TV husband, Hal Williams, who starred as Lester Jenkins on the NBC classic 227.

Will Ferrell is no stranger to the sports comedy. Throughout his career, he's portrayed a dim-witted NASCAR driver ("Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"), an ABA basketball player ("Semi-Pro"), and a banned figure skater looking to reclaim the spotlight ("Blades of Glory"). Now, the "SNL" vet is turning his head to another pro sport: golf.

After wrapping up her run as the rebellious character Faith Lehane on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel," Eliza Dushku re-teamed with mastermind creator Joss Whedon for the mind-bending "Dollhouse" — a sci-fi TV series that was canceled way too soon

Melissa Gilbert, who played Georgie McGill on When Calls the Heart, will not return to the Hallmark drama in Season 14, TVLine has confirmed.

"You didn't think that was the end of the story, did you?" That closing line has become somewhat of a tradition with Disney's "Descendants" franchise, and its latest installment — "Descendants: Wicked Wonderland," which premiered July 16 on Disney Channel — is no exception.

The TV über producer has wisdom to share about finding happiness.

Every day, TVLine's What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.