Alien News Desk

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Alien News Desk
GenreComedy
Created by
Starring
Theme music composerFrank Ciampi
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Andrew Singer
  • Dennis McNicholas
  • Erik Kenward
  • Joel Kuwahara
  • Lorne Michaels
  • Scott Greenberg
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseFebruary 27 (2019-02-27) –
May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04)

Alien News Desk is an American adult animated television series created by Chris Prynoski and Austin Reading. The series stars Will Forte and Heidi Gardner. The series premiered on Syfy on February 27, 2019.[1][2]

Plot[edit]

The series focuses on alien news anchors Drexx Drudlarr and Tuva Van Void, as they tell the news about Earth from an alien's perspective.

Cast[edit]

Episodes[edit]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Ungrateful Wads of Protein"Lauren AndrewsSam WestFebruary 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)1010.19[3]
Drexx and Tuva talk about Earth on "Invade It or Avoid It", The Academy Awards, fracking, the Royal Family, universities on "Eye on Education", airports, clowns, Pope Francis, Popeyes, horse jockeys, and casinos.
2"Inane Utterings of a Brainwashed People"Jeannette Moreno KingScott GairdnerMarch 6, 2019 (2019-03-06)1020.20[4]
Shocking reports on floating prisons, anti-poor fabrics, and a barbaric act known as ventriloquism.
3"Udder Madness"Jeannette Moreno KingDennis McNicholasMarch 16, 2019 (2019-03-16)1030.13[5]
Meet some special vehicles called "Indycars" and the grotesque pseudo-humans called "bodybuilders".
4"Simultaneous Vortex Exit"Lauren AndrewsSam WestMarch 23, 2019 (2019-03-23)1040.18[6]
Drexx joins the gig economy, and Tuva fights robot appropriation.
5"A Bunch of Space Bums"Jeannette Moreno KingScott GairdnerMarch 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)1050.28[7]
Drexx and Tuva grapple with love, doping, and a very wordy segment name.
6"A Very Norffy Gronksmas"Lauren AndrewsSam WestApril 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)1060.23[8]
Where is Barack Obama? Who is The Spoiler? And what's the deal with Drake?
7"Corrupt, Bloviating Narcissists"Jeanette Moreno KingJosh PattenApril 13, 2019 (2019-04-13)1070.18[9]
Drexx and Tuva visit the kingdom of The Masters. Then, a handy guide on how to probe yourself.
8"A Wasteland of Rehashed Dreck"Lauren AndrewsLauren MoserApril 20, 2019 (2019-04-20)1080.21[10]
What is 4/20 and why does it make humans giggle? Plus, a joyous celebration of Tax Day.
9"Cumbersome Dongles"Jeanette Moreno KingLauren Moser and Josh PattenApril 27, 2019 (2019-04-27)1090.47[11]
The wall, the welfare queen, and a chef (Chris Parnell) cooks up the garbage humans call "food".
10"Bloated Acquisition Piles"Lauren AndrewsScott GairdnerApril 27, 2019 (2019-04-27)1100.30[11]
A sexy report on corporate mergers. Plus, meet Drexx's pal Lord Xenu.
11"Princes of Mange"Jeanette Moreno KingLauren MoserMay 4, 2019 (2019-05-04)1110.23[12]
Humanity's biggest threats: spidered-men, twins and the vengeful gods known as "mascots".
12"The Ultimate Shape-Shifter Shaft"Lauren AndrewsDennis McNicholasMay 4, 2019 (2019-05-04)1120.14[12]
Drexx and Tuva reckon with the galaxy's ultimate shame: getting rebooted.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2018-11-15). "Syfy Orders 'Alien News Desk' Series From 'SNL' Team In Original Animation Push". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  2. ^ "Alien News Desk - Official Trailer – Alien News Desk – Watch". SYFY. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  3. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 28, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.27.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 7, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.6.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 19, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.16.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 26, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 2, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  8. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 9, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.6.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 16, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.13.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 23, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.20.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 30, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.27.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (May 7, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.4.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

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