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October 28 - November 3, 2018 WHATS UP! T5 BY ANDREW WARREN TV Media Recipe for Ramsay: Fox's culinary golden child isn't go- ing anywhere any time soon. There may be a massive shakeup going on at the net- work as it's folded into the Disney family, but Gordon Ramsay is sticking with the channel that made him into a household name. "MasterChef " crowned its ninth season winner back in September, with Nashville, Tennessee, English teacher Gerron Hurt taking home the prize, but the episode hadn't even hit the air before Fox had renewed the hit cooking com- petition for another season. Ramsay's the face of the show and has headlined it since the very beginning, and this past season saw Ramsay, "Chopped's" Aarón Sanchez and returning "MasterChef " judge Joe Bastianich each serving as a mentor to their own team of home cooks in addition to their usual judging duties. There's no word yet on a premiere date, or even which judges might be joining Ram- say, but if past seasons are any indication, it will be part of Fox's 2019 summer slate. "MasterChef " isn't Ram- say's only show on Fox — far from it. The 18th season of "Hell's Kitchen" is currently going strong on Friday nights, freshman series "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back" was renewed for a sec- ond season back in June, and "MasterChef Junior" had a casting call for pint-sized home cooks earlier this year. "MasterChef," though, is the crown jewel in Ramsay's TV culinary empire. The series brings together some of the best home cooks in the nation who all have dreams of mak- ing careers out of their love of food. Under Ramsay's tutelage — and that of the revolving group of fellow judges — the culinary hopefuls tackle in- creasingly difficult cooking tasks until only one of them remains and claims the "Mas- terChef " title. Ramsay is one of the faces of culinary television, and it seems that he'll remain at home on Fox for the forsee- able future. You can currently catch him hosting "Hell's Kitchen" on Friday nights on the network. Love thy family: John Goodman has found a home at HBO. The "Roseanne" and "The Conners" star will head- line a new comedy that was re- cently ordered to series at the premium channel. "The Righ- teous Gemstones" may not have a premiere date yet, but what it does have going for it is a solid team of strong actors to back up the Golden Globe- winning star. "The Righteous Gemstones" stars Goodman as Eli Gem- stone, a televangelist known around the world for his chari- table work and weekly TV show. What he keeps hidden from his devotees, however, is that behind the scenes, he and his family have a history of greed and deviance, and that he expects complete loyalty from those within his circle. But that's just the backdrop to this whole affair. At its heart, it's shaping up to be a show about the whole Gem- stone family. Series creator Danny McBride ("Pineapple Express," 2008) stars as Eli's oldest son, Jesse, who has dreams of taking over his fa- ther's empire and growing it for a modern world. Adam Devine ("Workaholics") and Edi Patterson ("Vice Princi- pals") star as Eli's other two children, Kelvin and Judy, Cas- sidy Freeman ("Longmire") plays his wife, Amber, and Tim Baltz ("Bajillion Dollar Prop- ertie$") plays his daughter's fi- ance, B.J.. It's a family affair in "The Righteous Gemstones," with production ongoing for a fu- ture release date. Animation Hartland: Fox is beefing up its already ex- tensive animation lineup. The network home of "The Simp- sons," "Family Guy" and "Bob's Burgers" has put in a straight-to-series order for "Bless the Harts," a new ani- mated series that will air as part of the 2019-20 TV season. The new series already has its cast assembled, and it sure is an impressive one. Oscar nominee Kristen Wiig ("Bridesmaids," 2011), Emmy nominees Maya Rudolph ("The Good Place") and Jil- lian Bell ("22 Jump Street," 2014), and Ike Barinholtz ("The Mindy Project") are all lending their voices to the se- ries, which has had 13 epi- sodes ordered for its first season. Coming from the mind of Emily Spivey, who won an Emmy for her work as a "Sat- urday Night Live" writer, "Bless the Harts" is about a group of Southerners who never seem to have enough money to make ends meet. While they struggle to achieve their dreams of wealth and increased status in their community, they nev- er seem to realize that they're actually richer than they think — rich in friends and family, that is. That premise definitely sounds more heartwarming than some of Fox's other ani- mated fare, but make no mis- take — "Bless the Harts" is a comedy before anything else. Spivey herself grew up in a close-knit Southern family, and with her serving as the show's executive producer, the jokes will come from a place of love. The Harts join the Simp- sons, Griffins and Belchers next fall on Fox. BAT BLOODY BONES BROOMSTICK CANDY CAPE CARVE CAULDRON COBWEB COSTUME CREEPY EERIE EYE OF NEWT FANGS FRIGHTEN GHOST GHOUL GOBLIN GRAVE HAUNTING HOWL MORBID MUMMY OWL PHANTOM SCARY SCREAMS SHADOW SPECTER SPELL SPIRIT SPOOKY TREAT TRICK WICKED WITCH WRAITH ZOMBIE It's Halloween! "MasterChef" host Gordon Ramsay WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23