Q: I am a big fan of “The Gilded Age” on HBO and getting impatient for the next season. When is the next season airing?

A: About a month ago I mentioned that the drama will be back sometime this year. HBO offered a little more precise date recently: June. And here’s what HBO says is coming: “Following the Opera War, the old guard is weakened and the Russells stand poised to take their place at the head of society. Bertha sets her sights on a prize that would elevate the family to unimaginable heights while George risks everything on a gambit that could revolutionize the railroad industry — if it doesn’t ruin him first. Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house. Peggy meets a handsome doctor from Newport whose family is less than enthusiastic about her career. As all of New York hastens toward the future, their ambition may come at the cost of what they truly hold dear.”

The last time I wrote about “Gilded Age,” I mentioned that fans could find Carrie Coon, who plays Bertha Russell, also at work on the series “The White Lotus.” One reader took issue with that suggestion: “My advice is ‘Don’t!’ Carrie is so far out of character from Bertha Russell. In ‘White Lotus’ Carrie’s character is a heavy drinker and bares her breasts, and frankly I think her acting is subpar. I’ll never look at Bertha the same way again!”

Duly noted. I, on the other hand, will always be interested in a Carrie Coon performance.

Q: Recently I happened upon a TV game show in which a large ball rolled down and knocked the player into the water if they answered wrong. What is it called?

A: It appears you saw “Quiz with Balls” on Fox, with Jay Pharoah hosting. Based on a Dutch TV show, it first aired last summer, and a second season has been ordered. For those of you tuning in late, here’s how Fox describes it: “Standing on a high platform over a glistening pool, teams must work together as they face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned up behind it. If the correct answer is chosen, the ball rolls down and stops just before colliding with the player ... if the answer is wrong, the massive ball rapidly descends and mercilessly whacks them into the pool below.”

Q: What has happened to Deborah Norville on “Inside Edition”?

A: The longtime “Inside Edition” anchor is close to her departure from the show. A couple of weeks ago she announced that “now is the time for me to move on. ... They made me a lovely offer to stay, but there are things I’d like to do, and places I want to do them that continuing here does not permit.” She did not specify what those things are. In any case, she is ending a 30-year run with the series, which says she is “the longest-serving anchor on American television.”

Q: Why are there so few, if any, Jerry Lewis movies available on TV?

A: This is not the first question I’ve had where “on TV” appears to refer to traditional broadcast and cable, while a lot of content is available on streaming — and that includes Lewis’ work. Pluto TV has quite a few Lewis films, including “The Nutty Professor,” “Visit to a Small Planet,” “The Errand Boy,” “Don’t Give Up the Ship,” “Rock-a-Bye Baby” and “The Delicate Delinquent,” as well as collaborations with Dean Martin. Tubi lists “Slapstick of Another Kind.” Plex offers “The King of Comedy.” (All those services are free but have commercials.) On the TV side, Peacock has “Wiseguy,” the crime drama where Lewis was a guest star in a second-season arc. And you can revisit his work through DVD sets of Lewis’ solo movies and Martin and Lewis’; you could save some money if your local library has them.

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