Q: I just watched the new three-announcer format on WTAE morning news and must say I am not a fan. It is like watching the Three Stooges give a report that Moe begins, Larry continues and Curly completes. Why does it take three to report the morning news?

— Jack, via email

Rob: Objecting to three anchors on the morning news is not a hill I’d choose to die on, but does it look ridiculously overcrowded at the Channel 4 anchor desk? Yes. Do they need a bigger desk for this format? Yes. But do I really care? Not a lot, especially considering WTAE is not the only station in town with three morning anchors.

It’s WTAE’s candy store and if they want to seemingly, to some viewers, squander resources on the morning show because they think it will make them more competitive in the time period, well, that’s their prerogative.

Q: Why was Jessie killed in March 8’s “FBI: Most Wanted” episode? What a shocker.

— Gladys, Baldwin

Rob: In my Jan. 27 column, I reported that actor Julian McMahon, who played Jess LaCroix, would exit “FBI: Most Wanted” in the March 8 episode, but at that point, it was unclear how the character would be written out.

After the episode aired, the show’s executive producer told Variety, “We just kept going back to this idea that the premise of the show is that we chase the worst of the worst — the most dangerous fugitives that are out there. And inherent in that premise is the idea that it’s risky, it’s dangerous and there’s always the chance that you could get injured or killed in the line of duty. We felt like that was the exit we wanted to have for Jess.”

As for why McMahon wanted off the show, he hasn’t said beyond seeking out “additional creative pursuits,” but procedurals like “FBI: Most Wanted” tend to be both a grind and sometimes unsatisfying for an actor because they are often asked to play the same beats each week.

Dylan McDermott (“Law Order: Organized Crime”) joins the series as the new team leader in the April 12 episode.

Q: Strange synchronicity … I remembered “Remember WENN” this past Sunday, the day before your article, and searched Prime et al, but it was nowhere to be found except one Christmas episode on YouTube.

My girlfriend was excited about it, too. Great show without dysfunction or dystopian horror or Marvel characters or exploding helicopters … shocking.

Now, what about another great TV show which I can’t locate: “I’ll Fly Away.”

Many thanks for the heads-up!

— Greg, Ambridge

Rob: While we’re going down the early 1990s quality TV rabbit hole, what about “Homefront” (ABC, 1991-93, owned by WarnerMedia) or “Brooklyn Bridge” (CBS, 1991-93, owned by Paramount) alongside “I’ll Fly Away” (NBC, 1991-93, also WarnerMedia)?

I actually asked WarnerMedia Jason Kilar about “Homefront” when I interviewed him in February, and he said the same thing I have heard many times before: The music rights make it prohibitively expensive to stream because back then music rights were obtained for a set number of airings and didn’t include rights for DVD or streaming releases — which did not yet exist.

I don’t recall music being as big a part of “I’ll Fly Away,” so I’m not sure what is preventing HBO Max from streaming that series, but a publicist for the service confirmed “I’ll Fly Away” is not currently being considered for streaming on HBO Max.

As for “Brooklyn Bridge,” a representative for Paramount+ said there are no plans to stream that show either.

Q: Whatever happened to that continuation of the Amazon series “Bosch”?

— Jim, State College

Rob: “Bosch: Legacy” premieres May 6 on the free, ad-supported streaming service IMDb TV.

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