Bravo Media's Emmy Award-winning "Inside the Actors Studio," hosted by James Lipton welcomes critically-acclaimed actor, author and producer Ted Danson on Thursday, January 11 at 8pm ET/PT.

Inside the Actors Studio, the iconic in-conversation series featuring actors talking about their craft, is returning with new episodes on the Ovation network. But sadly, its creator and host James Lipton — whose incredibly earnest screen presence gave way to the Will Ferrell Saturday Night Live impression that in turn gave us the word scrumtrulescent — will not be returning to the moderator’s chair. Because no one person could be expected to fill the singular void created by Lipton’s absence, a rotating cast of guest hosts will appear on the program, which will continue to be filmed at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University’s New York City campus. While Lipton will be missed, it’s nice to know that his most magnificent creation will live on, and Ovation will air old episodes from the Studio’s archives if you just need to hear his voice again. New episodes will begin airing in fall 2019.

Vulture is pleased to exclusively announce that a retooled version of Inside the Actors Studio will premiere on Ovation on Sunday, October 13, but without the incorrigible James Lipton and his never-ending questionnaire. (Sob.) Instead, a group of actors will be stepping into a rotating interviewer role in his place. Alec Baldwin and Jane Lynch will two of these interviewers, who will be chatting with Henry Winkler and David Oyelowo, respectively, while the season’s remaining pairings will be announced soon. Quick, enroll as a student at Pace to get VIP seating!