Amblin TV, one of the producers of CBS drama Bull, has parted ways with the show. The company headed by Steven Spielberg is washing its hands of the series, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The decision comes months after CBS paid $9.5 million to settle harassment claims by actress Eliza Dushku against series lead Michael Weatherly. Spielberg and […]
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Jim Fowler, the naturalist and longtime co-host and host of the TV show Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, died Wednesday at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut, his family announced. He was 89. Fowler, an Emmy winner for his work on the nature program, also made more than 100 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, served […]
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“Billions” has been renewed for a fifth season at Showtime. The news comes as the hit drama series is still in the midst of its fourth season, with the fourth season finale set to air on June 9. The series was created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. Andrew […]
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James Holzhauer is money — and “Jeopardy!” is (also) reaping the rewards. “Jeopardy!” just hit a four-year high the week ending April 28, with a 7.5 rating, up 12% from the previous week. In terms of its fellow syndicated shows, only perpetual giant “Judge Judy” came close to that number, with a seven-week high of […]
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A TV series based on the recent college admissions scandal is in the works, Variety has confirmed. Annapurna TV has optioned the rights to the upcoming book “Accepted” by Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz. The book is set to be published by Portfolio, a division of Penguin Random House. D.V. DeVincentis will adapt the book for television. DeVicentis’ previous credits […]
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In a show that is as meticulous about everything as Game of Thrones, how did a very 21st century coffee cup end up in last night’s “The Last of the Starks” episode? More important, how did the beverage find itself sitting in front of Emilia Clarke’s Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen Well, after the slip-up — or […]
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Code blue: “General Hospital” was the evening’s big winner at the Daytime Emmy Awards, with five awards, followed by “The Young and the Restless,” with three, and culinary series “Valerie’s Home Cooking” with two. Syndicated series led the night with seven wins overall, followed by ABC and CBS with five each. “CBS Sunday Morning” won for […]
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Phillip Youmans’ “Burning Cane” took home the Founders Award for best narrative feature at the 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday, with star Wendell Pierce earning Best Actor. Youmans is the first African-American director to win the Founders Award and the youngest director to have a feature in Tribeca – he wrote, directed and […]
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Kelly Clarkson just redefined the old saying, “The show must go on!” A rep for the pop star tells E! News that the pop singer is “doing great” after undergoing surgery to remove her appendix on Thursday morning. After hosting last night’s 2019 Billboard Music Awards (and showing absolutely no signs of discomfort), Clarkson flew back to Los Angeles from […]
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Phillip Youmans’ “Burning Cane” took home the Founders Award for best narrative feature at the 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday, with star Wendell Pierce earning Best Actor. Youmans is the first African-American director to win the Founders Award and the youngest director to have a feature in Tribeca – he wrote, directed and […]
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CBS is banking on King, whose recent interviews with singer R. Kelly and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam have catapulted her into broader circles, to revive its morning program. CBS for years has lagged rivals “Today” at NBC and “Good Morning America” at ABC. “CBS This Morning,” which launched in 2012 with a narrower focus on […]
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Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time In Hollywood will play in Cannes after all. Hallelujah! The film will have its world premiere at the festival and will play in competition. This comes after the feature was not in the original batch of pictures unveiled last month. The festival has also added Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo by Abdellatif Kechiche to […]
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The good news for “Empire” fans … the show is coming back for Season 6. The bad news for Jussie Smollett — he’s not coming back. Fox just issued the following statement … “By mutual agreement, the studio has negotiated an extension to Jussie Smollett’s option for season 6, but at this time there are no plans […]
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• The new musical “Hadestown” dominated the Tony nominations Tuesday, getting nods in 14 categories. Read the full list of nominees. • “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Network,” two costly dramas that have been big hits at the box office, were not nominated in the best new play category. • Among the bold-faced names nominated were […]
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It’s been 30 years since Say Anything…opened in theaters and Cameron Crowe’s directing career took off, but when John Cusack appears on the screen via Skype at the anniversary screening of the film at the Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday night, it’s as if Lloyd Dobler never left. Dobler, of course, is the optimistic hero (played […]
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The year was 1984. Oprah Winfrey was making her way to the Hotel Bel-Air for the first time. As she weaved up Stone Canyon Road, the once impoverished talk show host from rural Mississippi was mesmerized by the opulence tucked behind towering gates. “It’s the first time that I actually realized how rich white people really lived,” […]
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Longtime “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is spinning his way up the ladder at Hillsdale College, and has landed in the chairman’s seat. The small liberal arts college about 60 miles southeast of Battle Creek announced the well-known television game show host will lead the governing board. Sajak has been vice chairman of the […]
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TBS host Samantha Bee had no shortage of targets on Friday night, taking aim at President Donald Trump, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Fox News hosts like Tucker Carlson in the second edition of her Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, taped in front of a live audience in Washington, D.C. Bee […]
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Lori Loughlin is worried that the criminal charges she faces in the nationwide college admissions scandal will destroy her reputation, according to a new report. “Lori is shocked and saddened that this is what her legacy is going to be,” a source familiar with the case told People magazine. The 54-year-old “Full House” star and her fashion […]
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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are jumping on TV’s seemingly evergreen true crime bandwagon. The producers and married couple behind Milojo Productions have signed a new development deal with the crime-loving Oxygen network. Under the pact, the duo and fellow executive producer Albert Bianchini will develop a slate of unscripted series in the true crime […]
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More than a decade after embarking on its audacious plan to forge an interconnected cinematic universe — resulting in 22 films and $18.8 billion in worldwide box office — Marvel is finally putting a cap on one of the most historic runs in cinematic history. While “Avengers: Endgame” marks a fervent end to Marvel’s self-fulling […]
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I have a ridiculously small bladder, so I’m very conscious of when to go to the bathroom during movies. Normally, my strategy is just to go before the movie starts and then not drink anything during the film. But I also have to see the entire film for my job, whereas most people (aka normal […]
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Shannon Ryan, who most recently served as chief marketing officer for Fox Television Group, is joining Disney as president of Marketing for ABC Entertainment and Disney Television Studios. The move, which had been in the works for months, reunites Ryan with her boss at Fox, Dana Walden, chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment. In her new […]
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The 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival opened with Roger Ross Williams’ documentary “The Apollo” at the iconic uptown venue which performers and Harlem community members call “home.” “You can feel the history, the echo of the entertainers,” Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro said in a speech before the film. “In this administration, during these disturbing times of promoting racism, […]
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After dropping hints on his social media accounts all week, Bruce Springsteen has finally announced details about Western Stars, his upcoming album out on June 14th. “This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring character-driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements,” Springsteen said in a statement. “It’s a jewel box of a record.” According to a press release, “the […]
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