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Fox News’ Shepard Smith will step down from his position as chief news anchor, managing editor of Fox’s breaking news unit, and anchor of “Shepard Smith Reporting,” according to a Friday announcement from Fox News President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace. Smith has been one of the network’s rare critics of President Donald Trump. Friday […]

Drew Barrymore is officially coming to daytime TV. The actress will headline and executive produce a syndicated talk show for CBS Television Distribution, set to launch in the fall of 2020, it was announced today. The news comes after Barrymore, who recently starred on Netflix’s zombie comedy Santa Clarita Diet and was one of the judges on CBS’ […]

Rip Taylor, the exuberant comedian whose zany shtick and over-the-top delivery made him a television and nightclub mainstay for more than six decades, has died. He was 84. Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills, publicist Harlan Boll announced. Taylor became a comedy legend through pure exhilaration. Believing that the more exaggerated the gag, the bigger […]

The CW’s new “Batwoman” series sent up the signal for someone to play a radio personality with a “penchant for snark,” and Rachel Maddow answered the call. The MSNBC host has been cast in the role of Vesper Fairchild, who is described as a TV and radio figure who once had a romantic relationship with Bruce Wayne. […]

NBC is developing a drama series on which CNN political correspondent Dana Bash will serve as a consulting producer, Variety has learned. Titled “The Hill,” the series is described as a character drama that lives at the supercharged intersection of media and Capitol Hill where everything is transacted: information, sex, love, fame and power. The series focuses on the people […]

The latest rumble between the Jets and the Sharks has come to a close as director Steven Spielberg wrapped production on his iteration of West Side Story. The official Amblin Twitter account posted pics from the set as well as a letter of gratitude from the Oscar-winning filmmaker, who notes that the production officially wrapped on September 28 […]

Joaquin Phoenix was “embarrased” by a clip of outtakes from “Joker” that were shown on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday night, leading him to “publicly apologize” to the film’s cinematographer. Jimmy Kimmel showed the “Joker” star an expletive-laded outtake reel of Phoenix on camera berating someone named Larry from just off screen. While the moment […]

Media magnate Elisabeth Murdoch, veteran Hollywood studio executive Stacey Snider and British television producer Jane Featherstone are teaming to launch Sister, a new global content company with offices in London and Los Angeles, the trio announced Tuesday. Murdoch — who has backed a string of enterprises over the years in forging her own career path […]

Stephen Colbert didn’t waste much time when he had former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on The Late Show on Monday night. During her appearance with daughter Chelsea Clinton (both promoting their co-authored Book of Gutsy Women), the CBS show host dug into the most pressing news story of the last few weeks, President Trump’s call with Ukraine […]

HBO Max is getting into business with Ellen DeGeneres. The WarnerMedia streaming platform has greenlit three series from the comedian — unscripted shows Ellen’s Home Design Challenge and First Dates Hotel and animated kids’ series Little Ellen — and is developing a fourth, a docuseries titled Finding Einstein. Said DeGeneres, “I’m very excited to bring my new shows to HBO Max. I […]

Dancing with the Stars Season 28 is here, and it features a star-studded cast that includes James Van Der Beek, Lamar Odom, Ally Brooke, Hannah Brown, Kel Mitchell, and more. Actor Charlie Sheen was also slated to appear on the show. In fact, he even planned to meet with your favorite dance coach. However, he reportedly turned the […]

HBO took the top drama honor for Game of Thrones, while Amazon’s Fleabag triumphed in the top comedy category at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night. HBO collected 9 honors in the televised ceremony, including for Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage in the supporting actor category and Bill Hader in the lead actor category. HBO’s Chernobyl nabbed three wins for […]

During an extremely heated conversation with Chris Cuomo Thursday night on CNN, Rudy Giuliani appeared to directly contradict himself when he denied he ever asked the government of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, only to say “of course I did” moments later. Guiliani, who serves as Donald Trump’s attorney, was on to […]

Kodi Lee is the winner of America’s Got Talent! After weeks of competition, Lee has been crowned the champion of season 14. On Wednesday’s episode, the star bested fellow finalists opera singer Emanne Beasha, violinist Tyler Butler-Figueroa, dance troupe Light Balance Kids, singer Benicio Bryant and Ndlovu Youth Choir. Quartet Voices of Service (fifth place), dance troupe V. Unbeatable […]

NBCUniversal has unveiled the name, initial programming lineup and strategy behind its forthcoming streaming service. The ad-supported, direct-to-consumer platform will be called Peacock and launch in April 2020 with a lineup of more than 15,000 hours of content, including exclusive library titles like Parks and Recreation and originals including reboots of Battlestar Galactica, Saved by the Bell and Punky Brewster. Peacock will […]

“Saturday Night Live” is officially cutting ties with Shane Gillis. “After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining ‘SNL,’” an “SNL” spokesperson on behalf of Lorne Michaels said in a statement. “We want SNL to have a variety of voices and points of view within the show, and we hired Shane […]

Netflix  has just scored a major content deal that could help it stem the loss of subscribers as competition among streamers heats up. The company announced it has acquired the global streaming rights to the popular sitcom “Seinfeld,” which will bring all 180 episodes of the Emmy winner to Netflix subscribers starting in 2021. The timing […]

“Games of Thrones” raked in 10 trophies on Sunday to dominate the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. “Thrones” cleaned up in craft and technical categories, from visual effects to single-camera, non-prosthetic makeup to main title design to drama series casting. The show is […]

Norman Lear was already one of the most-honored people in television history, but now he has another distinction to add to his long career: At 97 years and 49 days, he’s the oldest person ever to win an Emmy Award. Asked about the achievement, he said backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday: “I don’t […]