CBS is looking to toast the 20th anniversary of one of its most successful franchises with a revival. The network is in talks with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation original series creator Anthony Zuiker, Jerry Bruckheimer and the show’s creative team to bring back the procedural with a new, limited series, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. CBS and producers CBS […]
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The Thirtysomething sequel at ABC has cast the first new member of its ensemble. Chris Wood (Supergirl, The Vampire Diaries) will play Leo Steadman, the son of Hope (Mel Harris) and Michael (Ken Olin), in Thirtysomething(else), which follows the now-adult children of the characters from the Emmy-winning original series that ran from 1987-91. In addition to Harris and […]
Read moreSteven Weber joins Ross Crystal to talk about his role in the NBC Series “Indebted” and why he thinks the show is so unique.
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On Sunday night, the TV version of Larry David had some image rehabbing to do. But in classic Curb Your Enthusiasm fashion, the latest offering in the 10th season of David’s HBO comedy saw his alter ego accidentally wading into even more problematic waters. “This entire episode is an exercise in — how deep can Larry dig […]
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Showtime has canceled the drama series “Ray Donovan” after seven seasons. The series starred Liev Schreiber as the title character, a fixer for the rich and famous at first in Los Angeles and later in New York. The news comes just weeks after the seventh season concluded on Jan. 19. The cliffhanger finale for Season 7 […]
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Various conversations occur, between various groups of people on the final episode of “The Good Place” on NBC. Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper & D’Arcy Carden on the series finale of #NBC‘s #TheGoodPlace in today’s edition of #ShowbizExpress.
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Fred Silverman, whose talent for picking shows like All in the Family, The Waltons, Charlie’s Angels, Roots and Hill Street Blues earned him the nickname “The Man With the Golden Gut” as the only executive to program for CBS, ABC and NBC, has died. He was 82. One of the most influential executives in television history, Silverman died Thursday at his home […]
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Ellen Pompeo has blasted TMZ for breaking the Kobe Bryant crash story, conflating the media outlet’s news-gathering abilities with allegedly “exploiting women.” The longtime Grey’s Anatomy actress tweeted out her attack on Tuesday, asking her following to sign a petition that would cancel the celebrity news outlet. “I wonder why police departments give @HarveyLevinTMZ all this sensitive info ? I wonder why […]
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The Writers Guild of America is making plans to bring their upcoming talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) into their ongoing conflict with Hollywood agencies and packaging fees, as they plan to require that studios only negotiate with agencies that have reached an agreement with the Guild. The requirement was […]
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President Donald Trump attacked Fox News on Tuesday, bashing the network for interviewing Democrats, asserting star anchor Chris Wallace should move to “Fake News CNN,” before ultimately declaring, “this will be the beginning of the end for Fox.” In a series of Twitter posts, President Trump singled out Wallace, former anchor Shepard Smith, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-MD) appearance on the […]
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Under the right circumstances, NBC might want to consider changing the name of its morning franchise from “Today” to “Nearly All Day.” NBC News has considered the prospect of creating a fifth hour of “Today” on weekdays, according to two people familiar with the matter, the latest nod to the growing spotlight many broadcast networks […]
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The “Equalizer” reboot in the works at CBS is taking the next big step. CBS has officially ordered the project, which has Queen Latifah attached to star, to pilot. The prospective show is described as a reimagining of the classic series in which Queen Latifah portrays an enigmatic figure who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. “The Equalizer” […]
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“GLOW” star Betty Gilpin is set to play Ann Coulter in “Impeachment: American Crime Story” at FX. News of Gilpin’s casting comes just one day after it was announced that Billy Eichner had been cast as Matt Drudge in the third season of “ACS,” which will tackle the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Beanie Feldstein will star as Monica Lewinsky, with […]
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Billy Eichner has joined the growing cast of “Impeachment: American Crime Story” at FX. Variety has confirmed that Eichner has been cast in the role of Matt Drudge, who first broke the news of what would become the Monica Lewinsky scandal on his site, The Drudge Report. Drudge learned that Newsweek was sitting on a story by investigative […]
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Four months after WarnerMedia’s company-wide pact with J.J. Abrams, NBCUniversal also has leveraged its multiple outlets to land Seth MacFarlane. The creator of multibillion-dollar franchise Family Guy left his decades-long home at 20th Century Fox TV on Jan. 10 for what sources say is a five-year, $200 million overall TV deal. Under the pact, MacFarlane will create […]
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We now know a little bit more about whether a “Friends” reunion is ever bound for forthcoming streamer HBO Max, if the Harry Potter franchise will make its way to the service, and what the new Green Lantern series will entail. While many fans are no doubt interested in a “Friends” reunion of some sort, since all 200-plus […]
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Ronan Farrow is set to executive produce a documentary about violence against journalists for a documentary at HBO. The project is the first under Farrow’s multi-film deal with the premium cabler. The film will be directed by the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady of Loki Films. Their past credits include HBO’s “12th & […]
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Former “America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi Klum weighed in on the controversy surrounding the NBC competition show following Gabrielle Union’s departure, saying she “only had an amazing experience” during her six years on the show. “I’ve only had an amazing experience,” she told reporters following Tuesday at the Television Critics Association press tour. Klum was […]
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CNN and MSNBC are shaping up to be the two likeliest landing spots for former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, who unexpectedly left the network in October and has been on the cable news sidelines ever since as he waits out a non-compete agreement of unknown length. On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that Smith has talked to […]
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‘Days of Our Lives’ is in fact carrying on. NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy confirmed at the Television Critics Assn. press tour that the long-running daytime drama will be returning for another season on NBC. “We’re in the middle of knowing very soon [whether] ‘Days of Our Lives’ is going to carry on,” said Telegdy. “We love it. Millions of […]
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CBS is looking to Clarice Starling to potentially anchor its 2020-21 broadcast season. The network announced Sunday at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour that it has handed out a sizable series commitment to a Silence of the Lambs TV spinoff called Clarice. The drama, which technically still needs a formal series pickup to move forward, hails from Star […]
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Once again, the CW has given early renewal to its current slate of scripted series. The network has handed pickups for the 2020-2021 season to all 13 of its current scripted series that are not ending this season, including both of the fall freshmen, Batwoman and Nancy Drew. The CW has ordered second seasons of Batwoman and Nancy Drew, along with All American (Season 3), Black […]
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Fox is hardly masking its intentions when it comes to its future. The network has ordered a “Masked Singer” spinoff series called “The Masked Dancer,” inspired by the segment from “The Ellen Show.” The announcement was made at Fox’s Television Critics Association day in Pasadena, coupled with the news that Ellen DeGeneres herself is on board as […]
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NBCUniversal’s marketing campaign for the Peacock streaming service took flight on Sunday evening. The broadcaster waited until a big night of television — featuring both an NFL playoff game and the Golden Globes — to hatch the advertising spots for its forthcoming service. The campaign plays heavily into a bird theme in honor of the Peacock name. On Jan. […]
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The actor from the widely derided Peloton holiday advertisement gifted his actual girlfriend the $2,000-bike for Christmas. Sean Hunter posted a photo to Instagram with his girlfriend sitting on a Peloton with the caption: “Here’s hoping this goes over better the second time…. Merry Christmas to my actual girlfriend (pls don’t leave me).” In the ad, Hunter […]
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