Television

Some people sleep on their sides, others on their back. But a frustrating number have slept on The Big Leap, which is easily one of the cleverest breakout series on network TV. No other series thus far has adequately captured the perfect, most resonant, and necessary (post) pandemic tone. And whether it was always the

Awards revenue took a sharp hit in the last fiscal year at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, but rebounding investment income boosted finances even as viewers turned away from the Oscar show, according to the Academy’s annual report. Awards-related revenue declined 10.8 percent, to about $117.7 million from $131.9 million, in the

The Animation Guild’s contract negotiations with the AMPTP have broken off without a deal but will resume later next year. “An agreement was not reached today,” Alexandra Drosu, the guild’s director of communications and content, told Deadline tonight. “We will have to continue negotiations in the New Year though no date has been set.” The

Dr. Mehmet Oz will be back on the air hosting his TV show much sooner than he’d like … so says one of his opponents, who has some fighting words for the talk-show host turned politician. Everett Stern — CEO of a private intelligence agency, and one of at least 7 other Republican candidates vying

Hip hop is a multi-billion-dollar musical movement that is now at the center of mainstream culture. It’s grown into something bigger than anyone who attended Cindy Campbell’s 1973 end of summer party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the West Bronx – widely considered ground zero for hip hop – could ever have expected. That night,

Diana Bishop’s journey will conclude in 2022. Shudder, AMC+, and Sundance Now revealed Friday that A Discovery of Witches Season 3 will launch on all three platforms Saturday, January 8, 2022. The final chapter finds “Matthew (Matthew Goode) and Diana (Teresa Palmer) returning from 1590 to present day and combating what they left behind,” according

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran film and television exec Gary Glushon has joined Bach Enterprises, the production company of actor, comedian and digital creator Andrew Bachelor—otherwise known as King Bach—as Executive Vice President of Development. In his new role, Glushon will be responsible for cultivating the company’s overall relationships in the entertainment space and building its film, television,

Annie Live! is NBC’s 10th annual telecast of a Broadway musical (following The Wiz!, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Rent Live!). The show has gone through a variety of adaptations. First, the 2014 Annie film starring Quvenzhané Wallis, and now Annie Live! starring Celina Smith in the titular role. So how does it stack up among the rest? Well, it’s somewhere

Play video content TMZ.com Faith Evans sounds exhilarated about being back on stage after taking a long break from performing … even though it meant wearing a heavy costume on “The Masked Singer.” The Grammy Award-winning singer joined us Thursday on “TMZ Live” to talk about her Wednesday night elimination in the show’s semi-final round.

UPDATED: Lebron James has been cleared to return to the basketball court after “two negative PCR tests conducted 24 hours apart,” according to a statement from the NBA Communications team. “James was originally placed in the Protocols on Tuesday, November 30, after a series of tests delivered conflicting results,” read the statement. One test did

Will Julien ever learn? Gossip Girl (2021) Season 1 Episode 12 ended with one of the most bonkers conclusions you could imagine, and it’s hard not to feel like a forced attempt to reinvent the wheel when the series returns. When I initially reviewed Gossip Girl ahead of its debut, I wasn’t fond of the

Banijay UK has acquired Hells Kitchen and Love Island creator Natalka Znak’s indie Znak TV, as she takes the reins of Banijay stablemates Entertainment and Initial. Znak will continue running US producer Znak TV, which she set up earlier this year after leaving Sky-backed Znak & Co, while leading an “entertainment powerhouse” at Banijay, according to

Play video content TMZ.com Kenny G says he’s not sweating the heavy criticism in a new documentary about his music career … because he knows some real jazz legends are in his corner. The famous saxophonist joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and we asked him about his reaction to the new HBO doc, “Listening

For the first time in 26 years, Major League Baseball players have been locked out by owners after the two sides failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. The old CBA expired at 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday. The last work stoppage in the sport came in 1994-1995. That impasse saw the 1994 World Series

Some new chapters will begin for some of the gang when the series returns. However, as evident by A Million Little Things Season 4 Episode 8, there are always some open-ended chapters that were incomplete, and they’re rearing their heads, too. It was mostly an understated midseason finale for this series, but the hour had

Joe Biden’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the FCC, Gigi Sohn, faced a string of questions — from past tweets about Fox News to her role in the streaming service Locast — as she faced a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. While most nominees to the FCC get through with relatively little turbulence, Sohn’s

Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming feature Belfast star Máiréad Tyers is to play the lead in Disney+ superhero comedy Extraordinary alongside Poldark’s Sofia Oxenham and Derry Girls’  Siobhán McSweeney. Production commenced today on Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films’ eight-part irreverent comedy, which stars Tyers as Jen, a young, painfully self-aware woman who lives in a world where everyone has a superpower except her.

Dr. Mehmet Oz can’t have his Senate cake and eat it too — his decision to run for office means his TV fans in several major cities won’t see his show for at least the next 11 months, potentially … and maybe permanently. Sources with direct knowledge tell us “The Dr. Oz Show” will be

Tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the host gets tough on the bullying that chief medical advisor to the President, Dr. Fauci, is experiencing.  In a clip, the doctor made a comment about how anti-vaxxers are “criticizing science because I represent science.”  The subsequent clips show people like Tucker Carlson and Rand Paul who interpreted Fauci’s

We’re going to go out and say it: Thanks, Syfy and USA Network, for renewing Chucky for Season 2! Chucky Season 1 Episode 8 had many ingredients that have made Chucky Season 1 such a success, and the cliffhanger would have been a nightmare if we didn’t know the fate of the series. It’s rare

EXCLUSIVE: Former longtime Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami’s family and kids-focused MiMO Studio and Trustbridge Global Media are partnering to develop the The Infamous Frankie Lorde book series into a live-action movie. Written by Brittany Geragotelis (Life’s A Witch), the three-volume Frankie Lorde book series, which explores girl empowerment themes, launched in 2020 with “Stealing Greenwich”. The

Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are ready to hit the road again – this time in New Zealand. Starz has renewed their hit travel docuseries Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham for a six-episode second season. Developed by Heughan and McTavish, Men in Kilts is produced by Boardwalk Pictures, in

Bill Cosby is a free man, but prosecutors are asking the highest court in the land to review his case … claiming he was never given immunity from a PA prosecutor in the Andrea Constand case. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … prosecutors in Pennsylvania are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to

Tonight on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the host takes a dig at Jeff Bezos and Cyber Monday.  “Aka, buy Jeff Bezos as second penis rocket day!” He mentions that even though people are excited to purchase gifts for the Christmas holiday, the American supply chain issue is still a hot mess. It’s being

The thing about the past is often what happens in the past is meant to stay firmly buried in the past. You live, and you learn, right? You take the good with the bad, and you move onward. But sometimes, the past stays with you in a way that prevents you from moving forward. 9-1-1

UPDATE, 2:15 PM PT: A CNN spokesperson said that the network will be reviewing additional transcripts and exhibits on the role that Chris Cuomo played in assisting his brother as he faced a cascade of sexual harassment allegations earlier this year. “The thousands of pages of additional transcripts and exhibits that were released today by

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. management and production house Anonymous Content is teaming up with Euro firm Federation Entertainment to launch France-based TV label Anonymous/Federation. The company is the latest joint venture between True Detective and Bad Robot producer Anonymous and an international firm, joining AC Nordic, AC Brazil and Chapter One in the UK as part of

Play video content The View Joy Behar has some advice for those struggling to share both their sexual orientation and political beliefs this year at Thanksgiving with the family … just come out! During Wednesday’s episode of “The View” Whoopi Goldberg posed the question of the best way to avoid talking politics during this year’s

The cast and executive producers of NBC’s La Brea appeared virtually at Comic-Con Special Edition on Saturday to discuss the surprise hit which was recently renewed for a second season at NBC. Panelists included stars Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Jon Seda, Chiké Okonkwo, and Nicholas Gonzalez; and co-showrunners David Appelbaum, Steven Lilien, and Bryan Wynbrandt.

It appears that Dark Passengers run in the family.  On Dexter: New Blood Season 1 Episode 4, Dexter confirms his suspicions that Harrison has violent tendencies, just like his dear old dad. Not only that, but now the identity of Iron Lake’s other serial killer is basically confirmed — as well as the people who might