New York University actor Kristen Johnston is best known for playing the clumsy blonde Sally Solomon — who navigates the Earth world with her space sidekicks — on the long-running NBS sitcom “3rd Rock From The Sun.” Kristen Johnston wasn’t the only star saluting the Big Giant Head … she was cast alongside other big
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EXCLUSIVE: Industry veteran Peter Johnson has joined Skydance as a television executive reporting to Skydance Television President Bill Bost. Johnson previously did a two-year stint as President of Television Development at MRC. Before that, Johnson served as EVP scripted at Legendary TV for four years. There, he oversaw such series as Colony for USA, Love for Netflix, Lost in
As Taylor Sheridan’s production universe expands across many networks, his latest, Mayor of Kingstown, premieres Sunday on Paramount+. This new series from Sheridan and Hugh Dillon stars Jeremy Renner, Kyle Chandler, Dianne Wiest, Taylor Handley, and Aidan Gillen. We had the chance to chat with Sheridan’s frequent collaborator and Mayor of Kingstown executive producer, David
“We will not reach the 80% threshold by the beginning of the year,” said Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer today about the county’s vaccination progress. She then noted, “This is one of the 4 measures we must meet to lift restrictions.” Translation: L.A.’s indoor public masking and vaccination requirements will be in place
Death is a common theme, it seems, in each of the six-part limited documentary series National Geographic previewed at Disney+ Day. “There is a real risk you could die,” one expert tells Chris Hemsworth in the trailer for the actor’s sojourn into biohacking and self discovery, Limitless. The series follows Hemsworth’s mission to discover how
Play video content TMZ.com Nestor Carbonell, the weather guy on “The Morning Show,” says his character is the new poster child for cancel culture — and how out of control it’s gotten — which was the whole point of season 2. Nestor plays Yanko Flores on the Apple TV+ drama, and when we saw him
UPDATE: Taylor Swift has now released the full version of her new short film, All Too Well. EARLIER: A new music video short film written and directed by Taylor Swift for her song “All Too Well” was teased by the singer on social media today, and will be released Nov. 12. The short stars Swift
On Saturday, November 13, one of our favorite Hallmark leading men stars in A Christmas Family Tree, and we got him on the line to chat about it. Andrew Walker is one of Hallmark’s most reliable and charming leading men. He never delivers a bad performance, and his characters are the perfect romantic counterparts to
Disney+ Day provided first-looks at upcoming animated series on the streamer, including trailers for Big Hero 6 spinoff series Baymax and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, a revival of the 2001 Disney Channel Series, as well as art for Zootopia+, a short-form series based on the animated movie franchise. Baymax, which was announced last
Disney+ has unveiled its debut Spanish original series and set casts for upcoming romantic thriller Wedding Season and live action adventure Nautilus. Created by Lourdes Iglesias and 12-time Goya Award-winners Jose Mari Goenaga, Jon Garaño and Aitor Arregi, Balenciaga (working title) will tell the story of a man who dares to defy his social status as the
Play video content TMZ.com Even though Kyle Rittenhouse didn’t seem to shed any actual tears on the stand, D.L. Hughley is convinced the jury will believe his “performance is real” … and it very possibly could lead to his acquittal. The comedian/activist’s review of Rittenhouse’s emotional testimony is pretty blunt — worst acting since Stacey
Jon Stewart’s new Apple+ series posted a Veterans Day podcast on Thursday that features an interview with Staff Sergeant Wesley Black, who died on Sunday, shortly after the episode was recorded. Black, 36, was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer that his oncologist linked to exposure to burn pits while he served in Iraq and
The Simonetta Lein Show is hosted by celebrity TV host and top woman influencer Simonetta Lein. This Simonetta Lein Show, along with its premiere of Season Four, has continued its series of panel interview episodes, showcasing local and international entrepreneurs, business owners, and artists, looking to share their industry insights and experiences. For the 11th
The Big Bang Theory may be over, but the franchise continues with the prequel series Young Sheldon. In an exciting development, Simon Helberg is set to return to the franchise with a voice role on an upcoming installment of Young Sheldon. The episode, airing November 18, focuses on Sheldon’s introduction to the world of engineering.
Disney shares are down 8% in heavy trading, extending a selloff that started yesterday after the media conglom posted weaker than expected earnings and streaming data for the September quarter. The dip in the shares, changing hands at about $161, is weighing on the broader market. Disney is one of only 30 highly selective, heavyweight
Oprah Winfrey Network and National Research Group released a survey today examining how Black women see themselves reflected in media. Among the key findings are that while strides have been made in the quantity of representation onscreen, the quality of that representation needs to reflect the true diversity of the community. Ninety three percent of
There’s a reason Nicole Scherzinger can’t lock down a dinner date with one of her famous friends … the celeb is IN the singing competition reality show Nicole is judging!!! Production sources tell TMZ … the star inside the Pepper costume on “The Masked Singer” is friends with Nicole in real life, but the panelist
Bear with us. That was basically the message from Disney CEO Bob Chapek as he sought to allay Wall Street anxiety about a sharp decline in growth at streaming service Disney+. The service added just 2.1 million subscribers during the fiscal fourth quarter, reaching 118.1 million. “We’re real pleased with where we’re sitting, but again,
Are you still tied to cable, hoping that someone will put all of your favorite networks into one brilliant place? Look no further than Frndly TV for live TV (with the ability to go back in time if you’ve missed what you love). There’s more to it than that, of course. In a nutshell, Frndly
Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, appeared on Good Morning America on Wednesday, pushed back on the possibility that the shooting incident on the Alec Baldwin set of Rust could be an act of sabotage. “I know that some defense attorneys have come up with conspiracy theories and have used the word ‘sabotage.’ We do
With the names of comedy heavyweights Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd above the title, you’d probably expect Apple TV+’s The Shrink Next Door to be a silly laugh riot. But fair warning: It is not. The episode running times are actually a clue: The premiere is just 35 minutes, like a comedy, but later episodes
EXCLUSIVE: Indian streaming platform ZEE5 is backing ‘Desi noir’ anthology series Qaatil Hassenaon Ke Naam. The drama will be streamed on the app’s Zindagi vertical, which has been a digital bridge uniting Indian and Pakistani cinema creatives. Emphasizing the theme of female empowerment, the show focuses on the fearlessness of women and their determination to
Dr. Oz might be hanging up his TV stethoscope and picking up a seat on Capitol Hill — the legendary daytime talk show host is mulling over a run for U.S. Senate … TMZ has confirmed. Sources connected to DO tell us … while it’s still early in the going and nothing is official just
EXCLUSIVE: Brandon Jay McLaren (Turner & Hooch) DeVaughn Nixon (Prom) and Tiffany Lonsdale (Siren) are set for heavily recurring roles opposite Damson Idris in the upcoming fifth season of FX drama Snowfall. The series hails from the late Oscar- and Emmy-nominated director John Singleton & Eric Amadio and Dave Andron. In the most recent fourth
The ratings for Monday are in, and while many shows dipped, some of them held steady. 9-1-1 on FOX managed 4.8 million viewers and a 0.7 rating in the demo, down a tenth to a season low. The show remains one of the highest-rated scripted dramas on broadcast, so a renewal is a sure thing
The new ESPN+ original series Man in the Arena: Tom Brady — the star quarterback’s firsthand account of Super Bowl appearances over two decades — debuts Tues. Nov.16 with new episodes posting weekly. Directed by Religion of Sports’ Gotham Chopra, the series features Brady and others from his life and career deconstructing milestones of his
Former Quantum Leap star Dean Stockwell, an Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actor whose career on stage, in film and TV spanned more than 70 years, passed away in the early morning of November 7. He died peacefully at home of natural causes, a rep for the family confirmed to Deadline. He was 85. Stockwell was born
“Sons of Anarchy” star William Lucking‘s years as a Hollywood tough guy and stuntman took a toll on the actor’s body, and his wife says those injuries made his final years very painful. Lucking, who played Piney Winston on the popular show, died October 18 at his home in Vegas surrounded by family. His wife,
Shondaland has tapped veteran PR exec Alyssa Schimel as Vice President of Communications and Marketing, and promoted longtime Shondaland development exec Marco Esquivel to VP Creative Content. Schimel will be responsible for communications oversight and marketing strategies for all Shondaland content, including broadcast and streaming, Shondaland Audio, Shondaland,com, consumer products, merchandise and live events. Prior
Winter is coming this January! If you think the Austin crew is exempt from the thrilling, edge of your seat, and action-packed natural disasters and craziness, then you are wrong. The 9-1-1 spinoff will kickstart an all-new season with a bone-chilling (and we mean that literally) event that is unlike anything many of them have