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Bob Odenkirk was hospitalized for a “heart-related incident” … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, and it was touch-and-go for the last day but it looks like he’s now out of the woods. Bob is awake inside an Albuquerque hospital and we’re told he’s on the rebound, but when he was rushed to the hospital

The FCC Wednesday announced fines totaling $9 million on 17 stations – or eight licensees – affiliated with Sinclair Broadcast Group for not negotiating retransmission consent agreement with AT&T in good faith. The so-called Forfeiture Order imposed a per-station penalty of $512,228 against each defendant “for willfully and repeatedly violating the Commission’s good faith negotiation standards,”

We had a chance to catch up with director Nikki M. James to chat about The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 5, which I deemed the best episode of the season. You think you’re emotionally prepared to watch shows cover the COVID-19 pandemic, having already braced yourself from the horrors that could be coming our way,

On July 20, California Governor Gavin Newsom, amid increasing Covid 19 infections in the state, urged every eligible resident to get vaccinated. When asked about other preventative measures the governor, who is facing a recall election in September, said increased vaccination was all the state needed. “The answer to the Delta variant is vaccination,” said

ITV has ruled out the prospect of buying BT Sport in a sign that the commercial broadcaster is not overly enthusiastic about major acquisitions ahead of the UK government potentially putting Channel 4 up for sale. Following the publication of ITV’s half-year earnings on Wednesday, CEO Carolyn McCall put an end to speculation that it

There’s just no break from the mission for the Bellweather Unit, is there? Abigail, Tally, and Raelle tried to get away on Motherland: Fort Salem Season 2 Episode 6. But trouble seemed to follow them anyway. There’s no pause for the Spree, so Scylla and Willa, along with a dissident sect, continued their battles against different

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk collapsed on the Sony lot on Tuesday, Deadline has confirmed. Odenkirk was on the set of his Breaking Bad spinoff when he fell to the ground. His actual condition is unknown, but the actor was rushed to the hospital, where he remains. Production on the sixth and final season

The four police officers who testified before the first hearing of the January 6 select committee gave the lawmakers harrowing, dramatic and unnerving accounts of what happened that day. Even when video clips were not being shown of the Capitol riot, their stories were riveting on TV, showing how more than six months later the

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay’s reality show Survivor is to return to Indian screens after a 10-year hiatus. The super-producer has signed a deal with Tamil entertainment network Zee Tam to produce a version of the adventure show for its streamer ZEE5. Banijay Asia will produce the series. Survivor previously screened on Disney’s StarPlus in 2012. Survivor tests

Nothing is ever simple for Sarah. Immigration should have been an issue that Sarah could have easily gotten behind on The Republic of Sarah Season 1 Episode 7. She even had the perfect group of people as a test case — refugees from a small Pennsylvania town overrun by a fracking operation. Greylock residents could certainly

The stars are not aligning Brazil. A judge there has ruled that Disney cannot use its Stars+ brand for now because it is too easily confused with Starz, the service owned by Lionsgate that brought the original complaint. The court Friday granted a Starz request on appeal for a preliminary injunction — or temporary restraining

EXCLUSIVE: Florencia Lozano (Life After You) and Juan Pablo Espinosa (Half Brothers) are set for recurring roles opposite Melissa Barrera in Breathe, Netflix’s one-hour drama series from Blindspot creator Martin Gero and writer-executive producer Brendan Gall, and Warner Bros. Television. In Breathe, written by Gero and Gall, when a small plane crashes in the middle

Dieter Brummer — an Australian soap opera star famous for “Home and Away” — has died. The Aussie actor’s body was reportedly found by police Sunday after a welfare check was requested in a suburb of Sydney. His cause of death hasn’t been announced, but cops say foul play isn’t suspected. Brummer’s family released a

Dieter Brummer, a former star of iconic Australian soap operas Home And Away and Neighbours, has died at the age of 45. Brummer’s death has been widely reported in Australia, including by Seven Network, which broadcasts Home And Away. He was found dead at home in Sydney, though police are not treating the matter as

Ending a beloved TV series can’t be easy. It’s just as difficult deciding whether or not the conclusion was satisfactory once a series finale has aired. While the cancellation was shocking given the popularity and numbers, Good Witch Season 7 Episode 10 follows seeds planted throughout the season to a seemingly logical conclusion. That still

With the first full day of games tucked away, NBCUniversal set some strong streaming numbers for the opening Saturday of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the first Olympic games since the launch of the company’s streamer Peacock. NBC reported today total audience delivery (a metric of total views from linear broadcast, cable channels, mobile, tablets and

KCET led in wins at the 73rd Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, which took place Saturday. The station (which also led winners last year) earned a total of nine statuettes. KVEA and Spectrum SportsNet followed it up with six wins apiece. Other outlets scoring multiple wins at the ceremony, hosted by Spectrum News 1 journalist Giselle

New York native Andy Milonakis blasted onto the scene in 2005 with wacky antics, a bizarre hip hop career and viral video moments — all while confusing audiences with his prepubescent appearance even though he was nearly 30 years old — that culminated with his MTV sketch comedy program “The Andy Milonakis Show.” Andy went

Jobs and earnings for SAG-AFTRA members have “rebounded and reached a new high in the first months of 2021, with streaming and commercials showing significant growth,” the union said Saturday night following an all-day meeting of its national board of directors. “We’re very pleased that the Covid safety protocols that we worked so hard with

The Walking Dead may be ending, but at least we have 24 episodes to say goodbye to this thrilling drama about survival. AMC on Saturday dropped the full-length trailer for The Walking Dead Season 11, and damn, do we have some questions. Off the bat, the series looks darker than before, and the show has

Jackie Mason, the rabbi who later cultivated careers as a comedian, actor and author, died in a Manhattan hospital on Saturday, according to the New York Times. He was 93. Mason’s longtime friend, attorney Raoul Felder, confirmed his passing to the Times. A cause of death was not disclosed. Mason was born Yacov Moshe Maza

A long-running dispute over the estate of singer James Brown has finally been settled, an attorney involved in the mediation said on Friday. David Black, an attorney representing Brown’s estate, confirmed to The Associated Press that the agreement was reached on July 9. Details of the settlement were not disclosed. The estate had been in dispute

Play video content TMZ.com Dating costars tends to usually go south FAST but “Outer Banks” star Chase Stokes shares how he and his costar/girlfriend, Madelyn Cline, make it work. Take note, Hollywood. We got Chase leaving the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” studio Thursday, and we were eager to find out how he and Madelyn manage to

As the world’s athletes gather in Japan for the Summer Olympics the country is experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. Country-wide, case numbers have risen 20% in the past week, with 4,204 new infections reported on Friday. While the 7-day average of infections per 100,000 is still relatively low at 3.3, so are the

Please don’t send any Harveys my way. On SurrealEstate Season 1 Episode 2, we learned that imaginary friends could often have devious natures. So much for nurturing your child’s imagination. In the case of a Harvey, you might be leading your entire family to the grave. SurrealEstate maintained its whimsy and humor the second episode

The Opening Ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics isn’t until Friday, but televised competition on NBCUniversal channels actually kicks off Tuesday night with three softball games, one of which features the much-vaunted Team USA. The U.S. team is the most decorated program in the sport’s history, winning three consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in 1996, 2000

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Arika Lisanne Mittman (Paradise Lost) has signed an overall deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. The overall pact formalizes Mittman’s existing relationship with Universal Television. Last year, she was tapped by UTV and studio-based Keshet Studios to write The A Word, a drama based on the Israeli series Yellow Peppers, which was

Julie Bowen‘s unloaded her mid-century modern home just weeks after listing it, and it seems she benefitted from the housing surge … because she got way above asking price. The “Modern Family” star sold her pad in the Hollywood Hills — a stylish 4-bed, 4-bath designed by Thornton Abell — for $4.2 million … after

If you thought it was a challenge for broadcasters to sweeten NFL or NBA broadcasts during fan-free pandemic telecasts in 2020, get ready for the most sprawling sports event on the calendar. The Covid-addled Tokyo Summer Olympic Games start Friday on NBCUniversal platforms without any spectators in attendance, due to health and safety measures. Japan