In a post-Covid world, media consumers plan, unsurprisingly, to watch more live sports, but a new study also shows they’ll seek diversity on screen and programming that’s more international, upbeat, educational and participatory that it was pre-pandemic. In other words much of what people found and liked about media during a year of societal disruption
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Who’s ready for some more football!?!?!? The United States Football League — which had an unforgettable run from 1983-85 — is coming back to life after 37 years … with plans to return to action in 2022!! Of course, there were several big names to come through the USFL during its brief stint — from
SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Season 17 finale of Grey’s Anatomy. In a typical Grey’s Anatomy twist, when Meredith was discharged in Episode 15 after months battling Covid, she did not get the clap-out all survivors get when leaving the hospital. While all of her colleagues were out front waiting for her
When your partner is a celebrity, you share him or her with the world. That’s the hard lesson that Lisey Landon learned on Lisey’s Story Season 1 Episode 1 and Lisey’s Story Season 1 Episode 2. Lisey has her memories of her dead husband, Scott, a famed novelist. But also, her family members and his fans have their
After a lengthy search for a No.2 in the U.S., Netflix’s head of Global Television Bela Bajaria has reached within the company ranks. Peter Friedlander, who has been heading up the company’s new Spectacle/Event programming department, has been named Head of UCAN Scripted Series. Brian Wright, who has been heading its Overall Deals department, will
Netflix has released a clutch of first-look stills from the fifth and final season of La Casa de Papel, better known in the English-speaking world as Money Heist. Keep scrolling to take a closer look at the images from the hit Spanish series, which was created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media. During the
Orlando-born actor Kirsten Storms was only a teenager when she was cast as the out-of-this-world Zenon Kar — who is forced to acclimate to the ways of a teen on Earth while also devising a plan to save her UFO home space station — in the 1999 Disney Channel original movie “Zenon: Girl of the
Jeffrey Katzenberg is stepping down as chairman of the board of governors at the Motion Picture & Television Fund, where he and his wife Marilyn have been among its biggest boosters and fundraisers for three decades. His departure comes as the charitable organization celebrates its 100th anniversary. “The entire MPTF organization – the Motion Picture
Dreams are coming to an end, and some relationships may be as well. One thing A Million Little Things Season 3 Episode 16 did was giveth and taketh away, leaving Gary and Darcy’s future relationship in limbo, Katherine and Alan’s budding romance on ice, Eddie and Katherine’s relationship as good as dead, and Gina’s dreams as
Simu Liu shared his opinions about the abrupt final season of the popular Korean-Canadian family sitcom Kim’s Convenience. On Wednesday, when the final season dropped on Netflix, the Shang-Chi star wrote a lengthy Facebook post in which he details his feelings, opinions and frustrations with the showrunner and producer’s decisions to end the series. Liu,
Apple TV+’s The Mosquito Coast has been picked up for a second season. The series follows the events prior to Paul Theroux’s famed 1981 novel about obsessed, idealist inventor Allie Fox who is on the run from the U.S. government and uproots his family for Mexico. The series stars Theroux’s nephew, Justin Theroux, Melissa George,
Ellen DeGeneres is never one to spare any expense for glitzy properties … which makes this $2.9 million buy all that more interesting. The talk show host just copped this modest yet modern Santa Barbara bungalow … a stone’s throw from the coveted Montecito Butterfly Beach and the famous Biltmore Hotel. It’s a 2 bedroom,
On Tuesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, host Jimmy Kimmel celebrated a personal pandemic milestone, noting that he is at last fully vaccinated. “Oh, what a joy it is to walk around without a mask, hugging people. I feel like a superhero,” said the ABC late-night host. “Seriously, if you don’t have a vaccine yet, go
The time has finally come for the Waterfords to face the music. This should be a joyous moment on The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 Episode 8, as we and June delight in the Waterfords getting their just desserts. Unfortunately, the Waterfords’ day in court wasn’t everything June, or we hoped for. To start with, it was
Exhibition ruled the stock market today after a long holiday weekend saw Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II crush it, earning $57 million over four days. That’s not far from the $60 million that the John Krasinski-directed sequel was anticipated to do in its 3-day opening pre-pandemic, according to my colleague Anthony D’Alessandro. Shares of Paramount
EXCLUSIVE: WWE has named sports media veteran Jamie Horowitz EVP, Development & Digital, effective immediately, overseeing much original content including scripted and unscripted programs for digital and social media. He’ll also be responsible for WWE Studios in Los Angeles, whose projects include a docuseries with Netflix about Vince McMahon with Chris Smith (Fyre: The Greatest
Marvel Studios’ smash hit series “WandaVision” features a handful of kiddos … some of whom took home a nice fat paycheck to appear in just one episode. According to his contract, 12-year-old Gabriel Gurevich — who played young Pietro — took home the lion’s share among the pint-sized group … banking $7,673 for a couple
In a recent, virtual appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, James Corden touched on the return of Carpool Karaoke, amid easing Covid-19 health and safety protocols in Los Angeles. While promoting Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, the Late Late Show host admitted he still isn’t certain of when his incredibly popular late-night segment will be back. “I
That was different. The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 19 kicked off a two-part season finale in which the medical team — and Lea — go to Guatemala to help with an effort to get people to trust doctors there. Although the premise was somewhat gimmicky and non-Spanish speakers might have been frustrated by the
Wayne “Buddy” Van Horn, longtime stunt double for Clint Eastwood and director of Eastwood’s films Any Which Way You Can, The Dead Pool and Pink Cadillac, died May 11, The Los Angeles Times reported. He was 92. Van Horn was credited as the stunt coordinator on Eastwood’s films from 1972 to 2011, including 1976’s The
Courteney Cox might have found her real-life Ross. The Friends star pricelessly recreated her famous dance “routine” with singer Ed Sheeran on Instagram. For the uninitiated out there, “the routine” was a dance number Ross (David Schwimmer) and his sister Monica (Cox) performed in an episode on season 6, “The One With The Routine.” In
Chadwick Boseman wanted to get Howard University students up to speed on the entertainment biz early and often, which is why he came up with a great idea for his alma mater … one it’s now bringing to fruition. HU Prez Wayne Frederick tells TMZ … the university is going to be rolling out a
HBO Max’s goes blank for the second time in less than a week. Many users on Twitter aired their collective grief over attempting to use the HBO streaming service for The Mare Of Easttown finale. The Kate Winslet-fronted detective drama was scheduled to air its finale at 7PM PST. However, as many viewers reported, the
Many internet sleuths pegged Erin’s murder, and it’s a worst-case scenario for Easttown. Hot on the heels of the daunting discovery of a serial predator bunked down in their neighborhood, Mare of Easttown Season 1 Episode 7 delivered a harrowing message of the dangers of extramarital affairs. Will solving Erin’s murder finally allow the community
Five-time Grammy award winner and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee B.J. Thomas died today at his home in Arlington, Texas at 78. His death was confirmed on his official Facebook page and was attributed to complications from lung cancer. A versatile songwriter, Thomas’s career spanned country, pop and gospel, earning him CMA, Dove and Grammy
An unidentified man is reportedly in critical condition, after being shot on the set of a Boosie Badazz music video in Hunstville, Alabama. According to TMZ, the rapper (born Torrence Ivy Hatch) was not harmed in the shooting, which took place around 4:30 p.m. At this time, the Huntsville Police reportedly have no suspects in
Play video content TMZ.com The “Rugrats” reboot features an openly gay character and the actor who voiced Tommy Pickles tells us the OG cast always sensed Betty DeVille was lesbian, but it was hush hush. We got E.G. Daily at SunLife Organics in Malibu and asked her if Betty’s sexual orientation was a bit of
The L.A. County Department of Public Health released new data on Covid-19 on Saturday, reporting 7 new deaths and 220 new positive cases. While data from the County showed that hospitalizations continue to decrease, case numbers and deaths reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Today’s numbers bring L.A. County to a total of 24,338 deaths, and
The Dimera family always gets away with murder, literally and figuratively. So in a way, it was unsurprising that Kristen again tricked Susan, switched places with her, and walked out of the police station. It’s no more unrealistic than any of the other cartoonish things she’s done lately, but that didn’t make it any less
Refresh for updates…Ed Asner took to Twitter on Saturday to give voice to his grief, after learning of the passing of his friend and former co-star Gavin MacLeod. MacLeod, who starred opposite Asner on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died today at his home in Palm Desert, California, aged 90. While no cause of death was