Television

Netflix is parting ways with another show. The Duchess, from British comedian Katherine Ryan, has been canceled after a single season. The Duchess, the comedian’s debut scripted comedy series which followed the powerful and problematic choices of a fashionably disruptive single mom living in London. Her daughter, Olive, is her greatest love, so she begins

EXCLUSIVE: Insecure co-star and producer Natasha Rothwell has signed a multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature. Under the rich pact, which is in conjunction with Disney General Entertainment’s BIPOC Creator Initiative led by Tara Duncan, Rothwell will develop new projects for television via her Big Hattie Productions. Financial details are not being revealed but I

Nina Bloomgarden (Fatherhood), David Iacono (Grand Army), Mimi Davila (The Chonga Diaries), Dana Donnelly (The Sex Life Of College Girls) and Myra Molloy (He’s All That) are set as leads opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in Hot Pink, a biting coming-of-age comedy pilot for Amazon created by Elisabeth Holm (Obvious Child). Character details are being kept

Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher danced right on the line Friday night, zeroing in on Caitlyn Jenner‘s bid to become California’s next governor. Some of Maher’s jokes were trans-related … “I know that you think of her as a reality show star, but c’mon, people, change … She is trans,

A brush fire erupted today about 30 miles north of Los Angeles in Santa Clarita. By 8 p.m., the blaze had scorched about 650 acres and continued to burn unchecked, prompting evacuations. The North Fire was reported at about 1:45 p.m. in the area of 29330 The Old Road, east of the Golden State (5)

Scott Foley and Teri Polo are taking a big leap to FOX. FOX on Wednesday ordered to series a one-hour drama called The Big Leap. The series was originally ordered to pilot last year, but it was scuppered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is inspired by the UK docuseries Big Ballet and follows

Newcomer Lola Tung is set as the lead in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon’s TV adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel series. Rachel Blanchard (You Me Her), Jackie Chung (Coming Home Again) and Christopher Briney (Dali Land) also are set as series regulars in the eight-episode Prime Video series, a co-production of Amazon Studios

UPDATED with executive comments. Discovery executives gave an updated snapshot of streaming flagship Discovery+, saying it is ahead of internal targets for viewing time, average revenue per user and churn. The company reported having 15 million total streaming subscribers, with most paying for Discovery+, which launched in January. The tally in December was a bit

Jeff Lowe claims Carole and Howard Baskin are spying on him with drones, and when he went to confront them, a fight allegedly broke out with his neighbors and the cops had to respond. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the Lowes called cops Tuesday morning to report a disturbance at Joe Exotic‘s old zoo,

The nominees for the BAFTA TV Awards have been unveiled, and it was good news for Small Axe and The Crown. Steve McQueen’s BBC and Amazon anthology drama dominated with 15 nominations in total across the main awards and the craft prizes, while The Crown was next in line with 10 nominations. There were good

FOX’s Fantasy Island reboot has locked in another star! Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids, Grand Hotel) has checked in, where she stars as Elena Roarke, a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke. “Elena set aside her own ambitions, and even the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy,” reads the character description. “Sophisticated, insightful

The three major cable news networks all saw viewership slide in April compared to the same month in 2020. Fox News beat its rivals in primetime and total day viewers, but there were viewership drops across the board, continuing a trend from the first quarter. Fox News averaged 2.24 million viewers in primetime, down 39%

Hasbro’s thriving analog and digital games business helped its first-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations, but Covid-19-related struggles in film and TV resulted in only a 1% uptick in revenue. Revenue came in at $1.15 billion, up 1% from the year-ago quarter and just shy of analysts’ consensus forecast. Earnings per share of 84 cents

One night after the Oscars, late night hosts Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel chimed in with their thoughts on 2021’s unconventional ceremony, offering mixed perspectives. By far the most kind to the award show was Noah, who said that the Oscars “pulled off a lot of cool moments,” despite the shake-up of a

Lena Headey‘s bringing her son back to her California kingdom … a court just granted her permission to bring him over from the U.K. to live under Cersei’s rule. The “Game of Thrones” star and her ex-husband Peter Loughran were in a U.K. court a few months ago for a custody battle over their 11-year-old

Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson just got a major upgrade in the latest poster for Disney+’s The Falcon And The Winter Soldier. On Monday the Disney streaming platform dropped a poster for the spin-off series, which also stars Sebastian Stan, featuring Mackie’s Falcon wielding Captain America’s shield and donning a fresh and patriotic super suit, complete

General Hospital will pay tribute to John Reilly in May. The veteran ABC sudser will air a special episode Friday, May 21, that will honor the fallen star, who died on January 10. Variety first reported the news. Reilly played Sean Donely on the series but is also well-known for his work on Passions and

Roku is warning its customers with YouTube TV subscriptions that the service could go dark in the coming days due to what it calls Google’s “predatory” and “monopoly” behavior. In a lengthy statement, a Roku spokesperson blasted Google’s actions in detail. The tech giant is “attempting to use its YouTube monopoly position to force Roku

When Regina King confidently strutted her way through Union Station at the top of this year’s Oscars broadcast with candy-colored movie-style credits popping up behind her, I got excited that this year’s show might actually be different. And indeed, it was… but that’s not necessarily a compliment. Yes, Sunday’s Oscar broadcast on ABC comes with

The tempo of the song chosen for the In Memoriam segment was one of many unconventional choices by the producers of this year’s Oscars. The fast beat of Stevie Wonder’s “I’ll Be Loving You Always” divided fans, with many taking to Twitter to complain, some using memes, including the candy factory scene from I Love

Twitter is at it again — calling the “Boy Meets World” spinoff, “Girl Meets World,” “problematic” years after it went off the air … all because of how it dealt with delicate topics. For whatever reason, several different clips from the show — which ran on Disney Channel between 2014 and 2017 — were resurfaced

Ahead of tonight’s 93rd Academy Awards on ABC, the network has released the remaining promos for its programs that will air during the Oscar broadcast. They include Oscar-themed clips for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in which Kimmel reminiscences about his two stints as a host of the ceremony “back when they used to have hosts”, for

Well, Shadow and Bone Season 1 Episode 8 is one explosive season finale. “No Mourners” takes its title literally, as Kirigan turns on everyone to expand the Shadow Fold. And considering that he controls Alina’s powers, it is up to Kaz, Inej, Jesper, and Mal to stop him. But the season finale has so many twists

Italian singer, actress and TV personality Milva died on Saturday, at her home in Milan. The multitalented artist was 81. Milva’s death was confirmed by Italy’s Culture Minister, Dario Franceschini, who called her “one of the strongest interpreters of Italian songs,” also noting that “her voice has aroused intense emotions for entire generations.” No cause of

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released new Covid-19 data, reporting 16 new deaths and 443 new positive cases of the virus. While the number of hospitalizations continues to decrease across the County as more vaccines are given, the number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in

Worlds will be colliding on “Saturday Night Live” in a couple weeks — because the hottest tech wiz in the game is set to take up hosting duties … and yes, we’re talking Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO was confirmed to be the ‘SNL’ host for the weekend of May 8 — this after Miley

NBC is likely expecting its ratings to shoot into outer space, thanks to today’s announcement that entrepreneur Elon Musk will host the show on May 8. At first, Musk seems like a left-field choice for a sketch comedy show. But the man behind Tesla and Space X has shown a quick wit in his online

The winter fete is finally here on Shadow and Bone Season 1 Episode 5, and it is Alina’s big debut night. She summons light in a fancy ceremony with guests that include royalty from foreign soil. As a result, Alina has never been more exposed. She is in danger that she can imagine only in her