The season finale of MTV’s The Challenge: Double Agents scored a 1.12 adults 18-49 Live+Same Day rating and 5.2 share, marking the popular reality franchise’s highest rated episode in over one year and the best share in 15 years. The finale’s total L+SD viewership was 990K. The 36th season averaged a .94 demo rating, making
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Given his indulgence of guests like Kellyanne Conway and Megyn Kelly this season, the start of Bill Maher’s show-ending “New Rule” on tonight’s Real Time might have had some viewers worried. “Three months into his presidency, it’s time to admit Joe Biden has been a huge disappointment,” Maher intoned, straight-faced. After a beat, he finished
The man who was arrested and charged for a drive-by shooting of “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson‘s house is now suing Willie and his family, claiming he was wrongfully arrested … and defamed by the family. This is a strange one, for sure, but Daniel Dean King is suing Willie, Willie’s son John Luke Robertson,
Nelson Coates has been reelected president of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800. Coates, who ran unopposed, was first elected to the post in 2015. “I am honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to continue leading the Art Directors Guild – one of the most creative and influential Locals in the entertainment
Alina Starkov learns the hard way that being the Sun Summoner is a big responsibility on Shadow and Bone Season 1 Episode 3. One that she may not be interested in having. “The Making at the Heart of the World” explores Alina’s first full day at the Little Palace, and it is anything but a royal
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Searchlight’s Nomadland won the marquee Best Feature category on Thursday to cap the 36th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, the final big awards show ahead of Sunday’s Oscars. The Chloé Zhao film, a frontrunner all movie-awards season, won a leading four trophies tonight in the virtual ceremony, including Director and Editing for Zhao and Cinematography
Play video content Behind The Velvet Rope with David Yontef Melissa Rivers says she feels violated and hurt the folks behind “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won’t cop to the fact her legendary mom is the inspiration for the Amazon Prime series. Melissa hopped on the “Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef” podcast and said
Snapchat parent Snap said daily active users jumped 22% or 51 million last quarter year on year to 280 million. The company said sales rose 66% to nearly $770 million and net losses narrowed to $286 million from $305 million. “We began 2021 by achieving our highest year-over-year revenue and daily active user growth rates in
There comes the point in every season of The Challenge that the show’s dynamic turns on its head. That happened on The Challenge: All Stars Season 1 Episode 4, and I did not expect it to happen so soon. The Life Saver twist was always going to come with some caveats, but it’s hard to
On a combined basis, HBO and HBO Max added 2.7 subscribers in the first quarter, WarnerMedia parent AT&T reported. The solid returns on streaming helped the telco and media giant beat Wall Street expectations in the quarter. Adjusted earnings of 86 cents a share rose 2% and beat analysts’ consensus forecast of 86 cents. Total
EXCLUSIVE: A number of Estonia’s top creative talents are partnering with streamer Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) to create the first-ever Estonian Viaplay Original. Helmed by director René Vilbre and written by Birk Rohelend, the crime drama Who Shot Otto Mueller? will star Jaan Rekkor, Tambet Tuisk and Märt Avandi, and will premiere exclusively on
Eric Andre says he was the victim of racial profiling during an interaction with police inside the Atlanta airport … and now he’s asking Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for help. The comedian claims he was singled out by two plainclothes officers Wednesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, saying the cops stopped him on the jet
Floor Is Lava is returning to Netflix for a second season. As expected, the streamer has renewed the non-scripted series, which debuted in June 2020. The series, which is hosted by Rutledge Wood, sees teams compete to navigate rooms flooded with lava by leaping from chairs, hanging from curtains and swinging from chandeliers. It is
To say that Big Sky was one of the most anticipated shows of the 2021-22 TV season would be the understatement of the century. Armed with a killer cast and a convincing mystery, the only way was up for the freshman drama, but after viewing three hours of the back half of Big Sky Season
Earlier today, former Minneapolis Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd—just as Stephen Colbert was gearing up to tape The Late Show. Subsequently, the late-night host shifted gears to address the verdict. “After 10 hours of deliberation, a jury in Minneapolis decided that it’s illegal for the police to murder people, that Black
Spoiler Alert: This story contains details from tonight’s episode of Fox’s The Resident. On Tuesday’s edition of The Resident, original cast member Shaunette Renée Wilson made her final appearance. The actress took to Twitter before the episode aired to confirm her exit from the Fox medical drama. “After deeply thoughtful reflection, I approached the producers some time
Michael Richards allegedly pulled off a caper some people might call Kramer-ish — cutting down a neighbor’s 30-year-old trees … but they’re not laughing, in fact, they’re suing the “Seinfeld” star and his wife. Maxine Adams is suing Kramer and his wife, Beth Skipp, claiming they sauntered over to her Pacific Palisades property on April
Netflix reported 208 million global subscribers as of the end of the first quarter, missing its own prediction for 210 million. The streaming giant did beat financial targets, though with earnings per share of $3.75 a dollar ahead of Wall Street analysts’ expectations. Revenue of $7.16 billion also topped the Street. The subscriber shortfall, which
The hour spent some time focusing on social justice issues. And Winston, in particular, had a harrowing experience on Grey’s Anatomy Season 17 Episode 12. Join Jasmin Pettie, Meaghan Frey, and Jasmine Blu as they discuss the hour. Do you think the hour covered its social justice issues of COVID deniers, protests, police brutality, and
BAFTA Names TV Awards HostsRichard Ayoade is returning to host the BAFTA Television Awards for the second year, while actor, writer, and director Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam) has been named as the host of the British Television Craft Awards. The main TV awards have been scheduled for June 6 on BBC One, while the craft ceremony
On Saturday, American Idol‘s Cecil Ray Baker was arrested in Rockdale, Texas, according to a report from ABC affiliate KXXV ABC 25. The recently-booted Season 19 contestant was charged with ‘burglary of habitation’—which constitutes a second-degree felony—after allegedly breaking into the home of his ex-girlfriend, Mariah Lopez, when she wouldn’t let him enter to see a
“Lucifer” star Tom Ellis and his screenwriter wife, Meaghan Oppenheimer, got a devil of a scare in the mail … cops are investigating a strange package sent to the couple. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … someone sent a glitter package last month to Tom and Meaghan’s Los Angeles home, and we’re told the couple
California on Friday issued new guidelines allowing for a resumption of attendance at indoor concerts, sporting events, theater performances and conferences on April 15, with varying restrictions on capacity based on counties’ placement in the economic-recovery tier system, and based on the number of attendees who have been tested and/or vaccinated. Los Angeles County is
Being undercover in the mob is a dangerous game to play, and Gina may be losing. The spoiler video for Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 1 Episode 4 suggests that Wheatley is already aware of what Gina’s up to… and that could be deadly! And that’s not the only way that Wheatley could be
AMC and UK’s Alibi have rounded out the the three leads of crime drama series Ragdoll, with Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Irregulars, Killing Eve) and Thalissa Teixeira (Too Close, Trigonometry) joining previously announced Lucy Hale. The series, which begins production today in London, hails from Sid Gentle Films, the British production company behind Killing Eve. Toby
American Idol‘s Luke Bryan released a video message this evening confirming his return to the judges’ table for tonight’s show. He missed the first live show of the season last week after contracting COVID-19. The country singer, who joined the ABC series at the top of its 16th season, revealed the news on Twitter. He
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Dr. Michio Kaku — one of the stars of “Ancient Aliens” — says the U.S. government’s admission of a UFO means there are top-secret military weapons in use … or aliens way smarter than us are really here. The popular physicist tells TMZ … the idea of extraterrestrial visitation is
After the arrival of four major new streaming services in late-2019 and early-2020, this year is when the competition is going global. One of the newest worldwide hopefuls is a Stateside pioneer. Paramount+, the rebranded and reconceived version of CBS All Access, which launched in 2015, is boldly going where the latter service has not
Someone in a red coat shot Charlie, Kristen and Sami held secrets over each other, Ben almost drugged Ciara, and Abigail ordered Gwen to end her pregnancy. Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by Soaps4Ever and DoolFan4Life from MyHourglass a Days of Our Lives fan forum to debate Abigail’s ultimatum, who killed Charlie