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Jimmy Kimmel and Bill Maher had a wide-ranging, late-night comedy love-in to kick off tonight’s episode of Real Time, with the guest comparing the host to starting Super Bowl quarterback Tom Brady. Sunday’s Super Bowl LV pits Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers against quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Maher groaned, “If I have

EXCLUSIVE: The Gilded Age cast continues to grow. Julian Fellowes’ HBO period drama has added four actors Sullivan Jones, Linda Emond, Michel Gill and Ward Horton – as recurring guest stars Jones, who features in Ewan McGregor’s Netflix mini-series Halston, plays T. Thomas Fortune, born into slavery, who in the early 1880s becomes an influential

If you combine Lifetime, Ann Rule, and the esteemed Diane Neal, you get another ripped from the headlines thriller that will have you on the edge of your seats. Circle of Deception is the latest Ann Rule true crime inspired piece to make it to the small screen, and as fans of the books and

The BBC is once again turning to Oscar-nominated Magic Light Pictures for its latest animation special. The studio behind The Gruffalo will bring Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s book Superworm to life with a cast including Olivia Colman and Matt Smith. Colman will narrate, while Smith will feature as hero Superworm. They are joined by

Filming on Disney+’s upcoming series Big Shot starring John Stamos has been suspended for 10 days. The decision was made last week after a positive Covid-19 test was produced as part of regular screening. I hear the affected individual was in Zone 1 on set. The positive result triggered guidelines set by the state/county and outlined

Exclusive Dustin Diamond is going to be cremated as one of his final wishes … and his ashes are staying with his loved ones. Dustin’s close friend, Dan Block tells TMZ … once the “Saved By The Bell” star is cremated, his remains will be placed in 2 separate urns for his father and girlfriend.

BMI, the music rights management organization, says it can’t kick Morgan Wallen from its ranks, but has asked the iconic gospel singer BeBe Winans to educate the disgraced country music singer-songwriter about being a more “empathetic person.” While the country music industry has pretty much turned its back on the epithet-spewing, big-selling Wallen, BMI says

The Salvatore brothers return to Mystical Falls on Legacies Season 3 Episode 3. As previously reported, the episode will be a musical that will pay homage to the shows that came before it: The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. The CW has now dropped a sneak peek of “Hello, Brother,” one of the musical numbers

BBC & PBS Team For ‘Unsolved Histories’The BBC and PBS are co-producing a four-part series in which historian Lucy Worsley will attempt to shed light on some of British history’s biggest unsolved mysteries. Unsolved Histories with Lucy Worsley (working title) will ask questions including, who killed the Princes in the tower in 1483? What actually

This could not have been scripted better. Sarah Jessica Parker, an HFPA darling with nine nominations, seven of them — and four wins — for HBO’s Sex and the City — was the first presenter announcing the 2021 Golden Globe nominations this morning. The first category she introduced was Best Television Series – Comedy or

James Marsters — best known for his role in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” — is about to be single again … his wife has filed for divorce. According to court records … the actor’s wife, Patricia Jasmin Rahman, filed divorce docs Wednesday in L.A. County Court. Their split comes 10 years after the couple tied

The CW is bringing back the majority of its current slate next season after making a bumper renewal order including a second season of Walker. The network has made the early decision to hand renewals to 12 current series with Mark Pedowitz sticking with stability as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have an impact on

Cable network CMT is cutting all ties with Morgan Wallen, following his use of the N-word in a recently surfaced video. “After learning of Morgan Wallen’s racial slur late last night, we are in the process of removing his appearances from all our platforms,” CMT announced in a tweet on Wednesday. “We do not tolerate

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of the just-aired finale of its well-received new drama series The Chef, Fauda and Shtisel outfit Yes Studios is ordering a second course, officially giving the green light for a second season of the Israeli drama. Created by Erez Kavel and Orit Dabush, the nine-episode drama launched in Israel last November

I’d love to say that I was wowed by Netflix’s series adaption of Kristin Hannah’s novel, Firefly Lane (dropping Wednesday, Feb. 3). Truth be told, I dive into every show that I’m tasked with reviewing hoping the same thing — to be dazzled, stunned, impressed. I was none of those things. There was nothing there that

Pete Noyes, a Peabody-winning Los Angeles TV news legend who worked in every L.A. network affiliate’s newsroom during a six-decade career and was the inspiration for the classic TV character Lou Grant, died Monday of natural causes at him home in Westlake Village, CA. He was 90. His son, longtime KNBC-TV assignment editor Jack Noyes,

Exclusive Terry Crews‘ son, Isaiah doesn’t need a side hustle … because he’s getting paid a small fortune for his role in “Side Hustle.” The 15-year-old actor is off to a strong start in the family business after landing a recurring role on the Nickelodeon series, “Side Hustle.” According to his minors contract, obtained by

The reorganization of NBCUniversal’s entertainment content team is complete with Susan Rovner setting the team and around 50 employees leaving as part of the changes. Deadline understands that Bruce Evans, EVP, Current Programming and Dan Shear, EVP, Comedy Development at Peacock are two of the high-profile execs exiting. It marks the latest shift with current

Are you ready for the return of Punky Power? Peacock sure is! The streamer on Tuesday dropped the full-length trailer for its forthcoming revival of Punky Brester, which is set tp February 25, 2021. All 10 episodes will be available on that date. In this continuation of the iconic 80s sitcom about a bright young

EXCLUSIVE: David Moulton has joined Oscar-winning factual production firm Passion Pictures as Creative Director. Moulton joins from Minnow Films where he served as Director of Development. Working with SVODs on commissions like Netflix’s Bad Boy Billionaires, he also oversaw a slate of premium series and feature documentaries for HBO, Amazon and Sky Documentaries. Prior to

What would Silence of the Lambs be without Hannibal Lecter? The coldblooded cannibal genius played by Anthony Hopkins is one of the most iconic villains in film history — but, due to nagging rights issues, his name can’t even be uttered in CBS’ new drama Clarice, which follows FBI agent Clarice Starling a year after

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic poses a major obstacle in progress for increased pay and better conditions for Hollywood assistants, a new survey from #PayUpHollywood revealed. The annual survey, which was released on Monday, shows that nearly 80% of Hollywood assistants are making $50,000 or less, placing them in the “burdened” category in Los Angeles. Around

Dustin Diamond — best known for playing the lovable Samuel “Screech” Powers on the hit NBC sitcom, “Saved by the Bell” — has died … TMZ has learned. A rep for Dustin tells us he died Monday morning. His condition had greatly declined since last week, and he was taken off of breathing machines in

Dustin Diamond died at age 44 after a battle with cancer on Monday. The first of the actor’s Saved By the Bell co-stars to react was Mario Lopez. Lopez, who was in touch with Diamond as recently as two weeks ago, wrote on Instagram, “Dustin, you will be missed my man. The fragility of this

Big Brother alums Tyler Crispen and Angela Rummans are in it for the long haul. The duo, who fell in love during Big Brother Season 20, have announced that they are engaged. Crispen and Rummans shared photos of the proposal, which took place on the beach in Hilton Head, South Carolina. “The greatest day of

During Color of Change’s Sundance panel “Looking Forward: The Future of Crime Television”, Terence Paul Winter, executive producer & writer of The Rookie; Sunil Nayar, former writer/showrunner of All Rise; and Melody Cooper, writer & story editor of Law & Order SVU unpacked a topic that is impacting storytelling on television more now than ever: the portrayal

Tom Llamas signed off from ABC News on Sunday, after serving as weekend anchor of World News Tonight, amid reports that he will land at NBC News. “This will be my last broadcast at ABC News,” Llamas said on Sunday’s broadcast. “So first, thank you. Over the years it has been a pleasure spending the

Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO Bill Maher did not disappoint Friday night, offering up a bunch of reasons why Champ and Major are the wokest dogs on Pennsylvania Ave. The ‘Real Time’ host hilariously ticked off reasons why the Bidens‘ pooches sit on the progressive side of things. For instance … Major

Saturday Night Live‘s first 2021 original telecast, featuring John Krasinski in his hosting debut and musical guest Machine Gun Kelly, drew a 4.4 rating household Live+Same Day rating in the 44 metered local markets and a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating in the 25 markets with local people meters. The Jan. 30 show was on par

Well, well, well; how the tables have turned. In a shocking development, the docs of Chastain had to help Cain on The Resident Season 4 Episode 3. By the end of the hour, he was unconscious, and his career and life hung in the balance. Join TV Fanatics Rachel Foertsch, Meaghan Frey, Carissa Pavlica, and