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Minutes after the second and final presidential debate wrapped up, Fox News’ Chris Wallace told viewers, “First of all,  I’m jealous.” That jealously was of how different this debate was from the first, which Wallace moderated.  Instead of interruptions, the candidates, and Trump in particular, were mindful of a mute button that silenced their mics

EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Townsend will be leaving her role as Starz’s EVP Communications after two and a half years at the Lionsgate-owned network. She is exiting next month after assisting with the transition to pursue other opportunities. During her tenure, Townsend shaped Starz’s communications strategy as it evolved from a U.S. premium cable network into a

Aside from asking everyone you know what they’re watching, Netflix’s self-reported Top 10 rankings are pretty much the only way to tell how popular a Netflix show or movie is. The list for Thursday, Oct. 22 finds two new titles debuting in the upper reaches of the chart: ill-advised Hitchcock remake Rebecca at No. 3,

Manhunt: Deadly Games star Cameron Britton is set for a recurring role opposite Aidy Bryant on the upcoming third season of Hulu’s Shrill. The series was developed by Bryant, showrunner Alexandra Rushfield and Lindy West and inspired by West’s book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. Bryant stars as Annie, a fat young woman who

Are you drained yet? Maybe it’s because of the series covering the pandemic, but for some reason, it has been a long-drawn-out season. Of the two hours of Married at First Sight Season 11 Episode 15, at least an hour of it was unnecessary. It was days before decision day, and there was nothing new divulged

Martin Bashir, the former MSNBC presenter who now works as BBC News’ religion editor, is “seriously unwell” with complications related to coronavirus, according to his employer. A BBC spokeswoman said: “We are sorry to say that Martin is seriously unwell with Covid-19 related complications. Everyone at the BBC is wishing him a full recovery. We’d

Former top CBS marketing executives Garen van de Beek and Lori Shefa have reteamed to open RM 15, a boutique entertainment marketing agency. Named after the office suite they shared at CBS’ TV City, the agency will focus on producing creative assets to launch and grow new and returning television and streaming content, and marketing

Breaking News Peyton Manning hasn’t missed a beat in retirement — not only does he have abs now, but the 44-year-old’s arm is lookin’ accurate as ever … by knocking beer cans off statues with his buddy, David Letterman!! It may seem pretty random, but here’s what we know … the 2-time Super Bowl champ

Barry Jenkins continues to leave us bread crumbs to his forthcoming Amazon Prime Video series The Underground Railroad. Earlier this week, he gave us a “Preamble” and today, he posted a video introducing us to series star Thuso Mbedu as Cora. He took to social media to post the video with the caption Randall. Cora

Get ready, Fox fans, your favorite dramas are set to return in early 2021. The network announced that 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Resident, and Prodigal Son will all return for new seasons in January after being off the air for most of 2020.  The Fox fall schedule was packed mostly with sports and reality

EXCLUSIVE: Grantchester actor Robson Green is to front a series for ViacomCBS’s UK broadcaster Channel 5 in which he explores the length of Roman Empire ruin, Hadrian’s Wall. The Scottish arm of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings producer Firecracker Films is producing the three-part series, which has the title Walking Hadrian’s Wall With Robson Green. Green

Kristen Bell appears to be returning to her murder mystery roots.  The beloved Veronica Mars star will lead the cast of Netflix’s The Woman in the House which sounds very similar to The Rear Window.  The streamer placed a series order Tuesday for the series that stars the actress as a hearbroken women who is

EXCLUSIVE: Gemstone Studios’ inaugural Rising Storytellers Search has identified the four finalists who will compete for a chance to sign a deal with Sony Pictures Television and win additional prizes. “Never did we imagine we’d get the response or the depth or the quality of our 1700+ submissions in this first-ever Rising Storytellers Search. Vital to

The cast of the classic CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond will reunite for the first time since the show ended in 2005 to honor their late costar Peter Boyle and raise money to battle the disease that ended his life. Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Monica Horan and Raymond co-creator and Executive Producer Phil

Exclusive Zachery Ty Bryan is heading back home after getting busted for allegedly choking out his girlfriend … and he wasn’t in jail for long. We broke the story … the “Home Improvement” star was arrested late Friday night in Eugene, OR and booked on 3 charges, including 4th-degree assault, strangulation and interfering with making

The Wire and The Affair actor Dominic West is in talks with Left Bank Pictures and Netflix over starring as Prince Charles in Season 5 and 6 of smash-hit royal drama The Crown. Sources confirmed to Deadline that West has been lined-up for the role, but a deal is not yet done. It caps a

EXCLUSIVE: The latest crop of projects that are currently filming on location or have recently wrapped in greater Los Angeles includes five feature films, five TV dramas and seven reality shows, according to FilmLA, the city and county’s film permit office. The five TV series are NCIS, Animal Kingdom, On the Verge, L.A. Undercover and Mayans

The season finale of The Vow on HBO aired Sunday, leaving viewers with questions about what happened to NXIVM’s key players, including Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Nancy Salzman, Lauren Salzman, India Oxenberg, and Clare Bronfman. The documentary series, about an alleged sex cult and multi-level marketing scheme masquerading as a self-help program, ended its first

It’s official. Channing Dungey has been named Chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group. Dungey succeeds Peter Roth, who revealed on Friday that he was leaving the studio after 22 years. The move comes ten days after Deadline revealed Dungey had stepped down as VP Original Content and head of drama at Netflix after 20 months at the

I’m starting to suspect this is a show that I’d enjoy more as a drinking game. At least, that way, I’d probably be comfortably drunk by the time the credits roll. Pandora Season 2 Episode 3 spends a lot of time discussing relationships but very little time actually having them play out. By the end,

LAPD swarmed the Paramount lot Sunday night. According to local news reports, the police are pursuing a suspect after an officer-involved shooting on the lot of Paramount Studios. According to eyewitnesses, some 20 police cars were at the scene. A lot of the efforts by law enforcement is concentrated around the New York backlot at

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Colbert is heading back to Showtime for another live election night special. The host of The Late Show will front Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020. It marks the second live election special for Colbert after he hosted Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s

“SNL” mocked the dueling Presidential debates, and it was pretty funny. Jim Carrey played Joe Biden, who showed his numerical age with some dad/granddad references to pop culture and a penchant for reminiscing WAAY back. The cold open ping-ponged from Biden to Trump, who of course was hilariously played by Alec Baldwin. Kate McKinnon, who

Issa Rae made her Saturday Night Live hosting debut and reflected on her success within the past four years. Upon her entrance the Insecure and The Photograph star said it was an honor to walk and perform on the same stage as the comedy legends that came before her, including Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

Saturday Night Live took on the competing ABC Joe Biden and NBC Donald Trump town halls during its latest episode.  The show kicked off with a cold opening that saw Alex Baldwin reprise his role as 45 and Jim Carrey transform into the Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president. The jokes about the conflicting

It took a small wait, but Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 is finally here! The new season, which premiered on Thursday, Oct. 15, is a huge relief given the questions that were left dangling at the end of the CBS All Access show’s second season. As you’ll recall, Control’s (Alan Van Sprang) armada of Section 31

Los Angeles Public Health reported 10 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Saturday. The latest update shows a drop in the death count from Friday’s numbers and also confirms an additional 953 positive COVID-19 cases. The positive cases count dropped from Friday’s of 1,072, but the low number can be attributed to several missing reports,

Oddly, the well of Halloween programming has dried up a bit this week, but there is still plenty to look forward to for your viewing pleasure. You absolutely must watch the latest Unsolved Mysteries episodes, and why not tune in to a VOD film called Friendsgiving with a rockstar cast? On the Rocks looks terrific

After five years on Saturday Night Live and an Emmy nomination for her work, Leslie Jones had enough. She stunned many by leaving her gig as a full-time cast member. Now, she’s resurfaced as executive producer and host of a new version of the game show Supermarket Sweep on ABC. “I don’t miss it. At