Disney CEO Bob Chapek condemned the violent act of rioters at the U.S. Capitol, noting that Wednesday’s unprecedented fatal events marked “a sad and tragic day for our country, one unlike any other in our history.” “What we saw was an egregious and inexcusable assault on America’s most revered institution and our democracy,” the Disney
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The final Jeopardy! episode hosted by Alex Trebek, which airs Friday, will be remarkably unremarkable, with no farewell by the veteran host or any kind of personal message to viewers in his opening statement. That is because “Alex didn’t think that was going to be his last episode,” Jeopardy executive producer Mike Richards told Deadline
Exclusive Mahlon Reyes, a deckhand on one of the “Deadliest Catch” crab fishing boats, died from a drug overdose … TMZ has learned. Mahlon’s cause of death is listed as acute cocaine intoxication … according to Flathead County Sheriff and Coroner, Brian Heino. He also tells us the death has been ruled accidental. TMZ broke
EXCLUSIVE: The coronavirus pandemic has wiped £318 million ($433 million) off the combined value of the BBC’s commercial operations, including BBC Studios, which makes global shows including Doctor Who, Good Omens, and Top Gear. The British broadcast has revalued its three non-licence fee-funded units (BBC Studios, BBC Global News and studios facility BBC Studioworks) at
One Chicago fans will have to wait a little bit longer for the Dick Wolf trio of shows — Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Fire — to return. NBC announced that it is airing breaking news instead, covering the pro-Trump insurrection at the Capitol and the Electoral College vote count from 8 p.m. to
UPDATE 3, 5:53PM PT… CBS is swapping out repeats of Seal Team and S.W.A.T on the east coast for live news coverage helmed by Norah O’Donnell and the CBS News team reporting from DC. On the west coast, it will air repeats of MacGyver and Magnum PI. UPDATE 2, 5:15PM PT… Late Night with Seth
Prodigal Son is adding some more star power to its ranks during Season 2. Catherine Zeta-Jones has been announced as the latest addition to the hit FOX drama. The Oscar winner will show up in the latter half of the season in the series regular role of Dr. Vivian Capshaw, Claremont Psychiatrics’ resident MD. Sheen’s
Every time I turn around…her spirit’s lifting me right off the ground! If you are familiar with the iconic and colorful ’80s TV series Punky Brewster, you might recognize those words from the theme song. We don’t know if the theme song will be the same, but what we do know is that Peacock’s revival of the
At the movies, January is the traditional dumping ground for box office bombs that the studios are eager to bury and forget. Unfortunately, NBC’s new sitcom Mr. Mayor — debuting this Thursday, Jan. 7 at 8/7c; I’ve seen the first two episodes — feels like the TV equivalent of that. It’s a real shame, because the
EXCLUSIVE: Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions has continued its writing apprenticeship scheme into its fourth year, this time providing a two-month paid placement for Bulgarian scribe Nadya Todorova. Todorova will shadow Spotnitz and creative director Emily Feller, albeit virtually in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Big Light was behind Amazon’s The Man in the High
Exclusive Details Tanya Roberts‘ feared she had contracted COVID-19 before collapsing at home … but doctors believe a serious infection — not COVID — is what killed the actress. The late actress’s partner, Lance O’Brien, tells TMZ … Tanya said she felt short of breath, tired and had tightness in her stomach just days before
EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle is the latest company to extend the holiday production hiatus on a number of its shows to protect against the latest surge in Covid-19 numbers. Daytime gameshows The Price Is Right and Let’s Make A Deal have extended their breaks coming out of the Christmas holidays. Both were originally set to return to
The Netflix Top 10 list won’t tell you how many people are watching a show, but it will tell you which shows people are watching the most. The Top 10 list for Tuesday, Jan. 5 sees the Karate Kid continuation series Cobra Kai holding the No. 1 spot. Bridgerton, Shonda Rhimes’ steamy period piece; Unknown, a 2011
That didn’t take long. The View cohosts Joy Behar and Meghan McCain got into a heated discussion – also known as an argument – on Day 2 of McCain’s return to the show from maternity leave, prompting moderator Whoopi Goldberg to play her familiar role of stern referee. During today’s Hot Topics segment, Behar was
Did Bull manage to save his client from the law? On Bull Season 5 Episode 6, the lawyer defended a religious leader who was on the hook for killing his wife. But the man was also hiding a devious secret about the union, one that someone wanted to bring up in court. With the iron
Mr. Bean and Johnny English actor Rowan Atkinson has bemoaned the rise of cancel culture, comparing keyboard warriors to a “medieval mob roaming the streets looking for someone to burn.” In an interview with the Radio Times, the multi-hyphenated British star blamed social media platforms for increased levels of polarization, which he said makes him
Georgia’s Senate runoff races on Tuesday will determine control of the chamber, a hugely important vote that could determine the extent to which President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris can enact their agenda. That fact has been top of mind as Democratic showbiz activists pour money and time into the races of Jon
Breaking News Zoë Kravitz has filed for divorce … just 18 months after she married Karl Glusman. Zoë filed for divorce 2 days before Christmas … this according to PEOPLE. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. It’s a stunning turn … just this past summer they celebrated their 1-year wedding anniversary, posting
Confirming a plan it said it was exploring in November, the NCAA said today it will host the entire men’s basketball tournament — the event known as March Madness — in Indiana as a Covid-19 safety measure. The extraordinary initiative is aimed at ensuring that this year’s 67-game extravaganza does not meet the same fate
2021 isn’t wasting time delivering new television shows to watch. The first full week of the new year is the result of networks and streamers itching to get new programs out, as if that winter break of holiday marathons and repeats was almost too much. The best new shows and movies to watch this week
The BBC has declined to comment on a report that Jodie Whittaker is set to hang up her sonic screwdriver and quit as the 13th Doctor in the British broadcaster’s iconic sci-fi series Doctor Who. The well-connected Nicola Methven wrote in the Daily Mirror that Whittaker’s departure is being kept under wraps while filming on
Tariq truly is his father’s son. Power Book II: Ghost Season 1 Episode 10 was like looking at vintage Ghost, as Tariq continued to outsmart and outwit nearly everyone around him. Even when a vengeful person from days past decided to drop in on the city, Tariq still found a way to walk away unharmed. Even
Mulan icon and The Mandalorian actress Ming-Na Wen took to Twitter on New Year’s Eve to praise Star Wars legend Mark Hamill on the Emmy-winning Disney+ series after he made a very memorable cameo in the Season 2 finale that is still on people’s minds. Wen retweeted Hamill’s excitement for seeing fan reactions to his appearance
Jeremy Clarkson has written about his experience of battling coronavirus in typically direct prose. The Grand Tour star and presenter of the UK version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? revealed in his Sunday Times column that he contracted Covid-19 in the run-up to Christmas. “Four days before Christmas, I woke in the night
Justin Hartley is ringing in the new year by unveiling his new romance. The “This is Us” star just posted a pic of him celebrating New Year’s Eve with Sofia Pernas in their “quarantine den.” You can see from the pics … Justin has clearly moved on. Justin posted, “Last minutes of 2020 here in
Los Angeles County ended 2020 breaking Covid-19 records and brought in the new year doing just the same. On Saturday Los Angeles Public Health officials reported that L.A. County has surpassed 800,000 total coronavirus cases – with nearly half of the cases being reported in the last month. To date Los Angeles County has confirmed
Photo: Netflix It’s a new year, which means many old shows are headed out the door. After weathering the COVID-19 production shutdowns of 2020, networks and studios are getting back to business, and many of our favorite shows are returning. But that also means that dozens of series that were put on hold will finally
Mike Fenton, casting director on hundreds of films and TV shows including classics such as Chinatown, American Graffiti, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Bad News Bears, Norma Rae, The Godfather: Part 2, The Goonies, E.T., Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc, Blade Runner, Back to the Future and Chaplin has
For Days of Our Lives fans, we hope that the new year is filled with love and light to make up for how dismal 2020 was for so many people. But Salem also celebrated a new year on Days of Our Lives during the week of 12-28-20, and viewers would be bored with an entire
UPDATED with latest: Friday was by far the deadliest day of the pandemic in California. On Wednesday, California saw a frightening new high of 432 Covid-related deaths. Thursday’s number dipped slightly to 428. On Friday, the number of lives recorded lost to the virus rocketed to 585. That’s a 37% rise in one day. Some