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This wasn’t a horrible point for an early-season cliffhanger. Red racked up a body count on The Blacklist Season 8 Episode 2 that may forever change his relationship with Liz.  Or maybe not, despite what the trailer for the eventual next episode in late January seemed to suggest. First, let’s address why bother launching a new season

How is this for symbolism — the Season 17 premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, which featured the surprise return of Patrick Demsey as Derek Shepherd, added +3.09 million viewers after three days of playback. That is the show’s largest Live+Same Day to Live+3 increase among total viewers in more than 5½ years – since the

Distributing the COVID-19 vaccines now being developed is shaping up to be the largest and most complex public health effort in L.A. County’s history, and concerns are growing that officials arealready falling behind, it was reported today. There are two vaccines expected to apply for emergency approval from U.S. regulators. The first, from Pfizer, was

Exclusive Gordon Ramsay did more than send “MasterChef Junior” star Ben Watkins well wishes when he was battling an extremely rare cancer … he tried to help him get the best treatment possible too. The TV chef quietly donated $50,000 to Ben in August to help cover the medical costs associated with his battle with

EXCLUSIVE: Game Of Thrones and Project Blue Book actor Aidan Gillen is to front an ambitious genre-bending dramatized documentary series for Discovery’s Science Channel in which he plays a detective examining dangerous phenomena in the universe. Deadline understands that the six-part series is being produced by Warner Bros-owned UK production company Wall To Wall and

Thanksgiving is almost here, and it’s a day that celebrates the first time a pilgrim threw a stuffed turkey 40 yards into the end zone for a tough touchdown catch in heavy coverage. That is why it’s tradition to watch football all day and all night on Thanksgiving; the family time and turkey dinner were

In light of an unprecedented rapid rise in COVID-19 cases across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a limited stay-at-home order. The order requires “generally that non-essential work, movement and gatherings stop between 10 PM and 5 AM in counties in the purple tier.” That means basically every county in Southern California and 94%

ABC on Thursday announced its midseason schedule, and there are some big surprises.  We’ll start with the good news.  The Rookie Season 3 has a return date! The Nathan Fillion-led drama series will (finally!) return to the air Sunday, January 3, at 10/9c.  ABC has revealed that Nolan is “nearing the end of his training”

EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Network, the network joint venture between Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines and Discovery, is cooking up more originals ahead of its launch next year. The network has ordered Zoe Bakes featuring baker Zoë Francois from Andrew Zimmern’s Intuitive Content. In the series, the Minneapolis resident breaks down the secrets of the best

If you’re a TV viewer of a certain vintage (like me), Saved by the Bell imprinted on you at an early age, whether you liked it or not. (In our defense, there wasn’t much TV to choose from back then.) Yes, the cheesy ’90s high school antics of Zack, Kelly, Slater, et al do have

HBO Max has swooped for its latest UK drama after taking the U.S. rights to A Very English Scandal writer Russell T Davies’ AIDS crisis series It’s A Sin. The WarnerMedia streamer has acquired the five-part drama from All3Media International as part of a raft of international sales. The show is made by Red Production

Breaking News Ben Watkins, famous for competing in “MasterChef Junior,” is dead after a battle with cancer. Ben, who was undergoing treatment for an extremely rare form of cancer at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, died Monday … according to his family. He was diagnosed with a soft tissue tumor when he was only 13

Film, TV, guilds and sports industry groups from NASCAR to the NFL on Wednesday sent a plea for action to lawmakers ahead of a key Capitol Hill committee meeting on pandemic insurance. The hearing set for Thursday morning, called “Insuring Against a Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions for Policyholders and Insurers,” is the first major step

Legendary singer Prince died Thursday at his Minnesota compound, Paisley Park, his publicist confirmed to TVGuide.com. He was 57. Prince was recently hospitalized after a medical emergency forced his private plane to make an emergency landing, but he then appeared at a concert the following day. Sources tell TMZ he had been battling the flu.

It was a busy Tuesday night at CBS, which saw a trio of coronavirus-delayed season premieres kicking off with the Season 18 debut of NCIS, which delivered 0.9 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 10.06 million viewers. The popular procedural topped the night in viewership but was down from its Season 17 average, marking a

How would we have made it through this year without the pure escapism of supernatural television shows? While the world around us burns down, we can take a little virtual vacation doing some police work with Lucifer, taking on the Upside-Down with the kids of Stranger Things, or roaming the French forests in Black Spot.

ITV Studios has appointed Pat Younge, a UK television industry veteran, as a non-executive director on its board. Younge, a former BBC Studios and Travel Channel executive, is currently the co-managing director of Cardiff Productions after recently leaving the Sky-backed production outfit Sugar Films. Younge will replace Denise O’Donoghue with immediate effect and advise ITV

Sad news out of the TV world today.  Ben Watkins, best known for appearing on Masterchef Junior and showing off his impressive culinary knowledge, has died, according to the Chicago Tribune.  He was 14.  The youngster passed away Monday after an 18 month battle with cancer. His death comes three years after both his parents

Harvey Weinstein is being “closely monitored” with a fever in prison, his reps said today. The former mogul who was convicted of rape early this year in New York is serving a 23-year sentence in a state prison near Buffalo. Weinstein’s publicist Juda Englemeyer, and Craig Rothfeld, his authorized rep from the New York Department

John Stephens will retire as CFO of AT&T next March, ending a 28-year run at the company, and will hand the reins to WarnerMedia CFO Pascal Desroches. The change is slated to take effect on April 1. It comes as AT&T continues to work to lower its debt load and steer WarnerMedia through a major restructuring

Norfolk native Tim Reid has had a long and prosperous acting career but may be known best for his role as the hard-nosed (and sweet ‘stached) father figure Raymond “Ray” Campbell — who doted over the adoptive twin daughters — in the classic ’90s family sitcom “Sister, Sister.” Tim Reid shared the show with Tia

President Barack Obama was the first sitting President to ever appear on late-night television when he sat down with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. He proclivity for appearing on the medium shows no sign of abating as he is set to join Jimmy Kimmel on his ABC talkshow on Thursday. The 44th President will

Some people who voted in this year’s election were in preschool when Supernatural started. That’s how long The CW series has been on the air. But alas, the demon-slaying, classic-rocking, good times for Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) Winchester are coming to an end. After 15 seasons, this week’s Supernatural series finale leaves

Richard Schiff, star of ABC’s The Good Doctor, and his wife, actress Sheila Kelley, who recurs on the ABC medical drama, provided an update Monday about their ongoing COVID-19 fight. The two had tested positive November 3. Both revealed on social media that Schiff has been hospitalized. Schiff wrote on Twitter that he is being

It’s been a turbulent year for the Ellen DeGeneres and her daytime talk show.  The series has been dragged through the mud in recent months of reports of toxic behavior.  On Sunday night, however, the series managed to win the Best Talk Show of 2020 award at the People’s Choice Awards.  DeGeneres put her staff

Robert and Michelle King’s upcoming Coronavirus drama series for Spectrum Originals is getting its second wave of casting. Broadway stars Will Swenson, Phillipa Soo and Leslie Uggams have joined The Second Wave, which stars The Good Fight’s Audra McDonald, Orange Is the New Black’s Taylor Schilling and The Comey Rule’s Steven Pasquale. Swenson, who has starred in Priscilla: Queen of

The Season 7 finale of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver wasted no time in jumping into the main story: the 2020 Election. Yes, even though the election happened over two weeks ago, it’s still in play. Oliver said he would have much rather spent his time talking about the rare yellow turtle the internet has been

Play video content Breaking News @claudiamconway / TikTok Kellyanne Conway seems to be on her way out at the White House, but she could still ride the coattails of her 16-year-old daughter … who might be the next “American Idol!” Claudia Conway just teased the fact that she’s trying out for the reality singing competition