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Jack Hanson, who was a colorful mainstay of San Francisco-area TV for six decades died Sunday morning, according to the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Bay Area chapter. He was 91. Hanson worked on a wide swath of area outlets including KRON, KPIX, KTVU, KGO-TV and the Cable Health Network. He also hosted

Santa Claus has kicked off his annual tour and is hitting Hollywood with style and clout! And apparently, Mr. Claus is quite the star himself, because the celebs were first in line and wanted in on the festive photo-op! Looks like Sam Asghari made the “Nice” list, because Santa sat on HIS lap, while Hilary

Daytime TV’s best and brightest turned out tonight to be honored at the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards show. Scroll through the photos below for moments from the show and highlights from the red carpet. 50th Daytime Emmy Awards – Press Room LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 15: Susan Lucci poses with a “Lifetime Achievement

Ronnie is set to be a major problem. Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 3 Episode 3 felt like another set-up hour, as we’re slowly getting into the meaty part of the season. New business opportunities are arising, the FEDs are upping the ante, and the family dynamics are floundering more than ever. Things may

Friends star Matthew Perry died from “acute effects of ketamine,” the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office said today. The autopsy report also cited drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine — a drug used to treat opioid use disorder — as contributing to his death. Ketamine is a drug used recreationally that dulls

Hello, Insiders. It’s the penultimate international newsletter before the holiday season, but there’s no festive slowdown in TV and film news just yet. Jesse Whittock here taking you through. Read on and sign up here. Netflix Metrics Data dump: Since its inception — and especially since it became an original content player — Netflix has wrestled

Before this baby sippin’ on an empty brewski bottle turned into a triple threat in Hollywood, she was just performing and acting in plays, singing the national anthem at local events and growing up in Orlando, Florida back in the ’80s. Fast forward to 1999 … she hit the road with iconic boybands, *NSYNC and

Kenny DeForest, a popular stand-up comic who made appearances on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Late Show with James Corden, HBO’s Crashing and Comedy Central’s Tales From The Trip, died yesterday at a Brooklyn hospital days after a Dec. 8 traffic accident in which his bicycle was struck by a motor vehicle.

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Thursday, December 14, 2023. Peacock is headed back to the treacherous Scottish castle for another season of The Traitors. The streaming service announced that the second season will debut Thursday, January 12, 2024. As a new crop of celebrities enter the competition,

Apple TV+ has picked up a second season of Platonic, its hit half-hour comedy starring and executive produced by Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen. Platonic has become one of Apple TV+’s best performing comedies since its summer premiere, according to the streamer. Co-created, directed and co-written by Nick Stoller and Francesca Delbanco, Platonic follows a

Spoiler Alert: This news story features details from Season 6 of The Crown Peter Morgan may have brought the curtain down on The Crown decades before Prince William and Harry’s real-life feud, but it has not stopped him from imagining the early signs of discontent between the brothers. The Crown’s final episode, now streaming on Netflix,

Todd Chrisley alega que está siendo alimentado con comida infestada de animales, mientras pasa su tiempo detrás de las rejas. En una declaración a TMZ, la Oficina Federal de Prisiones (FBOP), es inflexible respecto a que operan instalaciones seguras y limpias a pesar de las afirmaciones de Todd, acerca de que las ratas y las

Hulu has said thanks but no thanks to a reality show that would have featured the family of Sean “Diddy” Combs, Deadline has confirmed. The project from James Corden’s production company was in the early stages when the decision was made to bag it after multiple lawsuits alleging sexual assault were filed against the mega-producer.

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Wednesday, December 13, 2023. FOX is bringing America’s Most Wanted back to the air early next year, and there’s some exciting news to go along with it! John Walsh is returning to his role this season with his son, Callahan Walsh, joining

EXCLUSIVE: Tony- and Olivier Award-winning actor Bertie Carvel, who portrays Tony Blair opposite Imelda Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth II in the final season of The Crown, remembers meeting the the real Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace “and nearly head-butting” her “in my attempt to try not to be too obsequious, but to follow the right form.” He still

Netflix further prized open the lid to its black box of data on Tuesday, with the streamer publishing a list of viewing figures for nearly 2,000 titles in its library. The ratings dump covers the first half of 2023 and is measured as “hours viewed,” which departs from Netflix’s publication of “views,” the metric that

Shannen Doherty and her estranged husband have a much different memory of how and when they split up — his version flies in the face of the infidelity she alleged on her podcast, but Shannen is doubling down on “the truth.” Here’s the deal … Shannen made headlines last week when she went on her

Charli Burnett has quit Vanderpump Rules after three seasons on the Bravo reality series. The television personality was notably absent from the Season 11 trailer and in a new interview, is opening up about why she decided not to continue on the show following “Scandoval.” Burnett made an appearance on The Viall Files podcast, where

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Tuesday, December 12, 2023. It’s game over for Hightown, which will end its run with its upcoming third season. Despite a renewal, the Monica Raymund drama has been off the air since December 2021, fueling speculation that the show may not be

The NBA‘s in-season tournament accomplished exactly what the league was hoping when the initiative was announced this summer. That is, it injected some excitement into the regular season and ginned up the NBA’s ratings in the process. The Los Angeles Lakers brought home the inaugural championship trophy on Saturday, as well as $500,000 for each

Jeff Zucker and Gerry Cardinale‘s RedBird IMI has emerged as the new frontrunner in the race to buy Squid Game: The Challenge maker All3Media. According to the FT, the private equity group is in advanced talks with All3-owners Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Liberty Global in a deal worth around £1B ($1.26B), which could complete

Kim Zolciak y Kroy Biermann tienen un montón de problemas, y ahora el juez en su caso de divorcio está tomando medidas enérgicas, ordenando a la mediación en un intento de llegar a un acuerdo. De acuerdo con los nuevos documentos legales, obtenidos por TMZ, a Kim y Kroy se les ordena completar una sesión

Emily Matson, a popular, award-winning news anchor and reporter at WIPU-TV in Erie, PA, for nearly two decades, has died. She was 42. NBC affiliate WIPU’s parent company Lilly Broadcasting confirmed her death December 11 but offer no other details. “It is with a very heavy heart that we have learned of the passing of

At one point, all signs indicated that Vanderpump Rules Season 10 would end the long-running Bravo series. With dwindling ratings, one too many cheating scandals, and cast changes, the show was growing stale. We thought the cast would throw one last party and sip on pumptinis as they reminisced about the good old days. Then,

After seeing his acclaimed Netflix series All the Light We Cannot See secure a Golden Globe nomination on Monday morning, director-EP Shawn Levy spoke with Deadline about his forthcoming Deadpool threequel and Stranger Things‘ final season, as well as his work on the aforementioned historical drama. When Levy got the call from his wife about

Nigel Farage failed in his quest to win I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! last night as he finished third in the final of the ITV juggernaut, which saw viewing decline dramatically from last year’s closer. Farage equalled former Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s finish last year, as ITV’s penchant for throwing controversial politicians

Sofia Vergara has moved on to a new partner amid her divorce with Joe Manganiello, and now … he’s done the same, linking up with Caitlin O’Connor and going public as a couple. The actor showed up Saturday night to the Children of Armenia Fund Gala in NYC, and he had Caitlin hanging off his

Jack Hogan, who most famously played PFC William G. Kirby on ABC’s WWII-set series Combat!, died in his sleep Wednesday, December 6th, according to the curator of an online community dedicated to Combat! He was 94. Hogan played PFC Kirby on 111 episodes of the long-running drama opposite Rick Jason, Vic Morrow and Pierre Jalbert.

Will Leo do the right thing and end this baby swap saga? Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by Andy from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum, to debate Chad and Stephanie’s future, if Leo and Dimitri are worth rooting for, Maggie’s gullibility, and more! Does our round table team think

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount’s Channel 5 is headed to South Africa in search of hippos and crocodiles. The UK terrestrial network has ordered a pair of series from Sky Studios-owned factual specialist True to Nature presented by British naturalist Steve Backshall. Croc Watch and Hippo Watch will both run to two hour-long episodes, and Fremantle has picked