Lifetime has done it again with a harrowing but thoughtful film on domestic abuse. Sleeping With Danger is the first in a two-night true crime series based on Ann Rule’s Mortal Danger True Crime Collection. And with incredibly strong performances by Elisabeth Röhm and Antonio Cupo, powerful writing, and artful direction and more, Lifetime delivered
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When Democrats begin their national convention just over two weeks from now, it’ll be a test for the broadcast and cable networks: How to cover an event that will be like no other, where the celebratory atmosphere and masses of people instead will be a more sober, controlled environment that is heavily virtual. Gone are
Bill Maher returned to original episodes for the first time in a month, still resigned to taping HBO’s Real Time at his own house. He came back with a bang though, with a strong guest list that included Kerry Washington discussing her ACLU documentary The Fight, Jim Carrey on his new bestselling novel, and a
Exclusive 11:54 AM PT — WE tv tells us … ‘Get Ya Life!’ will air as it was intended — the network will not be changing the show or further editing based on Tamar’s complaints. Tamar Braxton‘s upcoming reality show will still be released, but the network says it’s honoring her request and severing ties
It’s end of July. Usually at this time, broadcast TV dramas would be back in production, with comedies also getting started on new seasons. But in summer 2020, disrupted by the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic, cameras on fall scripted series have yet to begin rolling. Somewhat surprisingly, S.W.A.T., which was only moved up
[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy. Read at your own risk!!] The Hargreeves siblings cannot catch a break on The Umbrella Academy. At the end of Season 2, the reluctant heroes successfully evaded another apocalypse and made it back to 2019 in hopes of returning to their normal lives.
The Fleabag team are sharing the spoils after Sian Clifford, who plays Claire in the comedy series, beat Phoebe Waller-Bridge to win a BAFTA TV Award. Clifford won the award for Female Performance In A Comedy Program at the virtual BAFTAs. Clifford’s highly-strung Claire, sister to Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, has an increased role in the second
Did Leah get ousted from the group? On The Real Housewives of New York City Season 12 Episode 16, Leah’s antics at Ramona’a birthday party took center stage. Ramona was mad about Leah’s actions and the rest of the women scrambled to pick sides. Meanwhile, Dorinda continued the process of healing after her recent split, but
SPOILER ALERT: This review contains details of Beyoncé’s Black Is King film. Mere hours after the near presidential funeral for Rep. John Lewis and days after the debut of an in-depth podcast series from Michelle Obama, Beyoncé leap into the arena of Black excellence again tonight with Black Is King. Draped in mystery and expectations
A coronavirus outbreak has hit USC’s fraternity row, where about 40 people tested positive for COVID-19, USC Student Health’s chief health officer Dr. Sarah Van Orman told the Los Angeles Times. “A significant number of the cases were associated with four fraternity houses,” Van Orman said. The outbreak did not stop there, however. In all,
Here’s Dave Chappelle hanging with David Letterman in Chappelle’s hometown for what looks like a new episode of Letterman’s show … and possibly for one of Dave’s socially-distanced comedy shows. The two comedy giants shared a laugh and a cup of coffee Wednesday in Yellow Springs, Ohio, sitting on a bench outside Dark Star Books
The promo for Drew Barrymore’s new syndicated daytime talk show has viewers seeing double. In the newly released teaser for The Drew Barrymore Show, the actress sits down with a younger version of herself in a late-night show setup. The promo takes footage from Barrymore’s 1982 appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and
ViacomCBS Networks UK has named Sarah Rose, Channel 4’s chief consumer and strategy officer, as its new chief operating officer. Rose’s appointment comes after Deadline revealed earlier this month that Paul Dunthorne, the long-time Channel 5 executive, was stepping down as ViacomCBS’s COO and EVP UK of Northern and Eastern Europe. She will report into
Why are there four guys with ties to Russia on one presidential campaign? We’re going to find out in Showtime’s new limited series, The Comey Rule. Showtime has dropped the first teaser trailer for their politically charged series about former FBI Director James Comey and the intense conflict with President Donald Trump, and this series
A letter sent Wednesday to newly minted Emmy nominees and/or their PR reps inadvertently provides some of the details for the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted and -produced Primetime Emmy Awards show that ABC will broadcast September 20. The opening line confirms, as the letter indicates, what we already knew: The Emmys are going virtual. “We’re delighted and
Empire wrapped up its six-season run earlier this year. And while Empire Season 6 was cut short because of COVID-19, we left the characters in a good place. Cookie and Lucious were finally on good terms, and their sons were all moving on with their lives in a way that felt natural. Unfortunately, we didn’t
To recall an old TV series: Seven is enough. Thirty-year superstar Garth Brooks told reporters today that he will not run for re-election as Entertainer of the Year at this year’s Country Music Association Awards. Brooks, who picked up CMA Awards’ top prize in 2019, said he doesn’t want to be nominated for it this
David Maher and David Taylor, the co-founders of Sony Pictures Television’s Australian drama producer Playmaker Media, are stepping down in the coming months. The pair founded Playmaker in 2009 and sold the company to Sony five years later. It has made local series including ABC’s The Code — which stars Succession’s Ashley Zukerman — and
Exclusive The ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ will not halt production just because one of their own is positive with COVID-19 … TMZ has learned. Sources close to the production tell us … Bravo isn’t hitting the breaks as it continues to shoot the other housewives for season 15 — despite the fact, Shannon announced
The Primetime Emmy nominations came unusually late this year, pushed by the coronavirus pandemic. The week or so delay from their traditional time frame made the announcement almost concise with Norman Lear’s July 27 birthday. The TV great turned 98. Lear, who last September became the oldest Emmy winner in history with a victory in
The almost first female POTUS is in the game, but the playoff in the Emmy docuseries looks to be a battle between Joe Exotic and Michael Jordan. Facing Hulu’s Hillary, PBS’ venerable American Masters and HBO’s McMillion$, the very well watched Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness and The Last Dance snagged six and three
It’s been eight years since One Tree Hill ended, but we just got a fresh shot of joy thanks to series stars Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, and Sophia Bush! The three ladies of One Tree Hill reunited on Instagram, and it almost makes 2020 not completely terrible. The girls connected on a video call, in character
UPDATE: Minutes after we dropped the news of Fremantle’s exit from Mipcom, ITV Studios also confirmed it will not attend. Instead, the studio will host the ITV Studios Fall Festival, a series of virtual content sessions for buyers held over three weeks from September 14. ORIGINAL EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle has joined BBC Studios in abandoning its
It’s July, which means ComicCon, except this is 2020… So the San Diego convention center is sadly silent. (If I could insert a crying emoji here, I would.) Thankfully, the creative people behind the spectacle that is ComicCon would not let a virus kill our fun, so they moved it all online. Which left us
Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled a coronavirus relief package that reduces the size of enhanced unemployment benefits — in the short term to an extra $200 per week, from the current $600. Their proposals also include COVID-19 liability protections for businesses so they “can spend their next months actually reopening rather than fighting for their
Kathie Lee Gifford appeared on Today show Monday to remember her special friendship with her longtime TV co-host Regis Philbin, who died Friday of natural causes at the age of 88. Gifford co-hosted Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee from 1988 to 2000. An emotional Gifford recalled her most recent and final visit with Philbin
Exclusive Jussie Smollett‘s alleged “attackers” picked up some of their possessions seized by cops over a year ago — including a large gun — but the judge said they still gotta wait for a couple more infamous items. Abel and Ola Osundairo were granted permission by the court to get back many of their belongings
Banijay has confirmed what has been unofficially known for months: that its distribution arm Banijay Rights will subsume Endemol Shine International following the two companies’ mega-merger. Cathy Payne was confirmed as the CEO of Banijay Rights in April after running Endemol Shine International for nearly five years. She will be responsible for bringing the two
Nathan Fillion has been a mainstay at Comic-Con and other cons for years. In fact, during a Comic-Con@Home panel dedicated to the actor and moderated by The Rookie showrunner Alexi Hawley, a mustachioed Fillion recalls his first Comic-Con being in 2002 when he was a guest of Joss Whedon’s after he first signed on to do
Olivia de Havilland, a double Oscar winner and one of Tinseltown’s last remaining Classic Hollywood cinema stars, died Sunday at her home in Paris of natural causes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She was 104. A celebrated actress and formidable leading lady who loomed larger than life in nearly 50 films, de Havilland got her