Television

For a brief moment, the argument over whether Tony Soprano is dead or not is settled; the mobster is alive, and the coronavirus is giving him the agita. On the most recent episode of The Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa‘s new Sopranos rewatch podcast Talking Sopranos, they shared some lines written by the

Discovery, Inc.’s U.S. ad revenue dropped 20% in April as the COVID-19 panic took hold but May and June look sbetter. The highly international company’s board will be looking carefully at acquisition opportunities around the world. And CEO David Zaslav put the blame for subscriber erosion on linear TV squarely at the feet of bundles

Gary really should not be allowed on the Waverider anymore. It was a case of whodunnit on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Episode 10 as someone stole the rings of the Loom of Fate and temporarily disabled Gideon. And the culprit behind these crimes was a classic DC’s Legends of Tomorrow villain. By classic,

The Supreme Court issued a statement late Tuesday revealing that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a non-surgical treatment for a benign gallbladder condition earlier in the day. At the time of the release, Ginsburg was said to be “resting comfortably” at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Ginsburg is a liberal stalwart known for her opinions

Facing the crushing consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the Walt Disney Company couldn’t sugarcoat the decline of the bottom line in its second-quarter earnings today, but newly minted CEO Bob Chapek asked the company to tough it out. Noting the “very difficult decision” last month to furlough tens of thousands of workers with cinemas closed

Here’s further proof not all heroes wear capes or badges … sometimes they’re famous TV mobsters like Joseph Gannascoli, who is taking it upon himself to feed frontline workers. The actor — famous for playing capo Vito Spatafore on the hit HBO series — started his mission early last month with a goal of raising

Some television shows start with a title and Steve Carell has revealed that Space Force, Netflix’s new comedy that reunites Carell with Greg Daniels, his co-worker on The Office, was one of them. Carell and Daniels revealed the genesis of the comedy, which launches on May 29, as the streamer unveiled the first teaser trailer

The galaxy is far, far away, but the time is now: On May the Fourth, Robert Rodriguez finally is confirmed as director for Season 2 of Disney+’s The Mandalorian.  The Sin City and Spy Kids filmmaker today tweeted a photo of himself with “the biggest star in the universe.” Baby Shark? No, Baby Yoda. “I am truly humbled

Though it wasn’t the way producers and the network had planned, NCIS concluded Season 17 in mid-April just shy of 400 episodes. Halted production because of COVID-19 caused NCIS to stop earlier than expected, of course, although the episode that ended up becoming the finale was a strong and stirring way to finish. So now,

Scorpion creator Nick Santora, showrunner of Skydance Television’s upcoming Jack Reacher series, is expanding his relationship with the studio, signing an exclusive, multi-year overall deal. Under the pact, Santora will create, develop and produce event-level original scripted series for Skydance TV. Santora currently serves as showrunner and executive producer on the studio’s upcoming series Jack

The scorned women of Salem are fighting back. On Days of Our Lives during the week of 5-04-20, three women fight for what they want, and not always in the most ethical ways. While Kayla will undoubtedly use her words to try to deal with Hope being with Steve, Sarah will get violent, and Gabi

Tina Fey will host virtual telethon Rise Up New York! next Monday, May 11, raising money for New Yorkers hit by COVID-19 and the shutdown, with telethon guests set to include Governor Andrew Cuomo, Bette Midler, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert De Niro, Spike Lee, among many others. Presented by the anti-poverty organization Robin Hood along with

After taking a week break Last Week Tonight with John Oliver returned and there was a lot to address. Actually, it was all about coronavirus because that is the only thing really making headlines these days. From Oliver’s “Great White Void”, he touched on Alex Jones talking about eating his neighbors due to the pandemic before jumping

Exclusive Heather Locklear‘s ready to make nice. And, the feeling’s mutual with cops 2 years after she went on the attack against them. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Heather’s recently been working to repair her relationship with law enforcement, starting with simple acts like stopping Sheriff’s deputies around town and saying hello. She’s

Former longtime CBS chief communications executive, novelist and humorist Gil Schwartz passed away Saturday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. at the age of 68. His passing was unexpected, but he died of natural causes. Schwartz retired as Senior EVP and Chief Communications Officer of CBS Corporation, in November 2018 following nearly 40

EXCLUISVE: This is a shocker — CBS is not proceeding with The Lincoln Lawyer, its high-profile legal drama from The Practice creator David E. Kelley,  based on Michael Connelly’s series of bestselling novels.. The project had a massive series production commitment. I hear The Lincoln Lawyer‘s studios, A+E Studios and CBS TV Studios, were informed

In the post-Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold) era of The Blacklist, the show has occasionally hinted at a will they/won’t they between FBI colleagues Liz Keen (Megan Boone) and Donald Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff), and Friday’s 17th episode of Season 7, “Brothers,” teased that tantalizing possibility again. In the episode, Ressler went to his hometown of Detroit

Sam Lloyd’s widow is expressing her gratitude for the kind words and support she has received since the Scrubs actor died earlier this week. “The overwhelming outpouring of love and sharing your stories about working with or knowing Sam keeps his memory alive and our hearts strong,” Vanessa Lloyd said in a statement to Deadline

Love is many things and everything. Love comes in many forms, and that’s what made The Half of It a different kind of love story. It starts with a standard concept, and then it turns the tradition on its head to become something beautiful and unexpected. Netflix’s The Half of It is a coming of

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake, of MGM’s recent cuts and the departure of co-Presidents of Production, Cassidy Lange and Adam Rosenberg yesterday, Deadline has learned that the studio’s EVP, Talent and Casting, Seth Yanklewitz, is also leaving. Yanklewitz, a 20-year-plus casting veteran, whose career credits include such blockbusters as The Hangover and Fox TV’s New Girl, arrived at MGM

UPDATE: Nick Cordero had a successful tracheostomy that will help him ease away from mechanical ventilation. His wife, Amanda Kloots, updated the actors condition on her Instagram. Cordero has been battling severe health complications related to COVID-19, and almost lost a leg. He has been hospitalized for a month. The news was much better in the latest

Exclusive Joe Pantoliano is in a Connecticut hospital after he was struck by a car while out for a walk … TMZ has learned. Joe’s wife, Nancy, tells TMZ … the ‘Sopranos’ star was walking with family Friday in their neighborhood when a Porsche skidded across the road and hit him. She says the Porsche

Bill Maher slammed a microbe-obsessed nation, Joe Biden and even Quibi on his show Friday night. “You dont have to tell me what Quibi is. I was sort of interested for a second but it passed,” said the host of HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher of the short-form video service created by Jeffrey Katzenberg.

EXCLUSIVE: Blindspot creator Martin Gero has closed an overall deal with Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios. Under the major multi-year pact, which was negotiated before the start of the current Hollywood production shutdown, Gero will develop new series for Universal TV through his Quinn’s House production company. He is moving from his

[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Season 4 of Better Things. Read at your own risk!] The characters on Better Things love to cook. Any fan of Pamela Adlon‘s bittersweet, semi-autobiographical series will know that: Throughout the FX show’s four seasons, countless scenes have found Sam, the show’s heroine, played by Adlon, in the kitchen,

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden denied Tara Reade’s claim that he sexually assaulted her in a Senate office building in 1993. In an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe anchor Mika Brzezinski, Biden said of the allegations, “It never, never happened.” Reade claims that Biden pinned her up against a wall and penetrated her with his fingers.

Well, the secret’s out. Or more accurately, all of the secrets are out, as Station 19 Season 3 Episode 14 concluded with everyone putting all their cards on the table, whether they wanted to or not. In a way, it’s a clean slate, with everything out in the open, but that also means that everything is now

SPOILER ALERT: This recap contains details, guest cameos and several jokes from tonight’s Parks and Recreation COVID-19 fundraiser special on NBC. As Parks and Recreation co-creator Mike Schur promised, tonight’s reunion special to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts was very much a standalone episode, one that wouldn’t ruffle the canon of what already was established. Many zingers more than comedy plot

I’ll say this about Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix drama Hollywood: The costumes are fantastic. With its characters decked out in fedoras, three-piece suits and bejeweled ball gowns, the 1940s period piece co-created by Murphy and his Glee co-writer Ian Brennan — debuting this Friday, May 1; I’ve seen all seven episodes — gives us a

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 55 new deaths and 733 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. That’s about 800 fewer new infections than were announced Wednesday. L.A. County Director of Public Health Dr. Barbara Ferrer noted that Wednesday’s number included results from new testing in institutional settings and also a lag