Television

A confluence of factors makes now the right time for Disney and ESPN to migrate sports broadcasting into the direct-to-consumer streaming world, according to a veteran media analyst. Ben Swinburne of Morgan Stanley wrote in a note to clients Wednesday that Disney, thanks to the scale of ABC and ESPN, its early streaming success with

Ugly people keep getting uglier. How did anyone survive the Broderick vs. Broderick divorce? After watching Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Season 1 Episode 5, it’s hard to imagine the kids haven’t continued to suffer well into their adulthood. Every member of the family was put through the wringer, and Dan and Betty almost

On CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time Tuesday night documentarian Ken Burns, who made his name in 1990 with The Civil War, told the show’s host that, in his informed opinion, Confederate monuments across the country “have to go.” This comes on the same day that President Donald Trump said he will issue an executive order threatening

EXCLUSIVE: Vice Media has made a number of senior promotions in its global news division – including new roles for Subrata De and Maral Usefi. De becomes EVP and Global Head of Programming and Development for Vice News. She was previously Senior Executive Producer, Long Form, Vice News. De will work alongside Susie Banikarim, EVP

East Coast actor John Glover (full name John Soursby Glover Jr.) is best known for playing the perfectly coiffed antagonist, Lionel Luther — who is the father of the follicly challenged Lex Luthor — on the WB superhero show, “Smallville.” John Glover could be spotted on the small screen with a stellar cast of characters

It’s official — Netflix has ordered a sixth season of Lucifer, which will be its last. The announcement (you can see it below) acknowledged the fact that  the streamer previously renewed the series for a fifth season, which also was billed as final, calling Season 6 “FINAL final.” The news comes almost a month after

Disney+ is to go live in another eight European countries on September 15 after previously launching in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland in March. The streamer, which is stocked with originals including The Mandalorian and The World According To Jeff Goldblum, will be made available in the following territories: Portugal,

Lin-Manuel Miranda is not throwing away his shot — but he did have to throw away some mature language to get the Hamilton movie ready for its debut on Disney+. After much online debate about whether the handful of expletives in the musical would be removed in the filmed version, Miranda has weighed in and revealed which lines have

Roku made its case to advertisers in its first NewFronts presentation Monday, offering guarantees and flexible options to those looking to leverage its streaming platform. Now reaching more than 40 million U.S. homes, Roku has made a deft transition from its initial focus on hardware to a business today that is more dependent on advertising

Britbox is the exclusive home of ITV’s Isolation Stories, and we have an exclusive look at the first of four episodes, all of which drop tomorrow, June 23. If you’ve wondered what the future of television could look like after the world suffered together for the first six months of the year, Isolation Stories is

The Lord of Hell is coming back and he is appropriately devilish as ever. Netflix has announced that the first part of the fifth season of Lucifer will debut on August 21. Along with the date reveal, the streamer released 66.6 seconds (see what they did there?) of some of Lucifer’s greatest hits, which mostly include his hottest,

NASCAR has launched an investigation after a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace less than two weeks after the only full-time Black driver in NASCAR’s elite Cup Series led the charge that resulted in the stock car racing series banning the Confederate flag at its tracks and facilities. “Late this afternoon, NASCAR

Play video content Exclusive Details TMZ.com 7:12 AM PT — D.L. is gonna be okay. His rep tells TMZ … he was “suffering from exhaustion after all the week’s work and travel, and was kept overnight at the hospital for tests under doctor’s orders. He is awake and feeling better, and wishes to thank everyone

Hulu and Amazon Prime Video has removed an episode of the Comedy Central series Workaholics which features Chris D’Elia as a child molester. The news comes after the comedian and actor was accused of sexually harassing underage women on social media. D’Elia appeared in the Workaholics episode titled “To Friend a Predator” which aired the first season

Ansel Elgort, star of the upcoming HBO Max drama series Tokyo Vice and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake, has issued a statement after he was accused by a woman of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. The woman, who identified herself only as Gabby, released a lengthy statement on Twitter Friday with the

Amid renewed attention on Black voices and culture, the holiday known as Juneteenth may be enjoying its most high-profile year ever. Observed on June 19, Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that Union soldiers announced to enslaved African American people in Galveston, Texas that they’d been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. (Of course, Abraham Lincoln

Come as you are — leave with a multimillion-dollar ax. A guitar that Kurt Cobain played during Nirvana’s 1993 MTV Unplugged concert sold for a cool $6.01 million at auction Saturday. The price was more than 50% higher than any other guitar ever sold at an auction. The late singer-songwriter’s 1959 Martin D-18E, along with

Hightown threw a curveball at viewers with its most recent episode.  Osito finally caught up with Krista, and well, Krista did not live to tell the tale. It was one of the most shocking TV scenes in recent memory.  We got to chat with the wonderful Atkins Estimond, who plays Osito, about that development, and

When it comes to playing actress and single mother of three Sam Fox on FX’s Better Things, creator-director-writer-star Pamela Adlon said during Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event that her onscreen character “Sam is me in a cape. I joke that FX is paying for my therapy and I’m able to live out my fantasies in

As cases in the state of California hit a new record, Los Angles County’s numbers fell on Thursday from county’s own recent record highs. On Friday the county announced it had recorded 1,414 new cases for Thursday. That was down from a record 2,126 new cases reported on Wednesday. Wednesday’s number also included 600 delayed

Georgia born actress Jo Marie Payton gained fame when she landed the role of Harriette Winslow … the character was first featured as a reoccurring role on “Perfect Strangers” … but is best known as the mom on the classic ’90s ABC family sitcom “Family Matters.” Jo Marie Payton was cast alongside a star-studded cast

Bill Maher begged millennials to lead America back to a “life not dominated by fear” and show the world they’re more than anxiety ridden scaredy-cats. “This is your time,” the host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher said Sunday, addressing the much-maligned demo at the close of New Rules. After all, he said, the

The WGA West has reached a $5.25 million settlement with Disney for interest owed on late-paid residuals for five Fox animated series: The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad! and Futurama. The guild, which says it’s the largest interest-only settlement in its history, already has sent checks to more than 250 affected writers for

Don’t dust off those dancing shoes just yet! So You Think You Can Dance apparently doesn’t think it can safely bust a move this summer. TV Guide has confirmed that Season 17 of the dance competition series has been shelved amid COVID-19 concerns. While casting for Season 17 began in March, many productions in Los

EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Menzies’ performance as Prince Philip in The Crown was one of the highlights of Season 3. He captured the royal in all in his belligerence and twinkling mischievousness, earning him a Golden Globe nomination earlier this year and putting him contention for the Emmys. The British actor, who has also appeared in Outlander

Finally, an episode that’s a breather for viewers. The fugitives end up running across Europe, attempting to locate the missing Gardner paintings on Blindspot Season 5 Episode 6. Fortunately, Ice Cream proved to be a pussy cat. He tried to pull off being menacing, but once team members confronted with how badly he had protected them

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has reportedly withdrawn from consideration as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Joe Biden, saying he should use the “moment to put a woman of color” on his team.  . “America must seize on the moment and I truly believe — as I actually told the VP last night when I

On the heels of the season one finale on June 5, HBO has picked up a second season of Betty, its comedy series based on Crystal Moselle’s 2018 Sundance film Skate Kitchen. The six-episode Betty is set against the backdrop of New York City. Starring Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell, and Rachelle Vinberg,

California native Mitzi Kapture was in her late 20s when she gained fame after landing the role of the sex detective, Sergeant Rita Lee Lance — who solved crimes revolving around sex in the swanky Palm Beach, Florida neighborhoods — on the late-night ’90s crime drama, “Silk Stalkings.” Mitzi Kapture was cast on the CBS