UPDATED at market close Stocks rallied sharply Monday with many media shares outpacing the broader market as Wall Street – at least for today – evinced a glimmer of hope at the U.S. trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Wall Street analysts have only begun to calculate the dire impact of the virus on
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Queen Elizabeth II’s rare address to the British public and the Commonwealth became one of the UK’s most-watched TV events of the past decade after 24M tuned in to watch Her Majesty. In a nod to families and friends being kept apart by coronavirus, the Queen’s speech included the emotive line that “we will meet
[Warning: The following contains spoilers for The Walking Dead‘s Season 10 finale-for-now, “The Tower.” Read at your own risk!] Damn. The wait for the The Walking Dead‘s Season 10 finale is going to be tough, because I want to know what happens next. Most of “The Tower” was setup for what’s going to be a
In the wake of her absence on NBC Nightly News, Kate Snow posted a video on Twitter explaining that she hasn’t been on the news program because husband, Chris Bro has been showing coronavirus symptoms. “My kids and I are healthy,” she wrote on Twitter. “Chris is strong and we’re hopeful he’ll be better soon.
Dr. Raynor confessed all to Nicole who struggled with what to do with the truth, Brady and Kristen felt the pull of MacKenzie, and all of Salem was pranked on April Fool’s Day. Our TV Fanatics Jack Ori and Christine Orlando are joined by Stephanie and Ronnie from MyHourglass a Days of Our Lives fan
Cedric the Entertainer is teaming up with some of his famous friends and Def Comedy Jam for a coronavirus fundraiser called “Healing Through Laughter.” The Neighborhood star will be joined by fellow comics Chris Tucker, Adele Givens, Spice Adams, Corey Holcomb, D.L. Hughley and Luenell for the livestream on Sunday, April 5, Cedric’s team said
Queen Elizabeth II is to urge “self-discipline” and “good-humoured resolve” amid the coronavirus pandemic during her televised address to the UK and Commonwealth tonight. In a rare speech, which will be broadcast on TV, radio and social media at 20:00 GMT, the monarch is expected to say, “I am speaking to you at what I
Exclusive “Love is Blind” contestants might be blindsided by their fiance’s sexual orientation, but the shot callers sure won’t … they’re already asking potential cast members how they identify. Here’s the deal … the popular Netflix reality dating show was recently renewed for a second season and is currently casting in the Chicago area, with
Larry David has curbed his enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders, saying he thinks it’s time for the Vermont senator to bow out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race. “I feel he should drop out,” David told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday. “He’s too far behind. He can’t get the nomination. And
To the surprise of his fans, and detractors, Louis C.K. dropped a new comedy special Saturday on his official website. The comedian said he released the stand-up special titled Sincerely C.K. for those who “need to laugh.” It’s available to download and stream for $7.99. In a press announcement, the Louie star and creator indirectly referenced
James Spader, The Blacklist In the midst of a global pandemic, some of us seek out comfort and predictability. And few things are more predictable right now than The Blacklist getting fully nutty with it on NBC Fridays. Following an uneven Purdue Pharma “ripped from the headlines” hour and a satisfying Agatha Christie riff that
Two weeks after the host said Real Time with Bill Maher was going dark indefinitely due to the coronavirus crisis, the long running HBO talk show was back tonight with some big and small changes. “Please sit, and welcome to Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom,” a partially shaded Maher opened in his LA backyard to
If you thought Fallon was being crazy on Dynasty Season 3 Episode 16, well, she was, but she wasn’t working alone. Who else was surprised that Fallon and Liam were in cahoots for operation “frame Heidi and keep Connor?” Like most men who are ambushed by their baby momma and find out they have a child,
Bernie Sanders warned HBO Real Time host Bill Maher that it’s entirely possible that President Donald Trump will direct coronavirus relief money to states based on whether he needs to win them in the 2020 presidential race. “If you think that during a campaign, you’re not going to see a lot of money from the Trump
RELATED STORIES The fight about whether or not the Equal Rights Amendment should be added to the United States Constitution has been roiling since 1923 — and whether that statement intrigues or bores you is a good indicator of whether or not you’ll enjoy Mrs. America (debuting Wednesday, April 15). FX on Hulu’s latest prestige
Showrunner Matthew Wheeler has signed with Thruline and APA. Wheeler most recently served as co-showrunner and executive producer on CBS’ long-running hit series Hawaii Five-0, which as Deadline recently reported will be ending its 10-year run with a two-hour series finale tonight. He joined the writing staff in 2014 as a story editor and three
Breaking News Fire back up the NFL return rumors for Rob Gronkowski … after he was cut from “The Masked Singer” Wednesday, he refused to close the door on his football career once again!! Gronk had been participating on the blind singing show this season … and it was pretty damn obvious the former Patriots
ITV’s board and senior management have announced that they intend to take a 20% pay cut and forgo their 2020 bonuses as the coronavirus crisis rocks the global entertainment industry. In a statement to investors, ITV said top executives including CEO Carolyn McCall, chairman Peter Bazalgette and CFO Chris Kennedy asked to have their salary
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is Stephen Colbert’s virtual guest on his home edition of The Late Show, but the first clip from their discussion is anything but lighthearted. Have a look below. The clip focuses on Pelosi’s new bipartisan committee in the House of Representatives that will oversee the White House’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and
The wait for new episodes of Star Trek: Discovery feels like forever given the mindblowing events that unfolded at the end of Season 2. With the Discovery crew disappearing through a wormhole in order to save the galaxy from an army of rogue AI, and Spock (Ethan Peck) convincing the Federation to essentially wipe their
EXCLUSIVE: What would a workplace comedy look like in the current environment of offices around the world closed and employees working remotely under stay-at-home mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus? Ben Silverman and Paul Lieberstein, former executive producers of one of the most popular workplace comedies ever, The Office, are taking inspiration from
The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic is continuing to impact the TV industry. Showtime on Wednesday announced that Billions and Black Monday are among the shows airing split seasons due to both shows having production shut down. Billions Season 5 is set to premiere Sunday, May 3 at 9/8c. Now, the show will air the first seven
Brit TV writer Dominic Minghella (Doc Martin) has recounted a harrowing personal experience of being hospitalised for five days with coronavirus symptoms. In a lengthy and moving blog post, published in full below, Knightfall executive Minghella charts how he developed symptoms but initially resisted the reality of getting the illness. “I didn’t want Covid. Not
For the past four years, Adam Schlesinger, a Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter and Fountains of Wayne frontman, served as executive music producer for the CW musical dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Collaborating with the series’ co-creator/executive producer Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen, the trio earned five Emmy nominations, winning in their last try last year. It was
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Joe Exotic‘s actually way more disturbing than the ‘Tiger King’ documentary makes him out to be, at least according to the guy who lived at the zoo for a year and helped make Joe a star. Producer Rick Kirkham joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and said the wildly-popular Netflix
Discovery has set a virtual talk show ahead of the launch of the latest season of Deadliest Catch. The factual giant will launch Before The Catch on Tuesday April 7, ahead of the 16th season of the hit franchise, which airs Tuesday April 14. The digital special will see Rowe speak with all of the
Killing Eve star Jodie Comer’s breakthrough drama Thirteen is being adapted in Japan by Tokai Television Broadcasting, which is also known as Tokai TV. The format deal represents the first direct agreement of its kind between BBC Studios, which originally made Thirteen for BBC Three in 2016, and Tokai TV. The companies have previously worked
[Warning: The following contains spoilers from the Season 3 finale of The Good Doctor. Read at your own risk] Doctor Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) has come up with a lot of last-minute miracle saves on The Good Doctor, making the audience feel somewhat immune to a patient being on the edge of death. We known
Chris Cuomo opened his CNN show Cuomo Prime Time by elaborating on his coronavirus diagnosis, telling viewers, “Let’s use this example of me having it as proof that you can get it too.” From the basement of his home, where he is quarantined even from his wife and children, Cuomo said that “my concern is what
Christopher Meloni is returning to the Law & Order universe. THR is reporting that the actor is set to star in a spinoff, which has scored a straight to series order. 13 episodes have been ordered for the series, wihich will bring Meloni back into the fold as Elliot Stabler. The series order comes on