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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

Nielsen offered more confirmation that streaming is a big beneficiary as much of the nation shelters-at-home during the coronavirus pandemic. The ratings agency said minutes spent on streaming content in the U.S. was up 50% for the week of March 16 from the year earlier. Streaming minutes – 156 billion – were up about 36%

EXCLUSIVE: There is little doubt that The Mandalorian was one of Disney+’s star attractions when it launched in Europe earlier this month, and now TV research company Parrot Analytics has provided some insight on its performance. Parrot collects data from across social media, video streaming, photo sharing, blogging and research platforms to produce “demand expression”

Exclusive The folks at “American Idol” tried to make it work, but ultimately they had to jettison plans to produce the show in studio, but TMZ has learned the show may still go on. Producers sent an email to the crew, saying, “As we continue to monitor advice from federal and local agencies, it seems

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert returns to CBS’ late-night air tonight — from the comfort of the host’s “Ed Sullivan My Living Room.” But in a case of “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” Colbert as usual is going after one President Donald Trump — this time over POTUS accusing

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Bay has set his Bay Films to a multiyear first look deal with Sony Pictures to produce both film and TV projects. The deal was being worked on and was mostly done in January, before the town shut down. Last week saw the first fresh film auction with the Ryan Gosling-attached adaptation of

The Walking Dead Season 10, Episode 14 introduced a new character who’s a mystery to show watchers but familiar to comics readers. She’s Juanita Sanchez, better known by her nickname “Princess.” She’s played by Paola Lázaro. Princess will play an important role as The Walking Dead moves from the Whisperer War storyline to the Commonwealth.

EXCLUSIVE: Sue Perkins, the British TV presenter who helped turn The Great British Bake Off into a national institution, is embarking on a travel show for Netflix after undertaking similar voyages for the BBC. Deadline can reveal that the broadcaster, actress and writer will journey through Latin America for the documentary series, which will be

Could it be there will be changes next season? A new agent visited while a veteran one threatened to resign on NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 19. Now what to make of it all? Changes are a part of life on long-running procedurals. The Law & Order and CSI franchises did cast shakeups well, but

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains details about tonight’s Westworld season 3, 3rd episode “The Absence of Field” on HBO. Wow. Charlotte Hale, we never knew thee. Deftly played by Tessa Thompson (of such big movies as the Creed franchise and Thor: Ragnarok), the actress takes her Delos boss to several nuanced emotional planes we’ve never witnessed before. While

Maria Mercader, a veteran CBS News staffer, died at age 54 Sunday from coronavirus complications after being on medical leave since February.Mercader battled cancer and other illnesses for two decades, and said that the treatments left her vulnerable to the virus. “Even more than her talents as a journalist, we will miss her indomitable spirit,”