The way Stephen Colbert sees things, today was a game changer in the House impeachment inquiry. The CBS Late Show host noted that Bill Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, testified on Capitol Hill and it was bad, very bad. “We just learned this afternoon, he’s just awful,” Colbert said about Trump as he introduced
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Fox’s 9-1-1 was Monday’s top-rated show in broadcast primetime, growing a tenth from last week in the ratings to a 1.5 in the adults 18-49 demographic. That topped its time-slot rival, NBC’s The Voice, in the metric while drawing 6.31 million viewers. The two-hour The Voice (1.3, 7.96M), off a tenth in the demo but
[embedded content] This is it, folks. The final trailer for the final movie in the Skywalker saga is here. Disney dropped the over two-minute clip for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Monday night, reminding fans that the end is near. However, there were no additional signs of Dark Rey (Daisy Ridley), who was
Fernando Torres, who became the fastest Liverpool player to score 50 goals, is the latest high-profile Spanish footballer to be added to Amazon’s growing sports doc slate. The former Atlético Madrid striker, who retired earlier this summer, is to be the subject of Fernando Torres: El Último Símbolo for the SVOD service. It will air
There was a lot to unpack during this gripping hour of 9-1-1. Anger was the overarching theme of 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 5 as a host of different situations confronted the first responders and their loved ones. It was a highly emotional episode, handled with care and packed with the raw, heartbreaking storylines we’ve come to expect
Ten women across the Walt Disney Company claim that the Bob Iger-run media giant doesn’t pay women fairly and are challenging the House of Mouse in court in a proposed class action first launched this spring. However, while fine with fighting a ton of individual actions, Disney are now declaring that the potentially massive discrimination
Fox and Charter Communications, the No. 2 U.S. cable operator, have agreed to a multi-year distribution arrangement. The carriage deal covers Fox local stations, Fox News, Fox Business, FS1 and other networks. It includes VOD and TV Everywhere rights, enabling Charter customers to watch Fox programming through various authenticated apps. The companies also agreed to
Exclusive TMZ/Vangelis Photography Dr. Paul Nassif dropped a small fortune to spoil his new wife, Brittany Pattakos … with some ritzy bling leading up to their wedding. The star M.D. from “Botched” commissioned Harakh Mehta of Harakh Jewelers to get the ball rolling … first with a massive engagement ring that cost Nassif around $165k.
Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, the British documentary in which the Duchess of Sussex revealed her struggles with pregnancy and motherhood, is set to travel around the world after Passion Distribution closed a slew of pre-sales. The RuPaul’s Drag Race distributor is selling the hour-long documentary, which is produced by ITN Productions for ITV
Tom Brady‘s cameo in Netflix’s new dramedy series Living With Yourself has a lot of people talking — and not just because it’s so rare to see the star quarterback step into frame for scripted projects like this. Instead, it’s how much art seems to be imitating a real life story here that’s gotten more
The 2019 World Series will start on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park in Houston, thanks to last night’s walk-off home run by the Houston Astros star infielder Jose Altuve to lead his team to a 6-4 triumph over the New York Yankees. First pitch for the World Series on Tuesday is at 8:08 PM ET,
It’s not easy to start over when you’re forced to leave everything you know behind. On Charmed (2018) Season 2 Episode 2, the Vera sisters had a tough time trying to adjust to their new lives in Seattle. Originally, I thought the show had taken a complete turn in direction, separating it from both the last
Single Ladies actress LisaRaye McCoy is speaking out about tensions on the set of the VH1 series with her former co-star, Stacey Dash. The drama about a group of friends in Atlanta from different backgrounds ran from 2011 to 2015. Charity Shea, Travis Winfrey, and D.B. Woodside rounded out the main cast, with Denise Vasi
EXCLUSIVE: Sir David Attenborough has told Deadline that the BBC is going to have change the way it operates if it’s going to compete with Netflix and Amazon for audiences and creative talent. Speaking as the BBC prepares to launch its latest natural history spectacular, Seven Worlds, One Planet, the 93-year-old naturalist agreed that there
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Fugees rapper Pras says when it comes to singing the n-word … Gina Rodriguez has to earn a pass. Question is … has she? Pras hopped on “TMZ Live” Friday and let it be known that only certain Latin people who have contributed to the culture and those deeply embedded
UPDATE: The star of an HGTV home remodeling pilot has been convicted of risk of injury to a minor and fourth degree sexual assault. Christopher Dionne was found guilty of molesting the 10-year-old friend of his daughter in a New London, Connecticut court. He was released on $100,000 bond until his sentencing appearance, set for
As J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot yesterday announced the hire of TriStar head Hannah Minghella as head of film, TriStar EVP Nicole Brown was named as her replacement at the Sony label, supervising TriStar’s film development and production activities. However, for the past nine months of her 14-year Sony tenure, Minghella had a dual role as
Supernatural kicked off its final season last week with a thrilling premiere that saw unforgettable villains like the ghost of John Wayne Gacy and the Woman in White return. This week’s episode, titled “Raising Hell,” flipped the script and enlisted a few helping hands for Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) instead, including Rowena
The BBC will launch its latest epic nature series, Seven Worlds, One Planet, on October 27 — and it will have a unique look and feel thanks to new drone technology. At a premiere for the seven-part spectacular in London’s Leicester Square earlier this month, Seven Worlds, One Planet’s producers were keen to emphasize the
Evil is showing signs of life. Evil Season 1 Episode 4 scored 3.8 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating, rising to its highest-rated demo tally to date. Young Sheldon (7.8 million/0.9 rating) slipped another tenth, while The Unicorn (5.3 million/0.7 rating) and Mom (5.8 million/0.8 rating) both held steady. Carol’s Second Act (5 million/0.7
The gridiron battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos on looks like it was a blowout in more ways than one. Over on TNF, the Chiefs crushed the struggling Colorado team 30 – 6, the victory did not take the spoils when it came to Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs’ QB suffered a
EXCLUSIVE: Longtime CBS casting executives, Los Angeles-based SVP Lucy Cavallo and New York-based SVP Amy Herzig, are leaving the network. Herzig most recently served as SVP Casting, East Coast, overseeing casting out of New York. She worked with VP Casting, East Coast, Katharina Eggman, who also is out, leaving CBS temporarily without a New York
TMZ.com Kurt Sutter — the showrunner and co-creator of “Mayans M.C.” and “Sons of Anarchy” — is out at FX, and he says it’s all because word around the studio is he’s an “abrasive dick.” His words. Kurt wrote a letter to his ‘Mayans’ cast explaining why he’d been axed and said, “At least being
EXCLUSIVE: Gayme Show is coming to Quibi honey! The comedy competition series hosted by Las Culturistas podcast co-host Matt Rogers and stand-up comedian Dave Mizzoni has been greenlit by the mobile platform and will be produced by Jax media. Gayme Show, which has existed as live comedy show, uplifts and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
Like comedy or horror, “thriller” is a genre of entertainment that’s meant to provoke a physical response in the viewer: In this case, stress. A great thriller will raise your blood pressure and make you forget to breathe. In the same way you watch a horror movie to feel controlled fear, you watch a thriller
Quibi is adding two more programs to its Daily Essentials lineup. Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s shortform digital platform is teaming with Rotten Tomatoes and E! for respective entertainment and celebrity shows to be developed and produced in collaboration with the NBCUniversal Digital Lab. Rotten Tomatoes will launch Fresh Daily on Quibi, a deep dive
By the end of “Red Dawn,” the sun has risen at Camp Redwood and AHS:1984 has blown up its entire premise. Or is beginning to reveal its actual premise, depending on how you look at it. Either way, by the end of the hour pretty much everyone is dead — Chet (Gus Kenworthy), Xavier (Cody
The latest episode of South Park once again touched on China — this time by taking a swipe at LeBron James’ comments about the controversy that has dogged the NBA. The episode, called “Let Them Eat Goo,” takes aim at the plant-based food craze, as lunches at South Park Elementary are replaced with faux meat.
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Wednesday, October 16. Netflix has confirmed what many expected: Stranger Things Season 3 is the streamer’s most-watched original series ever, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The hit series racked up 64 million viewers in its first 28 days on the air following
EXCLUSIVE: Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to The Service, a one-hour drama from writer Drew Lindo (The 100, Reign), Blindspot creator Martin Gero and Warner Bros TV, where Gero and his Quinn’s House production company are under an overall deal. The project is a co-production between WBTV and Fox Entertainment. Written by