So far it’s a fairly quiet Christmas morning on the Twitter front for President Donald Trump. The president tweeted simply “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” overnight, and retweeted a Christmas greeting posted by first lady Melania Trump, along with a video message from the first couple. “Wishing you all a very #MerryChristmas! May your day be filled with
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Emmy-nominated and Grammy-winning songwriter Allee Willis died Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. She was 72. Willis’ long-term partner Prudence Fenton announced her death on Instagram. “Rest In Boogie Wonderland Nov 10,1947-December 24, 2019,” he wrote next to a photo of Willis, referring to one of the Earth, Wind & Fire hits Willis had co-written. Willis also
The only thing more common than a reboot on TV these days is a book adaptation, and 2020 is shaping up to be chock full of them. The next decade is going to plumb the depths of your Goodreads account for inspiration, from comic books to fantasy novels to coming-of-age tales. While some adaptations don’t
The 2019-20 TV season has hit the winter midway point, so here’s our annual list of midseason premiere dates for new and returning series. It covers more than 200 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting from January 1 through March 31 and includes shows that were on hiatus and some one-off specials such as awards
One of the best holiday traditions out there is the Secret Santa. Each year friends, family, and coworkers get together to give presents to someone of their secret choosing, leaving each other with random, wonderful, sometimes horrible, gifts. Join members of the TV Fanatic team as we discuss what we would give our favorite characters
For a second year in a row, Kevin Spacey posted a video on his YouTube page on Christmas Eve his House of Cards character Frank Underwood. The latest, titled “KTWK,” shows Spacey as Underwood in a holiday sweater sitting by a fireplace stoking the flames. “You didn’t really think I was gonna miss the opportunity
EXCLUSIVE: Producer Scott Rudin is postponing the Feb. 6 Broadway opening of director Ivo van Hove’s much-anticipated West Side Story by two weeks after an onstage knee injury Friday left leading man Isaac Powell limping toward the end of the show. “We’re postponing two weeks – from February 6 to February 20 – to give
Breaking News TMZ.com NBC has suspended Jeremy Roenick indefinitely without pay … after the pro-turned-analyst went on a podcast and made sexual comments about his coworkers. The 20-year vet — who played for a number of NHL teams including the Blackhawks, Coyotes and Flyers — appeared on the Barstool Sports “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast when he
Outspoken pro hockey commentator Jeremy Roenick is in NBC Sports’ penalty box. The studio analyst and former NHL player was suspended Monday over his inappropriate comments involving a colleague. In a recent edition of the “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast, Roenick made a series of remarks about fellow hockey commentator NBC Sports anchor Kathryn Tappen, whi is
EXCLUSIVE: Priyanka Bose (Lion), Taylor Napier (All About April) and Emmanuel Imani (Black Earth Rising) are set to recur opposite Rosamund Pike in The Wheel of Time, Amazon’s adaptation of Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic. Set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to access it, the story follows
[embedded content] [Warning: The following contains spoilers for the latest episode of Mr. Robot, “Series Finale, Part 2.” Read at your own risk!] The cultural narrative surrounding Mr. Robot is a familiar one, but one that never gets old: An out-of-nowhere hit debut, then a challenging follow-up that uses the corporation’s resources to experiment and
Korean actor Jung Woo-sung is to exec produce a mystery sci-fi thriller for Netflix. The streaming service has ordered The Silent Sea (w/t) from the Innocent Witness and Steel Rain star. The series is set in a precarious future where Earth is running out of water. It follows a group of elite scientists who set
Ciara tried to con Victor, Ben protected Will, and “Hope” admitted her feelings for John all while scrambling to cover for Stefano. Our TV Fanatics Jack Ori and Christine Orlando are joined by Kathy from MyHourglass a Days of Our Lives fan forum to debate if Ciara is Salem’s newest heroine, whether Will and Ben
It’s been about 12 years since Brendan Dassey was sentenced to life in prison for his alleged participation in the 2005 death of 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach and three years since Making a Murderer the docuseries that explored his case, was released on Netflix. Dassey’s story continues to unfold as Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin recently
A return 35 years in the making gave Saturday Night Live its biggest ratings in two and a half years. Former SNL star Eddie Murphy’s first hosting stint on the venerable NBC program since 1984, delivered a 2.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 9.921 viewers overall in Live+Same Day, according to “fast official” Nielsen numbers ordered
Mark Consuelos is just like all those parents out there getting a little too involved in their kids’ sporting events … because he caused a scene at his son’s wrestling match. Check out this video of the “Riverdale” star getting heated at a wrestling tournament on Long Island … you see Mark coming out of
Eddie Murphy teased during an interview earlier this week that he may bring back his Bill Cosby impersonation in his return as Saturday Night Live host after 35 years, and he did during his monologue. “If you told me 30 years ago that I’d be this boring stay-at-home house dad and Bill Cosby would be
Sheinelle Jones, who began co-anchoring Weekend Today in 2014, announced Saturday it would be her last day on the program. Jones has been working six days a week as co-anchor of the Saturday editions and as co-host on the 3rd Hour of Today. This morning the newscaster got emotional as she told viewers she would
This winter, celebrate the holidays the way they were meant to be celebrated: by basking in the glow of the TV with your family without saying a word to anyone for hours on end. Did you know that your Amazon Prime membership, which you will use to buy gifts days before Christmas because you were
The 2019-2020 college football bowl game schedule kicked off Friday with a pair of games, launching a slate that wraps up Monday, January 13 with the College Football National Championship Game live on ESPN from the New Orleans Superdome. A total of 40 bowl games — ranging from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in its
Beloved Wheel of Fortune host, Pat Sajak, appeared on Good Morning America on Friday. This was Sajak’s first interview since undergoing surgery for a blocked intestine, surgery which ultimately led to him taking a leave of absence from his job on Wheel of Fortune. The 73-year-old game show host recalled the entire terrifying ordeal: “My
Longtime business journalist Bill Griffeth is stepping away from daily news anchoring duties at CNBC, where he has worked for the past 28 years. Griffeth made the announcement Friday on Power Lunch, saying he will no longer continue to work full-time, and starting next month will serve as an anchor at large. The studio crew
During its five-season run, Showtime’s The Affair was distinguished by a storytelling device in which episodes were often divided into two parts, with each half being told from the very different perspective of characters involved in the same incident. In keeping with that theme, series co-creator and showrunner Sarah Treem has written her truth about
Play video content ABC NEWS Pat Sajak‘s fortunate to be alive after suffering a blocked intestine, but says for a brief drug-induced moment … his life flashed before his eyes and he thought he was for sure dying. The “Wheel of Fortune” host turned up on ‘GMA’ and spoke for the first time about last
The Miss America pageant returned to NBC this year after a run on ABC, with Thursday’s Miss America 2020 special scoring a 0.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.61 million viewers for its two-hour run. The special saw Miss Virginia’s Camille Schrier — a biochemist who, among other things, performed an experiment to
During a break after the first hour of the Democratic debate in Los Angeles, CNN’s Dana Bash noted that the field of seven candidates had yet to engage in the kind of verbal fireworks that had pervaded previous events. The Democratic electorate, she said, wants “to make a decision. They don’t want to see them
AMC has been found “not to be negligent” in the wrongful death civil suit involving The Walking Dead stuntman who died in a fall on set. The jury delivered the decision Thursday after two days of deliberation. John Bernecker died after an accident on the set of The Walking Dead while filming a fight scene
As seven Democratic candidates took the stage for the Democratic debate in Los Angeles, the first question was hardly a surprise: It had to do with President Donald Trump’s impeachment. Moderator Judy Woodruff asked them why more Americans aren’t in favor of removing Trump from office, as polls show a near equal split on the
Survivor’s most controversial season wrapped Wednesday night. As expected, there were fireworks during the reunion portion of the episode, with contestant Kellee Kim confronting host and producer Jeff Probst about how she felt both the show and CBS reacted to reports of inappropriate behavior by contestant Dan Spilo. Spilo was ultimately ousted from the show,
EXCLUSIVE: Apple has struck an exclusive first-look deal with Catastrophe and Divorce creator Sharon Horgan. Deadline understands that the company inked the multi-year deal in London this morning and it covers all future projects Horgan writes. This comes after Horgan’s deal with Amazon came to an end. The deal has been signed out of Apple’s