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Roy Wood Jr. could soon get a serious promotion over at Comedy Central … we’re told he’s in the running to take over for Trevor Noah as the next host on “The Daily Show.” Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ that Comedy Central executives view Roy as someone who could potentially become the next face

UPDATE: Authorities have now upped the death toll from Hurricane Ian to more than 77, with an estimated 1,100 people rescued from flooding. Rescue efforts are ongoing, and officials warned that the death totals could rise as floodwaters recede in places littered with wrecked homes. EARLIER: Florida continued the grim task of digging out from Hurricane Ian

Tonight, Lifetime airs The Gabby Petito Story, which will be harrowing to watch, but we’re sure that Skyler Samuels will pay tribute to Gabby beautifully. Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 return with Alaska Daily in tow, promising to be an exciting triple show block on Thursdays, You can also count on Chucky Season 2 and

Following the announcement of huge cuts to the BBC World Service, with many staff being asked to relocate overseas, journalists have said plans to move the Vietnamese service to Thailand will pose dangers to press freedom.  The Guardian reports several reporters raising concerns that there is history of the Vietnamese state abducting journalists from Thailand

Bill Maher saved his final “New Rule” on tonight’s Real Time to address sex in the workplace. His news hook was two workplace romances that have gotten a lot of media attention of late: that between Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka and an unnamed female subordinate and the relationship between director Olivia Wilde and

Coolio was busy working up until he died, but there was one opportunity he was super excited about that unfortunately never happened … he was supposed to appear on one of Nick Cannon‘s most popular shows. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ Coolio was scheduled to be in Atlanta to film an episode of

“It’s been wild,” Trevor Noah told his audience after revealing that his “time is up” on hosting The Daily Show. The news certainly was wildly unexpected. Deadline understands that Noah told his studio audience of his departure before telling many members of the Comedy Central series’ staff — news that blindsided many. The Daily Show

The numbers for Thursday, September 29 are in, and there are some surprises. Young Sheldon Season 6 Episode 1 delivered 6.6 million viewers and a 0.5 rating — down a bit from last season’s averages. However, shows are returning down across the board, so the numbers are good. Ghosts Season 2 Episode 1 inched up

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here. Our crack team of reporters and editors brought you the news from Zurich to Singapore to London this week, and I’m here to help you digest. Read away. Tales From Zurich Marquee attendees: Diana Lodderhose reporting from the Zurich Film Festival where the indie film confab Zurich Summit, the

Posted online today and already with over 2.5 million views, what appears to be a run-of-the-mill glossy ad about Chevron’s corporate stewardship of the earth and contribution to American families — shades of the El Segundo Blue — takes a very dissonant turn. “We at Chevron believe there is nothing more precious than life,” the

Chris D’Elia‘s been accused of threatening to share intimate videos of a woman in a new restraining order, but not only does the comedian claim he’s never met his accuser, he says she’s also been sending him threatening audio and text messages since earlier this year. TMZ has obtained the docs, filed by Caroline Schmitz

NBC has handed a series order to Mike O’Malley’s family comedy. Jon Cryer, Donald Faison and Abigail Spencer star in the untitled series, which Deadline understands is being lined up for next broadcast season. The series follows Jim and Julia, who, after an amicable divorce decide to continue to raise their kids at the family

The ratings for Wednesday are in, and it — once again — another night of mixed returns. Over on ABC, Big Sky dipped to 2.1 million total viewers and a 0.2 rating in the demo. The numbers are not great, but the show has proven to be a magnet for viewing post-airdate. The Conners (3.7

A reporter for an Orlando TV station rescued a woman who got stuck in her car as she had attempted to drive through Hurricane Ian floodwater. WESH-TV broadcast a report from reporter Tony Atkins in which he carried the woman to safety. He and his crew were on Orange Avenue, which has been flooded by

ABC and Vice led the news portion of the 43rd annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, which were handed out tonight at the Palladium Times Square in Manhattan. Both scored eight statuettes, followed by CNN and The New York Times with five each and CBS and NBC with three apiece. See the full list of

Play video content Whoever said “necessity is the mother of invention” probably wasn’t thinking about TV reporters putting condoms up to their mouths in the middle of a hurricane … but, yeah, that’s a thing now! NBC’s Kyla Galer is practicing safe reporting down in Florida as Hurricane Ian roars across the state — proudly,

Bill Plante, whose tenure as a CBS News White House correspondent spanned the administrations of Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama, has died. Plante was 84 and suffered from respiratory failure on Wednesday, the network said. Plante retired in 2016 after 52 years with the news division, a career that included coverage of the civil rights

Did you forget about Jack Ryan? Prime Video has confirmed when the long-delayed third season will get underway. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, starring John Krasinski, is premiering on Prime Video on Wednesday, December 21. All eight episodes of the global hit will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Warner Bros. Discovery has set out Pierre Branco’s leadership team for France, Benelux and Africa. It also also emerged in the past few minutes that long-serving Warner Bros distribution exec Caroline Lang is exiting in the restructure after a quarter of a century. Branco, General Manager of Warner Bros. Discovery for the territories, said the team

Robert Cormier, a TV and film actor whose credits include playing Finn Cotter on the long-running Canadian series Heartland as well as the Netflix horror series Slasher: Solstice died September 23. He was 33. No cause of death was given. Cormier for the past two seasons played Finn on CBC’s Heartland, which has run for

You can own one of the most iconic props from one of the most iconic shows — Negan’s barbed wire-wrapped bat, “Lucille,” from “The Walking Dead” — giving a whole new meaning to hitting the auction block! If you watch TWD, you know Lucille. The bat has been at the center of some of the

Patti LaBelle has joined the cast of ABC’s The Wonder Years for Season 2 in the role of Shirley Williams, mother of Dulé Hill’s character Bill. Shirley, who is a church choir director, is described as “sweet as she can be but has another side to her when choir members don’t quite hit the right

Great American Family is adding some more big names to its impressive roster. The company today announced Jen Lilley (Days of Our Lives, Royally Wrapped for Christmas) and Jesse Hutch (Batwoman, Dream Wedding) are set to star in Stay for Christmas, an original movie which begins production today and premieres on the network this holiday

Euphoria maker A24 is on board to co-produce and distribute a full season of acclaimed BBC Three comedy Dreaming Whilst Black. The order comes after an award-winning pilot last year and four years after creator Adjani Salmon released his original short-form online series of the same name through the BBC. The series will air in 2023, with

As if there aren’t already enough awards handed out in the movie and TV business, BAFTA has decided we need some more for North America. The organization, which has annually handed out Honorary Awards at a once a year black tie dinner in Beverly Hills (the last being in a pre-pandemic 2019, especially memorable for

Poppy Montgomery and her husband are allegedly stiffing their former housekeeper … and now she’s suing. The “Without a Trace” star and her hubby, Shawn Sanford, just got hit with a lawsuit from their hired help, who says working for the couple was anything but a dream job. According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ,

Wildly popular social media app TikTok is said to have a draft agreement in place with the U.S. government that would allow it to continue operating in the country while retaining Chinese ownership. The deal was hashed out in recent months, according to a report in the New York Times, and resolves national security concerns

Elite Season 6 gets underway later this year on Netflix. The streaming service revealed a new batch of episodes will arrive on Friday, November 18. “After Samuel’s death, Las Encinas faces a new school year trying to have a facelift by covering up disasters of the past,” reads the official synopsis. “However, the conflict in

Former Sky Exec Kylie Munnich Named Goalpost Pictures CEO The Invisible Man, Five Blind Dates and Black Snow producer Goalpost Pictures has named film and TV industry veteran Kylie Munnich as its CEO. The Sydney-based producer will welcome her on November 1. The former Sky Studios and Sonar Entertainment exec is leaving a role as head of

Oprah Winfrey and Apple are winding down their content deal. Winfrey and the streamer struck a “multi-year content partnership” in January 2018, but sources have confirmed that their deal is ending. It comes two days after the premiere of Sidney, the Winfrey-exec produced documentary about Sidney Poitier, on the service. Although Winfrey and the tech