Television

The race is on to bring the already notorious ‘Wagatha Christie’ defamation trial to our screens, following this week’s conclusion at London’s High Court. The battle between footballers’ wives Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy (married to Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy respectively) concluded after two and a half long years, with the judge ruling in

Kate Bush is having a moment in 2022, which couldn’t be more clear than what’s happening this weekend — namely, thousands of people coming together to dance to one of her songs. It’s the singer’s 64th birthday Saturday, which also happens to coincide with ‘Wuthering Heights Day’ … an annual event where her legions of

Comedian Chris Rock had his first comedy show at the Fox theater in Atlanta since being on the receiving end of a slap from Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars. At the show he told a few jokes about the experience according to People.com. “Everybody is trying to be a f—ing victim,” Rock said. “If

As usual, For All Mankind Season 3 is whistling through episodes at breakneck speed. No sooner is one problem solved than another two emerge. This week, the big rescue effort was underway, and Margo had to work with Dev, which was an experience in itself. We touched base with Wrenn Schmidt to catch up on

Saturday Night Live without its guiding light, producer Lorne Michaels, may be unthinkable to some. But there may be something brewing. Kenan Thompson, speaking on Charlamagne tha God’s “Hell of a Week” podcast, mused that when SNL hits its 50th anniversary in the 2024-2025 season, it may be time to put it to bed. Michaels

Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower has received praise and support for his decision to speak publicly about struggles with addiction. The British actor, who plays evil Vecna in the mega-hit, posted on social media that he was celebrating seven and a half years of sobriety, and sharing his experience of addiction and receiving hospital

“Bridgerton” is once again a smash hit, but this time Netflix is pissed … because it says two musicians ripped off their TV series, turned it into a stage production and turned a huge profit. The streaming giant is going after the duo Barlow & Bear for  ”The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Album Live in Concert”

Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is out on a rehabilitation tour. Sure, he’s got a new podcast to tout, and will soon start a new primetime show on NewsNation (formerly WGN). But the real agenda is to win back the reputation he lost when CNN dismissed him for allegedly violating its journalistic standards by consulting

Partner Track, starring Teen Wolf’s Arden Cho, finally has a premiere date. Netflix on Friday confirmed the series will premiere all episodes of its first season on August 26. “Ingrid Yun (Arden Cho), a 1st generation Korean American and the first lawyer in her family, experiences the trials and tribulations of excelling at the prestigious

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock has added to the cast of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm director Jason Woliner’s series, from The Disaster Artist‘s producers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Caviar. Christopher Stanley (Mad Men), W Earl Brown (The Book of Boba Fett), Josh Pais (The Dropout), and Irina Maleeva (The Merchant of Venice) will recur, while James Remar (Yellowstone), Paul Ben-Victor (Pam

Comcast-owned Sky has become the first major British network to greenlight commissions of scale written and directed by a person with Down Syndrome, the pay-TV giant has said. The network has ordered two shows from Otto Baxter, short film The Puppet Asylum and companion doc Otto Baxter: Not a Fucking Horror Story. Both will be

Candace Cameron Bure‘s daughter is not letting go of her famous mother’s beef with JoJo Siwa … she’s defending mom and clapping back at JoJo, essentially telling her to stop acting like a child. In a since-deleted Instagram Story posted on her account Thursday, Natasha Bure ripped JoJo, saying … “Respectfully, someone saying ‘no’ to

A bicycle accident that resulted in the hospitalization of singer Amy Grant has led to her husband, Vince Gill, canceling upcoming performances through this weekend. Grant, scheduled to be feted with Kennedy Center Honors later this year, fell during a bike ride on Wednesday in Nashville. An ambulance transported her a nearby hospital where she

The Walking Dead, as we know it, is coming to an end. The sad news was announced in September 2020, but we still have eight episodes of The Walking Dead Season 11 to air (beginning October 2 at 9 p.m. on AMC). Thankfully, the franchise is more alive than ever, and plenty of spinoffs are

The final two mega-episodes of Season 4 of Netflix’s Stranger Things earlier this month ended up giving the series the second-highest weekly viewing total ever in the relatively short history of Nielsen’s streaming ratings, the company said Thursday in releasing numbers for the week of June 27-July 3. The two Season 4, Volume 2 episodes

Neil Patrick Harris spent nine seasons playing charming womanizer Barney Stinson on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother, and in his new Netflix comedy Uncoupled, his character Michael also wears nice suits and lives in New York City. But in other ways, Michael is the complete opposite of Barney: a mild-mannered gay man who has

Comcast beat Wall Street analysts’ estimates for the second quarter, delivering total revenue of $30 billion and earnings per share of $1.01. The targets were $29.75 billion and 92 cents, respectively. NBCUniversal revenue rose 19% to $9.4 billion, while adjusted EBIDTA increased almost 20% to $1.86 billion. Peacock Premium subscriber levels stalled at 13 million,

Tony Dow, known for his role as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It To Beaver,” has died … a day after a premature death announcement was made from the actor’s management team. A new statement made on Tony’s Facebook page Wednesday from his management reads, “We have received confirmation from Christopher, Tony’s son, that Tony passed

Natalie Morales will be double-dipping for a while. On Tuesday, she told her fellow cohosts on CBS’ The Talk about an upcoming gig. “I have some exciting news to share!” Morales gushed. “Starting next month, I have a little role — well, it’s a recurring role — on the CBS Daytime drama The Young and the Restless.”

Darren Star has been telling tales about people thrown out of their comfort zone masked as rom-coms for years, and Uncoupled follows the same framework as prior hits like Younger and Emily in Paris. The new comedy, premiering Friday, July 27 on Netflix, has an excellent cast and some funny one-liners, but it is very

It’s official: Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings are the permanent hosts of Jeopardy! going forward. The game show’s executive producer Michael Davies announced the completion of deals with the The Big Bang Theory star and former Jeopardy! champion to continue to split hosting duties in a note to fans (You can read it in full

Paramount Global/Comcast JV SkyShowtime has snapped up an HBO Max and Walt Disney exec to lead on strategy and legal. Roberto Soto, HBO Max Senior Vice President and Head of Growth Marketing for EMEA, joins as Chief Strategy Officer for the soon-to-launch platform, which will roll out to 22 smaller territories and a potential 90M

UPDATE 2:53 PM PT — Tony’s son, Christopher, says “Dad is at home, under hospice care, and in his last hours. My wife and I are by his side along with many friends that have visited. He has a fighting heart.” UPDATE 12:48 PM PT — The statement reporting Tony’s death that was posted on

UPDATE: Chris Cuomo will join Nexstar’s NewsNation this fall, landing at the fledgling news outlet after his dismissal from CNN late last year. The announcement came at the end of an hourlong interview with Dan Abrams on NewsNation’s Dan Abrams Live. The wide-ranging interview, his first since exiting CNN, covered his firing after the disclosure

The media’s obsession with mysteries involving twins is showing no signs of slowing down, and Netflix’s latest effort looks like a surefire hit. Michelle Monaghan is pulling double duty on this one from co-showrunners Brian Yorkey (13 Reasons Why) and Quinton Peeples (Runaways). Given the previous shows the creatives worked on, we’re inclined to believe

EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe, SAG, WGA and BAFTA Award nominee John Cusack (Utopia) has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. Cusack is an actor, writer and producer who, over the course of his career, has worked with such top-tier directors as Rob Reiner, Cameron Crowe, John Hughes, Stephen Frears, John Sayles, Spike Jonze, Terrence

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4-backed Two Rivers Media, a major player in the Scottish TV production game, has bought back its stake from initial backer Noble Grossart, the merchant bank. CEO Alan Clements has taken a majority share. Noble supported Two Rivers with an undisclosed investment when the indie was launched in 2019 by former STV Studios

Congratulations are in order for Johnny Manziel‘s ex-wife, Bre Tiesi — the model and Nick Cannon just welcomed their baby son to the world!! Tiesi announced the news on Monday … saying it was an at-home, unmedicated birth. “This was the most humbling / limit pushing yet awakening and completely empowering experience,” Tiesi said on

Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Feldman are being the change they hope to see in Hollywood. The creative duo spoke to Deadline about the importance of hiring deaf and disabled creatives on both sides of the camera to tell authentic stories—and they hope the industry follows their lead. “The most important thing to keep in mind

Quantum Leap will likely have a lot of eyes on it when it premieres on NBC in September, but this latest update on the reboot has us a little concerned. Martin Gero, best known for creating Blindspot, has been elevated to showrunner on the buzzy drama series. Gero, who had been serving as an EP,