Top national reporters at CBS News were among the hundreds of ViacomCBS staffers laid off this week. A source with knowledge of the layoffs told TheWrap the cuts affected 300 people, of whom 75 were from the news division, “including some senior producers and reporters at top shows.” Journalist Yashar Ali named veteran White House reporter Mark […]
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President Donald Trump said he signed an executive order to “defend free speech” from social-media companies by limiting their legal protections from liability — an action he took two days after Twitter applied fact-checking labels to two of his inaccurate tweets about mail-in ballots. The White House announced Trump’s order seeking to limit legal protections of social-media companies on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The […]
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If you think 2020 feels like a horror story, just wait until 2021. FX on Tuesday confirmed that the upcoming 10th season of American Horror Story is being held until next year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This news doesn’t come as a complete shock, considering there’s no clear plan for how (or when) television productions can safely resume […]
Read moreDerek Hough is back on the judge’s panel and talks with Ross Crystal on ‘Showbiz Express’ about the latest season of NBC’s ‘World of Dance’
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Joe Rogan may have just signed an industry-shaking deal, reportedly worth more than $100 million, to bring his massively popular podcast to Spotify, but he doesn’t feel comfortable bragging about it — especially while millions of people are unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It feels gross,” Rogan told The New York Times Monday about his new […]
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Kenny Loggins has played the Hollywood Bowl many times. But never like this. The artist performed Saturday night at the iconic Hollywood amphitheater and sang some of his biggest hits, including “Footloose,” the single he co-wrote for the hit 1984 Kevin Bacon film of the same name. The unique concert was part of an ongoing […]
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The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as planned this fall, the region’s governor confirmed on Sunday. Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, said the world’s longest-running film festival, which was due to take place Sept. 2-12, is still on. The official’s confirmation comes days after the Venice Biennale, which oversees the film festival among a number of […]
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Ann Coulter went on an early Sunday morning Twitter tear, calling President Donald Trump “the most disloyal actual retard that has ever set foot in the Oval Office.” The far-right media pundit and former Trump defender was triggered by the president’s Friday tweet in which he called for Alabama voters to “not trust Jeff Sessions” […]
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Minutes after 4 p.m. Saturday, Richard and Demi Weitz sat next to each other facing the same computer screen as they readied, for a tenth time, to co-host “Quarantunes,” their pandemic Zoom concert series. The series started two months ago as a way to celebrate Demi’s 17th birthday with a little music and some industry […]
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Nominations for the 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday and ABC’s General Hospital led the soapy pack with 23 total nods, edging out Days of Our Lives‘ 22. The Young and the Restless followed with 21, while CBS sister series The Bold and the Beautiful netted 13. Rookie talker The Kelly Clarkson Show put up a strong showing, scoring seven total nods (the most […]
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ABC on Thursday solidified its 2020-21 season schedule with renewals for the bulk of its scripted and unscripted lineup while also cutting three comedies and a rookie drama. Returning for additional seasons are the comedies American Housewife (season five), Black-ish (season seven), Mixed-ish (season two), The Conners (season three) and The Goldbergs (season eight), plus the dramas A Million Little Things (season three), The Rookie (season three) and freshman Stumptown. The […]
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There are a few hundred thousand people who are paying for Netflix but not using the service to stream movies or TV shows. Netflix is offering to help them cancel their subscriptions. The streaming entertainment giant will begin sending emails and in-app notifications to inactive users asking if they want to keep subscribing to the […]
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It’s come to this. Fed up with their lengthy locks, celebrities including Kelly Osbourne and Olympian Lindsey Vonn will attempt to cut their own hair on CBS. The one-hour special, “Haircut Night in America” will feature top stylists guiding viewers, celebs and frontline healthcare workers on how cut their own hair, which has, like the […]
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The Daytime Emmy Awards are heading back to TV. Nine years after the kudocast last aired on a broadcast network — and five years after it was last on TV — CBS will once again telecast the Daytime Emmys, to be held on Friday, June 26. CBS last aired the Daytime Emmys in 2011. The telecast then moved […]
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Chase from NICKELODEON’s PAW PATROL and a cartoon Stephen Colbert from THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT as seen during the ViacomCBS Upfront @Home virtual presentation on Monday, May 18, in which an array of ViacomCBS stars highlighted the company’s brands, capabilities and innovations. Photo: ViacomCBS
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(Pictured Top to Bottom, L-R) Keegan-Michael Key, host of GAME ON!, Chris O’Donnell, and LL COOL J from the CBS drama NCIS: LOS ANGELES, as seen during the ViacomCBS Upfront @Home virtual presentation on Monday, May 18, in which an array of ViacomCBS stars highlighted the company’s brands, capabilities and innovations. Photo: ViacomCBS
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(Pictured L-R) Iain Armitage from the CBS comedy YOUNG SHELDON and Jojo Siwa from NICKELODEON as seen during the ViacomCBS Upfront @Home virtual presentation on Monday, May 18, in which an array of ViacomCBS stars highlighted the company’s brands, capabilities and innovations. Photo: ViacomCBS
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CBS today announced the addition of the broadcast television premiere of ÒGrease Sing-A-LongÓ to Sunday Night Movies, which features iconic films from the Paramount Pictures library, to be broadcast June 7 (8:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. ÒGrease Sing-A-LongÓ features follow-along lyrics to all the songs during the classic film for viewers to […]
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“American Idol” rounds out its all-new innovative and critically celebrated season on ABC, crowning its next singing sensation live during the epic grand finale event, SUNDAY, MAY 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT). (ABC) JUST SAM
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“American Idol” rounds out its all-new innovative and critically celebrated season on ABC, crowning its next singing sensation live during the epic grand finale event, SUNDAY, MAY 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT). (ABC) KATY PERRY
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“American Idol” rounds out its all-new innovative and critically celebrated season on ABC, crowning its next singing sensation live during the epic grand finale event, SUNDAY, MAY 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT). (ABC) LUKE BRYAN
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American Idol” rounds out its all-new innovative and critically celebrated season on ABC, crowning its next singing sensation live during the epic grand finale event, SUNDAY, MAY 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT). (ABC) KATY PERRY, LUKE BRYAN, LIONEL RICHIE
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American Idol” rounds out its all-new innovative and critically celebrated season on ABC, crowning its next singing sensation live during the epic grand finale event, SUNDAY, MAY 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT). (ABC) JUST SAM
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“American Idol” rounds out its all-new innovative and critically celebrated season on ABC, crowning its next singing sensation live during the epic grand finale event, SUNDAY, MAY 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT). (ABC) RYAN SEACREST, JUST SAM
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This is a shocker: Ruby Rose, the star of the CW’s freshman drama series Batwoman, is leaving the Warner Bros. TV/Berlanti Prods. drama after one season. The series, which already has been renewed for a second season, will continue with the title role getting recast. “I have made the very difficult decision to not return to Batwoman next season,” Rose said […]
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