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Julian McMahon said goodbye to his FBI: Most Wanted character Jess LaCroix in Tuesday night’s episode of the CBS series, and it was heartbreaking to watch for a multitude of reasons. In the episode, titled “Shattered,” Jess and the team are tackling a complicated domestic violence case and are on the trail of the perpetrator, Harley Ross (Toby Hemingway), and the victim, […]

Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall took exception to a comment from Greg Gutfeld Tuesday, after the latter opined media coverage of the war in Ukraine is being used to elicit an “emotional response” from the public. What set Tuesday’s spar aside was the fact that Hall was reporting from the war zone in Kyiv from the news division. After Geraldo Rivera noted […]

Ernie Hudson has been tapped as a lead opposite Raymond Lee in NBC’s hourlong pilot Quantum Leap, a reboot of the beloved 1990s sci-fi drama. Written and executive produced by Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt and executive produced by Martin Gero as well as Quantum Leap creator/EP Don Bellisario and EP/co-narrator Deborah Pratt, the follow-up series is set in present […]

Fox New Media’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by electronic voting company Smartmatic was rejected by a New York judge on Tuesday. Judge David Cohen did, however, toss out claims against Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro, but did not dismiss those against host Maria Bartiromo and former host Lou Dobbs. Some other claims against pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell, who was a guest […]

Netflix has given a series order to Shondaland murder-mystery drama The Residence, from executive producer/showrunner Paul William Davies and executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. The project stems from Davies’ overall deal at Netflix, where Shondaland also is under an exclusive deal. Using Kate Andersen Brower’s book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House as as a jumping off point, the 8-episode series is described by the […]

Julian McMahon will be taking his final bow as Jess LaCroix on Tuesday night’s episode of FBI: Most Wanted. The episode, titled “Shattered” and executive producer David Hudgins, has a juicy teaser for eager fans. “The episode is a combination of two things,” Hudgins told Deadline on Monday. “It’s a very intense episode about domestic violence, which is something we’d […]

One of the planet’s biggest celebrities will play a woman desperately craving fame when Pamela Anderson makes her Broadway debut next month in the musical Chicago, the Associated Press has learned. Anderson will play Roxie Hart from April 12-June 5 at the Ambassador Theatre, a remarkable union of one of the most recognizable sex icons of the last few decades […]

Saturday Night Live opened its show by parodying Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham‘s coverage of Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine. The segment, titled “Fox News Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular,” was filmed in Mar-a-Lago. The television host duo said they were hosting a fundraiser to raise money “for the real victims of this invasion: the oligarchs.” […]

The 37th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards were handed out Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier, with comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally serving as hosts. There weren’t too many surprises throughout the night. Troy Kotsur won the first award of the evening, Best Supporting Male Actor for “CODA,” very much as predicted. […]

CNN says it will step broadcasting within Russia after the country’s national parliament, the Duma, passed a new law Friday that will make it a criminal act to call the war in Ukraine a war. “CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia while we continue to evaluate the situation and our next steps moving forward,” a CNN spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter. As of […]

NBCUniversal is clawing back streaming rights for its current-season TV shows from Hulu — in order to keep them for its own Peacock service. The Comcast-owned programmer officially terminated its next-day TV streaming deal with Hulu, which is majority-owned by Disney. The change will go into effect with the next TV season, starting in late September, for next-day and library content. […]

Against all odds, So You Think You Can Dance will return for Season 17… but it will do so without co-creator Nigel Lythgoe at the judges’ dais. In a tweet on Friday, Lythgoe — who has served as a judge on every season of the Fox competition series thus far — alleged that he has not been invited to fill […]

Former Attorney General William Barr recalled how Donald Trump screamed at him and took his instant resignation after he pulled the plug on the former president’s election lies. NBC previewed an interview Barr gave to Lester Holt as he prepares his upcoming memoir, One Damn Thing After Another. The book is reportedly full of details from Barr on how he torpedoed Trump’s false election […]

The Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic brutally mocked Fox News’ coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a hilarious spoof. Lydic is often tasked with watching the network for hours as part of the Daily Show segment “Foxsplains,” in which the correspondent attempts to explain certain topics the way hosts and personalities do on Fox News. In this edition of the segment, […]

Sony Pictures Television sealed a deal to acquire Industrial Media, a major nonfiction TV production company whose portfolio includes “90 Day Fiancé,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol.” The deal values Industrial Media at $350 million. Upon closing, Sony Pictures will acquire a majority controlling interest in Industrial Media but the studio declined to […]

The Kremlin-backed network RT America is effectively shuttering after the cable station laid off most of its staff, CNN reported on Thursday. RT America’s production company, T&R productions announced it will cease operations “as a result of unforeseen business interruption events.” In a memo to staff, T&R general manager Misha Solodovnikov told employees, “Unfortunately, we anticipate this layoff will […]

The “Entourage” cast is getting back together for a new series from Doug Ellin, called “Ramble On.” “Ramble On” will reunite “Entourage” cast members Kevin Connelly, Kevin Dillon and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, plus frequent guest star Mark Cuban. It will also star Charlie Sheen, Kimiko Glenn, Bre-Z, Ana Ortiz, Emmanuel Chriqui, and Martin Sheen. In the […]

Jennifer Hudson is joining the daytime TV game. The Oscar and Grammy winner will host a syndicated talk show that’s set to premiere in the fall. The Jennifer Hudson Show comes from Warner Bros., with Fox-owned stations set to carry the show. Hearst and other station groups are also on board, giving the show clearance in more than […]