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Marking the return of the involvement of the White House in celebrating the Kennedy Center Honors, President Joe Biden taped a special message for the ceremony in which he said that the role of artists is “as important as ever” as the country recovers from the Covid-19 crisis. In the video, Biden said that he and First Lady […]

Former President Donald Trump continued pushing the big lie about the 2020 election on Saturday, and this past week there’s been reporting that he has been talking to people about this ludicrous idea he could be reinstated (which is not how this works). Chris Wallace asked Trump ally and former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski about this, and Lewandowski said in […]

Clarence Williams III, who starred as the brooding undercover cop Lincoln Hayes on the countercultural 1968-73 ABC drama The Mod Squad, has died. He was 81. Williams died in Los Angeles on Friday of colon cancer, his management told The Hollywood Reporter. An actor of uncommon intensity, Williams began his career on the stage and earned a Tony […]

The NBC owned affiliates in New York and Los Angeles are launching 7 p.m. local newscasts on Monday, bumping Access Hollywood to 7:30 p.m. and going up against Jeopardy! and Inside Edition. The addition of the newscasts is unusual for the time period, which has been typically reserved for syndicated magazine and game shows. WNBC-TV in New York will feature […]

Johnny Gilbert, the voice of “Jeopardy!‘, is opening up about his long tenure on the game show at the age of 92. Gilbert, who decided to stick with “Jeopardy!” after Alex Trebek’s death, faced the wrenching question once again as production for next season neared. This time it would mean adjusting to the quiz show’s yet-to-be-named […]

Renowned defense lawyer and former Good Company host, F, Lee Bailey has died at the age of 87. Portrayed by Nathan Lane in the award winning The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Bailey was as high profile as many of his clients and almost as controversial in some circles. The death in Atlanta of the O.J., […]

Paramount Plus is gearing up to debut a less-expensive version of the streaming service that includes ads — but the cheaper package will not include access to local CBS stations. On Monday, June 7, ViacomCBS will introduce Paramount Plus Essential, lowering the entry-level price to $4.99 per month. That’s one dollar less than the predecessor CBS All Access plan with […]

Christina Hendricks has fond memories of her time on Mad Men, but not necessarily about some of the media coverage of the show’s female stars. In an interview with The Guardian, the 46-year-old actress recalled the sexism she experienced in the press. “There certainly was a time when we were very critically acclaimed, and getting a lot […]

Showtime’s Boston crime drama City on a Hill is coming back for a third season. The gritty drama, starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge, will return for another eight episode run with production set to resume in New York later this year for a 2022 premiere. Tom Fontana returns as showrunner and exec producer. Chuck MacLean, who […]

Chris Harrison’s future with “The Bachelor” franchise still remains in limbo, as the longtime host — who came under fire for a racially insensitive controversy — will sit out this summer’s season of “Bachelor In Paradise,” sources tell Variety. In lieu of Harrison, the role will be filed by celebrity comedians — including David Spade — […]

NPR spoke with a chef about the best way to cook and eat cicadas, and one recent CBS News report noted how common insect-eating is around the world. Brood X cicadas emerged from underground after 17 years, and the phenomenon has impacted the news media too. On Monday, CNN’s Brianna Keilar actually ate a dead cicada on live television. Chef Bun Lai is serving up cicadas at his family’s […]

May ratings are in and Fox News beat its cable news competition in total-day viewership and primetime viewership in both total average viewers and viewers in the key demo, according to Nielsen Media Research data. CNN lost half of its key demo viewership year over year, but maintained its year-to-date lead in the demo. Overall, […]

ABC’s unscripted wildlife comedy series When Nature Calls has found its voice. Helen Mirren will narrate the series, which will now be titled When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren. The series, which premieres on Thursday June 24, looks at the funny things that animals get up to in the wild such as the surprising sounds that come out of the […]

Indie doc studio XTR is at work on In Her Own Words, a feature documentary about Fox News Channel alums Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky and their campaign against Roger Ailes and the use of nondisclosure agreements. The premium nonfiction producer has tapped Cynthia Lowen to direct the doc set to feature Carlson and Roginsky. The duo launched Lift Our Voices to stop companies […]

Cheryl Ladd is headlining the country-music-driven feature A Cowgirl’s Song that Samuel Goldwyn will distribute worldwide. The pic, the fourth installment in the Cowgirls ‘N Angels series, begins filming Tuesday in Chickasha, OK. A Cowgirl’s Song is a coming-of-age drama that follows an aspiring but adrift teen singer who goes to live with her grandmother, once a country music legend, but […]

Discovery is merging with WarnerMedia, and it’s now announced a new name for the combined company: Warner Bros. Discovery. According to The Wall Street Journal, the name was first revealed during a staff meeting today. The merger was announced last month. AT&T said it would spin off WarnerMedia — the entertainment giant containing Warner Bros., HBO, DC Comics, and CNN, […]

Gavin MacLeod was a versatile and dependable actor who was a good friend to his co-stars during the seven-season run of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” Ed Asner told Variety in paying tribute to the TV veteran who died Saturday at the age of 90. MacLeod was an ally to his co-stars in any scene, recalled Asner, who played the […]

Debris is done. NBC has canceled the sci-fi drama after one season. The Jonathan Tucker-led sci-fi drama was picked up and filmed during the pandemic and, while it was an internal favorite of the network’s previous regime, did not cut through with viewers. A co-production between Legendary Television and Universal TV, the drama from Fringe‘s J.H. Wyman was […]