President Trump wanted to run and ramble. Savannah Guthrie wouldn’t let him. In what may be the performance of a career, the popular “Today” anchor kept a tight rein on the proceedings of a controversial town-hall event in Miami with President Donald Trump that put the network’s parent, NBCUniversal, in the cross-hairs of critics and Hollywood A-listers. Many […]
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“Jagged Little Pill,” a rousing, of-the-moment show about a suburban family grappling with addiction, sexual assault, transracial adoption and marital strife — among other issues — scored 15 Tony Award nominations Thursday, the most of any show from the truncated 2019-20 Broadway season. “Jagged,” inspired by the blockbuster 1995 Alanis Morissette album, will be in […]
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During Wednesday night’s episode of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC, Maddow interviewed democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris – and criticized her parent company’s decision to hold a town hall for President Donald Trump on Thursday. After discussing Trump’s response to COVID-19, Maddow posed the following question to Harris: “Are you as mad as everybody else is […]
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“Coming 2 America” is making one more connection before it arrives to American audiences. The long-anticipated sequel to the Eddie Murphy classic is in the process of being sold by distributor Paramount Pictures to Amazon Studios, in a deal worth roughly $125 million, insiders said. The expected streaming premiere date is December 18, sources added. Final details are being hammered […]
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Actress Conchata Ferrell passed away on October 12 at 12:30 PM PST, at the age of 77 as a result of complications following a cardiac arrest. She died peacefully surrounded by family at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, California. Ferrell is probably best known for her role as no-nonsense housekeeper Berta on the hit CBS comedy Two […]
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NBC’s daytime drama Days of Our Lives is shutting down for two weeks after a member of the production team tested positive for COVID-19. The soap will pause filming until Oct. 26 following the positive test, which came as part of the show’s testing protocol. The person who tested positive is now in isolation, and people who […]
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Music industry legends and all-star judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, along with Emmy®-winning producer and host Ryan Seacrest, were on hand when ABC’s “American Idol” kicked off judge city auditions for the upcoming season in search for the next singing sensation on Tuesday, Oct. 6th. Idol hopefuls still have a chance to audition this season as “Idol Across […]
Read moreBertram van Munster, Executive Producer and Co-Creator of the CBS Series “The Amazing Race” chats with “Showbiz UpFront” Host Ross Crystal about the show’s latest season and how he plans to deal with future productions in light of COVID-19.
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Tom Kennedy, the television game show host for “You Don’t Say!” and “Name That Tune,” died on Oct. 7 in Oxnard, Calif. He was 93. Kennedy’s close friend Steve Beverly confirmed his death on Facebook, writing: “Tom had not been well in recent months but remained in communication with his family and close friends… Later, after […]
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President Donald Trump dropped the F-bomb during a Friday interview on conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s live radio show. “Iran knows that, and they’ve been put on notice: If you f— around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before,” […]
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Amy Carlson is returning to the CBS fold, three years after Blue Bloods brutally blindsided its viewers with the gradual reveal that her character, Linda Reagan, had been killed off, off-screen. Carlson is set to recur during Season 2 of FBI: Most Wanted as Jackie Ward, a veteran bounty hunter who has previously crossed paths with Julian McMahon’s Jess. Per […]
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Mike Pence’s left eye as well a plucky fly landing on the vice president’s head and remaining in situ for several minutes became hot topics on social media during the comparatively civil vice presidential debate on Wednesday night. Pence’s left eye appeared to be bloodshot, and in light of the outbreak of COVID-19 at the […]
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Johnny Nash, best known for singing the classic song “I Can See Clearly Now,” died Tuesday. He was 80. Nash died at his home in Houston, his son told The Associated Press. His health had been declining in recent months. The Houston native’s first hit was actually “Hold Me Tight” in 1968, but he is best-known […]
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“Saturday Night Live” paid audience members $150 each to attend its season premiere Saturday in an effort to comply with New York City coronavirus guidelines, according to The New York Times. The program, which was broadcast live before an indoor studio audience at Rockefeller Center in New York City despite Broadway being shuttered and the city’s […]
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“Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy has criticized an Indian TV channel for censoring a scene in which two men kiss. Levy, the co-creator and executive producer of the Canadian comedy, said Comedy Central India’s decision to edit out the kiss made “a harmful statement” to viewers. “You showed the kiss between two women, you showed the kiss between […]
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The Late Show’s Stephen Colbert is back with his second original Friday night show in a row and he’s bringing the cast of The West Wing with him. Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford and creator Aaron Sorkin will appear on the CBS talk show on Friday October 9. Last Friday, Colbert aired an episode of The Late […]
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Eddie Van Halen, whose innovative and explosive guitar playing kept the hard rock band that bore his family name cemented to the top of the album charts for two decades, died on Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 65. Van Halen’s son Wolf announced the news. “He was the best father […]
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On Monday night late-night hosts Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers ripped into President Donald Trump’s experience with COVID-19. 45 exited Walter Reed Medical Center earlier Monday after experiencing mild symptoms from contracting the coronavirus from close members of his administration. But while some people were optimistic that his bout with the infectious disease would inform how Trump would handle the disease, which […]
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Actor, director and producer Clark Middleton, who appeared in “Kill Bill Vol. 2,” “The Blacklist” and “Snowpiercer,” died Sunday as a result of West Nile Virus, his wife Elissa confirmed. He was 63. “With heavy hearts we announce the passing of a life eminently worthy of celebration: Clark Tinsley Middleton, 63 – beloved actor, writer, director, […]
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The AFI Awards, always a highlight of the awards season and usually held around the first week or so in January, is moving its date to Friday, February 26, 2021. That puts it again on the same weekend timing as the Golden Globes, which have moved their date to February 28, and two months before the […]
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Netflix has reversed a renewal decision on its dramedy GLOW, citing COVID-19 issues in not going forward with a fourth and final season for the series. The streamer has also canceled Teenage Bounty Hunters after a single season, though the decision there was not COVID-related. Both shows are executive produced by Jenji Kohan. “We’ve made the difficult decision […]
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Miley Cyrus is set to headline a new installment of “MTV Unplugged” from her Los Angeles home, the network announced Monday. The pop star will perform an original cover of “Gimme More” by Britney spears, as well as covers of songs by Pearl Jam, The Cardigans and more. In the tradition of “Unplugged,” Cyrus will […]
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Following Saturday’s news that theater giant and Regal parent company Cineworld will temporarily close its cinemas in the U.S. and U.K., the company has now said a decision is still pending. In a tweet, Cineworld confirmed it was considering the closure of its sites, of which it has more than 120 in the U.K. and roughly […]
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Kate McKinnon donned a pair of prop glasses and a black robe and transformed into Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for what seemed like a final time on the Oct. 3 Season 46 premiere of “Saturday Night Live.” The show paid tribute to Ginsburg, who passed away Sept. 18 from pancreatic cancer, by panning over […]
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Billy Crudup, fresh off his Emmy win for Apple’s The Morning Show, is in early negotiations to join Ezra Miller in The Flash, Warner Bros.’ feature project based on the DC superhero. “Rejoin” may be the better term here as Crudup has been associated with the long-gestating project since 2016. He was cast to play the father […]
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