How are we supposed to live without Michael Bolton and Zooey Deschanel? Turns out we won’t have to. Bolton and Deschanel have signed on to host “The Celebrity Dating Game,” a new take on the format that has been picked up by ABC for eight one-hour episodes. You read that right. Bolton. Deschanel. Celebrities. “Dating Game.” As Bolton might […]
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CNN shook up its daytime schedule, unveiling a series of changes that will affect both its “New Day” morning program as well as its afternoon programming — the latest in a series of change at the nation’s big mainstream TV news outlets in the aftermath of the 2020 election. The WarnerMedia cable-news outlet intends to move early-afternoon anchor […]
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“Mom” will end its run on CBS this year at the conclusion of Season 8, Variety has learned. That means that the season finale currently scheduled for May 6 will now serve as the series finale. The show had been renewed for Seasons 7 and 8 in early 2019. News of the show’s conclusion comes after series co-lead Anna Farris […]
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WarnerMedia is announcing a stepped-up commitment to preschool and kids programming across Cartoon Network and streaming service HBO Max, with a goal of reaching 50 original preschool shows in the next two years. The company made the announcement of the fall programming plans ahead of a virtual upfront presentation to media buyers. HBO Max is ramping up its offerings for advertisers […]
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Oscar-, Golden Globe- and four-time Emmy-winner Regina King is set to star in and produce “Shirley,” the feature film biopic about Shirley Chisholm, America’s first Black congresswoman. The film, produced by Participant, will be written and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley, with production expected to begin later this year. The story tracks Chisholm’s 1972 presidential campaign, a groundbreaking […]
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Rush Limbaugh, the conservative firebrand radio host who was a pillar of right-wing media in the U.S. for more than 30 years, died on Wednesday after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 70. Limbaugh’s wife, Kathryn, announced the news on his radio show. Limbaugh disclosed the severity of his illness to listeners of his syndicated […]
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A new “NCIS” spinoff set in Hawaii is in development at CBS, Variety has learned from sources. Few plot details are available on the potential series, other than it will follow a team of Naval criminal investigators who operate on the Hawaiian islands. According to sources, Chris Silber, Jan Nash, and Matt Bosack are attached as writers and […]
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Longtime CNN Newsroom anchor Brooke Baldwin announced her surprise resignation from the cable news network on-air today, telling viewers that she’s leaving in April to focus on “amplifying the lives of extraordinary Americans and putting my passion for storytelling to good use.” “Before we get going, I want to start with some personal news,” Baldwin said at the start of […]
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On the heels of the news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting a second child, CBS has announced that Oprah Winfrey will sit down with the couple for a “wide-ranging” interview. “Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special” will air on CBS on March 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Winfrey will first speak with Markle, the Duchess of […]
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ABC News chief national correspondent Matt Gutman has been suspended for violating a company policy on Covid-19 safety. A spokesperson for the network declined to comment, as did Gutman. A source familiar with the situation said that Gutman was suspended for violating company safety rules having to do with going into a hospital for a story without getting permission from […]
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For as long as CNBC has been on the air, its viewers have seen Sue Herera. Starting next week, they may not spot her every day. The veteran business-news correspondent. who has hosted programs ranging from “Power Lunch” to “Nightly Business Report” during her more than three decades with the NBCUniversal-owned outlet, will become an anchor-at-large starting February 17. […]
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By now you’ve no doubt heard that White House spokesman TJ Ducklo reportedly threatened Politico reporter Tara Palmeri for working on a story about his relationship with Axios reporter Alexi McCammond. News broken by Vanity Fair revealed a nasty exchange in which Ducklo “made derogatory and misogynistic comments” and apparently even accused Palmeri of being “jealous.” Before Friday’s White House briefing, press secretary Jen Psaki announced on […]
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Reporters weighed in on the suspension of deputy White House press secretary TJ Ducklo Friday, and many questioned if he’d be fired after threatening to “destroy” a Politico reporter who was looking into his relationship with another member of the press. Reporters were quick to point out that after his inauguration, President Biden claimed he […]
Read moreJustin Timberlake on Friday apologized following the backlash he has received from a documentary about Britney Spears. The New York Times Presents Framing Britney Spears was released last Friday. The doc examines the singer’s conservatorship and her early 2000s downfall, which became fodder for late-night hosts and tabloids that delighted in her struggles. The doc includes a […]
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Keyboardist-composer Chick Corea, who attained stardom as a fusion pioneer and distinguished himself as a do-anything player across the jazz spectrum and beyond, died Tuesday from a rare form of cancer, his Facebook page announced. He was 79. He left a message on his page for his fans: “I want to thank all of those along my journey […]
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Actress Lynda Carter took to social media Wednesday to honor her late husband, Robert Altman. The 73-year-old gaming CEO’s passing was announced last week by his company, ZeniMax Media. “One week ago, my beloved husband Robert A. Altman passed away,” the “Wonder Woman” star began. “Robert is the love of my life and he always will be. Our 37 […]
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Earlier this year, social media accusations began to swirl against a frontrunner on the current season of “The Bachelor,” who has been criticized for photos that have re-surfaced from her past. The contestant, Rachael Kirkconnell, appears to have been photographed in attendance at an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal back in 2018, though she has not verified […]
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As impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell was presenting chilling security and other video footage during the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on Wednesday, Fox News cut away to The Five. The network did carry the Senate proceedings throughout the day, including earlier graphic footage, but the at 5 p.m. ET cutaway came at a particularly emotional moment, as […]
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Larry Flynt, the tenacious, controversial and free-thinking entrepreneur who took a string of strip clubs and built them into Hustler, one of the world’s most successful sex-based brands, has died. He was 78. Flynt died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from a sudden illness, according to his manager Minda Gowen. Flynt changed […]
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You can now mark your calendars for Kate Winslet‘s HBO homecoming. The premium cabler has announced that the Mildred Pierce star’s new limited series, Mare of Easttown, will premiere Sunday, April 18, at 10/9c. Created by Brad Ingelsby (The Way Back), the seven-episode drama centers on Winslet’s Mare Sheehan, “a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as […]
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The awards season’s uncertain times continue, and the Academy Awards have been planning for multiple scenarios for their annual telecast, which was pushed back two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first details regarding the Oscars ceremony have emerged, and it will have an in-person show, not just from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, but from multiple locations. The […]
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Claire Danes is taking on the lead role in Apple’s drama series The Essex Serpent. The former Homeland star takes over for Keira Knightley, who was cast in the project last year but later dropped out, citing concerns around a rise in coronavirus cases in the U.K. The Essex Serpent is based on an award-winning novel by Sarah Perry. Danes […]
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J.K. Simmons and Nina Arianda are in negotiations to join Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Aaron Sorkin’s drama centered on television icons Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz of I Love Lucy fame. The project, titled Being the Ricardos, is set up as a feature at Amazon Studios. Kidman and Bardem are in negotiations to portray Ball and Arnaz, the […]
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Sandra Bullock is the latest star to come aboard Sony Pictures’ action thriller “Bullet Train,” Variety has confirmed. Bullock joins an ensemble cast jam-packed with stars, including Brad Pitt, Joey King, Lady Gaga, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Logan Lerman, Bad Bunny, Andrew Koji, Brian Tyree Henry, Masi Oka, Michael Shannon, Hiroyuki Sanada and Karen Fukuhara. The details […]
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Vocalist Mary Wilson, who co-founded the Supremes as a 15-year-old in a Detroit housing project and stayed with the fabled, hitmaking Motown Records trio until its dissolution in 1977, died on Monday night at her home in Las Vegas. She was 76. Wilson’s longtime publicist, Jay Schwartz, reported that she died suddenly. The circumstances of her death were […]
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