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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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

They may have competing Sunday morning talk shows, but Chuck Todd, the host of NBC’s Meet the Press, says people should not blame Chris Wallace, the host of Fox News’ Fox News Sunday, for Tuesday night’s “trainwreck” of a first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden. Todd, speaking with The Hollywood Reporter for a piece that will run […]

NBCUniversal tried to harness two Fox News anchors in the recent past and failed. Now the company no doubt hopes the third time’s the charm. The company’s CNBC on Wednesday evening launched former Fox News daytime anchor Shepard Smith in a new 7 p.m. news hour that, as Smith himself described it, aims to give viewers “journalists and experts, […]