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Ryan Seacrest Films First Day as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host: “Spinning With Excitement”
Ryan Seacrest was so excited about his first day hosting Wheel of Fortune that he could barely sleep the night before. The longtime American Idol host took over the syndicated game show from Pat Sajak, who ended his four-decade run as host last month. On Tuesday, Seacrest shared a video on his Instagram, giving fans a […]
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Jon Stewart Reacts to Trump’s Assassination Attempt: “We Dodged a Catastrophe”
Jon Stewart has weighed in on the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The Comedy Central host detailed his thoughts during his first time hosting The Daily Show since the weekend’s dramatic events. Stewart said that the country “dodged a catastrophe” and even compared the feeling of watching the Trump shooting to 9/11. “[It] was obviously […]
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Reality TV Has a Major Parity Issue
American Idol. Dancing With the Stars. Shark Tank. Survivor. They’re all major unscripted formats — and they’re all created by men. According to a new study, which was commissioned by content behemoth Banijay Entertainment in concert with Everywoman Studios and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, three in four reality TV creators are men. The […]
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Emmy Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Final Picks Ahead of Wednesday’s Nominations
At 8:30 a.m. PST on Wednesday morning, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will reveal its nominees for the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, which were chosen by its 22,000 voting members, hailing from 31 “peer groups,” during the nominations voting period that spanned June 13 through June 24. Below, you can find my final […]
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Fox Will Use NFL to Launch New Series ‘Universal Basic Guys,’ ‘Rescue: Hi-Surf’
Fox will use its biggest possible launchpad — Sunday NFL games — to help introduce two of its three new series for the fall to viewers. The animated comedy Universal Basic Guys will premiere after an NFL doubleheader on Sept. 8 and air a new episode each week before settling into its regular place behind The Simpsons […]
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2024 Emmy Nominations: Watch the Livestream
The nominations announcement for the 76th Emmy Awards is officially less than 24 hours away. Emmy winners Tony Hale (Veep) and Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary) are teaming up with Television Academy chair Cris Abrego to reveal the 2024 nominees. The virtual ceremony will be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET. “While this […]
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TV Ratings: Copa America, Euro Soccer Finals Draw Big Numbers for Fox and Univision
The finales of two major continental soccer tournaments brought in big TV audiences on Sunday. Both Fox and Univision set records for their telecasts of the Euro 2024 final between Spain and England and the Copa America final, featuring Argentina and Colombia. Spain-England drew a combined 9.43 million viewers Sunday afternoon, and in primetime, Argentina’s […]
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‘Poker Face’ Recruits Katie Holmes, Kumail Nanjiani, Giancarlo Esposito and Gaby Hoffmann for Season 2
Poker Face just revealed a winning hand for season two. Katie Holmes, Kumail Nanjiani, Giancarlo Esposito and Gaby Hoffmann have all been tapped as guest stars for season two of the hit Peacock series. The season doesn’t yet have a premiere date. The first season had 10 episodes. The murder mystery show starring Natasha Lyonne […]
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BBC to Introduce Welfare Measures on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ After “Gross Misconduct” Claims
The BBC has confirmed a chaperone will be present for every rehearsal of the U.K.’s beloved celebrity dance show, Strictly Come Dancing, following complaints about the behavior of two former professionals. Strictly fan-favorites Giovanni Pierce and Graziano Di Prima will not return for this year’s series, as the channel pledges two new dedicated welfare producers […]
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‘Loot,’ Starring Maya Rudolph, Renewed for Third Season at Apple TV+
Apple TV+ is ready to hand out some more Loot. The streamer has ordered a third season of the comedy series starring and executive produced by Maya Rudolph. The renewal comes seven weeks after Loot completed its second season. “We are thrilled to come back for a third season! We’re extremely fortunate to spend more […]
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Netflix Orders New Horror Series From The Duffer Brothers and Haley Z. Boston
Stranger Things may be nearing its end, but Netflix wants to stay in business with creators the Duffer Brothers for years to come. The streaming giant says that it has ordered a new “atmospheric horror series” called Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen. Haley Z. Boston is the creator and showrunner of the series, […]
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Octavia Spencer’s ‘Lost Women,’ ‘Feds’ Renewed at ID
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer has earned second seasons for the true crime Lost Women franchise and the FBI docuseries Feds from Investigation Discovery. The first seasons of Lost Women of Highway 20 and Feds premiered on ID in November 2023, and currently stream on Max. The renewals spring from a production deal between Spencer’s […]
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Colin Firth Boards ‘Young Sherlock’ Series at Amazon
Prime Video’s Young Sherlock series is adding another big name to its cast. Colin Firth has joined the Guy Ritchie-directed show, which is inspired by author Andy Lane’s Young Sherlock Holmes novel series. Firth joins a cast that also includes Hero Fiennes Tiffin in the title role, Joseph Fiennes and Natascha McElhone as Sherlock’s parents […]
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Jon Stewart Returns to ‘Daily Show’ Tonight For First Time Since Trump Shooting
Stewart is coming back sooner than expected after Monday's episode was canceled in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump.
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Halle Berry Exits Ryan Murphy’s Hulu Legal Drama
Halle Berry is leaving the practice. The Oscar winner is no longer starring in or executive producing Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Hulu legal drama All’s Fair due to a scheduling conflict with another project, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Earlier this month, it was announced that Berry was joining the A-list cast and executive producing team […]
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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Swipes at NBC Leadership After ‘Morning Joe’ Preemption
MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough says that he was “surprised” and “disappointed” after NBC leadership pulled his show Monday in favor of rolling breaking news coverage about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. ‘We’ve talked about it off the air, we’ll talk about it on the air, because we talk about everything on the […]
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