When Democrats begin their quadrennial confab in two weeks, it’ll be a test for broadcast and cable news on how to cover an event that will be like no other — without the celebratory atmosphere, masses of people, sky booths, giant balloon drops and perhaps even the chance of any unexpected moments of drama.
The CW will team with Women In Film Los Angeles to televise the organization’s star-filled Make It Work! variety show on August 26.
Announced on Tuesday, the variety special touts a lineup of influential women in the film and television worlds as Alison Brie, Beanie Feldstein, Alfre Woodard and others are set to make…
EXCLUSIVE: Kamie Crawford, the co-host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show, has signed with UTA.
The agency has signed Crawford for worldwide representation in all areas. It comes ahead of the premiere of the remotely-produced season of the non-scripted series, which returns to MTV on Wednesday August 5.
Crawford joined the…
Discovery and Science Channel’s simulcasted coverage Sunday of the return of the Space X Crew Dragon spacecraft from its two-month stint at the International Space Station was watched by 4.3 million viewers on the cable networks, Discovery said.
The strong numbers completed the networks’ own mission, after their…
EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Amy Quinn in the second season of All Rise.Lindsey Gort, who recurred as the character in the first season, has been promoted to series regular for season 2 of the CBS courthouse drama.
Gort’s Amy Quinn is a private defense lawyer who recently joined forces professionally with legal…
White House officials and top Democrats indicated some progress in talks over a massive new coronavirus relief package, including an extension of COVID-19 federal unemployment benefits.
“They made some concessions which we appreciated. We made some concessions which they appreciated,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schum…
Editors note: When he ran Universal Pictures and after he left to partner with Ivan Reitman in Montecito, Tom Pollock was a favorite call for journalists. He was not only a humorous truth teller with a spine, but one of those rare people who left us walking away from a call always feeling smarter for it. Deadline’s…
EXCLUSIVE: Miramax Television is rebooting cult 1997 horror sci-fi thriller movie Mimic as a TV series. Paul WS Anderson is set to direct the potential pilot and executive produce the series with his longtime producing partner Jeremy Bolt.
Jim Danger Gray (Orange Is the New Black) will write the adaptation, executive…
EXCLUSIVE: One of the most beloved television comedies is making a comeback. A Who's The Boss sequel is in development at Sony Pictures Television. Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano are on board to reprise their iconic roles as Tony and Samantha Micelli, a father/daughter relationship that families around the world grew up…
On Tuesday, an unusual message was posted on the California state COVID-19 dashboard. It read, “Due to the issues with the state’s electronic laboratory system, these data…
Giovanni Cianci, music producer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, has been fired after a woman accused him of sexual misconduct, we’ve learned.
In an Instagram post, musician Paige Stark alleges Cianci “harassed and attempted to assault” her. Stark told Deadline’s sister pub Variety, which first reported…
Netflix dropped a music video teaser from its new musical dramedy Julie and the Phantoms during its panel at the virtual TCA press tour Tuesday. The acoustic performance features the main cast playing “Edge of Great,” an original song from the show’s soundtrack. Watch it above.
Arriving on September 10, the series…
Fox Corp. on Tuesday reported total sales of $2.42 billion last quarter, in line with expectations, down slightly (4%) from a year ago but off $1 billion from the previous three months as COVID-19 hit advertising.
The company that owns Fox News, Fox Sports, Fox Entertainment and the Fox Television Stations had warned…
