The platform is not proceeding with new seasons of “Step Up: High Water” and “Wayne,” and scrapping two more pilots, as part of its eventual shift from an SVOD to an AVOD model.
Comedian Kip Addotta, who frequently appeared on The Tonight Show, has died. His family posted on Facebook but did not provide details on his death. He was 75.
Addotta’s credits in addition to The Tonight Show included The Midnight Special, Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, and the syndicated Make Me Laugh. He also hosted…
The American Ninja Warrior juggernaut rolls on, as a repeat of the athletic competition again topped the Friday night ratings.
ANW scored an 0.6/4 and 3.03 million viewers for its two-hour time slot, its best 18-49 showing for an encore since June 28. That and Dateline’s 0.5/3 and 3.31 million viewers led the peacock…
Richard Williams, an Academy Award-winning animator best known for his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has died. He passed at his home in Bristol, UK on Friday at age 86.
A triple Oscar and triple BAFTA winner, Williams also did two of the Pink Panther films and Casino Royale.
His first film, The Little Island, was…
Reality star Todd Chrisley has fired back on social media concerning a pending indictment for financial crimes and trouble within his family. He also said his USA Networks show would go on despite the swirling drama.
Todd and Julie Chrisley, the stars of USA Network’s Chrisley Knows Best, were federally indicted on…
And then there were none. CBS has opted not to pick up drama seriesInstinct starring Alan Cumming for a third season.
The network in May postponed a renewal decision on four midseason drama series, which were either still airing or yet to premiere — sophomore Instinct, freshmen The Code and The Red Line, and…
Big deals that happened, big deals that didn’t happen, and celebrations of some of music’s greatest artists were on tap this week. As summer fades, so, too, are many music festivals heading gently into that good night, as increased competition for acts and patrons has led the saturated markets to take a step back. The…
Chef Mario Batali no longer holds a stake in Italian marketplace Eataly, a venue he once heavily promoted.
Chris Giglio, a spokesman for Eataly USA, told The Associated Press on Friday that the company has purchased Batali's minority interest. Batali had no direct involvement with Eataly since December 2017, Giglio…
ESPN’s loss is the Philadelphia Eagles gain, as veteran quarterback Josh McCown has opted to leave his position as an analyst with the sports network to return to football.
McCown retired in the off-season after serving as a mentor last year to New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold. He will fill the Eagles need for a…
Fresh off a major rally in New Hampshire, President Donald Trump started off his Saturday tweetstorm by focusing on a brewing confrontation in Portland, Oregon between his supporters and the masked radical Antifa agitators.
Planned protests this weekend between left and right wing demonstrators could explode, as…
EXCLUSIVE: With a projected $1.109B through tomorrow, Spider-Man: Far From Home will swing past Skyfall ($1.108B) to become Sony Pictures' highest-grossing global release ever. The Sony/Marvel sequel's split is expected to hit $376M domestic and $733M at the international box office through Sunday.
The milestone comes…
3rd Update, Saturday AM Final w/chart: There isn’t a studio executive out there who would disagree: the $20.8M opening for Universal’s Good Boys this weekend is fantastic for the theatrical business.
With comedies long-believed dead at the box office and gobbled up by streaming, here comes an R-rated raunchy one that…
Veteran WVUE-TV news reporter and anchor Nancy Parker was killed in a small plane crash this afternoon at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans. She was 53.
Parker and the as-yet unidentified pilot of the small plane died in the crash, but officials couldn’t say yet what caused the accident. Her death was confirmed by the…
