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Jennette McCurdy, who shared the iCarly spotlight with co-star Miranda Cosgrove, revealed why she’s called it quits for acting. In the February 24 episode of her fish out of water podcast, McCurdy spoke with Anna Faris about her experience as a child star and why she left the acting realm. McCurdy, who many know as iCa…

CBS' praised Mom — the network’s longest-running comedy series on the air — will end its run after the current eighth season. Mom‘s series finale has been set for May 6 in its Thursday 9 p.m. time period. This is the last season of Mom’s two-year pickup the Chuck Lorre-produced multi-camera comedy received in 2019…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Mom‘s season 8 premiere.  When Anna Faris surprisingly exited Mom back in September, viewers wondered how the show would explain Christy’s absence. However, with tonight’s season 8 premiere, Mom provided a clear, yet sudden answer. The first episode of season 8, “Sex…

What happens after a star leaves a successful show? Some thrive, others stumble. Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva reported on Friday that Anna Faris was leaving CBS’s popular comedy Mom after 8 years. Click on the video above for details on her departure and a look at other shows and stars that have weathered abrupt…

In a major shakeup, CBS’ sitcom Mom is losing one of its two title characters. Anna Faris will not be returning to the series for its upcoming eighth season, leaving Allison Janney as the sole lead. The move is surprising. Both Faris and Janney are in the middle of two-year contracts they signed in spring 2019 after…

Anna Faris, who is currently appearing in CBS/Warner Bros series Mom, has signed for both lead roles in comedy feature Summer Madness, which the actress will also produce. James Mottern (Trucker) is directing the project. Shoot is planned for spring 2020. The Exchange is handles world sales and will introduce at…

EXCLUSIVE: Chuck Lorre’s praised CBS comedy Mom has received a two-season pickup by CBS. The renewal follows the studio Warner Bros. TV securing new deals with stars Anna Faris and Allison Janney. After lengthy negotiations., the two actresses have inked new two-year contracts with major salary increases to continue…

The Big Bang Theory is already set to end its run with its current 12th season. But could CBS lose both of Chuck Lorre’s long-running comedy series? The Lorre-executive produced Mom is in the midst of its sixth season, the last under stars Anna Faris and Allison Jamey's original contracts. I hear CBS would like to get…

The streets will be alive with the sound of music April 23 when James Corden’s third Carpool Karaoke primetime special welcomes Christina Aguilera (in the car) and Allison Janney, Anna Faris, Kunal Nayyar and Iain Armitage (in the street). The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special will feature at least two…

The first full trailer for the Eugenio Derbez-Anna Faris romantic comedy Overboard is out, advancing the film’s April 13 debut in theaters. The remake of the 1987 Goldie Hawn-Kurt Russell comedy, which was helmed by Garry Marshall, now has  a new twist: Director Rob Greenberg has flipped the gender roles. Derbez plays…

It’s been 30 years since Goldie Hawn’s pampered heiress tormented carpenter Kurt Russell then got amnesia in the Garry Marshall-directed comedy Overboard. Now director Rob Greenberg has flipped the gender roles for a remake starring Eugenio Derbez as a spoiled playboy and Anna Faris as a put-upon single mom hired to…

Mom stars Allison Janney and Anna Faris and series co-creator/executive producer Chuck Lorre are standing with Planned Parenthood. The praised comedy series is spearheading a donation campaign to support the organization in response to recent partisan political efforts to target the women's health care provider. In…