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John Legend took the stage at the Emmy Awards on Monday to honor the stars who left us during the past year. The “In Memoriam” segment was one of the highlights of the night, with the EGOT winner performing his new song “Pieces.” Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery Anthony Anderson presented Legend and…

Anthony Anderson had some choice words about yesterday’s Emmy snub of his comedy Black-ish, joking about the show’s dearth of major nominations while guest hosting last night on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. “You know who did not get nominated for a Primetime Emmy this morning?,” Anderson said near the start of his opening…

Mehcad Brooks is joining Law & Order in season 22 of the NBC drama. He will help fill the void left by Anthony Anderson, who opted not to return after reprising his role in season 21 as Detective Kevin Bernard from the series' original run. No character name or description is available yet for Brooks, who was most…

Detective Kevin Bernard has turned in his badge one more time. Anthony Anderson, who reprised his character from the series’ original run in the new Season 21, will not be returning for Season 22. As Deadline reported in November, Anderson had signed a one-year deal and has chosen not to continue on the upcoming…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of Tuesday’s series finale of Black-ish on ABC. After eight seasons, Kenya Barris’ ABC comedy Black-ish came to a bittersweet end with the series-finale episode “Homegoing,” with the Johnson family selling their place so they could return to living in a Black neighborhood. It…

Editor's note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can't-miss episodes of ongoing series each week. 1. ‘Law & Order’ Season 21 Premiere: The 'dun, dun" is still there, the format is fundamentally the same, plus Sam Waterston, Camryn Manheim and Anthony Anderson are back…

Almost 12 years after Law & Order was abruptly canceled by NBC, Dick Wolf's Emmy-winning drama series is returning Feb. 24 for a 21st season, which features Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson reprising their roles from the original series, joined by new cast additions Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy and…

Black-ish boss Kenya Barris was just hoping to get a show on the air when he first created the family comedy. Now in its final season, the ABC title starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross as the pillars of the Johnson family, has far exceeded his expectations. “We wanted to say something that as much as we…

Anthony Anderson has become the first Law & Order alum to sign for the upcoming Season 21. Meanwhile, Hugh Dancy has been tapped as a lead in the revival of Dick Wolf’s venerable crime drama. Anderson, who I hear has signed a one-year deal, will reprise his role as Detective Kevin Bernard, which he played on Seasons…

The recently greenlighted Season 21 of Dick Wolf’s Law & Order is expected to bring back a number of popular cast members from the Emmy-winning crime drama’s 20-year run on NBC. During an interview with Rachael Ray for an upcoming episode of her syndicated daytime talk show, L&O alum Anthony Anderson revealed that he…

Jennifer Hudson, Halle Berry, Barry Jenkins and Anthony Anderson are among this year’s honorees for the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Black Cinema & Television. Inaugurated in 2014, the annual event has honored standout achievements in Black filmmaking, and this year will be the first to incorporate…

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery+ announced its first-ever cross-brand, cross-platform Halloween programming offering dubbed Ghostober, which includes more than 50 hours of shows from 14 series and specials. Many of the series and specials are led by celebrities and supernatural experts like Eli Roth, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, Ant…