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NBC is doing a little fall schedule shuffling, moving the premiere of its game show revival Weakest Link back by a day, adding a second night of Dateline NBC and making a few other minor tweaks. The Jane Lynch-hosted Weakest Link now will premiere at 8 p.m. Tuesday, September 29; it had been set to bow the night…

Jane Lynch fondly remembered her former Glee co-star Naya Rivera today as “a force” whose talent was under-recognized. Lynch spoke about Rivera during the 4th hour of the Today show on Wednesday, speaking with Jenna Bush Hager. The 33-year-old Rivera died last month from drowning in a California lake. “She was a force…

The hit British import and international game show format Weakest Link is making a comeback with Jane Lynch as host and executive producer. NBC has greenlit 13 episodes of the rapid-fire quiz show, with production to begin later this year. Co-produced by BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm and Universal Television…

NBC is bringing gametime back to primetime this weekend. The net will air the first of five new Hollywood Game Night episodes at 7 p.m. Sunday. Jane Lynch, who won back-to-back Emmys in 2014-15 for hosting the show, will return to welcome celebrity friends to her summer beach house for more challenges and games. The…

Suzanne Whang, the 56-year-old former host of House Hunters who died Tuesday of breast cancer, was remembered today by HGTV for her warm personality and welcoming voice. “Suzanne was warm, funny and kind with a distinctive voice that made everyone feel at home,” the channel said in a statement. “Our HGTV family mourns…

Speaking backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys on Sunday in the wake of winning her guest comedy gong for Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Jane Lynch revealed that she has a comedy series in the works at Netflix, in which she would star with Cyndi Lauper. “We’re our ages now. I’m almost 60, and she’s 65. We’re…

Creative Arts Emmy Awards regular Jane Lynch took home her first guest actress honor at Sunday’ show. This time, she got the gold for her role in Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, on which she plays comedienne Sophie Lennon. “The company I keep in this category,” Lynch said onstage accepting the award. “I'm just so…

Mayor Pete Buttigieg has only officially been in the presidential race for one day, and the South Bend, Indiana politician has already raised big bucks. James Murdoch, considered the more moderate of conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s sons, donated $2,800 to Buttigieg last month, according to Federal Election…

Jane Lynch is returning to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She is set to reprise her guest-starring role of Sophie Lennon in two episodes of the praised Amazon comedy series’ upcoming second season. Lynch appeared in Episode 7 of Mrs. Maisel’s freshman season, earning a nomination for an outstanding guest actor in a comedy…

Let the games continue. NBC has given a 13-episode Season 6 renewal to Hollywood Game Night, its summer series hosted by Jane Lynch. No word yet on a premiere date or celebrity guests. The show features two contestants who are transported from their everyday lives into a night of fun as they step beyond the velvet…

Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison were some of Mark Salling’s Glee co-stars that sent their condolences after he died today at the age of 35. In a video on TMZ, Lynch said that she that Salling’s death was “tragic” and that she was “broken-hearted.” She said she will remember him “as the guy who made that who made that…

EXCLUSIVE: Telepictures, which is behind the hugely successful Ellen DeGeneres talk show, is looking to bring another funny lady to daytime. I have learned that Warner Bros.’ syndication production arm is developing a new daytime format for Jane Lynch. Details about the project are still sketchy as it is in early…