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Why did the chicken cross the road? To see Mario Lopez act as Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Colonel Sanders on Lifetime, of course. On Monday, Lifetime turned heads when it announced an unusual casting for an even odder title. The network shared a poster on Twitter promoting its new “original mini-movie,” A Recipe For Seduc…

UPDATE: After receiving backlash from Selena Gomez fans on social media, Peacock will remove the scenes from Saved By The Bell where characters joke about the singer’s 2017 kidney transplant. Deadline has confirmed the scenes’ removal. The move, which follows the NBC streaming network’s apology and donation to Gomez’s…

Thanksgiving may look a little different this year as the Covid-19 pandemic keeps families from reuniting for turkey dinners, but Macy’s will continue with its annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in a modified fashion Thursday. Set to feature performances and appearances by Dolly Parton, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots…

Peacock’s Saved by the Bell has dropped a trailer that’s as fresh as the reimagining itself. The trailer for the NBC streaming platform’s original title gives Saved by the Bell fans, both new and original, a first look into the updated, quirky world of Bayside High. The trailer kicks off with Alycia Pascual-Peña’s…

Menudo, one of the biggest Latin boy bands in history, is making a comeback. Universal Television Alternative Studio has acquired the rights to Menudo, an hour-long, weekly competition format that will search for and rebuild one of the most iconic boy bands of all time. Access Hollywood co-host Mario Lopez is set to…

Mario Lopez is dropping hints about the upcoming Saved by the Bell reboot. The TV host and actor took to Instagram Friday to give fans a first look the the new series. The video showed Lopez and co-star Elizabeth Berkley on the set at the iconic The Max diner as they prepared to shoot a promo for NBC's streaming…

Santa Claus is coming to town for the 88th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade — that means you better watch out for street closures. The celebration begins on Sunday, December 1 at 5 p.m. It will include musical performances by Jesse & Joy, Dionne Warwick, Brandon Jenner, Sheléa, The Band Of Merrymakers, Rock of Ages…

Every dog has its day, according to the old saying. But a particular group of dogs will have a bit more in the form of a one-hour special. The CW Network will celebrate our four-legged friends with The CW Dog Honors, hosted by Mario Lopez and set for  Wednesday, January 15 at 8 PM ET.  Commemorating some of the most…

Nancy O’Dell is leaving her perch as co-host of Entertainment Tonight after nearly a decade with the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine. The veteran showbiz journalist made the announcement at the end of today’s broadcast. "Tonight, I'm excited to tell you about the start of a new chapter in my life,” she began. “A…

Mario Lopez missed the latest taping of Extra today as he tried to quell the controversy over remarks he made about raising transgender children, apologizing for his comments. Lopez made the comments during an appearance on the Candace Owens podcast last month, suggesting that it was “dangerous” for parents to be…

EXCLUSIVE: It’s official. Entertainment veteran Mario Lopez (Extra) is the new host of NBCUniversal’s Access Hollywood. Beginning September 9, Lopez will join Kit Hoover and Scott Evans as host of both Access Hollywood and its daytime counterpart, Access Daily (formerly Access Live). Additionally, Lopez has signed an…

Netflix has ordered 16 episodes of The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia, a multi-camera Latinx comedy series co-created by Mario Lopez and Speechless and Melissa & Joey producer Seth Kurland. The news comes after Netflix in March opted to cancel another Latin-centered family comedy, a remake of Norman Lear’s One Day…