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Natalie Morales followed through on her expected exit from NBCUniversal’s Access, in a memo to staff sent on a quiet holiday Friday. Morales is expected to keep up her relationship with NBC News, as a Today correspondent out of Los Angeles, and Dateline contributor. On the nationally syndicated daytime celeb-news…

“Is this project an attempt by NBC to fill a decades-long hole in pop culture left by Cheers departure?” was not the first question the cast and creators of Abby’s got asked during their TCA Q&A. It was the second. “It’s a nice comparison, but I think our show is much better,” EP Josh Malmuth joked to TV critics…

Reelz announced its fall slate at TCA today, featuring a new true-crime series hosted by Geraldo Rivera, some Natalie Morales-hosted specials, and new series about mob killers and celebrity breakups. It also set premiere dates for those programs and others; read the details below. "Our new series and specials build on…

EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Morales, Mira Sorvino and Steve Howey are the latest to board the Dave Bautista-Kumail Nanjiani buddy comedy Stuber, from 20th Century Fox and director Michael Dowse. Written by Tripper Clancy, the plot centers on a mild-mannered Uber driver (Nanjiani) who picks up a grizzled cop (Bautista) on the…

Former The Grinder regular Natalie Morales has landed the lead role in NBC comedy pilot Abby’s from Josh Malmuth, Mike Schur's Fremulon, 3 Arts and Universal TV. Written by Malmuth, Abby's echoes the tradition of one of NBC's classic comedy series Cheers. It is set at an unlicensed bar in San Diego where the regulars…

Former Today anchors Ann Curry and Natalie Morales have, more or less, weighed in on the sexual harassment allegations against the now-fired Matt Lauer, though neither is adding much to the emerging public portrait of their one-time colleague. In an interview with People that had been set up before the Lauer news…

Natalie Morales (The Grinder, Parks and Recreation) has been cast as one of the leads in Losing It, a single-camera family comedy from Growing Up Fisher and Truth Be Told creator DJ Nash and Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment. Written by Nash, Losing It is about three misfit adult siblings and their parents who…

The Grinder alumna Natalie Morales is set to recur opposite Leighton Meester and Adam Pally in Fox's comedy series Making History. Produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie) and written by Julius "Goldy" Sharpe (Family Guy), Making History follows three friends from two different centuries as they…

Here’s how it looked as Natalie Morales joined Access Hollywood today. In May, NBCU announced Morales was moving to Los Angeles to become Today's West Coast anchor, and to host NBCUniversal's Access Hollywood and Access Hollywood Live. The announcement came days after that other chronic Today show report, that Billy Bu…

Natalie Morales is moving to Los Angeles to become Today’s West Coast anchor, and to host NBCUniversal’s Access Hollywood and Access Hollywood Live. The move comes days after that other chronic Today show report, that Billy Bush was leaving Access Hollywood to join the morning infotainment franchise, flared up again…

Natalie Morales is hitting the court for Battle of the Sexes, the Fox Searchlight pic about the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Emma Stone and Steve Carell are set as the leads. Morales will play Rosie Casals, a one of “The 9” — the first women to form their own tennis league and go on…

Mary Elizabeth Ellis (New Girl), Natalie Morales (Parks & Recreation) and William Devane (24: Live Another Day) will co-star opposite Rob Lowe and Fred Savage in The Grinder, Fox's comedy pilot from Andrew Mogel, Nick Stoller and Jarrad Paul. Written by Mogel and Paul and directed by Jake Kasdan, The Grinder stars…