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Sarah Rafferty and Lily Harris have joined the cast of NBC’s Chicago Med. Rafferty will continue to portray Dr. Pamela Blake, a quick-paced renowned transplant surgeon who wants things her way. The Suits alum made her debut on the show in the Oct. 20 episode titled, “Change is a Tough Pill to Swallow.” Harris is…

EXCLUSIVE: NBC has given a put pilot commitment to Blank Slate, an hourlong drama from The Brave creator Dean Georgaris and The Blacklist producer Davis Entertainment. Written by Georgaris, Black Slate is a high-concept procedural about a government agent who may not be what he seems. Georgaris executive produces with…

EXCLUSIVE: Hayley Marie Norman has joined the cast of NBC’s Kenan for Season 2 in a recurring role. Norman will portray the character of Janay, a new force in Kenan’s (Kenan Thompson) life. She is described as funny, beautiful, fierce, loving, and determined to get what she wants. Janay comes into Gary's (Chris Redd)…

In a rerun-filled Sunday primetime, NBC’s coverage of the Sunday Night Football game between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers unsurprisingly topped the evening in both demo rating and viewership. Earning a 3.2 rating in the 18-49 demo and 11.77 million viewers, per fast nationals, Sunday’s game saw the…

Jason Sudeikis returned as Vance, the overzealous, tracksuit wearing backup dancer in the latest What Up With That? skit on his SNL hosting debut. Sudeikis was joined by Fred Armisen as Giuseppe, the Kenny G-esque saxophone player, with Kenan Thompson taking on his traditional role as Diondre Cole, the host of the BET…

Colin Jost has surpassed Seth Meyers as the Saturday Night Live star who has appeared most on SNL's Weekend Update. Jost has hosted the iconic desk sketch on 155 episodes since he first took the chair in 2014. Tonight, he ribbed Kanye West, Facebook, Goop and Bridgerton, while Jason Sudeikis popped by to re-create his…

Ellen got a male-fronted spinoff, Mellen, on Saturday Night Live. Jason Sudeikis skewered Ellen DeGeneres' show with his own take on the daytime format with its own "hard masculine edge” in a filmed skit tonight. Mellen is a "man's man" and the show provides "in your face entertainment" where he won't just high-five…

Brock Lesnar and Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown topped the demo competition on Friday with an 0.5. The perennial Friday night wrestling winner was the winner in the 18-49 and 18-34 demos, respectively. However, CBS crime drama Blue Bloods won the largest audience honors, serving 5.78 million viewers while pulling in…

Lopez Vs. Lopez, a family comedy starring George Lopez and his daughter Mayan, has been picked up to pilot at NBC. This comes after Deadline revealed that the multi-camera project, which comes from The Conners duo Bruce Helford and Debby Wolfe, had scored a put pilot commitment earlier this summer. Lopez Vs. Lopez is…

For the third week in a row, Fox has topped Thursday primetime with its coverage of NFL Football. Last night, the network’s broadcast of the Denver Broncos-Cleveland Browns game drew in the evening’s highest rating and most viewers. The game saw the Browns walk away victorious 17-14 against their Denver opponents. Per…

What would Ted Lasso do? These were the words recent Emmy winner Jason Sudeikis seemed to be asking himself, as he prepared for his first appearance as host of SNL. In a promo unveiled today, the actor appeared with cast members Chloe Fineman and Alex Moffat and musical guest Brandi Carlile to tease what fans can…

Jesse Spencer said goodbye to NBC’s Chicago Fire after 10 seasons on Wednesday night and the actor says his character Matt Casey’s departure was “perfect.” “It wraps up ten years for me,” Spencer told members of the media about his exit from the series. “I think it was pretty organic that he’s leaving and he’s going…