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How ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Proves There’s Life After Network TV for the YA Genre
Twenty years ago, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s breakout hit The O.C., about a group of teens coming of age in Newport Beach, premiered on Fox. By the time the 27-episode first season aired its finale in the spring of 2004, the show was the highest-rated drama on TV among adults 18 to 34 and […]
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Ty Burrell to Star in Roku Comedy ‘Tightrope!’ From EP Bryan Cranston
Ty Burrell and Bryan Cranston are set to walk a Tightrope! for the Roku Channel. The two Emmy winners are teaming up for a comedic reworking of a short-lived detective drama from the late 1950s (exclamation point very much included). Burrell will star in and executive produce the six-episode series, while Cranston is an executive […]
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Sandra Oh Reenacts ‘Princess Diaries’ Phone Scene for ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’
Sandra Oh is stepping into her vice principal role from The Princess Diaries once again for a special reunion. The actress reprised her Princess Diaries role as Vice Principal Geraldine Gupta on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Tuesday to introduce guest and her Princess Diaries co-star, Anne Hathaway. Hathaway played Princess Mia Thermopolis in the original 2001 film and its […]
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ABC News Meteorologist Rob Marciano Out at the Network
ABC News meteorologist Rob Marciano is out at the network. A source confirms to The Hollywood Reporter that the meteorologist and Good Morning America regular is no longer employed by the news division. The exact circumstances of his departure aren’t clear, though Page Six reported in March 2023 that he had been “banned” from GMA’s […]
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Robin Roberts Reveals She Broke Her Wrist Playing Tennis After ‘Good Morning America’ Absence
Robin Roberts fractured her wrist while playing tennis, the Good Morning America host revealed on Tuesday’s edition of the ABC morning show. “I took a tumble on the tennis court and fractured my wrist,” Roberts said in a backstage video posted to social media Tuesday morning. She had been off of GMA on Monday, with […]
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Alex Cross Series Gets Early Season 2 Pickup at Amazon
Amazon is doubling down on its Alex Cross series. The tech giant’s Prime Video streaming platform has ordered a second season of Cross, a drama starring Aldis Hodge and based on James Patterson’s best-selling novel series about a detective and forensic psychologist who delves into the minds of killers in order to catch them. The […]
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Netflix’s Jude Law-Jason Bateman Drama ‘Black Rabbit’ Rounds Out Cast
Netflix’s forthcoming drama Black Rabbit, starring Jason Bateman and Jude Law, is filling out its cast. Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, Abbey Lee, Odessa Young and Robin De Jesús will have regular roles in the limited series, which comes from creators Zach Baylin and Kate Susman. Seven actors — Amir Malaklou, Don Harvey, Forrest Weber, Francis Benhamou, […]
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Emmy Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Updated Picks as ‘Shogun’ Ends (Or Does It?), ‘Hacks’ Begins (Again) and ‘Expats’ Star Nicole Kidman Is Feted
SINCE THE LAST UPDATE With the May 31 Emmys eligibility cutoff almost exactly one month away, Emmys-related action is picking up. On April 22, Ryan Seacrest, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan came out for a screening and reception in Hollywood on behalf of ABC’s American Idol. Meanwhile, in New York, Peter Morgan, creator […]
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LGBTQ Characters Are Dropping Across Broadcast, Cable and Streaming Networks
LGBTQ characters are falling out of focus on the small screen. On Tuesday, GLAAD released the findings of the 19th edition of Where We Are on TV, a report from the media watchdog group that analyzes the number of LGBTQ regular and recurring characters on scripted primetime broadcast, scripted primetime cable and scripted series on […]
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Conan O’Brien Details His “Burning” Symptoms After ‘Hot Ones’ Appearance
When comedian Conan O’Brien’s Hot Ones episode began to pick up steam across the internet, some of his friends got the wrong idea. “I had a bunch of friends who saw my name all over Twitter and the first assumption is, ‘He’s dead,'” O’Brien said on his Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast. “I did […]
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‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Series in the Works at Netflix
Greg Berlanti and Netflix are going for a ride in the Mystery Machine. The streaming giant is near a deal for a live-action TV series based on the beloved Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon Scooby-Doo. The project has a script-to-series commitment at Netflix, meaning if the script is well received, it would trigger a straight-to-series order for […]
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Jason Kelce Heading to ESPN for NFL ‘Monday Night Countdown’
Jason Kelce has landed at ESPN. The former Philadelphia Eagles center has signed with the Disney-owned sports giant to work on its Monday Night Countdown NFL pregame show, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Kelce’s landing pad has been one of the hottest questions of the NFL offseason, with multiple TV partners pursuing him. Kelce participated […]
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International Audiences Drive ‘Fallout’ to Big Showing on Amazon
Fallout has become one of Prime Video’s biggest series ever — according to Prime Video. The well-reviewed show, based on the video game franchise of the same name, has become the second-most-watched title ever on the Amazon streaming service over its first 16 days of release, the company says. Prime Video says 65 million viewers worldwide […]
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Jerry Seinfeld Lists Jokes He Couldn’t Put in ‘Seinfeld’ Today
Jerry Seinfeld talked about the changing climate of comedy and some gags he could no longer get away with on his iconic NBC comedy. In an interview with The New Yorker, the 70-year-old comedian criticized “P.C.” culture for hurting comedy and cited some examples. “[In decades past, people] just expected there’ll be some funny stuff […]
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CBS’ ‘NFL Today’ Shakes Up Host Roster
A few days after an NFL draft that featured a run on first-round quarterbacks, CBS is making some QB changes at its long-running NFL Today studio show. Matt Ryan, a former league MVP who was a game analyst for the network last year, will move to the pregame desk for the 2024 season, joining James […]
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Borje Salming Miniseries Director Talks NHL Great: “He’s a King”
In a TV sports world filled with athletes, Swedish director Amir Chamdin sees Borje Salming — the late Hall of Fame defenseman who paved the way for Europeans into the National Hockey League when he joined the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1973 – as the perfect role model worthy of a pedestal for his humility and […]
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