Aaron Sorkin was clearly moved on Friday during his visit to the White House to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “The West Wing” — so much so that it has him pondering a revival of the critically adored political drama. “If I had an idea, sure,”  Sorkin told Variety afterward. “I didn’t think about it […]

“The Chosen” creator Dallas Jenkins has launched 5&2 Studios and has unveiled a slate of projects in the works — including an animated series, an unscripted show with Bear Grylls and a multi-season take on the story of Moses. According to 5&2 Studios’ mission statement, the indie studio plans to “produce Bible-inspired stories through uniquely human […]

Fresh off their reunion on Sunday night’s 76th Emmys, some of the key stars and producers from “The West Wing” are off to the White House for a celebration being thrown by First Lady Jill Biden. In honor of the 25th anniversary of Warner Bros. TV’s “The West Wing” (which premiered on September 22, 1999, […]

Oprah Winfrey will sit down with actress Riley Keough — Elvis Presley’s granddaughter — for the CBS primetime event “An Oprah Special: The Presleys — Elvis, Lisa Maria and Riley,” which will air next month. The conversation reps the first extensive interview with Keough about her family since the death of her mother, Lisa Marie […]

For decades, CBS was known as the “Tiffany Network.” Now, CBS president/chief marketing officer Mike Benson is ready to “break some Tiffany glass.” The exec, who has been giving CBS a modern image overhaul since taking over in 2019, has now turned his attention to its comedy brand. Timed to the fall launch of the […]

Perhaps the toughest call for an awards producer is figuring out when to start playing a winner off the stage. On Sunday night’s 76th Emmys, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” had just won yet another prize — its second in a row for scripted variety series — and the host’s speech had started to […]

It’s been less than 24 hours since production wrapped on the 76th Emmy Awards, but Jesse Collins and his fellow executive producers are already on the go — specifically, to New Orleans. The team is flying to the Big Easy on Tuesday to scout the Superdome as they plan next February’s Super Bowl LIX halftime […]

Jon Stewart just won his 23rd Emmy on Sunday night — and his first in nearly a decade as part of the team on “The Daily Show.” Has the success of his once-a-week return inspired him to perhaps extend his stay with the series? As Stewart announced at the start of the year, he planned […]

“The Bear” is an Emmy beast. The FX series just broke its own record for the most Primetime Emmys won by a comedy series in a single year, scoring 11 trophies during the 76th Emmys. That’s an improvement over last year’s 10 Emmys, which was the previous record for a laffer. Big wins on Sunday […]

“Hacks,” “Fellow Travelers,” “Black Cake” and Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” were among the big winners on Thursday as Humanitas revealed its 2024 Humanitas Prize recipients. The ceremony, held at Avalon Hollywood, revealed honors in nine juried categories, including TV, film and documentary fields. “We actually got something friends,” “Origin” filmmaker Ava DuVernay said in accepting the […]

“Dallas” star Linda Gray has re-teamed with TV movie exec producer Larry Thompson to pitch a spooky film set at Southfork Ranch — the real-life location that served as the setting for the hit 1980s primetime soap. Gray and Thompson worked on last December’s hit Lifetime TV “Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas.” This […]

Kaitlyn Conley is a convicted killer, accused of manslaughter in the death of her former boss and the mother of her ex-boyfriend. But in the new three-part Hulu docuseries “Little Miss Innocent: Passion. Poison. Prison.,” Conley attempts to explain why she was wrongfully sent to prison for the 2015 killing. ABC News Studios is behind […]

Welcome to Emmy week! And we’re already off to a record-breaking event, as FX’s “Shōgun” has made history before the Primetime Emmys ceremony even takes place. With 14 wins over the course of the Creative Arts Emmys weekend, “Shōgun” is now the most-honored program in a single year — besting “John Adams” (13 in 2008) […]

Get ready for more nostalgia on Sunday’s 76th Emmy Awards — the second one this year, we keep reminding you — but with a twist. Unlike the 75th ceremony in January, which focused on cast reunions, this time the producers are mashing together iconic stars and their characters, past and present. That means famous TV […]

Seacrest, in. New “Wheel of Fortune” host Ryan Seacrest kicked off his tenure as the new host of the syndicated “Wheel of Fortune” with a healthy boost in the nation’s major TV markets. According to early data, Monday’s Season 42 premiere averaged a 4.62 household rating in the overnight markets, vs. a 2.94 rating for […]

Amazon MGM Studios global head of awards Debra Birnbaum is departing to take over as editor-in-chief of Penske Media Corporation’s Gold Derby awards prediction platform, the company announced Tuesday. As part of the news, Gold Derby founder and president Tom O’Neil will retire from day-to-day oversight of the site and serve as president emeritus. In […]

Netflix is bringing back a new season of its cooking series “Dinner Time Live With David Chang,” and just in time for the holidays. The series’ Season 2 is set to launch on Tuesday, Oct. 8, with nine 50-minute episodes, which will roll out weekly. On “Dinner Time Live,” the famed restauranteur (founder of the […]

Dick Van Dyke is a living legend, and there aren’t enough awards in the world to properly honor the icon of screens big and small. But unfortunately, despite reports to the contrary over the weekend, a Primetime Emmy in 2024 won’t be one of them. Van Dyke did not personally win an Emmy at the […]

It was opening night for Ryan Seacrest on Monday’s episode of “Wheel of Fortune” — and so perhaps it was appropriate that the first puzzle out of the gate was “OPENING NIGHT,” based off the clue, “show biz.” “It feels that way over here!” Seacrest remarked after one of the show’s contestants solved the game. […]