“Saturday Night Live” alums Chris Rock and Martin Short will both return to their old Studio 8H stomping grounds later this month for the final two “SNL” episodes of 2024. For Rock, who will host on Dec. 14, this reps his fourth time in that role. And for Short, who hosts on Dec. 21, this […]

“The Chosen” will once again get a theatrical launch for its upcoming Season 5 before making its streaming debut. As previously expected, 5&2 Studios — the newly-formed production company now behind the global hit — will release Season 5, dubbed “The Chosen: Last Supper” in theaters in the weeks leading up to Easter (which is on April […]

SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 9 of “The Masked Singer,” “Peanuts Night,” which aired Thursday, November 28 on Fox. It was a dual elimination on a special Thursday edition of “The Masked Singer,” as the show celebrated both Thanksgiving and the Peanuts characters by eliminating both the Royal Knight and Sherlock Hound. […]

Shondaland president/COO Megha Tolia is exiting after three years in the top role, the shingle announced Tuesday. As part of the executive shift, chief innovation and design officer Sandie Bailey and chief marketing officer Chris DiIorio will now share the role of co-president. Bailey and DiIorio will keep their current oversight and responsibilities in addition […]

As “Cobra Kai” gets ready to drop its final five episodes early next year, stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka promised that the show will end on a thrilling note for fans. Speaking at a panel on the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot, Macchio and Zabka — along with the “Cobra Kai” executive producers — hinted […]

Everything’s still coming up Milhouse for Pamela Hayden. The actress, who has voiced Bart’s best friend on “The Simpsons” for 35 years, is retiring after Sunday night’s episode, “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes.” But Hayden said she has no regrets in parting ways with the long-running show. “How many actors can […]

Chuck Woolery, the veteran game show host who gained fame as the original emcee behind “Wheel of Fortune” and later as the face of the popular syndicated dating show “Love Connection,” has died. He was 83. The news was first reported on the social media site X by Woolery’s friend Mark Young, who noted that […]

A+E Networks has settled its “Live PD” dispute with Amazon-owned Big Fish Entertainment and Reelz. As part of the settlement, A+E and Amazon have struck a new multi-year licensing deal on A+E programming. “A+E Networks and Amazon have agreed to significantly expand their commercial relationship in a multi-year agreement that will amplify the reach of […]

Veteran TV agent and producer Michael Carlton “Cal” Boyington, whose credits included helping package MTV’s “The Osbournes,” has died. He was 53. Boyington was found unresponsive at his home in San Pedro on Nov. 18. The TV talent and packaging agent founded his own firm, the Vital Artists Agency, in 2020. Before that, he was […]

Matt Gaetz is out as Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, and late night reacted with glee. That included the Thursday audience at “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” which provided thunderous applause and cheers when Colbert announced the news. “We have something to be thankful for, because this afternoon, Matt Gaetz withdrew as Trump’s […]

Good grief! “The Masked Singer” pays tribute to Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends next week with “Peanuts Night.” The event will also air one day later than usual, Thursday, Nov. 28, as a Thanksgiving special. Variety has a first look at the Thanksgiving “Peanuts Night” edition of “The Masked Singer,” which kicks off with panelists […]

Before his death in May, songwriter Richard M. Sherman’s final gig for Disney was to write a new, bonus verse for “It’s A Small World.” Now, a new ABC special is set to unveil that verse for the first time. In “The Last Verse,” a three-and-a-half-minute short film airing next Wednesday on ABC, the new […]

The entire country of Chile has a vested interest in the success of Ted Danson’s new Netflix comedy, “A Man on the Inside.” In the series, Danson plays Charles, a retired widower who answers a help wanted ad — and is then hired by a P.I. to embed in a retirement community and spy on […]

SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 8 of “The Masked Singer,” “Miley Cyrus Night,” which aired November 20 on Fox. Drake Bell got a bit serious on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Masked Singer,” revealing what it felt like to be at the center of a media firestorm earlier this year. Bell, who […]

Serendipity seems to follow Ralph Macchio — and it most recently took him to Australia. In October, Coldplay released the song “The Karate Kid,” and it’s exactly what you think it’s about, down to the lyrics about “Daniel.” That, of course, is the name of the lead character played by Macchio in three “The Karate […]

NBC has landed on a February premiere for “Suits LA,” the follow-up to smash hit procedural “Suits”, as well as a date that month for its “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special. As the network unveiled its winter and midseason lineup, that also includes the ten-part docuseries “The Americas,” narrated by Tom Hanks, and the […]

PBS is expanding its presence in the linear, free streaming channel business. The public broadcaster has sealed a deal with Amazon to stream its PBS Kids channel, as well as 150 local PBS stations, as part of the Prime Video FAST channel offerings. “FAST” stands for free, ad-supported TV — but the PBS channels will […]

Despite the inaccurate reporting and speculation that Oprah Winfrey was personally paid by the Kamala Harris campaign to participate in the “Unite for America” livestream rally in September, Winfrey has once again confirmed that the $1 million spent by the campaign went directly to Harpo Prods.’ production fees. Harpo, after all, required the fees for […]

SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 7 of “The Masked Singer,” “Who Are You Fest Night,” which aired November 13 on Fox. It may have been a wipeout, but surfer Bethany Hamilton told Variety that she still enjoyed her brief appearance on “The Masked Singer.” Hamilton was the latest celebrity to be unmasked, […]