The devastating Eaton fire is now taking aim at Mt. Wilson, threatening the antenna farm and broadcasting transmitters located up there, as well as the historic Mt. Wilson observatory. Should the fire reach the top of the mountain, it could pose major communications issues and limit the broadcasting capabilities of Los Angeles’ major TV and […]

CBS is postponing tonight’s originally scheduled premiere of “Hollywood Squares” a week due to the wildfires throughout the Los Angeles area. As a result, the show will now bow on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. ET instead. According to insiders, the decision was made because it didn’t feel appropriate to showcase a lighthearted show […]

This week’s “Abbott Elementary” episode is just half of the story. “Volunteers” featured the long-awaited crossover with FX’s long-running “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” as told from the vantage point of the hit ABC sitcom. But you’ll have to wait for the upcoming season of “Sunny” to get the Gang’s take. “Scenes that were happening […]

Perhaps we should call it the “Queen Elizabeth rule.” The Television Academy has unveiled a few new Emmy Awards rules tweaks, including one that should impact the guest performer categories. Under the new rule, any performer who had previously been nominated or has won in a lead or supporting category can no longer shift to […]

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences continue to realign the timing for some of its biggest shows. The Daytime Emmys, which traditionally air in June (except when COVID and then the Hollywood strikes forced some rescheduling), will be shifting to October this year. And the News & Documentary Emmys, which usually take place […]

ABC News is taking even a little more time to enjoy “The View.” The long-running daytime chat show is set to expand to the weekends starting Jan. 11. “The Weekend View” is a half-hour that will air on streaming platform ABC News Live and feature the show’s Friday panel, which includes moderator Joy Behar, along […]

Drew Goddard didn’t have any designs on returning to broadcast. But then ABC asked him to take a look at the French-Belgian series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (HPI)” — and it immediately inspired to turn it into the Alphabet primetime procedural “High Potential.” “The last thing I wanted to do at that time was go back to […]

The Directors Guild of America has named the nominees for its 2024 awards in the outstanding directorial achievement in television, commercials and documentary categories. “Shogun,” “The Bear” and “The Penguin” all lead with three nominations each. The winners will be announced at the 77th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at The Beverly […]

Joey King (“A Family Affair,” “We Were The Lucky Ones”) and Cooper Koch (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” “They/Them”) have been tapped to announce the nominees for the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards this Wednesday, Jan. 8. Netflix’s YouTube channel will carry the announcement beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. […]

“Shogun” is moving closer to a new season. Hot off its awards dominance at the 2025 Golden Globes — winning the drama series prize, as well as three acting wins — the writers behind “Shogun” are busy at work on where the series goes next. “Well, it’s ongoing,” said executive producer/creator Rachel Kondo. “We’re still […]

With his best actor win for limited series “The Penguin,” Colin Farrell joins a small circle of just three actors who have earned a Golden Globe for playing comic book villains. When asked in the Globes press room about joining the ranks of Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix, who were both previously honored for their […]

As the industry was rocked last year by layoffs, budget cuts, runaway production, a decline in volume and an overall malaise, one mantra kept popping up: “Survive ‘til ’25!” It was a bit of a hopeful rhyme, as Hollywood looked for some light at the end of this turbulent tunnel. Well, 2025 is here. And […]

America loves a parade. America also loves to learn from Oprah, to rock with Ryan Seacrest on New Year’s Eve and to belt out the hits with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden. The list of the year’s top 25 most-watched entertainment specials is topped by NBC’s Turkey Day telecast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day […]

There’s a reason why even streamers like Netflix now want a piece of the live sports action. It’s what rules our viewing habits, as witnessed by Variety‘s annual list of the year’s 100 most-watched primetime telecasts. A full 75 out of those 100 slots went to sports (up from 56 last year), thanks to 45 […]

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “The Dive,” the seventh episode of “Silo” Season 2, now streaming on Apple TV+. On the official poster for Season 2 of Apple TV+’s “Silo,” Rebecca Ferguson can barely keep her head above water. That image of Ferguson as mechanic Juliette, partially submerged underwater, has loomed large over […]

The broadcast bounce is real. As 2024 ends, CBS led the pack in total viewers for the year thanks, of course, to Super Bowl LVIII. No surprise, live sports continues to work its magic for the traditional networks, as NBC was also up year vs. year and even took the adults 18-49 crown for 2024 […]

SPOILER ALERT: The following interview contains spoilers from “The Last Thanksgiving,” the second season finale of “Shrinking,” now streaming on AppleTV+. The sophomore season of AppleTV+ comedy “Shrinking” wrapped on Christmas Eve appropriately enough with a holiday episode (Thanksgiving), where this group of funny, complicated therapists and their loved ones shared what they are thankful for […]

Longtime “The Simpsons” writer Carolyn Omine  was dealt a few personal setbacks the past few years, as both her father and sister died — while she was also facing the professional uncertainty that came with the Hollywood strikes. As Omine faced these hard moments, she found escape in watching videos of English mentalist and illusionist […]

When Ronny Chieng was writing the material for his new Netflix special “Love to Hate It” back in 2023, he included a few now prescient jokes about the MAGA movement. But back then, the idea that Donald Trump would somehow return to the White House wasn’t on anyone’s minds — so much so that he […]