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, […]

The election results weighed heavily last week on “The View” hosts — and perhaps its viewers as well, as they tuned in en masse to give the daytime talker its best week-long ratings in more than three and a half years. According to ABC analysis of Nielsen data, “The View” averaged 3.078 million viewers during […]

A fourth season of “The White Lotus” could already be in the works. HBO and Max boss Casey Bloys told reporters Tuesday that he visited creator Mike White on the show’s Season 3 Thailand set earlier this year, and that White already has ideas percolating for Season 4. “Mike, obviously — if he wants to […]

HBO and Max head Casey Bloys has responded to the estate of Michael Crichton, and its lawsuit arguing that the upcoming Max series “The Pitt” is an unauthorized reboot of “ER,” telling reporters he doesn’t expect it to have an impact on the show’s early 2025 rollout. “I’m sure I’m not supposed to talk about active […]

The lines between Hulu and ABC (already programmed jointly under head Craig Erwich) continue to blur, as the Alphabet web unveiled a midseason schedule heavy on repurposed hits from the streamer. That includes the addition of Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” which will air on Mondays at 10 p.m. starting Jan. 27 following […]

Prime Video’s “Fallout” didn’t forget Macaulay Culkin. The “Home Alone” star has booked a recurring role in Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated drama, Variety has confirmed. There are no details yet to Culkin’s character on the series, but Deadline, which broke the news, wrote that it will be a “crazy genius type.” Based on the […]

Jimmy Fallon generally does fewer political jokes or references than his late night competitors, and that remained true on Wednesday night following the re-election of Donald Trump. Fallon opened with a few, mostly light-hearted jokes without wading too deep into the partisan waters. Perhaps his most biting line was more of a pun than any […]

“Jimmy Kimmel Live” hit the airwaves on Wednesday night with a sharp take on the election, spelling out during host Jimmy Kimmel’s Wednesday monologue all that was lost when Donald Trump was re-elected as president: “It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hard working immigrants who make […]

As the only woman in late night, comedian Taylor Tomlinson’s monologue was particularly pointed and honest on Wednesday night. The host of CBS’ “After Midnight” (who had added an opening monologue to her show at the start of its second season), Tomlinson darkly joked that “it is an honor to be on television while women […]

SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 6 of “The Masked Singer,” “60s Night,” which aired November 6 on Fox. Recording artist Natalie Imbruglia (“Torn”) was an excellent contestant on “The Masked Singer” this season — but the conversation has run dry. That’s what’s going on. Nothing’s fine, she’s torn… and revealed on Wednesday’s […]

In a series of newly-released tapes posted this weekend by the Daily Beast, convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is heard speaking with author Michael Wolff about his relationship with Donald Trump. In the recordings, Epstein tells Wolff that he was Trump’s best friend for a decade, and spells out plenty of their scandalous exploits. Audio clips […]

The Television Critics Association has canceled its planned Winter 2025 TCA press tour, after it failed to reach a critical mass of networks, studios and streamers willing to participate in the semi-annual event. It’s the latest blow to the TCA organization, which has struggled to front a robust press tour in recent years following the […]

Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and Glen Powell took on bad guys and tornados this year, but that’s nothing compared to the threat of an ass-kicking from 94-year-old June Squibb. Earlier this year Squibb starred in “Thelma,” her first lead role in a film, playing a grandmother who tracks down her swindlers. While promoting the film, […]

Fremantle has upped Kevin Woodward to serve as executive VP of production, the company announced Friday. Woodward moves up from senior VP of production; he reports to Fremantle U.S. COO Suzanne Lopez. In his new role, Woodward — who first joined Fremantle in 2014 — will now oversee all physical production for the U.S. unscripted […]

Fox is celebrating like they’re Freddie Freeman, posting strong numbers on Wednesday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the World Series in Game 5. According to Nielsen data via Fox Sports, an average of 18.6 million viewers tuned in to see the Dodgers come back from an early deficit to beat the New York […]

“The Book of Life” writer/director/animator/actor Jorge Gutierrez is putting his spin on the opening to this Sunday’s annual “Treehouse of Horror” edition of “The Simpsons.” Gutierrez and musician Juan Carlos Enriquez have put together an intro/couch gag to “Treehouse of Horror XXXV” (or in this case “El Treehouse del Horror XXXV”) that includes a version […]

“Frasier” returns to Seattle in this week’s episode, and Variety has a first look at Frasier Crane’s visit to his old stomping grounds. That includes a stop at Café Nervosa — the coffeeshop where Frasier and his brother Niles would often meet over beverages — and a reunion at Frasier’s old KACL radio studio. “As […]