Thursday, May 16, 2024

Television

Kate Hudson Wakes Up 23 Years after Oscar Nom for “Almost Famous,” Comes for an Emmy and a Grammy at the Same Time

In 2001, Kate Hudson got an Oscar nomination for playing Penny Lane in "Almost Famous." Then, instead of having a clear career path, she zigged and zagged. She also had...

MTV Cancels Movie and TV Awards for 2024, Skips “Barbenheimer” Movies After 2023 Ratings Debacle

MTV will not have a 2024 Movie and TV Awards this year. You may recall that last year's show was a debacle, what with the...

Will “Baby Reindeer” Upend Emmy Awards? Chilling Psychosexual Drama of Addiction and Obsession Is No. 1 Rated Netflix Show

Everyone is talking about "Baby Reindeer." In the UK, the whole thing has gone off the rails. Piers Morgan is involved. Lawsuits are being threatened. The...

Saturday Night Live Celebrates Mother’s Day With Cast Moms Looking Very, Very Young (Video)

"SNL" opened the show last night with its annual salute to Mother's Day. It was very sweet, but it also meant there was no reference...

RIP Sam Rubin, 64, Legend in Hollywood TV Reporting for Station KTLA, Leader in the Critics Choice Association

Sad sad news: Sam Rubin, a legend in Los Angeles for Hollywood TV reporting, died today of a heart attack. He was 64. Sam was...

Jimmy Fallon Reflects on Ten Years of Smart Humor, Classroom Instruments, Willing Celebs for Prime Time Special: “Madonna was a sport” but also “A...

"Madonna was a sport," Jimmy Fallon said last night at a private screening of part of his 10th anniversary special. The special airs next...

RIP George Cooper, Sr. in Long Expected Death from Heart Attack on “Young Sheldon” (Read Chuck Lorre’s Statement)

For the last seven seasons, the death of George Cooper Sr. has lurked on "Young Sheldon." Fans of "The Big Bang Theory" knew the day...

Lorne Michaels Will Close out “SNL ” Season 49 on a Ratings High: Dua Lipa Was Huge

Lorne Michaels is going to wrap up season 49 of "Saturday Night Live" on a ratings high. This past weekend's show, with Dua Lipa as...

“American Idol” Struggles with Ratings in Season 22, Down 12% from Last Year, Sparks No Cliffhangers

Sunday should have been a good news headline for "American Idol." They had the highest ratings of the season so far -- 5.3 million...

Jerry Seinfeld Flies 3,000 Miles to Fix a PR Problem on “Saturday Night Live” (Watch Video)

Jerry Seinfeld has good advice from someone in public relations. He flew 3,000 miles back from Los Angeles to New York yesterday so he could...

ABC Kills “The Conners,” Sets Series Finale After Yanking Them All Over Schedule, Shoves Them Into Dead Timeslot

I have no doubt Bruce Helford and the people who make "The Conners" are furious with ABC. The network announced today that the hit comedy...