Friday, November 1, 2024

Television

Review: “Billions” This Sunday Recreates Famous Frittata Scene from Beloved Movie “Big Night”

Fans of Showtime's "Billions" know that creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien pepper the script with references to classic movies. This new Season 5.2...

Ken Jennings Back at “Jeopardy!” as Guest Host This Fall, I Told You Last Fall He’d Get the Job

I told you last November 2020 that "Jeopardy!" producers expected Ken Jennings to get the job as Alex Trebek's successor. Then Mike Richards stepped in...

Phony Baloney Global Citizen’s Reality Show, “The Activist,” Falls Apart Under Scrutiny, When Will Celebs Wake Up?

Readers of this column know that I have been telling you about phony baloney Global Citizen for years. Years. They do nothing for poverty...

RIP Norm Macdonald, 61, Star of “Saturday Night Live,” Beloved Comedian Stood Up for His Causes

Norm Macdonald, the great "SNL" funnyman and beloved comedian, died Tuesday at age 61. He'd suffered from cancer of 9 years, but the public...

MTV’s Video Music Awards Scored Less Than a Million Viewers on MTV, Down 31%, And Not Much More Anywhere Else

READ ALL TODAY'S SHOWBIZ411 NEWS, REVIEW OF NEW CLINT EASTWOOD MOVIE   You know things are bad when MTV's Video Music Awards barely score ratings on...

“Succession” Is Back October 17th With An All Star Guest Cast and Lots of Plotting, Squabbling, and Scheming

"Succession" has a return date: October 17th. The Roys continue their squabbling, plotting, and scheming, much to everyone's amusement and delight. The guest cast for Season...

TV: The Twilight of “NCIS”? CBS Moves Show to Mondays after 18 Years, Prepares for Less Mark Harmon

Is CBS getting ready to throw in the towel on "NCIS"? After 18 years, the Navy procedural is moving to Mondays when it returns soon...

Only Murderers in the Building and Wives in the Scene: Steve Martin’s Easter Egg in Hit Hulu Series

When Steve Martin was honored with the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in June 2015, Tina Fey mocked the actor-director-writer-comedian for marrying a woman who...