Thursday, December 26, 2024

Television

“Law & Order” Producer Dick Wolf is the King of TV: “SVU” and Chicago Shows Renewed for Three More Seasons

Well, Dick Wolf is the King of TV, there's no disputing it. Yesterday, NBC renewed all his shows, starting with "Law & Order: SVU," which...

CBS Increased Ratings with Debate by 93% from Last Week, 83% Over Last Year: New Series with Brawling Candidates?

CBS should consider having a presidential debate once a week. Last night's brawl among potential Democratic presidential candidates scored very nicely for them. CBS was...

Ratings: Upsetting and Shocking “Walking Dead” Zombie* Sex Scene Lifted Show by 9 Percent Over Fall Finale

Viewers of "The Walking Dead" -- and they are fewer and fewer all the time -- have been losing interest in the show. But...

TV: HBO Ponies Up At Least $20 Million for “Friends” Reunion Show to Launch Reruns on Streaming Service

"Friends" is the gift that keeps on giving. HBO Max, the streaming service of HBO, has ponied up at least $20 million film a "Friends"...

RIP Ja’net DuBois, She Played Willona on “Good Times” and Wrote “Movin’ on Up” Theme Song for “The Jeffersons”

TMZ reports that Ja'net Dubois, who famously played Willona on Norman Lear's "Good Times," has died at age 74. Her death was unexpected.  She...

Box Office UPDATED: Will Ferrell-Julia Louis Dreyfus “Downhill” Disaster with Just $4.6 Mil Opening 3 Day Weekend

SUNDAY: It was worse than expected. Three day weekend was just $4.6 mil. Holiday weekend: $5.1 mil. I don't know why, never saw it....

Lynn Cohen, 86, A Great Actress Whose Name You Didn’t Know, Famous for “Sex and the City,” “Hunger Games: Catching Fire””

Lynn Cohen died yesterday at age 86 according to friends on social media. She was not famous in the movie star sense and won...

UPDATED Days of Our Lives: Three Long Term Actors Leaving, At Least Two More Have Chosen to Exit NBC’s Remaining Soap

UPDATE: Moss may be the unidentified actor #4, leaving by choice. Camila Banus may be number 5. EARLIER "Days of our Lives" was recently renewed...