Friday, November 15, 2024

Television

HBO Lets John Oliver Buy $15 Mil of Medical Debt for $60,000 from Encore Capital

Last night, HBO bailed 9,000 Texans out of medical debt. The cabler let their brilliant weekly news star, John Oliver, buy $15 million worth of...

Jane Fonda on Relationships: “It took me 72 years to realize kindness is a good thing to look for”

Emmy season is upon us, which means Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are back in the mix with season 2 of "Grace and Frankie"...

HBO’s “Veep” Breaks a Huge Language Taboo, Using the “C” Word For Real

Tonight's episode of "Veep" is officially called "C---gate." Apparently the word is used quite liberally in the episode. Outside of the N word, I...

Ratings: Billboard Music Awards Lowest Since 2012, Lose Millions of Viewers

You could feel it while it was happening. The Billboard Music Awards crashed and burned last night. They went went from 11.1 million viewers...

Billboard Music Awards Play the Race Card: “The Oscars of Music Except with Black Nominees”

The Billboard Music Awards? Why, Ludacris says they're the "Oscars of music except with black nominees." Oh yes, both shows air on ABC. It...

LBJ Actor Bryan Cranston on Donald Trump: “I still want to play him, but as a failed presidential candidate”

“All The Way,” the brilliant new HBO telepic about President Lyndon B. Johnson, debuts tonight. Based on the hit off Broadway play (Tony Awards...

TV: Watch Deidre Hall (Days of Our Lives) Get Her Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Deidre Hall got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week. It's a pretty big deal since I think the only other...

Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange to Play Bette Davis-Joan Crawford “Baby Jane” Feud for TV

It's come to this, has it? Susan Sarandon will play Bette Davis and Jessica Lange will take on Joan Crawford in a TV re-creation...