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‘Saturday Night Live’ Ratings Flat With Host Russell Crowe
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NBC's Saturday Night Live with host Russell Crowe and musical guest Margo Price averaged a 4.0 rating in the metered-market households and a 1.8 in adults 18-49 in the markets with local people meters. That was just a tad up in the demo from last week’s telecast hosted by Peter Dinklage (4.0, 1.9) and matched the episode before that, hosted by Jonah Hill (4.0 and 1.8). Last night’s episode matched a season low for SNL in 18-49. (In households, the show’s low mark this… »
Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys Kicks Off
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Deadline’s first-ever The Contenders Emmys, the sequel to our popular Oscar-season event, kicks off this morning at the DGA Theater in Hollywood. The loaded day of marquee panels that’s already buzzing features 36 shows presented by 18 studios and networks, with more than 70 key creative participants appearing onstage in front of what will be a packed house of TV Academy and guild voters getting the scoop on the top series on cable and broadcast. The list of shows is a… »
‘Saturday Night Live’ Plumbs The Depths With Russell Crowe And Kyle Mooney
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Well it took some doing — a full-on effort, one can only surmise, by everyone in the writers’ room — but last night’s Russell Crowe-hosted SNL was the rattiest, tattiest, rock-bottom crummiest Saturday Night Live of all time. Ok, that low bar has been set, and re-set, more often than Donald Trump’s policy on anything, which only makes last night’s achievement all the more noteworthy. Like: What could possibly be worse than a live sketch on the theme of… »
MTV Movie Awards Winners: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Takes Movie Of The Year
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The force was with the MTV Movie Awards tonight as Star Wars: The Force Awakens took home the statue for Movie of the Year. The latest installment of the saga beat out Avengers: Age of Ultron, Creed, Deadpool, Straight Outta Compton, and Jurassic World among MTV’s viewers (obviously this ain’t the Oscars). The MTV Movie Awards were taped tonight in Burbank on the WB lot, though those of us who weren’t there will have to wait for tomorrow night at 8 Pm when an edited… »
Conan Claims First American Late Night Host To Shoot In North Korea
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Having conquered Cuba last spring, Conan O ‘Brien telecast a special episode of his TBS late-night show from South – and North, sort of – Korea tonight. Conan made history again, this time doing a late-night interview with Koren-American actor Stephen Yuen (The Walking Dead), from the Joint Security Area of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Technically, they were coming to viewers from the North Korean side of the historically significant blue conference room that most… »
Gabrielle Carteris Elected President of SAG-aftra
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Gabrielle Carteris has been elected president of SAG-aftra by the union's national board of directors. The former star of Beverly Hills, 90210 had been serving as the union's acting president since Howard's death on March 23. A longtime union activist, she'd been the union's second-ranking officer – executive vice president – since the merger of SAG and AFTRA in 2012, which she helped orchestrate. Prior to the merger, she'd been the president of AFTRA's Los Angeles Local… »
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Ratings Rise For Season Finale; ABC & CBS Tied For Demo Win
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You would have thought Sleepy Hollow (0.7/3) was The Walking Dead the way major characters were being killed off this season and last night's Season 3 finale was the showstopper. No word if the fantasy procedural is coming back for a fourth season but it certainly went out with some traction on Friday. Unsurprisingly down 50% from its Season 2 finale, which was on Monday February 23, 2015 and followed a strong Gotham, last night's Sh saw a rise of 17% among adults 18-49… »
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Shocks With Second Major Character Death In Two Weeks (Spoilers)
8 April 2016 7:15 PM, PDT
Spoiler Warning: The events of tonight’s episode of Sleepy Hollow are discussed in detail below. The show’s renewal fate has not yet been decided, but it seems the producers of Fox’s Sleepy Hollow are preparing for the possibility that season 3 will be its last: for the second week in a row, a major character has been killed off, permanently. This time, it’s one of the show’s two main characters, as the closing moments of tonight’s episode saw Detective Abbie Mills… »
Sebastian Maniscalco Sets Third Stand-Up Comedy Special At Showtime
8 April 2016 6:04 PM, PDT
Comedian-actor Sebastian Maniscalco will tape his third Showtime comedy special on May 7 at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre. Directed by Joe Demaio, Why Would You Do That? will film in front of a live audience and will air on the network this summer, as well as online, on demand and over the Internet. Maniscalco’s personal story is the basis for his multi-camera comedy pilot Sebastian at NBC. Written by Austen Earl and Greg Garcia, the project also features Tony Danza… »
Wolf Entertainment Evp Danielle Gelber Departs To Launch Own Production Company, Inks First-Look Deal With NBC
8 April 2016 5:30 PM, PDT
Danielle Claman Gelber, Evp and head of development for Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment, is leaving the company after almost 5 years. She is launching her own eponymous production company, which will have a first-look deal with NBC. “Danielle was an important member of the team as we developed Chicago Fire,” Wolf said. “Lightning struck and we were off to the races with a hugely successful brand. With her passion for quality scripted projects, this is a logical and smart… »
MTV Orders Unscripted Pilot Starring Comedian Leonard Ouzts
8 April 2016 4:47 PM, PDT
MTV has ordered Backup Plan, an unscripted pilot starring Leonard Ouzts, a 23-year-old former Ihop waiter-turned-standup comedian. While he has had success — Ouzts was named a New Face at the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, he has performed stand-up on TBS' Conan, and will be in this season of Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central — he is being practical, which is reflected in Backup Plan. Ouzts has seen what happens when people hit their 15th minute of… »
‘Dirk Gently’: Hannah Marks Cast As Female Lead In BBC America Series
8 April 2016 4:21 PM, PDT
Hannah Marks is set as the female lead opposite Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett in Dirk Gently, BBC America's eight-episode series based on the cult Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency novels by Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy author Douglas Adams. Written by Max Landis, Dirk Gently is a comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric "holistic" detective Dirk Gently (Barnett) and his reluctant assistant Todd (Wood), as they wend their way through… »
‘Young & Hungry’ Co-Star Aimee Carrero To Reprise Role In Spinoff Series
8 April 2016 3:40 PM, PDT
Young & Hungry‘s Aimee Carrero is set to star opposite Ashley Tisdale in the Young & Hungry spinoff series, in development at Freeform. The network announced the project at its upfront yesterday. Carrero will reprise her co-starring role from the original series, Sofia Rodriguez, an ambitious banking intern and best friend and roommate to Gabi (Emily Osment). I hear the proposed Young & Hungry spinoff will follow Sofia (Carrero) as she lands a job working for an… »
‘When We Rise’: Kevin McHale & Dylan Walsh Cast In ABC’s Lgbt Rights Miniseries
8 April 2016 3:39 PM, PDT
Glee alum Kevin McHale and Dylan Walsh (Unforgettable) have booked recurring roles in When We Rise, ABC's seven-episode event limited series about the gay rights movement, written and executive produced by Dustin Lance Black. When We Rise chronicles the personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of men and women who helped pioneer a chapter of the U.S. civil rights struggle. McHale will play AIDS activist Bobbi Campbell. Walsh is Dr… »
‘Game Of Silence’ Review: NBC’s Adaptation Of Turkish Drama A Taut Thriller
8 April 2016 2:28 PM, PDT
Based on the 2012 Turkish series Suskunlar, NBC's Game Of Silence is a taut and ultimately satisfying thriller series that is all about payback and the cost it brings. Debuting as a preview April 12 after The Voice before moving to its regular slot April 14, the 10-episode first season from Sony TV and Universal TV is, as I say in my video review above, part Fight Club, part Sleepers and part just good old-fashioned network storytelling. Adapted for a Stateside audience… »
Comcast’s Brian Roberts Made $36.2M In 2015, Up 10%
8 April 2016 2:10 PM, PDT
Comcast only had a so-so year in 2015, especially as federal officials forced it to withdraw its bid for Time Warner Cable. But CEO Brian Roberts and other top execs shouldn’t have any complaints. Roberts’ compensation rose 10% to $36.2 million, according to the company proxy just filed at the SEC. The package includes $2.9 million in salary, $5.4 million in stock awards, $5.4 million in option awards, $9.8 million in non-equity incentive compensation, $8.7 million change… »
‘Vinyl’ Showrunner Terence Winter Exits HBO Series, New Showrunner Named
8 April 2016 1:50 PM, PDT
There is a major behind-the-scenes shakeup at HBO’s 1970s rock n roll drama Vinyl as it is heading into its second season. Co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Terence Winter has been let go over creative differences. Feature writer Scott Z. Burns (The Borne Ultimatum) has been named executive producer/showrunner & Max Borenstein (Godzilla, Minority Report series) executive producer on the project, which is executive produced by Mick Jagger and Martin… »
Daisy Lewellyn Dies; Bravo’s ‘Blood, Sweat & Heels’ Star Was 36
8 April 2016 1:17 PM, PDT
Daisy Lewellyn, the Blood, Sweat & Heels style maven who disclosed her struggles with a rare cancer on the Bravo reality series, died today. She was 36. In the series’ second season premiere that aired in March 2015, Lewellyn spoke movingly about her diagnosis of bile duct cancer. Lewellyn was a former magazine editor, including a 2006-07 stint as accessories editor at Essence magazine. The magazine’s website posted news of her death today, calling Lewellyn “sunny and… »
‘Faster Than Light’ Augmented Reality Comic Series Being Developed For TV By Skydance
8 April 2016 1:16 PM, PDT
Skydance Television is developing Faster Than Light, the best-selling augmented reality comic series, for TV. Created by Brian Haberlin, Faster than Light tells the story of humanity's first thrilling and terrifying adventures to the stars, set in the present day. It features an augmented reality app created by Haberlin’s Anomaly Productions, which allows readers to turn comic book pages into realistic 3D animations. Haberlin also co-created Faster Than Light‘s artwork… »
John Kasich Booked For Seth Meyers’ ‘Late Night’ On Thursday
8 April 2016 12:52 PM, PDT
John Kasich — remember him? The governor of Ohio/Gop presidential hopeful who has won one primary to date (Ohio) and yet is still in the race, ignoring calls to get out by Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, will return as lead guest on Thursday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers. That’s the same night Dem candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are set to rumble in Brooklyn, telecast on CNN. Kasich last appeared on Late Night on September 22… »
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