Justin Hartley in ‘Tracker’ – CBS/Sergei Bachlakov The Eye network is crying happy tears: CBS announced Thursday that it has been the most-watched network in primetime for the 16th straight season. That performance set a record for any broadcast network and broke CBS’ own primetime record set from 1955 to 1970. The network also touted Nielsen “live …
Disney+ Disney+ announced Thursday that it will be celebrating Mother’s Day early — on Friday, May 10 — by debuting an all-new mom-themed short from The Simpsons. In May the 12th Be with You, “Marge joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, …
NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live announced Thursday that its final two shows of the 49th season will be hosted by former cast member Maya Rudolph and Road House star Jake Gyllenhaal. Both stars will be making their third appearances as host on their respective evenings. Rudolph, star of the comedy Loot on Apple TV+, will appear …
David Livingston/Getty Images — ABC The Peabody Awards announced Thursday, May 2, that it will be bestowing two special honors on two funny people. Trailblazing Blazing Saddles director Mel Brooks will be receiving the Peabody Career Achievement Award, and Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson will take home the Peabody Trailblazer Award on Sunday, June 9, …
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Rare Beauty Selena Gomez has made mental health the beneficiary of her Rare Beauty makeup line and Rare Impact charitable fund, and she showed her dedication to the cause by hosting her third annual Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit. Sharing a collection of photos and videos on Instagram from the event, …
FX FX’s Emmy-winning docuseries Welcome to Wrexham debuts May 2 at 10 p.m. ET, streaming the next day on Hulu. The show centers on Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney‘s unlikely purchase of — and even more unlikely, their successful shepherding of — the underdog Welsh Wrexham football club. With the stars as co-chairs of the team, and not an …
Peacock A heart-wrenching love story is at the center of the new limited series The Tattooist of Auschwitz, which tells the true story of a man and woman who managed to find love in one of the bleakest places on earth. All six episodes are out Thursday, May 2. Jonah Hauer-King stars as title character …
Eric Vitale/Getty Images Dan Schneider filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against the creators of the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries. Attorneys for the former television creator, who is featured in the docuseries, which was released in March about what allegedly went on behind the scenes at Nickelodeon in its …
Paul Walter Hauser has been tapped to star alongside Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson in Paramount Pictures’ Naked Gun reboot, according to Deadline. The new movie is based on the Naked Gun film franchise and the TV series Police Squad!, which starred Leslie Nielsen as bumbling detective Frank Drebin. The new project, from Chip ‘N …
Clemons-Hopkins, Smart – Max/Beth Dubber Max’s Emmy-winning comedy Hacks returns for a third season on Thursday — two years after season 2 began. The third season sees Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, “riding high off the success of her standup special” while her former writer, Hannah Einbinder‘s Ava, “pursues new opportunities back in Los …