ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — ABC is building on its lineup of classic game show revivals with two new additions: Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Supermarket Sweep, hosted receptively by Jimmy Kimmel and Leslie Jones. In celebration of Who Wants to be a Millionaire‘s 20th anniversary this year, Kimmel will host a special run of episodes featuring celebrity contestants playing for charity. …
Buck Henry, ‘The Graduate’ screenwriter and ‘Get Smart’ co-creator dies at 89
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Buck Henry, the writer behind the big screen classics The Graduate and What’s Up Doc? and a co-creator, along with Mel Brooks on TV’s Get Smart, died Wednesday night of a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Health Center in Los Angeles, a family member tells Deadline. He was 89. Henry earned an Oscar …
Leonardo DiCaprio rescues man who fell overboard from cruise ship
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — A man who drunkenly fell overboard during a cruise, which prompted an hours-long rescue mission, is thankfully alive after being rescued by none other than Leonardo DiCaprio. The Oscar winner was vacationing with girlfriend Camila Morrone and friends in the Caribbean when they overheard the emergency call on December 30. A source revealed to People that “Leo and …
Hailey Bieber comes out swinging against trolls mocking Justin Bieber for having Lyme disease
Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for CALVIN KLEIN(LOS ANGELES) — Hailey Bieber wasted no time putting trolls in their place for mocking her husband Justin Bieber, who opened up about his struggle with Lyme disease on Wednesday. “For those who are trying to downplay the severity of Lyme disease. Please do your research and listen to the stories of people who …
‘thirtysomething’ sequel, ‘thirtysomething(else),’ planned at ABC
Craig Sjodin/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images(HOLLYWOOD) — Back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, ABC’s thirtysomething — a culturally-defining series about a close-knit group of yuppie friends — was insanely popular, scoring 13 Emmy Awards during its original run. Now, ABC is hoping to bring the series back…in sequel form. thirtysomething(else), which has …
Study shows “substantial gains” for female movie characters in 2019
Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — A report from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University shows that in 2019, females have made “unprecedented gains” in representation on the big screen. Dr. Martha Lauzen, executive director of the school’s center, and the study’s author, crunched the numbers for the …
The ‘Supernanny’ is back tonight on ABC
ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) — It’s been eight years since Jo Frost — aka Supernanny — helped families deal with their unruly kids — but she’s back on ABC tonight with a whole new series. As Frost tells ABC Audio, one of the biggest challenges families now, which wasn’t a factor the last time Supernanny aired, …
Oscars to be hostless for second year in a row
AMPAS(LOS ANGELES) — The Oscars will go hostless for the second year in a row. ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke made the announcement Wednesday at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour and The Academy confirmed it on its official Twitter page. The 2019 Oscars went without a host when Kevin Hart stepped down after …
No joke: Burger King offering free Whoppers for locals put off by tourists at “‘Joker’ stairs”
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — Burger King is now offering free Whoppers to Bronx, New York residents who are fed up with tourists flocking to the staircase shown in the hit film Joker. Prior to the premiere of the blockbuster Todd Phillips movie, a steep, 132-step staircase rising up from Shakespeare and Jerome Avenues …
ABC announces ‘Young Frankenstein Live!’, finale details for ‘Modern Family’, and a live episode of ‘The Conners’
Walt Disney Television/Jeff Neira(LOS ANGELES) — At the 2020 Television Critics Association winter event in Los Angeles, ABC announced it was dipping back into live TV with a musical version of the classic comedy Young Frankenstein, and a live episode of The Conners. The network also revealed that Wednesday, April 8 will mark the final …