L-R Martin, Whitaker — BBC America/James Pardon (LONDON) — (SPOILER ALERT) Doctor Who, one of the longest-running television shows of all time, has made a historical casting decision. On Sunday, the iconic 56-year-old BBC science fiction show revealed that Jo Martin, a black actress, will play The Doctor — alongside current Doctor Jodi Whittaker. If …
‘The Bachelor’ recap: Alayah is back and the ladies revolt
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — On Monday’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelor, Alayah returned and brought a fresh round of chaos to the Bachelor mansion. First though, Peter and the 15 remaining bachelorettes attempt to leave the drama from last week’s episode behind them as they travel cross-country to continue their search for love in Cleveland, Ohio. The first one-on-one …
Jimmy Fallon, James Corden and Jimmy Kimmel honor Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant: Harry How/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK) — Jimmy Fallon and James Corden each took a moment on Monday to pay homage to NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. Jimmy Kimmel went even further, devoting his entire show to remembering the basketball great. Fallon, …
Ellen DeGeneres offers passionate plea in wake of Kobe Bryant’s death: “Just celebrate life”
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Ellen DeGeneres delivered a tearful and heartfelt tribute to the late Lakers great Kobe Bryant on Monday’s special episode of The Ellen Show. “I have mentioned before that we tape the show in advance,” explains DeGeneres before exhaling loudly to gather herself while battling back tears. The Finding Dory star emotionally continues, “Today is Monday, and yesterday was Sunday. It …
‘Star Trek: Picard’ beams up strong ratings for CBS All Access
Photo Cr: Matt Kennedy/CBS ©2019 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — Patrick Stewart’s return to the Star Trek universe has beamed up strong numbers for CBS’ streaming service, CBS All Access. Driven by interest in the series, CBS claims January was a record month for subscriber sign-ups, and also saw a new record for total streams …
Watch New England natives Chris Evans, John Krasinski and Rachel Dratch in Hyundai’s “Smaht Cah” ad
Hyundai(LOS ANGELES) — Boston natives Chris Evans and John Krasinski join SNL vet and Lexington, Massachusetts’ own Rachel Dratch in a new Super Bowl ad poking fun at their hometown accents. So to demonstrate Hyundai Sonata’s new ‘smart park’ feature — which literally lets the car drive itself into an out of a parking spot with the push of a button, they tapped the celebs for …
Two animated Marvel shows bound for Hulu get the ax
Hulu(LOS ANGELES) — Marvel has nixed the development of two of its four animated comedies for Hulu, Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler, the latter of which was paused in December as part of a “creative overhaul,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. MODOK and Hit Monkey are still slated to move forward. Tigra and Howard are the latest Marvel TV series to …
Series lead Omari Hardwick says he hasn’t been able to watch the last season of Power: “I lived it”
Starz(NEW YORK) — While Power fans are going bananas over the final season of the crime drama, one star is having difficulty tuning in. Omari Hardwick, who plays drug kingpin James “Ghost” St. Patrick on Power, tells ABC News he hasn’t been able to bring himself to watch the final season. “I lived it,” Hardwick said. “The mid-season …
‘Bad Boys for Life’ beats newcomer ‘The Gentlemen’ at weekend box office
Ben Rothstein/© 2019 CTMG, Inc. (NEW YORK) — It wasn’t much of a contest between Bad Boys for Life and newcomer The Gentlemen in the weekend box office. Bad Boys for Life, the third movie in the Martin Lawrence Bad Boys franchise, easily took the top spot with a $34 million haul in its second week. Overall, the R-rated …
Jon Lovitz returns to help SNL skewer Alan Dershowitz
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live alum Jon Lovitz returned to his old stomping ground this weekend for a cold open sketch that reunited President Donald Trump’s attorney Alan Dershowitz with former client Jeffrey Epstein in hell. The sketch began with Lovitz, portraying Dershowitz, running his defense strategy for the president’s impeachment trial by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator Susan Collins, played respectively by SNL‘s Beck Bennett and Cecily Strong. …