CBS As part of its announcement of its 2024-25 season, CBS announced it has tapped Drew Barrymore to be the center square in an all-new version of the classic TV game show Hollywood Squares. Squares has been slated for a midseason bow. Like previous iterations of the show, contestants play tic-tac-toe with star-filled cubes for …
Scoreboard roundup — 5/2/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUESan Francisco 3, Boston 1Texas 6, Washington 0 AMERICAN LEAGUEBaltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 2Houston 8, Cleveland 2 NATIONAL LEAGUEMiami 5, Colorado 4NY Mets 7, Chi Cubs 6 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFSIndiana 120, Milwaukee 98 (Indiana wins series 4-2)New York 118, …
Stay in the ‘X-Men’ mansion, Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ house and more with Airbnb’s new Icons listings
Airbnb Airbnb is already known for providing a home away from home for millions of travelers around the world, but its new Icons listings are for more than resting your head. After all, what fan wouldn’t want to stay in the X-Men ’97 mansion? Or stay in the home owned by Prince as seen in Purple …
Sweet 16: CBS breaks own decades-old record as the most-watched primetime network for 16 straight seasons
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+ reveals new Simpsons Mother’s Day short, ‘May the 12th Be with You’
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, …
Maya Rudolph and Jake Gyllenhaal to finish out ‘Saturday Night Live”s 49th season in May
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 …
Peabody Awards to honor Mel Brooks + Quinta Brunson
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, …
Selena Gomez marks third Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit, urges fans to “make a good call”
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, …
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Emmy-winning ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ back for “another nail-biter” season
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 …
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’s’ Jonah Hauer-King on the drama’s timeless message
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 …