Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Today is the 40th anniversary of the first episode of Late Night with David Letterman, which debuted on this day in 1982 on NBC. Letterman’s show inspired a generation of comedy writers, from his successors Conan O’Brien and Seth Meyers to Peacemaker star Steve Agee, who used to write for O’Brien and …
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Several television networks and streaming platforms are celebrating Black History Month, which begins Tuesday, February 1, with special programming. Here are a few highlights: Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love — February 1 on Masterclass: A three-part, 54-lesson class examining the past, present and future of race in America, featuring Angela Davis, Cornel West and …
Dan Fogler as Coppola — Paramount+/James Minchin The Godfather, of course, is known as an Oscar-winning cinema classic, but the fact of the matter is Francis Ford Coppola struggled to get the movie to the screen. That battle to bring author Mario Puzo‘s saga of the Corleone family to theaters is the basis of Paramount+’s anticipated series The Offer, …
Paramount+ David Boreanaz‘s Jason Hayes and his fellow frogmen will return for a sixth season of SEAL Team, which moved from CBS to its sister streaming network Paramount+ for season 5. A “very excited” Nicole Clemens, president of Paramount+ Original Scripted Series, said in a statement, “The show’s loyal fanbase followed the series to its new exclusive …
Warner Bros. Television In a new poll that’s bound to get social media buzzing, Friends has been declared the “Best TV Show Ever.” The survey of 2,000 Americans that was sponsored by YouTube TV shows 43% of respondents felt Ross, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, and Chandler’s sitcom topped the misadventures of Jerry, George, Kramer, and Elaine — as Seinfeld ranked second, …
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota announced Monday he is seeking reelection to a third term. The 45-year-old Republican announced his run for the state’s lone House seat in a [Read More…]
Hollywood To You/Star Max/GC Images In a new cover story for People, Jennifer Lopez has pulled back the curtains on Bennifer 2.0. Lopez and Ben Affleck, 49, publicly stepped out together last year, rekindling a romance that began in 2002 but ultimately ended in a very public break-up in 2004, after Affleck proposed. “It’s a beautiful love story that we …
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images After 22 seasons and 7 Super Bowl Rings, Tom Brady is calling it a career. In a lengthy Instagram post, Brady addressed his legions of fans to break the news. “I have always believed the sport of football is an ‘all-in’ proposition — if a 100% competitive commitment isn’t there, you won’t succeed … I have tried …
ABC/Craig Sjodin Bachelor alums Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon are officially parents! The couple welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Dawson Demitri, Haibon announced on Instagram Monday. “Baby Dawson is here and healthy!” he revealed in the caption. “Ashley is recovering and doing well! It really couldn’t have gone much smoother,” Haibon added. “He’s so sweet & beautiful and has …
Rachel Maddow plans to step away from her nightly show for a few weeks to develop other projects for NBCUniversal, the MSNBC host announced on Monday’s show. One of them is a movie adaptation of her book Bag Man, which will be produced by Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels and directed by Ben Stiller. An MSNBC source said that that a …