Friday, April 26, 2024

Television

Emmy Awards Third Least Watched of All Time with Just 7.4 Million, But Up 16% from Last Year

The Emmy Awards' ratings are good news/bad news. Last night's show, which I thought was mostly dreadful, was the third least watched edition in history....

Emmy Upset as “Mare of Easttown” Beaten by “The Queen’s Gambit,” Other Big Winners “Ted Lasso” and “The Crown”

An uneven and weird Emmy Awards ended with an upset. "Mare of Easttown" lost to "The Queen's Gambit" for Best Mini Series, Limited Series...

Emmy Awards Tonight: Will Any Winners Come from Broadcast Network Shows? ABC? NBC? CBS?

The Emmy Awards are on tonight, at 8pm on CBS. Cedric the Entertainer, not nominated from the CBS not nominated sitcom, "The Neighborhood," is...

Review: “Billions” This Sunday Recreates Famous Frittata Scene from Beloved Movie “Big Night”

Fans of Showtime's "Billions" know that creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien pepper the script with references to classic movies. This new Season 5.2...

Ken Jennings Back at “Jeopardy!” as Guest Host This Fall, I Told You Last Fall He’d Get the Job

I told you last November 2020 that "Jeopardy!" producers expected Ken Jennings to get the job as Alex Trebek's successor. Then Mike Richards stepped in...

Phony Baloney Global Citizen’s Reality Show, “The Activist,” Falls Apart Under Scrutiny, When Will Celebs Wake Up?

Readers of this column know that I have been telling you about phony baloney Global Citizen for years. Years. They do nothing for poverty...

RIP Norm Macdonald, 61, Star of “Saturday Night Live,” Beloved Comedian Stood Up for His Causes

Norm Macdonald, the great "SNL" funnyman and beloved comedian, died Tuesday at age 61. He'd suffered from cancer of 9 years, but the public...

MTV’s Video Music Awards Scored Less Than a Million Viewers on MTV, Down 31%, And Not Much More Anywhere Else

READ ALL TODAY'S SHOWBIZ411 NEWS, REVIEW OF NEW CLINT EASTWOOD MOVIE   You know things are bad when MTV's Video Music Awards barely score ratings on...