Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Television

Disney Plus Moves 11 Tony Award Winner “Hamilton” Up to July from October ’21 to Score Broadway Starved Audience

Disney has tried everything to get us to subscribe to Disney Plus-- all the "Star Wars" movies, their whole animation catalog, etc. But now...

Exclusive: Billionaire Ron Burkle Doubles Down on Hollywood, Will Make “Significant” Investments Over Next 90 Days Despite Layoffs, Cutbacks Around Town

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is investing in Hollywood as it's falling apart. They've put a chunk of money--$500 million-- into Live Nation and...

“SNL” Finishes Shortened Season “At Home” with Top Notch Show, Subversive “Let Kids Drink” Recalls Old Show

Last night's "Saturday Night Live at Home" finished a shortened season with some subversive and off the wall material. Kristen Wiig hosted, she was...

Swinging “Silicon Valley” Star Thomas Middleditch Lands a Family Sitcom on CBS, Too Bad There Weren’t Any Upfronts This Year

CBS has greenlighted a new sitcom for this fall with an unusual star. Thomas Middleditch, who comes HBO's "Silicon Valley" and cell phone commercials, will...

CBS Renews 23 Series But Cuts Matt Le Blanc’s “Man with a Plan,” Pauley Perrette’s “Broke,” and Edie Falco’s Police Drama, “Tommy”

CBS is saying goodbye to Matt Le Blanc, Edie Falco, and Pauley Perrette. The network has cancelled "Man with a Plan," "Tommy," and "Broke,"...

Roseanne Conner Permanently Replaced by Peg Bundy as “The Conners” Season 2 Finale Finishes in 5th Place Tuesday Night

"The Conners" finished its second official season last night in 5th place for the evening. The "Roseanne" spin off scored 6 million viewers, making it...

No Tony Awards This Year, Maybe Next Year, So Who Gets Hurt the Most? David Byrne, Adrienne Warren, Mare Winningham, Jay O. Sanders

My friends at Variety-- they're smart people, but they just realized there probably will not be any Tony Awards this season. That's because the...

Major Media Shake Up: Andy Lack, Alas, Alack, Is Out as Head of NBC, Replaced by Telemundo Chief

Andy Lack is out as head of NBC. He's been there since 2015 and was widely thought to have protected Matt Lauer during his...