Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Television

CBS Has News: “Big Bang Theory” Coming Back, “Code Black” Maybe, “60 Minutes” Chief Exec’s Job in Peril

A lot of news from CBS and some of it about CBS News. The big jolt this morning is that Jeff Fager, executive producer of...

Galaxy Fest: A New Star Trek With Patrick Stewart as Capt. Picard Coming to CBS All Access

CBS has Star Trek Discovery and The Good Fight on its All Access Netflix-like streaming system. But it needed something even bigger, and so:...

The Best Car Commercial of the Summer Combines Sizzling Camila Cabello with R&B Greats Sam & Dave

Is it the summer of 1967? Or 2018? The hottest car commercial of the summer-- the one you actually like hearing over and over--...

Soap Cliffhanger Resolved: “General Hospital” Star Genie Francis Back on Contract after 9 Months

Here's a happy ending, at least for now: soap star Genie Francis is on her way back to "General Hospital." Francis, who'd been the...

CBS Says Les Is More, Moonves Stays While Company Investigates Sexual Misconduct Allegations

The statement: "CBS Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors is in the process of selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation....

Media Summer’s Common Scandal Denominator: Sara Gilbert — First Roseanne, Now Maybe Julie Chen

Sara Gilbert is so nice and smart. She must wonder what's going to happen next. First she sets up the "Roseanne" reboot, it's going to...

CBS Braces for Chaos as The New Yorker Prepares to Publish Les Moonves #MeToo Shocker

Six months ago I was told that the New Yorker and maybe the New York Times were working on #metoo pieces about CBS chairman...

Kennedy Center Guarantees No Trump in Presidential Box at Ceremony With Cher, “Hamilton” Creators Among Inductees

Like everything else, the Kennedy Center Honors has pretty much been wrecked. Their new inductees are Cher, composer Phillip Glass, country music star Reba McEntire...