Friday, May 8, 2026

Television

Will “Empire” Make It Through Its Final Season? Viewership Hits All Time Low Ratings, Down 27% in Two Months

The once mighty "Empire" is shrinking, and fast, like something you put in the dryer by mistake. Last night's installment of the record biz soap...

“SNL” Bounces Back in Season High Ratings as Lorne Michaels Pulls Out All the Stops with Gallery of Guest Stars

"Saturday Night Live" bounced back last night with 4.3 million viewers after a desultory couple of outings. Lorne Michaels certainly looked at the woeful...

Good News for Soaps for a Change: “Days of our Lives” Renewed for 56th Year, Jane Elliot Returning to “General Hospital” for the Holidays

Good news for soaps despite lackluster ratings and crazy rumors. NBC, Sony TV and Corday Productions are ironing out a deal for "Days of Our...

Rumor Scotched: “Days of Our Lives” Longtime Star Kristian Alfonso Says “We are still here, you heard it here first, we are not going...

I told you yesterday I didn't think that TV Line story about "Days of our Lives" rang true. Long time star Kristian Alfonso posted...

End of “Days”? Probably Not. Soap Opera Cast Released from Contracts as Producer Fights with NBC

Is it the end of "Days"? Probably not. But "Days of our Lives" executive producer Ken Corday has reportedly released his entire cast from their...

Ricky Gervais Returning To Host the Golden Globes For a 5th Time: Are They Gluttons for Punishment or Crazy Like Foxes?

Ricky Gervais is back to host the Golden Globes for the fifth time. This should be good. Nobody makes the Globes fun like Ricky. He...

Megyn Kelly Internet Comeback Fizzles With Only Six Thousand Instagram Subscribers, 22K on YouTube

Megyn Kelly's big comeback on You Tube and Instagram has fizzled. She's scratched up just 22,000 followers on the latter, and a mere 6...

Perennial Soap Days of Our Lives Falls Forward for a Surprise 1 Year Time Jump on its 54th Anniversary on NBC

NBC's "Days of our Lives" turned 54 on Friday and did something no soap opera has ever done: they jumped forward by a year. Using...