Friday, December 19, 2025

Television

“Succession” Creator’s HBO Movie Starring Steve Carell Has No Title Yet So the Content Isn’t Revealed

"Succession" creator Jesse Armstrong is filming an HBO movie fast, fast, fast. The just announced project is shooting now in Park City, Utah. It stars...

NBC De-Ages Nightly News Anchor as Tom Llamas, 45, Succeeds Popular Lester Holt, 65

Tom Llamas is in as Lester Holt's successor. Llamas is taking over as anchor of NBC Nightly News as the network sunsets Lester. Holt has been...

Not a Shock: Oscars Ratings Down Slightly from Last Year without a “Barbenheimer” or Big Stars

Don't blame Conan. Ratings for last night's Oscars were down by about 7% from last year. It's not a surprise since fewer people saw the nominated...

Best Oscar Show in Years — Fun, Apolitical, Engaging: Conan O’Brien Turns Out to Be the Host We Needed

It was almost four hours long, but tonight's Oscar show was the best in years. Conan O'Brien was an exemplary host, totally funny, apolitical, and...

The Oscars Are Coming at 7pm, Hosted by Conan O’Brien: Is This Demi Moore’s Big Night? Second Win for Adrien Brody?

We are five hours away from the Oscars. The show starts at 7pm on ABC. Conan O'Brien is the host. In a strange year for...

Golden Globes New Scandal: Owner Penske Media Pulls Out the Rug on $75,000 Salaries Mid Contract UPDATED

UPDATED: I'm told the 50 members of the HFPA were asked to be on a Zoom. It lasted four minutes. A message was read...

“White Lotus” Episode 2 Jumped to 687K Viewers, But Fans Can’t Imagine What’s Coming Down the Line

HBO said yesterday that "The White Lotus" episode 2 drew 3.4 million viewers. Maybe. But the linear HBO audience was 687,000 up significantly from 420,00...

Hulu’s Much Awarded “The Bear” Suddenly Snubbed at SAG, Ignored by Critics Choice: Why?

For a while there, "The Bear" could do no wrong. Hulu's shockingly good series about the travails of a Chicago restaurant was an overnight hit....