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The name behind several hit sitcoms like Dharma & Greg, The Big Bang Theory, and Two and a Half Men, Chuck Lorre, has earned a commendable reputation for his work and is also referred to as the King of Sitcoms. However, his one decision related to one of his most successful shows almost became the costliest decision for the sitcom.

Chuck Lorre | Credit: iDominick/Cca By-Sa 2.0/Wikimedia Commons

The Big Bang Theory featured an ensemble star cast, every single one of whom fit respectively in their character. However, during the initial auditions, Lorre was doubtful about casting Jim Parsons in the role of Sheldon.

Chuck Lorre Almost Turned Down Jim Parsons For the Role of Sheldon Cooper

One of the most prominent characters from the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory has been Sheldon Cooper, portrayed by Jim Parsons in the original sitcom and later by Iain Armitage in its spin-off,...

When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry walked down the aisle in 2018, fans of the Suits star thought she got her fairytale ending. However, the reality was far from it. Although the couple’s time as royals was short-lived, they have been butting heads with the Royal Family since they gave up their duties just two years later.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in their docuseries Harry & Meghan | Credits: Netflix

While all the drama came as a shock to fans all over the world, the 43-year-old had one co-star in her corner who practically saw the fallout coming. In fact, just shortly before the couple tied the knot, Wendell Pierce, who played Markle’s father in the legal drama promised to support the Duchess of Sussex no matter what happened.

Wendell Pierce’s supportive words to Meghan Markle

Before Meghan Markle became a duchess, she was known for playing Rachel Zane on Suits.

Is the nepo-baby conversation over or have we just landed in a place of acceptance? Ethan Hawke understands the challenge of perception in regards to this identifier and his upcoming collaboration with daughter, Maya Hawke, in the film “Wildcat” — but he’s still pushing audiences to give this Flannery O’Connor biopic a chance. On a recent episode of CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”, Hawke explores different aspects of his career that led him to this moment and why he hopes “Wildcat” will play as more than just a “home movie.”

“The biggest challenge is releasing the movie, giving it to the public, because I knew the dad daughter act is not cute,” the elder Hawke said of his decision to cast his daughter in the biopic, which he directs. “I love working with my daughter. That doesn’t mean somebody should pay money to spend a minute of their time watching.

In 2002, Training Day costars Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke were Oscar-nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. Washington won, Hawke did not, losing to Jim Broadbent for his role in Iris.

Hawke said Washington provided some sage advice after he lost.

“You don’t want an award to improve your status. You want to improve the award’s status,” Hawke quoted Washington during his appearance on Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace on Max. “That’s the way he thinks, and that’s what I’m talking about playing with Babe Ruth.”

The latter reference comes from Hawke previously comparing acting with Washington to what it would be like to play baseball with all-time baseball great Ruth. “I think when all is said and done, he’s the greatest actor of our generation,” Hawke said. “The Academy Award has more power because Denzel has a couple. It didn’t elevate who he was.

Larry David had some blunt words about former President Donald Trump and his ongoing false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, calling the mogul a “little baby,” a “sick man” and a “sociopath” while appearing on Chris Wallace’s new streaming show this week.

David, whose long-running HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm concludes its 12th and final season April 7, did not hold back while speaking with longtime cable news host Wallace on his new Max series, Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? The final season’s plot has David’s curmudgeon character becoming a cause célèbre after he’s arrested for offering water to a woman waiting in line to vote in Georgia, referencing a new law there following the 2020 election. (The plot also invoked Trump’s mugshot.)

“You can’t go a day without thinking about what he’s done to this country, because he’s such a little...

The ending of When Harry Met Sally was not how it was initially conceived, and director Rob Reiner is opening up about what changed his mind.

In a new interview for Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, Reiner revealed that the 1989 romantic comedy had a “tearjerking ending.”

“The original ending of the film that we had was that Harry and Sally didn’t get together,” Reiner said on the CNN show.

The film’s ending has Billy Crystal’s Harry see Meg Ryan’s Sally at a New Year’s Eve party, where he declares his love for her. After sharing a kiss, it’s revealed that they go on and get married three months later.

Reiner said he changed the ending after meeting his wife, Michele Singer, who he met during filming. The director that if it hadn’t been for him finding love in real life, Harry and Sally...

It's gotta be tough being any main lead "Star Wars" actor. There's a level of scrutiny that comes with those roles that most other franchises don't have to deal with. Best case scenario is you lose your anonymity for the rest of your life, worst case the fanbase turns on you and there's nowhere for you to escape to. In my generation, it was the criticism of Jake Lloyd in "The Phantom Menace" that had a very negative effect on his private life. In contrast, this generation chased folks like Daisy Ridley and Kelly Marie Tran off of social media entirely.

Even actors that the fans generally seem to like have to take part in these movies knowing that these roles will live with them forever. Adam Driver recently discussed that on "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace" and made mention that ever since "The Force Awakens" came out, he "hears...

Adam Driver has admitted his 'Star Wars' redemption story was never part of the plan.The 'Ferrari' actor has reflected on the original idea for Kylo Ren's character arc, which would have seen the character - who was revealed to be Ben Solo, the son of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) - become the opposite of Darth Vader by embracing the Dark Side of the Force rather than finding redemption through 'The Last Jedi' and 'The Rise of Skywalker'.Speaking to The Roku Channel's 'The Rich Eisen Show', Driver said: "I had an overall arc in mind that he wanted to do, which then changed."His idea was almost the opposite journey of Vader, where Vader starts the most confident, the most committed to the Dark Side, and by the last movie he's the most vulnerable, and weak,...

Adam Driver is reminded "every day" that he killed Han Solo.The 40-year-old actor portrayed Kylo Ren in the final 'Star Wars' trilogy and though it has been eight years since his villainous alter ego murdered his dad - who was played by Harrison Ford -in 2015's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', fans still want to talk about it.During an appearance on 'Who's Talking to Chris Wallace', the host mentioned the movie's shocking ending, and Adam said: “Somebody reminds me about that every day. “Not every day, but yeah. It used to be more, but now it’s probably once a month someone will let me know that I killed Han Solo.”Adam reflected on filming the scene, and admitted it wasn't necessarily "tough" but it was “very emotional actually" and he praised his "generous" co-star for guiding him through the moment.He said: “Harrison was so generous and contemplative,...

In the midst of a great debate about the future of the U.S. news business, the British are coming.

Katty Kay, the veteran BBC newscaster, is set to launch a new deep-dive interview program that will take her away — not permanently — from her usual role covering U.S. politics in favor of long-form conversations with interesting figures. In the first nine-episode season of “Influential with Katty Kay,” the journalist will interview actor Wendell Pierce, dancer Misty Copeland and author Ken Follett, among others, all in a longform format that will put emphasis not only on what makes them famous but also some of their interests.

“You interview people in one way in news or politics. You are trying to catch them maybe saying something they don’t necesssarirly want to say or in an unguarded way. There’s a combative nature, which can be exhilarating, but it’s definitely combative,...

Ken Jennings says his Jeopardy! rivalry with “villain” James Holzhauer is all for show. In a new episode of Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace (streaming now on Max), host Chris Wallace asks Jennings about his on-screen feud with the Jeopardy champ. Jennings says that Holzhauer intentionally created his villain persona like one would in pro wrestling. “Am I crazy or is there a bit of an edge in your rivalry with James Holzhauer or Jeopardy James? It seems like there’s a little bit of an edge there,” Wallace asked the game show host. As Jennings replies: “The thing you have to understand about James is, he decided at one point in preparing for the show that Jeopardy needed a villain. He’s a pro wrestling fan. And he understands that it makes a game exciting when the audience has a rooting interest. And he puts on this persona as an over-the-top,...

All customers of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform can now watch live news content from CNN.

Max is now officially in the news streaming business. Warner Bros. Discovery has launched its new CNN Max content hub on Max, meaning subscribers of the Max with Ads, Max Ad-Free and Ultimate Max Ad-Free plans all get live news, breaking updates, and much more. Wbd first announced it was bringing live news from CNN to Max in August.

“We have the broadest and highest quality entertainment offering, and now will include world-leading news as a meaningful addition for all Max subscribers, at no extra charge,” Wbd’s head of streaming J.B. Perrette said. “CNN Max is differentiated by having 24/7 news at its core from CNN, the leading global news organization, and being available on a scaled streaming service in the U.S., which has a significantly younger and additive audience compared to traditional TV.

CNN ventured back into streaming on Wednesday with the launch of CNN Max, a service that diverges from its past efforts in the way that it mirrors so much of the schedule of the linear network.

Primetime shows like Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360 and The Source With Kaitlan Collins, as well as morning programming including Early Start with Kasie Hunt and CNN This Morning are on the scheduled unveiled on Wednesday. Other shows come from CNN International, including State of the Race with Kasie Hunt, which is debuting on Wednesday as well, and One World, with Bianna Golodryga joining Zain Asher as anchor. Amanpour also is part of the early afternoon schedule.

The CNN hub also features original programming, including Jim Sciutto anchor CNN Newsroom, with Rahel Solomon, Jim Acosta, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield also set to lead coverage during certain dayparts.

The streaming service, currently in Beta form,...

CNN+ may not have worked, but perhaps CNN on Max will.

Warner Bros. Discovery is planning to launch new original programs from CNN that will stream on its Max streaming service, according to three people familiar with the matter. Jim Sciutto, Bianna Golodryga, Rahel Solomon and Christiane Amanpour are among the CNN journalists who have been tapped to take part in the effort, according to two of these people.

CNN and Max could make an announcement about the project as soon as Thursday, according to these people, and would likely provide greater detail. A spokeswoman for CNN declined to comment and a spokesman for Max declined to comment.

Warner Bros. Discovery scuttled the nascent CNN+ streaming service within days of taking over CNN’s corporate parent, once known as WarnerMedia, from AT&T in 2022. Now the company seems more eager to make CNN programming available to cord-cutters, perhaps realizing that the cable-news giant,...

Warner Bros. Discovery appears to have bigger digital plans for Charles Barkley and Anderson Cooper.

Warner Bros. Discovery plans to introduce a more robust offering of sports and news content to its Max streaming service in the near future, executives said during a conference call Thursday with Wall Street analysts, an effort they no doubt hope will give lend the venue an edge over rivals.

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Thursday that the company, which operates CNN and has a robust portfolio of NBA, MLB and NHL rights has “a real strategic plan that we are finalizing” regarding sports. He also noted that “news and sports are important. They are differentiators. They are compelling. They make these platforms come alive.”

A Warner Bros. Discovery spokesman declined to elaborate beyond the executive’s remarks.

The company works on its plan as rivals have moved well ahead. NBCUniversal has crafted...

Matt Damon is laughing off the Donald Trump campaign ad that lifted from his film “Air” without permission.

During a Friday appearance on “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” which was taped before the SAG-AFTRA strike, Wallace asked Damon about the Trump campaign ad that was released in June.

Damon, who is now back in theaters with “Oppenheimer,” responded with a chuckle and said, “I think they took it down… We said ‘You don’t have our permission to use that.'”

However, as Wallace pointed out, as of this publishing, the campaign ad is still live and untouched on Truth Social, where it was originally posted.

To that, Damon shrugged and said, “I don’t know what to make of it,” adding with a laugh, “I’m glad they like our writing.”

The campaign ad in question overlays images and videos of the former president with audio of...

Los Angeles, July 22 (Ians) Hollywood star Matt Damon says his relationship with Ben Affleck changed when his dad passed away, and he wants “to make every second count” when it comes to working with his childhood friend.

Damon, 52, lost his dad in 2017, aged 74. The ‘Oppenheimer’ star noted that he and Affleck, 50, have “been bizarrely close for a long time”.

During an appearance on ‘Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace’, Damon shared: “It’s like it changed something in us. I think and you know, you start to really … you start to see the end game and you start to feel like I want to make every second count. I don’t want to fritter away time anymore.”

Damon and Affleck enjoyed huge success with their 1997 drama movie ‘Good Will Hunting’. He cited the 2021 Beatles documentary ‘Get Back’ as a turning point in how he thought about his relationship with Affleck, as per ‘People’ magazine.

After spending months keeping CNN from expanding into streaming, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery appears to have changed its mind.

Warner Bros. Discovery is exploring ways to get more CNN programing on to its Max streaming service, according to a person familiar with the matter, looking at the news outlet’s broader portfolio to see what content might work. Executives will have to navigate agreements with CNN’s traditional distributors that often require cable and satellite companies get first access to CNN’s live broadcasts.

Yet CNN’s rivals have grappled with similar obstacles and found ways to repurpose the news and opinion shows they run. The Fox Nation streaming outlet runs Fox News Channel’s opinion programs a day later. Fox News in 2020 unveiled a new international service that puts its programs in countries such as Mexico and Spain. Msbnc in March of last year unveiled a plan to offer episodes of “Morning Joe,...

The stars of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny attended their movie premiere at Zoo Palast in Berlin, Germany.

Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Kretschmann, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Harrison Ford gathered for a group picture as the cameras caught them mid-conversation.

Dial of Destiny will be the final installment of the Indiana Jones franchise and is the only one not directed by Steven Spielberg as director James Mangold takes his place. Mangold’s notable films include Ford v. Ferrari, Walk the Line and Girl, Interrupted.

Last month, Ford received a well-deserved standing ovation that lasted five minutes at the 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival as he said farewell to Indiana Jones. He was also given the Palme d’Or Award at the French festival.

Ford may be retiring from his Indiana Jones role, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to retire from acting just yet. In a recent interview...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas revisited the racist backlash prompted by her NFL theme song a decade ago in this week’s episode of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” saying, “All of it hits — criticism, the fact that my job requires me to be dissected.”

Chopra Jonas’ “In My City,” which was produced by RedOne and featured will.i.am, became the opening theme song for the 2013 of NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football. Following the song’s use on the network, she noted that some NFL fans expressed less than positive responses on Twitter as they commented on the singer’s South Asia roots.

“NFL Network got a lot of tweets and stuff. Or, you know, things saying, ‘Who’s she? Who’s this person? And why should she be on American TV’ and like, ‘Football should be an American person.’ It was just like, very confusing, because I’m, I...

Matthew Macfadyen has joined the cast of 'Deadpool 3'.The 'Succession' actor is to star in the long-awaited superhero movie that has Ryan Reynolds returning in the title role.Hugh Jackman will be reprising the part of Wolverine for the film and Emma Corrin is also set to play a villain. Macfadyen's role is not yet known.Shawn Levy is set to direct the Marvel Studios movie with Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese writing the script. Marvel chief Kevin Feige will join Reynolds and Levy as producers on the film, which is set to be released in 2024.Levy has teased that there will be "hardcore" violence in the upcoming 'Deadpool' flick.The 54-year-old director – who has worked with Reynolds on the films 'Free Guy' and 'The Adam Project' – told Collider: "We are writing, rewriting, developing, prepping 'Deadpool' every day now."It...

Chris Wallace, being the “Succession” fan that he is, asked his “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” guest, Brian Cox, to grace him with his signature line from the show – meaning, the newsman wanted to be told to “f— off.”

“Your line is, and I’d rather have you say it than me,” Wallace began, only for Cox to quickly jump in with his “Succession” character’s infamous signature line, “F— off.”

“I kinda hoped that before this interview is over you’ll say it to me,” Wallace responded slyly.

Check out their conversation in the video at the top.

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Jessica Alba recalled remembering a period when, in order to feel safe in Hollywood, she had to adopt a “tough” attitude.

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The actress and businesswoman responded to the host’s inquiry on the most recent episode of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” regarding whether “the degree to which you were objectified as a sex symbol” “bothered” her as a young star.

“I guess I understood that I needed to help sell the product. And they sell it how they do so I understood it as a business decision and a strategy. And so, I was able to distance myself from it. But I guess, you know, you can’t change other people’s minds about what they may or may not think of you. I don’t think that there...

Hugh Jackman is officially in Wolverine mode. The actor shared a photo of his daily meal plan as his bulking phase goes into overdrive ahead of filming “Deadpool 3,” in which he will reprise the role of Wolverine opposite Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool. The film marks the first “Deadpool” movie and Jackman’s first time playing Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“Bulking. A day in the life,” Jackman wrote as a caption while sharing a photo of the six meals he will eat in a given day. “Thank you, Chef Mario, for helping me stay healthy and properly fed whilst… Becoming. Wolverine. Again.”

Jackman’s meals include black bass, Patagonia salmon, two chicken burgers and two grass-fed sirloins. That means Jackson is consuming over 8,000 calories a day now as he gets bulked up for Wolverine. To put that into perspective, Jonathan Majors ate 6,000 calories for four months in order to...

Hugh Jackman admitted that he’s done some things in “Wolverine” that would make his voice teacher in drama school feel dismayed. Horrified, actually.

In an interview with BBC’s “Front Row”, the 54-year-old actor revealed that he damaged his voice screaming and yelling while playing the iconic Marvel character in nine films across more than two decades. It’s a noteworthy admission, considering Jackman relies on his voice for his Broadway and musical performances.

“My falsetto is not as strong as it used to be and that I directly put down to some of the growling and yelling,” said Jackman on the BBC Radio 4 program. “My voice teacher in drama school would’ve been horrified by some of the things I did [in ‘Wolverine’].”

Jackman, who is set to reprise his Wolverine role alongside Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming “Deadpool 3”, said he learned a technique in school on how to...

Hugh Jackman has spent over two decades, six movies and two (uncredited) cameos playing Wolverine in the “X-Men” film franchise, and all that superhero growling has taken a toll on the actor’s voice. Jackman revealed on the BBC’s “Front Row” show that playing Wolverine has resulted in permanent damage to his vocal cords.

“I’ve done some damage to my voice with Wolverine. My falsetto is not as strong as it used to be and that I directly put down to some of the growling and yelling,” Jackman said. “My vocal teacher in drama school would’ve been horrified with some of the things I did [as Wolverine].”

Jackman continued, “We learned a technique [in school] of how to shout and how to yell without ruining your voice. However, during Wolverine, I did some screaming and yelling and things that I think did damage to my voice. I’m working on it.

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds are both getting into superhero shape for “Deadpool 3”, and it’s safe to say there’s some friendly competition at play between the two actors.

On Friday, Feb. 3, Reynolds shared a photo on Instagram Story in which his personal trainer, Don Saladino, looks on while Reynolds builds his bulging biceps by curling 60-lb. dumbbells.

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“I’m not training for Deadpool,” Reynolds wrote in the caption. “I’m training to spend several months with @thehughjackman — who’s not as nice as everyone thinks.”

Jackman, fired back with a response, reposting the photo but adding a “Ur cute” heart-shaped sticker.

Hugh Jackman/Instagram

Last month, Jackman sat down with CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace”, to discuss the training regimen he’s undertaking to reprise Wolverine in the upcoming “Deadpool” sequel.

This year marks a decade since “Frozen” was first released in theaters, and CNN’s Chris Wallace still has some questions about the Disney film. Specifically, he’s not totally clear on how the Oscar-winning “Let It Go” was actually an empowering anthem for young women — so he decided to ask Idina Menzel about it directly on a new episode of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”

In a new interview posted on Sunday, Wallace discussed the massive impact “Let It Go” had on Menzel’s career, and what impact she herself had on the song..

But, after discussing the mechanics of it, Wallace noted that he was about to make the interview “a little weird” because he had a bone to pick with the song.

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Andy Cohen is usually the one asking the questions but the tables were flipped when The Real Housewives executive producer made an appearance on HBO Max’s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?

Chris Wallace put Cohen in the hot seat when he brought up The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah, who was recently sentenced to 6.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to a telemarketing fraud scheme.

“You’re on the record last November as saying that you hope she would get no jail time,” Wallace said. “And the question I have is, ‘Why would you take her side against the thousands of people she defrauded, including a lot of elderly?'”

Cohen looked perturbed and said, “I think I was hoping she was actually innocent. I wouldn’t have….”

Wallace interjected and reminded the Watch What Happens Live host that Shah had already pleaded guilty at that time.

Guy Fieri has become a culinary meme, winning over millions of fans with his love of greasy spoon diners and his “Flavortown” image. But when interviewed by Chris Wallace on the newsman’s HBO Max show, the discussion quickly turned to the most famous of Fieri’s haters.

In 2012, Fieri opened his first New York restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar, in Times Square, prompting a review from New York Times food critic Pete Wells that was quickly exalted by both writers and Fieri detractors as a masterpiece.

“Is the entire restaurant a very expensive piece of conceptual art?” Wells wrote. “Is the shapeless, structureless baked alaska that droops and slumps and collapses while you eat it, or don’t eat it, supposed to be a representation in sugar and eggs of the experience of going insane? Why did the toasted marshmallow taste like fish?”

When Wallace brought up the review,...

Chris Wallace‘s new interview show, Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?, had already debuted its first few episodes when CNN+ was shut down just one month after its launch in April 2022. The series was picked up by HBO Max and CNN as part of the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, but it’s been five months since the original episodes aired. Now, the rest of Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? Season 1 will be seen when it comes to HBO Max and CNN later this September. Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? will debut on HBO Max on Friday, September 23, the streamer announced Tuesday, September 6, per The Hollywood Reporter. The most interesting clips from the first three episodes will be compiled into one special episode set to air on Sunday, September 25 on CNN. Season 1 will then continue for 10 weeks, each weekly release consisting of three full-length interviews. Wallace will host the best-of...

Chris Wallace is returning to the small screen. The anchor’s interview show “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” will debut on HBO Max later this month.

The first three episodes of the series will hit the streamer on Sept. 23. The best moments from the episodes will air in a one-hour slot on CNN on Sept. 25. That format will continue for the first season’s entire 10-week run.

“I am excited to be back in the studio having candid, real conversations with a rich variety of guests who are standouts in their fields,” said Wallace. “I can’t wait for the HBO Max and CNN audiences to get to see what our team has been working on.”

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David P. Gelles will replace John Reiss as executive producer for NBC’s “Meet The Press” as Reiss moves into the role of executive producer for “Meet The Press Reports.”

Reiss, who launched “Meet The Press Reports” with NBC News political director Chuck Todd in 2020, will transition to executive produce the streaming series after service as executive producer on “Meet The Press” for eight years.

Gelles will join NBC News to executive produce “Meet The Press” on Sept. 1 in a move from CNN, where he recently led the creation and development of four CNN+ shows, including “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” “The Newscast with Wolf Blitzer,” “The Source with Kasie Hunt” and “Jake Tapper’s Book Club.”

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John Reiss is moving from his role as executive producer of Meet the Press to NBC News Now’s seasonal, single-topic show Meet the Press Reports, and he will be succeeded at the Sunday broadcast by David P. Gelles, who is returning to the network after nearly a decade at CNN.

Reiss has been EP of Meet the Press for the past eight years, and will shift to the streaming series that he and Chuck Todd, the moderator of Meet the Press and NBC News political director, launched in 2020. The series will enter its fifth season this fall, with each season running six to eight episodes.

Gelles, who joins the network on Sept. 1, most recently worked for CNN+, where he led the creation of four shows, Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, The Newscast with Wolf Blitzer, The Source with Kasie Hunt, and Jake Tapper’s Book Club.

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