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This article contains mild spoilers for the series finale of "The Righteous Gemstones."

After six years and four seasons, Danny McBride's hit HBO comedy, "The Righteous Gemstones," has completed its story. At least, the story audiences are permitted to see. The third HBO series from McBride and frequent collaborators David Gordon Green and Jody Hill under their Rough House Pictures banner following "Eastbound & Down" and the criminally underappreciated "Vice Principals," time will be incredibly kind to "The Righteous Gemstones," a show too smart, too funny, and too full of heart for its brilliance to be recognized on the scale it so rightfully deserved. The fact that the series (as of publication) never nabbed a Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series is downright criminal and, in a just world, would be the only sign anyone needs to delegitimize the awards circuit. Some folks just don't appreciate the gift of Uncle Baby Billy Freeman,...

Elon Musk got his wish. Voters in the southern tip of Texas just approved his plan to incorporate Starbase as its own city, at the SpaceX boss’s behest.

But Musk isn’t the first magnate to get his own town in Texas. Long before him, George Coulam – creator the of the world’s largest Renaissance Fair – incorporated Todd Mission, TX, where he rules as King George surrounded by vassals, courtiers and other minions in medieval garb. The story of Coulam and his kingdom, and the succession battle over his throne, is told in the Emmy-contending HBO documentary series Ren Faire, directed by Lance Oppenheim.

“He has power, as the elected mayor of the town he incorporated,” reads a Ren Faire synopsis. “He has glory, as the undisputed employer and self-proclaimed ruler of thousands.”

But in his mid-80s, King George ponders whether to abdicate and devote his remaining days...

For Fox News, President Trump’s first 100 days back in the White House were a big success — even when compared to his first term.

The ratings make that clear, with Fox News averaging more viewers — both in primetime and over the course of the entire day — during the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term than during the first 100 days following his 2017 inauguration.

In fact, Fox News just enjoyed the highest-rated first 100 days of any presidency in cable news history, surpassing the record it set in ’17.

Here are the key figures: Fox News has averaged 1.90 million viewers Mon-Sun since the president re-entered the White House on Jan. 20, which is up 13% compared to the 1.68 million the channel averaged during his first 100 days in office in ’17.

The channel’s primetime viewership has also increased 9% compared to 2017, going from an average of 2.81 million viewers each night to 3.06 million this year, according to Nielsen audience data.

For a second time this month, Warner Bros turned around its box office fortunes at the last minute before a movie’s opening with Sinners overperforming to $48 million after what appeared to be a mid-$30M projection by some tracking services earlier in the month.

The first trailer for Sinners dropped in September and didn’t really make a splash, hence the worrisome buzz that floated around the movie for quite some time as one of the risky, $100M auteur feature productions (net $90M+ actually) under the Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy administration.

With its Friday previews of $4.7M indicating to some a high-$30M projection, how did Sinners land in the high $40Ms? Essentially, this happens when the movie itself becomes the most powerful marketing tool, evident in Sinners’ 98% certified fresh Rotten Tomatoes reviews, rare A CinemaScore for a horror film and 84% definite recommend on PostTrak. Whenever this happens,...

Exclusive: Sony Pictures Television has optioned the rights to The Bad Kids, a hit drama series from iQIYI, China’s leading online entertainment platform, with Neal H. Moritz’s (Fast & Furious and Sonic The Hedgehog franchises) Original Film (The Boys franchise) set to produce the adaptation. Marco Ramirez (Netflix’s Daredevil) is attached as showrunner and executive producer and is set to write the pilot episode.

A nail-biting suspense drama, The Bad Kids follows three lower-class kids who witness a murder and decide to blackmail the killer. Their subsequent decisions spawn a web of tragic consequences, forcing the kids and the adults around them to forge unlikely alliances.

iQIYI’s The Bad Kids quickly topped viewing charts, becoming the most-watched series in China. Sony touts in a release for the project that the series spawned over 5 billion views on the Chinese Twitter-like social media platform Weibo.

Moritz produces alongside Pavun Shetty,...

A24 has released the official trailer for Eddington, the upcoming Western black comedy film written and directed by Ari Aster. The movie will have its World Premiere at the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Not yet rated by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), Eddington will be released in theaters on July 18, 2025.

The film is officially described as follows: “In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.”

The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Amélie Hoeferle, Clifton Collins Jr., and William Belleau, with Austin Butler and Emma Stone.

Production for the film began in March 2024, with Aster writing, directing, and producing alongside Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg production company. A24 is financing and producing the movie.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Darius Khondji...

Robert Pattinson is once again at the center of attention in a truly diabolical twist. He is facing backlash not for his career choices but for how he balances his life as a father. Yes, you heard that right.

Following reports that the Batman star is being eyed for the villainous role in Dune: Part Three, a few fans have raised concerns about whether the actor is truly present for his newborn daughter.

Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne in The Batman | Credit: DC Studios

On X (Twitter), fans have embroiled Pattinson in an online debate about his approach to fatherhood. They are now questioning whether the actor is pulling off his most sinister role yet: an absentee father. Considering his past comments, we really hope he’s not.

Robert Pattinson’s packed schedule has fans worried about his fatherhood

Robert Pattinson, whose career is currently expanding at the speed of light,...

Robert Pattinson set to feature in Dune 3? ( Photo Credit – Flickr )

A few days back, there were reports that Robert Pattinson had shared his desire to play a role in Dune’s sequel. Now, media outlets are suggesting that there might be a chance that Pattinson can get into the world of Dune. From heading Gotham City as Batman to leading Arrakis, it is going to be a tremendous journey. Based on recent reports, the Batman actor has been eyed for a villainous role in Dune 3.

For the unversed, Denis Villeneuve’s directorial sci-fi movie franchise Dune and Dune 2 featured a bunch of great actors, including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, and others. Now, Dune 3 will introduce more characters, and that might just open up the chance for Pattinson to play an essential role in the sequel.

As per Variety, Robert Pattinson has been offered...

Before he heads back to Gotham City, it sounds like Robert Pattinson might be heading to Arrakis!

According to Deadline, Pattinson (The Batman; Mickey 17; Tenet) is being eyed for the primary antagonist role in Dune: Messiah, the third and final installment of director Denis Villeneuve's acclaimed Dune trilogy.

No formal offer has been presented to Pattinson's team just yet as both sides will likely have to first figure out his busy shooting schedule, since he's already scheduled to film both Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and Matt Reeves' long-awaited The Batman Part II later this year. 

If a deal closes, it's expected that Pattinson will portray the film's lead villain, Scytale. 

In the novel Dune Messiah, Scytale is a Face Dancer - a shape-shifting operative - of the Bene Tleilax, a secretive and morally ambiguous faction known for genetic manipulation and subterfuge. He leads a conspiracy against Paul Atreides,...

Exclusive: Even as Denis Villeneuve puts finishing touches on the script for the next installment in the Dune franchise, the director already has his sights set on a new addition to the all-star ensemble. While sources close to the project say no formal offer has been presented, Deadline is hearing there is strong interest in Robert Pattinson joining the cast. Legendary had no comment.

The film already features an A-list ensemble that includes Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Zendaya, and many are expected to return. Even so, a handful of new roles remain and, as with any Dune project, stars are always lining up at the chance to appear in the Oscar-winning franchise.

While its unknown who Pattinson would play if a deal closes, the role is expected to be a significant one.

As Deadline previously reported, the plan is to shoot the film this summer. Villeneuve is returning to direct.

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Hulu has been offering entertainment for the masses since it joined the streaming wars in March 2008. Like many streaming services, the platform aims to be a one-stop shop for people looking for nostalgic favorites and new content that they can watch on demand. It even offered the Academy Awards streamed live in 2025, which unfortunately turned into an embarrassing failure. 

However, Hulu still continues to strive in its mission of offering the best content possible, and that includes several Hulu Original series that stand out in the very crowded streaming landscape. This catalog contains a wide range of genres offering something for everyone, and there also plenty of genre mashups that create fresh, intriguing content that stand out from the rest. 

But choosing what to watch is never easy when you have such a large library to browse. That's why we've...

Today, Shonda Rhimes is known as a creative powerhouse who has served as producer, writer and director on a slew of hit television shows, such as Station 19, Bridgerton, Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder. That said, Rhimes is most notably known as the producer behind the long-running hit medical procedural, Grey's Anatomy.

Grey's Anatomy premiered on March 27, 2005, and to date has over 400 episodes spread across 21 seasons, each of which Rhimes has produced. However, before Rhimes took on Grey's Anatomy, she played a creative role in several other notable productions, setting the stage for one of TV's greatest medical dramas.

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During Rhimes' early career, she spent her time working a variety of day jobs, including as an office administrator and as a counselor at a job center teaching job skills to those experiencing housing instability and mental illness.

We’re about to find out where roughly half of Jimmy’s neuroses come from.

Emmy winner Jeff Daniels is joining Shrinking‘s Season 3 cast, TVLine has confirmed. He will play Jimmy’s dad in a guest arc. Our sister site Deadline first reported the casting.

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Daniels has taken home two Primetime Emmys: One in 2013 for playing cable news...

Christina Ricci has been an accomplished actress and has starred in several popular films and series since her big screen debut in Mermaids (1990). But one role she missed out on was that of Mathilda in the classic 1994 film, Léon: The Professional, losing out to Natalie Portman. And in a new interview with the YouTube show, First We Feast (via The Wrap), Ricci reveals the ridiculous reason why: she was "too common and healthy looking."

That may come as a surprise to some, considering one of Ricci's most famous roles was the rather gothic Wednesday Addams in the early 1990s hit film, The Addams Family and its sequel. She explained to her Yellowjackets co-star Melanie Lynskey why she lost out on her "dream role:"

"I really wanted to be in 'Léon: The Professional,' but I was too common and healthy-looking. What a time to be twelve."

Léon: The Professional,...

WWE’s “Saturday Night’s Main Event” will air live on both NBC and Peacock.

The pro wrestling spectacle makes its next stop at the Yuengling Center in Tampa Bay, Fla. on May 24. The telecast of the event will air simultaneously on both NBC and Peacock.

As part of his WWE retirement tour, John Cena will also make his first appearance at “Saturday Night’s Main Event” in more than a decade. Cena had made a shocking heel turn by siding with The Rock against Cody Rhodes before the WWE Undisputed Championship Match at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. Cena is hoping to surpass Ric Flair’s World Title record of 16 and claim his 17th as part of his goodbye circuit.

“Saturday Night’s Main Event” marks the third quarterly primetime special airing on NBC and Peacock as part of the WWE’s five-year domestic media rights partnership. The deal kickstarted with...

The planned update will make it easier to access the app’s Primetime Channels and out-of-market packages.

This week, YouTube is looking to make finding its on-demand Primetime Channels a little easier with a planned interface update designed to simplify the process for users who subscribe to streamers and packages like Paramount+, NBA League Pass, and more. Plus, Charlie Cox’s Daredevil gets a hero’s homecoming, and the doors of the Gemstone Salvation Center are back open for one last hallelujah— get our weekend watch recommendations!

This Week’s Biggest Streaming News:

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YouTube’s TV app prepares to streamline its on-demand channels

Already the top-performing service, YouTube is ready to make a move to keep you in its ecosystem even more. The Google-owned platform is reportedly planning to...

As Emmy For Your Consideration season gets underway this week, CBS and the Television Academy have revealed the date and time for this year’s 77th Emmy Awards telecast: Sunday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. Et / 5 p.m. Pt.

The 77th Emmys will air live throughout the mainland on CBS, as well as streaming on Paramount+ (for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers). The kudocast will also be available to watch on demand the next day for all Paramount+ users. The Emmys will once again take place at Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles’ L.A. Live complex.

That means that the two-night Creative Arts Emmys, which usually take place the weekend before the Primetime Emmys telecast, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7. Hosts and producers for the 77th Emmys telecast, as well as the Creative Arts events, will be announced in the future.

As previously announced, the 77th Emmys...

The move is designed to simplify the process for users who subscribe to services via YouTube’s Primetime Channels.

When it comes to streaming, there is no service that dominates the market than YouTube. When it comes to viewership, the platform outperforms every subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, and in many cases, by exponential numbers. However, the Google-owned platform is not resting on those laurels. Instead, The Information is reporting that the YouTube app on TV — not to be confused with the YouTube TV app, which initially was not clear to me — will start integrating shows and movies from SVOD streamers into the YouTube homepage. While consumers will still have to pay to access this content, the move is designed to eliminate a pain point of having to bounce between sections of the app to access all of the streaming titles you want to watch.

Key Details: YouTube plans to...

Fox News showed big gains across the board in the past month, in what it said was its highest rated February in its history.

Rivals MSNBC and CNN were well behind, but they did show improvement from a post-election fall off.

During the first full month of the Trump administration, Fox News averaged 3.09 million viewers in primetime, up 50% from the same month in 2024. MSNBC averaged 1.13 million, down 16%, and CNN averaged 553,000, down 3%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 387,000 viewers, up 68%, while CNN posted 122,000, up 5%, and MSNBC averaged 111,000, down 9%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 2 million, up 50%, compared to MSNBC with 638,000, down 25%, and CNN with 433,000, down 9%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 252,000, up 57%, compared to CNN with 82,000, down 6%, and MSNBC with 66,000, down 21%.

The Five was the top show, averaging 4.7 million total viewers, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 4.19 million, Hannity with 3.6 million, Special Report with Bret Baier with 3.59 million and The Ingraham Angle with 3.49 million.

Longtime liberal MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow has slammed her own network for the cancellation of former fellow anchor Joy Reid’s show, The ReidOut.

Following reports over the weekend that Reid had been fired, it was officially announced on Monday that Reid, who is the only African American woman ever to have her own show in primetime on the network, will no longer be hosting on MSNBC.

Reid was fired by MSNBC’s new president Rebecca Kutler, who has promised a new era for the network under her supervision. The characteristically liberal network has already canceled several shows hosted by people of color, including Katie Phang and Alex Wagner.

Reid was given a farewell episode on Monday night, featuring Maddow, among other hosts. Maddow described herself as “bereft that The ReidOut is ending.” In Maddow’s own show, which took place roughly 90 minutes later, she took advantage of her platform...

In her final broadcast on The ReidOut, Joy Reid took the opportunity to reflect on America’s history of resistance, urging viewers to stay engaged in the fight for democracy. As her time at MSNBC came to a close, Reid framed the current political landscape as a moment that demanded action and resilience.

“How do you resist when fascism isn’t just coming, it’s already here?” Reid asked. She discussed how crucial it is to draw from history when facing such a crisis, pointing to examples like the Underground Railroad, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Stonewall protests. “The first rule is to fight back, to never stop resisting,” she said.

Throughout her time on the show, Reid tackled numerous political issues. She stood firm in her positions on Black Lives Matter, Asian hate, immigrant rights, and the conflict in Gaza, asserting her right to address these topics without apology.

Joy Reid dedicated her final MSNBC episode on Monday to America’s history with successful resistance campaigns.

“We begin tonight with what I think is the question when you are in the midst of a crisis, and specifically a crisis of democracy: How do you resist when fascism isn’t just coming, it’s already here?” Reid said. “What, if anything, can you do about it? For one thing, you can try to learn from history, from what people in this situation, in countries around the world and in America, have done before. As my friend Rachel Maddow always says, History is here to help.”

News broke on Sunday morning that Reid’s show was canceled, along with many other MSNBC shakeups.

Reid went on to list several examples of resistance from the 19th and 20th centuries, including Harriet Tubman’s work on the Underground Railroad and “taking up arms during the Civil War,...

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Major media companies are making big moves in the U.S. Top 50, but the top channel in the chart belongs to a company operated by an ubiquitous individual creator. The firm in question is MrBeast, LLC, which hauled in more than a billion views on its primary YouTube channel to finish first in the U.S. ranking.

MrBeast tries to appeal to viewers regardless of their political persuasions, but bigger media operations are targeting siloed viewers on either side of the aisle. Here are two case studies to show what I mean:

Live from YouTube, it’s Saturday night!

On Sunday, Feb. 23, Hollywood gathered for another event at the 2025 SAG Awards. The night had a lot of expected, but also some surprise wins, and many wholesome moments.

During one segment, Mariska Hargitay took the stage to take fans, and the celebrities present, on a walk down memory lane. The actress' most famous role was the one of Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order's first spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The video, shared online by Discussing Film, showed Hargitay taking everyone on a stroll down memory of the guest stars on the show before they became famous actors.

Mariska Hargitay presents the long list of guest stars that appeared in ‘Law & ORDER’ before they became famous actors.The list includes Pedro Pascal, Zoe Saldaña, Anthony Mackie, Adam Driver, Keke Palmer, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Sabrina Carpenter and Sebastian Stan. pic.twitter.com/A4RoXJU...

MSNBC unveiled its new lineup on Monday, with former Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki seeing her show expand to several nights during the week and outgoing anchor Joy Reid being replaced by a new program.

The changes are being spearheaded by recently-appointed MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler, who is betting on names that are well-liked in Democratic and left-leaning circles to help the cable channel continue its rebound from a post-election viewer exodus.

The big change is that Psaki’s show, “Inside with Jen Psaki,” will now air Tuesday-Friday at 9 p.m. Et. Veteran host Rachel Maddow will return following President Trump’s first 100 days in office to host the 9 p.m. hour on Mondays.

Psaki is replacing Alex Wagner, who has anchored Tuesday-Friday at 9 p.m. since 2022; Wagner will be staying with MSNBC as a senior political analyst.

And MSNBC confirmed it is replacing “The ReidOut” with a new show...

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Paramount Global and Google-owned YouTube have reached a new distribution agreement that keeps linear channels and streaming services on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels for a few more years.

The pact was announced late Saturday evening, about two days after Paramount began warning TV viewers that nearly two dozen broadcast and cable channels were likely to be dropped from YouTube TV. The warning came after Paramount said Google and YouTube required an agreement to “one-sided terms” that included “non-market demands” in order to continue carrying the channels on YouTube TV and streaming services like Paramount Plus, BET Plus and Showtime on YouTube Primetime Channels.

A source previously told The Desk that both sides had largely squared things away on the price Google and YouTube must pay to distribute Paramount-owned broadcast and cable channels like CBS, Paramount Network, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon on YouTube TV.

All 14 seasons of the cult classic primetime soap opera “Knots Landing” will soon be available for digital purchase, courtesy of Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.

For fourteen years, the residents of the seaside community of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, were buffeted by lust, greed and betrayal as passions exploded as four married couples in the suburban paradise struggled with the conflicts and passions that struck every marriage. Storylines centered on infidelity, health, murder, kidnapping, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue, and criminal investigations, among other issues.

Beginning Monday, February 24, every season of the series will be available to purchase digitally on such services as Amazon (Prime Video), AppleTV, YouTube, Fandango at Home, and more. All episodes are also currently streaming on Prime Video and the Primetime Soaps by WBtv channel on Plex TV, among other services.

Premiering December 27, 1979 on CBS, “Knots Landing” is a spinoff of the cultural phenom that was “Dallas,...

Paramount programming will continue to be available on YouTube TV despite the expiration of their carriage deal on Thursday night, after the two companies reached a short-term extension.

YouTube TV announced the extension in a social media post just after the current deal expired at 11:00 p.m. Eastern. “An update for our members: We’ve reached a short-term extension with Paramount to keep their content on YouTube TV. Subscribers continue to have access to Paramount channels, including CBS,” the company said. “We appreciate your patience as we continue to negotiate on your behalf.”

Paramount declined to comment, but an insider separately confirmed the deal to TheWrap.

On Wednesday, Paramount warned customers the service could go dark when the deal expired and complained that “YouTube TV is attempting to pressure Paramount to agree to one-sided terms.”

YouTube TV disputed this in its own statement, saying in part, “We’ve been...

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Over the years, Netflix has aired a number of impressive medical dramas. Ranging from fictional drama series to series based on true events, there’s an impressive slate to check out. Let’s count down 10 of the best!

From inspirational medical professionals to the historical IVF breakthrough, Netflix is home to lots of award-winning medical dramas. In this list, we count down 10 of the finest entries in the streamer’s catalog that you can watch now. This list also doesn’t currently include Netflix’s big new medical drama scheduled to release in 2025 called Pulse. Let’s dive right into it!

11Diagnosis Genre: DocumentaryRating: TV-14Release Date: August 16, 2019Cast: Lisa SandersLanguage: EnglishWatch on Netflix

This Netflix documentary series is based on Dr. Lisa Sanders’ The New York Times Magazine column of the same name. The 7-part series focuses on rare and mysterious medical conditions, from...

A24 is bringing “Eddington,” Ari Aster’s hotly-anticipated contemporary Western thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler, to the European Film Market in Berlin this month, Variety has learned.

Also starring Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward and Clifton Collins Jr., the film is now in post-production and is believed to revolve around a couple stranded in a small New Mexico town. Though they are initially welcomed, the town takes a sinister turn by nightfall. Phoenix portrays the town’s sheriff with ambitious dreams.

Variety also understands that “Eddington” could be in contention for Cannes debut — which would make it Aster’s first film as director to bow at the festival — with A24 targeting a summer release.

Production on “Eddington” kicked off in March 2024, with Aster writing, directing and producing alongside Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg banner. Two-time Academy Award nominee Darius Khondji is the director of photography.

Fox News topped the ratings in January, posting big gains from a year earlier, while MSNBC saw signs that viewers were coming back after a post-election tune-out.

In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.78 million viewers, up 40% from the same month a year earlier, while MSNBC averaged 734,000, down 33%, and CNN posted 522,000, down 14%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 353,000, up 61%, compared to CNN with 118,000, down 5%, and MSNBC with 63,000, down 41%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.92 million viewers, up 53%, compared to MSNBC with 506,000, down 34%, and 421,000 for CNN, down 9%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 253,000, up 70%, followed by CNN with 80,000, down 7%, and MSNBC with 45,000, down 42%.

Fox News’ rivals are pointing to month-to-month comparisons for signs that viewers are returning to the news cycles. There is a bit of a caveat, given the December holiday period generally sees a viewership dip, while January was a particularly busy news month.

MSNBC said that it averaged 1.3 million primetime viewers last week,...

The third and final season of “Bosch: Legacy” will drop on Prime Video March 27.

“Bosch: Legacy” chronicles the experiences of private investigator Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver), attorney Honey “Money” Chandler (Mimi Rogers) and patrol cop Maddie Bosch (Madison Lintz). The ten-episode final season is adapted from Michael Connelly novels “Desert Star” and “The Black Ice.” In this season, Harry Bosch navigates a family’s disappearance while Chandler readies for becoming District Attorney in Los Angeles, and Maddie Bosch deals with robberies.

“As we approach the final season of Bosch: Legacy, we are so proud of what this series has accomplished and while it’s bittersweet to see it come to a close we’re immensely satisfied with the journey,” Amazon MGM Studios head of television Vernon Sanders said in a statement. “We’re grateful to Michael Connelly, Titus Welliver, and the rest of the cast and crew for the captivating...

HBO’s nearly three-minute trailer for The White Lotus season three intros a wild and crazy season of shenanigans and murder. Season three, which takes the action to Thailand with a new resort and cast, will premiere on February 16, 2025.

New episodes of the eight-episode season air on Sundays at 9pm Et/Pt.

Season three’s impressive ensemble cast includes Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, and Michelle Monaghan. Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, and Aimee Lou Wood also star. Rounding out the ensemble are Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Scott Glenn, Dom Hetrakul, Julian Kostov, Charlotte Le Bon, Morgana O’Reilly, and Shalini Peiris.

Mike White created the award-winning drama and serves as writer, director, showrunner, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include David Bernad and Mark Kamine.

Season one of The White Lotus premiered in...

Following its successful primetime launch, CBS will present a special daytime run of Hollywood Squares with encore episodes of the reimagined classic game show featured Monday, January 27 — Friday, January 31 (2:00-3:00 Pm, Et; 1:00-2:00 Pm, Ct/Pt).

Primetime Goes Daytime

Starring award-winning actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore in the center square and hosted by Nate Burleson (co-host of CBS Mornings and NFL analyst), Hollywood Squares showcases a unique lineup of celebrity guests in every episode. Celebrity guests take turns answering questions while contestants determine the legitimacy of their responses to score points and win exciting prizes.

In primetime, Hollywood Squares original episodes air Thursday, January 23 (8:00-9:00 Pm, Et/Pt). As announced yesterday, beginning Wednesday, January 29, CBS Wednesday game nights will kick off with original episodes of Hollywood Squares, followed by The Price is Right At Night and then Raid The Cage. Hollywood Squares...

Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood in ‘The White Lotus’ season 3 (Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO)

With nearly a month still left before the debut of season three, HBO’s given The White Lotus a renewal order for season four. The upcoming third season of the Emmy-winning drama will premiere on February 16, 2025. New episodes will air on Sundays at 9pm Et/Pt.

Created by Mike White, The White Lotus launched season one in July 2021, followed by season two in December 2022. The first season scored 20 combined Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy nominations, winning 10 including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Writing, Directing, and Supporting Actress (Jennifer Coolidge). Season two picked up 23 Emmy nominations and went home with five trophies.

Season three’s huge ensemble cast includes Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, and Michelle Monaghan. Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger,...

Kyle MacLachlan, who was David Lynch’s FBI agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks, Paul Atreides from Dune and Jeffrey Beaumont from Blue Velvet, took to social media Thursday to express his sorrow over the death of the filmmaker who made him a leading man across TV and film.

Wrote MacLachlan, “Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn’t recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision.

“What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to.

“Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to...

As tragedy struck Los Angeles, residents turned to local journalists — on TV, radio and online — to stay informed. Los Angeles’ local TV stations saw a tremendous spike in news viewership last Tuesday, Jan. 7, as the city first came under siege from fierce Santa Ana winds, leading to the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and elsewhere. As stations went with wall-to-wall coverage, they saw their normal viewership double and even triple in some cases, especially has the fires began to quickly spread into neighborhoods in the early evening.

According to Nielsen data, market leader Kabc (Channel 7) averaged 318,166 viewers for its 6 p.m. newscast on Jan. 7; in the days leading up to Tuesday, the ABC-owned station normally posted an average of 170,769 in the timeslot. The station also saw huge spikes at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m..

Nexstar’s CW outlet Ktla (Channel 5) experienced a tremendous viewership increase that evening as well,...

The past year, 2024, was supposed to be a big audience uplift for major cable news networks: A presidential election, with proven ratings getter Donald Trump as one of the major players.

While Fox News, MSNBC and CNN did see a rise in their ratings, the latter two networks saw a big post-election drop off as politics weary viewers tuned out after Trump’s victory and Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss.

The question for 2025 is whether those regular viewers come back after a bit of a break from burnout, as some executives expect, or if their habits turn to other sources, like ideologically friendly podcasts or digital streaming.

What’s more, the coming year will likely see major changes at MSNBC and CNN, as the former prepares to separate itself from the Comcast mothership, and the latter undergoes an overhaul to integrate CNN.com and digital video.

Fox News topped primetime, averaging 2.38 million viewers,...

Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson are set for some massive moments in the upcoming year, with exciting projects that have fans buzzing. But if there is one star who is already claiming 2025 as his own, it is Pedro Pascal. The internet’s favorite personality seems determined to juggle every project imaginable, practically carrying Hollywood on his very well-built shoulders, and no one is complaining!

Pedro Pascal in a still from Gladiator II | Credits: Scott Free Productions

2025 is looking like a blockbuster year for these three stars, and fans can’t wait for it all. Here is what these stars have in mind for 2025!

Tom Holland’s upcoming projects

After taking a well-deserved break from acting, Tom Holland leaped back into the spotlight in 2024, with an exciting lineup of projects that will keep him busy well into 2025. The year ahead promises to be an important one for the fan-favorite star, with major productions already in motion.

With Saturday Night, director Jason Reitman attempted to bring audiences behind the scenes of the first Saturday Night Live episode. But one former cast member gave Reitman a scathing review right to his face.

Saturday Night blended history with hyperbole in detailing how Lorne Michaels got the first SNL episode on the air. An ensemble cast was put together to portray the original "Not Ready for Primetime" players that debuted in 1975.

Among the original cast members was Chevy Chase. Reitman recently appeared on the Fly on the Wall podcast and told hosts Dana Carvey and David Spade about Chase's reaction.

"So, Chevy comes in to watch the movie,” Reitman said. “And he is there with [his wife] Jayni and they watch the film, and he’s in the group, and he comes up to me after and he pats me on the shoulder and goes, ‘Well, you should be embarrassed.’”

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It’s no secret that after the dual Writers and Actors strike, 2024 was finally the year to return to great television.

And the year had its fair share of spectacular debuts of new series that wormed themselves into our hearts with strong writing, great characters, and the ability to keep us coming back for more.

From broadcast procedurals to adaptations and streaming hits, we’ve compiled a list of the best new series of 2024.

(Mitch Hasseth/Disney) Shōgun – Hulu

The critically acclaimed series is easily one of the most talked about debut shows of the year, and there’s no way a list commending incredible new series is complete without it.

Based on the James Clavell novel of the same name, this adaptation does justice to the genre during an era when the medium is saturated with far too many of them.

And Shōgun stays faithful to the source material,...

Earl Holliman, a renowned actor who defined midcentury entertainment, died on Monday in Los Angeles at 96, according to his niece Theresa Mullins Harris. Holliman, known for his diverse appearances in television and movies, personified the typical Hollywood success tale.

Holliman rose to popularity with notable performances in science fiction and Western films. In October 1959, he made television history by playing Mike Ferris in the first episode of The Twilight Zone, titled “Where Is Everybody?”

Holliman rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in hit shows such as Bonanza, The Fugitive, and Marcus Welby, M.D. His most well-known performance was as Lt. Bill Crowley in Police Woman, which peaked in the Primetime Top 15 during the 1974-75 season.

Beyond television, Holliman exhibited extraordinary versatility. In 1957, he received a Supporting Actor Golden Globe for The Rainmaker and was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. His early film appearances...

Earl Holliman, an actor whose scores of credits spanning a half-century ranged from 1950s films Forbidden Planet and Giant to Police Woman and others popular ’70s and ’80s TV dramas and starred in the first episode of The Twilight Zone, died Monday in Los Angeles after a short illness. He was 96.

His niece, Theresa Mullins Harris, announced the news on social media, writing in part: “His dream at 5 years old of becoming a movie star came true, more than he ever could have imagined.”

Holliman got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame won a Supporting Actor Golden Globe for 1957’s The Rainmaker and was nominated for the short-lived early-’90s ABC sitcom Delta, starring Delta Burke. He was a series regular on the latter, playing the understanding owner of a bar where aspiring country singer Delta Bishop (Burke) worked while trying to make it.

Born on September 11, 1928, Holliman...

Fox News host Jesse Watters says he has certain rules when it comes to manliness, and that includes men not wishing other men “happy birthday.” The news anchor made his feelings known on Wednesday night’s (November 20) edition of Jesse Watters Primetime, where he touched on President Joe Biden‘s 82nd birthday and how he couldn’t send him well wishes due to his own self-imposed code. “Primetime would wish him a happy birthday, but we have rules here: Men don’t wish men happy birthdays,” Watters quipped. Watters then showed an image of Barack Obama wishing Biden a happy birthday on X, where he called him his “friend.” The conservative commentator referred to Biden as the “friend” Obama “had just couped.” Watters: Men don’t wish men happy birthdays pic.twitter.com/y379mXm97z — Acyn (@Acyn) November 21, 2024 He also shared an image of a similar happy birthday message from Vice President Kamala Harris,...

Robert Pattinson is re-teaming with his “Tenet” director Christopher Nolan for the filmmaker’s closely guarded project at Universal Pictures, Variety has confirmed. Pattinson joins an impressive ensemble that already includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya.

Universal and Nolan’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning drama “Oppenheimer” is projecting a production start date sometime in the first half of 2025. Pattinson will be quite busy in the New Year. Warner Bros. is looking to film a sequel to his 2022 blockbuster “The Batman,” in which the actor would reprise his leading turn as the DC Comics superhero. Pattinson is also starring in A24’s “Primetime,” a thriller drawing inspiration from the reality show “To Catch a Predator” that will serve as the debut narrative feature of rising filmmaker Lance Oppenheim. That indie is planning to ramp up production early next year.

Additionally, Pattinson’s next feature, Bong Joon-Ho’s sci-fi comedy “Mickey 17,...

New immersive graphics tech will be part of the Fox News Channel’s Election Night coverage in November. (Courtesy photo)

The Fox News Channel continued its election week momentum into the first full week of the post-election period, averaging nearly 2 million overall viewers during a seven-day period that started on Monday, November 11, according to Nielsen ratings.

In prime-time, Fox News programming saw an average of 3 million overall viewers tune in during the same time period, including 360,000 in the coveted demographic of adults between the ages of 25 and 54 years old (A25-54).

The channel grabbed 69 percent of total day cable news viewership during the seven-day period and 72 percent of all cable news viewers in prime-time.

By comparison, MSNBC saw its overall audience drop by 50 percent in the first full week after the election, logging 684,000 overall viewers in prime time and 65,000 in the A25-54 demographic. Total day viewership clocked in at 487,000 over the seven-day period,...

A lot of Ecw fans may have gotten dj vu while watching Roman Reigns' phone call to Paul Heyman on last Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown. The ongoing Bloodline story arc reached its most interesting development, when Reigns tried to call his all-knowing advocate and Wiseman, only to learn the number is disconnected.

As Bubba "Bully" Ray Dudley expressed on Busted Open Radio, and in an accompanying X post, Roman Reigns' phone call to Paul Heyman on WWE SmackDown echoes another storyline from Paul Heyman's extreme alma mater, Ecw, in a story involving Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk. Dreamer would corroborate Bully's sentiment in an X post of his own, adding that while WWE's storyline heads into Survivor Series: WarGames, Dreamer's kindred storyline was heading into Ecw November to Remember 1996.

Dissecting both storylines for their similarities and differences highlights the importance of bringing wrestling's past into the present,...

Exclusive: Deadline has the first still from Die, My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson and Lakeith Stanfield, the new thriller from renowned Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), which adapts the 2017 novel by Ariana Harwicz.

Set in rural America, Die, My Love is a portrait of a woman (Lawrence) engulfed by love and madness. Pattinson plays her husband, and Stanfield, her lover. Also in the cast are Sissy Spacek and Nick Nolte.

Ramsay directed from her script written with Enda Walsh. Producers included Justine Ciarrocchi and Lawrence on behalf of Excellent Cadaver, as well as Martin Scorsese, Andrea Calderwood, and Black Label Media, which also served as the project’s financier.

In a statement accompanying the photo reveal, Excellent Cadaver told Deadline, “It’s impossible to convey what it’s like to witness Lynne Ramsay make art. She’s one of one.”

Known for her Cannes-debuting drama Ratcatcher,...

ABC has announced their mid-season premiere dates for all of their TV shows!

There are actually some pretty significant changes to the schedule. First, the network has announced the premiere dates for some 2025 shows including Will Trent, The Rookie, American Idol, and The Bachelor. You may also notice The Conners is missing from the schedule. ABC has promised it will return sometime in March 2025.

In addition, some shows are switching timeslots, including High Potential and Abbott Elementary.

Furthermore, some Hulu TV shows will be airing on ABC this coming winter! The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini will both get broadcast premieres, as well as the second season of Only Murders in the Building.

Keep reading to see the full schedule for the winter of 2025 on ABC…

ABC’s 2025 Midseason Schedule

Thursday, January 2

8 p.m.: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

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A24 has a knack for scooping up talent. The production company is also famous for taking risks and leading many firsts in the film industry. Their bold behavior doesn't seem to be changing, with projects like the second film by the divisive director of the analog horror film Skinamarink in the works. Now, the powerhouse production company is back at it again and this time they're following the lead of a filmmaking master. According to Deadline, Los Angeles-based filmmaker, Hiro Murai is set to direct his first feature, an original samurai film that will be financed by A24 in partnership with producers and long-time collaborators Square Peg and 2Am.

Although he is making his feature debut, Murai has had an extensive career in producing and directing, with many awards under his belt. The Japanese-born filmmaker scored Emmy nominations for his work on FX's show Atlanta, starring Donald Glover, who...