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Golden Globes Hit 8.7 Million Viewers Amid NFL Competition
The 83rd annual Golden Globes reached an average of 8.7 million viewers on Sunday night, which marked the ceremony’s third year in a row of airing on CBS. Measured...
Kiefer Sutherland Arrested After Assaulting Hollywood Ride-Share Driver
“24” star Kiefer Sutherland was arrested early Monday after a physical altercation with a Hollywood ride-share driver, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Authorities said that around 12:15...
Lionsgate Sells Streaming Platform Lionsgate Play in India, Southeast Asia to Founder Rohit Jain
Lionsgate has sold its South Asian and Southeast Asian streaming operation Lionsgate Play to Rohit Jain, the executive who developed the service during an eight-year tenure as president of...
Trump Interview Eats Up Nearly Half of ‘CBS Evening News’ Broadcast With Tony Dokoupil
Tony Dokoupil, newly installed anchor of “CBS Evening News,” landed an interview with President Donald Trump — and the news program aired Trump’s comments uninterrupted for almost half the...
Assassin Drama Pilot ‘Protection’ Set at NBC From ‘Gossip Girl’ Boss Josh Safran and Jenna Bush Hager
NBC has given a pilot order to “Protection,” a drama series written by Josh Safran. Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector executive produce the project along with Safran. Universal...
‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Sets New Netflix Series ‘The Dealer,’ Starring Jung So-min
Netflix has greenlit production on “The Dealer,” a Korean casino crime drama produced by “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, and revealed its principal cast. The drama centers on Geonhwa,...
‘Tell Me Lies’ Boss on Lucy’s Mental Health Struggles, That Explicit Sex Scene and Bree and Wrigley’s New Friendship: They ‘Find Healing Within Each Other’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the first three episodes of “Tell Me Lies” Season 3, now streaming on Hulu. Just when you thought “Tell Me Lies” couldn’t get...
Netflix Prepping All-Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Studios and HBO Max Amid Paramount Skydance Pressure: Report
Netflix is readying a revised offer — in all cash — to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery‘s streaming and studios businesses, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal....
‘CBS Evening News’ Viewership Slips in First Week Under Tony Dokoupil
A lot of people are talking about the revamped “CBS Evening News” under new anchor Tony Dokoupil — but not enough to make the program an unqualified ratings success...
Amy Homma to Oversee Academy Museum Collection, Unveils Latest Acquisitions – Film News in Brief
Amy Homma, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ director and president, has been elevated to run the 52-million-piece Academy collection, it was announced Tuesday. Additionally, the Academy of Motion...
Nikki Glaser Reveals Cut ICE and Trump Jokes From Golden Globes, Avoided Politics Because ‘It’s Hard to Strike the Right Tone’
In what is now a post-Golden Globes tradition, host Nikki Glaser went on “The Howard Stern Show” to reveal the jokes she left on the cutting room floor. Among...
‘Wicked’ Casting Director Bernard Telsey on How COVID Delayed Projects and Helped Land Their Perfect Fiyero: ‘It Was Always Jonathan F—ing Bailey’
When Universal finally greenlit “Wicked,” casting director Bernard Telsey certainly knew the musical. He brought Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth to the iconic Broadway cast when it first opened...