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Stan Rogow, a veteran producer for the Hilary Duff-starring Lizzie McGuire series and feature film, and an Emmy nominee for his earlier work on the TV series Fame, has died at 75. Rogow died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, reports indicate. No cause was given. Born in Brooklyn, Rogow graduated from Boston

The topics covered on Bill Maher‘s Real Time on Friday were no laughing matter – inflation, crime, the suppression of free speech, the war in Ukraine, antisemitism on campus. One area of special interest was when the talk turned to crime. Guest Jane Ferguson, an award-winning special correspondent for PBS NewsHour, contributor to The New Yorker,

EXCLUSIVE: After impressing with his half-hour set in Season 3 of Netflix‘s The Standups, the Nashville-based comedian Dusty Slay has secured his first hour with the streamer, setting a January 16th premiere date for his new special, Workin’ Man. A former pesticide salesman who started out as a comic in 2008, Slay is known for

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 9 finale of Bachelor in Paradise. It’s the end of the road for Bachelor in Paradise. The whopping three-hour Season 9 finale picked up right where things left off last week, with five people — Rachel, Taylor, Brayden, Tyler and Blake — having left the shores

Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Norman Lear Tuesday at the age of 101. CBS, home to the majority of Lear’s classic sitcoms, will celebrate the television legend’s extraordinary career with Norman Lear: A Life on Television special, set to air Friday, December 8 at 8 pm on CBS and streaming on

One of the highlights in the final chapter of Norman Lear‘s legendary career were the Live In Front Of a Studio Audience specials recreating episodes from his classic sitcoms. He executive produced them with Jimmy Kimmel, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) together while also developing a close friendship. On Wednesday night, hours

The 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival unveiled the aorta of its lineup which runs from Jan. 18-28 in Park City, UT, with movies about AI being a running theme in the politically and socially conscious event as well as 80% of movies up for grabs for distribution. In addition there are movies starring

Hollywood’s long strike season is over and the town can finally get back to work without the specter of any more labor action, for now. Actors were on strike for 118 days but after ratifying the deal between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP, with a very healthy 78.33% of the votes, thesps, scribes, directors and crew

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from helping the pūteketeke become the Bird of the Century, John Oliver has another reason to celebrate. HBO has renewed Last Week Tonight for a further three seasons, taking the weekly show through 2026. The new deal, which runs through Season 13, comes as the tenth season of the late-night show is coming

The Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema and Television honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements took place at the Fairmont Century Plaza. Hosted by Nicco Annan, the night celebrated stars like Edward James Olmos, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Wright, America Ferrera, Charles D. King, Eva Longoria, Greta Lee, Colman Domingo, Da’Vine Joy Randolph,

Julia Roberts breaks her silence on the passing of long-ago beau Matthew Perry in a new interview with ET, but sidestepped an apparent invitation to do the same on ABC’s The View today. Roberts was on The View to promote her new Netflix film, Leave the World Behind, which, ironically enough, makes repeated allusions to

John Oliver celebrated the expulsion of George Santos from Congress this week and suggested he was better suited for Bravo. On the latest episode of HBO‘s Last Week Tonight, Oliver was giddy that “they finally kicked George Santos out” of the House of Representatives. “I say finally because it was their third attempt at doing

Tonight on SNL, the writer-performer trio known as Please Don’t Destroy — consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy — saw their digital sketch disrupted by technical issues. “Disclaimer: Due to a hard drive malfunction, some of Emma Stone‘s footage from this week’s Please Don’t Destroy video was corrupted,” says the narrator. “But, using

The Real Housewives of Atlanta is reportedly about to undergo a transformation as the cast gets shaken up ahead of Season 16. Kandi Burruss, a mainstay on the Bravo reality series since Season 2, is now the longest-running housewife across all franchises. The media mogul is weighing in on the reported cast shakeup and says

Disney CEO Bob Iger blames the pandemic effect as part of the reason for the dismal box office results on The Marvels. Speaking at a New York Times business summit earlier this week, Iger said the studio needs some revitalization. ″The Marvels was shot during Covid,” he explained. “There wasn’t as much supervision on the

“Writing,” Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet told Bill Maher on Friday’s Real Time, “is just making shit up.” Mamet has made a successful career of that, creating such plays as Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow, and writing/directing such films as Heist, Wag the Dog and Hannibal, among others. Now, he’s out with

Mark Shelmerdine, the veteran producer who revived London Films as an indie powerhouse and played a pivotal role in the development of the international TV distribution market, has died aged 78. Among his achievements, he was among the first UK indie TV producers to retain rights to a broadcast production and was a founder of

If there were winners out of Fox News’ debate between California’s Gavin Newsom and Florida’s Ron DeSantis tonight, it was Joe Biden, Donald Trump and the Walt Disney Company. If there were losers, it looks to be the Sunshine State Governor himself, civility and Sean Hannity. Live from Alpharetta, Georgia, the crowd free Great Red

Writers and actors spent the summer searching for increased residuals for streaming shows and they were somewhat successful. Both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA secured success-based bonuses for series at Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney+, Max, Peacock and Paramount+ as part of their shiny three-year agreements. But what does it mean in practice? What shows will really

Emma Stone is about to join the exclusive “five times hosting” club at Saturday Night Live. So to spice things up before that historic turn, she revealed what every comic actor knows about how to get a laugh. The Poor Things star will host this Saturday, with musical guest Noah Kahan. In the black-and-white video released Wednesday,

Peacock has more to tease from Ted, its event series planned for Jan. 11, 2024. The streamer has dropped an official trailer for the seven-episode series that serves as a prequel to the film franchise. The fresh cast of characters include Max Burkholder (Parenthood), Alanna Ubach (Euphoria), Scott Grimes (The Orville) and Giorgia Whigham (13 Reasons Why) while MacFarlane will continue to voice Ted. In

It’s the semi-finals, and boy does it feel like eons ago when poor Matt Walsh crashed and burned after only one night in the ballroom. Imagine if he had stayed and Harry Jowsey kicked the bucket early, instead! Oh, the laughs we would have had from the droll Veep star. No use crying over spilled

Guy Fieri is sticking with the Food Network. The celebrity chef has struck a new, three-year deal with the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned cable network. It comes after he struck a similar deal in April 2021. The deal comes with the renewal of both Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy’s Grocery Games and Tournament of Champions. Fieri

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details about the Season 2 finale of Fox‘s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. After a grueling eight days, five recruits made it to the final challenge of Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. The finish line is close enough to taste for Olympic speed skater Erin Jackson, Bachelor alums Nick

EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Who, the long-running BBC sci-fi series, has shifted away from a residual model for its writers since Disney+ came on board as a partner, we understand. The series, which is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary with a trio of specials from returning showrunner Russell T. Davies, has moved towards a buyout model for

Viewers watching NFL RedZone broadcast on Sunday were confused when alarms started going off during the live transmission of the football game. Scott Hanson was on the air when they were told to evacuate the studio as the live broadcast went on and they broke into the feed. “This is a first in my first

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off creators Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski are opening up about the possibilities of a second season for their animated series. Although the Netflix show has received favorable reviews, O’Malley and Grabinski are not currently planning a sequel and have made this a one-and-done show — for now. “It’s self-contained for

Marty Krofft, producer of shows like H.R. Pufnstuf, The Brady Bunch Hour, The Banana Splits and Land of the Lost, has died. He was 86. Krofft, who produced many classic shows for children alongside his older brother Sid, died of kidney failure on Saturday in Los Angeles, his family announced. After working on The Banana

EXCLUSIVE: The Crown has been criticized by the Queen’s former press secretary for lacking sensitivity in its portrayal of the events surrounding Princess Diana‘s death. Dickie Arbiter, who worked for Queen Elizabeth II during the period depicted in Season 6, accused The Crown’s creator Peter Morgan of “dramatic license gone bonkers.” Arbiter was particularly critical

More than 28 million people tuned into The 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a best-ever viewership level for the annual event in NYC. That figure includes all platforms, which includes the NBC live viewing (8:30 a.m-12 p.m.; half-hour longer than last year’s telecast and still up on an average audience basis), the encore telecast (2-5