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Reba McEntire Comedy a Go as NBC Renews ‘Lopez vs. Lopez,’ Cancels ‘Extended Family’

Ahead of next week’s upfront presentation to Madison Avenue ad buyers, NBC has solidified its comedy lineup for the 2024-25 broadcast season. The network has handed out a series order to the multicamera comedy Happy’s Place, starring Reba…

Tuesday, May 7

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Jon Stewart Pops Up on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ During Night Off From ‘Daily Show’

For those who were wondering, “Where in the world is Jon Stewart?” when tuning in to Monday’s The Daily Show (which was hosted by correspondent Jordan Klepper), viewers only had to tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Stewart, who has been behind…

Katt Williams Outdraws Tom Brady in Netflix Rankings

Netflix’s Roast of Tom Brady got loads of press coverage (including several stories on this very website), but a different live special from the streamer’s Netflix Is a Joke festival racked up more views over the weekend. Katt Williams:…

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Ariana Madix Debuts as ‘Love Island USA’ Host With ‘Barbie’-Inspired Teaser

Ariana Madix is trading West Hollywood for Fiji very soon. Peacock has revealed the premiere date for the upcoming sixth season of Love Island USA, which will be hosted by the Vanderpump Rules star. A new teaser trailer gives viewers a…

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‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Adds ‘Black Mirror’ Director in Major Role

Some breaking news from Westeros: The Game of Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has added a major talent from Black Mirror to serve as its debut season’s lead director, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Owen Harris…

Not Your Average Love Triangle: ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Team on “Bittersweet” Love Stories

Dead Boy Detectives star George Rexstrew is quick to describe his first in-person encounter with his co-stars ahead of filming the pilot: “Love at first sight.” Up to that point, interactions between the leads of the Netflix series that…

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Michelle Yeoh Cast in ‘Blade Runner 2099’ From Amazon

Prime Video’s Blade Runner TV project has cast Michelle Yeoh in a lead role. The Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All At Once actress has signed on to Blade Runner 2099. The limited series is from showrunner Silka Luisa (Shining Girls)…

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Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Starts Season 2 Filming, Adds 12 Castmembers

Netflix’s breakout hit Wednesday has started production on its second season and has added a dozen actors to its cast. Filming has begun in Ireland — a change from the first season, which was primarily shot in Romania — on comedy fantasy,…

Monday, May 6

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‘Gods in Alabama’ TV Series in the Works at Amazon (Exclusive)

Amazon is heading to Alabama. The streamer is developing a television adaptation of Joshilyn Jackson’s novel, Gods in Alabama. The book, first published in 2015, revolves around a young lawyer who promised God that she’d never return home…

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‘Vanderpump Rules’ Cast Reacts to Finale in Real Time in Season 11 Reunion Teaser

After a bombshell season 10 reunion, Bravo is trying out an intense approach for Vanderpump Rules season 11. In the first official trailer for the upcoming three-part reunion, sitdown host Andy Cohen announces that this time around, the…

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Tracy Morgan-Led ‘The Neighborhood’ Spinoff Set at Paramount+

The world of CBS’ The Neighborhood is expanding. The network’s streaming sibling, Paramount+, has ordered a comedy series titled Crutch that stars Tracy Morgan and is set in the same world as The Neighborhood — albeit on the other side of…

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Jon Stewart Isn’t Hosting ‘The Daily Show’ on Monday

The Daily Show will look a little different when viewers tune in on Monday night. Instead of Jon Stewart, who has been anchoring the Comedy Central show on Mondays for the past two months, correspondent Jordan Klepper will be behind the…

Cole Hauser Hints at ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff With Kelly Reilly

The romance of fan favorites Beth and Rip could continue beyond Yellowstone, actor Cole Hauser hints. The final episodes of the Paramount Network hit are set to begin production sometime this year. But Hauser suggests the characters played…

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John Cho Doesn’t Think of His ‘Sympathizer’ Cameo as Meta, But Understands If You Do

You hear about James Yoon before you meet him. The fourth episode of The Sympathizer, HBO and A24’s limited series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer-winning novel, is an interlude from the usual business of spycraft as The Captain…

Sunday, May 5

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‘SNL’ Cold Open Centers on Columbia University’s Handling of Pro-Palestinian Protests

Saturday Night Live‘s latest cold open centered on Columbia University’s handling of the pro-Palestinian protests on campus amid the Israel–Hamas war. During the sketch, Mikey Day, Kenan Thompson and Heidi Gardner played concerned parents…

Saturday, May 4

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The World Is on the Brink in ‘The Boys’ Season 4 Trailer

The official trailer for The Boys season four is here. Stars of the Emmy-winning show, including Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Chace Crawford, Karen Fukuhara and Claudia Doumit, revealed the explosive trailer at an inaugural CCXP fan…

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Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Netflix Team for ‘F1 Academy’ Docuseries

Netflix is delving deeper into the world of Formula 1 racing, with an assist from Reese Witherspoon. Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is producing a docuseries called F1 Academy, which will chronicle the women-only developmental division of…

Friday, May 3

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‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ Returning to ABC for 25th Anniversary

ABC will open up the lifelines once more this summer. The network has greenlit a new season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire that will air starting July 10. The new run will coincide with the game show’s 25th anniversary on ABC; it…

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‘Night Court’ Sworn in for Third Season on NBC

NBC has delivered a favorable verdict to Night Court. The network has picked up a third season of its comedy series, a revival of/sequel to the 1984-92 show of the same name. Night Court is the first of NBC’s three current comedies to earn…

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Kevin Spacey: 10 Men Accuse “Soulless Monster” of Sexual Assault in New Docuseries

“I felt like I was staring at a soulless monster,” Daniel, an actor, says of his alleged sexual assault by Kevin Spacey in a new Channel 4 documentary promising a “forensic look” at the Oscar winner’s rise to stardom and his alleged sexual…

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‘TV’s Top 5’: CBS Takes a Victory Lap Amid Paramount Global Uncertainty

Welcome to the 257th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business…

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Andy Cohen Explains ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Summer Pause on Season 12 Production

Vanderpump Rules is changing its production schedule, opting to not film season 12 this summer. TMZ first reported that unlike previous seasons of the hit Bravo reality series, which typically begin production in May and film throughout…

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‘We Were The Lucky Ones’ Showrunner Says Finale Was “One of the Biggest Challenges I’ve Ever Had”

As the first minutes of Hulu’s We Were The Lucky Ones‘ finale begin, things seem dire for the Kurc family: Halina (Joey King) is facing interrogation upon being arrested by German police, Mila (Hadas Yaron) is struggling to reconnect with…

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Streaming Ratings: ‘The Resident’ Climbs to No. 1

The doctors were in at the top of Nielsen’s streaming ratings for the beginning of April. Medical dramas The Resident and Grey’s Anatomy were the top two titles for the week of April 1-7, finishing with 1.18 billion and 1.15 billion…

Thursday, May 2

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CBS Sets Fall (and Spring) Schedule

CBS executives were keenly aware of the elephant in the room Thursday as new co-CEO George Cheeks and entertainment president Amy Reisenbach opened their fall schedule presentation by addressing the latest rumblings in the sale process of…

‘Fire Country’ Spinoff a Go at CBS — for 2025-26

While announcing its schedule for the 2024-25 TV season Thursday, CBS also got a head start on the season after that. The network has formally greenlit Sheriff Country, a spinoff of its second-year drama Fire Country. Morena Baccarin …

How ‘The Jinx’ Landed Robert Durst Pal Nick Chavin for ‘Part Two’

In The Jinx — Part Two, John Lewin, the Los Angeles deputy district attorney investigating whether Robert Durst killed Susan Berman, recalls the moment he knew he might get a key witness to turn on his close friend. Nick

How ‘Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Leads Sparked Onscreen Chemistry for Holocaust Love Story

Lali Sokolow kept a secret for 60 years before his story of love and survival in a Nazi death camp was captured in The Tattooist of Auschwitz — the novel that inspired the Peacock limited series of the same name, which released its six…

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ABC’s ‘Dr. Odyssey’ Adds Sean Teale to Cast

ABC’s Dr. Odyssey has added another actor to its ensemble in Who Is Erin Carter? star Sean Teale. Teale will star opposite Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo in the series, which comes from mega-producer Ryan Murphy and co…

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Jordan Peele Making a Black Cowboy Series That Pledges to Rewrite Wild West History

Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele is making a documentary series that promises to overturn the public perception of the Old West. The Get Out writer-director will executive produce a project for Peacock “which dismantles the whitewashed…