After over 36 years with Univision, Univision News anchor Maria Elena Salinas will leave at the end of the year. “I have decided it is time to change course and begin a new chapter in my career as an independent journalist and producer and dedicate more time to philanthropy, among other things,” posted Salinas on […]
“Dan is very much alive,” revealed ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey at TCA on Sunday, of John Goodman’s Roseanne character. Although Dan appeared to have died of a heart attack in the show’s 1997 finale, his heart will be beating for the revival, set for a midseason premiere. “I’m confident it will return to the […]
Sylvester Stallone will guest star on season two of NBC’s This Is Us, revealed Dan Fogelman, series EP and showrunner, at the Television Critics Association summer tour. Sly will pop up in a plotline about Kevin’s big movie. “We needed a big star for his movie and we’re really excited about the script,” said Fogelman, […]
To coincide with Life of Kylie, debuting Sunday, August 6 at 9p, E! is launching companion piece Ask Kylie. The Snapchat series bows Saturday, August 12 and features Kylie Jenner, her family and friends answering fan mail questions.
ABC’s The Middle is coming to an end – upcoming season 9 will be its last. “Last year we sat down with our cast and made the bittersweet decision together that in this ninth season it is time to bring the Hecks’ story to a close. It’s been an amazing run, a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and […]
Blake Carrington’s young fiancee on CW’s reboot of Dynasty “represents a more current version of what’s happening in America,” said exec producer Josh Schwartz at TCA. The sweet former secretary played by Linda Evans in the original is of Venezuelan heritage (played by Vampire Diaries’ Nathalie Kelley) and a powerful executive. “Part of the fun […]
Nick Cannon will host of Nickelodeon’s Lip Sync Battle Shorties. The spinoff of sister network Spike’s series will launch with 10 episodes in early 2018; Halloween and holiday specials are set to air later this year. Joining Cannon to provide commentary on each performance is 14-year-old social media star JoJo Siwa. “I’ve been a product […]
The Windy City is home base for new six-ep WE tv unscripted series Love Blows, about a Chicago-based matchmaking service LuvBizChicago, run by a dysfunctional (but loving) family. Premiering Friday, August 25 at 10p, the show will air after Million Dollar Matchmaker, starring Patti Stanger, and is exec-produced by Stanger, who also appears in the […]
Discovery Communications’ $14.6 billion deal to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive might not be its last, David Zaslav, president and CEO, Discovery Comm., said in a call after the agreement was announced yesterday. “We’re not out of bullets,” noted Zaslav. “Over the next two years we still have enough room to do some selective purchases that […]
MTV is reviving Total Request Live (aka TRL), the 1998-2008 music show. A “centerpiece” studio is under construction in Times Square, net president Chris McCarthy told the New York Times, with launch slated for October. Host Carson Daly will not be back for the revamp; the series will have rotating hosts. McCarthy also told the […]