Fans who missed seeing Kobe Bryant during last weekend’s NBA All-Star game are directed to Showtime documentary Kobe Bryant’s Muse, premiering Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9p. The feature-length documentary looks at the aftermath of the shoulder injury that ended Bryant’s 2014-15 season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
So much for whispers that John Oliver could replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show – where Oliver once served as writer, correspondent and fill-in host – when Stewart leaves the Comedy Central late nighter later this year. HBO picked up Last Week Tonight With John Oliver for 35-ep seasons three and four, to run […]
NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice was renewed for a 15th season. Donald Trump announced the news Monday night, during the reality show’s season 14 finale (winner: Leeza Gibbons).
Isn’t that special: NBC’s Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special was the net’s highest-rated prime time telecast since 2006’s Will & Grace finale and its most-watched since 2004 (excluding post-Super Bowl shows). In fast nationals, the special delivered a 7.8/21 among A18-49 and 23.1 million viewers. Along with 7p red carpet coverage (Jim Carrey to […]
The Middle’s Charlie McDermott joined CBS pilot Super Clyde in the title role, reports Deadline. Contracts for the cast of ABC’s The Middle expire at the end of its current sixth season, and the Warner Bros. Television comedy has not yet been renewed for a seventh go-round.
Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon died after a car accident in New York City on February 11, a passenger in a taxi that was rear-ended by another vehicle. He was 73. During his 47 years with CBS, Simon won over 40 major awards, including 27 Emmys and 4 Peabodys. “It’s a terrible loss for […]
Lady Gaga will take to the stage at the Oscars for the first time, in a special tribute performance. Added to the list of presenters: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, Jennifer Lopez, Chloe Grace Moretz, Eddie Murphy and Margot Robbie. Awards air Sunday, February 22 on ABC.
Transgender actress Laverne Cox has been cast in CBS procedural pilot Doubt as a transgender Ivy League-educated attorney. Cox was nominated for an Emmy last year for her portrayal of a transgender character on Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black.
Count David Letterman among the Williams supporters. Before running a top 10 list of “Other Things Brian Williams Said That May Or May Not Be True” (sample: “Have you met my sisters, Venus and Serena Williams?”), Letterman called Williams smart and “fabulously entertaining.” As for misremembering? “Not that big a deal, I don’t care,” said […]
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart is leaving Comedy Central when his contract expires this year, a move confirmed by the network. “For the better part of the last two decades, I have had the incredible honor and privilege of working with Jon Stewart,” said Comedy president Michele Ganeless. “His comedic brilliance is second to none…. […]
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