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It looked like a good week for Fox News on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver today as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and uncertainty in the financial world replaced the searing revelations resulting from Dominion Voting’s lawsuit against the Rupert Murdoch-owned cable newser on the HBO series. Well, at least for a while.

The BBC is reviewing whether to ban TikTok and has told staff to delete the Chinese social media app from work phones unless they are using it for editorial or marketing reasons. The UK broadcaster issued fresh guidance for employees on Sunday after the UK government prohibited the use of TikTok on the phones of

Lance Reddick’s widow, Stephanie Reddick, took to social media earlier today to pay tribute both to her late actor husband — who died of natural causes on Friday, aged 60 — and to all those who loved him. “Lance was taken from us far too soon,” said Stephanie in a message posted to her husband’s

They’re the new, and very fashionable, requirement on every film and TV production set, and recognised for helping particularly young actors navigate sex scenes without fear, but intimacy coordinators aren’t for everyone, it appears.  Toni Collette has revealed she feels happier working on intimate scenes without one, and has on occasion asked them to leave

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell will soon be back to work at Good Burger. Nickelodeon Studios and Paramount+ have officially confirmed the greenlight of Good Burger 2, an original movie sequel to the iconic feature film, based on the recurring sketch from comedy series All That. Thompson and Mitchell are set to reprise their classic

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson shared video yesterday of his “full circle” moment backstage at the Oscars Sunday when he reunited with Brendan Fraser, his cast mate in 2001’s The Mummy Returns. Watch the video below. Though we can’t hear what the two old friends are saying – the music is too loud – the reunion

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 5 premiere of Freeform’s Good Trouble. Maia Mitchell has returned to The Coterie — but not under happy circumstances. The Season 5 premiere of Good Trouble ends with Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) and Callie reuniting in their old shared bedroom at the co-living space after Mariana spent the

Jeopardy! watchers saw a rare goof on March 9 when the final scores of contestants in the High School Reunion Tournament were shown during host Mayim Bialik’s opening monologue. And there wasn’t even a spoiler alert. Now Jeopardy! executive producer Michael Davies has explained what went wrong, and has offered his apologies to viewers. “Right

The Biden Administration appears to be playing hardball, insisting TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance divest the hugely popular video-sharing app in the U.S. According to the WSJ, it’s threatening a ban if that doesn’t happpen. In a statement obtained by Deadline, TikTok responded to the sale pressure. “If protecting national security is the objective, divestment

Hot on the heels of their Best Picture Oscar win as the producers of the Daniels’ A24 breakout Everything Everywhere All at Once, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo’s AGBO has named Ryan Verniere as their new Senior Vice President of Story. The move follows the company’s early February appointment of Michael Disco as President of

Leaders of the Writers Guild of America won’t discuss the specifics of the contract proposals they’ve exchanged with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. But in an interview with Deadline on Tuesday ahead of next week’s start of negotiations, they made it perfectly clear a deal can be reached without a strike if

YouTube TV is rolling out “multiview” streaming, enabling subscribers to view as many as four linear feeds simultaneously. The viewing option will roll out gradually for a subset of the subscriber base, with all 5 million-plus subscribers gaining access “over the next several months,” the company said in a blog post. Multiview allows audio and

Three-time Mirrorball trophy winner Mark Ballas told a Las Vegas audience at the final stop for the Dancing with the Stars Live 2023 tour last night that his time with the show has come to an end. “I’ve done 20 seasons now,” the 36-year-old said as he stood onstage with partner Charli D’Amelio. “I started

EXCLUSIVE: Once Upon A Time alumna Rebecca Mader is set for a key recurring role in the upcoming second season of CBS’ drama series Fire Country. Additionally, Kanoa Goo (The Rookie) has been cast in the series starring Max Thieriot. In the drama series, Thieriot portrays Bode Donovan, a young convict seeking redemption and a

FX’s The Bear is returning to Hulu in June. The premiere month was revealed in a Season 2 teaser during Sunday’s 95th annual Academy Awards, though an exact date is being kept under wraps for now. The teaser hints at a rebirth for The Original Beef of Chicagoland, the iconic family run restaurant at the

The Rembrandts’ ‘I’ll Be There For You’ may be one of the world’s most instantly familiar TV theme tunes, but its success split up the band, amid fears they’d lost everything about them that was cool.  Danny Wilde, one half of the alt-rock duo, told the UK’s Guardian newspaper that the band were initially asked

Audible’s BREAKTHROUGH Co-Creator/Executive Producer: Will Malnati Executive Producer: Ethan RussellPanelists: Sara Bareilles (judge); Daveed Diggs (host)Logline: In a genre-redefining first, Breakthrough bursts onto the singing competition scene with an electrifying, audio-only series that strips away the superficial to reaffirm what matters most: pure talent. The captivating new Audible Original invites listeners on an intimate musical journey where it doesn’t matter what

America may be deeply divided, but politics and the culture wars will not be center stage at this year’s Oscars if the organizers have their way. “We’re not interested in distractions or partisan debate, we’re interested in Tom Cruise,” a 95th Academy Awards ceremony insider says of this weekend’s superstar and blockbuster rich show. “We

The 95th Oscars are set for Sunday, March 12, with the ceremony to kick off at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET live on ABC from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Jimmy Kimmel returns to host for a third time. The ceremony can also be watched on ABC.com and the ABC app with authentication, and via

Amazon Prime Video may be rethinking its relationship with Jeremy Clarkson, but it has doubled down on James May. The Grand Tour presenter will return for a second helping of his rudimentary cooking show Oh Cook!, while Amazon has also confirmed Deadline’s story that May will travel to India for a third season of Our

Even amid an unrelenting apocalyptic world, life finds a way. Ahead of The Last of Us Season 1 finale, HBO released a new image featuring a pregnant and seemingly stressed-out woman named Anna. Also known as Ellie’s mother, Anna is played by acclaimed voice actor and motion capture performer Ashley Johnson, who originated the role

Showtime has dropped another trailer for season two of Yellowjackets, which will return for its second season Friday, March 24 on streaming and on demand for subscribers. It’ll make its on-air debut Sunday, March 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.   The season two trailer marks the release of Florence + The Machine’s new single “Just A

Blindspotting makes its long-awaited return next month, and Starz released the first trailer for Season 2 on Wednesday. The second installment of Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs‘ comedy series, which is a follow-up to the pair’s 2018 film, picks up nine months after Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones) and Miles’ (Casal) prison nuptial in the Season

EXCLUSIVE: MGM+ has set cast for Belgravia: The Next Chapter, Julian Fellowes’ sequel series to the hit historical drama. Harriet Slater, Ben Wainwright, Edward Bluemel, Claude Perron and Elaine Cassidy are set as series regulars in the drama series executive produced by Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant. Additionally, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson and

The 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards made quite a splash for Nickelodeon. Saturday’s simulcast drew 3.1 million viewers across linear and digital platforms, which is up 40% over last year, according to Nickelodeon. On cable, the telecast gathered an audience of 637,000, which ranked as the top cable telecast among kids 2-11, kids 6-11, and tweens 9-14. The

Frank Doelger’s eco-thriller drama The Swarm has made a splash on German TV. The eight-part series launched last night and took 6.8 million on the ZDF network after achieving more than 10 million views during its first 12 days on ZDF’s digital service, per census data from AGF in cooperation with Nielsen. The overnights equal

EXCLUSIVE: After launching the first original court show on streaming with Judy Justice on Amazon Freevee, Judy Sheindlin could make history again with the first streaming show to sell in broadcast syndication. Former CBS executive Scott Koondel’s Sox Entertainment, which distributes Judy Justice, is actively exploring selling the show’s library — about 260 episodes —

Former Film and TV Charity CEO Alex Pumfrey has joined ITV to head up partnerships with broadcasters, streamers and telecoms giants. Pumfrey joins in Director of Strategic Partnerships post and will develop relationships with the likes of the BBC, Sky, Apple and Amazon. She replaces Lynette Kewley, who moved to become Director of Commercial &

Top Gun: Maverick took the marquee Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) honor and Everything Everywhere All At Once landed the top Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy) award at the 73rd ACE Eddie Awards Sunday. Hosted by Ashley Nicole Black, the winners were announced live in a ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Eddie Hamilton, ACE, edited Maverick, a film that

Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick and took the marquee film prize at the Cinema Audio Society’s 59th annual CAS Awards, which were handed out Saturday night at the Intercontinental Downtown Los Angeles. The race for the CAS’ marquee Motion Picture: Live Action statuette saw the sound-mixing teams behind the two top-grossing films of 2022 — Top