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ABC’s The Bachelor and CBS’ FBI were the standouts for Tuesday primetime, which also featured season finales and a series premiere for NBC. The Bachelor with its dramatic Fantasy Suites episode was the highest-rated program of Tuesday evening, earning a 0.7 in the 18-49 demo rating and 3.37 million viewers, per fast affiliates. The Bachelor

Among those who Morgan Wallen thanked in his brief Academy of Country Music Awards acceptance speech tonight were “those who showed me grace along the way.” It was about as close as the country superstar got to mentioning the controversy that has dogged him since he was caught on tape making a racial slur toward

Comcast is adding streaming service Apple TV+ to its U.S. pay-TV, broadband and smart-TV platforms, with new subscribers eligible for a 3-month free trial. The rollout on Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and XClass TV starts today, with full availability across devices expected in the coming days. Apple TV+ launched last December on Comcast’s Sky Q

EXCLUSIVE: Modern Family star Ariel Winter has been tapped as the lead of NBC’s multi-camera comedy series Hungry. She succeeds Demi Lovato who had been attached to the project for almost a year but stepped down from acting duties Thursday for scheduling reasons just as the pilot was about to start production. NBC remained high

The Film Independent Spirit Awards are set to take place Sunday at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT at the Baker Hanger in Santa Monica. The annual shindig honoring the best in indie film will air live on IFC and stream for subscribers on AMC+. This year’s show is also available for the first time at

Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story for 20th Century Studios and FX’s crime drama Snowfall claimed top honors at the Society Of Camera Operators Awards held virtually on Saturday night, with Mitch Dubin, SOC, and “B” Camera John “Buzz” Moyer, SOC taking home the award for Camera Operator of the Year in Film for their work on

As Hollywood speeds through movie awards season and the world seems to move closer and closer to the geopolitical edge over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, timing is again of the essence. On one level, that is very true on the small screen this week with our candidates for the show you have to watch

UPDATED from 6:28 p.m. story with quotes from IDA Awards winners and IDA executive director Rick Pérez: Flee and Summer of Soul divided honors at the 37th Annual IDA Awards tonight, with Flee claiming Best Feature Documentary, and Summer of Soul capturing three awards, including best director for Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson [full winners list below]. Flee, the

UPDATE, 6:25 PM: The President of the United States and the President of Ukraine have spoken directly tonight about “the fire at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant,” the White House says. “President Biden joined President Zelenskyy in urging Russia to cease its military activities in the area and allow firefighters and emergency responders to access

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Season 18 Episode 10 of Grey’s Anatomy, “Living in a House Divided.” In tonight’s Grey’s Anatomy, which marked series regular Richard Flood’s final episode on the show, Teddy continued her quest to find out what happened in the car after she left which she (rightfully so) suspected

EXCLUSIVE: Lucifer exec producer Sheri Elwood has struck a first-look deal with Blink49 Studios, the Endeavor Content-backed studio founded by John Morayniss. It marks the first showrunner deal for the company, which was founded by the former eOne Television chief and a cadre of former colleagues last year. Elwood exec produced Fox’s Lucifer as well

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals details of Wednesday’s episode of ABC’s The Conners.The family and their neighbors in Lanford were forced to deal with tragedy in Wednesday night’s episode of ABC’s The Conners in a storyline that echoes the experiences of too many communities across the U.S. In the episode, titled “Triggered,” when a shooting goes

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli series Prime Minister’s Children is taking another run at the U.S. The series, which was created by Noa Rotman, granddaughter of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and Shachar Magan, is being developed by ADD Content, the company behind HBO’s smash hit Euphoria, and Blue Ant Studios. The show, which will be known

UPDATE, 6:59 PM PT: Joe Biden drew several moments of bipartisan applause and cheering, including when he talked of a contentious issue on the right and left: Criminal justice reform. “We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police. The answer is to fund the police with the resources and training they

The National Association of Broadcasters is calling on stations to stop carrying any state-sponsored Russian programming, citing the invasion of Ukraine. The move comes as distributors are under some pressure to remove Russian programming from their lineups. “While the First Amendment protects freedom of speech, however, it does not prevent private actors from exercising sound,

Roku is removing RT, Russia’s state-controlled television network, from its channel stores in Europe, according to a Roku spokesperson. On Sunday, the European Union announced additional sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including a ban on RT and another Russian outlet, Sputnik. Facebook is restricting access to the outlets in the European countries.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has greenlit a UK crime thriller adaptation of Si Spencer’s mind-bending graphic novel Bodies, Deadline can reveal, about four detectives in four different London eras who find themselves investigating the same murder. The eight-parter is produced by Will Gould and Frith Tiplady’s Pursuit of Love producer Moonage Pictures and is created by No Offence

Ariana DeBose took home the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her turn in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story on Sunday night—an accolade that is helping to break the glass ceiling for queer Afro Latinas in Hollywood. She is the first openly queer woman of color to win

The 28th annual SAG Awards will air live Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT live from The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica in a simulcast on TNT and TBS. It will be made available the next day on HBO Max. The ceremony will be preceded by a red carpet — a somewhat return to

The Simpsons just released a commissioned image of the animated cartoon family in support of Ukraine’s fight against Russia. A photo tweet sent from the Simpson’s official account depicts Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie holding Ukrainian flags in unison with a caption reading, “#TheSimpsons #Simpsons #Ukraine.” #TheSimpsons #Simpsons #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/aWvgTUGJKP — The Simpsons

On the heels of Britney Spears’ successful battle to end the conservatorship that allowed her father to control her money and her life, another former child star, Amanda Bynes, is looking to do the same. According to multiple reports Bynes, now 35, filed a petition today at a Ventura County court to regain her independence.

EXCLUSIVE: There is a change at the helm of Dick Wolf’s NBC drama Law & Order: Organized Crime. Ilene Chaiken is out after a 14-month stint as executive producer/showrunner of the Law & Order spinoff starring Chris Meloni. She is being replaced by Barry O’Brien, who will serve as showrunner for the remainder of the

RespectAbility, a nonprofit focused on fighting stigmas of people with disabilities in media and advocating for more authentic representation, is opening applications for the fourth annual Entertainment Lab for disabled entertainment professionals. Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 11. The Entertainment Lab aims to help develop and elevate the talent pipeline of diverse professionals

Starz celebrated the Season 6 premiere of Outlander on Thursday with series stars Caitríona Balfe and her small-screen love Sam Heughan in Los Angeles and London, respectively. Which is par for the course for the two— well, for their characters Claire and Jamie who are often separated by time and space. Balfe teased where viewers

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was launching a “special military operation” to the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine, as networks mobilized with special reports on Wednesday evening to report on what may be the start of a large-scale invasion. Shortly after Putin’s early morning speech, just after 7 PM PT, CNN’s Matthew Chance

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Sacha Baron Cohen is in talks to join Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline in Disclaimer, the Apple TV+ series adaptation of the Renee Knight novel that is being written, directed and executive produced by Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón. Baron Cohen is coming off multiple Oscar nominations last year, for Best Supporting Actor

This month, Jeffrey Wright collaborated on three different projects honoring the life and legacy of orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who the Westworld actor refers to as “an undercelebrated and extraordinary American.” For Apple TV+, Wright served as narrator of the docuseries Lincoln’s Dilemma, and he recorded an audio version of the Narrative of the

The L.A. Pride Parade, canceled for the past two years, is returning and taking a new route in the community where the event started. The L.A. Pride Parade will be June 12 and centered in Hollywood, a shift from its traditional route in West Hollywood, it was announced today. It will be broadcast live on

BBC News’ veteran heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel are leaving the corporation to launch a podcast for Global. The pair, who have around 60 years of BBC experience between them and have combined recently on BBC Sounds podcast Americast, said little about the new audio venture but Sopel described it as an “innovative project”

The NAACP has begun handing out its 53rd annual Image Awards, which will roll out over six consecutive nights starting tonight. Winners in non-televised award categories will be announced starting at 5 p.m. PT every night this week on naacpimageawards.net and the NAACP Image Awards YouTube channel, leading up to the televised ceremony on Saturday,