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Jake Gyllenhaal Sings His Way Into ‘SNL’ Season Finale: “You Can’t Get to 50 Without a…
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André Holland on the Tough Conversations He Had to Portray Huey P. Newton in ‘The Big Cigar’
"It's not always a smooth thing to make such a complicated story,” says the lead of the Apple TV+ series.
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Bill Maher Says He Doesn’t Understand Harrison Butker’s Graduation Speech Criticism
On 'Real Time,' the comedian said about the backlash over the NFL player's comments to women, "I don't see what the big crime is, I really don't."
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‘Doctor Who’: Steven Moffat Talks Algorithms, Easter Eggs and That Explosive Casting Reveal
The former showrunner returned to the BBC hit series, now streaming on Disney+, to pen the episode "Boom."
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Jake Gyllenhaal Sings His Way Into ‘SNL’ Season Finale: “You Can’t Get to 50 Without a Little Bit of 49”
During the Saturday Night Live monologue, Jake Gyllenhaal seemed to be trying to convince himself that he was OK with hosting the season 49 finale, rather than the season 50 premiere. “When you think of historic television seasons, the first number that pops into your head is 49,” Gyllenhaal said. “I mean, sure, you know, […]
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André Holland on the Tough Conversations He Had to Portray Huey P. Newton in ‘The Big Cigar’
In the opening narration of The Big Cigar, actor André Holland, who portrays Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton in the Apple TV+ biographical drama, delivers a disclaimer about the events that will be portrayed onscreen: “The story I’m about to tell you is true, at least mostly true, at least how I remember […]
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Bill Maher Says He Doesn’t Understand Harrison Butker’s Graduation Speech Criticism
Bill Maher admitted he was confused on the latest episode of Real Time about the controversy surrounding Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker‘s commencement speech at Benedictine College. This week, the NFL player was criticized across social media over his graduation speech at the private Catholic school, which included comments condemning abortion, euthanasia, IVF, surrogacy and the […]
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‘Doctor Who’: Steven Moffat Talks Algorithms, Easter Eggs and That Explosive Casting Reveal
[This story contains major spoilers from the May 17 episode of Doctor Who, “Boom.”] During Russell T Davies’ first time in charge of BBC behemoth Doctor Who, one of its regular writers often wrote some of its more memorable and popular stories. Scottish writer, Steven Moffat, had made a sizable name for himself in the […]
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‘Mary & George’ Stars Nicholas Galitzine, Tony Curran Break Down That Bloody Ending
[This story contains spoilers from the series finale of Mary & George.] Nicholas Galitzine likens the story of George Villiers — the dashing Duke of Buckingham he plays in Mary & George, based on the real-life lover of King James I of England — to that of Icarus, the Greek mythological character whose unbridled ego […]
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TV Ratings: ‘Young Sheldon’ Series Finale Scores Four-Year High
The final episodes of Young Sheldon drew a big crowd for CBS. The comedy ended its seven-season run Thursday night with 9.32 million viewers for its series finale, according to final same-day ratings from Nielsen (which don’t include streaming). That’s the biggest same-day audience for the show in four years — since its third season finale […]
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4: Everything to Know About the Next Whodunnit
[This story includes major spoilers for season three of Only Murders in the Building.] Only Murders in the Building season three went out with a bang — literally. After revealing that the (spoiler alert!) producers of Death Rattle Dazzle, Cliff (Wesley Taylor) and Donna (Linda Emond), were the ones who killed Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd) […]
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‘The Chi’ Stars Curtiss Cook, Lynn Whitfield on Their Feud and a “Shakespearean Spiral” Ahead
[This story contains spoilers from the premiere of season six, Part 2 of The Chi.] When the first half of season six of The Chi ran its final episode in September of last year, a high stakes move played out to remove the city’s most feared villain from the Southside, Otis “Douda” Perry, played by […]
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‘Bridgerton’ Pair Luke Newton, Nicola Coughlan on Colin’s Long Journey and That Iconic Carriage Scene
[This story contains major spoilers from Bridgerton season three, Part 1.] Dearest gentle readers, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) finally get together at the end of Bridgerton season three, Part 1. The couple, often regarded as one of the favorites in Julia Quinn’s novel series that serves as the basis of the Netflix […]
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‘TV’s Top 5’: The Upfronts Wrap-Up Edition
Welcome to the 259th 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 and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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Marvel’s ‘Silk: Spider Society’ Dead at Amazon
The writing was basically on the wall for this one. Amazon’s Marvel drama Silk: Spider Society — from producers Sony Pictures Television — is no longer moving forward at the streamer. Sources say Sony TV, which owns rights to a fraction of the Marvel universe that features more than 900 characters, plans to shop the […]
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8 Takeaways From Netflix, Amazon and the Rest of Upfronts Week
It used to be all about the trailers and the broadcast fall schedules. Now those are largely a thing of the past as the media sector’s upfront presentations to Madison Avenue ad buyers continue to evolve. Following a week of spin and hard sales, here are eight central takeaways after Netflix, Amazon, NBCUniversal, Disney, Warner […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Makes Chart Debut, ‘Fallout’ Stays on Top
Netflix’s Baby Reindeer entered the streaming top 10 in mid-April, and given the continued buzz around the series, it’s likely to stay around for a while. The show drew 673 million minutes of viewing for the week of April 15-21, according to Nielsen’s latest streaming rankings. That was good for third place among original series […]
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‘Shogun’ Seasons 2 and 3 in the Works at FX, Hulu
It’s official: FX and Hulu are prepping not one but two more seasons of breakout drama Shōgun. The Disney-owned network said Thursday that it is teaming with the estate of author James Clavell to extend Shōgun for two additional seasons. The company noted that both seasons are in development, meaning that a two-season renewal depends […]
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The CW Boss on the Fates of ‘All American,’ ‘Walker’ and the Path to Profitability
The CW announced its fall lineup Thursday, with the return of Superman & Lois, two new game shows based on classic board games and the new scripted entry Joan, a limited series starring Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner, among others. The lineup comes after Nexstar’s acquisition of the network in 2022, and amid a […]
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‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Boss on Why This Was the Right Time for Polin and What’s to Come in Part 2
[This story contains major spoilers from Bridgerton season three, Part 1.] Bridgerton‘s third season has hit the Ton, and the final moments of the Part 1 release will have fans of the book and show alike on the edge of their seats, awaiting what comes next in Part 2. Four episodes (and two seasons) of […]
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