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NBC has canceled “Lopez vs. Lopez” after three seasons, Variety has learned.

George Lopez starred in the multi-cam comedy with his daughter, Mayan Lopez, along with cast members Selenis Leyva, Brice Gonzalez, Matt Shively, and Al Madrigal.

Debby Wolfe co-created the series with the Lopezes and served as executive producer along with George Lopez, Bruce Helford, Michael Rotenberg, and Katie Newman. Lesley Wake Webster, Marcos Luevanos, Keith Heisler, and Dan Signer were co-executive producers, while Mayan Lopez and Marc Solakian were producers and Erica Harrell and Desiree Proctor were co-producers.

The official description for the third season stated:

“George continues to deal with his sobriety and the realities of getting older, neither of which he does gracefully. Rosie isn’t shy about voicing her opinions about the wedding and silently deals with the aftermath of her near marriage to Josué. Chance begins to rebel against his parents now that he’s a strong,...

Jaime Camil is set to make his return to the NBC comedy “Lopez vs. Lopez,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Camil previously appeared in four episodes of the multi-camera series during its second season in the role of Josué Consuelos, the unfaithful ex-boyfriend of Rosie (Selenis Leyva). He will now appear in two episodes of the show’s ongoing third season.

First up, Camil will return in the episode airing on Jan. 3, titled “Lopez vs. Escándalo.” The official logline for that episode reads, “George has a pretty big secret to keep when he starts secretly spending time with Rosie’s ex. Mayan tries to manage a customer’s move herself. Quinten tries to tackle a plumbing problem at home, but is he man enough to handle it without George?”

He will then return the following week in the Jan. 10 episode “Lopez vs Josué.” The logline for that episode reads, “George is...

Hollywood, Health & Society, a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, unveiled its winners for this year’s Sentinel Awards on Wednesday, ahead of its celebratory ceremony on Oct. 24.

Hh&s has presented the Sentinel Awards for nearly 25 years, recognizing some of the best TV storylines that responsibly inform audiences on critical topics, including climate change, racism, abortion and addiction.

The ceremony, held at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, will be hosted by comedian and Saturday Night Live veteran Laraine Newman, with presenters including Sarayu Blue from Expats, Matt Shively and Selenis Leyva of Lopez vs Lopez and Yeardley Smith from The Simpsons.

“Television has the power to affect audiences’ perceptions and influence how they view and engage with the world. While entertainment is vital, it should never compromise accuracy, especially when addressing important topics — a hallmark of Norman Lear’s legacy. Thoughtful and responsible storytelling can educate,...

The 2024 Sentinel Awards has unveiled its winners ahead of next week’s ceremony, when awards will be handed out at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills to honor TV series including Grey’s Anatomy, The Morning Show, Abbott Elementary and Hacks.

Presented by Hollywood, Health & Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, the Sentinel Awards recognize writers for meaningful and accurate portrayals onscreen on such timely topics as abortion, systemic racism, climate change and mental health. Laraine Newman is set to host the upcoming October 24 ceremony.

Hh&s has presented the Sentinel Awards for nearly 25 years, aiming to recognize some of the past year’s best TV that “responsibly informs audiences on critical topics.”

“Television has the power to affect audiences’ perceptions and influence how they view and engage with the world. While entertainment is vital, it should never compromise accuracy, especially when addressing important topics — a hallmark of Norman Lear’s legacy,...

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” is set to be honored next week with a Sentinel Award, which will recognize the series’ entire body of work over the past 20 seasons (and heading into Season 21) when it comes to promoting the culture of health. That’s one of eleven awards set to be given out on Thursday, October 24, as the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s Hollywood, Health & Society program recognizes series that make a difference in informing viewers about important issues.

Other shows set to be honored include Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” for its discussion on abortion, NBC’s “Lopez vs. Lopez” for tackling addiction, Fox’s “The Simpsons” for looking at wealth disparity, Max’s “Hacks” for touching on the climate crisis, AMC’s “Dark Winds” for its story focus on racism in healthcare, ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” on taking on the dangers of smoking and vaping, and more.

“Abbott Elementary,” “The Morning Show,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Hacks” are among the 11 television shows that will be honored at the Sentinel Awards, which are determined by USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s Hollywood, Health & Society program.

“The Simpsons,” “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans,” “Expats,” “Lopez vs Lopez,” “Gen V,” “The Big Cigar” and “Dark Winds” have also been tapped to receive awards at the ceremony, which is set to take place Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, California.

Programs are recognized for creating television storylines that responsibly informs audiences on various critical topics and have made an impact.

“Grey’s Anatomy” will be feted for its overall depiction of healthcare over the course of its two-decade run. “The Morning Show” is being lauded for its portrayal of abortion in the Season 3 episode, “The Kármán Line,” while “Abbott Elementary” is being honored for its depiction of smoking and vaping in the Season 3 episode,...

The winners of the 2024 Sentinel Awards, organized by Hollywood, Health & Society (Hh&s), a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, were just announced in advance of the ceremony that will take place on Thursday, October 24 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, CA.

Made in order to recognize some of the past year’s best TV entertainment that responsibly informs audiences on critical topics, this year’s list of Sentinel Award winners include “The Morning Show,” “Abbott Elementary,” and “Hacks,” for the shows’ approach toward tackling important subjects like the abortion, smoking, and climate consciousness, respectively. Last year, the ceremony took place the evening after Norman Lear’s passing, giving the industry their first chance to mourn the TV giant, and cementing the event as a celebration of his life and impact as well.

Comedian, writer, “SNL” alum, and The Groundlings founding member Laraine Newman will...

In 2017, Netflix rebooted the 1975 sitcom One Day at a Time, giving it a makeover and following three generations of a Latine family. The series faced not just one but two cancelations, but fans can finally find out how the series was supposed to end.

One Day at a Time tackled many serious subjects, despite its sitcom status. Similar to ABC's Black-ish, One Day a Time put the members of the family through different scenarios, sometimes humorous, that led to opportunities for growth, educating the viewer in the process. Netflix canceled the series after three seasons, and Pop took over and revived it in 2020, but the pandemic stopped production and the network decided to cancel it, despite its 99% Rotten Tomatoes score. Per Variety, the cast will reunite to table read the remaining three episodes, including the one that served as the series finale.

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The Alvarez family is getting back together to support democracy and honor the legacy of Norman Lear.

The Lear-created One Day at a Time cast and executive producers will reunite for a special charity table read of never-before-seen episodes from Season 4 of the Netflix series. All proceeds will go to People For The American Way Foundation, an organization co-founded by Lear that is committed to defending our freedoms.

The comedy series’ former producer, Sandi Hochman, and executive producers, Gloria Calderón Kellett, Mike Royce and Brent Miller are producing the event, which will be held Saturday, October 5 at 2 p.m. at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood.

The entire cast will come together, including Justina Machado as “Penelope,” Rita Moreno as “Lydia,” Stephen Tobolowsky as “Dr. Berkowitz,” Todd Grinnell as “Schneider,” Isabella Gomez as “Elena,” Marcel Ruiz as “Alex,” India de Beaufort as “Avery,” Sheridan Pierce as “Syd” and Ed Quinn as “Max.

Three lost Season 4 episodes of “One Day at a Time” (including what would have been the series finale) will finally see the light of day — via a charity table read for the late Norman Lear’s People For the American Way foundation. The show’s cast and exec producers will reunite to read unproduced scripts on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the TV Academy’s Saban Media Center in North Hollywood.

Proceeds from the event will do to People For the American Way, the org co-founded by Lear that continues to focus on democracy and defending the country’s freedom. The scripts, which were written for “One Day at a Time’s” Season 4 but never produced, are a part of the event, to be produced by “One Day at a Time” exec producers Gloria Calderón Kellett, Mike Royce and Brent Miller, as well as producer Sandi Hochman.

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One Day at a Time is returning — for one day.

The beloved, critically acclaimed comedy’s cast and producers will reunite for a charity event on Oct. 5 in Los Angeles. The event, benefitting the People for the American Way Foundation — founded by Odaat creator Norman Lear — will feature table reads of three unproduced scripts from the show’s fourth anf final season — including the episode written as the series finale.

“Reuniting our One Day at a Time cast to bring these unaired, unshot episodes to life — including what would have been our series finale — is a powerful reminder of the magic of Norman Lear and his work,” co-showrunners and executive producers Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce said in a statement. “It was an honor to bring this Latine family to the screen, and this reading is not just a celebration, but a chance to connect with our incredible fans...

Members of the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America have moved to form Jewish committees, finding that recent events demonstrate a need for better representation within the guilds.

In the DGA, members have gathered more than 300 signatures on a petition calling on the board to create a Jewish Diversity Committee, which would address issues like antisemitism and employment equity in Hollywood.

“We want a seat at the table,” said Stuart Acher, a director who is organizing the effort. “The guild looks to these diversity committees as advisers to help protect representation and rights for people of that community. Now, Jews don’t have a voice. No one is speaking for the Jews.”

The DGA has eight diversity committees, including those for Black, Latino, Asian American, women, LGBTQ and disabled members.

In recent weeks, WGA West agreed to create a Jewish Writers Committee, which is co-chaired by Dan Signer and Patrick Moss.

The ongoing talks between the WGA and the AMPTP continued to look promising through the weekend, but the writers couldn’t help but have fun with the studios’ claim that they made their “best and final offer.”

After the statement was made late Saturday before talks continued today, union members took to X to have a little fun with the AMPTP’s choice of words.

It inspired Mike Flanagan and a few others to come up with possible movie titles, should Hollywood ever decide to chronicle this hot mess of a negotiation. “Best Final Offer. 2 Best Final. Best Final Offer: 3D. Off4: The Best & The Final. Bfo 5: The Finalest Offer,” he wrote.

Eden Danger followed with a few of her own: “Offer Final Offer Best & Final Offer Last & Final Offer Smart & Final Offer Final Offer Tokyo Drift.” And so did George Samir Nader: “B&f: The Motion...

Members of the striking Writers Guild of America voiced their frustrations about the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers’ latest attempts to resume negotiations following a meeting Friday that was designed to determine if there was a path forward. The guild informed members Friday — day 95 of the strike — that the talks with the group that represents the studios and streamers produced no agreement.

Included in the update to WGA members was the union’s summary of the issues both sides planned to bring back to the table when negotiations formally resume.

According to the Writers Guild memo, the AMPTP is seeking to use the deal that the Directors Guild of America agreed to earlier this summer as a template for shared issues like pay increases and expressed a willingness to increase their offer on a few writer-specific TV minimums — but not such core writer issues as the minimum size...

One Day at a Time kicked off its inaugural season on Pop TV by reflecting on its past and looking towards the future.

After a not-so-subtle jab at its former streaming home, in which Alex declared that “there’s nothing good on Netflix anymore,” the Season 4 premiere turned its attention to a special visitor: sitcom veteran Ray Romano, who played census taker Brian. His arrival prompted everyone to reflect on their relationships, as well as what else the future may (or may not) have in store for them.

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A secret agent mouse, a cyborg detective, crazy outback animals, and a group of kids who run a toy company, are just a few of the adventurous and funny characters joining the worlds leading Internet TV network beginning this year. Working with award-winning global partners, Netflix is adding five new animated and live-action comedy series to its already broad selection of high-quality kids and family entertainment. Said Erik Barmack, Vice President of Global Independent Content:

"We've seen great characters and rich storytelling work for a global audience time and time again. Thats why were proud to be working with some of the industrys best producers and animators on these shows and we cant wait for kids and families all over the world to get to know these stories."

Netflix has announced five new family series coming between now and summer 2016. These include both animated and live-action shows starting with reboots...

A secret agent mouse, a cyborg detective, crazy outback animals, and a group of kids who run a toy company, are just a few of the adventurous and funny characters joining the worlds leading Internet TV network beginning this year. Working with award-winning global partners, Netflix is adding five new animated and live-action comedy series to its already broad selection of high-quality kids and family entertainment. Said Erik Barmack, Vice President of Global Independent Content:

"We've seen great characters and rich storytelling work for a global audience time and time again. Thats why were proud to be working with some of the industrys best producers and animators on these shows and we cant wait for kids and families all over the world to get to know these stories."

Netflix has announced five new family series coming between now and summer 2016. These include both animated and live-action shows starting with reboots...

Banff, Alberta -- CAA has snagged five Hollywood-based Canadian screenwriters for its comedy department. The agency will represent the quintet’s new Los Angeles-based company, Maple Gravy, as it focuses on making comedy in all formats for North American broadcasters and the world market. Maple Gravy is led by five Canadian TV scribes with Hollywood credits and addresses: Robert Cohen (The Ben Stiller Show, The Big Bang Theory), recurring The Simpsons writers Joel Cohen and Tim Long, Chuck Tatham (How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development) and Dan Signer, creator of Disney Channel’s A.N.T. Farm. Photos: Secrets of

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It’s official. The Disney Channel comedy series will return for a third season. It begins with musical prodigy Chyna Parks and her friends, Olive Doyle and Fletcher Quimby plus Lexi Reed, who reveals her own prodigious talent, being accepted to a prestigious A.N.T. (Advanced Natural Talents) boarding school. With an unconventional curriculum and the opportunity to learn from other students in the program, the A.N.T.s strive to take their abilities to the next level. A.N.T. Farm was created by Dan Signer (The Suite Life on Deck, The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody) and is executive-produced by Signer and Stephen Engel (The Big Bang Theory, Mad About You, Dream On). China Anne McClain stars as Chyna Parks, along with Sierra McCormick as Olive Doyle, Jake Short as Fletcher Quimby and Stefanie Scott as Lexi Reed. A.N.T. Farm has ranked as the No.1 show in its...

There are a lot more adventures in store for young recording artist Chyna Parks (China Anne McClain). The Disney Channel has announced that they're renewed A.N.T. Farm for a second season.

The series debuted on June 17th and has aired 18 of the first season's 26 episodes. There's no word on how many A.N.T. Farm installments have been ordered for season two.

Here's the press release from Disney:

Disney Channel Picks Up A Second Season Of Top-rated Series "A.N.T. Farm"

Disney Channel has ordered a second season of the hit comedy series "A.N.T. Farm," TV's #1 series among Kids 6-11 and Tweens, it was announced today by Adam Bonnett, Senior Vice President, Original Programming, Disney Channels Worldwide.

Created by Dan Signer ("The Suite Life on Deck," "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody") and executive-produced by...

The Disney Channel has ordered a live-action comedy series titled A.N.T. Farm, the network announced Thursday.

The series stars newcomer China McClain as Chyna Sparks, a middle school music prodigy who gets into a special high school program.

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Disney Channel has ordered new live-action comedy series A.N.T. Farm. The series stars 12-year-old China McClain as middle-school music prodigy who gets into a gifted program, Accelerated Natural Talent, at the local high school, and, along with her fellow Ants, must navigate the halls of high school where they're not particularly fond of grade-skipping newbies. The pilot was written Dan Signer and directed by Bob Koherr. Production on the series will begin in early 2011.