News

Betsy Gay, a retired actress and former child star, has passed away.

Per Variety, Gay's death was revealed by her friend, Bob Satterfield. No additional details about her passing were disclosed. She was 96 years old.

Born in 1929, Gay became a child star during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She may be best known for her involvement with the Little Rascals franchise, appearing in several episodes before taking on the role of Effie, Alfalfa's girlfriend. She spent a handful of years with the group before branching out to other TV and film roles in 1938. In the early 40s, she also acted in stage plays at the Pasadena Playhouse, appearing in productions of Quality Street, A Kiss for Cinderella, and Heros Unlimited.

Gay appeared in over 40 feature films during her acting career, with another one of her memorable roles including Susie Harper in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Other film credits include Man of Conquest,...

Out of all the castles featured in the Disney Princess lexicon, the castle in Cinderella tends to be the most recognizable. After all, it's featured in many of Disney's theme parks and used in its logo. Now, you, too, can bring this castle home in this upcoming Funko set.

The Bitty Pop Display Cinderella's Castle is an upcoming Funko's Bitty Bop Collection set. With a listed retail price of $30, this set will include two Bitty Pop figures, with Cinderella (Ilene Woods) in the pink dress and the Fairy Godmother (Verna Felton). It also contains a Castle-shaped display case where you can display 18 Bitty Pop figures. The Funko website has yet to open pre-orders, and a scheduled shipping date has yet to be announced.

Funko has released numerous Bitty Pop figures over the years. Unlike Pop Vinyl figures are miniature versions of notable collectibles. And just like Pop Figures, multiple IPs...

Long Island Medium star Theresa Caputo has announced the birth of her third grandchild. She shared photos and the baby’s name on Instagram on Tuesday, March 4. “Welcome to the world Meadow Skye #birthday #babygirl #longislandmedium #theresacaputo,” Caputo captioned the post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by theresacaputo (@theresacaputo) Set to the song “So This is Love” by Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas from the movie, Cinderella, the medium shared the first photo of the newborn. Meadow laid on the hospital bed in a pink and white checkered sheet with flowers on it. She shared another video of Meadow wearing a big white bow in her hair, wrapped in a brown blanket with her name on it, sleeping peacefully. The next photo was of a stork sign on her daughter, Victoria Caputo Mastrandrea’s, front lawn. It had her name, weight, time she was born (1:51 pm), and date of birth.

Disney is still committed to adapting their most beloved animated films into live-action movies, despite their past attempts receiving mixed reviews at best. Cinderella, which they already remade in 2015, is next on the chopping block. However, according to a new report, the film will potentially be the most unfaithful adaptation thus far. In fact, it won't even include Cinderella. The new live-action Prince Charming movie was announced last October, with Paddington's Paul King developing the film. Chris Hemsworth was also in talks to play the titular Prince, although, that appears to have fallen through. Since then, Twisters star Daisy Edgar-Jones has reportedly been cast in the movie, and her role has just been revealed.

Disney's live-action Prince Charming is reportedly moving ahead, according to Hollywood scooper Daniel Richtman. According to the report, the film will follow an unnamed animator (Edgar-Jones) who sketches drawings of Prince Charming from Cinderella. One day her drawing comes to life.

Woody Fraser, a prolific producer, creator and director behind such successful variety and news shows like The Mike Douglas Show and Good Morning America, died at the age of 90 on Saturday.

He was nominated for numerous Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on series like The Mike Douglas Show, GMA, The Dick Cavett Show and The Richard Simmons Show; in 1982, he won the award for the lattermost show, shared with his wife Noreen Fraser, also a producer, who died in 2017 from breast cancer. Notably, Fraser is responsible for establishing GMA as the foremost morning news and entertainment program during his tenure as the show’s first executive producer.

The news, first reported by Variety, was confirmed by Fraser’s daughter Stacy.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who worked with Fraser and considered him a friend, also confirmed the death via social media, writing, “Woody Fraser was EP of my @FoxNews TV show & a TV pioneer.

Woody Fraser, the prolific American producer and director best known for launching “The Mike Douglas Show” and “Good Morning America,” has died. He was 90.

Variety confirmed that Fraser died Saturday afternoon, via his daughter Stacy. More details will become available in the coming days.

Fraser has remained one of the most successful TV producers in entertainment history, specifically in the talk, news and variety programming spaces. In his roughly 50 years in Hollywood, Fraser amassed credits on “The Dick Cavett Show,” “The Richard Simmons Show,” “On Trial,” “What Would You Do?,” “The Family Challenge,” “That’s Incredible!,” “The Home Show” and more.

Long-time collaborator and fellow producer E.V. Di Massa Jr. took to Facebook Sunday to remember his mentor and friend.

“My mentor and a true producing genius Woody Fraser passed,” Massa wrote, sharing a picture of them together. “So many memories. Here we are accepting the Mike Douglas Lifetime Award at the Emmys.

Erik Nelson creates a tapestry of fame and purpose in Daytime Revolution, capturing a fleeting yet important moment in 1972 when John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on the platform of The Mike Douglas Show.

Here, the banal fabric of daytime television was converted into a canvas for radical discourse, a space where the personal became political, and entertainment became a tool for change.

Nelson’s documentary is more than just a recital of events; it is a philosophical investigation into how celebrity may serve as a Trojan horse for ideas that challenge the existing quo.

The film alternates between archive material and intimate interviews, contrasting light and shadow, with laughter and activism coexisting. It invites us to ponder if the brilliant lights of celebrity can reveal the darkest corners of societal complacency or if they simply cast longer shadows.

Shadows of Dissent: The Socio-Political Landscape of the Early 1970s

The...

The Amazing Kreskin, whose clever, occasionally self-deprecating and always good-humored mentalist routines made him a talk show favorite of such hosts as Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, David Letterman and Howard Stern, died Tuesday, December 10, in New Jersey. He was 89.

His death was announced by family on his official X page. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of The Amazing Kreskin, born George Kresge, at the age of 89. Performing for all of you brought immense joy to his life, and it was something he deeply cherished. The family kindly asks for privacy during this difficult time.”

Though he eschewed the terms and concepts “psychic,” “medium” and the occult, putting him closer in style to the skeptical illusionists like James Randi and Penn and Teller than spoon-bender Uri Geller, Kreskin nonetheless dazzled audiences with an uncanny ability to locate objects – including his paycheck – hidden by audience members. Kreskin...

The death of George Joseph Kresge Jr., also known as The Amazing Kreskin, has shocked the entertainment world. He died on Tuesday, aged 89, at his home in Caldwell, New Jersey. Kreskin was a well-known mentalist who entertained audiences for decades and became a pop culture figure.

Throughout his career, Kreskin has stressed his approach to entertainment. “I’m not a psychic, occultist, or fortune teller,” he frequently declared. “I am a scientist, a researcher in suggestion and ‘extrasensory’ perceptions.” His defining feat was locating his concealed performance check, which became legendary. Kreskin claimed he would not get paid if he couldn’t find it, and he found checks in unexpected locations like a turkey, a fire hose, and even inside a volunteer’s mouth.

Kreskin was a famous face on American television, having appeared 88 times on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Carson dubbed him “The Amazing,” which became synonymous with Kreskin.

Paul King is developing a solo film based on an often overshadowed Disney character, Prince Charming. After successfully launching the Paddington franchise and having a surprise hit with the musical Wonka, King will team with Disney on his next film. He has emerged as one of the most beloved and exciting filmmakers currently working today and seemingly can take a bad idea on paper and turn it into a hit. He made a name for himself directing all 20 episodes of the surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh on BBC and has since directed Paddington, the more beloved Paddington 2, and Wonka.

Deadline has reported that Paul King is set to direct a Prince Charming film, making it the first time the character has become the focus of a Disney movie in his own right. King will co-write the script alongside British comedian and Paddington 2 co-writer Simon Farnaby and Jon Croker,...

The In Memoriam section of the 2024 Emmys paid tribute to some of the most beloved performers and creatives we've lost this year, but former Emmy-nominee, Shelley Duvall was missing from the list. Amid the celebrations, as our favorite shows are recognized by other industry veterans for their achievement, the In Memoriam section puts a pause on the festivities as we all take a moment to remember our favorite actors, directors, and writers, who have passed away this year. With a live performance of "I Am Not Okay" by Jelly Roll, this year's segment was particularly emotional. Some of the names featured in the section included Richard Simmons, Shannen Doherty, James Earl Jones, the recently deceased James Earl Jones, and the young Gen V star Chance Perdomo. However, Duvall, and some other notable names were absent from the commemoration.

Best known for her performance in The Shining, Duvall was actually nominated...

Many celebrities use stage names. They can be variations of the name they received at birth or something completely different, yet I nearly always find myself shocked when I learn that someone whose name I’ve known my entire life turns out to be a lie. That might be a bit dramatic. I should get out more. Some of you may have already known this (it’s never been a secret), but Michael Keaton was not born Michael Keaton; he was born Michael Douglas, and he’s looking to take the name back. Perhaps some Highlander-type battle is in order.

When Michael Keaton started his career in the 1970s, he was forced to choose a different name as the Screen Actors Guild doesn’t allow members to use another member’s professional name. Michael Douglas was already taken by… Michael Douglas, and there was also Mike Douglas, the talk-show host,...

Michael Keaton may be changing his name, professionally.

The actor, who was born as Michael Douglas, wasn’t able to use his birth name when he began his career as the Screen Actors Guild disallows its members from using the same name professionally as other actors. Since both Michael Douglas and Mike Douglas were taken, he had to find a new surname.

He ended up selecting his now-famous moniker in an unexpected way. “I was looking through — I can’t remember if it was a phone book,” the actor told People magazine. “I must’ve gone, ‘I don’t know, let me think of something here.’ And I went, ‘Oh, that sounds reasonable.'”

Now after more than 30 years, he tells People, he’s ready to update his stage name to Michael Keaton Douglas. The name was meant to make its debut in the film he recently directed, Knox Goes Away,...

Some folks have stage names for the vibes, while others adopt new monikers out of necessity. Michael Keaton, whose real name is Michael Douglas, is a prime example of the latter. Now, he’s looking to take back his real surname by integrating it into his better-known fake name.

As the story goes, when Keaton went to join the Screen Actors Guild, he found that both Michael Douglas and Mike Douglas had already been taken. Because SAG rules stipulate no actors can work under the same name, he picked “Keaton” on a whim.

“I was looking through — I can’t remember if it was a phone book,” Keaton told People. “I must’ve gone, ‘I don’t know, let me think of something here.’ And I went, ‘Oh, that sounds reasonable.’”

Thus, Michael Keaton was born, and it would be the moniker under which he’d find quite a bit of success,...

Michael Keaton wants to go back to his real name in his future movies. Keaton has been acting under the name Michael Keaton for decades at this point, credited like so in his major projects such as Beetlejuice and Birdman. Keaton's upcoming role will see the actor reprise his classic character of Beetlejuice in the upcoming Tim Burton sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The sequel also stars Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Justin Theroux, and Willem Dafoe, and is set for release this week on September 6.

As per People, Keaton explains why he wants to go back to being called by another name in future projects. The actor explained that his birth name is not Michael Keaton, but Michael Douglas. The stage name came as a result of an industry rule back when he was joining the Screen Actors' Guild. He says that he can barely remember how he chose the name Keaton,...

Michael Keaton could not go by his birth name in Hollywood due to a restriction on using the same name as other artists. Keaton shared that his real name is Michael Douglas, the same as that of the Wall Street actor. The Beetlejuice actor, born to George and Leona Douglas, intends to go back to his birth name by adopting the hybrid name, Michael Keaton Douglas.

Michael Keaton as Batman in The Flash | Credits: DC Films/Warner Bros. Pictures

When the news broke out on social media, fans were quick to react with Batman vs Ant-Man memes. Keaton’s most recent film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will hit U.S. theaters in a matter of hours but received positive reviews from its overseas market. He is credited as Michael Keaton in the film.

Michael Keaton Couldn’t Use His Birth Name In Showbiz All These Years Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Credits: Warner Bros.

Over his nearly five-decade acting career, acclaimed actor Michael Keaton has portrayed many memorable characters. However, fans may now know the star by a new name. Keaton, whose birth name is Michael John Douglas, plans to incorporate his full name into his professional credits moving forward.

The actor first adopted his stage name of “Michael Keaton” early in his career in 1975 due to naming conflicts within the Screen Actors Guild. Both well-known actor Michael Douglas and talk show host Mike Douglas were already working in Hollywood at the time. In a recent interview, Keaton recalled choosing his stage name from a phone book almost randomly to comply with SAG rules.

Since then, Keaton has established himself with standout roles in hit films like “Batman,” “Beetlejuice,” and “Mr. Mom.” He has appeared in over 90 movies and television shows. His breakout performance in 1982’s “Night Shift” earned him critical acclaim. Keaton received...

After 50 years, Michael Keaton is outgrowing his stage name and returning to his roots.

The Academy Award nominee, who was born Michael John Douglas, recently explained how he landed on his professional moniker after the Screen Actors Guild prohibited him from using the same name as Wall Street actor Michael Douglas or talk show host Mike Douglas.

“I was looking through — I can’t remember if it was a phone book,” Keaton recalled to People. “I must’ve gone, ‘I don’t know, let me think of something here.’ And I went, ‘Oh, that sounds reasonable.'”

He first appeared onscreen in 1975 episodes of Where the Heart Is and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, nearly a decade after Douglas’ first appearance in Cast a Giant Shadow (1966). Keaton has since gone on to rack up more than 90 credits under his stage name.

The Birdman star explained that he plans to combine to two...

Veteran actor Michael Keaton has been a household name since the original Beetlejuice film hit theaters nearly nearly four decades ago. However, some fans may be surprised to learn that Michael Keaton is not the Batman star's real name, though more and more people will be finding out soon if he gets his way.

For anyone unaware, Keaton's birth name is Michael Douglas. Given how there was already an established actor with that name by the time Keaton got to Hollywood, he took on the moniker of Michael Keaton, as Screen Actors Guild rules don't allow for multiple performers to use the same name. He couldn't simply shorten his name to Mike Douglas, either, as there was a talk show host using that name at the time. Per People, the popular actor needed to come up with something different, and though he can't remember exactly where it came from,...

Michael Keaton is back on the big screen in Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which is aiming to clear the $100 million mark in its opening weekend at the domestic box office. The long-awaited sequel might be the last time the Oscar-nominated actor is officially credited as Michael Keaton, which has been his stage name since the start of his career in 1978.

Speaking to People magazine for a new cover story, Keaton said that he plans to change his official acting credit to something that’s closer to his birth name, Michael Douglas. Keaton could not use his real name when he was getting his Screen Actors Guild card in the late 1970s because there already was a Michael Douglas in Hollywood. And the name “Mike Douglas” was taken by a talk show host.

“I was looking through — I can’t remember if it was a phone book,” Keaton said about...

The bond between John Lennon and Yoko Ono, mutually inspired artists from very different worlds, is only one of the love stories at the core of director Kevin Macdonald’s vibrant and stirring new documentary. Tracing an eventful year, One to One: John & Yoko is, first and foremost, a portrait of the couple’s love affair with New York City, their newly adopted home. In its mix of remarkable archival material, the film is both tender and galvanizing, summoning up what New York felt like in 1972 (yes, I would know) and offering a fresh slant on a country’s upheaval and a generation’s countercultural awakening.

For Macdonald (One Day in September, The Last King of Scotland), One to One is not only a return to form after his mixed-bag profile of John Galliano, but one of his finest pieces of work. He and co-director/editor Sam Rice-Edwards have conjured...

A new documentary, Daytime Revolution, will look at all that went into John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s legendary weeklong 1972 residency as guests on The Mike Douglas Show — the most-watched daytime talk show at the time — and its impact. A trailer shows how the couple used the opportunity to discuss radical politics in addition to performing music. The picture opens in theaters on Oct. 9.

“What would you like to talk about this week, John?” Douglas asks the former Beatle at one moment. “Love, peace, communication, drugs, anything,” Lennon replied. The couple handpicked their fellow guests,...

Michael Keaton, born as Michael John Douglas on September 5, 1951, is an American actor well known for his versatile and compelling performances on both the big and small screens. With a career spanning more than four decades, Keaton has portrayed a variety of characters that have made a lasting impression on audiences worldwide. From his early comedic roles to his more recent dramatic turns, he has proven time and time again that he is a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment industry.

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at Michael Keaton’s life, career, and the iconic characters he has brought to life. We’ll also examine his acting style and techniques, his various awards and accolades, and the impact he has had on the film industry as a whole. By the end, you’ll have a deeper understanding of the man behind the masks of...

Pretty Baby Image: Hulu For Brooke Shields, being one of the most famous young faces of the ‘80s often felt like more of a career hazard than a highlight. From the time she was 12 years old, Shields faced extreme objectification in the media and has been candid about the kind...

In the new Hulu docuseries “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” the actress — who began modeling at 11 months and at age 12 and starred as a child prostitute in Louis Malle’s controversial film “Pretty Baby” — looks back on the pressures and insanity of being a worldwide sex symbol at such a young age.

Lana Wilson directed the two-part series, which premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and will debut on Hulu on April 3. The film marks the debut project from BedBy8, the newly formed production company by Ali Wentworth, George Stephanopoulos and partner Alyssa Mastromonaco.

The trailer starts with a clip in which talk show host Mike Douglas makes the teenager visibly uncomfortable as he tells her, “You really are an exquisite-looking young lady.”

Also Read:

Brooke Shields Calls Teenage Barbara Walters Interview ‘Practically Criminal’

Shields then says in voiceover, “The entirety of my life, it was, ‘She’s a pretty face.

Georgia Holt, best known as Cher’s mother but an actress, model, and singer in her own right, has died. Cher confirmed the death on social media. Holt was 96 and no details on her death were given, although it was previously revealed she was hospitalized with pneumonia earlier this year.

Cher said she had been “very careful” to avoid exposing her elderly mother to any potential illnesses during the pandemic.

“We have a little bubble that we’ve had all this time,” she said. “We wear masks, and there’s not very many of us. It’s my sister, my brother-in-law, my mom, my assistant. And we stay far apart from each other.”

She added: “I have to be careful too because I have asthma. … I have different health problems.”

Holt was born in Arkansas in 1926. She moved to Los Angeles and had roles in such shows as “I Love Lucy...

Director Sacha Jenkins does the most important thing he could do in “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues”: He lets Louis Armstrong be messy.

Armstrong is one of those legends about whom people have had strong, polarized opinions. He’s either the greatest artist of the 20th century, in the esteem of Robert Christgau or Wynton Marsalis. Or he’s an Uncle Tom, someone who sold out and pandered to white audiences, as Sammy Davis Jr. once thought. And of course there’s the third path of corporate America, to sand the edges of someone like Armstrong down until he’s a cuddly teddy bear whose “What a Wonderful World” stands ready to accompany any commercial.

Jenkins’ new documentary for Apple TV+ avoids those absolutes. He’s interested in the man who was Armstrong, and that means a more complete, nuanced picture — a portrait of a human not so easy to categorize.

George Carlin’s American Dream presents George Carlin as standup comedy’s greatest wordsmith. Seven of these words made him infamous and earned him a place in legal history. Directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio’s two-part documentary highlights how Carlin’s brain-droppings started conversations which carry on today.

The “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” bit defines Carlin in ways which go beyond comedy routines. The documentary shows how language, subterfuge, and identity are chosen, carefully selected to create a body of work which defies classification. Carlin had an elastic face and a knack for funny noises, but words are at the bottom of it all. When Carlin was a young comedian, he couldn’t embrace the counterculture commentator lurking beneath the surface on television. The documentary points out how he had to use code words. The Hippy Dippy Weatherman didn’t only forecast darkness at night,...

Mort Sahl, the acerbic comic whose pioneering style paved the way for such boundary-breaking comedians as Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and George Carlin, died Tuesday at his home in Mill Valley, CA. He was 94.

A friend confirmed his death to The New York Times.

Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery

Known for his topical social commentary, he boldly skewered politicians and others in a harsh but clean stand-up act. He hosted the first Grammy Awards in 1959, co-hosted the 1959 Academy Awards and a year later became the first comedian featured to be featured on the cover of Time magazine. He also guest-hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson multiple times during the 1960s.

Born on May 11, 1927, in Montreal, Sahl’s family moved to Los Angeles when he was a child. After a stint in the Air Force, he graduated from USC in 1950. By the mid-’50s he was doing stand-up,...

Less than two weeks after the Rolling Stones arrived in America for the first time back in June 1964, they headed to The Mike Douglas Show to perform their cover of Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away.” This was the pinnacle of Beatlemania, and the segment features predictable interview questions (“Do you know the Beatles, gentlemen?”), but it begins with Douglas shaking hands with each member of the band and asking for their names.

As always, Charlie Watts is the most impeccably dressed member of the band, since none of the...

Bob White was just starting to settle in to a quiet night with his family at his Nottingham, England home last Friday when his cell phone dinged. And dinged again. And again.

The affable, 77-year-old retiree was enjoying a cup of coffee and was barely used to two alerts in one night. But now, his phone started blowing up incessantly and he had no idea why. “My daughter said to me, ‘What’s that noise?’ I went to pick up [my phone], and it was just going ping, ping, ping, ping, ping,...

(Updated with Fox News & Ed Henry attorney statements on lawsuit) Tucker Carlson is returning to Fox News Channel tonight after a short vacation, but along with the cabler newser itself, Sean Hannity and the now fired Ed Henry, the top rated host also finds himself in the center of a whole new legal spotlight of alleged misconduct at the now Suzanne Scott and Jay Wallace-run outlet.

“It is widely documented in the public record that Fox News has not only cultivated and fostered sexual harassment and misconduct, but has consistently accepted and rewarded it,” says a sex trafficking, sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit from former Fox Business Network associate producer Jennifer Eckhart and former Fnc guest Cathy Areu filed today against the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet, its former reporter and some of its biggest and loudest primetime hosts.

“Nevertheless, Fox News would have the public believe that...

Kelly Clarkson built her career by blending country, pop, R&b and rock influences into a soulful sound all her own. As it turns out, the singer-songwriter has a touch of Dinah Shore in her as well.

Clarkson has delivered an impressive performance so far with her move into the daytime talk-show arena as host of “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Since its September debut, the hourlong talk-variety show, distributed by NBCUniversal, has proven to be a ratings contender, ranking No. 4 among all syndicated daytime talkers, ahead of such veterans as “Maury,” “Rachael Ray” and “The Wendy Williams Show.”

The “American Idol” alum’s strong start is adding more fuel to the renewed fire in the first-run syndication business. After a few fallow years, distributors are slowly but surely taking bigger swings with boldface names in an effort to seed a new generation of personalities. Drew Barrymore and Nick Cannon are...

1986: Another World's Zane Lindquist died after being shot.

1998: Guiding Light's Dolly the clone after taking an aging formula.

1999: Sunset Beach's Ricardo vowed to get revenge.

2010: General Hospital's Brenda returned."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1967: ABC broadcast Dark Shadows in black and while for the final time. The episode was actually the first one taped in color but ABC aired it in black and white (a Friday episode). Having fainted at the sight of Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid), Maggie (Kathryn Leigh Scott) began...

The journey of new daytime talk show Tamron Hall went through a lot before landing at ABC and as the titular host revealed at TCA, the show started with Harvey Weinstein and then came after her much-buzzed-about departure from Today where she was ousted and Megyn Kelly took over with a segment that eventually sank. Despite the obstacles, Hall came out on top with her new show and is very open about her exit.

Hall pointed out that she never measured herself by the success or failure of Kelly. “I already knew [NBC] made the wrong choice when I walked out the door,” she said. “It gave me the opportunity to meet these two people. I knew I was making the right decision.”

The two people she was referring to was Tamron Hall executive prodcuer Bill Geddie, who co-created The View and Talia Parkinson-Jones,...

One of Fox News Channel founder Roger Ailes’ obsession was ratings, and the former Mike Douglas Show producer would have cackled at how quiet the debut of Showtime’s Russell Crowe starring The Loudest Voice was.

With just 299,000 viewers for its 10 Pm opener on the CBS-owned premium cabler, the Gladiator actor and Naomi Watts, Seth McFarlane and Sienna Miller co-starrer looks to be one of the lowest non-broadcast debuts of the year so far. While the decades of antics and much alleged sexually harassing behavior of ex-Richard Nixon advisor Ailes was the subject of a forest full of coverage (including here on the digital only Deadline) especially once Gretchen Carlson sued her ex-boss in 2016, the initial numbers make it pretty clear there wasn’t much of a market for more outside of the media itself

Based on Gabriel Sherman’s 2014 bestseller The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant,...

Spoiler Alert: This article contains details of Showtime’s The Loudest Voice & HBO’s Years And Years. The former premieres on June 30 & the latter debuts tonight.

The initial round of voting for the 2019 Emmys ends today, but the opening salvos of the 2020 Emmys start tonight with the debut of Years and Years on HBO in less than an hour and the premiere of Showtime’s Roger Ailes bioseries The Loudest Voice on June 30.

Near certain to be prime contenders in the Limited Series category next year, the often excellent Emma Thompson-led British dystopian family drama and the often engrossing Russell Crowe-fronted offering will see Rupert Murdoch as the real winner no matter who takes home the winged trophy at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

In unintentional flattery to the ruthless media mogul, both the partially Tom McCarthy-penned Loudest Voice and the Russell T. Davies-created and -written Years and Years...

Would you like to blame Bill Gates for Roger Ailes creating Fox News? You could harbor that grudge if you so desired after watching Alexis Bloom’s bracing biopic documentary “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes,” because it’s one of the fascinating tidbits of speculative psychology in the grand narrative of a dark-hearted, power-thirsty mogul’s stranglehold on our divisive political discourse.

It seems that in the mid-90s, flush from his many years helping Republican candidates like Mitch McConnell get elected, Ailes was content to be a talk-show magnate, running his brainchild America’s Talking, a CNBC spinoff network that was the first real attempt to launch an all-chat-show channel with a wide audience reach.

But when NBC partnered with Bill Gates to start MSNBC, they gave the software billionaire the transponder used for America’s Talking, effectively ending Ailes’ baby. Steamed and spiteful, according to the documentary,...

1986: Another World's Zane Lindquist died after being shot.

1998: Guiding Light's Dolly the clone after taking an aging formula.

1999: Sunset Beach's Ricardo vowed to get revenge.

2010: General Hospital's Brenda returned."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1967: ABC broadcast Dark Shadows in black and while for the final time. The episode was actually the first one taped in color but ABC aired it in black and white (a Friday episode). Having fainted at the sight of Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid), Maggie (Kathryn Leigh Scott) began to remember what happened to her. Before she could reveal Barnabas' vampiric activity,...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Once Upon a Time, Riverdale, Will & Grace and Grey’s Anatomy!

1 | Did Once Upon a Time‘s Wish Hook seem more distinct a Killian Jones than ever once he was teamed with Zelena — to great comedic effect — in the other realm? (Speaking of which, are there “Zook” ‘shippers?)

2 | Given what we now know about when Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Yo-Yo suffered her double amputation, did you go back...

Hello? Yes, this is Michael. You wanna do an interview with me? The day after tomorrow? Why, that’s my day of rest! Well, okay, I’ll cooperate — but I’ll be doing a lot of drugs; I’m not giving up that part of my Sunday.

“Besides, I’ve got a lot to talk about. I got an idea last night for a book of poetry called Jesus May Love You, but I Think You’re Garbage Wrapped in Skin.”

I arrive at O’Donoghue’s New York West...