The new Paramount has officially made its first big talent deal: Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer are moving to the studio.

Paramount and parent company Skydance made the announcement Monday, five days after reports that the brothers were in talks to leave Netflix, where they created the megahit Stranger Things. The Duffers’ deal at Paramount is an exclusive, four-year pact that covers film, TV and streaming projects, with an emphasis on the brothers “fulfill[ing] an ambition to write, produce, and direct large-scale theatrical films.” They’ll move to Paramount following the conclusion of their current Netflix deal in April 2026.

Landing the Duffers is a coup for new CEO David Ellison and his team, who in taking over Paramount pledged to make the studio “the No. 1 destination for the most talented artists and filmmakers in the world.” (Paramount is also in talks with Legendary Pictures about a film output deal,...

Streaming set another high for TV use in the United States in July — which is not exactly a new development.

July was the sixth consecutive month that streamers have taken a record-high share of viewing, with 47.3 percent of all TV use, according to Nielsen. That’s up from 46 percent in June and about six points higher than it was in July 2024 (41.4 percent).

The gains for streaming came largely at the expense of cable, which came in at 22.2 percent of TV use for the July reporting period (which ran from June 30-July 27). That was down from 23.4 percent a month earlier, due largely to double-digit declines in both news and sports coverage compared to June.

Broadcast networks were largely stable month to month, albeit at a record low in the four-year history of Nielsen’s Gauge rankings. They accounted for 18.4 percent of viewing, down a tick from 18.5 percent in June.

In fact,...

Netflix will return to the streets of Edinburgh and Dept. Q.

The streamer has ordered a second season of Dept. Q, its Scotland-set crime drama starring Matthew Goode and created by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit). The renewal comes about 2 1/2 months after the series premiered to both solid reviews and audience numbers.

The series, based on novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, stars Goode as Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck, who leads a small team that works cases that were previously considered unsolvable from a basement office in Edinburgh. Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne and Jamie Sives also star.

“We are going downstairs to Dept. Q for a second season,” said executive producer Rob Bullock of Left Bank Pictures. “We at Left Bank Pictures nervously await what Scott has in store for his alter-ego Carl Morck, and the other enabling members of team do-lally. We salute Netflix’s courage to let them loose once again.

“Fallout” will return to Amazon Prime Video for its second season in December. The news came alongside a set of first look photos that reveal the series’ take on New Vegas, an important setting in the video games.

“Fallout” is set two centuries after the apocalypse, when the residents of luxury fallout shelters are forced to leave reintegrate into society, where they “are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them,” per the official logline.

Ella Purnell leads the cast as optimistic Vault-dweller Lucy, who is forced to the surface to rescue her father,...

Netflix continues to tease out the third season of its hit political drama The Diplomat, offering yet another video preview of the next installment as well as sharing the release date: Oct. 16.

The new teaser for the upcoming episodes, though light on dialogue and extended scenes, features Keri Russell’s Kate Wyler saying, “a terribly flawed woman is now the president, and only we know just how flawed.”

The warning reminds viewers that the series’ former vice president, Grace Penn (Allison Janney), who was on the verge of being elevated to president in the closing moments of season two after President Rayburn (Michael McKean) died, is behind the British warship attack that launched the series, something Kate and husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) learned during season two, with Grace explaining her rationale to Kate in a tense exchange in the season finale.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter about the end of...

Now, MSNBC is Ms Now.

As MSNBC leaves NBCUniversal for Versant (fka SpinCo.), the cable news channel is rebranding to an acronym that stands for My Source for News, Opinion and the World. Right, so the Ms no longer stands for Microsoft, but it’s still there.

MSNBC was originally formed as a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC News; Microsoft divested its stake in the channel in 2005 and in MSNBC.com in 2012.

Find the “Why” behind “Ms Now” below via a Monday memo sent by Versant CEO Mark Lazarus to his staff. In it, Laz announces that USA Network’s sports content will merge with Golf Channel as “USA Sports” — the Versant spinoff is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.

Ms Now, like various other Versant properties, is deviating from the Peacock logo, which NBCU is keeping for itself. You’ll see new logos from CNBC, Golf Channel (aka USA Sports,...

“South Park” is taking on Donald Trump’s Washington D.C. takeover in the third episode of its 27th season, set for release on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 10 p.m..

The official “South Park” X account dropped a teaser Tuesday night for the new episode, titled “Sickofancy.” In the teaser, we see the show’s pseudo mascot, Towelie, the pot-smoking anthropomorphic towel, arrive in Washington on a bus, only to be met with hundreds of soldiers. Despite the dark clouds overhead and the tanks rolling through the streets, Towelie gleefully proclaims as he approaches the White House Lawn, “This seems like...

FX‘s Alien: Earth continues to unfold on Hulu as the show explores the classic film franchise from a new TV perspective, but one big question lingers as we follow hybrid Wendy (Sydney Chandler) along for the Earth-based adventure. Will there be a Season 2? While we will have to see the full season to tell whether the show from Fargo creator Noah Hawley sets up a storyline for Season 2, we’re holding out hope. Below, we’re breaking down everything we know about the potential for Alien: Earth‘s Season 2 return, but stay tuned for additional details as Season 1 continues to play out. Has Alien: Earth been renewed for Season 2? No, currently, Alien: Earth hasn’t been renewed for a second season, but the stats are promising. FX released that the show pulled in 9.2 million views globally in its first six days of streaming. Views are defined as the total stream time divided by runtime.

The art of the Emmy submission has long been a strategic tightrope walk — part performance showcase, part calculated gamble. This year’s contenders are playing the game more thoughtfully, and creatively, than ever.

Apple TV+’s “Severance” and “The Studio” lead the pack in drama and comedy, with 27 and 23 nominations, respectively, while HBO Max made history with 142 total nominations — its highest tally yet. Still, while numbers and category domination make for splashy headlines, the real intrigue lies in how nominees carefully curate the episodes meant to win over Emmy voters.

Historically, episode submissions were everything. When Emmy panels were selected...

One American Idol alum is helping out another.

Jennifer Hudson is stepping in for Kelly Clarkson as a coach on the upcoming Season 29 of NBC’s The Voice following the death of Clarkson’s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock earlier this month. It’s just a temporary replacement, though: Hudson filled in for Clarkson for one episode of rehearsals for the Battles round, Deadline reports, with Clarkson returning soon after to reclaim her big red chair.

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The ’90s Dallas Cowboys weren’t just a football team — they were a powerhouse. In Netflix’s America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, premiering Aug. 19, fans can relive the years that redefined the franchise and left an unforgettable mark on the NFL.

From locker room clashes to Super Bowl glory, the series goes inside an era when Dallas dominated on the field — and in the headlines. Featuring new interviews and rare archival footage, it’s a story chock-full of dramatic twists and wild turns en route to a place in football’s history books.

Maclain Way, who co-directed America’s Team along with his brother, Chapman Way, tells Tudum about the eight-episode series’ origin.

“This project started for us two years ago. Chap and I grew up in Thousand Oaks, a town that was the longtime training camp for the Dallas Cowboys. We knew America’s Team and Roger Staubach...

Chris McGurk and Jana Winograde were ready for the question. As the industry veterans join forces to launch an ambitious short-form content venture dubbed MicroCo, the pair know that the quick demise of Quibi is still on the minds of industry insiders.

“I’ll take that one,” Winograde says on the latest episode of “Daily Variety” podcast. Quibi, the short-form content platform spearheaded by investors Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, burned through more than $1 billion and operated for seven months in 2020 before folding.

“Katzenberg was prescient, but it’s a whole different world than it was in 2020. 2020 was just a completely different time,...

When Noah Wyle stopped by TV Insider’s office during Season 1, he told us that he’d “very much like to” direct in Season 2. He’d previously directed episodes of Falling Skies, The Librarians, and Leverage: Redemption. In Season 1, he only added the titles of executive producer and writer to star. But that is changing for Season 2. On Tuesday, August 19, Wyle shared a photo of the clapperboard from set, revealing he’s directing Season 2 Episode 6. “Never want to wake up from this dream,” read the caption. Season 2 will pick up 10 months later, on Langdon’s (Patrick Ball) first day back at work following rehab. Wyle’s character Robby would have much rather not be working the same shift as the resident who betrayed him by stealing pills. “Robby can be petty, and forgiveness is sometimes harder for some than others. And yeah, betrayal is a big deal,” Wyle told us in August.

The first episode of “Alien: Earth” reached 9.2 million views worldwide through its first six days of streaming.

That total, calculated by dividing the total amount of time streamed by the runtime of the episode, refers to viewership on Hulu and Disney+ alone; it should be noted that the series also airs on FX’s linear channel, where it accrues additional viewership.

“Alien: Earth” marks the first television project in the “Alien” franchise and is set two years before the original 1979 film. The official logline reads, “In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold.

Hacks has always been good, but in Season 4, it’s the best it’s ever been, due in part to Hannah Einbinder‘s captivating performance as Ava Daniels. So it’s not surprising to find that the star has been nominated for her fourth Emmy in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Could 2025 be the year she finally wins? The storytelling and performance are rife with possibility after Ava blackmailed her way into the head writer job on collaborator Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) late-night show. As Ava put her most competitive foot forward to push the program towards greatness, that battle was an uphill climb that eventually reached a breaking point, making way for one of TV’s best crash-outs in recent memory. While Ava combatted Deborah’s digs and demands, she helmed a writers’ room that became her tipping point when she discovered in...

America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys follows the ’90s Dallas football dynasty through their highest highs and lowest lows. One of the most iconic teams in the history of sports is on full display in the retrospective sports series, featuring never-before-seen footage and interviews with legendary figures including Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Deion Sanders.

From Super Bowls to spicy separations to scandals, the conversations are largely unfiltered — but there is one topic that nobody seems willing to discuss. A subject that makes even the former athletes with big personalities who made careers of throwing caution to the wind wary: the White House.

In Episode 5, several athletes decline to speak on the subject. Maclain Way, who co-directed the series with his brother, Chapman, tells Tudum that there were challenges in getting players to speak on the famous dwelling.

“We quickly learned, these guys don’t want to go...

“BoJack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s new animated series, “Long Story Short,” is unapologetically Jewish in the best and funniest possible ways.

Inspired by Bob-Waksberg’s own family, the show centers around Naomi Schwartz (Lisa Edelstein), Elliot Cooper (Paul Reiser) and their three kids: Avi (Ben Feldman), Shira (Abbi Jacobson) and Yoshi (Max Greenfield).

“I think the show in some ways is about Jewish joy, and I think a lot of Jews will enjoy having a place for the Jews, and I think a lot of anti-Semites might learn a thing or two,” Bob-Waksberg told me Monday at the show...

This summer was supposed to be a summer of mystery in the Big Brother house. The theme for Season 27 is Hotel Mystere, which was supposed to be “a place where secrets lurk behind every door, and nothing is as it seems.” However, some fans now think the theme’s significance to the season went away within the first few weeks. “What happened to Hotel Mystere?” a Reddit user asked. “Was anyone else confused about what happened to the whole Hotel Mystere theme this season?” “Pre-season, it was hyped up like we were getting a full-on murder mystery vibe. Rachel [Reilly] even entered the house through a secret passageway on night one, and then there was ‘the mastermind’ promising to wreak havoc all summer. Amy was even acting as his ‘accomplice,’ but then she got evicted super early. Where is the mastermind now? Who even are they? This could have been...

The gender pay gap remains alive and well in Hollywood, at least according to Joy Reid, who said she was paid a fraction of what her fellow MSNBC hosts earned despite drawing higher ratings. Speaking at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival’s C-Suite Soirée on August 7, as reported by People, Reid reflected on her tenure at the cable news network, where she served as a national correspondent for MSNBC following the cancellation of her afternoon show The Reid Report in early 2015. She began hosting The ReidOut in 2020 until it was canceled last February. “The curse of competency means you’re the best person at what you do,” Reid told the founder of social impact consulting firm Full Circle Strategies Jotaka Eaddy, relaying a conversation she’d had about workplace issues. “You know more than everyone else because you’ve had to do more work and more research to get where you are,...

Fans of K-fantasy rom-coms will be getting exactly what they’ve wished for when Kim Woo-bin and Suzy reunite in Genie, Make a Wish, premiering Oct. 3. The new series, directed by Lee Byeong-heon (Extreme Job) and written by Kim Eun-sook (The Glory), brings the two beloved stars back together for the first time since 2016’s Uncontrollably Fond, in a story blending ancient magic with modern romance.

Here’s everything to know about Genie, Make a Wish ahead of its Oct. 3 premiere.

Cold, impassive Ka-young (Suzy) has spent her life under her grandmother’s care, whose watchful eye and tough-love approach have helped keep Ka-young’s psychopathic tendencies in check. When Ka-young unxpectedly stumbles upon a magical lamp, she awakens the mysterious spirit Genie (Kim Woo-bin) from his thousand-year slumber — and yes, he promises the young woman three life-changing wishes. Unleashed into a new millennium, Genie’s mischievous magic shakes up...

The celebrity-packed reality series that uncovers the hidden truths of A-list stars and public figures returns for its 12th season on PBS, featuring a new roster of famous faces confronted with the cold, hard facts of their family lineage. “I am thrilled to announce another season of Finding Your Roots filled with inspiring stories from our wonderful guests that further show us that at the level of the genome, we are all 99% the same despite the forces that try to divide us. It’s especially important to all of us at Finding Your Roots that our viewers know, despite the loss of federal funding for public television, our show and PBS are not going anywhere,” host and executive producer Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shared in a statement. “We encourage everyone to support PBS by becoming a member of your local PBS station if you aren’t already, and continuing...

Flip Side is being flipped upside down this summer. The syndicated game show, hosted by Jaleel White, has enjoyed high ratings this summer despite being in reruns, according to a press release provided by CBS Media Ventures. Since its fall 2024 debut, Flip Side has added 100,000 viewers, which marks the biggest summer ratings rise for a first-run daily program in four years, according to the network. Of those, 95,000 reportedly came in July 2025 compared to November 2024. The show is described as “an original, laugh-out-loud, survey-based game show” and features two teams facing off against one another to guess how anonymous respondents may answer various questions, which can be “provocative, surprising, and often humorous.” The cash prize for the winning team is $10,000. The game show returns for Season 2 on September 8. According to the stats provided, Flip Side currently holds the number four spot among syndicated game shows, averaging over one million viewers daily.

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If you’re a cord-cutter who wants temporary access to cable TV without committing to a costly subscription, Sling has got you covered. Here’s everything you need to know about Sling’s new Select plan, which offers live TV streaming starting at just $19.99/month.

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It’s the night of Jan. 30, 1994. The Georgia Dome is electric. Jimmy Johnson, trophy in hand, grins beside Jerry Jones. The two college teammates turned NFL power duo have just led the Cowboys to back-to-back Super Bowl victories.

Two months later, they had a tumultuous split.

Streaming on Netflix now, America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys tells the tale of Jerry Jones and his assembly of the ’90s Dallas Cowboys, one of the most iconic teams in the history of sports.

It’s a saga that began with a bold purchase and led to one of the most successful runs in the NFL: a decade-plus-long journey that reshaped the league and delivered three Super Bowl championships. Over eight episodes, the series explores the franchise’s trials and triumphs through first-hand interviews and never-before-seen footage, featuring Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman, Deion Sanders, former Head Coaches Jimmy Johnson...

Outlander fans may be gearing up for the beginning of the end as Season 8 looms on the 2026 horizon, but for viewers streaming from Netflix, rather than Starz, they’ve only just made a dent in Season 7 as the first eight installments became available on the platform as of August 11, 2025. So, when will the final eight installments of Outlander‘s super-sized seventh season land on Netflix? It’s a question that is a little tough to answer without an actual date, but we can make an educated estimate about the year it will likely drop. As fans may recall, Outlander Season 7 originally aired on Starz in the summer of 2023, and Season 7B began airing just over a year later in the fall of 2024. Meaning, Season 7B is likely to arrive behind Season 7A at around the same pace, with the final eight installments most likely dropping in 2026. This pattern also aligns...

MSNBC is forging a new path on the small screen. On Monday, August 18, the network announced that it will soon change its name to My Source News Opinion World, Ms Now for short, as a part of their separation from Comcast. MSNBC is one of several channels that will live under the new company Versant, headed by Mark Lazarus, including CNBC, USA Network, E!, Oxygen, Syfy, Golf Channel, SportsEngine, and GolfNow. News of the name change comes seven months after Lazarus previously announced that MSNBC’s name would remain the same. “I know there was some discussion with the MSNBC name, so you can take that off of your worry list on things,” he told staffers during a January meeting, per Deadline. “The only thing I’ll say is the worst thing any leader can do is change something that’s working just because they can,” Lazarus added. “So, if this is working,...

Jillian Michaels noticeably did not take part in Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, a Netflix docuseries that pulled back the curtain on what went down on the weight loss show that aired from 2004 to 2020. Michaels served as a trainer on the series for 12 seasons and found herself embroiled in controversy when she was accused of illegally giving her clients caffeine pills during their weight loss journeys. The backlash the show received for this controversy and more was explored in the three-episode doc, and four days after its release, Michaels hit back. She told TMZ that she’s meeting with attorney Bryan Freedman to explore her options for how to retaliate. That could mean officially lawyering up and taking her complaints against Netflix, the docuseries producer, fellow trainer Bob Harper, and Dr. Robert Huizenga, who served as the medical advisor on the show, to court. Throughout the day on Tuesday,...

Fallout was renewed in the blink of an eye in its premiere year, 2024. The Prime Video video game adaptation was released in full on April 10, 2024, and its renewal was announced just eight days later on April 18. The series picked up 17 Emmy nominations, winning one (for music supervision) and one Creative Arts Emmy (for Outstanding Emerging Media Program), and now it’s slowly starting to share details about the upcoming second season, set for release on December 17. History is repeating itself: Fallout scored an early Season 3 renewal, this time months before the Season 2 debut, which finally has a teaser trailer and first-look photos from the new episodes. Other recent updates include a new poster reveal and a few new tidbits regarding key characters from the games. To help you stay up to date on the show’s developments, we’ve compiled everything there is to know so far about Fallout Season 2 below.

“Wednesday” was once again the most-watched title on Netflix during the week of Aug. 11-17, hitting 29.1 million views in its second week of streaming.

That’s a 42% decrease from the week before, when it debuted with 50 million views in five days. When Season 1 premiered in 2022, it opened with 341.1 million hours watched, or approximately 50.1 million views, then jumped to 411.3 million hours watched, or approximately 60.3 million views, the week after. (Netflix switched from measuring hours watched to views in 2023.) Therefore, Season 2 is having a slower start than Season 1 did in terms of viewership, even if its performance remains sizable.

It should also...

The first trailer for “Fallout” Season 2 has been released, and it’s showing a first look at new cast member Justin Theroux playing the video game character Robert House in the fan-favorite location of New Vegas. Plus, there’s a deadly Deathclaw stalking the irradiated city that comes face to face with Walton Goggins’ Ghoul and Ella Purnell’s Lucy.

After briefly appearing in a flashback in Season 1, Robert House returns in a much larger way in Season 2, but this time he’s played by Theroux. In the popular video game “Fallout: New Vegas,” House is the ruler of the city,...

Apple TV+ has unveiled first-look images from Season 2 of its comedy series, “Palm Royale,” starring Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern.

The series returns on Wednesday, Nov. 12, followed by weekly airings until Jan. 14, 2026. In addition to Wiig and Dern, the cast includes Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Amber Chardae Robinson, Kaia Gerber and Carol Burnett.

Per the official logline, “Palm Royale” follows “Maxine Dellacorte (Wiig) as she endeavors to find her footing in the cutthroat world of Palm Beach high society.”

The second season picks up with Maxine being “left a social pariah after a scandalous public breakdown.

Among the multiple panels taking place at the Santiago Film Festival’s (Sanfic) industry space, Santiago Industria, is one on the Dominican Republic, which boasts two key incentives that have powered up local and international productions in the Caribbean nation.

Sanfic Industria director Gabriela Sandoval will moderate the Aug. 20 panel made up of Fernando Santos, the Dominican producer behind such hit co-productions as “Cocote” and “Sugar Island,” Chilean director Matias Bize and Marìa Victoria Hernández, second secretary and head of communications at the Dominican Republic’s embassy in Chile.

Bize, who directed “Once a Week” (“En la piel”) a Dominican...

Netflix delivered a slam dunk earlier this year when the comedy Running Point debuted earlier this year and was renewed by March of 2025. Now, Kate Hudson and costars are gearing up for the latest chapter of the series as production kicks off behind the scenes of Season 2. As the show’s production picks up, we’re breaking down everything we know about Season 2 so far, including which stars are returning, potential plots, and much more. Scroll down for a closer look, and stay tuned for more details on Running Point as Season 2 takes shape over at Netflix. When is Running Point Season 2 premiering? Running Point Season 2 doesn’t currently have a premiere date, but Netflix announced its renewal for Season 2 on March 6, 2025, exactly one week after its debut on February 27th. Stay tuned for updates surrounding a premiere date in the months ahead as Season 2 production continues. Does Running Point Season 2 have a trailer?...

Trinity Broadcasting Network, former business partner of Dr. Phil’s now-bankrupt Merit Street Media, filed a counterclaim against the TV personality — alleging he engaged in a scheme to “fleece” the Christian broadcasting company and “enrich” himself and “his associates and affiliates.”

Merit Street Media, formed as a joint venture between Tbn and Phil McGraw’s Peteski Productions, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 2, 2025. Concurrently, Merit Street sued Tbn, alleging breach of contract and claiming it “abused its position as the controlling shareholder.”

Tbn, in its countersuit filed Tuesday (Aug. 19) in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas,...

Samantha Smith‘s Mary Winchester, the boys’ badass hunter mom, has been a fixture on Supernatural since the very beginning. In the pilot, the young mom is killed by the demon Azazel in a horrifying scene where the nightgown-clad Mary pinned to the ceiling of baby Sam’s nursery and set on fire. Still, she was never forgotten by her boys. Much later, in the Season 11 finale, Mary is resurrected by God’s sister Amara (Emily Swallow), shocking her now-adult sons, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles). Mary struggles with her restored humanity, and she doesn’t always make the right choices during her second chance at life, but this imperfect mama bear became a pivotal part of the series and brought a strong female energy the show always needed more of. Eventually, though, she dies a second time in Season 14’s “Game Night,” at the hand of nephilim...

It won’t be long now: Prime Video has announced that Fallout Season 2 will premiere Dec. 17.

What’s more, the streamer has confirmed that the eight-episode season will roll out weekly, with new episodes every Wednesday, culminating in a Feb. 4, 2026 finale. Watch the first teaser trailer above.

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The producers of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” know how important it is to top themselves with every season.

Between the fresh batch of queens, the celebrity judges and the mini challenges, they’re all focused on elevating the show and the franchise. And this season, the team upped the stakes, upped the drag and upped the camp when it parodied “Squid Game’s” Red Light, Green Light game.

“Squirrel Games” was the brainchild of producer and World of Wonder co-founder Randy Barbato. He had just finished an episode of “Squid Game: The Challenge.”

“He came in, hot off the first watch,...

Although Jeopardy! focuses mostly on trivia questions, one big part of the game show is the interview portion where contestants tell a little anecdote about themselves. Jeopardy! shared their most memorable moments from Season 41 on Instagram on August 18, which caused fans to chime in on which was their favorite. “Cast your vote Which contestant’s story from S41 is your favorite?” the post was captioned. Let us know which story from Season 41 was your favorite, whether it is listed below or not. Geoff Barnes talks Great British Bake-Off On May 29, 2025, Geoff Barnes played against Anne Lagatta and Thomas Sweeney. He shared that he had a lifelong dream of competing on The Great British Bake Off, but the one problem is that Barnes is not British. “Some friends and I get together and have a little bakeoff of our own with some of us as judges and some of us as bakers,...

If you aren’t familiar with Andreas and Chris Ehrlich, a.k.a. the Ehrlich Brothers, just know that their magic show is probably unlike any you’ve seen before. The German duo is known for mixing massive illusions with personal storytelling and performing to sold-out crowds in 10,000-seat arenas. Their ticket sales outnumber those of Madonna and Justin Bieber in their home country and thanks in part to a recent push by Andreas’ son for more of a presence on social media their worldwide fanbase has increased. And now the pair will be bringing their show “Diamonds — The Mind-Blowing...

High Potential Season 2 is taking shape at ABC as the network gears up for the return of Kaitlin Olson‘s Morgan and crew, who are tackling new mysteries this fall. In anticipation of the show’s arrival, ABC has unveiled a few sneak peeks, the premiere date, and announced some exciting casting for fans to look forward to. As mentioned above, the hit drama is welcoming plenty of new faces to the mix, and several other details have already emerged surrounding the show, including possible directions the story might take. Along with setting the show’s fall timeslot, new casting, and more, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about what’s to come. When is High Potential Season 2 going to premiere? ABC previously teased that High Potential‘s second season would arrive in the fall of 2025, airing in the 10/9c timeslot on Tuesdays following the network’s other hit,...

It’s not easy to still be part of the Emmy conversation 25 years into a series. But “Survivor” is doing just that. After missing a nod last year, the CBS show returned this year to the reality competition series category, knocking “The Voice” out of the race. Showrunner Jeff Probst also nabbed another host nomination (an award he’s won three times) and the show landed recognition for cinematography and casting.

So what was it that made Season 48 worthy of nominations? Not even Probst knows.

“Our history with the Emmys is kind of funny — we won the very first one...

Keith Bynum has opened up on social media as Bargain Block prepares to air its final episodes. “Tomorrow marks the beginning of the end of Bargain Block. It’s amazing to be part of something so wonderful and it’s hard to say goodbye but I’m beyond grateful for the last five years,” Bynum wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, August 19. “Our amazing fans have welcomed us into their homes like we were their best friends and we felt that. The amount of people that come up to us and ask for a hug or a physical connection of some kind is beautiful to me. And while Evan still squirms we all can’t deny how special we have felt.” Bynum went on to state that it’s been a “dream” to work with his “two best friends,” Shea Hicks-Whitfield and his longtime partner, Evan Thomas. “The connection and love...

Billy Corben and Jen Gatien’s “Men of War,” one of the first documentaries that Neon produced and funded, will be available to watch via PVOD starting Sept. 9.

The doc, which premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film International Festival, chronicles Operation Gideon, a 2020 sea invasion of Venezuela by a coalition of local dissidents and American mercenaries to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro. Former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau planned the failed mission that happened just weeks after the Trump administration placed a $15 million bounty on President Maduro.

Goudreau, a former Special Forces soldier who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, planned to land...

Paramount+ has unveiled two upcoming docuseries in its fall slate: one following TikTok heartthrob who enchants legions of online fans, and the other about a modern romance plagued by dark secrets.

Premiering Sept. 9 on the streamer is “Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout,” which examines the rapid rise of 21-year-old TikToker William White. As the young creator gained millions of followers overnight, he sparked an obsession among lovesick fans, and the line between real connection and online fantasy became blurred beyond repair. Per the logline, “What at first seemed like innocent social interactions turned into jealousy, blackmail and...

Another Salem whodunit has finally been solved. More than four months after Ej Dimera was shot in his own living room, the identity of his assailant was revealed on Days of Our Lives‘ Aug. 19 episode.

While Ej’s son Johnny was initially suspected to be the shooter, a hypnosis session with Marlena helped Ej remember that it was a woman who pulled the trigger. This redirected suspicions to Johnny’s wife Chanel, who was recorded threatening Ej shortly before the incident occurred — that is, until the video was discovered to be a deepfake, at which point Johnny fired Ej as...

Bill Burr sat down with Variety for the inaugural episode of “Anatomy of a Joke,” a new video series spotlighting stand-up comedians and the process behind one of their favorite punchlines.

In “Drop Dead Years,” Burr’s Emmy-nominated Hulu special from earlier this year, the comedian gets vulnerable about confronting his mental health issues.

“I found out recently I have, like, depression issues,” Burr says in the special, to scattered laughter. To some, this was a stunning admission from the Boston-born comic, finally ready to crack open the hard-shell reputation he had built for decades on the road.

“The ‘Sad...

It may be Tuesday, but this week is all about Wednesday. With her deadpan charm and signature wit, Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams catapulted Part 1 of the show’s second season to the top of the English TV List for a second week. Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 claimed No. 1 in 88 countries after amassing another 29.1 million views, and was a Top 10 hit in all countries ranked, while Season 1 earned the No. 3 spot with 7.4 million views and entered the Top 10 in 92 countries. Luckily, fans won’t have to wait much longer for the next four episodes: Part 2 of Season 2 snaps back on Sept. 3.

Look, they told us themselves: Huntr/X don’t quit. The leading ladies of KPop Demon Hunters maintained their ownership of the Top 10, climbing back up to No. 1 on the English Film List with another 26 million views,...

Seth Meyers is mourning the loss of one of his most famous — and most adorable — family members. The late-night host announced via Instagram on Tuesday, August 19, that his dog, Frisbee, had died at the age of 14. “​​Rip to Frisbee, our Og Ig who I was happy to go grey with,” he captioned photos of himself and his pet from over the years. “She was at her best curled in your lap and patient when we dressed her up like a pilgrim. Thanks for 14 amazing years, girl.” The first slide of Meyers’ Instagram carousel featured a sweet selfie of Frisbee licking his face, followed by a photo of Frisbee as a puppy and more pics of his beloved pet. Several celebrities and fans offered their condolences in the post’s comments. “Noooo! Frisbeeee! sorry for your loss.,” wrote Rachel Dratch, while Retta commented, “Awwww Frisbeeeeeee. .” Sarah Paulson posted, “Oh Seth!!! Darlingest of the darling dogs.

Bianca Ryan made history when she was named the very first winner of America’s Got Talent in 2006. After stepping away from the industry for a bit of time, she returned to AGT in 2019 for America’s Got Talent: The Champions. Although she was eliminated in the preliminaries, it was an epic comeback for the singer after she dealt with some major health issues that almost prevented her from singing again. Scroll down for more about what happened and and update on where Ryan is now. What is Bianca Ryan doing now? Ryan is back to pursuing music, although she’s had some setbacks along the way. Shortly after her AGT win, Ryan released her debut album and a Christmas EP. She also signed a record deal and began touring. However, in the early 2010s, she stepped away from the spotlight to deal with medical issues (more on that below). Following a...

Say goodbye to the version of Weakest Link that you knew and hello to the all-new Celebrity Weakest Link. The revamped game show is set to premiere this fall with the same host, but on a new network, and a star-studded lineup of contestants. Weakest Link first made its debut in 2001. Anne Robinson hosted the original version, which was canceled in 2003. The game show was revived in 2020 with Jane Lynch as the host. Weakest Link has a team of contestants who try to reach and complete a chain of correct answers from general knowledge questions within a certain time limit. At the end of each round, one person is considered the “weakest link” by either answering questions wrong or not banking money. The contestants vote on who the weakest link is, and Lynch will tell them, “You are the weakest link. Goodbye!” However much money is banked at the end...