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Suits LA looks set to bring on another celebrity for a guest appearance, as Yvette Nicole Brown is set to guest star in an upcoming episode of the legal dramedy, per Variety. Brown will play a version of herself in the episode airing May 4 on NBC, a move the show has pulled off before.

The official description for the episode reads:

“Ted must deliver on a request from client Patton Oswalt. Amanda turns to Erica for help defending a teen star accused of attacking her dad. Stuart’s accident sends him into a spiral. In the past, Ted and Eddie (Carson A. Egan) come to LA for Stuart’s bachelor party.”

Brown returns to NBC after previously working with the network on Community, which was executive produced by Dan Harmon and Chris McKenna. The show currently has a movie sequel in the works at Peacock. After leaving Community, Brown took...

Yvette Nicole Brown is set to guest star in an upcoming episode of “Suits LA,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Brown will play a version of herself in the episode airing May 4 on NBC, streaming the following day on Peacock. The official description for the episode states:

“Ted (Stephen Amell) must deliver on a request from client Patton Oswalt (as himself). Amanda (Maggie Grace) turns to Erica (Lex Scott Davis) for help defending a teen star accused of attacking her dad. Stuart’s (Josh McDermitt) accident sends him into a spiral. In the past, Ted and Eddie (Carson A. Egan) come to LA for Stuart’s bachelor party.”

Brown previously starred in the popular NBC sitcom “Community,” with a movie followup to the show currently in the works at Peacock. Brown has also starred in shows like “The Mayor,” “Drake and Josh,” ”The Odd Couple,” “Big Shot” and “Act Your Age.

Taylor Sheridan and Paramount+ have proven to be a dream team. After the success of the Yellowstone franchise, Sheridan added another star-studded series, Landman, to his growing Paramount+ slate.

Paramount+ renewed Landman for Season 2 earlier this month, two months after its Season 1 finale. The series, which stars Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton and Academy Award nominee Demi Moore, has drawn strong viewership numbers. Paramount+ announced today that production on Landman Season 2 has officially started in Texas and released a photo of Thornton holding the script for the first episode.

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Filming for Landman Season 1 started in February 2024 and concluded in June 2024. It was released on Paramount+ on Nov. 17, 2024. If Season 2 follows a similar pattern of a four-month filming schedule, Landman Season 2 could premiere in early 2026. Paramount+ hasn't confirmed the release window.

Based on the Boomtown podcast, Landman follows Tommy Norris (Thornton), a landman for an oil company.

Did Conan O’ Brien make a paedophile joke about Drake at Oscars 2025? (Photo Credit – abc/Instagram)

Drake’s year, already riddled with setbacks, just took another nosedive. If anyone thought the rapper’s rough streak was behind him, the latest blow just seems to prove otherwise.

The Canadian rapper already had hit from low to low as his nemesis Kendrick Lamar’s scorching diss track ‘Not Like Us’ not only dominated the charts but also became the centerpiece of the Super Bowl halftime show, further cementing its cultural impact. Adding insult to injury, the track scooped up multiple Grammy awards, making it clear that Lamar’s words have struck a deep and lasting chord.

Conan O’Brien’s Oscars Joke Shocks Viewers

Just when it seemed like things couldn’t get worse, Conan O’Brien took the heat up a notch during the Oscars. Midway through the ceremony, the comedian made...

There’s no love between Carrie Preston and Michael Emerson on Elsbeth.

In real life, the couple has been happily married for 26 years. But when they share the screen during this Thursday’s episode of the Good Wife spinoff (airing at 10/9c on CBS), their characters will have a far more adversarial relationship.

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On Wednesday October 23 2024, Investigation Discovery broadcasts Fear Thy Neighbor!

The Mayor Season 10 Episode 12 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Fear Thy Neighbor,” titled “The Mayor,” promises to be a gripping tale of deception and violence. Set in a picturesque hamlet, the story revolves around a man who is seen as a respected leader in the community. To the townspeople, he is a pillar of strength and guidance. However, beneath this charming facade lies a dark and twisted criminal mind.

As the episode unfolds, viewers will discover the lengths to which this individual will go to maintain control over his small kingdom. His desire for power and domination drives him to manipulate those around him, creating a web of fear and loyalty that keeps his neighbors in check. The contrast between his public persona and his hidden intentions adds a layer of tension to the narrative.

When cracks begin to show in his carefully constructed world,...

The upcoming episode of “Fear Thy Neighbor,” titled “The Mayor,” promises to be a gripping tale that explores the dark side of community leadership. Set in a picturesque hamlet, this episode introduces a resident who appears to be a respected pillar of the community. However, beneath this charming facade lies a twisted criminal, determined to control the kingdom he has built and everyone in it.

As the plot unfolds, viewers will witness how this seemingly perfect town is actually ruled by fear. The mayor’s true nature is revealed, showcasing his ruthless methods to maintain power. When his carefully constructed world begins to unravel, the consequences are shocking and violent. This episode dives deep into the theme of betrayal and the lengths one man will go to protect his reign.

Airing on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 9:00 Pm on Investigation Discovery, “The Mayor” is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.

The 'family sitcom' gets a kick in the pants with The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, the new Freevee series from creator Vijal Patel, a veteran of acclaimed series like Black-ish, The Middle, and The Mayor. The series follows the Pradeep family, Indian immigrants seeking a new life in The United States. However, something clearly went wrong, since the show is told via flashbacks as the family and their neighbors are interviewed by a pair of federal agents investigating a community-shattering arson case.

The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh is loosely based on the life and upbringing of creator Vijal Patel, but with the serialized mystery element adding an extra layer of intrigue and excitement. In addition, being on Prime Video and Freevee instead of traditional broadcast television allows The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh to get away with saltier language and more risqu situations, while still remaining more-or-less family-friendly.

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Daveed Diggs is joining the world of “The Boys” as a series regular in Prime Video series’ fifth and final season. Details on Diggs’ role are being kept under wraps.

Based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s graphic novel series where the superheroes are the bad guys, “The Boys” is set in a world in which a substance can turn people into superheroes. As such, a legion of corporate-backed celebrity supes enacts their own sense of justice while posing for cameras and covertly doing wet work for the government — kind of like an evil Avengers. The show follows a group of regular humans who work to bring the superheroes down.

“The Boys” is executive produced by Ennis, Robertson, showrunner Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Phil Sgriccia, Michaela Starr, Paul Grellong, David Reed, Judalina Neira, Jessica Chou, Ken F. Levin and Jason Netter.

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s latest documentary feature Endurance about the epic search to find the lost ship of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, Sean Baker’s Anora, and Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch starring Amy Adams are among the titles that have been announced within the full lineup of the British Film Institute’s (BFI) 68th London Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list.

Endurance, which Oscar winners Vasarhelyi and Chin have made for National Geographic, will screen as a world premiere. Running October 9-20, Lff will feature 40 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres, and 21 European Premieres.

Eye-grabbing entries from today’s launch include headline gala screenings of Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora, Edward Berger’s latest feature Conclave, and Ali Abbasi’s much-talked-about Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. Other highly-anticipated titles that arrive from the...

Our prayers have been answered, Community fans: Shirley Bennett is back.

Yvette Nicole Brown will reprise her role as the devoutly religious Greendale student in the upcoming Community movie, the actress tells Parade. The long-delayed Peacock project “will happen!” she emphasizes. “We don’t know when, but I’m on board. And that might be a scoop because for the longest time, it wasn’t confirmed.” (When reached by TVLine, Peacock declined to comment.)

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Explore the Glee Cast’s Net Worth and Careers Harry Shum Jr. as Mike Chang – $14 Million Net Worth Lea Michele as Rachel Berry – $12 Million Net Worth Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester – $10 Million Net Worth Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester – $9 Million Net Worth Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel – $8 Million Net Worth Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson – $5 Million Net Worth Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang – $4 Million Net Worth Heather Morris as Brittany S. Pierce – $4 Million Net Worth Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray – $4 Million Net Worth Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury – $3 Million Net Worth

From the halls of William McKinley High School to center stage, the Glee cast captured our hearts with their musical talents and infectious energy.

This beloved musical comedy-drama took the world by storm over a decade ago, leaving fans craving for more until its final bow in 2015.

Glee is a beloved musical comedy-drama that ran from May 19, 2009 to March...

If you’re a fan of Glee, you must be aware of Rachel Berry, one of the main characters of the Fox series. Portrayed by actress Lea Michele, Berry is ambitious and works tirelessly to achieve her dreams of becoming a Broadway star.

Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff in Glee

However, this fictional character could just be the reflection of Michele as the actress showcased her intense drive to audition for the same series. She went through quite a bit of trouble on her way to audition for the comedy-drama series, which will only make you think- Very Rachel Berry-like!

Lea Michele Gave Glee Audition Right After a Car Crash

Lea Michele has been the constant face in the six-season Glee series that aired from 2009 to 2015. Portraying Rachel Berry would have been a challenging task, but looks like the former was destined to play the fictional character.

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Exclusive: 20th Century Studios has acquired an original feature pitch from Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern (Booksmart), enlisting Gloria Sanchez to produce.

While plot specifics under wraps, the project is described as a mother-daughter comedy with two strong female roles.

On the film side, Haskins and Halpern most recently penned 80 for Brady, the comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, which Paramount released last year. They’re perhaps best known for scripting Booksmart, the BAFTA and WGA Award-nominated 2019 comedy directed by Olivia Wilde.

Creators of the CBS show Carol’s Second Act, starring Patricia Heaton, as well as the ABC sitcom Trophy Wife, the pair are currently under an overall deal in television at CBS Studios. Nominated for an Emmy for their work on staff of ABC’s Black-ish, they’ve also written on series like Good Girls (NBC), The Mayor (ABC) and Imaginary Mary (ABC), to name a few.

The Office had a prolific run with more than 200 episodes across nine seasons, and it's still one of the most popular sitcoms on streaming services, even though it's been off the air for over a decade. The Office made waves for single-camera workplace sitcoms through its hilarious, emotional storylines, as well as moving character development. The Office delivers strong, consistent comedy, but it's also responsible for kickstarting the careers of many of its cast members, including beloved actors like John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, and Rashida Jones.

The Office helped these actors become household names. However, the sitcom also helped spotlight up-and-coming performers and surprising guest stars who occasionally get overlooked in the larger context of the series. The Office is always fun to revisit, but spotting these forgotten actors makes it even more of a treat.

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Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Foundation season 2, episode 10!

Foundation season 2 creatively incorporates characters from the Foundation books to keep them alive and central to the story, using techniques like cryo chambers. The show introduces the idea of a genetic dynasty ruled by Emperor Cleon Xvii, which adds complexity and depth to the Imperium. The TV series combines different elements from the books to create new storylines, such as the Second Crisis being an amalgamation of religious conflict and the Foundation's conflict with the Empire.

Foundation season 2 was met with great acclaim from Asimov fans and TV enjoyers alike, despite the many changes from the books. Written by American writer Isaac Asimov, the Foundation novel was originally a set of short stories published in the 1940s. The first two short stories "The Psychohistorians" and "The Encyclopedists" make up a majority of the contents of Foundation season 1, though the show took...

In addition to her storied musical career, the late rock legend Tina Turner may have the best run of movie character names of all time. She only played someone else on screen three times in her life, but each occasion was memorable (and memorably named). From The Acid Queen in Ken Russell's "Tommy" to Aunty Entity in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" to The Mayor in "Last Action Hero," Turner's short-lived cinematic career was defined by roles that felt like they were crafted just for her — with stylish names to match.

Turner's biggest film role came via George Miller, who really did craft the role of the third "Mad Max" film's villain around Turner. According to a retrospective written for NME in honor of the film's 35th anniversary, Miller and co-writer Terry Hayes made up the role for Turner after Miller was captivated by her after seeing her in a British TV interview.

The new comedy series reuniting The Good Place creator Mike Schur and star Ted Danson has landed at Netflix with an eight-episode straight-to-series order. As Deadline reported exclusively last month, the project, based on the 2020 Chilean feature documentary The Mole Agent, sparked heated bidding when it hit the premium/streaming marketplace, with Netflix one of the four lead contenders. The untitled comedy, written/executive produced by Schur and starring/executive produced by Denson, hails from Schur’s longtime studio home Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

In it, Charles (Danson), a retired man, gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a Pi and becomes a mole in a secret investigation.

Schur and Morgan Sackett executive produce through Schur’s Fremulon, and David Miner via 3 Arts Entertainment. Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibañez are executive producers for Micromundo Producciones along with Julie Goldman and Christopher Clements for Motto Pictures.

With age comes experience, right? The women of “Act Your Age,” the new series coming to [Bounce] on Saturday, March 6 have plenty of experience, but it’s taught them just one thing: age is just a number! The series focuses on three women who decide that just because their so-called “glory years” are behind them, that doesn’t mean anyone gets to tell them who they are or how to live their lives. You can watch Bounce TV with a subscription to Sling TV. You can also watch with Directv Stream, fuboTV, or YouTube TV.

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This multiple-camera, half-hour comedy tells the story of three vibrant, successful Washington D.C.

Exclusive: The Good Place creator Mike Schur has reunited with the hit comedy’s star Ted Danson for The Mole Agent, a new serialized comedy, which has hit the premium/streaming marketplace, sparking heated bidding, sources tell Deadline. The project is based on the 2020 Chilean feature documentary The Mole Agent and hails from Schur’s longtime studio home, Universal Television. I hear the networks/platforms pursuing the show include Netflix, Apple TV+, Prime Video and HBO/Max.

Written by Schur, The Mole Agent would star Danson as an older guy hired by a Pi to go undercover at a nursing home, I hear. Schur and Denson are expected to executive produce with 3 Arts’ David Miner and Morgan Sackett. Universal TV had not comment.

The Mole Agent documentary, directed by Maite Alberdi, was screened at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature.

Exclusive: Hosea Chanchez (The Game), Devere Rogers (My Spy), Griffin Matthews (The Flight Attendant) and Brandon Gill (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) have signed on to star alongside Bernard David Jones in his pilot Remember, which has launched production after receiving a WarnerMedia OneFifty grant supporting the early stages of its development.

The series created, written and exec produced by Jones will be a dramedy following the forgetful millennial Jahi and his four best friends as they navigate queer love, rocky careers, and the ups and downs of friendship, while realizing that Jahi’s forgetfulness is more serious than imagined. Tosin Morohunfola (North of the 10), John Clarence Stewart (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), Marcel Spears (The Neighborhood), Marcc Rose (Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.), Elise Eberle (Shameless), Christy St. John (The Sex Lives of College Girls), Joy Brunson (This Is Us) and...

Exclusive: Bernard David Jones’ pilot Remember has headed into pre-production, after receiving a WarnerMedia OneFifty grant supporting the early stages of its development.

Remember is a dramedy that follows a forgetful millennial and his four best friends as they navigate queer love, rocky careers, and the ups and downs of friendship, while realizing that his forgetfulness is more serious than imagined.

Jones wrote the series, in which he’s also set to star, and is producing it with Gem Little, with Tari Wariebi serving as its director. Casting for most roles is still being finalized.

Jones previously found a series regular role in ABC’s The Mayor and will next appear on the TV side in Scroll Wheel of Time opposite Laci Mosely and Jerry Minor. The actor’s TV credits also include BET’s Twenties, TBS’ Meet the Browns and House of Payne, VH1 Television’s Single Ladies, the...

God Friended Me and The Mayor alum Brandon Micheal Hall has been tapped for a key recurring role opposite Hilary Duff in How I Met Your Father, Hulu’s straight-to-series spinoff to long-running CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother.

Created and written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, How I Met Your Father is set in the near future, with Sophie (Duff) telling her son the story of how she met his father, much like Josh Radnor (and Bob Saget’s) Ted Mosby did in the original series. The story starts in 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.

Hall will play Ian. Handsome, smart, funny, Ian is Sophie’s Tinder match who finally meets her in person for the first time.

Exclusive: Constance Marie (George Lopez), Benito Martinez (The Shield) and Vincent Rodriguez III (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) are set as series regulars opposite Emeraude Tobia and Mark Indelicato in With Love, Amazon’s one-hour romantic comedy series from Gloria Calderón Kellett and her GloNation Studios and Amazon Studios.

Created and written by Calderón Kellett, With Love follows the Diaz siblings, Lily (Toubia) and Jorge (Indelicato), who are on a mission to find love and purpose. The Diaz siblings cross paths with seemingly unrelated residents during some of the most heightened days of the year — the holidays.

Marie plays Beatriz Diaz, Jorge and Lily’s mother. She is going through a midlife/identity crisis with her kids getting older and her marriage being on auto-pilot.

Martinez is Jorge Diaz Sr. He’s a hug in human form, a loving and caring father and husband, even if he has gotten a bit too comfortable in his relationship.

Exclusive: Sofia Rosinsky (Fast Layne), Camryn Jones (Cherish the Day), Riley Lai Nelet (Altered Carbon) and Fina Strazza (A Christmas Melody) are set as the four leads in Amazon’s Paper Girls series, based on Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s graphic novel, from Amazon Studios, Legendary TV and Plan B. Paper Girls is set to film in Chicago this year.

Paper Girls follows four young girls who, while out delivering papers on the morning after Halloween in 1988, become unwittingly caught in a conflict between warring factions of time-travelers, sending them on an adventure through time that will save the world. As they travel between our present, the past, and the future — they encounter future versions of themselves and now must choose to embrace or reject their fate.

Rosinsky plays Mac Coyle. A working-class Catholic girl, Mac is the first paper boy in Stony Stream who isn’t a boy.

Exclusive: Prolific TV pilot director James Griffiths has been tapped to direct and executive produce ABC’s fairytale drama pilot Epic, from Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis and ABC Signature. Shooting is currently underway in Ireland.

Epic, starring Brittany O’Grady, is described as a romantic anthology series that reinvents fairy tales for a new audience.

Epic was penned by former Once Upon a Time writer Brigitte Hales, who executive produces with Horowitz, Kitsis and Griffiths.

BAFTA-nominated Griffiths just wrapped directing and executive producing the pilot of the upcoming Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks, based on the hit film franchise. Griffiths has had nine of 11 pilots he’s directed and executive produced picked up to series, including the ongoing hit series A Million Little Things, Black-ish, which has become one of ABC’s flagship comedy series, and Freeform spinoff Grown-ish. Most recently, Griffiths directed and executive...

Exclusive: The Wonder Years pilot is adding to its cast.

Kid actors Milan Ray, Julian Lerner and Amari O’Neil are joining ABC’s reboot alongside Elisha “Ej” Williams, who will play Dean Williams, the new Kevin Arnold.

The Wonder Years single-camera comedy reboot pilot comes from Dave exec producer Saladin Patterson, Fred Savage and Empire co-creator Lee Daniels.

Written by Patterson and directed by Savage, the reboot of the classic 1980s family comedy-drama is set in the same era as the original. It looks at how the Williamses, a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Al, in the turbulent late 1960s made sure it was the Wonder Years for them too.

Psych alum Dulé Hill and In the Dark’s Saycon Sengbloh star as Dean’s parents. Laura Kariuki (Black Lightning) is Kim Williams, Dean’s teenage sister.

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Udpated with more info: Univision’s three-hour Premio Lo Nuestro topped Thursday in the adults 18-49 demographic, sweeping primetime among the broadcast networks.

Among the Big 4 and the CW, Young Sheldon was Thursday’s most-watched program and matched ABC’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune in the adults 18-49 demographic on a night that also saw CBS’ drama rookie Clarice dip a tenth from its debut a week ago but keep its viewership.

Univision was No. 1 in the demo with Premio Lo Nuestro drawing a 0.8 rating and 2.53 million viewers. The annual Latin music featured performances by Selena Gomez and Daddy Yankee and saw Bad Buddy walk away with the most wins (seven). It aired live from Miami and was hosted by Chiquinquirá Delgado, José Ron and Yuri as hosts of the three-hour show.

CBS, ABC and Fox tied for second behind Univsion in the demo. CBS won overall in viewers, with Young Sheldon steady with last week to pace the network’s comedy block which was back to originals, with B Positive also even. Mom, back for the first episode since announcing this will be its last season, and The Unicorn were both down a tenth.

That provided the lead-in to Clarice, with the 10 Pm thriller series based on Thomas Harris’ novels down a tenth in the demo from its 0.5 start but steady with last’s week’s audience of 4 million in Nielsen’s Live+Same Day fast affiliates. Like last week, it kept 100% of its Unicorn demo lead-in.

In addition to Wheel of Fortune, which rose a tenth week over week, ABC’s game-show lineup included fresh episodes of The Chase and The Hustler, both steady.

On NBC, The Mayor, which grew a tenth, and an encore of Young Rock led into a new Law & Order: Svu, which topped the 9 p.m. hour in the demo as it returned from a break. Dateline followed and jumped two tenths with the first installment of its three-part investigative miniseries The Widower.

Fox’s night included fresh helpings of Hell’s Kitchen and comedies Call Me Kat and Last Man Standing, all steady with last week. On the CW, Walker and Legacies were both even.

This spring on CBS’ MacGyver, it is time to meet the parents — as in Bozer’s folks, who also helped raise Mac after his grandfather died. And they unwittingly bring with them a mystery to solve.

TVLine has learned exclusively that in an April episode titled “H20 + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + Origins,” Ernie Hudson and Wendy Raquel Robinson will guest-star as the aforementioned Milton and Lauretta Bozer, parents of Justin Hires’ Wilt. In the episode, Mac and Desi go with Bozer back home when his mother’s best friend dies in a tragic accident. But soon after arriving there, they...

As far as comedy shows go, some work while others flop. Over the years, we have seen some become true comedy classics that remain funny even today. Some comedy shows have even went on to gain several Emmy nominations (and even wins). Today, NBC’s The Mayor is attempting to replicate this success, hoping to become a classic and also win few awards along the way.

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So far, it’s on the right track. The new sitcom was co-created by Tina Fey while Ted Danson plays the titular character. However, while fans wait for more episodes of the show to air, it may also be fun to explore similar shows.

The CW’s telecast of The Critics Choice Super Awards was not exactly super, settling for a 0.0 rating and just 261,000 total viewers. Sunday night was all about the NFL Playoffs — especially that crazy Cleveland Browns game. Due to the nature of live sports, the below fast-national Nielsen ratings — which are not adjusted for time zones — should be considered subject to significant adjustment when final numbers come in. Beyond the pro pigskin postseason, Univision topped Fox’s repeats with its airing of the 2015 movie “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.” Also Read: And the No. 1 TV Show of 2021 (After 7 Days) Is... NBC was first in ratings with a 5.0 rating/25 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 17.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. Following a rerun of its “The Mayor” series premiere, “Sunday Night Football” pregame show “Football Night in America” at 7:30 p.m. averaged a 2.0/10 and 7.8 million viewers.

ABC’s series debut of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune topped the ratings Thursday in primetime with a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.83 million viewers, pacing a night that saw a slew of debuts across the Big 4 as they continue to roll out their new season fare. That list included series premieres for NBC’s Ted Danson-starring comedy Mr. Mayor and ABC’s game show The Chase along with the Season 19 premiere of Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen and the Season 9 debut of Fox’s Last Man Standing.

ABC won the night overall in both the demo and viewers, following Wheel with The Chase, the new British import featuring Jeopardy! GOATs James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter and hosted by The View‘s Sara Haines. That lead into Week 2 of The Hustler, which grew two tenths from its post-Bachelor preview Monday.

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Exclusive: CBS has given a put pilot commitment to The Smart One, a hybrid sisters comedy from Carol’s Second Act creators Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins. The network also has put in development a second comedy from Halpern and Haskins – multi-cam Middle Class Murdochs with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon co-showrunner Nedaa Sweiss and writer Jonathan Adler. CBS Studios is the studio for both projects.

Written and executive produced by Halpern and Haskins, The Smart One revolves around two sisters who are reunited when the smart one – who was supposed to be successful – moves in with the screw-up, who actually became a success.

Written by Sweiss and Adler, in Middle Class Murdochs, the owner of a successful carpet store in Ohio is retiring, so he must decide which of his four grown children will take over the family business.

Sweiss and Adler executive produce with Halpern and Haskins.

Update Tuesday Am: The production shutdown on NBC’s The Mayor has been extended through after the holidays following the multiple positive Covid-19 tests in Zone 1. Filming has been paused for this week, leading to the scheduled holiday break. Production will resume in January. The news was related to cast and crew in a note sent last night. “Production of Mr. Mayor has officially shut down starting tomorrow, December 15th until 2021,” the email said. “We will return after the planned winter/holiday hiatus.”

Exclusive: Production on the upcoming NBC comedy series Mr. Mayor, starring Ted Danson, was shut down today following multiple positive Covid-19 tests in Zone A, which includes the cast and crew members who interact with them

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Cloud 9 is closing up shop.

Superstore is ending with its current sixth season on NBC, it has been announced.

The news comes just weeks after leading lady America Ferrera bowed out as Amy Sosa.

“We’re grateful to Universal Television and NBC for letting us make 113 episodes of a show we’re so proud of, and for giving us the chance to work with such an incredibly talented group of actors, writers and crew,” said executive producers Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green in a statement.

“We’re thankful most of all to the viewers who’ve stuck with us for the past six years (or discovered us somewhere along the way). We’ll do our best to go out strong and give you the satisfying ending you deserve.”

Added NBCUniversal scripted content prez Lisa Katz, “Superstore has always been a signature NBC series that has never failed...

NBC has firmed up its January lineup and has set premiere dates for new Tina Fey-Robert Carlock comedy series Mr. Mayor, starring Ted Danson, and for Season 2 of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.

Mr. Mayor will take over the 8 p.m. anchor slot in NBC’s Thursday comedy block starting January 7, with Superstore sliding to 8:30 p.m.

Ellen’s Game of Games will once again serve as a bridge between the two cycles of The Voice but, instead of Tuesday, it will be filling in for The Voice on Monday. The Tuesday 8 p.m. slot goes to Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, whose first season aired on Sundays. It will now serve as a lead-in to NBC’s flagship drama This Is Us starting on January 5, when Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist will launch its second season and This Is Us will return with originals.

As previously announced, NBC continues to keep...

Netflix is getting in the aftershow business, putting its own stamp on the genre to fit the streaming distribution model. The SVOD giant has given an 18-episode series order to The Netflix Afterparty, a weekly comedy aftershow, hosted by David Spade, who also executive produces, Fortune Feimster and London Hughes.

Produced by Free 90 Media (Lights Out with David Spade), The Netflix Afterparty is described as a first-of-its-kind weekly comedy panel show where comedians, casts, and creators come to chat about the streaming giant’s buzziest shows and films. Each episode will be dedicated to one of the latest Netflix movies or TV shows to hit the cultural zeitgeist, with the stars of that title participating in interviews, pop culture discussions, sketches and segments. Each week, the co-hosts will be joined by a different Netflix comedian to round out the panel.

The series is slated to premiere in 2021 with new episodes released on Sundays.

Exclusive: CBS has put in development crime drama Follow the Money, from writer Michael Peterson, and Alam, the Family, a semi-autobiographical multi-camera comedy from writer-comedian Sabrina Jalees. Both projects hail from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and CBS TV Studios.

In Follow the Money, written by Peterson, a brilliant forensic accountant, who turned in her own father for engineering a high-profile pyramid scheme, teams with a hedonistic FBI agent running from his troubled past to solve the most challenging crimes by following financial clues, proving that while people may lie, money never does.

Peterson executive produces with Kapital’s Kaplan and Dana Honor. Kapital is producing alongside CBS TV Studios.

Alam, the Family is based on the life and childhood of Jalees. Written by Jalees, the comedy is about a Pakistani American family living in New Jersey in the ‘90s that explores race, queerness and the idea that we’re...

ABC has put in development a multi-camera parents comedy from Sabrina Jalees (Carol’s Second Act) and 20th Television.

Written by Jalees, the Untitled Sabrina Jalees project follows first-time-parents Sam and Bertie, whose lives take a turn when Alex (their spontaneous biological-donor-daddy) pays them a visit and unexpectedly becomes a part of their lives.

Jalees executive produces with Sam Saifer. 20 Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, is the studio.

Toronto native Jalees got her start on Canadian shows such as Much Music’s Video On Trial and Ytv’s In Real Life. As an actor, she most recently played the series regular role of Dr. Lexie Gillani on CBS’ Carol’s Second Act. Her previous credits include consulting producer on Big Mouth and Human Resources for Netflix, executive story editor on Search Party and ABC’s The Mayor and consulting producer on Human Resources. As a stand-up she’s toured North America,...

A24 and Showtime are teaming up for a new comedy series called Moonbase 8, which stars three hilarious actors: John C. Reilly (Step Brothers), Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live), and Tim Heidecker (Tom Goes to the Mayor). Now the first teaser trailer has arrived, and it hints at what happens when a space training mission […]

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Samantha Ware was 23-years-old when she first stepped onto the set of “Glee.” A few years prior, she chose to leave college, where she was studying to become a music teacher with a minor in journalism, to audition for “The Lion King.” She booked the role of Nala in the Las Vegas stage production, then landed a starring role in “The Book of Mormon” on Broadway, followed by the Chicago production of “Hamilton.”

When she left New York for her first-ever TV gig on “Glee” in 2015, Ware – a longtime fan of the show – was ecstatic to join the hit series in its final year, as one of the “new kids” in Season 6.

After she had completed filming her first musical number, “Tightrope” by Janelle Monáe, for her first episode in the series, Ware says she felt sidelined by the show’s lead, Lea Michele.

“I knew from day one when I attempted to introduce myself.

Lea Michele is under fire following accusations made on Twitter by her former “Glee” co-star Samantha Ware, who said Michele made her life a “living hell,” while working on the show.

In the midst of the controversy, many of Michele’s former colleagues from various productions have backed up the sentiment expressed by Ware, establishing a pattern of her apparent on-set behavior.

Ware came forward with her claims when Michele tweeted about George Floyd with the Black Lives Matter hashtag. Ware wrote, “Remember when you made my first television gig a living hell?!?! Cause I’ll never forget. I believe you told everyone that if you had the opportunity you would ‘s— in my wig!’ amongst other traumatic microaggressions that made me question a career in Hollywood.”

After Ware’s tweet caught fire with swift backlash on social media, resulting in Michele losing a brand partnership, Michele released a lengthy apology statement on Instagram,...

Lea Michele has broken her silence with an apology after her former co-star Samantha Ware accused her of “traumatic microaggresions” on the set of “Glee.”

“I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused,” Michele posted in a lengthy statement on Instagram. “One of the most important lessons of the last few weeks is that we need to take the time to listen and learn about other people’s perspectives and any role we have played or anything we can do to help address the injustices that they face.”

Michele posted a tweet on May 29 in support of the Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police.

“George Floyd did not deserve this. This was not an isolated incident and it must end. #BlackLivesMatter,” Michele tweeted.

In response to her tweet, Ware posted that when she worked on the show,...

Meal-kit company HelloFresh has dropped Lea Michele after her former “Glee” co-star Samantha Ware said Michele made her life a “living hell” on the show.

Ware tweeted on Monday that Michele made “traumatic microaggressions” on the show, which made her question having a career in Hollywood.

“HelloFresh does not condone racism nor discrimination of any kind. We are disheartened and disappointed to learn of the recent claims concerning Lea Michele,” the company posted on Twitter, responding to a concerned follower on Tuesday. “We take this very seriously, and have ended our partnership with Lea Michele, effective immediately.”

A spokesperson for HelloFresh confirmed to Variety they had terminated “the relationship” with Michele, and a representative for Michele did not respond to Variety‘s repeated request for comment.

Michele has posted sponsored images on her social media with HelloFresh, which has a roster of paid partnerships with actors and reality TV personalities with large Instagram followings.

“Glee” actor Samantha Ware accused her former co-star Lea Michele of making the show a “living hell” due to “traumatic microaggressions.”

On Monday night, Ware responded to a tweet from Michele, who had posted a message against the death of George Floyd with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter.

“George Floyd did not deserve this. This was not an isolated incident and it must end. #BlackLivesMatter,” Michele tweeted on Saturday.

Two days later, Ware quoted Michele’s tweet, claiming the “Glee” star told her she’d “s— in [her] wig” while on the show.

“Remember when you made my first television gig a living hell?!?! Cause I’ll never forget. I believe you told everyone that if you had the opportunity you would ‘s— in my wig!’ amongst other traumatic microaggressions that made me question a career in Hollywood,” Ware tweeted in all caps.

Lmao Remember When You Made My First Televison Gig A Living Hell?...

Exclusive: Writer-director Diego Enrique Osorno (1994) has signed an exclusive first-look podcast series and documentary series deal with Exile, a film and TV studio focused on long-form content for global audiences in Spanish and English.

The first project set under the pact is Reporters, an unscripted podcast and documentary series about investigative journalists who were silenced or murdered in the process of reporting their stories. Osorno, via his recently launched production company Detective, will team with Exile’s President of Content Daniel Eilemberg, himself a seasoned journalist, and international partners on the series which “will illuminate the untold stories that others tried to hide”.

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Exclusive: The Goldbergs and Schooled executive producer Doug Robinson has re-upped his overall deal at Sony Pictures Television for five more years. Already the longest-tenured producer at the independent TV studio, where he has been for 17.5 years — all in the same office on the Sony lot in Culver City — Robinson and his Drp production company will remain there through 2024.

Under the big new pact, Robinson is working on a development slate, which includes a comedy project with newly minted Grammy winner Tyler, the Creator, and book acquisitions as he is plotting expansion into limited series and streaming next.

The extension follows a strong May 2019 broadcast upfronts for Robinson who went 4-for-4, with both of his pilots, ABC legal drama For Life, starring Nicholas Pinnock, and NBC comedy Indebted, starring Fran Drescher, getting picked up to series, and both of his existing series, ABC comedy The Goldbergs and spinoff Schooled, renewed.

Fox has put in development Kidless, a single-camera comedy executive produced by Jamie Tarses.

Written and co-executive produced by Single Parents co-producer Mnelik Belilgne, Kidless is loosely based on his own parents and their lives post-kids. It is an ensemble comedy that follows two married couples, a widow and a single dad, who must reimagine their lives now that their kids have left the nest.

20th Century Fox TV co-produces with Fox Entertainment.

Belilgne started his career on ABC’s The Mayor and YouTube’s Champaign Ill, both executive produced by Tarses. Prior to joining ABC/20th TV’s Single Parents, he did a stint on the upcoming Apple TV+ animated series Central Park, also from 20th TV.

A single-camera comedy titled “Kidless” is currently in the works at Fox.

The project hails from writer and co-executive producer Mnelik Belilgne and executive producer Jamie Tarses. Belilgne is currently a writer and co-executive producer on the ABC comedy “Single Parents.” He and Tarses previously worked together on the YouTube original comedy series “Champaign Ill” and ABC’s “The Mayor,” on which he was a writer and Tarses was an executive producer.

The series is loosely based on Mnelik’s own parents and their lives post-kids. It is described as an ensemble comedy that follows two married couples, a widow, and a single dad, who must reimagine their lives now that their kids have left the nest.

20th Century Fox Television will co-produce with Fox Entertainment.

It was announced last week that Fox has also set up projects involving Oscar winner Melissa Leo and director Paul Feig. Variety exclusively reported...

Holly Hunter is headed for broadcast.

The Oscar-, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress has signed on to star opposite Ted Danson in NBC's straight-to-series mayoral comedy from the creators of 30 Rock.

The as-yet untitled effort (which is being referred to internally as The Mayor) revolves around a wealthy businessman (The Good Place star Danson) who runs for mayor of Los Angeles for all the wrong reasons. Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his staff and connect with his teenage daughter, all while humanely controlling the coyote population.

Hunter, fresh ...