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The following contains major spoilers from The Pitt Season 1, Episode 5, "11:00 A.M.," now streaming on Max.

The Pitt Season 1, Episode 5, "11:00 A.M." is a third of the way through the season, and so it's about time for the Max medical drama to start fleshing out its characters. Everyone has always been on the side of Noah Wyle's character Dr. Robby because of his place as the unquestioned center of the show, but the other staffers have been mostly defined in broad terms. In the fifth hour, some of them stand out a bit more, and stand up for themselves.

"11:00 A.M." starts to turn over storylines, as some of the patients whom audiences met in the first four episodes take a back seat,...

Since its end in 1997, "Married... with Children" has maintained a legacy as one of the strangest and longest-running television shows of its kind. The Fox sitcom was, on its face, a standard multi-camera sitcom about a dysfunctional family and the colorfully zany characters that breezed in and out of their suburban enclosure. At the same time, it bucked contemporary genre conventions, daring to push the boundaries of acceptable behavior for sitcom protagonists while leaning into the surrealist subgenre -- which, relative to the tamer landscape of TV back in the late '80s and '90s, surely must've surprised some audiences.

And yet, as odd and abrasive as the show could be, the series was reliably anchored by a powerhouse cast of comedic actors at the top of their game. This included Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, and Christina Applegate, all three of whom have been receptive to revive the series...

Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 contestant Wasp was one of the 15 mystery celebrity singers competing for the Golden Mask trophy, and he placed second to Boyz II Men's Buffalos, and was revealed to be singer and actor Mario. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. For the first time ever, every contestant has been introduced by a Masked Ambassador, an alum from the show who has a special connection to the singer.

The Masked Singer season 12 began with Group A, which included winners the Buffalos (Boyz II Men), Leaf Sheep (John Elway), Showbird (Yvette Nicole Brown), Woodpecker (Marsai Martin), and Ship (Paula Cole). The Group B contestants consisted of Wasp (Mario), Dust Bunny (Andy Richter), Chess Piece (Laverne Cox), Bluebell (Natalie Imbruglia), and Goo (Kobie Turner...

There are filmmakers who start big and get bigger, their project mushrooming ever larger as new ideas, characters and scenes enter their landscape.

Then there’s Tim Fehlbaum.

The Swiss writer-director — he previously made two indie sci-fi films — started really big. He was going to capture from every angle that fateful day of Sept. 5, 1972, when eight terrorists from the Palestinian militant group Black September infiltrated Munich’s Olympic Village and attacked Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine hostage. (All would end up dying.)

Police officers, Olympians, journalists, civilians, government diplomats — Fehlbaum and his co-writers Moritz Binder and Alex David would cut between them all, creating a Rashomon for the Olympic era. The seismic event — a brazen act of evil on the world’s biggest stage — demanded a big cinematic treatment. Fehlbaum would give it nothing less.

But then a little voice called financial reality piped up. “We had a...

Warning! This Article Contains Possible Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 Group B contestant Wasp has been one of the frontrunners to win the whole competition, and there are several clues that all but prove his identity as R&b singer Mario. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. Wasp was one of the 15 contestants this season, and has now made it all the way to the Final 3.

During The Masked Singer season 12 semi-finals, Wasp will compete against the Buffalos and Strawberry Shortcake for one of the two spots in the season finale. Throughout the season so far, the panelists have guessed many different singers for Wasp's identity, including Bruno Mars, Frank Ocean, and Maxwell (Jenny); Jason Derulo (Robin and Jenny); Craig David and Eric Benét (Robin); Daveed Diggs and Usher (Ken); and Taye Diggs,...

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I first remember 9-1-1's Peter Krause appearing on my television screen when I was about 10. Sports Night, where Krause portrayed sports reporter Casey McCall opposite Josh Charles's Dan Rydell, first aired at 9:30/8:30c on Tuesday, September 22, 1998, and shows like Home Improvement, Spin City, The Hughleys, Dharma and Greg, and NYPD Blue rounded out ABC's Tuesday night line-up. While NBC was a tough competitor -- Will & Grace was so popular so quickly that NBC ran reruns of the brand new comedy on Tuesday nights -- Sports Night held its own for two seasons and then went on to become a bit of a cult classic, or maybe a hidden gem, if one really wants to get particular.

Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 contestant Goo was one of the 15 mystery celebrity singers competing for the Golden Mask trophy, and, during the quarterfinals, he was unmasked and revealed to be NFL player, Kobie Turner. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. For the first time ever, they were joined by Masked Ambassadors, who are alums from the show with special connections to the newest contestants.

The Masked Singer season 12 began with Group A, which included Leaf Sheep (John Elway), Showbird (Yvette Nicole Brown), Woodpecker (Marsai Martin), Ship (Paula Cole), and the Buffalos, the quarterfinalists. Goo was saved by the Ding Dong Keep It On Bell, after competing against his fellow Group B contestants, including fellow quarterfinalist Wasp, Dust Bunny (Andy Richter), Chess Piece (Laverne Cox...

The Masked Singer season 12 quarterfinals are finally here, and there are four amazing contestants competing against each other to get one step closer to the Golden Mask Trophy. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. So far this season, a galaxy of amazing stars have been unmasked, including Group A's John Elway (Leaf Sheep), Yvette Nicole Brown (Showbird), Marsai Martin (Woodpecker), and Paula Cole (Ship).

The Masked Singer season 12 also unmasked Group B contestants Andy Richter (Dust Bunny), Laverne Cox (Chess Piece), and Natalie Imbruglia (Bluebell), along with Group C's Bethany Hamilton (Macaron), Drake Bell (Ice King), Jana Kramer (Royal Knight), and Bronson Arroyo (Sherlock Hound). Here's who survived the group finals and will be competing in The Masked Singer season 12 quarterfinals.

Buffalos - The Masked Singer Season 12 Quarterfinalists Buffalos Are The Group A Winners

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Spoiler Alert: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 8 of “The Masked Singer,” “Miley Cyrus Night,” which aired November 20 on Fox.

Drake Bell got a bit serious on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Masked Singer,” revealing what it felt like to be at the center of a media firestorm earlier this year. Bell, who was unmasked as the Ice King this week, shared some personal thoughts in the voice-over package before his performance.

“I finally felt ready to tell my truth to the world,” said Bell – under the disguise of the Ice King. “And so I did. And then instantly regretted it. I imagined my words all over the news and the Internet, and totally freaked. I begged them to pull my story. I didn’t want it to run. But, that power was out of my reach. The night it was released, I was a total disaster. Frozen. But once...

There are few character types on television whom it would seem quite as exhausting to be as the only guy who knows how to get things done on a Taylor Sheridan show. From Kevin Costner on Yellowstone to Jeremy Renner on Mayor of Kingstown — and now Billy Bob Thornton on Sheridan’s new drama Landman — these men are perpetually running from one crisis to the next, all of them someone else’s fault, no one else seemingly having the first clue how to solve them.

Every writer puts some of...

Spoiler Alert: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 7 of “The Masked Singer,” “Who Are You Fest Night,” which aired November 13 on Fox.

It may have been a wipeout, but surfer Bethany Hamilton told Variety that she still enjoyed her brief appearance on “The Masked Singer.” Hamilton was the latest celebrity to be unmasked, revealed to be the star under the Macaron costume as the show’s Group C competition got underway on Wednesday’s episode.

“I wanted to originally do ‘The Masked Singer’ just because I thought it would be fun,” Hamilton said. “I sing to my children every day and thought maybe I’d get better at singing. And it’s also an opportunity to encourage people, and that’s what my life is all about.”

Among the show’s panelists, Rita Ora got it right, naming Bethany Hamilton — and Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg agreed. Ken Jeong though it was Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

“Ted Lasso” star Phil Dunster will star opposite Steve Carell in a new single-camera, 10-episode, half-hour comedy for HBO.

The series, which is set on a college campus, centers on an author’s complicated relationship with his daughter. Details of Dunster’s role were not revealed.

The untitled project, which was given a straight-to-series order back in May, is executive produced by Carell, Bill Lawrence, Matt Tarses, Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer of Doozer Productions. Lawrence and Tarses will write the first episode.

The series is produced by Doozer in association with Warner Bros. Television, where both Doozer and Tarses are under overall deals.

Dunster is best known for his portrayal as Jamie Tartt in the Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso,” which ran for three seasons. The role earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy in 2023.

His other credits include Apple TV+’s “Surface,” which...

The following contains light spoilers for Frasier Season 2, now streaming on Paramount+.

I don't like sitcoms -- because most of them don't make me laugh. Their jokes aren't funny, their characters are too broadly drawn, their stories are predictable and I find laugh tracks to be both annoying and vaguely insulting. The only sitcoms I've loved in the last few decades are Sports Night (which wasn't a traditional sitcom), a Bravo series called Significant Others (that was almost totally improv), NewsRadio and Wings.

The folks who created Wings -- the late David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee -- also created Frasier. And roughly 20 years after the last episode, the Frasier revival on Paramount+ is something of a unicorn. It retains the coziness and structure of a traditional half-hour comedy, but it isn't beholden to the format. It has a wonderful depth of character and storylines that justifies doing a revival in the first place.

Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 contestant Bluebell was unmasked and revealed to be singer and actress Natalie Imbruglia, and there were many clues about her identity. Natalie previously won The Masked Singer UK season 3 as Panda. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. Bluebell made her debut on Sports Night alongside her fellow Group B contestants, including Wasp and Goo, who eventually advanced to the quarterfinals, Chess Piece (Laverne Cox), and Dust Bunny (Andy Richter).

The Masked Singer season 12 began with Group A, which included Leaf Sheep (John Elway), Showbird (Yvette Nicole Brown), Woodpecker (Marsai Martin), Ship (Paula Cole), and the Buffalos, who made it through to the quarterfinals. For the first time ever, the show features Masked Ambassadors, who are alums from the show with...

Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 Group B finals will take place on '60s Night, and the songs that Wasp, Goo, and Bluebell will sing have been revealed. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. Rita took Nicole Scherzinger's place on the panel for seasons 11 and 12 due to Nicole's prior commitments, which led to some backlash, but season 12 has exceeded expectations so far.

According to The Futon Critic, The Masked Singer season 12 Group B finals '60s Night songs have been revealed. The show will open with a rendition of "Fun, Fun, Fun" by The Beach Boys. Then, Wasp, Goo, and Bluebell will compete to earn their spot in the quarterfinals, alongside Group A's the Buffalos, who've already advanced to that round. They'll sing songs...

The Masked Singer season 12 Group B has three exceptional singers left who will compete in the Group B finals on '60s Night, and, because they're all so talented, I'm convinced that the panelists will ring the Ding Dong Keep It On Bell at the end of the episode, and there won't be a double elimination. Group B debuted on Sports Night with Bluebell, Chess Piece, Goo, Wasp, and Dust Bunny, who was revealed to be Andy Richter. On Barbie Night, Chess Piece was unmasked and shown to be Laverne Cox.

The Masked Singer Ding Dong Keep It On Bell was introduced during season 9. It gives the panelists--Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora--the option to save an eliminated contestant. In The Masked Singer season 12, the panelists can only use the bell once during either the Group A, B, or C finals. They chose not to...

Were you as impressed as we were when Wasp raised his voice in song for the first time on “The Masked Singer”? He wowed us with his flawless cover of the Justin Timberlake hit “Rock Your Body” on the Oct. 16 episode. We’ve rewatched that performances by Wasp and his clues package.

Forget those guesses by the judges that Wasp is Jason Derulo, Taye Diggs or Bruno Mars. We are sure we know Wasp’s true identity. Keep reading as we have all your “The Masked Singer” spoilers, including the answer to the question, “Who is Wasp?”

We were convinced that Wasp is Mario. Don’t believe us? Besides the fact that the Wasp sounds just like him, consider how so many of the clues fit in with the life of Mario.

Mario has racked up a whopping 591 million streams of his tunes. That goes a long way to contributing...

Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!During The Masked Singer season 12 Barbie Night, Chess Piece was unmasked and revealed to be actress and LGBTQ+ advocate Laverne Cox, and there were many clues that gave away her identity. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. The season began with Group A, which included Leaf Sheep (John Elway), Showbird (Yvette Nicole Brown), Woodpecker (Marsai Martin), Ship (Paula Cole), and the Buffalos, who made it through to the quarterfinals.

For the first time ever, The Masked Singer season 12 features Masked Ambassadors, who are alums from the show with special connections to the newest singers. They introduced the Group B contestants, including Wasp, Chess Piece, Bluebell, Goo, and Dust Bunny (Andy Richter). Here are all of the clues that proved that Chess Piece was Laverne.

Spoiler Alert: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 5 of “The Masked Singer,” “Barbie Night,” which aired October 23 on Fox.

Check mate. “Orange Is the New Black” star Laverne Cox was the next celebrity to be eliminated on “The Masked Singer,” revealed on Wednesday’s episode to be the celebrity under the Chess Piece costume.

None of the panelists got it right. Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg said it was Serena Williams. Ken Jeong though it was Issa Rae. Robin Thicke named Misty Copeland. Rita Ora said it was Tyra Banks.

“As a kid, I was a rich target for others to tease. It seemed like every piece of me was something others could poke at,” Cox-as-Chess-Piece said in her “Masked Singer” voiceover. “And on top of that, I loved Barbie. But the part that hurt was that I wasn’t allowed to play with her. The criticism and scrutiny continued over the years and...

Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 panelist Ken Jeong will perform on Barbie Night, after backlash over Nicole Scherzinger's continued absence from the show. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Ken, Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, and Rita Ora. Rita has taken Nicole's place for seasons 11 and 12, and the upcoming season 13, while Nicole has focused on starring in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and her Netflix series, Building the Band.

Ken will be singing the song that he was "born to sing," "I'm Just Ken" from the Barbie movie.

In a Masked Singer promo shared by The Singing Shortcake via YouTube, a sneak peek of Ken's Barbie Night performance was shown. In the clip, a voiceover says that Ken will be singing the song that he was "born to sing," "I'm Just Ken," from the Barbie movie.

The Masked Singer season 13 will begin filming soon, and Rita Ora will once again take Nicole Scherzinger's place on the panel. The Masked Singer season 12 features panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita, who returned for a second season of the show after replacing Nicole in season 11. Nicole sat out season 11 because she was starring in Sunset Boulevard in London's West End. She also missed season 12 because of the Broadway transfer of the show and her new Netflix reality series, Building the Band.

Rita Ora will be taking Nicole Schezinger's place on the panel for The Masked Singer season 13.

According to On Camera Audiences, the official ticket source for The Masked Singer, Rita will be taking Nicole's place on the panel for The Masked Singer season 13. The site states that fans can be the first to see the brand-new characters by joining Robin, Jenny, Ken, Rita, and host Nick Cannon.

Season 12 of “The Masked Singer” continued Wednesday night on Fox, with the Group B contestants belting out classic hits on “Sports Night.” Following the studio audience vote, Dust Bunny became the first singer eliminated (and fifth overall this season), revealing actor and comic Andy Richter. Watch our video interview above.

“It was a challenge that I made to myself to do something that I’m not entirely comfortable with,” Richter tells Gold Derby. “I’m not a singer. I don’t know music. When they would be like, ‘You’re a little flat,’ I don’t know what that means. When they’re like, ‘Hit the C note,’ that’s a hundred dollar bill as far as I know. It was really fun. It’s a great staff on the show. They were so encouraging that I really was surprised when I got voted off first.”

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Tonight on “The Masked Singer,” it’s “Sports Night” and time for the Group B premiere! Panelists Robin Thicke and Rita Ora open the show with a heart-pumping performance of “Rock You Like A Hurricane” by the Scorpions, introduced by guest announcers and veterans of “The Masked Singer,” Joel McHale and Nikki Glaser. The five brand-new contestants make their grand debut with songs like “Rock Your Body,””Believe,” “We Belong,” “Sweet Caroline” and “Lose Control” in the all-new “Group B Premiere: Sports Night” episode of “The Masked Singer” airing Wednesday, October 16 (8:00-9:02 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. Nick Cannon serves as host while Robin, Rita, Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg play detective.

The first mask unleashed was Wasp and his Masked Ambassador is Season 10 champ Ne-Yo (Cow). He said, “I think it’s about time for my boy The Wasp to enter this game. I’ve known...

Hey, "The Masked Singer" fans. We're back on here to give you guys another new preview session. In this one, we're going to tell you what you can expect to see take place in the next, new episode 4 of this current season 12, which is due to hit the air tonight, October 16, 2024. We were able to track down an official press release for tonight's new episode 4 from the Fox people. So, we will certainly let you know what it has to say for this preview session. Let's get to it. First off, Fox let us know that the theme for tonight's new episode 4 is called, "Sports Night." The celebrity singers from Group B will make their premiere. The panelists Robin Thicke and Rita Ora are going to serve up a special opening number by performing a rendition of the song titled, "Rock You Like A Hurricane." Veterans of The Masked Singer...

It's Sports Night on tomorrow's edition of The Masked Singer, with guests Joel McHale and Nikki Glaser on hand as ringside announcers for a makeshift boxing match. In Fox's preview clip, McHale brays, “It’s a great day to play a guessing game!”

“Oh yes,” agrees Glaser. “And look — the fight is about to start!”

Robin Thicke and Rita Ora dance into the ring wearing silk boxing robes, raring to kick off the show with corner help from Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg. Thicke bites his lip and strokes his air guitar before breaking into a rousing version of… “Rock You Like A Hurricane”? Really?

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Yep, with the death toll from Hurricane Milton at 24 and counting, Fox chose this week to lead off a reality show with a 1984 Scorpions rocker referencing killer storms. The next time Califonia loses houses to muddy avalanches, should we expect a cover of Stevie...

The Masked Singer season 12 Sports Night will feature the debut of the five Group B contestants. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. The Group A contestants have already been narrowed down to their finalist, the Buffaloes, who bested their fellow Group A competitors--Paula Cole (Ship), Marsai Martin (Woodpecker), Yvette Nicole Brown (Showbird), and John Elway (Leaf Sheep)--to earn their spot in the quarterfinals.

The Masked Singer season 12 Group B premieres on Sports Night, which is one of the many theme nights for the season. Group A competed during Premiere Night, Footloose Night, and Soundtrack of My Life Night. There are still many more theme nights to come, including Miley Cyrus, Barbie, '60s, Who Are You Fest, and Thanksgiving Nights. The Masked Singer season 12 also features Masked Ambassadors for the first time ever,...

Spoiler Alert: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 3 of “The Masked Singer,” “Soundtrack of My Life Night,” which aired October 9 on Fox.

I don’t want to wait, for “Masked Singer” to be over/ I want to know right now, who will it be?

You’re in luck, Dawson. Revealed on Wednesday night’s edition of “The Masked Singer” were two eliminated celebrities: Singer Paula Cole, whose hits include “I Don’t Want to Wait” (used famously as the theme song for “Dawson’s Creek”), as well as “Black-ish” star Marsai Martin.

Cole was revealed to be the star under the Ship costume, while Martin was singing under the guise of the Woodpecker.

Panelist Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg figured out the Ship was Paula Cole. Ken Jeong though it was Alanis Morissette. Robin Thicke named Amy Lee from Evanescence. Rita Ora said it was Sarah McLachlan.

“I did not know about the show,” Cole told Variety.

Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 has revealed the songs that the Group B contestants will sing during their debut on Sports Night, along with two special guest announcers. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. Although there was some backlash due to the continued absence of panelist Nicole Scherzinger, the Group A contestants have dazzled the audience so far. Now Group B is ready to follow in their footsteps after the Group A finals.

The Masked Singer season 12 Group B contestants' songs will be "Rock Your Body," "Believe," "We Belong," "Sweet Caroline" and "Lose Control."

According to The Futon Critic, Group B will debut on Wednesday, October 16, the week after the Group A finals, which will be Soundtrack of My Life Night on Wednesday, October 9. Group...

Spoiler Alert: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 2 of “The Masked Singer,” “Footloose Night” which aired October 2 on Fox.

Wednesday night’s “The Masked Singer” reveal was an emotional one for “Community” star Yvette Nicole Brown, who was unmasked as Showbird on episode 2 of Season 12. As Brown was taping the episode she was also dealing with some personal matters involving the care of her father.

“Some of it felt heavy because I’m singing, but I’m thinking, ‘is daddy Ok,’” she told Variety. “But by the time I was revealed, I was able to kind of let that all out. Plus I got to surprise Ken, and it was everything that I hoped it would be!”

That’s “Ken” as in “The Masked Singer” panelist Ken Jeong, Brown’s “Community” co-star who of course guessed her right. Among the other panelists, Robin Thicke agreed with Jeong, while Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg thought it was Taraji P. Henson.

“The Masked Singer” returned to kick off season 12 on Wednesday night, and ironically enough “kick off” is a pretty good metaphor for the first contestant that was eliminated.

The night began with a special appearance by season 8 contestant William Shatner, who sang under the knight mask during his stint on the show. On Wednesday though, he was just himself, taking the stage to introduce a performance by panelist Rita Ora, returning for her second season.

From there, things proceeded as usual, with the first group of contestants taking the stage for their own performances. In the end though, it was Leaf Sheep that saw an early elimination, and under the mask was… John Elway, formerly of the Denver Broncos.

See? Kick off, kickoff…we told you! Sure, Elway was a quarterback, rather than a kicker, but it still counts. And with that, season 12 of “The Masked Singer” is officially underway.

The most unhinged competition show on TV is back. The 12th season of “The Masked Singer” is set to premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. Et on Fox which you can stream on five live TV streaming services. The season will see 15 contestants battle it out for the coveted Golden Mask Trophy and there will be a number of significant changes to how the game is played this season. If you want to stream the entire season of “The Masked Singer,” I recommend you sign up for a three-day free trial of Hulu + Live TV.

How to Watch ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 12 When: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 at 8 p.m. Et TV: Fox Stream: Watch with a three-day free trial of Hulu + Live TV. Free 3-Day Trio Trial $76.99+ / month hulu.com

You can also stream every episode of “The Masked Singer” the day after they air on Hulu.

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The acclaimed screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin, apologized for HBO's 3-season drama, The Newsroom. The Newsroom chronicles what happens behind the scenes of a fictional cable news channel called the Atlantis Cables News. The HBO original series covered events from recent history that news channels were reporting. Given that the series used real-life events as its source material, it's no surprise that it was highly controversial and was heavily criticized.

Aaron Sorkin has worked on several projects, including The West Wing, The Social Network, and Sports Night. The Newsroom isn't considered Sorkin's best work, seeing as it wasn't popular with critics and the writer himself. Although the award-winning writer has expressed grievances with his work on the show, that doesn't necessarily mean that the political drama doesnt have redeeming qualities.

Aaron Sorkin Explained His Regrets Over The Newsroom Ahead Of The Final Season The Newsroom Covered Real-Life Events

When Aaron Sorkin attended the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival,...

“The Masked Singer” returns for Season 12 on Wednesday, September 25. A sneak peek at Fox’s wild and wacky guessing game features host Nick Cannon and his panel of celebrity sleuths: Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora. They promise “more clues than ever before” and give us a first look at performances from Ship, Wasp and Woodpecker. Do you recognize any of those famous voices? Watch the new teaser below.

See ‘The Masked Singer’ winners list: Every season

In the trailer, Robin says they’re also excited to announce all-knew Knockout themes including “Sports Night,” “Footloose,” “Miley Cyrus” and “Barbie Night”! So keep your eyes open, your ears tuned and your mind sharp as these secret celebs belt it out for “The Masked Singer” trophy.

Gold Derby previously shared that Season 12 of “Tms” will welcome Masked Ambassadors to the competition. These are former contestants who will each officially...

David Handelman, a print journalist turned TV writer who worked on the Aaron Sorkin series Sports Night, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and The Newsroom, has died. He was 63.

Handelman died Aug. 15 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York from complications of Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a rare blood cancer, producer David Van Taylor told The Hollywood Reporter.

Handelman also wrote for the 2006 CBS series Love Monkey; for season six (2008-09) of The CW’s One Tree Hill; for season two (2013-14) of ABC’s Nashville; and for season three (2015) of DirecTV’s Rogue.

Most recently, he was a staff producer and writer for almost a decade on CNN’s Smerconish, which paid tribute to him on the air in the days after his death.

Before television, Handelman was a staff writer at Rolling Stone, covering everyone from Beastie Boys and Talking Heads to Sam Kinison, folk...

Ayyyyyyy, look who reunited at this year’s Emmys!

Happy Days alumni Henry Winkler and Ron Howard took the stage during the awards ceremony Sunday, giving fans of the ABC sitcom a glimpse of the former Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli and Richie Cunningham together again.

More from TVLineEmmys: <em>Shōgun</em>, <em>The Bear</em> and <em>Baby Reindeer</em> Win Big — <em>Hacks</em> Named Best ComedyEmmys 2024: The 11 Best, Worst and Weirdest MomentsEmmys Ratings Hit a 3-Year High, Up 54% From January Telecast

In celebration of Happy Days‘ 50th anniversary, Winkler and Howard greeted each other on a recreation of one of the show’s best-recognized sets: Arnold’s Drive-In,...

The following contains spoilers for Frasier Season 2, Episode 1, "Ham," debuting Thursday, Sept. 19 on Paramount+.

When Paramount+ announced the Frasier revival, it was a big surprise -- and a big challenge to dive back into Frasier Crane's classic sitcom world. Frasier Season 2 feels like a love letter to that traditional sitcom model, while displaying the growth that TV viewers expect from a second go-around. Kelsey Grammer is still the unquestioned star of the show, but the other characters are beginning to find their groove.

Season 2, Episode 1, "Ham," has everything that fans think of when they consider popular sitcoms. That can be both good and not so great, depending on the scene, but it's clear that the creative team knows and loves the genre. It takes an unexpected and ridiculous premise and gets every inch it can out of it, while finding a way to give Frasier's son Freddy some real development.

“The Masked Singer” is back later this month, and Variety has the first look at one of the opening performances — as well as a reveal of two more costumes. First up, here’s “Ship,” who performs a slowed down, moody version of Bastille’s “Pompeii” in the season premiere episode airing Wednesday, Sept 25th on Fox.

And then, there are two more costume reveals: “Leaf Sheep” and “Woodpecker,” who join “Ship” and the previously revealed “Chess Piece.”

Chess Piece, “The Masked Singer”

New this season, clues will be “strategically embedded in costumes, in song choices and on-stage moments.” And the fifteen celebrity contestants will be endorsed by a “celebrity Masked Ambassador,” made up of previous participants including Dick Van Dyke (Season 9’s Gnome), Jewel (Season 6 winner as the Queen of Hearts), Ne-yo (Season 10 winner as the Cow) and DeMarcus Ware (Season 11’s Koala).

As previously announced, “The Masked Singer” returns...

On Sept. 5, 1972, millions watched a tense international hostage situation unfold live on ABC television, as members of a militant Palestinian faction calling itself Black September infiltrated the Olympic Village in Munich and held the Israeli team hostage. In “September 5,” we watch the sports crew of an American TV network step up to the challenge of covering such a monumental event. For better or worse, their decisions made history, as the incident fed on media attention, and ABC became the first network to broadcast an act of terrorism on live TV.

Even those who weren’t alive at the time likely have a pretty good idea of what happened, thanks in part to Steven Spielberg, whose film “Munich” opens with a reenactment of the same massacre. In the nerve-racking opening minutes of that movie, Spielberg established a core reason that Swiss director Tim Fehlbaum’s focus on the media makes sense...

The Masked Singer season 12 theme nights have been announced and include an episode devoted to Miley Cyrus. For the first time ever, Masked Singer alums will return as Masked Ambassadors, giving clues about the new contestants. The Masked Ambassadors include Dick Van Dyke, Jewel, Ne-Yo, and DeMarcus Ware.

The Masked Singer season 12 theme nights have been announced, along with a new Masked Ambassadors twist, amid backlash about Nicole Scherzinger's continuing absence from the show.

According to EW, the al-new Masked Singer season 12 theme nights will be dedicated to Miley Cyrus, Barbie, Footloose, Sports Night, 60s Night, Who Are You Fest, featuring music from memorable festival lineups. In addition, the Thanksgiving and Soundtrack of My Life theme nights will return.

The Masked Singer season 12 will also feature Masked Ambassadors, who, for the first time ever, will endorse each of the 15 contestants. The Ambassadors will all be alums of the series,...

As “The Masked Singer” returns next month for Season 12, the show has revealed some of its weekly theme nights — paying tribute to Mattel’s Barbie as it hits its 65th anniversary, as well as the film “Footloose” as it marks its 40th anniversary. Miley Cyrus will also be honored with an episode devoted to her music catalog.

Back for the new season, which returns Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. Et on Fox, are panelists Ken Jeong, Rita Ora, Robin Thicke and Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg. Nick Cannon returns as host.

Previous tentpole themes that will return include “Soundtrack of My Life” and “Thanksgiving Night,” while other new themes include “Sports Night,” “60’s Night.” Also new: “Who Are You Fest,” featuring music from “memorable festival lineups.”

Also new this season, clues will be “strategically embedded in costumes, in song choices and on-stage moments.” And the fifteen celebrity contestant will be endorsed by a “celebrity Masked Ambassador,...

“The Masked Singer” will revive more classics for the twelfth season of the Fox competition show. The Emmy Award-winning game show will pay tribute to Mattel’s Barbie, “Footloose” and pop icon Miley Cyrus in new themed nights.

The show that has helped give new life to seasoned singers will celebrate brands that have made their mark on the culture.

For the 65th anniversary of Mattel’s Barbie, the new season will pay tribute to the dolls that inspired girls across the world. Behind their unique guises, the masked stars will also sing and dance along to the “Footloose” soundtrack to ring in the film’s 40th anniversary.

Disney Legend Miley Cyrus will receive her own tribute, with contestants giving her her “Flowers” as they sing through the pop star’s catalog.

Several fan-favorite theme nights will also return, including “Soundtrack of My Life,” which gives fans and judges alike...

The Masked Singer Season 12 will pay homage to Barbie and Footloose and unleash a “Party in the U.S.A.” with a Miley Cyrus-themed night.

Ahead of the season premiere on Wednesday, September 25, Fox has revealed that it is planning to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Mattel doll during a special themed night. The show will also celebrate the 40th anniversary of 1984’s Footloose, which starred Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer.

After recently being crowned a Disney Legend, Cyrus’ career will continue to be celebrated on a special Masked Singer night dedicated to her music catalog.

The Masked Singer stage will also see the return of tentpole themes such as “Soundtrack of My Life” and “Thanksgiving Night,” with other all-new themes including “Sports Night,” “60’s Night” and a first-of-its-kind “Who Are You Fest,” featuring music from memorable festival lineups. The themes will be woven throughout the performers’ song selections,...

Bobby Nash, portrayed by Peter Krause, is the valiant Captain of the 118 and a father figure to many. Krause's performance brings emotional depth to Bobby and showcases his comedy chops in different situations. Bobby's past, struggles, and growth are highlighted throughout various episodes, showing his journey and character development.

For the last seven seasons of 9-1-1, the character of Bobby Nash has stolen the hearts of fans too numerous to count. As the Captain of the 118, Nash is a valiant leader, a "big, strong fireman," and the father figure many of the 118's firefighters have long needed. After marrying Athena Grant (Angela Bassett) in Season 2, Episode 18, "This Life We Choose," the pairing of Bobby and Athena has become a fan favorite and one that many fans refer to as "Mom & Dad."

Played by Peter Krause, who is also an executive producer on the show, Bobby Nash has had...

Some '90s sitcoms, like Townies, struggled to differentiate themselves from more popular shows, leading to their cancelation. Shows like Hangin' With Mr. Cooper and Two Guys and a Girl had unique elements but still faced cancelation due to low ratings. Despite talented casts and well-written scripts, sitcoms like Sports Night and NewsRadio failed to attract a strong audience, leading to their decline.

The affection for many '90s sitcoms persisted into the subsequent decades, but a few series have been neglected. Certain sitcoms like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Friends have become synonymous with the decade and the legacy of such shows has overshadowed some overlooked gems. While a few of the forgotten '90s shows only lasted for a few episodes, others have multiple seasons to their names. Shows like NewsRadio and Grace Under Fire lasted for a few years, but aren't widely discussed anymore.

Unfortunately, when airing on television networks,...

The Og 9-1-1 continues to dominate ratings and the conversation.

After moving to ABC, the veteran drama returned to form with an action-packed opener and engaging and thought-provoking character-driven hours throughout the season.

9-1-1 has always been known for its emergencies, but the heart of the series has always been with its incredibly diverse cast of characters.

The star-studded ensemble has (mostly) stayed intact throughout the series run, which is almost unheard of in today's TV landscape.

As 9-1-1 Season 8 gets ready to premiere in the fall of 2024, we're looking at the dynamic cast that brings the stories to life and the complex and captivating characters they play.

Related: 9-1-1 Season 8: Everything We Know So Far

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Angela Bassett (Athena Nash-Grant)

LAPD patrol sergeant Athena Nash-Grant wears many hats. She's a decorated member of the LAPD, a devoted mother and wife, and a loyal friend.

Colleagues and friends gathered today at the Motion Picture & Television Fund to celebrate the life of venerable Deadline labor reporter David Robb who died in December at age 74.

There were many stories, “Dave-isms” and great impersonations of the gravelly-voiced journalist in speeches from people who had worked with him or spent countless Friday poker nights together.

Robb’s passion for poker was front and center at the event, put together by Robb’s widow Kelly Robb, where the round tables were decorated as poker tables. They also were adorned with books from David Robb’s personal library for attendees to take home.

One of the “Dave-ism” coined at the Friday poker nights was literally called “The Dave,” which the gang called the nine in a deck of cards, with the hearts one called “The Dave of Love.

Steve Carell is heading to HBO.

The Oscar- and Emmy-nominated star of “The Office” has signed on to star in a new comedy series from creators Bill Lawrence (“Ted Lasso”) and Matt Tarses (“Scrubs”), Max announced Monday.

The untitled half-hour series, which received a 10-episode, straight-to-series order, will be set on a college campus and tell the story of an author’s complicated relationship with his daughter.

Lawrence, an Emmy winner, and Tarses, an Emmy nominee, will write the first episode and executive produce, along with Carell, Jeff Ingold, and Liza Katzer.

“The combination of Steve Carell and Bill Lawrence promises to be full of great laughs, warmth, and charm. We’re thrilled to be the home for this long overdue collaboration,” HBO & Max comedy EVP Amy Gravitt said in a statement.

“HBO has long been a standard bearer of quality TV. Getting to do a show there with Steve...

It's been a big day already for Bill Lawrence, as Apple TV+ revealed the first look at his latest Floridian comedy Bad Monkey, which stars Vince Vaughn as a slightly disgraced detective exiled to a job as a health inspector. Now HBO has announced a new comedy from Lawrence and his Scrubs buddy Matt Tarses (who's also worked on The Goldbergs and Sports Night) that will star Steve Carell. ...

Steve Carell is headed to HBO.

The former star of The Office will lead the cast of an untitled single-camera comedy from Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses (Scrubs). HBO has handed out a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes for the series, which had been the focus of a multiple-platform bidding war.

The comedy is set on a college campus and centers on an author’s complicated relationship with his daughter. Lawrence and Tarses, who previously collaborated on Scrubs and who are currently working on the Apple series Bad Monkey, will write the first episode.

“HBO has long been a standard bearer of quality TV. Getting to do a show there with Steve Carell is an immediate career highlight for Matt and me. Nothing can go wrong now,” Lawrence said.

The series hails from Warner Bros. Television, where Lawrence recently renewed his overall deal. Lawrence, Tarses and Carell will exec produce the comedy.

Darren Dutchyshen, the longtime television sports anchor with Canada’s The Sports Network, has died. He was 57 years of age.

“He passed as he was surrounded by his closest loved ones. His sharp wit remained until his final moments, classically delivering plenty of jokes — most of them pretty good and all of them inappropriate,” the Dutchyshen family said in a statement on Thursday.

Tsn, where Dutchyshen had been host of its Sportscentre show since 1995, did not give an immediate word on the cause or place of death for the popular sportscaster. But Dutchyshen first announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2021 on X, formerly Twitter. That forced him to sharply reduce his on-air duties at Tsn.

“Darren Dutchyshen was a legend of Canadian sports broadcasting, a great teammate and an essential part of Tsn for the last three decades,” Stewart Johnston, senior vp, sales & sports at Bell Media,...