Thursday, November 30, 2023

Ratings: Christmas in Rockefeller Center Draws Wednesday’s Biggest Crowd

In the latest TV ratings, NBC’s broadcast of Christmas in Rockefeller Center lit up the night with 6.5 million total viewers — up 7% from last year, and easily marking Wednesday’s largest audience — while steady in the demo with a 0.8 rating. Christmas at Graceland retained 4.5 mil and a 0.5. CBS’ Survivor (4.9 […]

The Oscars Telecast Is (Pretty Much) Guaranteed to End Before Bedtime This Year — Here’s Why

Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel will be going live with his monologue an hour earlier than usual.  ABC announced Thursday that its annual presentation of the Academy Awards — which typically begins at 8 pm on the East Coast and often doesn’t end until close to midnight — will start at 7 pm EDT/4 pm PDT. […]

Chicago Fire Rocked By Another Cast Departure Ahead of Season 12

Chicago Fire is saying goodbye to yet another cast member. Alberto Rosende, who has played Blake Gallo for four seasons, will exit the NBC drama in the Season 12 premiere (airing Jan. 17), TVLine has confirmed. The actor first joined Fire in Season 8 as a promising but sometimes reckless rookie firefighter with a tragic […]

Survivor’s Eliminated Castaway Reacts to Katurah and Kellie’s Frustrations, Plus Emily’s Major Move

The following contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor. What’s worse than playing an unnecessary immunity idol? Going home with one in your pocket. In Wednesday’s episode of Survivor, emotions ran at an all-time high as Julie struggled to handle her guilt and Jake struggled to stay in the know. Despite Jake’s spiraling paranoia, Emily pitched […]

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Frances Sternhagen, Cheers and ER Vet, Dead at 93

Tony-winning actress Frances Sternhagen, best known to TV audiences as Cliff’s mother on Cheers and Carter’s grandmother on ER, died Monday. She was 93. Sternhagen’s death was confirmed Wednesday by her son, actor John Carlin, on Instagram. “[Frances] died peacefully at her home, a month and a half shy of her 94th birthday,” Carlin wrote. […]

Squid Game: The Challenge Recap: Epic ‘Falls’ and a Fiendish Circle of Trust Narrow the Field to 3

Squid Game: The Challenge this week culled the field of players from 63 to a mere three (!), following some heartbreaking Marbles matches… a precarious walk across a Glass Bridge… a few rolls of the Dice… and then a fiendish game called Circle of Trust. Who were you most disappointed to see dropped (sometimes quite literally!) […]

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Sneak Peek: The ‘Frost Vark’ Grabs a Late-Night Snack!

The latest Titan to show his (ugly!) face on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters comes looking for a late-night snack this week — and in doing so, leads one of our heroes to an epiphany…. Episode 3 of the Apple TV+ drama saw Colonel Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell) of the 2015 timeline ultimately lead Cate, […]

Jana Kramer Teases Lifetime’s First-Ever Christmas Movie Sex Scene: ‘It’s Pushing Limits’

Lifetime has always been horny for the holidays, but now the network is finally letting its festive freak flag fly. Premiering on Saturday, Dec. 9 (9/8c), A Cowboy Christmas Romance is “the first Christmas movie that has a sex scene,” star Jana Kramer revealed during the Nov. 27 episode of her Whine Down podcast, even […]

Law & Order: SVU: Kelli Giddish to Return for Season 25 Premiere (Exclusive)

Here’s hoping Law & Order: SVU‘s Benson’s still got that stuffed chipmunk around somewhere, because its original owner is making yet another return visit to the precinct. Kelli Giddish is bringing former Det. Amanda Rollins back to the NBC procedural for its Season 25 premiere, TVLine has learned exclusively. The appearance will be Giddish’s second […]

Reyka Season 2, Starring The Flash’s Kim Engelbrecht, Sets U.S. Release Date

Season 2 of Reyka, the South African crime thriller starring Kim Engelbrecht (The Flash, Dominion) in the title role, will stream for U.S. audiences beginning Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, on BritBox. Reyka Season 1 (currently available on BritBox) followed the flawed but brilliant criminal profiler, Dr. Reyka Gama, as she investigated a string of brutal […]

Monday, November 27, 2023

Survivor’s [Spoiler] Reveals One Regret That ‘Eats Me Up Every Single Day’

The following contains spoilers from last week’s episode of Survivor. Kendra McQuarrie now knows what a “million-dollar chicken” tastes like. Winning a trip to the Survivor Sanctuary is typically a pretty big reward, but with the immunity necklace around Bruce’s neck, Kendra was left at the mercy of Drew, Julie, Dee and Austin — all […]

The Late Show Cancels This Week’s Shows as Stephen Colbert Recovers From Appendix Surgery

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is taking the week off, but Colbert assures viewers it has nothing to do with Thanksgiving Day weekend excess. Rather, the host is recovering from surgery after suffering a ruptured appendix. “Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week,” the host shared on Threads. “I’m […]

NCIS: Hawai’i Sets Season 3 Start Date, With Traditional Blessing Ceremony

With every announcement, NCIS: Hawai’i fans get closer and closer to saying aloha to Season 3. Having previously locked in a Monday, Feb. 12 premiere date for Season 3, CBS’ island drama today announced that production will get underway 10 weeks prior, on Monday, Dec. 4. Production of NCIS: Hawai’i‘s third season will begin, as […]