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Emmy Nominations 2024: Historic, Record-Breaking and Otherwise Notable Nominees
The 2024 Emmy nominations made waves this week, with The Bear breaking records alongside Carol Burnett, Nava Mau, Steve Martin and more. This year, FX’s The Bear broke the record for the most nominations for a comedy series, earning 23 nods for the show’s second season. The milestone comes after the series set the record […]
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TV Ratings: Republican Convention Finishes High but Down Slightly Overall vs. 2020
The closing night of the Republican National Convention drew the gathering’s biggest TV audience of the week, one larger than the closing night of the RNC four years ago. It wasn’t quite large enough, however, to push the convention as a whole past 2020’s numbers. Thursday’s coverage of the convention, running from 10 p.m. to […]
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‘Suits: LA’ Spinoff Officially a Go at NBC
The world of Suits is officially getting larger. NBC has given a series order to Suits: LA, a spinoff of/companion show to the former USA Network series-turned-streaming juggernaut. The network has also picked up Grosse Pointe Garden Society, a murder mystery from the team behind Good Girls. NBC hasn’t scheduled either show yet, but it’s […]
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Jabari Banks as Will Smith Clashes With Estranged Father, Banks Family in ‘Bel-Air’ Third Season Trailer
Jabari Banks is still a fish out of water in ritzy Los Angeles in the third season trailer for Bel-Air, Peacock’s dramatic take on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990s sitcom that starred Will Smith. “You always told me I was in control of my own destiny,” Banks, who plays Smith’s iconic role in the […]
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The Incredible Shrinking Press Tour
Jimmy O. Yang hadn’t been onstage for 20 minutes when the nameless reporter — they never announce their names — asked him “where he went wrong” during his journey from UC San Diego economics major to stand-up and actor. Yang was facing roughly 100 members of the Television Critics Association to plug his new series, […]
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Reggie Watts Did Not Prepare for This
Reggie Watts has embarked on a time-travel odyssey back to the ’90s, and he’s hoping audiences will join him. On July 20, he’s rolling out his latest hour, which is set pre-Y2K and weaves together improvisational comedy and musical riffs to form what Rolling Stone has called a “vortex of surrealist entertainment.” Watts prefers the […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘House of the Dragon’ Hits Series High
HBO’s House of the Dragon hit its highest mark to date in Nielsen’s streaming ratings for June 17-23. The series racked up 1.23 billion minutes of viewing on Max for the week after its season two premiere (and including a few hours of viewing for the second episode on June 23). HotD‘s previous best showing […]
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‘Simone Biles Rising’ Team Shares How to Make a Sports Documentary That Goes for the Gold
In the first episode of Netflix’s Simone Biles Rising, the titular sports icon details her approach to the 2023 World Championships. “Not talking to media,” Biles says. “Staying in my zone. Still following up with my therapist. I turned off my comments on Instagram… Twitter I have actually deleted a couple times off my phone.” […]
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Critic’s Appreciation: Bob Newhart Was an Everyman With a Comic Voice Like No Other
The beloved performer claimed to be a "minimalist," but that was a typically humble oversimplification of a singular gift.
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Critic’s Notebook: Donald Trump Returns to Bad Form — and Gives the Democrats Hope
Accepting the Republican nomination, the former president abandoned his "unity" theme and reverted to his grievance-filled greatest hits in an unhinged mess of a speech.
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‘Lady in the Lake’ Review: Natalie Portman’s Apple TV+ Mystery Has a Lot on Its Mind, for Better and Worse
Alma Har'el's adaptation of the Laura Lippman novel features Portman and Moses Ingram in a story of race, class, murder and journalism in 1960s Baltimore.
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Tom Sandoval Drops Ariana Madix Suit Days After Filing, Removes Lawyer From His Legal Team
Tom Sandoval is not suing Ariana Madix. Despite reports on Wednesday that the Bravo star was pursuing legal action against his ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix, Sandoval said Thursday the suit was filed without his full understanding and that he has since reversed course and fired the lawyer involved. The original lawsuit alleged that Madix violated Sandoval’s […]
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Eva Longoria Teases Her Character on ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4: “I Have Such Funny Lines”
Eva Longoria is giving Only Murders in the Building fans a tease of what they can expect from her character in the upcoming fourth season. The Desperate Housewives alum recently talked with IndieWire about her role on the hit mystery comedy-drama, which sees her playing herself. “It was announced I was on the show, and […]
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‘Halo’ Canceled at Paramount+ After Two Seasons
Master Chief has fought his last battle at Paramount+. The streamer has canceled its video game adaptation Halo after two seasons. The series, based on the Xbox franchise and starring Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief John-117, finished its second season in March. “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank […]
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Donald Glover Says Joel McHale Inadvertently Prepared Him for ‘Hot Ones’
Donald Glover’s Hot Ones episode took him back to a behind-the-scenes moment shared with Joel McHale while filming Community. He recalled that during the show’s first season, he “really looked up to” McHale, whose diet at that time only consisted of espresso and eggs. “Like, that was it — literally — because he wanted to get […]
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Lou Dobbs, Former CNN and Fox Business Anchor, Dies at 78
Lou Dobbs, one of CNN’s original anchors who later worked at the Fox Business channel, has died. He was 78. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lou Dobbs. An incredible business mind with a gift for broadcasting, Lou helped pioneer cable news into a successful and influential industry. We are immensely grateful for his […]
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