Television

The midterm elections were held two weeks ago, and as votes are still being counted in some parts of the country, voter fraud is still a hot topic. “Saturday Night Live” got in on the discussion with its Nov. 17 episode cold open that saw Kate McKinnon return to “The Ingraham Angle” desk as Laura

November 17, 2018 12:30PM PT “Big Mouth” has been renewed for a third season at Netflix, the streamer announced on Saturday. The animated comedy series, which hails from real-life best friends Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg, tells stories about the glorious nightmare that is teenaged puberty. Season 2 debuted on Oct. 5. Comedian John Mulaney

Channing Dungey called a meeting Friday of ABC’s top executives and revealed to them that she would step down as the network’s entertainment president. Within an hour, Disney went public with the news that Dungey would be succeeded by Karey Burke, head of programming for ABC’s sibling cabler Freeform. The news was not a surprise

Innovators from across film, television, and digital media gathered at Variety‘s Inclusion Summit Thursday to discuss the state of diversity and representation within the entertainment industry. Among the event’s keynote conversations and moderated panels were discussions with Entertainment Studios CEO Byron Allen, Oscar-winning “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins, and actress Eva Longoria Baston, who shared her experience as a female

In today’s TV News Roundup, Showtime released the premiere date and a new trailer for the second season of “SMILF” and Syfy unveiled a new trailer for season four of “The Magicians.”  DATES “Young Justice” is coming to the DC Universe streaming platform for a third season on Jan. 4, nearly five years after the

November 16, 2018 3:38PM PT “The Big Bang Theory” was the top-rated scripted show in the delayed viewing ratings for the week of Nov. 5, rising approximately 9% from its performance the week prior. In Live+3, “The Big Bang Theory” grew 52% to a 3.5 rating in adults 18-49 compared to a 3.2 rating in

Earlier this year, Bill Clinton undertook a publicity tour — his first in some time disconnected from his wife’s political career, and one designed to promote a thriller novel he’d co-written with James Patterson. But what perhaps was meant as the 42nd president’s sprightly display of charisma and distraction from the news generated by the

November 16, 2018 2:15PM PT Lionsgate is capitalizing on its recent acquisition of 3 Arts Entertainment by setting up two multi-camera comedy series prospects for Fox from talent repped by the management-production firm. Both projects will be co-productions with Fox Broadcasting Co. The orders for these projects and others are a sign that Fox intends

Channing Dungey, the first African American to lead a U.S. broadcast network, has departed her role as president, ABC Entertainment. Karey Burke, head of original programming for cable channel Freeform, has been tapped to replace her. Dungey’s departure comes as corporate parent Disney prepares for a massive overhaul of its television business units tied to

November 16, 2018 1:00PM PT Hulu has given a pilot production order to an adaptation of the DC Vertigo comic “Sweet Tooth” shepherded by Robert Downey Jr.’s Team Downey banner and Warner Bros. Television. “Hap and Leonard” alum Jim Mickle is writing and directing the pilot and will exec produce with Robert Downey Jr., Susan

November 16, 2018 12:15PM PT ABC has renewed “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD” for a seventh season. The move comes just six months after the superhero drama was picked up for a sixth season, which has yet to premiere. The series stars Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, Iain De Caestecker

November 16, 2018 12:00PM PT Jon Cryer has been cast as Lex Luthor in the CW’s “Supergirl.” The move marks a return to series television for Cryer, who won two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the long-running CBS comedy “Two and a Half Men.” Cryer will recur on the Warner Bros. Television superhero

Welcome to “Remote Controlled,” a podcast from Variety featuring the best and brightest in television, both in front of and behind the camera. In this week’s episode, Variety’s business editor Cynthia Littleton and executive editor of TV Debra Birnbaum talk with Ben Stiller, Benicio Del Toro, Paul Dano, and Patricia Arquette about their new Showtime series

November 16, 2018 11:00AM PT A script for a “The Bone Collector” TV series, based on the book and 1999 movie starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, has been sold to NBC, it was announced on Friday. “The Bone Collector” follows Lincoln Rhyme, a retired genius forensic criminologist left paralyzed after an accident on the

When the intl. Academy hands Sophie Turner Laing its 2018 Directorate Award in November, it will recognize an executive who has worked her way up from the ground floor to become one of the most important figures in global TV. She has been focused on the potential sale of Endemol Shine, but with 21st Century

With 14 series across broadcast, cable and streaming networks, Greg Berlanti is the current record-holder for the busiest small-screen producer in the business. But he shows no signs of slowing down, having re-signed his overall deal with Warner Bros. to develop and produce additional projects. “What allows me to go from thing to thing more

If anyone needs proof that peak TV is a global phenomenon, then a glance at the nominees for the 2018 Intl. Emmy Awards should provide enough evidence. This year’s nominees come from all five continents — from Amazon Studios’ Indian cricketing drama “Inside Edge” and Spanish hit “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”) through to

In the offices of MSNBC, Rachel Maddow is known for the meticulous preparation she puts into the network’s signature primetime program, “The Rachel Maddow Show.” Somehow, she has found time to take on two other projects that don’t have much to do with her daily showcase. At the end of October, Maddow and MSNBC launched “Bag

November 16, 2018 9:00AM PT CBS has announced that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” will air after Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3. The late-night show, which has recently closed the gap in the key adults 18-49 demographic with “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” will air at approximately 11:35 p.m. ET depending on

 Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider were on hand during one of the most memorable seasons in the recent history of “Saturday Night Live.” They are hoping for a repeat of sorts at Comedy Central. When “The Other Two” debuts on Comedy Central on January 24, it won’t have impressions of President Trump or clever music

William Goldman, who won Oscars for his original screenplay for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and his adaptation of “All the President’s Men,” died on Friday in his Manhattan home, according to the the Washington Post. He was 87. His daughter Jenny Goldman cited complications from colon cancer and pneumonia as the cause of his

Viacom Inc. said net income in its fiscal fourth quarter fell as revenue slumped overseas and stayed flat with year-earlier results at its U.S. operations, even as the company showed improvement at its movie unit and notched gains in the money it gets from cable distributors. The New York owner of MTV, Nickelodeon and the

Some of film, television, music and tech’s biggest influencers gathered Thursday for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Variety‘s 2018 State of the Entertainment Industry Conference. Producer Vin Di Bona; executives Kristin Cavanaugh of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Christina Derenthal of Paramount Pictures; chamber of commerce chair Donelle Dadigan; and Los Angeles city officials Mitch

November 15, 2018 5:44PM PT Larry Michie, a former television editor at Variety, died Nov. 7 at an assisted living facility in Hadley, Mass., after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 77. Born in Chicago, he was raised by two aunts in Racine, Wis. He met his wife of 56 years at Valparaiso University. Michie began

Location shooting is underway in Mexico and Argentina for Season 2 of Fox Premium’s “Here on Earth” (“Aqui en la Tierra,”), the multi award- winning series created by Gael Garcia Bernal, Kyzza Terrazas and Jorge Dorantes. Mexican actors Adriana Barraza, Kristyan Ferrer and Natasha Dupeyron join the Season 1 cast toplined by Bernal, Alfonso Dosal,

After her real-life romance gone wrong with John Meehan went viral thanks to journalist Christopher Goffard’s investigative podcast, Debra Newell felt like her story wasn’t accurately represented. “It wasn’t really talking enough about what a bad guy John was or what he did,” she tells Variety. “And I’d never seen myself as desperate or insecure. I

In today’s TV News Roundup, Kumail Nanjiani joins the cast of “The Twilight Zone” on CBS All Access and “The Walking Dead” reveals behind the scenes photos of Michael Cudlitz directing this week’s episode.  FIRST LOOKS Variety has obtained exclusive photos of Michael Cudlitz‘s return to “The Walking Dead” to direct the seventh episode of

In creating their new Netflix docuseries “Dogs,” Glen Zipper and Amy Berg wanted to put something positive into the world at a tumultuous time. “There is obviously a huge divide in our country right now and there is very little that people on both sides of the aisle agree on [but] dogs are something that

Hugh Grant will star opposite Nicole Kidman in the upcoming HBO limited series “The Undoing,” Variety has learned. The six-episode series is based on the book “You Should Have Known” by Jean Hanff Korelitz. It centers on Grace Sachs (Kidman), who is living the only life she ever wanted for herself. She’s a successful therapist, has a

As movie stars flock to the TV universe, series creators are now faced with a dilemma: Do you look for a big name to anchor your show, or trust that new talent can break out as well? Some of this year’s most high-profile projects have featured actors more familiar to film: “Maniac,” starring Emma Stone