Megyn Kelly hasn’t been shy about turning recent controversies at NBC News into fodder for her morning program at the network. Now NBC News is doing much the same with a blunder she made on her show Tuesday. Both “NBC Nightly News” and “Today” have aired segments examining statements Kelly made Tuesday on her 9
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Staffers at CBS News are growing anxious over which of two internal candidates is most likely to win the top post at “60 Minutes” – and it’s making some people more cranky than Andy Rooney delivering one of his famous monologues for the show. The executive producer slot at “60 Minutes” has been open since
The World Series will see the Los Angeles Dodgers facing off against the Boston Red Sex starting Tuesday. The first two games of the Fall Classic take place at Boston’s Fenway Park, and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles will host for the third, fourth, and possible fifth match over the weekend. Fox will broadcast all
In today’s TV News Roundup, the new Fox thriller series “The Passage” and Freeform’s “The Fosters” spinoff “Good Trouble” will premiere in January. FIRST LOOKS Amazon has released the trailer for its latest Prime Original series from India, “Mirzapur,” streaming exclusively on Prime Video starting Nov. 16. Following the story of two brothers, the nine-episode series involves
Jimmy Fallon on Monday night added an unconventional twist to his “Tonight Show.” He came out from behind his usual on-screen roost — his desk — to interview actress Juliette Lewis while perched next to her on the seats normally reserved for guests. “That’s the way things happen here on ‘The Tonight Show,’” Fallon told
October 23, 2018 12:59PM PT “Manifest” continues to be the undisputed breakout of the 2018-2019 season. The NBC mystery drama more than doubled in adults 18-49 and nearly doubled in total viewers in week 3 of the current season, which ran from Oct. 8-14. The show grew by 113% in the key demo to a
October 23, 2018 12:58PM PT Robin Wright said returning to “House of Cards” after Kevin Spacey was fired when sexual misconduct allegations wasn’t as hard as one might think. “We are all such a tight-knit family on that show and everyone was so dedicated to making the best of ‘House of Cards.’ What that meant
October 23, 2018 12:18PM PT The third episode of Season 9 of “The Walking Dead” held about even in the Nielsen ratings with last week’s numbers. The episode that aired this Sunday averaged a 1.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 5 million viewers. That is another new low in the key demo for the AMC
Spoiler alert: This review includes some (but not all!) spoilers for the first season of Netflix’s “Élite.” The first time I heard about Netflix’s new teen drama “Élite” was from a friend was gushing about how it felt like several great shows in one. If it were a mathematical equation, he said, “Elite” would look
October 23, 2018 12:00PM PT NBC has given a put pilot commitment to a comedy series with Bradley Whitford attached as an executive producer, Variety has learned. The project, in which Whitford may also potentially star, follows a rural church choir that gets the gift it never thought it needed when a salty, Ivy league professor becomes
From the classic comics, to the ’90s comedy, to the more recent chilling adventures in a demon-ridden world, Sabrina Spellman has always relied on her roots to guide her through the angsty years of being a teenaged witch. This means that when Netflix’s take on the famous Archie character drops on Oct. 26, her aunties
October 23, 2018 11:00AM PT Steve Carell is set to join Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston the cast of Apple’s upcoming morning-show drama. The role will be Carell’s first as a series regular since he left “The Office,” the NBC single-camera comedy that elevated him to stardom. In the still;-untitled Apple series, Carell will play
October 23, 2018 10:32AM PT Paul Franklin is set to retire as president of CBS Television Distribution after two and a half years in the post. CBS is expected to reorganize its content distribution arm to put oversight of domestic syndication under international sales chief Armando Nunez, who is now president and CEO of CBS
Blumhouse Television has added five new positions, to expand its production, development and business affairs teams, Variety has learned exclusively. The new hires are: Lisa Niedenthal as executive vice president of production; Tevin Adelman as vice president of production; Alexandra Reed as manager of production ;Anne Pedersen as senior vice president of business affairs; and Kyle Chalmers
October 23, 2018 9:30AM PT George McTeague has been appointed senior vice president of development for Optomen Productions, an All3Media company, Variety has learned exclusively. In his new role, McTeague will report directly to Optomen’s president, Maria Silver. He will be based out of the New York office and work alongside Los Angeles-based senior vice president
October 23, 2018 3:41AM PT The finale of BBC series “Bodyguard” was the most-watched drama in the U.K. since current records began, and the box-set on the iPlayer is the most popular ever on the pubcaster’s catchup service. Netflix invested in the series and will launch it internationally this week The series launched strongly in
October 22, 2018 5:00PM PT ABC has ordered three additional scripts for four of its fall shows. Freshman dramas “A Million Little Things” and “The Rookie,” along with freshman comedy “The Kids Are Alright” and sophomore comedy “Splitting Up Together” have all received orders for more scripts for this season. In Live+Same Day viewing, “The
In Monday’s roundup, Amazon drops the second trailer for “Homecoming,” and BBC America’s “Killing Eve” adds two cast members for Season 2. FIRST LOOKS Amazon Prime Video has released the second official trailer for “Homecoming,” ahead of the series premiere on Nov. 2. Directed by Sam Esmail (creator of “Mr. Robot”), the psychological thriller stars Julia
Freeform has found its leads for the network’s “Party of Five” reboot pilot. Brandon Larracuente, Emily Tosta, Niko Guardado and Elle Paris Legaspi have been cast as the Buendía siblings Emilio, Lucia, Beto and Valentina, respectively. In a reimagining of the original series, the new show will focus on the siblings as they struggle to survive
October 22, 2018 1:00PM PT Gloria Calderon Kellett is developing a new comedy project at CBS, marking the second comedy series she has set up at CBS this year, Variety has learned exclusively. This multi-camera project is titled “Should Coulda Woulda.” In the series, after receiving a letter they wrote to themselves in high school, a group
Sarah Silverman said comedian Louis C.K. used to masturbate in front of her with her permission, during an interview on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show on Monday. “I don’t know if I’m going to regret saying this,” Silverman said. “I’ve known Louis forever, I’m not making excuses for him, so please don’t take this that
October 22, 2018 11:07AM PT Multiple shows saw minor downturns in the Live+3 ratings for week 3 of the 2018-2019 broadcast season. For the week beginning Oct. 8, perennial chart toppers “This Is Us,” “The Good Doctor,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “9-1-1,” and others all ticked down in adults 18-49 compared to the prior week’s
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” debuts on Netflix and “Legacies” premieres on The CW.
One of the three top producers of NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” announced Monday he would step down from his role at the show, giving rise to speculation about whether someone else might be named to help lead the program in days ahead. Mike DiCenzo, a writer and producer who has worked with host
Authentic Talent & Literary Management and Propagate Content have entered into a new development and producing partnership and named Galt Niederhoffer head of production. The two companies will work together to focus on scripted dramas for network, premium cable and streaming, as well as non-scripted television. Propagate is financing the development slate, and writer/producer Niederhoffer
With relations between North Korea and the West in the spotlight, National Geographic is launching a series looking at the ruling Kim family, which has controlled the secretive East Asian state for three generations. U.K.-based 72 Films is producing the four-part factual series, titled “Inside North Korea’s Dynasty,” which has been a year in the
Netflix has renewed Matt Groening’s animated comedy series “Disenchantment” for a second season. The streamer has ordered another 20 episodes of the series, which will be rolled out in two installments like Season 1. The first batch of episodes debuted back in August, with the second part of the first season to premiere in 2019.
Discovery’s $2 billion swing at the international golf market is taking shape, with its upcoming streaming service to be branded “GOLFTV.” The OTT service will tee off around the world at the beginning of 2019 and have live PGA Tour coverage in a raft of territories at launch. More territories will get the live coverage
Comedian Paddy McGuinness and former cricket player Freddie Flintoff will replace Matt LeBlanc as presenters on “Top Gear,” the BBC announced Monday. The duo will join driver Chris Harris on the popular motoring show, while Rory Reid is stepping down from the main presenting lineup. Season 27 of the series, which airs on BBC Two,
SPOILER ALERT: Do not keep reading if you have not seen Episode 3 of Season 9 of “The Walking Dead,” titled “Warning Signs” “The Walking Dead” continued it’s strong forward momentum in Season 9, with this week’s episode continuing to show the deterioration of the fragile alliance that has been forged. The episode opens with Justin