Television

The more companions, the merrier! Varada Sethu has officially joined “Doctor Who” Season 2 as the new companion of Ncuti Gatwa‘s Doctor — but she won’t be replacing current companion Millie Gibson, as previously reported. In January, rumors swirled that Gibson, who made her debut as companion Ruby Sunday in the sci-fi show’s Christmas special,

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” currently in production on its third season, has been renewed by Paramount+ for Season 4. Meanwhile, “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” the first animated “Star Trek” comedy, will conclude its run on the streamer with its fifth season, which will debut in the fall. “Strange New Worlds” — set in the years

Robert “Robin” MacNeil, co-anchor and co-founder of PBS NewsHour, died April 12, PBS announced. He was 93 MacNeil died Friday morning of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, his daughter, Alison MacNeil, told the New York Times. Following their coverage of the 1973 Senate Watergate Hearings, MacNeil co-founded the predecessor to the PBS “MacNeil/Lehrer Report”

It’s a bit of an irony that just as NBC’s “Must-See TV” juggernaut took off in 1994, execs there found themselves right in the middle of a completely different kind of televised spectacle: The O.J. Simpson arrest, trial and eventual acquittal. Not only was then-NBC West Coast president Don Ohlmeyer one of Simpson’s best friends,

“The Talk” is going silent. CBS is ending the long-running daytime chat show, which will get an abbreviated final season (its 15th) this fall, before signing off for good with what it’s calling a “celebratory sendoff” in December. Rumors of the show’s end have been swirling for months, but CBS made it official to the

Netflix has acquired “Rather,” the documentary about veteran journalist Dan Rather‘s landmark career in news. The film, which premieres April 24 on the streamer, utilizes the story of of Rather’s life on television to also explore the evolution of broadcast journalism, the troubles a free press now faces, along with the slide of American society

Bokeem Woodbine, Sunita Mani, and Adam Beach have joined the upcoming Apple TV+ dramedy “Government Cheese,” Variety has learned. They will star in the series alongside previously announced lead David Oyelowo as well as Simone Missick. Variety exclusively reported the show was in the works at Apple in June 2022. Based on the short film

Conan O’Brien appeared on CNN for an interview with Jake Tapper a few hours after news broke that O.J. Simpson had died. Making the press rounds in support of his new Max series “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” the comedian and former late-night host quipped “I never make a joke about someone the day they passed.”

CNN anchor Kate Bolduan got an interesting new job in 2022 when she was named the anchor of “5 Things,” a quick-hit open-the-day summary of top stories that was made available for streaming audiences. Two years later, she appears poised to get it again. Bolduan will lead a test run of “5 Things” starting Monday

When pondering the Revolutionary War, specific inflection points come to mind. The Boston Massacre of 1770, Paul Revere’s midnight warning in 1775 and the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 are often the main topics of conversation. However, much more went on during the nearly two-decade-long battle that led to the 13 colonies’

“The Golden Bachelor” star Gerry Turner and the winner of his season, Theresa Nist, are divorcing after three months of marriage. The former couple announced the news on “Good Morning America” Friday morning. “Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations, and we’ve looked closely at our situation, our living situation, so forth

Comedy docuseries “The World’s Strangest Jobs,” from Johannesburg-based Mannequin Pictures, one of South Africa’s key production, finance, and distribution companies, has sold to Prime Video the rights to the African continent. Mannequin is now pursuing sales in all other territories. The eight-part series is hosted by comedian and actor Schalk Bezuidenhout. The popular South African

Gina Carano has written that the Walt Disney Company will “take any chance they get to control what you say, what you think or they will attempt to destroy your career,” issuing a social media response to the studio’s recent motion to dismiss the actor’s lawsuit against the company. Carano starred on the Disney+ “Star

Medium Rare, the live events and management company behind such franchises as Travis Kelce’s Kelce Jam and Shaquille O’Neal’s Fun House carnival-style festival, has received an investment from Palm Tree Crew that values the company at $50 million. Financial details about the size of the investment were not disclosed. Palm Tree Crew is an event,

Marc Maron has been cast alongside Owen Wilson in an upcoming untitled golf comedy series at Apple TV+, Variety has learned. The series was originally announced in March with Wilson in the lead role. Peter Dager is also set to star in the show. Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, described as “an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer

 “Station 19” is about to hit a huge milestone, but it’s bittersweet. Just three days into production on Season 7 of the “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff, as plans for a celebratory 100th episode were beginning to develop, new showrunners Peter Paige and Zoanne Clack learned that the show had been canceled. Season 7 would be its

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has set two new unscripted series at Netflix via her and Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions banner, which is under an overall deal at the streamer. Though titles and release dates are yet to be announced, both projects are currently in early production. The first series will be curated by the

Paula Patton will guest star on an upcoming episode of Fox’s drama series “Murder in a Small Town.” She will play Dr. Elizabeth Lewis, a brilliant and successful psychiatrist who arrives at the Gibsons Police Station offering insights that can help Karl Alberg (Rossif Sutherland) apprehend a dangerous fugitive murderer (one of Lewis’ former patients)

O.J. Simpson died April 10. But the media age ushered in by his presence, his saga and his white Bronco, remains very much with us. An all-time great NFL running back-turned-actor, Simpson was a minor celebrity and part of a circle of fame-adjacent Los Angeles hangers-on in the 1990s. (Notably, Simpson’s close friends included the

After she had her first kid, Katie Lowes — who played Quinn on “Scandal” during its run on ABC from 2012-2018 — began hosting the parenting podcast “Katie’s Crib” in 2017, which was Shondaland Audio’s first foray into the medium. Years into doing it, Lowes began noticing the popularity of “rewatch podcasts,” in which cast

Award-winning television producer Simon Andreae is joining Range Studios to co-run the non-scripted television studio division alongside Mark Herwick, who launched the studio in late 2021. Together as co-presidents, Andreae and Herwick will bolster the non-scripted studio’s full production and post-production capabilities globally. “When Mark first approached me about the role, it was clear that both he

Quinta Brunson, Damon Lindelof, Ramy Youssef, Pamela Adlon and Charlie Brooker are among the first guests to appear on the Peabody Awards‘ new podcast “We Disrupt This Broadcast,” the org announced on Thursday. The podcast, which also comes from the Center for Media & Social Impact, premieres on April 11 ​​and is distributed by public

Turner Broadcasting and Max alumnus Sandra Dewey has joined “The Morning Show” producer Media Res as chief operating officer. Dewey will help guide the company’s expansion across scripted and nonfiction content. Media Res, founded in 2017 by former HBO executive Michael Ellenberg, has set out a growth plan on the heels of a recent investment

Caitlyn Jenner posted some harsh words on social media following O.J. Simpson’s death on Thursday. “Good Riddance #OJSimpson,” Jenner posted on X/Twitter shortly after news of Simpson’s death at 76 broke. Caitlyn Jenner was previously married to Kris Jenner, the ex-wife of Robert Kardashian — who was Simpson’s defense attorney. Kris Jenner and Kardashian had four

SAG-AFTRA has responded to the allegations that “Tulsa King” star Sylvester Stallone created a “toxic environment” for background actors on the Atlanta set of the Paramount+ series. “There is no room on any set for disparaging comments to background actors or any performers,” a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson said in a statement. “Though we have not been

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 11, Episode 6 of “The Masked Singer,” “Transformers Night,” which aired April 10 on Fox. Former “The Bachelor” star Colton Underwood knows the symbolism of his being unmasked on a reality show — in this case, “The Masked Singer” — is huge. Underwood,

Apparently TV can’t get enough “Melrose Place.” The campy sudser from the 1990s, which was already rebooted once in the 2010s, is looking to make another comeback — and this time with three of the OG stars. Heather Locklear (who was always billed as a “special guest star” back in the day, although once joining

A “Heroes” reboot series is in development from creator Tim Kring, Variety has confirmed. The reboot, titled “Heroes: Eclipsed,” is set years after the events of the original 2006 superhero series, as new evolved humans are discovering their powers. “Heroes” ran for four seasons from 2006 to 2010, and starred Hayden Panettiere, Jack Coleman, Milo

ESPN and Peyton Manning‘s Omaha Productions have signed a new long-term content deal. The deal will keep Manning in business with the sports network until 2034. Manning and Omaha Productions had originally signed a deal with ESPN in 2021 for three years, though an extension was announced in 2022. The multi-platform deal covers the continuation

After starting out as a post-apocalyptic video game series, “Fallout” is finally stepping out of the vault and onto TV screens. From Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the masterminds behind HBO’s “Westworld,” Prime Video’s “Fallout” takes viewers back to the 1960s before blowing things up — literally. A jaw-dropping nuclear explosion, rivaling the skull-rattling blast