Prolific TV producer Ryan Murphy accepted the Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes on Tuesday night, paying tribute to many of the people he has worked with in front of and behind the screen. Murphy ran through some of the highlights of his career — Michaela Jaé Rodriguez becoming the first trans actress to
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The Indian hit turned global phenomenon “RRR” went one for two at the Golden Globes Tuesday night, missing out on best non-English-language picture to “Argentina, 1985” but triumphing for best original song with the viral sensation “Naatu Naatu.” The song entered the race as an underdog, with music superstars Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga
Jeremy Allen White has won the 2023 Golden Globe for best actor in a TV series, musical or comedy. The actor emerged as the victor from a stacked category of contenders including Donald Glover (“Atlanta”), Bill Hader (“Barry”), Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”), and Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building.” White began
Quinta Brunson has won the Golden Globe for best performance by an actress in a television series, musical or comedy, for her lead role in ABC workplace comedy “Abbott Elementary.” Later in the night, Brunson and the “Abbott Elementary” team also collected the win for comedy series. “I have to say thank you to Justin Halpern
Tennis may just have a problem on its hands. Even very casual observers of tennis, over the past decade-plus, must have been ambiently aware of a certain set of facts: The dominance of Serena Williams on the women’s side, and of the triumvirate of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal among the men. With
The reign of “Wednesday” has been cut short by mother-daughter duo “Ginny & Georgia.” Season 2 of the Netflix drama debuted in the No. 1 spot on the English TV List with 180.47 million hours viewed, making it the most-watched title on the streamer for the week of Jan. 2-8. That’s an impressive opening figure
Los Angeles’ pouring rain and red carpet flooding leaned into the post-apocalyptic ambiance of HBO’s “The Last of Us” series at the Regency Village Theater premiere on Monday night. The show is based on the hit PlayStation video game that deals with the crippling effects of a zombie apocalypse that turns humans brain-dead and into
“Severance,” “Station Eleven” and “The Daily Show” are among the frontrunners (with two nods each) as the Directors Guild of America has announced the 2023 nominees in television categories, including Dramatic Series; Comedy Series; Movies for Television and Limited Series; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials; Reality Program, as well as for children’s
As part of the Television Critics Association’s 2023 Winter Press Tour, MGM+ (still known as Epix until Jan. 15) chief Michael Wright unveiled a programming lineup and development slate that includes premiere dates for several shows including “A Spy Among Friends,” Season 2 of “From,” and “Murf the Surf.” “It’s a new beginning for our
Prince Harry’s Sunday “60 Minutes” interview with Anderson Cooper brought in a season-high audience for the CBS newsmagazine, drawing 11.2 million total viewers, according to Nielsen’s time-zone adjusted Live + Same Day data. That audience count is up from the 10.52 million viewers that Variety reported Monday for the sitdown, per the earliest available Nielsen
Is this what “30 Rock” had imagined? Maybe so. TLC introduced the cast of their upcoming dating series, “Milf Manor,” on Tuesday. The series features eight strong-minded mothers who head to a paradise destination to look for love. “Although they may be a few years older than the average dating show contestant, these women are
Donna Mills is set to guest star in the Jan. 17 episode of ABC’s crime series “The Rookie: Feds.” In an episode titled “Out for Blood,” Mills plays Layla Laughlin, a famous cosmetics maven who, according to the character description from ABC, had “humble beginnings,” and “began as a single mom who made her way
AMC is developing a scripted series based on John R. Maxim’s Paul Bannerman novels. Shane Black (“Lethal Weapon,” “Ironman”), Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead,” “Creepshow”), and Brian Witten (“Creepshow,” “Friday the 13th”) are developing the series together. Nicotero is currently under an overall deal with AMC Networks. In addition, Jeffrey Maxim will serve as a
It’s a fiery start to the new year on Wall Street for Warner Bros. Discovery, which has seen its shares jump 25% over the past five days and climb nearly 5% since the market opened Tuesday morning, following two top media analysts’ very positive 2023 outlooks for WBD. Goldman Sachs analyst Brett Feldman went so
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Yellowstone” Season 5. One of the biggest surprises on this season of “Yellowstone” is the introduction of Clara, played by Lilli Kay. The trusted assistant to now-Governor John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who fired everyone but her once he took control, has a firm push and pull with her boss,
CNN anchors may want to start going to the gym, because they could have a new workout in store. The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed news outlet intends to roll out a new, kinetic on-air format that will take many of its personnel out of the usual position of sitting behind desks and instead aim to generate
A “Dungeons & Dragons” live-action series has been ordered at Paramount+, Variety has confirmed. Rawson Marshall Thurber wrote the pilot for the series and will direct the first episode. Paramount+ has given the show an eight-episode order. The series is a co-production between eOne and Paramount Pictures, with eOne serving as the lead studio. Exact
Elizabeth Vargas, the longtime “20/20” anchor for ABC News, is gearing up for a daily evening-news program for upstart network NewsNation that she hopes will offer viewers a deep dive into the biggest stories of the day. “I’m not there to provide my opinion,” Vargas tells Variety. She intends to go over “the big stories
The BBC is in discussions to acquire the U.S. adaptation of hit format “The Traitors” following its runaway success in the U.K., Variety has learned. Sources indicate that BBC executives have been keen to get their hands on the Alan Cumming-hosted reality show — which launches on NBC-owned streaming service Peacock on Thursday (Jan. 12)
Los Angeles and London-based management and production company 42 (“The Silent Twins”) has appointed former Netflix and Tiger Aspect Productions executive Ben Cavey (“Bad Education”) to the newly created role of head of comedy and entertainment. Based in 42’s Los Angeles office, Cavey will spearhead the company’s expansion into the two genres, producing projects and
Fremantle has unveiled a new European leadership team. The expanding content company owned by German giant RTL has created two new CEO roles. One for Northern Europe, for which it has upped its Amsterdam-based exec Georgette Schlick, the other for Southern Europe, for which it has poached prominent Paramount Global Southern Europe and Middle East
Europe-focused streamer SkyShowtime has acquired exclusive European rights for 21 local series from Warner Bros. Discovery, including some of HBO Max’s shows from the region, following a competitive process. The deal gives SkyShowtime 168 episodes, or over 150 hours, of new and previously aired original programming. Financial terms were not disclosed. New shows as part
There’s plainly something seductive about depicting the end of the world — especially if it comes from beyond human hands. The people living through “The Last of Us” are, in a sense, blameless: They’re enduring a zombie apocalypse brought about when the cordyceps fungus leaped into humans, turning many people into brain-dead vectors for sharing
Prime Video unveiled the official trailer for the second and final season of “Carnival Row” today, foreshadowing the bloodshed to come as a result of a continuous power struggle between humans and mythical creatures. The 10-episode season sees ex-inspector Rycroft Philostrate (Orlando Bloom) continue to make headway in a serial murder investigation as his former
Allen Media Group has promoted Andrew Temple to chief operating officer of broadcast sales & syndication. Temple previously served as president of domestic television distribution. In his new position, Temple will continue to be responsible for the distribution and syndication of AMG’s 70 television series, its over-the-air digital broadcast networks ThisTV and The Grio., as
The proprietor of the “Crazy Days and Nights” gossip blog has filed a motion to throw out a defamation suit filed in November by Diana Jenkins, a former cast member of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Jenkins is seeking to reveal the true identity of the proprietor, who goes by the pseudonym Enty Lawyer.
Netflix has hired Jeff Karbowski, most recently VP and chief accounting officer of PayPal, to take on the same role at the streaming giant. Karbowski, 45, will take on the role effective Feb. 13, 2023, reporting to CFO Spencer Neumann, the company said in an SEC filing Monday. Netflix’s hiring of Karbowski comes after the
Kelly Rizzo, the widow of “Full House” star and comedian Bob Saget, marked the one-year anniversary of his death by taking to Twitter to ask owner Elon Musk to reinstate a verified check mark on Saget’s account. Saget’s Twitter account still boasts 2.2 million followers. The page has not been active since Saget’s passing last
Guillaume Gallienne, the Cesar-winning French actor-filmmaker, has joined the cast of Stephen Frears’ anticipated mini-series “The Palace.” The HBO limited series, which stars Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Matthias Schoenaerts and Andrea Riseborough, tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel. Gallienne, who
As their new adult animation comedy “Koala Man” premieres today on Hulu, showrunners Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit have expanded their relationship with Disney. The duo have reupped with 20th Television Animation, where they’ve sealed a new multi-year deal that now also now includes developing live-action projects with ABC Signature. Under the deal, Hernandez and