Television

Nearly 20 years later, “Joe Millionaire” returns this January with a revised format that puts a twist on the original ratings smash. But at least one thing remains the same in “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer” — and that’s the presence of a butler, assisting the Joes and driving the action. Variety can now

Starz announced that Peter Greene, Ayomide Adegun and Jeremy Bobb have been cast in “The Continental,” the upcoming three-episode prequel series based on Lionsgate’s “John Wick” film franchise. First greenlit in 2018, the series centers on the backstory of the titular Continental hotel from the perspective of the manager, a young Winston Scott (Colin Woodel,

Viewers have watched over 166 billion minutes of CBS programming through the first seven weeks of the 2021-2022 broadcast season, according to Nielsen total day most current data. That number covers all dayparts, with approximately 59 billion of those minutes coming from CBS primetime entertainment programming. CBS sports programming, namely the NFL on CBS, accounts

FX’s upcoming limited series “Class of ’09” has added Sepideh Moafi, Brian J. Smith, Jon Jon Briones, Brooke Smith, Jake McDorman, Rosalind Eleazar and Raúl Castillo to the cast. Additionally, Sunu Gonera is set to direct the first two episodes. The eight-episode series is a suspense thriller that spans three decades and is told across

The legal drama “Reasonable Doubt” at Onyx Collective on Hulu has cast Tim Jo, McKinley Freeman, and Angela Grovey in series regular roles. The trio join previously announced series lead Emayatzy Corinealdi. In the series, viewers will judge Jax Stewart (Corinealdi) for her questionable ethics and wild interpretations of the law until they’re the one

Netflix may have redefined what an original hit series could be with its recent worldwide smash “Squid Game,” but ViacomCBS can dare to dream of producing programming that reaches similar heights. Tom Ryan, president and CEO of streaming at ViacomCBS, touted his company’s growing overseas capabilities on the latest episode of the Variety podcast “Strictly Business,”

The BBC has quit two controversial schemes run by Stonewall, an LGBTQ+ lobby group and charity, following an investigation by one of the corporation’s own journalists. The public service broadcaster has now followed media regulator Ofcom and fellow broadcaster Channel 4 by withdrawing from Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme and Workplace Equality Index. The news comes

London-based international TV distributors are once again banding together to bring back their annual screenings event, where they will peddle their latest content offerings. Five top companies —  All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and ITV Studios — are working together to put on the event, which will run from Feb. 28 to March

U.K. broadcaster ITV increased external revenues by a strong 28% for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2021, according to financial results released on Wednesday. External revenue rose to £2.3 billion ($3.1 billion), compared to £1.8 billion in 2020. Revenue for production arm ITV Studios revenue was up 32% to £1.19 billion compared to 2020’s

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the Nov. 9 episode of “The Bachelorette.” Jamie Skaar left space for a new “Bachelorette” villain after his earlier season elimination. Now, Chris Sutton emerged in that spotlight. He made enemies throughout the cast as he turned against frontrunner Nayte Olukoya in the Nov. 9

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Kara,” the series finale of “Supergirl.” After six seasons of saving National City, “Supergirl” has come to a close — but not before Kara, a.k.a. Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), had to make a number of life-changing decisions. With villains Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) and Nyxly (Peta Sergeant)

Brian Williams, the veteran anchor who became an integral part of MSNBC after a critical on-air gaffe in 2015 while behind the anchor desk at “NBC Nightly News” led to his removal from that landmark program, is parting ways with the cable-news outlet and striking out on his own. His next steps in the news

Tencent has released the first trailer for its take on Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin’s epic novel “The Three-Body Problem,” sparking comparisons between the local adaptation and the Netflix version also underway. The book is the first in Liu’s Hugo Award-winning trilogy about humanity’s first contact with an extraterrestrial civilization. Tencent’s adaptation is directed by

The “One Piece” live-action series at Netflix has cast five of its main roles. Iñaki Godoy (“Go, Youth!,” “Who Killed Sara?”), Mackenyu (“Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter,” “Pacific Rim: Uprising”), Emily Rudd (“Fear Street,” “Hunters”), Jacob Romero Gibson (“Greenleaf,” “All Rise”) and Taz Skylar (“Boiling Point,” “Villain”) will all star in the series. Godoy will play

Dean Stockwell was a generous actor and a man of many interests, Scott Bakula remembered as he paid tribute to his  “Quantum Leap” co-star. Stockwell, who died Nov. 7 at the age of 85, began his acting career as a child and logged more than 200 film credits. But one of his most recognizable roles

NBCUniversal has taken viewers to a little house near Walnut Grove, Minn., a police station on Hill Street and to whatever locale hosts the Olympics. Now the media company just wants to take people shopping. The company plans to launch an interactive livestreamed shopping show over three of the holiday season’s heaviest days, using Instagram,

HBO Max announced that “Search Party” will end with its fifth season, which will premiere with all 10 episodes on Jan. 7, 2022. The thriller comedy, which premiered on TBS in 2016 before moving to HBO Max for Season 3, follows a group of 20-somethings who end up on a dark path while searching for

Sister has signed a first-look TV deal with producer, writer, and director Tobias Lindholm. Lindholm has already set up his first project for development under the deal — the limited series “The Best of Us,” with “Succession” star Jeremy Strong attached to star. “We are fortunate to have Jeremy as a partner with Tobias on

UPDATED: Marcus Ryder has revealed details of his meeting with BBC director general Tim Davie, which he had just before he delivered his speech, and said that it was “very constructive.” Ruder said that the BBC recognizes that there is a problem when it comes to the issue of due impartiality. He added that all

“Sex and the City” alum and Golden Globe winner Kim Cattrall has joined Peacock’s reimagination of the groundbreaking British series “Queer as Folk” as a recurring guest star. The highly anticipated drama hails from creator and executive producer Stephen Dunn, executive producer Jaclyn Moore and Universal Studio Group’s UCP. The Emmy nominee will play a

“Schitt’s Creek” star and Canadian screen icon Eugene Levy has signed with UTA. The multi-Emmy-winning actor, producer and writer is best known for co-creating, starring in and executive producing the critically acclaimed CBC and Pop series “Schitt’s Creek” alongside his son and co-star, Daniel Levy. The show — which reached global audiences via Netflix —

Another season of “Squid Game” is on the way. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed the plans to the Associated Press at a screening and Q&A in Los Angeles for the Korean drama, which became a global phenomenon for Netflix in the past couple months. “There’s been so much pressure, so much demand and so much love

Disney is testing a few methods of transporting advertisers to a galaxy far, far away. When visitors to the Disneyland Resort’s Downtown Disney District tour the area between November 21 and January 5, they will have the chance to test out a preview of “Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge,” the virtual-reality game that

Jane Clarke will step down as managing director at the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement, and will be succeeded by Jon Watts, a longtime consultant who has specialized in data and tracking digital activity. He joins a group that strives to scrutinize media measurement just as that topic has become one of the hottest in

“NCIS” paid memorial tribute to longtime staff member and audience liaison Harriet Margulies on Monday night, thanking her for 19 years of service to the show. Margulies Oct. 30 in Northridge, Calif., at age 94, according to CBS. As the audience liaison, she was the go-between Belisarius Productions and the “NCIS” fan base, answering hundreds

Spoiler alert: This column contains light spoilers about the Nov. 2 episode titled “The Grand Jury.” On the penultimate episode of “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein) closes her testimony before the grand jury in the Clinton perjury case by tearfully declaring “I hate Linda Tripp.” The jury, which had begun its service

“Insecure” star Jay Ellis was fully prepared to become public enemy number one after Sunday night’s episode aired. Titled “Pressure, Okay?!,” the half hour was dedicated to what happened after Lawrence (Ellis) and Condola (Christina Elmore) welcomed their son and all the drama that comes with co-parenting. “Maybe I can be public enemy number two

Apple TV Plus announced that Edward Norton, Indira Varma, Keri Russell, Cherry Jones and Michael Gandolfini have been cast in “,” Scott Z. Burns upcoming climate change anthology series. Known for his performances in films such as “Motherless Brooklyn” and “Keeping the Faith,” Norton plays a scientist named Jonathan Chopin. He is repped by UTA.

Longtime “General Hospital” star Ingo Rademacher is out at the long-running ABC soap opera because he declined to comply with the production’s vaccine mandate. His last episode is scheduled to air on Nov. 22, Variety confirmed. News of his departure comes amid backlash to a transphobic meme and anti-vax sentiment he posted on social media Sunday. Rademacher

Writing a book has always been a goal for Alaska Thunderfuck 5000. In fact, she’s got a rather ambitious three-step plan for herself: “The big things are the book, the movie and then the made-for-TV movie.”  The “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” winner swears to tell “the T, the whole T and nothing but the T” in