Television

Channing Dungey first joined Warner Bros. TV Group as chairman in late 2020 — right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, which made for an interesting first year on the job. Then came the Warner Media-Discovery merger in 2022, and the restructuring that came with it. In 2023, the Hollywood strikes disrupted the business

Sharb Farjami will take the reins of the North American operations of GroupM, the media-investment giant that is part of WPP. Farjami had been CEO of North American for Wavemaker, one of the big media-buying units of GroupM. “Sharb is a hands-on, collaborative leader and a brilliant thinker about the issues shaping the future of

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Every episode of “Reacher” Season 2, the most-viewed show on Prime Video so far this year, is available to stream online. Season 2 of the series is based on “Bad Luck and Trouble,” the

No more thinking required, Mark! The second half of “Invincible‘s” second season will fly its way into Amazon’s Prime Video on March 14 – the 21st anniversary of the inception of the comic book that inspired it.  Prime Video plans to premiere the second half of its eight-episode second season in March – with four

Comedian Hannah Berner, who was named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2023, is set to record her first comedy special for Netflix. The hour-long special will be taped in Philadelphia, Pa., at the Fillmore on Sat., March 23. Tickets are now on sale exclusively at www.HannahBerner.com and also available on Ticketmaster. “This

Get ready for Jaleel White and “The Flip Side,” and we don’t mean Urkel and Stefan Urquelle. White is the host of “The Flip Side,” a new syndicated game show set to launch this fall. CBS Stations is the anchor station group in clearing “The Flip Side” across the country. Wendy McMahon, president/CEO of CBS

Stephen van Rooyen, CEO of Sky U.K. and Ireland, is stepping down after almost 17 years at the company. He will official depart the media conglomerate, which is owned by Comcast, in February. Van Rooyen was also CCO for Sky Group. His team will report to Sky group CEO Dana Strong effective immediately. “I have

The U.K. government is giving more power to the BBC and media regulator Ofcom to handle complaints as part of its mid-term review into the corporation’s functioning. The Royal Charter is the constitutional basis for the BBC. The current Charter began on Jan. 1 and ends on Dec. 31 2027. The U.K. government’s mid-term review

Sony Group Corporation has ended its more than two-year attempt to merge its TV and streaming businesses in India with local giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. In a statement, issued Monday, Sony Group said: “The merger did not close by the end date as, among other things, the closing conditions to the merger were not

SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points in Episode 2 of “True Detective: Night Country,” titled “Part 2.” One of Liz Danvers’ favorite sayings its “shit bowl.” And the case of the eight missing men from an Alaska research station — and how it relates to the earlier murder of Native midwife and activist Annie Kowtok

“Big Little Lies” Season 3 is coming along nicely. “We’re at work on it,” Nicole Kidman told Variety Sunday night at the New York premiere of her new series “Expats.” Kidman says she and Reese Witherspoon are “texting every day” about the third season. “And there’s a timeline and we’re doing it.” She laughed when

Dave Chappelle has shared his thoughts on Katt Williams‘ recent “Club Shay Shay” interview, in which Williams insults other Black comedians. Chappelle spoke about Williams on stage at MonDERAYS at the Hollywood Improv on Friday, an event hosted by comedian DeRay Davis. Although Chappelle’s sets are known for their strict no-phone policy, segments of his

David Gail, an actor known for his roles on “Beverly Hills, 90210” and the “General Hospital” spinoff “Port Charles,” has died. He was 58. Gail’s sister, Katie Colmenares, confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Saturday, writing, “There’s barely been even a day in my life when you were not with me by my

From one Regina George to another. Rachel McAdams, who led the hit movie “Mean Girls” in 2004 as the main bully, appeared on the Jan. 20 episode of “Saturday Night Live” to introduce musical guest Reneé Rapp. In the 2024 musical remake of the movie, Rapp portrays Regina. The introduction, met with very loud applause,

“Saturday Night Live” is back for the first time in 2024. The Jan. 20 episode marked the first of the new year, with host Jacob Elordi and musical guest Reneé Rapp. Upon announcing the popular guests, NBC almost immediately began selling merch for the episode, anticipating just how popular the two are. During Elordi’s opening

“Doctor Who” star Millie Gibson is being replaced after one season, Variety has confirmed. “Jurassic World Dominion” actor Varada Sethu will star opposite Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor’s companion in the 15th season of the show. Gibson, who until now was best known for playing Kelly Neelan on British soap “Coronation Street,” made her debut

“KCET” is infinitely no more. Well, sort of. The Los Angeles-based public broadcaster still exists, and “KCET” remains its legal call letters. But effective Tuesday, Feb. 6, the station will start branding itself on air as “PBS SoCal Plus.” That brings it further in line with its sister station PBS SoCal (KOCE-TV), with which it

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the first four episodes of “The Traitors,” now streaming on Peacock. Ever since both the BBC and Peacock adapted the Dutch series “De Verraders” into “The Traitors,” it’s been a hit. Both produced by Studio Lambert, the U.K. version premiered on the BBC in November 2022, with the U.S.

The second season finale of “Reacher” just dropped on Prime Video, but fans are already looking ahead to more adventures from the giant hobo with a heart of gold. The good news: “Reacher” has already been renewed for a third season, although the creative team has been mum about which of Lee Child’s novels will

“The Flight Attendant” is not getting another season at Max, Variety has confirmed. The series, which starred Kaley Cuoco, aired two seasons at the streamer. It originally debuted on Max in 2020, with the second season airing in 2022. “What started out as an attention-grabbing book cover quickly evolved into an extraordinary flight of a

After holding a year-long bake-off among various celebrities to find the next host of its signature “The Daily Show,” Comedy Central is going to try a new recipe. When the program returns from a hiatus, it is expected to rely heavily on a team of correspondents to lead each night, according to three people familiar

Sean Gupta, who has served as senior VP of strategy for Paramount Streaming for more than two years, is exiting the company, Variety has confirmed. Gupta reported to Jeff Shultz, Paramount Streaming’s chief strategy officer and chief business development officer. Gupta took on the role in the fall of 2021 (when Paramount Global was known

Dakota Johnson is set to host “SNL” for the second time on Jan. 27 where she’ll be accompanied by Justin Timberlake as the musical guest. Johnson stars as the titular character in “Madame Web,” in theaters Feb. 14. She plays Cassandra Webb, a Manhattan paramedic whose psychic abilities allow her to see into the future

Christa Robinson and Lance Frank will take on expanded roles for CBS‘ division built around CBS News, local stations and syndicated programming, all put under the aegis of executive Wendy McMahon in August of last year. Frank, who has been with CBS News since 2011, has been elevated to executive vice president, communications for CBS

Created by Joe Murtagh, a BAFTA Award nominee for the 2019 film “Calm With Horses,” Showtime‘s “The Woman in the Wall” opens in the dreary fictional town of Kilkinure, Ireland, in 2015. As Clare Harner’s infamous poem “Immortality” echoes in the background, a woman dressed in a stark white nightgown awakens in the middle of

It’s game on for Amazon MGM Studios‘ TV division! MGM Alternative, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, announced a pact with the Global Esports Federation to create a range of content built around the GEF’s Global Esports Games, esports pro athletes and “the gaming lifestyle.” MGM Alternative’s productions include such reality shows as “The Voice,”

Scripted TV output in the U.S. dropped sharply in 2023, thanks to a combination of twin Hollywood strikes and a pullback on content spending, according to a new study from research firm Ampere Analysis. In the U.S., the number of scripted series released last year dropped 24%, to a total of 481. That’s down from

Ahead of his “Saturday Night Live” hosting gig this weekend, Jacob Elordi stopped by “The Tonight Show” to chat with Jimmy Fallon about everything from “Euphoria” Season 3 to his latest film “Saltburn.” Asked when the HBO high school series will resume filming, Elordi cheekily asked Fallon, “I don’t know, do you know?” “I hope

Fabula–Fremantle’s “Hot Sur,” The Mediapro Studio’s “El Mal”  and “Two Nights in Lisbon,” from Portugal’s Hop Films and the U.K’s Heroes Films, look like potential standouts at next week’s Content Americas Copro Pitch 2024, one of its industry centerpieces. These series projects will be joined by crime mystery thriller “Delito,” from Barcelona’s Grup Focus TV &

Red Arrow Studios International has inked a deal with Portuguese pubcaster RTP on the Icelandic family drama series “Descendants,“ from “Quake“ helmer Tinna Hrafnsdóttir. The show is vying for the €20,000 ($21,600) Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for best Nordic screenplay at the Göteborg Film Festival‘s forthcoming TV Drama Vision confab. Seven.One Studios‘ global