Fox Sports is bringing aboard a formidable foil for Skip Bayless as it develops a new opinion and debate show around the veteran sports commentator. The sports network announced the hiring of former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe — a…
Some viewers were puzzled to see circular red patches all over swimmer Michael Phelps’ body when he appeared as part of a Gold Medal-winning U.S. 4×100 relay team Sunday night at the Rio Olympics. “They weren’t the result of a…
Television critics honored their favorite TV shows and performers Saturday at the TCA Awards, with FX’s “American Crime Story: The People v O.J. Simpson scoring wins for Program of the Year; Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials; and Individual…
With the final installment of “Game of Thrones” set for 2018, George R.R. Martin unveiled plans for a new TV series. The Los Angeles Times reports that “Wild Cards,” based on an anthology and novel series edited by Martin that…
One of the announcers covering the Rio Olympics on NBC is getting heat over comments about U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, one of the stars of the first weekend of the Games. “The 19-year-old gymnast and her younger sister were adopted…
A 10-year-old boy died Sunday on a water park attraction billed as the world’s tallest water slide. The Washington Post reports that Kansas boy Caleb Schwab, the son of a state legislator, was killed on the ride known as the…
With the first full weekend of the Rio Olympics under its belt, NBC’s ratings results are best described as “mixed.” “The first night of competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics crushed all primetime broadcast offerings Saturday night,” Variety notes. “But…
The executive producer of the venerable TV newsmag “Entertainment Tonight” is headed out. In an exclusive, Variety reports that Brad Bessey is exiting the show ahead of season 36. “Bessey joined ‘Entertainment Tonight’ in April 2014, succeeding longtime ‘ET’ exec…
Hulu is pulling the plug on its free streaming service after focusing for the past couple of years on shifting customers to its subscription service. The Wall Street Journal reports that the “last nail in the coffin” is a new…
Two men suspected of stealing about 30 vehicles by hacking into their software systems were arrested Friday in Houston, Autoweek reports. Michael Arcee and Jesse Zelay allegedly used a laptop to gain access to the systems on Jeep vehicles, enabling…