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Daily Archives : Jan 10, 2019

CBS Pulling the Plug on Long-Running Drama

CBS is pulling the plug on a prime-time drama series that has been a fixture of the network’s programming lineup. Variety reports that the network will run a final 10-episode season of “Criminal Minds” — the show’s 15th season —…

Peter Farrelly, Director of Oscars Contender ‘Green Book,’ Apologizes for What He Showed to Cameron Diaz and Others

Director Peter Farrelly, whose film “Green Book” is among the top contenders for this year’s Academy Awards, says he’s embarrassed and “deeply sorry” after a story resurfaced from two decades ago about his antics on the set. The story, which…

The CW Unveils Prime-Time Schedule for Spring

The CW took the wraps off its spring schedule, including premiere dates for “Jane the Virgin,” “In the Dark,” “The 100” and “iZombie.” “Jane The Virgin” will launch its final season on Wednesday, March 27, at 9 p.m. The new…

Sarah Michelle Gellar — TV’s Buffy — to Star in New Series

Sarah Michelle Gellar, who was a breakout star as TV’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” in the late 1990s, has a new series. Deadline reports that Gellar will star in and executive produce “Sometimes I Lie,” a limited series based on…

ABC Books Sneak Preview of Drama Series to Lead Out From Oscars

Leading out from its broadcast of the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 24, ABC will air a sneak preview of the drama series “Whiskey Cavalier.” The official series premiere is set for Wednesday, Feb. 27. “The series follows the…

New Production Examines Alleged Child Abuse by Michael Jackson

A two-part documentary coming to television delves into allegations of sexual abuse by Michael Jackson, with two men who were allegedly among the pop star’s victims recounting their experiences. “Leaving Neverland,” a co-production by HBO and Channel 4 from award-winning…

Judge Throws Out Ashley Judd’s Weinstein Harassment Claim

A sexual harassment claim brought by actress Ashley Judd against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been thrown out of court in California, but U.S. District Judge Philip A. Gutierrez ruled that Judd could still pursue a claim that Weinstein…

Kevin Hart Tries Out the Oscars Material He Won’t Be Using

After stepping down as host of this year’s Oscars ceremony, Kevin Hart revealed some of the material he says he planned to use had he gone on to host the event. During an appearance on CBS’s “The Late Show with…

Can the Avengers Save the Oscars?

With the Oscars telecast just weeks away, the Motion Picture Academy and the show’s producers are struggling to put the ceremony back on track in the wake of the Kevin Hart fiasco. The latest plan, according to The Hollywood Reporter,…

Lessons From the Dawn of the Internet Age

A series premiering this weekend takes viewers back to the dot-com 1.0 era of mid-1990s Silicon Valley, before the iPhone and social media as we know it today, when the key players in the digital revolution included Netscape and TheGlobe.com….