ABC Steps Up Its NBA Game
ABC announced plans today to air two blockbuster NBA games as part of the launch of season three of “NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented By YouTube TV.” The series tips off Jan. 20 with a special matinee game featuring…
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TV Series Takes On #MeToo
A new television series will focus on the #MeToo movement that has been keeping sexual harassment and other sexual improprieties in the headlines since the downfall of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. PBS announced plans today for the five-part half-hour series,…
Dolores O’Riordan, Lead Singer of the Cranberries, Dead at 46
Dolores O’Riordan, whose powerful vocals led the Irish rock band the Cranberries to worldwide fame in the early 1990s with hit songs including “Zombie,” “Linger” and “Dreams,” died Monday. The band announced O’Riordan’s death on its Facebook page. The announcement…
Catherine Deneuve Walks Back Her #MeToo Comments
After sparking a backlash over her signing on to an open letter from French women defending men’s “freedom to importune’ — a letter that was widely seen as an attack on the #MeToo movement — actress Catherine Deneuve has apparently…
Fox Renews Critically Acclaimed Hit Drama ‘9-1-1’ for a Second Season
Press release from Fox, Jan. 16, 2018: FOX has renewed the critically acclaimed hit drama 9-1-1, from creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, for a second season, it was announced today by Gary Newman and Dana Walden, Chairmen…
Season Three of ‘NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented By YouTube TV’ Launches Jan. 20 With Two Blockbuster Games
Press release from ESPN and ABC Sports, Jan. 16, 2018: The third season of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC presented by YouTube TV launches Jan. 20 with two blockbuster games, including a special matinee broadcast. First, the Cleveland Cavaliers and…
PBS Announces ‘#MeToo, Now What?’ (w.t.) New Half-hour, Five-Part Series Premiering February 2018
Press release from PBS, Jan. 16, 2018: PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger today announced at the Television Critics Association #METOO, NOW WHAT?, a new five-part, half-hour series hosted by Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, premiering Friday,…
LAPD Investigating Action Star for Alleged Sexual Assault
Police in Los Angeles opened an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by action star Steven Seagal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Multiple women, including Jenny McCarthy, have come forward and alleged they were sexually harassed or assaulted by the…
Raise a Glass to the ‘True Freshman’ — He’s a Dilly
The term “dilly dilly” has gotten a lot of publicity lately in Bud Light commercials, and the term “true freshman” was a fixture of broadcasts during the college football playoffs. Is there a connection? Probably not, but just to make…
Blockbuster Movie Franchise Heads to TV
A successful action film series is in the works to be made into a TV series, with the announcement today that Starz and Lionsgate are working on a “John Wick” adaptation. Released in 2014, “John Wick” was both a critical…