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What is… watching Jeopardy! from the comfort of your own couch? The Ken Jennings-hosted daily quiz show will finally be available to stream, showrunner Michael Davies tells our sister site Rolling Stone. Per Davies, 14% of the show’s viewership currently comes from people accessing episodes illegally uploaded to YouTube. In order to protect the series, “we have to expand,” Davies says. “We can’t just leave it exactly where it is. We mustn’t change the format… but we have to expand or it’s going to be in trouble.” Sony will be shopping the next-day streaming rights for the series and presumably its companion "Wheel of Fortune" in the fall, but it remains to be seen who will pay the price and when it will start to be available online. |
posted 1/8/2025 |
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Game Called |
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ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and CBS’ After Midnight and The Price Is Right all suspended tapings last Wednesday (Jan. 8), a day into the current firestorm which has brought devastation to areas of Los Angeles such as the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena. All three, which feature live audiences, remained dark for the rest of last week. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live is expected to resume tapings Monday, Jan. 13. Meanwhile, production on The Price Is Right and After Midnight remains paused at least though Monday and Tuesday, respectively, sources said. Jimmy Kimmel Live!, hosted by Kimmel, shoots at the El Capitan in Hollywood; After Midnight, hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, films on the Paramount lot; The Price Is Right, hosted by Drew Carey, tapes at Haven Studios in Glendale. Elsewhere, Jeopardy, currently in production for its its 41st season, has paused production this week. The show films at Sony’s lot in Culver City. It was set to shoot shows between Wednesday and Friday but will reschedule these dates. It’s not clear when it will return to production but was next set to film January 27. “Wheel of Fortune” will also remain on pause amid the fires, which have been cautioned could pick up as winds grow this week. This comes as a number of scripted series have also postponed production; Universal Studio Group’s Hacks, Happy’s Place, Loot, Suits LA and Ted will not film today due to NBCUniversal closing the lower lot at Universal Studios for the day. |
posted 1/13/2025 |
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Game Show Network will run the entire first season of THE WALL, hosted by Chris Hardwick, weeknights at 8pm ET starting Monday January 13. Executive produced by NBA star LeBron James, THE WALL is an unpredictable game show that gives two-person teams a chance to earn life-altering cash prizes by correctly answering a series of questions. With more than $12 million up for grabs each night, the contestants attempt to earn as much cash as they can from a four-story high wall that can dash hopes or make dreams come true. When contestants answer a question correctly, a green ball falls down the wall to add to their team's tally. Answer incorrectly, and a dreaded red ball drops to subtract from the total. Up to $3 million can be won or lost on a single nail-biting drop. |
posted 1/13/2025 |
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Meet Season 2's Love Island All-STars |
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Maya Jama is back as host of Love Island: All Stars Season 2 and will bring past Islanders looking to find love again, this time in South Africa. The villa is set to open on January 13 on ITV2 and stream on ITVX in the UK. Peacock streamers in the US will have to wait until Wednesday to get their fix. Islanders from the past 10 years of the dating competition series will return to see if they can make sparks fly and find a match. New bombshells will unexpectedly enter the frame, unlucky singletons will be dramatically dumped and, ultimately, one loved-up couple will be voted by fans to win the £50,000 (US$61,000) prize. Comedian Iain Stirling is also returning as the narrator of the dating series. |
posted 1/13/2025 |
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A Bridge WAAAAAAAAY Too Far |
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The show has become a huge hit since launching on BBC One in 2022, with three regular series, two celebrity series, and two more set to air later this year, but British fans of quiz show, Bridge of Lies, haven’t had the opportunity to enjoy its shiny American counterpart – until now. From today, free streaming service STV Player will be the UK home of Beat the Bridge, the US version of the format which has gripped audiences across the pond since launching last summer. And while our local version features EastEnders ‘hardman’ Ross Kemp on hosting duties in typical no-nonsense form, Beat the Bridge is fronted by model-turned-actor Cameron Mathison, best known to UK audiences for starring in Netflix Christmas films such as A Merry Christmas Wish and A Kindhearted Christmas. The stateside version of the show features the same nail-biting gameplay that has made its UK cousin so popular. There’s an enormous interactive bridge that dares players to cross by stepping on the right answers to challenging trivia questions. Each step forward puts money in the team’s bank, with bonus money for each successful crossing. However, the team gets to keep the money only if it can “beat the bridge” by returning one of its players back across before time expires in an exciting end game. Fifty episodes of Beat the Bridge are available to stream on STV Player now. They first aired on American channel, Game Show Network, last year, with a further 50 episodes set to broadcast later in 2025. The series is co-produced by Game Show Enterprises Studios and STV Studios, based on an original format created by the latter. |
posted 1/13/2025 |
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Leslie Charleson, who played cardiologist Monica Quartermaine on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital for nearly five decades, died on Sunday. ABC confirmed Charleson's death to NPR in a statement. "Her enduring legacy has spanned nearly 50 years on General Hospital alone and, just as Monica was the heart of the Quartermaines, Leslie was a beloved matriarch of the entire cast and crew," wrote General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini. "I will miss our daily chats, her quick wit and incredible presence on set." While General Hospital is the longest-running scripted drama in the U.S., Charleson was one of its longest-tenured cast members. Born in Kansas City, Mo., in 1945, Charleson broke into show business at a young age. Her first gig? A car commercial alongside her mother, who dabbled in acting. "All I had to do was just pretend to be asleep in the backseat," Charleson remembered during an interview with the New York City talk show Something to Offer. "I just remember my mother turning around and saying with a big smile, 'If you don't close your eyes, Leslie, you're never going to see 8 years old. Do it right now.'" As she got older, Charleson's acting ambitions grew. In the 1960s and '70s, she appeared in dramas like A Flame in the Wind (later known as A Time for Us), As the World Turns and Love is a Many Splendored Thing before landing the role of Monica on General Hospital. During a 2022 appearance on fellow actor Maurice Benard's podcast, Charleson said that her first day on set coincided with the death of Elvis Presley. "I remember tears coming down my cheeks as I was driving for the first time to the studio," she said. Additionally, Charleson told Benard that she was originally disliked on-set because another actress playing Monica had been "rudely fired," and her hiring as the replacement did not go over well. However, Charleson thrived in her portrayal of Monica Quartermaine, a razor-sharp cardiologist with an embattled personal life full of marriages, divorces, heartbreak and affairs. In the '90s, her character underwent a breast cancer diagnosis. In a 1994 interview with The Los Angeles Times, Charleson said she pitched the cancer storyline because she felt the show had a responsibility to tackle serious topics. Throughout her time on General Hospital, Charleson received four daytime Emmy nominations as outstanding lead actress in a drama series. She also appeared on shows like Dharma & Greg and Friends. In game shows, Charleson appeared on episodes of "Family Feud". In a statement to NPR, close friend and entertainment journalist Rosemary Rossi described Charleson as warm and genuine. "Her arms and heart were always open. Everyone who was ever in her orbit felt that," she said. "Yes, she was a soap opera icon, and she leaves that legacy. But her real legacy is the people she touched along the way. And heaven now knows, there were a lot of them." |
posted 1/13/2025 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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WEDNESDAY: Top Gear |
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In the latest TV show ratings, ABC‘s Shifting Gears debut and Abbott Elementary midseason premiere easily led Wednesday in the demo, while NBC’s Chicago Med just barely edged out Shifting Gears for the night’s largest audience Shifting Gears debuted to 6.1 million total viewers and a 0.7 demo rating, which marks the time slot’s strongest numbers in… well, at least a long while. But it bested Golden Bachelorette as well as recent seasons of time slot predecessors The Conners and The Goldbergs. Now with an actually compatible lead-in, Abbott Elementary (3.8 mil/0.7) easily put up its best numbers of the season. Celebrity Jeopardy! retained just 3 mil/0.4, followed by What Would You Do?‘s 1.9 mil/0.3. Among NBC's #OneChicago midseason premieres, Chicago Med (6.2 mil/0.5) and Chicago P.D. (4.7 mil/0.4) both returned up, while Chicago Fire (5.8 mil/0.4) was steady. Fox's Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test‘s double-episode Season 3 premiere (averaging 1.9 mil and a 0.3) was up a tick versus its Season 2 averages. CBS's Raid the Cage (2.5 mil/0.3) opened Season 2 steady versus its Season 1 averages. Earlier, The Price Is Right At Night opened with 3.9mil and 0.4 in the demo. On cable... |
posted 1/10/2025 |
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Tonight’s double episode premiere of Hollywood Squares will shift to Thursday, January 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT due to the ongoing fires in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. Hollywood Squares involves two contestants who play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. The “board” for the game is a vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The celebrities are asked questions, and the contestants judge the legitimacy of their answers to win the game. Drew Barrymore serves as the center square and Nate Burleson hosts. |
posted 1/9/2025 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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Fans will see a familiar face on Celebrity Jeopardy! as Ken Jennings will host season 3 of the Jeopardy! spinoff series. On Monday, December 16, a selfie of the 50-year-old game show host was posted to both the Celebrity Jeopardy! and regular Jeopardy! Instagram pages confirming he would be back to host season 3. Actress Mayim Bialik hosted the first season of Celebrity Jeopardy! in 2022 before Jennings replaced her for the second season, which premiered in 2023. In the selfie, the TV personality can be seen dressed in a suit as he flashes a smile from the set. The photo was captioned,"Ken's ready for the new season of #CelebrityJeopardy!, are you? Watch the season premiere January 8 at a NEW TIME, 9/8c on ABC, and stream on Hulu!" Ana Navarro, Rachel Brosnahan, and Neil deGrasse Tyson will compete on season 3 of the all-celebs game show, according to reports. Navarro has been a permanent cohost on The View since 2022. She first joined the show in 2013 as a contributor, and became a weekly guest cohost in 2018. Navarro cohosts the daytime show alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin. Brosnahan, best known for her Emmy-winning turn as the titular comedian in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, will kick off a busy 2025 with her Celebrity Jeopardy! appearance. The former House of Cards actress will star in the thriller The Amateur opposite Rami Malek, which is set for release on April 11. She'll return to the big screen in her biggest movie role to date: Lois Lane in James Gunn's Superman, which will kick off the DCU on July 11. Tyson, perhaps the foremost celebrity scientist of the 21st century, has previously appeared on multiple episodes of mainline Jeopardy! and Sports Jeopardy! as a guest clue presenter. (And the fact that he's an astrophysicist rather than an entertainer should give him a pretty clear advantage over his competitors, right?) Other competitors this season include Blake Anderson (Workaholics), Corbin Bleu (High School Musical), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place), Margaret Cho (Fire Island), Seth Green (Robot Chicken), Max Greenfield (New Girl), Sean Gunn (Gilmore Girls), Camilla Luddington (Grey’s Anatomy), Natalie Morales (Dead to Me), Melissa Peterman (Happy's Place), and Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily Show). The full lineup also includes Brian Jordan Alvarez (English Teacher), W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America), Sherry Cola (Joy Ride), Chris Distefano (Benders), Omar J. Dorsey (Queen Sugar), Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Fortune Feimster (The Mindy Project), David Friedberg (All-In), Mina Kimes (ESPN's Around The Horn), Phoebe Robinson (Everything's Trash), Robin Thede (A Black Lady Sketch Show), and Jackie Tohn (Nobody Wants This)." |
posted 1/8/2025 |
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France Hits the Hit List |
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Keshet International (KI) has completed a deal that will see 80 episodes of Tuesday’s Child Television’s compelling music quiz show The Hit List produced locally in France and broadcast on the country’s first youth channel, the free-to-air channel Gulli operated by Groupe M6, from today (Wednesday January 8, 2025). Originally created and produced by Tuesday’s Child for BBC One in the UK – where the seventh season is currently premiering in primetime on Saturday nights – The Hit List has the lively atmosphere of a dance party alongside the addictive entertainment of a fast-paced quiz. Studio 89’s 80×30’ French adaptation of Tuesday’s Child’s hit BBC One format sees co-hosts Élodie Gossuin and Issa Doumbia welcome new duos of players – friends, siblings, couples or colleagues – who try to dethrone the champions of Hit List. To win, they must correctly identify titles and artists of well-known songs from excerpts played in the studio. The winning duo progress to the final, where they have the chance to win a prize pool that increases day-by-day, and to defend their champion title. In another unique French format twist, Gulli’s Hit List welcomes a third host: Elvis, a virtual dancing yeti who gyrates across two giant screens to really get the party started! Hit List (France) will premiere in primetime at 9:05pm every Wednesday from January 8, 2025, on M6’s family-friendly channel Gulli PRIME. |
posted 1/8/2025 |
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Since its debut in 1975, Wheel of Fortune has become a cultural phenomenon, captivating audiences across generations. Created by Merv Griffin, Wheel of Fortune started as a daytime TV show but quickly spun its way into primetime fame. In September, Sony Pictures Television handed the keys to its game show “Wheel of Fortune” to Ryan Seacrest, broadcasting’s iron man. Nielsen data show “Wheel of Fortune” averaging 7.9 million viewers through Dec. 1, up 3% from a year ago during longtime host Pat Sajak’s final season. “Wheel” has more viewers than every network nonsports prime-time series, with the exception of CBS’ “60 Minutes” and “Tracker.” More than 58 million people have tuned into some portion of the program this season. More people watch “Wheel” and Sony’s companion show “Jeopardy!” in the 7 p.m. hour than any single streaming service, including Netflix. The bump in ratings for “Wheel” comes as traditional TV viewing continues to decline. The show gained viewers as the number of people watching TV overall fell 9% during the same period. Durability has been a hallmark of “Wheel,” which on Jan. 6 marked 50 years since it premiered on NBC’s daytime lineup. The game, where contestants guess the letters of a mystery word or phrase, has been part of the TV landscape ever since, surviving huge changes that have splintered the mass audience. But a major test for the popularity of any TV show is when the star is replaced. Sajak had hosted the syndicated version of “Wheel” since it launched in 1983 and became an evening ritual for millions of viewers. He decided to hang it up at the end of the 2023-24 season. “It was a pivotal moment for us,” said Suzanne Prete, president of game shows for Sony. “It’s personal to the viewers. Pat is like a family member to them.”. |
posted 1/8/2025 |
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Expanding From Television City in Hollywood |
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The Television City Project has gotten the all-clear to move forward. The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to appove a $1 billion expansion of the legendary studio lot. The final approval follows unanimous votes from the L.A. City Council Planning and Land Use Management Committee and L.A. City Planning Commission in late 2024. The Television City Project is expected to be completed prior to the 2028 Olympics. The final approval came despite appeals from nine groups opposed to the project over concerns it would harm the surrounding community. |
posted 1/8/2025 |
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Joe Manganiello has seen a lot in his 25 years in Hollywood, and even he seems stunned by what went down while filming the new season of Deal or No Deal Island. “Without sounding crazy, all of us who were in the jungle that night witnessed something other-worldly. There’s no other way to say it,” says the veteran actor, producer and filmmaker who is back as host for the hit NBC reality competition show. “What happened is impossible. It is just impossible, and I don’t know if it ever happens again. You’ll see what I mean [when it airs], but it is like an argument for something more out there than our humdrum everyday lives. I was on the field while it was playing out, and it was wild.” He adds, “I’m excited for everyone to see it and the buildup to it, because it’s the greatest moment in game show television history.” Tune-in teases don’t get much more effective than that, and Manganiello should know. The True Blood alum took the leap to become a reality television host (and executive producer of the new second season) for Deal or No Deal Island after being a big fan of the genre for years. That means, some of the faces that have shown up on the show — and will be seen on the second season — are familiar to Manganiello, like contestants Parvati Shallow, Survivor Australia’s David Genat and the one and only Dr. Will Kirby. The second season premieres with a two-hour episode at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, followed by a weekly release with episodes streaming next-day on Peacock. |
posted 1/7/2025 |
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Love is on the horizon as 25 remarkable women prepare to open their hearts to Grant Ellis as his journey begins when the 29th season of "The Bachelor" premieres MONDAY, JAN. 27 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC and next day on Hulu. The 25 women set to vie for Grant's heart are the following: |
posted 1/7/2025 |
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Run It Back... |
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While the last twelve months have been a particularly rough one for the majority of unscripted producers, Sharon Levy, who runs Endemol Shine North America isn’t one of them. In a sea of fewer greenlights, reduced orders and rising costs, the Banijay-owned company had a pretty solid 2024 (and first week of 2025) with big series on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition got a new lick of paint on the Disney-owned network last week; CBS scaled The Summit in the fall, Fox continued to cook up MasterChef and build Lego Masters and NBC took classic game show Deal or No Deal to a desert island. “I don’t want to sound braggy,” CEO Levy told Deadline. “I have an amazing team and what we were able to accomplish in 2024 was massive. We had a great year and I attribute that to first class creative. Now, are people handing out orders like it’s a fire sale at Neiman’s? No. But I still believe that if you have something that someone else feels is exceptional, they’re going to take a swing. The pressure is on us as producers to be pitching those types of ideas with the right creative, first and foremost, then it’s got to be about the right price and it’s got to be the right package.” It is also now looking to move into the talent competition space with Star Academy. Star Academy goes behind the scenes of the recording industry as a group of aspiring young artists receive training by an expert composer, stylist, media trainer, director and celebrity who all support the students on their quest for stardom. At the end of the week, the young contestants show off what they’ve learned in a live performance. A panel of judges and viewer voting determines who stays and who goes until one remains. The eventual winner is awarded a record deal and a passport to fame and stardom. “There is an appetite for music and the way we’re reimagining it is much more of an all access paid to how people discover music now. It’s not the three judges,” said Levy. “The beauty of Star Academy is you live with these people throughout the competition. While you have the big stage show, of course, you’re also having a myriad of cutthroat, soapy competitions behind the scenes. It’s as much a music competition as it is a social experiment. It just feels young.” |
posted 1/7/2025 |
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Inside "The Box" |
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Seefood TV’s entertainment reality show The Box, a paper format that launched at MIPCOM in Cannes last October, is rolling out on a pair of European countries ahead of its local launch on TV2 in Norway. RTL Nederlands and TV2 in Denmark have both commissioned local versions ahead of The Box‘s debut on TV2 on Thursday (January 9). The Danish version will launch later this year, no word on RTL’s plan yet. The show has steadily been building a head of steam, as Europe’s TV networks search for the next Traitors or Destination X. “We greatly appreciate the international interest in The Box,” said Aleksander Herresthal, creator and producer at Seefood TV, which is known for Norwegian show Kompani Lauritzen among others. “Discussions are ongoing with more than 20 territories considering the format, and we’ve already finalized deals in five additional countries, which will be announced at a later stage, as they are not yet official.” Over 10 episodes, the show sees 12 celebrity contestants placed in separate boxes. When the box opens, they immediately find themselves in the middle of a challenge and must work out what to do. Each ep ends with a pair of contestants engaging in a duel to stay in the game. “The Box is an entirely new and original reality format of high quality,” said TV2’s Program Director in Norway, Trygve Rønningen. Unusually for modern format dealmaking, the show has secured international remakes before launching locally. Generally, networks have avoided paper formats and focused on shows that have proven track records. “We are incredibly proud to have the opportunity to bring such a large and spectacular reality concept to life, especially one based on a paper format we’ve developed ourselves,” said Herresthal. “It’s rare to see this happen today, but Seefood TV and TV2 are showing that it’s possible when the concept is both strong and original.” |
posted 1/7/2025 |
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Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter who was one-third of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86, his representative confirmed to ABC News. Yarrow died of bladder cancer, according to the representative. The singer had been fighting the illness for several years, a journey he and his family had been documenting on Yarrow's official website. "So grateful for all the love and support of extended family, dearest friends and everyone who has been writing living tributes, sending prayers and singing the songs that bind us together with peace as the song in our hearts," Yarrow's daughter, Bethany, posted on the website four days ago, along with an undated photo of Yarrow in bed. "Peter is very weak physically, but his spirit is strong and his light is growing brighter every day. We won't let the light go out! We love you Peter!" Yarrow, along with Paul Stookey and Mary Travers, began performing as Peter, Paul and Mary in 1961, making their name by performing in New York City's nightclubs and coffeehouses. Their self-titled debut album, released a year later, topped the Billboard album chart and included the hit singles "Lemon Tree" and a cover of the Pete Seeger standard "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)." The group also appeared on a 1968 episode of "What's My Line?". Perhaps Yarrow's most enduring song with the trio was "Puff the Magic Dragon," which he wrote based on a poem by then-19-year-old author and filmmaker Lenny Lipton. Though the whimsical song was said at the time by some to be about marijuana use, Yarrow maintained it was an ode to leaving childhood behind as one becomes an adult. The 1964 single rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and in the years since has been covered innumerable times. It also inspired three animated television films, as well as a 2007 book by Yarrow and Lipton. The trio's biggest hit, however, was their 1969 recording of "Leaving on a Jet Plane," written by a then largely unknown John Denver. The single was Peter, Paul and Mary's only U.S. No. 1 hit, and their last top-40 song before they disbanded in 1970. Also in 1970, Yarrow pleaded guilty to taking "improper and immoral liberties" with a 14-year-old female fan the year before and was sentenced to one to three years in prison, of which he served three months. In 1981, he was pardoned by President Jimmy Carter just before he left office. Yarrow also co-wrote the 1976 Mary MacGregor No. 1 hit "Torn Between Two Lovers." Peter, Paul and Mary reformed in 1981 and continued to perform until Mary Travers' death in 2009 of complications from leukemia. Yarrow and Stookey continued to perform as solo artists afterward, with Yarrow frequently performing with his daughter, Bethany, and remaining active in the folk music scene until his illness made it difficult for him to continue. With Yarrow's death, only Paul Stookey remains of the trio. |
posted 1/7/2025 |
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Richard Cohen, an Emmy-winning journalist and the husband of former Today anchor & current "25 Words or Less" host Meredith Viera for 38 years, has died. He was 76. “Richard Cohen died on Christmas Eve, surrounded by his family and love,” Today co-host Hoda Kotb said Tuesday on the NBC program. He lived with multiple sclerosis for more than 50 years and died after a bout with pneumonia, according to The Hudson Independent, the first to report on his passing. He also survived two earlier battles with colon cancer. Born in New York City on Feb. 14, 1948, Cohen was first diagnosed with MS when he was 25, just as he began working with ABC News as an associate producer. “I don’t deny that I have the illness. I did for a while, and I think everybody does. But you come face to face with the symptoms soon enough. You’d be really out of touch with reality if you tried to play that game,” Cohen said in a 2007 interview with the Brain and Life publication. “Still, what I denied then and what I deny now is the inevitability, the certainty of possible outcomes. I know I deteriorate because it’s a progressive disease, but I’m not going to make assumptions about wheelchairs and not being able to go up steps and not being able to work — things like that,” Cohen added. As a journalist, Cohen became a senior producer at CBS News and later CNN. He also wrote books about living with MS and advocated for people faced with chronic illness. And he contributed to the “Health and Fitness” column at The New York Times. Vieira in an interview with Today with Cohen at her side recalled being told on their second date about his MS diagnosis. “I’ve always been of the school of thought that you could get hit by a bus the next day, any one of us could. It certainly wasn’t enough to scare me off,” she said. When leaving the Today program in 2011, Vieira cited a wish to spend more time with her family, including their sons, Benjamin and Gabriel, and daughter, Lily. “Time is one of those weird things. You can never get enough of it, and it just keeps ticking away. And I know that I want to spend more of mine with my husband, Richard, and my kids,” she said from the couch of the Today set. |
posted 1/7/2025 |
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The Vivienne, the inaugural winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, has died at the age of 32, publicist and manager Simon Jones confirmed on Instagram. “These are words I never ever wanted to write,” the statement read. “Viv was a close friend, a client and someone I loved very much. From the moment I met them in 2019 I knew we could create magic together and I became their manager. Their talent was immense and the light they brought to every room was astonishing. No one has ever made me laugh in my life as much as Viv did. Their comedic genius and quick wit was like no other.” “I’m so proud and lucky that Viv was such a big part of my life every day for the last 5 years,” Jones continued. “It’s tragic that their career was only just beginning. In musical theatre Viv had found a space and career they loved, excelled and thrived in. I am heartbroken and devastated at this news. RIP my wonderful friend. You left us way too soon.” Jones said in an additional family statement (below) that The Vivienne, née James Lee Williams, was “an incredibly loved, warm-hearted and amazing person.” No further details will be made available at this time and Williams’ family asks for privacy and time to mourn. The Vivienne rose to prominence in the drag scene in 2015, after being appointed the UK Drag Ambassador for the beloved reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race. She later competed in and won the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019, returning once more to the universe in RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 7 (the first all-winners installment) in 2022. The Vivienne was the first drag performer to compete on Dancing on Ice in 2023, appearing as a contestant on Season 15, in which she finished in third place. Last year, The Vivienne made her West End debut, reprising her role of the Wicked Witch of the West in a new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 2011 production of The Wizard of Oz at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. In a sprawling conversation with culture blog JaDar last year, The Vivienne delved into the personal significance of playing the role as a queer person who views the Emerald City as a metaphor for finding oneself, her experience with impostor syndrome and the “glamorous” update she gives to her portrayal of the famed Witch. “Never in my wildest dreams [did I imagine a career in theater],” the drag performer told the outlet. RuPaul posted on Instagram this LA morning: “With a broken heart, I join the entire Drag Race universe in mourning the loss of The Vivienne—an incredibly talented queen and a lovely human being.” RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage led tributes to Williams by calling the star “a beacon to so many.” She said the news was “heartbreaking,” adding: “My darling The Vivienne, we go back to when I started coming over here to the U.K…. You were always there, always laughing, always giving, always on point. Your laughter, your wit, your talent, your drag. I loved all of it but I loved your friendship most of all.” “It’s always something I wanted to do; I’m a big musical theatre geek anyway so any time I get to see a show on the West End, I’m there. You never knows the doors that are gonna be open. You always think, to be on the West End or something like that, you have to [have] years of training and everything else. But I kind-of did do years of training but it was just an unconventional way. You know, treading the boards for years, getting changes on bear barrels, and then doing big drag tours and touring the world, so that kind-of geared me up to it.” The Vivienne was well-established in the UK drag scene, maintained a presence on YouTube and presented at a couple of awards shows. In 2020, she was a narrator for BBC Three’s documentary Trump in Tweets, impersonating the president-elect. Williams was born in Wales in 1992 and adopted the drag name because of a love for wearing Vivienne Westwood clothing. They moved to Liverpool when they were 16 to pursue drag. |
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Heidi Klum is staging a comeback to Project Runway. Klum, who originally hosted the former Bravo show from 2004 to 2017, is returning to the unscripted series that’s now at Freeform. In October, the Disney network closed a deal with Spyglass Media Group to bring back the reality competition for a new 10-episode season in 2025. It will also stream on Disney+ and Hulu. Klum was the original host of Project Runway, with Tim Gunn starting as mentor on the program and ultimately getting a co-host billing. Klum and Gunn were nominated six times for best reality host Primetime Emmy and won in 2013. (Klum has three additional solo Emmy hosting noms.) Klum and Gunn both bid farewell to Project Runway after the 2017 season. Klum said in a statement at the time, “After 16 incredible seasons, I am saying ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to Project Runway, a show that I was honored to host and help create. I am incredibly proud of the show, and it will always have a special place in my heart. I am so appreciative of the dedicated fans, and most of all, I am grateful that we could shine a light on creativity and help launch so many talented designers’ careers.” Staying on for the Freeform incarnation of Project Runway are producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz from Alfred Street Industries. Just like it did for Lifetime 15 years ago, Project Runway is expected to raise Freeform’s profile in the unscripted space. The news of Klum’s return was first reported by People. |
posted 1/6/2025 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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THURSDAY: And We're Back In... |
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Fox is starting off the year strong, delivering a well-performing Thursday night lineup thanks to some new and returning comedies (and Gordon Ramsay). The celebrity chef kicked things off in the 8 p.m. hour with the return of Hell’s Kitchen Season 23, which delivered its most-watched telecast of the season with 1.8M viewers tuning in, according to live + same-day Nielsen data. That’s up about 200,000 viewers from the previous episode, which was the winter finale in December. That was followed up by the Season 3 premiere of Animal Control, which was up 8% versus the Season 2 finale to capture 1.3M viewers at 9 p.m. The debut of Fox’s latest comedy Going Dutch retained nearly 100% of its lead-in at 9:30 p.m., which is a big win for the network. The previous opener was 2M down on last night and demonstrates how much of a big draw The Traitors – which airs in multiple countries around the world including Peacock in the U.S. – has become for the BBC. |
posted 1/3/2025 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round |
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The Traitors UK Back in a Big Way |
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The Traitors UK smashed its record rating for an opening ep last night, luring in more than 5M viewers. The show peaked with 5.4M, close to its best ever performance which was the finale of last season. It was the most watched show of yesterday in the UK, beating off competition from the news and a Gavin & Stacey tribute. The number will likely shoot up over the coming days as more people watch on catch up. The previous opener was 2M down on last night and demonstrates how much of a big draw The Traitors – which airs in multiple countries around the world including Peacock in the U.S. – has become for the BBC. |
posted 1/2/2025 |
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Jeopardy! Volleys Onto Fire TV Stick |
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You can now play Jeopardy! on your Fire TV Stick. Volley, the developer of the Alexa version of the game show, launched a new edition for Amazon’s streaming device on Thursday. Unlike the voice assistant edition, this one lets you see the clues onscreen. Of course, you also get a familiar view of the 60-year-old show’s iconic game board. The game is only available through the developer’s new Volley Games app for Fire OS, which requires a $13 monthly subscription. Jeopardy! is exclusively voice-powered, apart from holding the voice button on the Alexa Voice Remote when you want to answer (in the form of a question, of course). Although the photo in the article hints that the game might support local multiplayer, the developer says the feature won’t be available at launch but “will be coming soon.” (However, it’s hard to imagine how that will work without buying extra remotes so everyone can buzz in.) For now, the only way to play with friends is to work as a team or take turns with the remote. Jeopardy! only works on the Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max. So, you’re out of luck if you have a Fire TV Cube or television with Fire TV baked in. However, Volley says it has plans to expand compatibility. |
posted 1/2/2025 |
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