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Marjoe Gortner, the celebrity child preacher who was the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary and an actor with roles in Earthquake, When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? and Falcon Crest, has died. He was 82. Gortner died Friday of complications from congestive heart failure, his family announced. With a contract at Universal Pictures, Gortner made his onscreen acting debut as the junkie Teddy Hopper in the 1973 Joseph Sargent-directed telefilm The Marcus-Nelson Murders, which served as the pilot for the CBS crime series Kojak, starring Telly Savalas. He had another featured role as Jody Joad, a grocery store manager turned National Guardsman, in the Mark Robson-directed disaster movie Earthquake (1974), and he played a psychopathic, hostage-taking Vietnam veteran in Milton Katselas’ When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? (1979). On the sixth season (1986-87) of the CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest, Gortner drew on his real-life experience to portray Vince Karlotti, a colorful polygamist and faux psychic medium over 17 episodes. Hugh Marjoe (a combination of Mary and Joseph) Ross Gortner was born on Jan. 14, 1944, in Long Beach, California. He spoke eloquently as a child, so his parents, Vernon, a Christian evangelical minister, and mother, Marge, had him ordained as a preacher at age 4, when he performed a marriage ceremony for a Paramount newsreel. Now a celebrity, the long-haired Gortner delivered gyrating, dramatic sermons at revival meetings across the U.S. as his family amassed a fortune estimated to be worth $3 million, but he said his father took off with the money shortly before Gortner turned 16. He rejoined the ministry as a way to earn a living and in 1971 granted a film crew access to him during his final revival tour. The resulting 1972 documentary, Marjoe, produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan, debuted at Cannes and won the Oscar for best feature documentary. (The poster called it “a real story millions of people refuse to believe.”) Marjoe Gortner in the 1972 documentary ‘Marjoe.’ In the film, Gortner — who said he studied Mick Jagger as a model for his routine — talks about how he and other evangelists manipulated regular folks during revivals, and he’s seen in his hotel room counting the money he had collected one day. In 1972, Gortner recorded an album, Bad, but Not Evil, which featured him singing Bob Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released” and “Lo and Behold!,” and with all this notoriety, he was signed to a contract at Universal. Gortner also starred with Lynda Carter in Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976), appeared in the daredevil biopic Viva Knievel! (1977) and toplined a low-budget space opera, Starcrash (1978). His résumé included appearances on Barnaby Jones, Medical Center, Police Story, Laugh-In, The A-Team, Fantasy Island, Airwolf and Hotel, and he played a preacher in Wild Bill (1995), one of his final roles. He also produced Circus of the Stars specials and celebrity sports invitationals that helped raise money for charity. In game shows, Gortner was one of two hosts for a pilot called "Betcha!" in 1988, an aborted version of the German hit "Wetten, dass...?". He also featured on episodes of "Tattletales" and "Break the Bank". Survivors include his fifth wife, Susan, whom he married in 2019. He was briefly married to American Graffiti actress Candy Clark — they starred together in When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? — in the late ’70s. |
posted 9/29/2026 |
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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison announced Friday that upon closing his company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery next week, the combined entity will be named Skydance. It’s a full-circle moment for a company that has undergone two major acquisitions within the last 18 months. “Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture,” Ellison wrote in social media post Friday. “By combining them, we aren’t rewriting history — we’re equipping these iconic studios with a more powerful engine. Together, we are Skydance: a creative-first home for bold, quality storytelling.” Ellison noted the new name allows the company to preserve Paramount and Warner Bros. as distinct studios. The merged company will trade under the new ticker “SKYD.” “We never wanted a new corporate identity to diminish, alter or overshadow either one,” he said. “Instead, we wanted a name that would give the combined company an identity of its own while allowing Paramount and Warner Bros. — and all our extraordinary brands — to remain in the spotlight.” The Paramount and Warner Bros. studios together are set to release 35 films next year, according to data from Rentrak. Additionally, Paramount+ and HBO Max are expected to merge their respective services. In August 2025, Ellison’s Skydance — the production company behind the Mission: Impossible movies and “Top Gun: Maverick” — closed its acquisition of Paramount. Weeks later, the CEO set his sights on Warner Bros. Discovery in a takeover effort that would ultimately spark a bidding war. In February, Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery struck an agreement worth roughly $110 billion on an enterprise basis. After settling a legal challenge brought by a group of state attorneys general, Paramount Skydance said this week the deal is expected to close on Tuesday. Upon closing, Ellison and outgoing Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz will serve as co-CEOs.
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posted 9/30/2026 |
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CBS announced during tonight's 90-minute live finale that BIG BROTHER will return for two more summers, renewing the series through Season 30, following a milestone 28th season that delivered 14.8 billion minutes watched, up +9% from last summer; averaged 5.1 million viewers in seven-day multiplatform viewing, up +8% year-over-year. The summer staple also ranked as the summer's most social program across all television, excluding sports; became the first primetime series ever to reach 1,000 original episodes; earned two Guinness World Records titles; and featured 52+ hours of original programming, the most in the franchise's 26-year history. “Big Brother” is ending its Season 28 run with an average multiplatform audience of 5.1 million in live+7 viewers, up 8% from last summer. According to CBS, that’s 46% higher than summer rival “Love Island USA” Season 8 on Peacock (3.5 million). According to the Eye network, viewership of “Big Brother” Season 28 full episodes and live feeds on CBS, Paramount+ and Pluto TV has consisted of 14.8 billion minutes, up 9% (13.6 billion) from last summer. The network also said “Big Brother,” which hit its landmark 1000th episode this season, also scored its most-streamed full-episode summer viewership ever on Paramount+. And its first five Sunday episodes saw consecutive week-to-week gains, CBS reported. As part of its celebration of hitting 1,000 original episodes — the most ever for a primetime series — “Big Brother” was presented two Guinness World Records titles: “Most Episodes of a Primetime TV Series” and “Most Episodes of a Competitive Reality TV Series.” This year, between “Big Brother” and “Big Brother: Unlocked,” the series produced more than 52 hours of programming, the most original hours in franchise history. CBS also said that this year’s “Big Brother” generated more than 25 million social interactions, the most of any broadcast program outside of sports. According to the network, engagement was up 116% (10.1 million vs. 4.7 million last season), viewers were up 162% (257 million vs. 98 million last season) and new followers were up 118% (179,000 vs. 82,000 last season).
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posted 9/30/2026 |
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Celebrity Traitors UK Breaks Records |
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The BBC’s Celebrity Traitors launch has become one of the most highly-anticipated of the year and a colossal 8.9 million viewers tuned in last night. They watched an opener of high high drama, and a little bit of eccentric comedy. Per the just-released overnight figures, last night’s 75-minute opener was watched by 8.9 million, peaking just over 9 million. This is comfortably a record for the opening episode of The Traitors in the UK across both celebrity and civilian versions. The number will inevitably grow once people who missed last night’s ep catch up. Last year’s Celebrity Traitors Season 1 kicked off with 3 million fewer viewers and the opener of the civilian Traitors from earlier this year was similarly far behind. Last night’s ep was watched by more than half of the overall number of people tuning in to TV at the time, an enormous share of nearly 55%. It became the second most-watched episode of TV this year, excluding sport, behind only the final episode of the civilian Traitors from January. It was followed by companion show Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked, which drew in 3 million viewers. Celebrity Traitors is into its second season and will air every Thursday and Friday night at 8 p.m. GMT (12 p.m. PT) for the coming month. Cast this season includes Jerry Hall, Richard E. Grant, Myha’la, Bella Ramsey and Maya Jama. There is also Joe Lycett, Miranda Hart, Romesh Ranganathan, Amol Rajan, Professor Hannah Fry, James Blunt, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Michael Sheen, Ross Kemp, Sharon Rooney, Joanne McNally, King Kenny, Rob Beckett, and Sebastian Croft. The show is now arguably the BBC’s biggest entertainment juggernaut and anticipation was huge for last night’s opener. Trails have been shown during all BBC primetime shows for a while now. The fifth season of the civilian Traitors will kick off early next year. In the U.S., Peacock continues to air a successful version hosted by Scottish presenter Alan Cumming. |
posted 10/1/2026 |
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Alison Hammond Recovering After Heart Scare |
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Alison Hammond has revealed that she went to hospital to have tests done on her heart after suffering a health scare midway through presenting This Morning on ITV. The Great British Baking Show co-host posted an Instagram Story from her hospital bed on Friday, in which she told fans that she was “fine” but was having “my old ticker checked out.” Hammond said she may have suffered a palpitation or panic attack while she was live on television, meaning she had to leave the This Morning studio. “I know you’re all worried about me,” she said. “Honestly, I am fine, first of all. I’m getting my old ticker checked out. I had a little bit of a palpitation, and now I’m getting it all checked out. But I think I’m okay. I’m hoping it was just a little panic attack or something like that. I love you all. “I’m so sorry I left you. I would never normally do that. I would never leave a TV show, but so you know, I wasn’t very well. But hopefully I’m going to be all right. The doctors are so lovely, and they’re checking me out, and hopefully everything’s going to be fine.” Hammond and This Morning co-host Dermot O’Leary were presenting a segment about pets when the incident happened. Hammond left the studio, with O’Leary telling viewers after an ad break: “Welcome back to This Morning, Alison is feeling a little unwell, so she’s just had to duck out. Hopefully she’ll be back.” Alison Hammond joined the This Morning team in 2003 after originally rising to fame on Big Brother in 2002. She has gone on to become one of the UK’s most beloved TV stars, hosting Bake Off with Noel Fielding since 2023. Hammond is also known for her viral interviews, including her 2017 sit-down with Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford for Blade Runner 2049. Signing off her Instagram message to fans on Friday, she said: “Look, I’m rocking it. Look how good I look. Still got my makeup on from This Morning. Lush. Love you, babs.” |
posted 10/1/2026 |
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It's His Game, His Island, His Rules |
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Netflix unveils its new competitive reality show, Plex: Última Partida. On a remote island, a group of players will compete for victory in a reality competition and strategy show governed by Plex's rules. Netflix has announced the start of production on Plex: Última partida, a competitive strategy reality show in which a group of renowned players arrive on a remote island at Plex's invitation, where they will compete for victory and a substantial cash prize. Plex, one of the most prominent content creators today, joins Netflix as the game master of Plex: Última partida, a collaboration in which he will set the rules and determine the players' fate. Produced by Fremantle, Plex: Última partida will be filmed across several islands in the Dominican Republic and will arrive on Netflix soon. |
posted 10/1/2026 |
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CBS announces details on the upcoming Halloween specials for its two games, Let's Make a Deal and The Price Is Right. LET'S MAKE A DEAL gets into the Halloween spirit with a frightful forest filled with spooky games, creepy surprises and plenty of tricks and treats! Traders brave a haunted spin for a brand-new luxury vehicle, while eerie lanterns conceal a dream trip to Venice, Italy, complete with a haunted gondola ride! Host Wayne Brady conjures up the spirit of announcer Jonathan Mangum to unleash some ghostly tales filled with mysterious prize clues, and Traders try to unwrap a $10,000 treat without getting tricked by the dreaded Zonk. And the Halloween haunts don't stop there, with even more frightfully fun trips up for grabs, including a visit to Alcatraz in San Francisco and spine-tingling vampire tour in New Orleans! LET'S MAKE A DEAL airs Friday, Oct. 30 (check your local listings for time) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live on Paramount+ (Premium) and next day. THE PRICE IS RIGHT embarks on an epic Halloween adventure with a spellbinding Dungeons & Dragons-themed episode. Host Drew Carey transforms into "The Wizard," announcer George Gray takes flight as "The Dragon" and models James O'Halloran and Alexis Gaube join the quest as "The Warrior" and "Ranger Elf." Contestants enter an enchanted realm where magic, monsters and mystery await, battling through fan-favorite games Lucky $even, Cliffhangers and The Lion's Share in pursuit of magical prizes, legendary loot and mountains of treasure. With cash, luxury cars and exotic trips up for grabs, every contestant must summon their courage, dodge the tricks and survive the ultimate Halloween quest for riches! THE PRICE IS RIGHT airs Friday, Oct. 30 (11:00 AM-12:00 PM, ET/10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live on Paramount+ (Premium) and next day. |
posted 10/1/2026 |
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Civilian sports fans now can apply to play the latest version of Jeopardy! after it was revealed that ESPN Jeopardy! is returning for a second season. Disney+ and Hulu premiered the first season of the show in July with stars such as Jon Hamm, Hannah Storm, Manti Te’o and Adam Pally. It now will return with everyday sports fans facing off against one another to win a $300,000 prize. In the first season, celebrities and ESPN talent competed in the tournament-style event for a $500,000 prize for the charity of their choice. Joe Buck, who hosts the show, announced the renewal on Monday Night Football as the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to take on the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. The series, which also is available to watch on the ESPN app, is the latest spinoff of the classic game show. It comes after Sports Jeopardy!, which ran for three seasons and over 100 episodes on Crackle; Rock & Roll Jeopardy!, which ran for four seasons on VH1; JEP!, a kid-centric version for Game Show Network; and, more recently, Celebrity Jeopardy! and Pop Culture Jeopardy!, which is hosted by Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost and moved from Amazon to Netflix for its second season, which debuted in May. There was also a recent YouTube digital edition. ESPN Jeopardy! is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Michael Davies, who exec produces the main Jeopardy!, serves as executive producer. It is shot on the Alex Trebek Stage, the official name of Stage 10 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. |
posted 10/1/2026 |
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Fox News Media is rejecting Warner Bros’ claim that the upcoming Fox Nation reality series Chris Harrison‘s The Vow infringes on its copyright and trademarks to The Bachelor. The new dating series, set to debut in November, is hosted by Harrison, who hosted The Bachelor from 2002-2021. In a cease-and-desist letter, Ahassim Rashid, VP and intellectual property counsel for Warner Bros Entertainment, owner of The Bachelor, claimed that the teaser for The Vow contained unauthorized uses of the studio’s IP. The attorney cited images of red rose petals “falling in the background with text in the foreground,” and noted that WB had licensed that motif to third parties for separate advertisements and promotion. The attorney also objected to the use of the words “The Bachelor” in the teaser, followed by the image of a man in a tux holding a rose. Also cited was the image of a “mansion in the background meant to evoke the iconic ‘Bachelor Mansion.'” Rashid wrote that the teaser “represents a plain attempt to capitalize on and ‘ride on the coattails'” of The Bachelor. In reply, Fox News Media‘s executive VP and general counsel Katherine Moran Meeks contended that Warner Bros’ attorneys “wrongly assume that Warner Bros. holds any intellectual property rights whatsoever in a falling roses motif or in the words ‘The Bachelor’ when used colloquially to describe a single man.” In the Warner Bros letter, its attorney wrote that they have “no objection” to Fox and Lionsgate “releasing a dating show hosted by Chris Harrison in and of itself.” But Moran Meeks also claimed that Warner Bros was targeting Harrison in “this malicious and vindictive manner.” Fox News Media argued that the use of the falling rose petals are scènes à faire, or “stock elements long associated with the romance genre that have featured in films from American Beauty to Moulin Rouge to Beauty and the Beast. The network also contended that the use of the words “The Bachelor” is protected speech. “Even assuming this fleeting use of ‘The Bachelor’ is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to your show, that kind of ‘word-play, ambiguity, irony and allusion’ receives full protection of the First Amendment and cannot support a claim for trademark infringement,” Moran Meeks wrote. Warner Bros. has yet to comment further. |
posted 10/1/2026 |
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New "Battle" for New Networks... |
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Roku today announced, "Battle of the Streaming Stars," a new competition series from Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions, with Terry Crews set to host and executive produce. Roku has ordered two specials, the first launching on October 23 and the second in early 2027 exclusively on The Roku Channel. Nearly five decades after IMG's "Battle of the Network Stars" first brought television's biggest personalities together for an unforgettable clash of networks, "Battle of the Streaming Stars" brings the format into the streaming era. Comedians, actors, reality stars, and creators from audiences' favorite shows will trade the couch for the field, going head-to-head in larger-than-life challenges inspired by the shows and movies people love. In each hour-long special, three teams of four battle it out through several rounds in pursuit of a single prize: the Golden Roku Remote. Kay Adams will join the competition from the sidelines, bringing her sports expertise and on-camera energy to the action while capturing the strategy and smack talk. Yvette Nicole Brown will serve as the competition's referee, keeping the stars - and their rivalries - in check. Competitors in the first-ever "Battle of the Streaming Stars" will be announced in the coming weeks. "'Battle of the Network Stars' was an iconic celebration of television, bringing together the personalities audiences loved," said Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Roku Originals, Roku Media. "With 'Battle of the Streaming Stars,' we're taking that spirit and reinventing it for how audiences stream entertainment today. Together with Peyton Manning and Omaha Productions, Terry Crews, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Kay Adams, we're bringing some of streaming's most entertaining personalities off the screen and onto the field for a competition that's big, funny, unexpected, and uniquely Roku." "Battle of the Network Stars' was must-watch TV in the 80s. We're excited to team up with Roku to bring that same concept back for the streaming era," said Peyton Manning, Co-Founder, Omaha Productions. "Terry, Yvette, and Kay are great, and you won't want to miss the stars battling it out for the Golden Remote." "'In the same spirit as the original series, anything can happen in "'Battle of the Streaming Stars". Some of the funniest, most competitive people in entertainment finally get to prove who's the best athlete in the room, and trust me, egos are going to get tested," said Terry Crews. "Coming together with Yvette, Kay, and the teams at Roku and Omaha Productions to create this show has been incredible, and I can't wait for people to see who takes home that Golden Remote." "Battle of the Streaming Stars" is produced by Omaha Productions with Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Colin Campbell, and Dan Gati executive producing. The project is overseen by Sean Boyle and Louisa L. Friedman on behalf of Roku Originals. Keith Geller serves as the showrunner. |
posted 10/1/2026 |
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Dori Media Group Sends Two to Mipcom |
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Dori Media Group is taking its biggest-ever unscripted slate to Mipcom, with new game shows, dating formats and documentary series joining its international catalogue. Its 2026 slate includes quiz formats The Hive and You Should Know, documentary series My Hottest Years and Seekers, dating format New Love and documentary film Tropical Paradise. The Hive, from United Studios Productions and Israel’s Kan 11, is a studio quiz format combining general knowledge with strategy, with contestants able to block opponents and take risks to change the outcome. You Should Know, from Shenhar Productions, puts contestants’ social media histories to the test, using photos and experiences from their own feeds as the basis for questions. |
posted 10/1/2026 |
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Dame Esther Rantzen, the BAFTA-winning presenter of shows including That’s Life!, died September 30. She was 86. In a statement issued to the Press Association, her children Miriam Wilcox, Rebecca Wilcox and Joshua Wilcox confirmed the passing of their “adored mother.” Rantzen was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 and went on to become a prominent campaigner for legalizing assisted dying in the UK. Lawmakers voted against proposed legislation earlier this month. In a storied small-screen career, Rantzen hosted consumer affairs show That’s Life! for more than two decades. Anthony Hopkins film One Life immortalized a famous episode of the BBC series in which the show reunited humanitarian Nicholas Winton with Jewish children he rescued from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Samantha Spiro played Rantzen in the film. In 1988, Rantzen won BAFTA’s Richard Dimbleby Award for factual programming. She also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Chase, Celebrity Eggheads, and Pointless Celebrities. She was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2014. Here is the statement from Rantzen’s children: Our adored mother, Dame Esther Rantzen, died today. Her legacy of compassion and understanding will live on in her charities Childline and the Silverline, and through those of us who were lucky enough to love and be loved by her. We are grateful she is finally at rest with her beloved husband, Desmond Wilcox, but we will miss her immeasurably. She was our sunshine. We will always remember her endless capacity for joy, her ability to comfort every heartache, her beautiful way with words and her expert guidance in all things. She was the most wonderful mother to us three children and a cherished grandmother to her five treasured grandchildren. We have been so lucky for so long, no matter how much time we had with Mum it could be never be enough, but we are so grateful for our lives together. Mum’s work with charities and campaigning, particularly for children, older people, and the terminally ill, meant the world to her so thank you to everyone who has written to her, shared their stories with her over the years and worked alongside her. We hope the humour, ingenuity and audacity she brought to her work may continue to inspire you as it will do us. We kindly ask that we are given privacy and time to grieve. |
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Celebrated writer and cabaret performer Paulien Cornelisse, known for her popular books about the Dutch language, died on Wednesday of cancer. The 50-year-old was a jury chair on the popular TV quiz show De Slimste Mens as well as authoring a number of books, including Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding or Language is really my thing. She announced in 2024 that she had been diagnosed with cancer. During an appearance on De Slimste Mens last month she wore a blue beanie to cover her head after losing her hair to chemotherapy. Broadcaster KRO-NCRV announced on Wednesday that the evening’s episode of quiz show De Slimste Mens would be cancelled. “I am incredibly sad. Paulien was sweet, funny, and also – between treatments – greatly energetic,” her co-host Herman van der Zandt said in a statement. Cornelisse began her career as a cabaret performer. In 2008, Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding was published and became a bestseller, with over 700,000 copies sold. She later wrote absurdist novels about a guinea pig working in an office, starting with De verwarde cavia (The Confused Guinea Pig), which was also a bestseller. The follow-up, De verwarde cavia – Terug op kantoor (The Confused Guinea Pig – Back at the Office), won the NS Public Prize last year. She wrote a weekly column about language for the NRC for 10 years, and had been a front-page columnist for the Volkskrant since 2018. Volkskrant editor-in-chief Pieter Klok said her death was “a loss for the whole of the Netherlands.” Cornelisse was born and raised in Amsterdam. The city’s mayor Femke Halsema wrote in a post on social media that she was someone “who loved the small, the everyday, the absurd, and the theatre.” “Sadly, that stage was no longer granted to her,” Halsema said. |
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CBS today announced orders for three unscripted shows: an updated edition of UNDERCOVER BOSS hosted by Drew Carey and two new series: STACKS OF CASH, hosted by Mike O'Malley, and 24 HOUR MILLIONARE (working title) from the executive producers of BIG BROTHER. Targeted seasons, premiere dates and additional details will be announced at a later date. "These orders reflect our commitment to building a deep year-round unscripted slate with formats that are ambitious, entertaining and distinctly CBS," said Mitch Graham, executive vice president of alternative series at CBS. "We couldn't think of a better time to bring back a re-imagined version of BOSS, with Drew Carey serving as our host through undercover journeys that tap into the heart and authenticity of hard-working employees that audiences have always loved seeing. Our new series STACKS OF CASH delivers another fun, appealing family game show and 24 HOUR MILLIONAIRE gives us an exciting new format that feels incredibly groundbreaking in the competition space." UNDERCOVER BOSS: The Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 12th season with fan-favorite television personality Drew Carey joining as host and a refreshed take on a beloved format for today's audience. Corporate leaders go undercover within their own organizations to gain firsthand insight into their workforce and operations. UNDERCOVER BOSS is produced by Studio Lambert. Stephen Lambert, Jack Burgess, Abigail McCarthy, Niall O'Driscoll and Tim Harcourt are executive producers. STACKS OF CASH: An edge-of-your-seat game show hosted by Emmy Award-nominated actor Mike O'Malley, where six contestants face off in a quiz-driven battle with towering stakes. Players answer questions to earn uniquely shaped blocks, then stack their way toward a gold line. One wrong move can send everything crashing down. STACKS OF CASH is based on a format developed by Eureka Studios Group Pty Ltd and Seven Network Limited. Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Rikkie Proost, Sonya Wilkes, David Tibballs, Ves D'Elia and Ed Egan are executive producers. 24 HOUR MILLIONAIRE (Working Title): From the executive producers of BIG BROTHER, 24 HOUR MILLIONAIRE is an epic series that assembles the most skilled game players and puts them to the ultimate test: 24 nonstop hours of social strategy and physical competitions where one player is guaranteed to walk away with a $1 million prize. Only the best of the best will be invited, and they will be challenged to play an entirely new game where literally every second counts. In this ticking time bomb of strategy and gameplay, they will face off in groundbreaking series where thinking fast is essential; assessing threats is critical and performing under pressure is crucial. With no breaks and no rest, the pressure builds as the clock ticks down over an intense 24 hours, pushing even the most accomplished competitors to their limits. 24 HOUR MILLIONAIRE is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan serving as executive producers. |
posted 9/30/2026 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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Building momentum in week three, "Dancing with the Stars" scored 7.12 million Total Viewers on this week's "Yacht Rock Night," cruising to a multiyear high with the show's best non-season finale episode in six years - since the Season 29 premiere (9/14/20). "Dancing with the Stars" rose over its prior Tuesday average by +11% (7.12 million vs. 6.44 million) on a competitive night up against the MLB Wild Card Game on NBC (New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox) - standing as the top entertainment program of the night. At 10 p.m., "R.J. Decker" hit a season high in early Live+Same Day Panel Only numbers with 3.20 million Total Viewers, rising +20% over the show's current season average in the first two weeks (vs. 2.63 million). "Dancing with the Stars" is produced by BBC Studios. On next week's "Dancing with the Stars" (Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. on ABC and Disney+, streaming next day on Hulu), the ballroom turns up the star power as the 12 remaining couples take on "Mariah Carey Night," with the celebrities and their pro partners dancing to the iconic songs from the legendary singer-songwriter.
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LOL Returns to Philippines |
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Prime Video welcomes the return of LOL: Last One Laughing Philippines for its highly anticipated second season, premiering on October 30, 2026. Following the success of its first season, the Philippine edition is back with Vice Ganda as host and an all-new lineup of 10 comedians bringing together different generations, backgrounds, and styles of Filipino comedy. This season brings together established and emerging comedic talents from live performance, stand-up, television, and digital content, including Long Mejia, Epy Quizon, Candy Pangilinan, Ethel Booba, Pooh, Donna Cariaga, Chariz Solomon, Esnyr, James Caraan and Charuth. With comedy veterans sharing the room with a new generation of crowd favorites, Season 2 sets up an unpredictable clash of personalities and comedic styles, with each contestant determined to make everyone else laugh without cracking themselves. Returning to the show's hilarious premise, all 10 comedians will be locked in together for six hours, where they must deploy every trick in their comedy arsenal to make their fellow contestants laugh while maintaining a straight face. Viewers can look forward to outrageous antics, spontaneous performances, unexpected interactions, and memorable comedy moments as the contestants test each other's limits. With different generations of Filipino comedy going head-to-head under one roof, even the strongest poker faces will be put to the test and one laugh could send a contestant home. As the competition heats up, the comedians will have to balance two very different challenges: finding new ways to make their opponents break while doing everything they can not to break themselves. Every reaction counts, every laugh could change the game, and the contestants will battle it out to be among the last standing and take home the win. Season 2 also marks the return of one of the original showrunners, Randolph Longjas, with the series coming from Amazon MGM Studios in association with UXS Inc. (Unitel/StraightShooters). LOL: Last One Laughing Philippines Season 2 premieres exclusively on Prime Video in the Philippines and in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on October 30, 2026. |
posted 9/30/2026 |
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Telemundo has unveiled the full cast of Juego de Villanos Season 1, the House of Villains adaptation set to premiere on Tuesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. ET. The second round of villains completing the cast includes Sergio Mayer, Aleska Génesis, Lis Vega, Sandra Itzel, Alex Caniggia, Julia Argüelles, Álex Ghita, Salvador Zerboni, and The Traitors star “Yam Yam” Arocho. They joined previously confirmed villains Yina Calderón, Nahomi Mejía, Plutarco Haza, Luca Onestini, Arleth Terán, David Ponce, Awilda Herrera, Miguelito, and La Casa de los Famosos Season 1 winner Alicia Machado. Hosted by Facundo, Juego de Villanos brings together 18 personalities, all willing to do whatever it takes to make it to the end. In each episode, contestants will have to demonstrate their ability to manipulate, negotiate and outplay their rivals through intense challenges and eliminations designed to test their strategy and gameplay skills. Throughout the season, alliances can shift at any moment, rivalries will intensify and every move will have consequences. Only one will outlast the competition to be crowned Emperador Villano and take home the $200,000 cash prize. Juego de Villanos is produced by Banijay Colombia for Telemundo and is based on NBCUniversal Formats’ House of Villains, under the supervision of Adrián Santucho, Senior Vice President of Unscripted Content, alongside Pancho Calvo, Vice President of Unscripted Content, with Juan Pablo Ybarra serving as executive producer. For Banijay Colombia, Harold Sánchez is the executive producer and Hernán Huñis serves as showrunner. |
posted 9/30/2026 |
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A Game Show... from KFC? |
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KFC’s latest twist on the fast food campaign concept is “Don’t Crack,” a game show special featuring the franchise’s fans, launched in the UK on Wednesday (Sept. 30). The 30-minute episode shows contestants competing in a series of challenges to prove their devotion to KFC’s fried chicken. The 30 contestants are not hired actors, but respondents to a TV and social campaign that posed the question, “How Much Do You Believe in Chicken?” More than 50,000 people applied to be on the show, according to a press release. “We haven’t rented someone else’s audience for this. We’ve put our chicken-obsessive fans on screen, and we’ve given it over 30 minutes rather than ninety seconds, because long-form is what it takes before you genuinely care who wins,” said Monica Silic, chief marketing officer at KFC UK and Ireland, in a release. |
posted 9/30/2026 |
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"Love Is Blind".... from Boston |
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These Boston singles don't do small talk. Meet the Love is Blind S11: Boston pod squad ahead of the season premiere on October 14th - only on Netflix! Singles who want to be loved for who they are have signed up for a less conventional approach to modern dating, and will choose someone to marry without ever meeting them. Over several weeks, the newly engaged couples will move in together, plan their wedding, and find out if their physical connection matches their strong emotional bond developed in the pods. When their wedding day arrives, will real-world realities and external factors push them apart, or will they marry the person they fell blindly in love with? Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, this addictive 12-episode social experiment will uncover whether looks, race, or age do matter - or if love really is blind. Boston's never seen this much tea. Meet the Love is Blind S11: Boston pod squad ahead of the season premiere on October 14th - only on Netflix! Starting October 14, new episodes of Love Is Blind will roll out each Wednesday across 12 episodes, as these singles embark on their journey of romance and self-discovery: |
posted 9/30/2026 |
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Willy Wonka has delivered for Netflix. The streamer has landed a bona fide reality ratings hit with Wonka’s The Golden Ticket after the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-themed competition series debuted at number two on its English-language TV chart. The series scored 4.6M views in its opening week, becoming one of Netflix’s biggest unscripted launches in recent years This is in line with the latest season of Love Is Blind – season ten set in Ohio – which also scored 4.6M in its opening week. The Kinetic Content show is considered one of Netflix’s biggest unscripted hits (its premiere came before Netflix changed the way it calculates viewers). The numbers bode well for a renewal of the Eureka-produced show. Age of Attraction, Velvet Hammer’s dating reality series that launched earlier this year, premiered with 3.8M viewers in its first week and was handed a quick renewal, although admittedly The Golden Ticket is a more expensive show to produce. Shot in Australia, the series sees 12 lucky golden ticket winners entering the Chocolate Factory to compete for a sweet prize: a lifetime supply of money. As the winners and their partners step through the factory gates, they face a series of series of challenges. There are games, tests and temptations designed to test the competitors physically, mentally, and morally before one walks away with the prize. |
posted 9/29/2026 |
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Dennis Haskins, best known for playing Mr. Belding in Saved by the Bell, has died. He was 75. His agent Jay Schachter confirmed the news in a statement, saying “It’s a tragic loss. Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis, loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely LOVED his fans. “He always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client and dear friend for over 20 years, and I will miss him terribly. I’m heartbroken,” he continued. Haskins cause of death was not disclosed. He first played Principal Richard Belding in the Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, opposite Hayley Mills in 1989. After one season, the show was retooled as Saved by the Bell on NBC, where he reprised his role through its four-season run. Haskins returned as Mr. Belding for Saved by the Bell: The New Class in 1993 and played the role for seven more seasons, until the show’s finale in 2000. Other acting credits for Haskins included Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, Malibu, CA, The Practice, The West Wing, The Rerun Show, The Stoneman, 7th Heaven, Going Down, Red Water, Tangy Guacamole, An Ordinary Killer, JAG, Dead End Road, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Men of a Certain Age, The Bold and the Beautiful, Victorious, Mad Men, Emerald Acres, How I Met Your Mother, Destroy the Alpha Gammas, New Girl, Hot in Cleveland, This Isn’t Working, Bill Nye Saves the World, Abstruse, Enigma, A Bennett Song Holiday and many others. In game shows, he was in the audience of "Dancing with the Stars" and on the panel of "Figure It Out". “[I’m] heartbroken to hear about my old friend Dennis Haskins,” actor Mario Lopez, who played the jock, A.C. Slater, wrote on social media. “He played the principal, but Dennis was the biggest kid on the SBTB set. If you knew him, you loved him — and if there was karaoke, you knew Dennis was getting on that mic! I’m grateful for the laughs, the memories, and the friendship we shared all these years. Rest easy, my friend. You’ll always be part of our Bayside family. ❤" Tiffani Thiessen, who played cheerleader Kelly Kapowski on the show, remembered him on Instagram. “Dennis Haskins was a steady presence in my teenage years, the kind of figure who kept us in line while making sure we knew he was in our corner,” she wrote. “I will always remember his kindness and be grateful for the memories we as a cast got to share with him.” And Lark Voorhies, the show’s wealthy Lisa Turtle, similarly praised Haskins’ kindness. “Knowing Dennis Haskins for almost 40 years has been one of the truest blessings of my life, which makes losing him hurt so deeply,” she wrote on Instagram. “We shared so much history together from our earliest days, and through it all, he remained a fabulous person, a loyal friend, and someone with such a kind, gentle heart. I am truly heartbroken by his passing and will miss his warmth and laughter more than words can say.” Shortly after news of Dennis Haskins' death broke, the actor was remembered online by Dimples, a famous Los Angeles karaoke bar he was known to frequent over the years. "Dennis was a staple at Dimples," reads the Instagram post. "A lot of people thought he owned it, but he didn't. He just loved the place and its people. He enjoyed singing for people, meeting them, and taking selfies with his fans. Dimples closed down about 11 years ago, and people still associate him with his beloved 'second home.' He was known to most as Mr. Belding from 'Saved by the Bell,' but to us, he was much more than that." The post continued: "About eight years ago, he became ill. He had been silent about his fight with Parkinson's, among other health concerns, because he did not want the attention. He did not want to have to tell people. He would say, 'What do I even say?' So I respected his wishes and stayed quiet, and I helped him through his journey into the next chapter of his life. Late last night, that journey ended for him. He is now at peace and is probably entertaining the people in the sky." "What a cool and amazing life he had," the post concluded. "Rest in peace, Dennis. You were very much loved and will never be forgotten." He is survived by a son, named Dustin.
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SURVIVOR revealed today in a YouTube livestream the 21 new castaways who will compete against each other when the Emmy(R) Award-winning series premieres its 51st edition, kicking off the series' new "Open Era" with a special two-hour episode, Wednesday, Sept. 23 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. The groundbreaking reality series, which shifts to 90-minute weekly episodes beginning Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 8:00 PM, returns with an all-new expanded class of dynamic and determined competitors. The 51st season marks the first of SURVIVOR's "Open Era," in which every twist, every idol, every advantage in the series' history may come into play in any order and without warning. Twenty-six years after it first premiered, SURVIVOR continues to prove both the ultimate test of physical and mental will as well as the adventure of a lifetime. Castaways stranded on the beaches of Fiji are tasked with forming a new society, adapting to their surroundings and navigating an unpredictable social game to ensure their torch stays lit. SURVIVOR, currently nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Reality Competition Program, is hosted by five-time Emmy winner Jeff Probst. The following 21 new Castaways, including a professional wrestler, sociology professor, medical student, baseball executive and farmer, are set to embark on the adventure of a lifetime on SURVIVOR 51, where they will test their endurance, strategy and willpower in pursuit of the title of Sole Survivor and the $1 million grand prize. - Aaliyah Puglia (24; Gloucester City, NJ; chef) |
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