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Marcello Hernández tried to inject the comedy rule of three into this week’s Thursday SNL promo, as he was joined by Ramy Youssef and Travis Scott. “A Latino guy, an Egyptian guy and a Black guy walk into a bar…” Hernandez started. He was immediately shut down by Youssef and a somber Scott. Hernandez acknowledged
The Gladiators reboot, which has proved a huge hit for the BBC, has been handed a second season. Ahead of this weekend’s final, the BBC said its first episode is now its biggest entertainment launch for nearly a decade and has almost reached 10M viewers after 28 days. The first series hosted by Bradley and
Kenan Thompson has talked about his time working with Dan Schneider at Nickelodeon for the first time since the release of the documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The veteran Saturday Night Live cast member worked on Schneider-produced shows All That and its spinoff series, Kenan & Kel, in the 1990s.
GroupM, the media buying arm of advertising giant WPP, is planning to double its annual investment in women’s sports and create a dedicated marketplace to facilitate deals. The initiative will begin in the 2024-25 upfront, with an initial roster of advertisers including Adidas, Ally, Coinbase, Discover, Google, Mars, Nationwide, Unilever and Universal Pictures. More brands
SPOILER ALERT! This story contains plot points about the season one finale of Extended Family on NBC. Extended Family — the sitcom from Mike O’Malley that originated as an off-cycle pilot — ended its first season Tuesday after 13 episodes. The series follows Jim (Jon Cryer) and Julia (Abigail Spencer), who, after an amicable divorce,
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Hawk long ago conquered the skateboarding world and next up on his list of tricks is animation. The legendary skateboard champion has teamed with Montreal’s Laughing Dragon Studios to develop Skatebirds, an animated TV series aimed at kids aged 6-11. The series, inspired by Hawk’s ‘Birdman’ nickname, will aim to “celebrate skateboarding’s playful
Disney has shared some audience data for X-Men ’97. The first two episodes of the Disney+ series launched on March 20. According to the company, it is now the most viewed full-length animated series premiere on the streamer since What If…? Season 1. The premiere episode alone has driven 4M views globally through its first 5
Netflix unveiled its anime line-up for the year at the AnimeJapan event in Tokyo, including feature film Ultraman: Rising and TV series Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance and Rising Impact. The streamer’s anime slate launch comes just a few days after announcing that it will release Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film The Boy and the Heron on
“British storytelling is at growing risk of being squeezed out in an extraordinarily competitive global media landscape,” the BBC Director General will warn in a landmark speech tomorrow that will set out how to “radically transform and renew” the 100-year-old corporation. Tim Davie plans to say “we are in danger of the UK’s world-class creative
Following Showtime‘s decision not to proceed with a new season of Uncoupled after Netflix‘s cancellation, the series’ cast is breaking their silence. Jai Rodriguez, who played Jonathan #2, took to social media to share his thoughts about the show getting canceled for good. “Welp, guess I’m not going to NYC in May to shoot,” Rodriguez
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is breaking her silence and revealing what caused her to skip attending the Celebrity Big Brother UK finale on Friday, March 22. All the housemates from Season 23 of CBBUK reunited to celebrate the show’s grand finale after 19 days in the house. However, notably missing was The Traitors US Season 2 star,
Having spent three years making buzzy Spanish series La Mesías, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo have admitted to a crisis of confidence before the show was released. The pair are huge stars in Spain and recognized at home and increasingly abroad. People are politely waiting for selfies when Deadline spoke to them at Series Mania,
EXCLUSIVE: Rockmond Dunbar has joined the recurring cast of Peacock‘s upcoming limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, starring and executive produced by Kevin Hart. This marks Dunbar’s first acting job since he was terminated from 9-1-1 in 2021 over not complying with the studio’s Covid vaccine mandate after his requests for a medical
With its second season now airing on Ireland’s RTÉ One, the creator and the producer behind Irish comedy-drama The Dry both sat down at Dublin’s Storyhouse festival to give attendees a masterclass in how they attempted to grab audiences in the first five minutes of Season One. The series, which is written by Nancy Harris and produced
This week’s 20 Questions on Deadline guest is Leo Woodall. Following his role as Tom Hollander’s pretend-nephew Jack in The White Lotus Season 2, Woodall landed a lead role in One Day, the Netflix series adaptation of David Nicholls’ novel of the same name. Woodall tells us how he learned he was auditioning while on
Happy Valley has won a trio of Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (BPG) a day after being nominated for six BAFTAs. The final season of Sally Wainwright’s BBC/AMC+ epic scooped the Best Drama, Best Writer and Best Actress awards. The Sarah Lancashire-starrer ended with a bang as Lancashire’s Catherine Cawood faced off with James Norton’s Tommy
Former Jeopardy! producer Mike Richards is finally talking about what went wrong for him in his ill-fated stint as host two years ago. Richards was announced as the full-time replacement for the late Alex Trebek in 2021. He lasted just one day before resigning after questions arose about his conduct. “We never discussed how to
Today #TheSimonettaLeinShow continues its highly anticipated 6th Season, as the show debuts another SLTV Spotlight segment, showcasing The Weather Co-op’s Founder and CEO, Erika Martin! The Weather Co-op is a global weather community, which Erika brings extensive experience and a background in Communications, Meteorology, and Sustainability to. She is recognized as a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, and remains
In the first expansion of the Disney Real-Time Ad Exchange, the media company is rolling out a more advanced offering for streaming advertisers featuring tech platforms run by Google and The Trade Desk. Dubbed DRAX Direct, the initiative aims to streamline the process of buying ads on Disney+ and Hulu for brands of any size.
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