Wordle, the addictive digital puzzle game offered daily by the New York Times, could soon be coming to television. NBC has ordered a pilot based on Wordle, according to people familiar with the project who were not authorized to comment publicly. "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, an obsessive player of the game herself, serves as the emcee in the TV version. The test program will be used to ...
LOS ANGELES — “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin and her designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have separated. The Times confirmed Thursday that the longtime couple “are living apart” but “no legal proceedings are underway,” according to Loughlin’s representative. The news that Loughlin and Giannulli are taking a break from their marriage was first reported by People. Loughlin and Giannulli have ...
Two of the major events of the fall are already underway: awards season and spooky season. Major Oscar players are already in theaters, and with October upon us, everything Halloween, horror and pumpkin spice are ready to go. But before you plow full steam ahead, here are a few streaming suggestions of hidden gems not to miss in the crush of everything autumn.
Jimmy Kimmel is back, and in his first public words since ABC benched him, he ardently defended free speech, growing emotional throughout the opening monologue of his late-night show.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s 10th feature film, “One Battle After Another,” hits theaters this week, some 29 years after his debut with “Hard Eight” in 1996. Each of his films could be considered a masterpiece to varying degrees, delving into the human condition, the history of this country and even the nature of creative practice via tales that span the breadth of the 20th century, and now with his ...
Jimmy Kimmel is coming back. ABC said on Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return to its airwaves on Tuesday, ending an impasse that began last week.
It looks like leadership at ABC wants to bring Jimmy Kimmel back to television, if they can. Kimmel met with Disney TV executive Dana Walden and ABC late-night chief Rob Mills in Los Angeles Thursday, but ended without a path for the comedian to return to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," according to Puck’s Matt Belloni. “I’m told the meeting was cordial but ended this evening without Kimmel agreeing to ...
Amid Disney/ABC’s decision to yank “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its lineup over comments about the Charlie Kirk killing, the Sinclair Broadcasting Group said it will use his late night timeslot for a tribute special to the late ultra conservative figure.
Sunday’s Emmy Awards had the usual mix of light-hearted moments and powerful speeches, along with some surprise wins in the acting categories. So if there’s one thing we should always remember about television’s biggest night, it’s this: What might seem predictable sometimes isn’t and that’s what makes this awards show worth watching.
CBS shocked the television world in July when it announced, without warning, that it was canceling its marquee late-night program, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” in what it called a financial decision.
The cast of ABC’s “The View” solemnly condemned Wednesday’s killing of Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus, despite the liberal-leaning show’s contentious history with the right-wing activist.
There are few television shows as universally beloved as "The Golden Girls." And there are even fewer shows that still have a loyal (and growing) fan base 40 years later.
It’s been quite the year for unique Stephen King adaptations, and “The Long Walk” is only the latest to hit theaters in 2025. Adapted from his 1979 novel published under the pen name Richard Bachman, the story follows a group of teenage boys who participate in a deadly walking contest in hopes of earning a cash prize. They walk until there’s only one survivor left, accelerated by a speed requirement. Drop below the limit and they’re shot on sight. It’s a bleakly dystopian – and graphically violent – look at totalitarian capitalism, anchored by beautiful performances from Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson, who become friends and brothers along the way.
Fall TV is already well underway, with a spate of nominally new projects building off old IP that includes Peacock’s “The Office” spin-off “The Paper,” FX’s “Alien: Earth,” and the first half of Season 2 of Netflix’s Addams Family spin-off “Wednesday.” Recycling works! Relatedly, CBS’s “Good Wife” spin-off “Elsbeth” and the “Matlock” reboot starring Kathy Bates both return Oct. 12.
