Category: TV

BRISTOL, CONN. –  ESPN will not show the national anthem during “Monday Night Football” broadcasts this year, the company’s president said on Friday. Jimmy Pitaro addressed the controversy at ESPN’s annual football media day. Pitaro was asked by a reporter if he spoke to the NFL about the rule changes and the national anthem and […]

Richard Harrison, the curmudgeonly patriarch of the “Pawn Stars” family whose grumbling about the goings-on in the Las Vegas shop he ran with his son and grandson made him a reality TV star, has died at 77. “Richard Benjamin ‘The Old Man’ Harrison passed away this morning surrounded by those he loved. He will be tremendously missed […]

President Donald Trump’s embattled personal attorney, Michael Cohen, retweeted a photo of himself with comedian Tom Arnold — who happens to be working on a show with Vice that features him hunting for unflattering video of Trump. Arnold told NBC News early Friday that Cohen ― who is under investigation by federal prosecutors ― talked […]

After issuing an apology, Roseanne Barr overnight slammed some of her former co-stars and retweeted defenses of her racist comments that prompted ABC to cancel her hit TV series. Barr tweeted multiple apologies to Obama administration adviser Valerie Jarrett after the comedian posted a tweet saying Jarrett was the product of a combination of “Planet […]

ABC canceled its hit sitcom “Roseanne” on Tuesday after the star of the show, Roseanne Barr, referred to a former adviser to President Barack Obama as an “ape.” Barr referred to the adviser, Valerie Jarrett, as a “child” of the “Muslim Brotherhood” and “Planet of the Apes” in a tweet posted Monday. “Roseanne’s Twitter statement […]

Tim Allen revealed his canceled series “Last Man Standing” is getting revived by Fox and will air during the the 2018-19 season.  (ABC) “Last Man Standing” was resurrected at Fox for Season 7 on Friday after ABC canceled the popular show. The news comes after Allen teased a possible reboot of his series on social […]

NBCUniversal said managers at its venerable “Today” show and at NBC News had no knowledge of inappropriate behavior by star anchor Matt Lauer prior to November of last year, when he was summarily dismissed from NBC after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced. The company detailed its findings in an internal report made public on Wednesday. […]

Former CBS news anchor Charlie Rose has reportedly been sued over sexual harassment allegations by three women, including his former assistant. The women named in the court filing Friday also include a CBS broadcast associate and a news associate, TMZ reported. The charges include discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment. All of the women allege Rose […]

Chip and Joanna Gaines said their goodbyes to ‘Fixer Upper’ during the hit HGTV show’s final episode, thanking viewers for their support and even reminiscing about Chip and Joanna’s first date, which included a magnolia tree. The couple announced in September that the show was coming to an end after Season 5. The Gaineses said […]

The ratings success of Roseanne Barr’s return to her self-titled TV sitcom prompted President Donald Trump to give her a congratulatory phone call. Mr Trump confirmed at a speech in Ohio that the call had taken place. The return of Barr’s 1990s sitcom after 20 years away drew an audience of more than 18 million […]

Roseanne returns on Tuesday night for a 10th season no one could have predicted. Having vanished in 1997 with, among other things, the death of John Goodman’s Dan Conner, the new Roseanne opens with the whole Conner clan miraculously intact as the show picks up 21 years later. The series doesn’t just acknowledge the time that […]

Hoda Kotb, who has filled in on NBC’s Today show since Matt Lauer was fired in November, has now officially replaced him. The news means Kotb will continue to host alongside Savannah Guthrie in the 7am to 9am slot. Kotb has also hosted the 10am hour of Today with Kathie Lee Gifford since 2008, which […]