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Midseason is the new fall. As Hollywood and the broader industry continue to recover from the debilitating dual actors and writers strikes, the 2024 television landscape is coming into focus. All of the broadcast networks have set return dates for most of their shows, but there’s no usual Premiere…

Bette Midler has an idea for Quinta Brunson and wants to guest star on the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary. The actress took to social media to express her desire to appear on the award-winning comedy and she wants to be cast as the mother of Lisa Ann Walter’s Melissa. “Since I’m now using this…

Jon Bon Jovi is set to be a guest mentor for the Top 3 contestants on American Idol’s Season 22 finale. The singing competition winner will be crowned on Sunday, May 19, and Bon Jovi will mentor the finalists, the show announced on tonight’s episode. Bon Jovi also stars in the Hulu docuseries Tha…

Jimmy Kimmel wasn't planning to host the Oscars next year. But now he might. The ABC late-night host was responding to comments from former President Donald Trump on Truth Social. Trump said that Kimmel was "made to look like a FOOL, which he is, and at the same time go down in Television…

Cheryl Burke was notably absent from the Dancing with the Stars tribute to the late Len Goodman. In a new interview, the former pro dancer on the ABC competition for 26 seasons says she has a theory about why she was not invited. “I would assume that some people may not be happy with my podcast…

EXCLUSIVE: It’s officially been one year of Live with Kelly and Mark. “I have to say it’s probably the fastest year of my life,” Consuelos told Deadline ahead of his April 17 anniversary of becoming the full time co-host to his wife, Kelly Ripa. If someone had told Consuelos and Ripa one year…

Second in a series on broadcast network series renewals. This is a rarity — it’s still mid-April and ABC has already made decisions on all of its existing drama series. The popular Nathan Fillion cop series The Rookie was the last to get word yesterday with a Season 7 renewal after some intense…

Phillipa Soo is set to star alongside Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in Dr. Odyssey, a new ABC drama series from Ryan Murphy, which is targeting a fall launch. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television. As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the…

The Rookie will be back for another go-round. Ahead of the Season 6 finale, ABC has renewed the Nathan Fillion drama, produced by Lionsgate Television, for a seventh season. The renewal comes amid strong ratings for Season 6. The Alexi Hawley-created crime drama kicked off its sixth season with…

EXCLUSIVE: Don Johnson is set to star opposite Joshua Jackson in Dr. Odyssey, a new ABC drama series from Ryan Murphy, which is targeting a fall launch. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television. As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise…

UPDATE, APRIL 14, 6:51 AM: Major news organizations released their joint statement this morning urging Joe Biden and Donald Trump to “publicly commit” to participating in general election debates. “If there is one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the stakes of this…

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the 100th episode of Station 19. After last week’s grueling 24-hour shift, Station 19 fans were probably hoping for a heartwarming story to celebrate the series’ 100th episode milestone. Well, that’s not exactly what showrunners Zoanne Clack and Peter Pai…