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Wheel of Fortune is about to enter a new era with Ryan Seacrest as host, and with that comes a makeover of the iconic set, including a new and improved puzzle board. Fans got their first glimpse at the modernized set in a series of Instagram posts, the first shared by ABC 7 LA reporter

Hall Brawl is back, and it’s claimed its first set of victims on The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras. On Wednesday’s (August 21) episode, almost half of the contestants across all four eras had to go into the arena to duke it out for the chance to stay in the castle. And while there

Richard Simmons‘ cause of death has been revealed as accidental little over a month following his death at the age of 76. Simmons’ death was announced on July 13th when he was found by his longtime housekeeper a day after celebrating his birthday. According to a report by People, Tom Estey, a spokesperson for the

Jeopardy!‘s Ken Jennings is many things: a game show host, a former game show contestant, an author, a podcaster, and now… an impressionist? While Jeopardy! is currently in reruns while the show is on summer hiatus, the official Jeopardy! Instagram page has been sharing fun clips from past seasons. On Monday, August 19, the account

The 2024 Vice Presidential Debate has caused a string of schedule changes for 2024 fall TV premieres. The second seasons of NBC‘s The Irrational and Fox‘s Accused will now premiere later than originally planned because of the one-night event, and the air time of Fox’s Murder in a Small Town Season 1 Episode 2 has also

The FBI team is saying goodbye to one in the upcoming seventh season, premiering on Tuesday, October 15 at 8/7c: Katherine Renee Kane will be leaving and is said to be appearing in at least one episode. She first joined the show in Season 3. As for why Kane is leaving, “It was time to

Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his role in Quentin Tarantino‘s classic Reservoir Dogs, was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor domestic battery over the weekend. According to online arrest records, Madsen was taken into custody in Malibu at about 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, August 17, and charged under California Penal Code section 243(e)(1),

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Love Island USA Season 6 reunion.] The cast of Love Island USA Season 6 assembled for the highly-anticipated reunion and didn’t hold back. The Islanders addressed everything from Kendall Washington’s leaked videos to Andrea Carmona’s shocking elimination. Host Ariana Madix served as moderator for the conversation and

Joan Vassos is opening up her heart again to love as ABC’s first-ever Golden Bachelorette. On September 18, Joan will start her journey to find love on The Golden Bachelorette. In a new preview video, Joan’s family asked about her must-haves in a man, and she revealed a major relationship dealbreaker. “I’m very picky about

Ryan Seacrest is set to take over Wheel of Fortune for the upcoming 42nd season, and in anticipation, the show has created a backronym for its signature letter line-up of “RSTLNE.” Wheel fans will be familiar with “RSTLNE” as the group of letters given to contestants who make it to the Bonus Round, as they

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Orphan Black: Echoes Season 1 Episode 9 “Attracting Awful Things.”] Another star from the original Orphan Black pops up in the latest Echoes episode: Evelyne Brochu, reprising her role as Delphine! Felix (Jordan Gavaris) called after he learned that Kira (Keeley Hawes) made printouts of her late wife, Eleanor (Rya Kihlstedt,

Detective work has been a small-screen draw for more than seven decades now — just ask anyone who turned on their television set and heard that four-note Dragnet intro back in 1951. TV viewers love watching steadfast sleuths putting together the pieces, whether the guilty party is shown at the start of the episode or

Ready for another ride in Mickey Haller’s Lincoln? Netflix hasn’t announced the release date for the next chapter of The Lincoln Lawyer, its hit adaptation of Michael Connelly’s crime fiction, but filming on Season 3 wrapped in June, so the legal drama’s new episodes will likely be here before you know it. Good thing we

Forget the gold, it’s all about romance on ‘Outer Banks.’ Originally published here.

Of all the pilot scripts writers craft per year, think how few TV execs want to hear about, how few of those are produced as pilots, and how few of those make it to networks’ programming lineups. In 2011, when pilot season was still a yearly tradition for broadcast TV, The Wall Street Journal reported that

For the Evil cast, going back to film the final episodes and the last day on set were emotional. The series is ending on August 22 after four seasons, but fortunately, Robert and Michelle King were given four bonus episodes to wrap up the story. That ending will also “leave an opening to imagine much more

Reality TV star Savannah Chrisley pondered a potential foray into politics this week on an episode of her eponymous podcast. The 27-year-old, who starred alongside her imprisoned parents Todd and Julie on Chrisley Knows Best, brought up the prospect Tuesday (August 13) on Unlocked With Savannah Chrisley. The statement came while she was discussing what

ABC has revealed its full lineup for its Fall 2024 programming, after announcing earlier those series that were renewed or canceled. As previously announced, unscripted programs Celebrity Jeopardy, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Dancing With the Stars, American Idol, and more have been renewed for new seasons, though the latter will experience a big change when Katy Perry doesn’t

As ABC airs another edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — with pairs of celebrities playing for charity this time around — the game show is hitting a milestone anniversary. The American version of Millionaire debuted 25 years ago, on August 16, 1999, with then-host Regis Philbin putting players in the hot seat.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Greg Kihn passed away at the age of 75 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. His publicist Michael Brandvold confirmed the sad news. Kihn was best known for his hit song “Jeopardy,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was parodied by “Weird Al” Yankovic. Another big hit was

New series is set to debut in January 2025. Originally published here.

While the four-piece Hakuna Matata Acrobats could take it easy during America’s Got Talent‘s first live results episode on Wednesday night (August 14), it was nail-biting tension for the other 10 acts waiting to see if they’d advanced to the semi-finals. On Tuesday (August 13), Sofía Vergara used her Golden Buzzer to send Hakuna Matata

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Good Bones: New Beginnings Episode 1, “Mina Take the Lake.”] Good Bones is back and getting down to business when it comes to renovations as the limited spinoff, Good Bones: New Beginnings saw Mina Starsiak Hawk tackle a new project, a lake house for herself, her husband, and children

The Democratic National Convention will begin on Monday, August 19 and conclude on Thursday, August 22. The event will take place in Chicago, Illinois, at the McCormick Place and United Center and will feature delegates from all 50 states converging to celebrate and amplify the message of the party’s platform and candidates in the 2024

Hallmark is starting the giving season early! Hallmark+, the network’s new streaming service and membership program, will launch on September 10 with an exciting slate of new shows and movies. Hallmark+ will kick off with the series premieres of The Chicken Sisters and Celebrations with Lacey Chabert, as well as the debuts of the first

Agnes van Rhijn has a humorous uphill battle in The Gilded Age Season 3, set to premiere in 2025. So says Christine Baranski, who gave a sneak preview into the upcoming season in a new interview. The Season 2 finale of the HBO period drama saw the van Rhijn household’s rotten luck turn around, but

See who will be joining Maggie Q for the series. Originally published here.

Welcome to the Q&A with TV critic — also known to some TV fans as their “TV therapist” — Matt Roush, who’ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today’s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there’s always closed-captioning.) One caution: This