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Chappelle on ‘S.N.L.’: Easing Us Into a Transition as No One Else Can
The comic took his usual jabs at everyone and everything, then invited Americans, including the president-elect, to be their best, most compassionate selves. When Dave Chappelle hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2016, four days after the presidential election, he ended his monologue with a thought about President-elect Donald J. Trump. “I’m wishing Donald Trump luck,”…
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One Thing About Making Television Tom Selleck Was ‘Well Aware Of’ That Served Him Well On Magnum P.I. And Blue Bloods (And That James Garner Taught Him)
There are many secrets to Blue Bloods’ family dinner scenes, including the fact real silverware was not used, but less shocking is the fact family was super important on the CBS show before its 2024 cancellation. Selleck recently wrote a book highlighting major events in his career when this tidbit came up, and apparently being…
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Mendham native is nominated for College Television Award
MENDHAM – Morgan Champey, an alumna of Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone, has been nominated for the Television Academy Foundation’s 44th College Television Awards. Champey, who graduated from the University of Miami, Ohio, in 2024 with a degree in broadcast journalism, nominated along with classmates in the Sports category for producing “SportsDesk: The Magazine…
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Television Q&A: Why are some TV shows not on DVD or Blu-ray?
In the past few years I have noticed that some TV series are not being sold on DVD. Some series have the first and second season sold, but not others. Some other shows are not sold at all. What is the reason for this? With a few exceptions, sales of TV shows and movies on…
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TV tonight: Martin Clunes’s urgent drama about county lines drug dealing
Out There 9pm, ITV1 From the team behind Manhunt and Steeltown Murders, Martin Clunes leads this pressing drama about county lines drug dealing across the British countryside and the effect it’s having on communities. He plays Nathan, an ordinary Welsh farmer and single parent to teenager Johnny (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) who becomes curious about the…
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Television Market to Grow by USD 73.1 Billion (2025-2029), Driven by Innovation and Product Premiumization, AI-Powered Market Evolution
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Report on how AI is driving market transformation – The global television market size is estimated to grow by USD 73.1 billion from 2025-2029, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of over 8.2% during the forecast period. Product innovation and advances leading to…
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Craig Piligian: A Pioneer in Unscripted Television, UFC Hall of Fame Inductee
Las Vegas – UFC today announced that Emmy® Award-winning producer and unscripted television pioneer Craig Piligian will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s Contributor Wing as a member of the Class of 2025. The 2025 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place this summer in Las Vegas and will be streamed live on UFC…
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Television Review: “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma” — An Abstruse Athelete
By David Daniel All of this inner turmoil and outer accomplishment makes Enigma as close to a standard sports documentary as a Cybertruck is to a F-150. Aaron Rodgers: Enigma (Netflix Original Documentary) 3 episodes (200 minutes) Aaron Rodgers in a scene from Enigma. Photo: Netflix Near the end of Enigma, a new Netflix documentary…
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Sponsors yank ads from Fuji Television over Nakai scandal | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
Sponsors are pulling ads from Fuji Television Network Inc. programs over a sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman. According to sources, Toyota Motor Corp. and Nippon Life Insurance Co. decided to replace their commercials on the programs they sponsor…
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I Was Really Concerned About The New Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, But The Rebooted Series Won Me Over. Here’s Why.
If you know me, you know that I love all types of television. Whether it’s the best fantasy shows, the best sci-fi series, or just a great show to binge-watch on Netflix, I am always down for it. But there’s one show that I seriously loved as a kid that has actually come back into…