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August 14, 2026
‘Lioness’ Season 3 Opens With 7.1 Million Viewers in Three Days, Up From Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)
The Season 3 premiere of “Lioness” hit 7.1 million viewers in its first seven days of streaming. That total, which comes from Paramount’s internal data, puts the Aug. 2 episode significantly above ...
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August 13, 2026
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Finale Hits 21 Million Viewers in Three Days
“House of the Dragon” concluded its third season on HBO on Sunday night, with the finale reaching 21 million viewers in its first three days of availability. More than 11 million of those viewers w...
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August 13, 2026
‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Opens With 296.6 Million Minutes Watched in Two Days, Apple TV’s Biggest Launch Ever
“Ted Lasso” made a strong return to Apple TV last week, with the Season 4 premiere pulling in 296.6 million minutes watched over the course of Aug. 4-5. That total, measured by Nielsen, makes the e...
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August 13, 2026
Nara Smith Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)
Nara Smith, a popular influencer on TikTok and other platforms, has signed with CAA for representation. Smith is a South African and German model, content creator and entrepreneur. She is best know...
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August 11, 2026
‘The Last House’ Debuts With 27.5 Million Views in Three Days
“The Last House,” a new thriller film starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura, debuted with 27.5 million views in its first three days of streaming on Netflix. With that total, the movie easily sailed ...
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August 11, 2026
Demi Lovato to Make ‘Camp Rock 3’ Cameo Appearance
Demi Lovato will make a cameo appearance in “Camp Rock 3,” reprising the role of Mitchie Torres. The news comes just ahead of the Los Angeles premiere event on Monday. The movie will debut on Disne...
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August 10, 2026
Damon Wayans Reunites With ‘In Living Color’ Co-Star David Alan Grier in ‘St. Denis Medical’ Season 3 Premiere
Damon Wayans will share the screen once again with his “In Living Color” castmate David Alan Grier with a guest appearance in the Season 3 premiere of “St. Denis Medical.” Wayans will play Dr. High...
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August 10, 2026
Bozoma Saint John Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)
Bozoma Saint John has signed with CAA for representation. Saint John is a marketing executive and media personality best known serving in high-ranking roles at Apple, Uber, Endeavor and Netflix bef...
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August 5, 2026
‘Love Island USA’ Season 8 Hits Nearly 19 Billion Minutes Viewed, Most-Watched Streaming Series of the Summer
“Love Island USA” is officially the series of the summer. According to Peacock, Season 8 of the reality dating series has reached nearly 19 billion minutes watched to date, spanning 35 episodes rel...
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August 5, 2026
Carson Daly Not Quitting ‘The Voice’ and Says Keke Palmer Is Hosting ‘Celebrity’ Spinoff in 2027 Because She’s ‘Perfect For It’
Carson Daly has commented on why Keke Palmer is hosting “The Voice: Celebrity,” an upcoming spinoff of the NBC singing competition he’s hosted for 15 years. After praising the new series as a “fun,...
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August 5, 2026
‘Gilmore Girls’ Documentary Set at HBO Max With Lauren Graham, Never-Before-Seen Footage and More
It’s time to return to Star’s Hollow. An official documentary about “Gilmore Girls,” the beloved seven-season family dramedy that premiered in 2000, is currently in production and set to debut on H...
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August 5, 2026
‘The Five Star Weekend’ Renewed for Season 2 After Becoming Peacock’s Most-Watched Scripted Series Ever
“The Five Star Weekend” has been renewed for a second season at Peacock. Based on Elin Hilderbrand’s 2023 novel of the same name, the drama series stars Jennifer Garner as Hollis Shaw, a famous coo...
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August 4, 2026
Ariana Grande May or May Not Be Struggling. We Can Talk About It Without Trying to Shame Her
“It’s so confusing sometimes to be a girl.” Over the past several years, there’s been an ongoing — and, in many cases, much-needed — conversation around pop stars and body image. In 2020, Taylor Sw...
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August 3, 2026
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Hits 15.2 Million Views in Five Days on Streaming, Disney’s Biggest Live-Action Movie Premiere Since ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” reached 15.2 million views in its first five days of streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. That total, calculated by dividing the total amount of time the film was streamed by it...
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July 28, 2026
‘I Will Find You’ Becomes Netflix’s No. 10 Most-Popular English-Language TV Series of All Time
Harlan Coben’s “I Will Find You” has become Netflix’s No. 10 most-popular English-language TV series of all time, having reached a cumulative 101.9 million views in the six weeks since its release....
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July 15, 2026
‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ to Play in Select Movie Theaters for Awards Qualifying Run (EXCLUSIVE)
For one week, “Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender” will screen in select movie theaters in Los Angeles and New York, Variety has learned exclusively. While the film is primarily a streaming release an...
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July 15, 2026
‘Legend of Korra’ Concert Experience to Tour in 2027 for ‘Last Airbender’ Sequel’s 15th Anniversary
Following the ongoing “Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert,” Paramount has set a similar tour pegged to the 15th anniversary of “The Legend of Korra.” Produced in partnership with GEA Live and Se...
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July 10, 2026
Ariana Grande Drops Out of ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Amid Concert Tour
Ariana Grande is no longer a part of “American Horror Story” Season 13. The pop star dropped out of the Ryan Murphy production due to scheduling conflicts with her “Eternal Sunshine” tour, Variety ...
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July 9, 2026
‘Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash’ Hits 5.4 Million Viewers on ABC, Most-Watched Fourth of July Program This Year
“Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash,” a three-hour Fourth of July special hosted by Ryan Seacrest, hit an average of 5.4 million viewers on Saturday, becoming the most-watched primetime program of the ...
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July 7, 2026
‘Enola Holmes 3’ Debuts With 20.7 Million Views in Five Days
Millie Bobby Brown’s Netflix film franchise “Enola Holmes” returned with its third installment on July 1. The new movie debuted with 20.7 million views in five days. With that total, “Enola Holmes ...
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July 7, 2026
Geena Davis to Play Serial Killer Dorothea Puente in True Crime Drama Developing at HBO
HBO is developing a true crime drama series titled “Dorothea” based on the story of ’80s serial killer Dorothea Puente. Geena Davis has been cast in the title role and executive produces alongside ...
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July 1, 2026
‘Godfather of Harlem’ Ending With Two-Hour Finale After Four Seasons at MGM+
“Godfather of Harlem,” the MGM+ crime drama starring Forest Whitaker, will conclude with a two-hour finale. The news comes a year after the series’ fourth season, which premiered on April 13, 2025 ...
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June 30, 2026
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2 Debuts With 8.7 Million Views in Four Days, Down 59% From Season 1
Season 2 of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” debuted with 8.7 million views in four days. That total took it to the No. 2 position on the streamer’s weekly English-l...
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June 25, 2026
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Debuts With 21.5 Million Viewers in Three Days, Down Slightly From Season 2
The Season 3 premiere of “House of the Dragon” racked up 21.5 million global viewers in its first three days of availability, according to Warner Bros Discovery. A combination of Nielsen’s measurem...
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June 25, 2026
‘The Wolf King’ Romantic Fantasy Books in the Works as a Starz Series
Starz is developing a TV series based on “The Wolf King,” Lauren Palphreyman’s popular romantic fantasy book series. The project follows a princess named Aurora who is kidnapped by a werewolf. Acco...
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June 24, 2026
Ex-Disney CEO Bob Iger Stands by Jimmy Kimmel Suspension and Denies It Was Politically Motivated: His Charlie Kirk Comments Were in ‘Bad Taste’
Bob Iger, who recently stepped down as CEO of Disney, is defending the company’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel back in September over his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Public...
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June 14, 2026
Colman Domingo Tells Sarah Pidgeon He Wishes ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 ‘All Came Out at Once’ as They Unpack Ali and Rue, ‘Love Story’ Fashion and More
This interview is part of Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors series. Watch the full video interview now at CNN.com/Watch (or on the CNN app) and on Variety’s YouTube channel starting at 11:59 pm ET...
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June 10, 2026
Tracy Morgan and Marcello Hernández Have a Bonkers Conversation About ‘SNL,’ Eddie Murphy, Colonoscopies and Making Babies: ‘All I Do Is Touch My Wife and Count Money’
This interview is part of Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors series. Watch the full video interview now at CNN.com/Watch (or on the CNN app) and on Variety’s YouTube channel starting at 11:59 pm ET...
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June 9, 2026
‘Cocomelon’ Studio Moonbug Aims to Debunk Concerns About ‘Addicting’ Content, Releasing UCLA-Researched Media Guide: ‘We’re Super Diligent Throughout Our Process’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The producers of “Cocomelon” have heard your concerns. But Moonbug, the studio behind the popular preschool series, doesn’t buy into the common critique that its programming is overstimulating or a...
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June 8, 2026
Bowen Yang Tells Rachel Sennott About Delaying ‘SNL’ Exit After a Surprise Lorne Michaels Phone Call as the Duo Discuss Their Comedy Starts, ‘I Love L.A.’ and More
Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott first met as young, eager, internet-savvy members of Brooklyn’s alternative stand-up scene, who didn’t fit into the boxes prescribed by Manhattan institutions like the...
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