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September 2, 2026
Eva Longoria on How Sports Is Fueling Her Expanding Hyphenate Media Group, Including ‘NFL Hometown Eats’
As Eva Longoria continues to expand her business portfolio, she’s going from fútbol to football. Longoria and Hyphenate Media Group — the company she founded in 2023 with media exec (and TV Academy...
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September 1, 2026
‘Wheel of Fortune’ Announcer Jim Thornton Suspended, Position Will Be Recast
“Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton has been suspended from the game show, producer Sony Pictures Television has confirmed. The decision to remove Thornton, who has been with “Wheel of Fortun...
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August 28, 2026
Netflix Orders ‘Manifest’ Spinoff ‘Arrivals,’ With a New Mystery and Cast — Announced on 8/28, Of Course
“Manifest,” the drama series about a plane that mysteriously disappeared and then returned five and a half years later — with none of its passengers aging — is about to get a sequel. Netflix announ...
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August 26, 2026
‘The Witcher’ Co-Producer Rae Benjamin to Receive Starz #TakeTheLead Award at Humanitas Event, Presented by Russell T Davies
“The Witcher” Season 5 co-producer Rae Benjamin, who is also the cowriter of the animated feature “The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep,” has been selected to receive this year’s Starz #TakeTheLead awar...
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August 26, 2026
Amazon MGM Studios Exec Carina Walker Named Head of YA
New Amazon MGM Studios global TV head Peter Friedlander is continuing to round out his executive team, naming Carina Walker to head of YA. “Carina has a collective 9.5 years at Amazon where she’s w...
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August 25, 2026
Sam Register to Depart as Head of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (EXCLUSIVE)
Longtime Warner Bros. animation boss Sam Register is departing the company next week as his contract expires, Warner Bros. TV Group chair Channing Dungey announced in a memo to staffers this aftern...
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August 25, 2026
USA Network Orders Rome-Set Medical Drama ‘Diplomatic Immunity,’ From Matt Corman and Chris Ord
USA Network has added a third original drama series to its lineup: The cabler has given a straight-to-series order for “Diplomatic Immunity,” an hour-long medical drama written by Matt Corman and C...
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August 25, 2026
‘The Rookie’ Creator Alexi Hawley Extends Overall Deal With Lionsgate TV, as His Drama Project ‘The Envoy’ Moves to HBO Max
“The Rookie” creator Alexi Hawley has sealed a new, multi-year overall deal with Lionsgate Television — extending a pact he first made with the studio in 2024. The extension continues the writer/pr...
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August 25, 2026
‘Unleashed Spirits: The Rise of the Hollywood Vampires’ to Open 42nd Boston Film Festival
Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen are set to appear at next month’s 42nd annual Boston Film Festival to discuss the event’s opening night premiere, the feature “Unleashed Spirits: The Ris...
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August 25, 2026
‘I Love Lucy’ Will Receive the Television Academy’s First-Ever Legacy Award at the Emmys
It’s probably only fitting that the Television Academy’s first-ever “Legacy Award” will recognize the series that has probably had the most profound impact of any TV program on the medium: “I Love ...
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August 25, 2026
Hulu Cancels Mindy Kaling-Created Comedy ‘Not Suitable for Work’ After One Season (EXCLUSIVE)
Hulu will not be moving forward on a second season of its recent comedy “Not Suitable for Work,” from creator Mindy Kaling. The series, which Kaling executive produced with showrunner Charlie Grand...
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August 24, 2026
Wendy Williams Documentary Series ‘Clap If You Care,’ From the Host’s Longtime TV Producer, Picked Up at Peacock
Peacock is digging into the well-mined world of former radio host and TV talk show star Wendy Williams, greenlighting the three-part documentary “Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show” (which i...
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August 23, 2026
Martin Short Gets Honest: What It’s Like to Be All Over the Emmy Race, Thanks to Three Very Different Projects
Martin Short is having quite a unique Emmy season, and he knows it. His name is all over this year’s nominations, via three very distinct projects: As an actor, he’s nominated for outstanding comed...
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August 21, 2026
Emmy Overachiever Jason Bateman on Whether He Considers Himself an Actor or Director First
Jason Bateman is this year’s Emmy overachiever, nominated for lead limited series actor and limited series directing on Netflix’s “Black Rabbit,” and as both supporting actor and executive producer...
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August 21, 2026
Miss USA, Miss Teen USA Pageants Pulled From The CW Just a Week Before Air
The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants have faced several controversies in recent years, and here’s the latest: Just a week before the events were scheduled to air on The CW, they’ve suddenly been...
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August 21, 2026
How Did the Emmys’ Documentary Category Get So Star-Studded?
Emmy voters are faced with quite the Sophie’s Choice when it comes to this year’s outstanding documentary or nonfiction special nominees. Look at the embarrassment of riches when it comes to celebr...
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August 21, 2026
Disney Partners With Dhar Mann Studios, Which Has Been Given a 20-Episode Series Order
Disney has sealed a pact with Burbank-based content creator Dhar Mann Studios to create new youth- and family-oriented programming for its platforms, the companies announced Friday. The deal kicks ...
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August 20, 2026
Netflix Exec Andy Weil Jumping to Amazon as Head of Comedy
Comedy development exec Andy Weil is exiting Netflix after 11 years to join Amazon as its new head of comedy. The exec rejoins his former Netflix boss Peter Friedlander, now head of global TV at Am...
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August 20, 2026
TV Vet Chuck Saftler to Depart Disney and FX After Nearly 33 Years
Longtime TV exec Chuck Saftler, who helped build FX into the powerhouse it is — having joined the company in 1993, prior to its before its June 1994 launch date — is departing the company after nea...
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August 20, 2026
How This Year’s Drama Nominees, From ‘Paradise’ to ‘The Pitt,’ Tackle Our Troubled Times
I must confess, one of the appeals of Apple TV’s Emmy-nominated “Your Friends & Neighbors” is seeing how awful it is to be that wealthy. I mean, it’s a TV show, so I’m guessing it’s actually st...
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August 19, 2026
‘Widow’s Bay’ and Other Contenders Continue to Complicate Emmy’s Comedy Conundrum
You’re probably as tired of the “what’s a comedy?” debate as I am, particularly when it comes to awards shows like the Emmys. FX’s “The Bear” reignited that conversation a few years ago, even thoug...
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August 18, 2026
Why a Reunion Between the Two Rival TV Academies Is Long Overdue
Last month’s news that the two rival TV academies are looking to reunite was welcome and overdue — but it won’t be as easy as flipping a switch. The Los Angeles-based Television Academy and the New...
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August 18, 2026
Snips Partners With Banijay Rights and BIG Media to Turn Library Titles Like ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Humans’ Into Short-Form, Vertical Episodes (EXCLUSIVE)
Digital startup Snips — which mines TV and film libraries to turn existing content into short-form, vertical (or “microseries”) fare — has sealed new deals with Banijay Rights and BIG Media to adap...
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August 14, 2026
TV Academy Hall of Fame: Sheila Nevins, Absent Due to COVID, Thanks Dr. Fauci for the Vaccine; Bill Hader Pays Tribute to the ‘South Park’ Creators With a ‘Fish Dick’ Story and More
Documentary icon Sheila Nevins — who holds the all-time record for most Emmy wins by an individual (31), thanks to her long run as president of HBO Documentary Films — had to skip Thursday night’s ...
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August 13, 2026
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Gerhard Zeiler to Recieve Directorate Award at This Year’s International Emmys
Warner Bros. Discovery president of international Gerhard Zeiler has been tapped to receive the 2026 International Emmy Directorate Award. He joins Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria, who w...
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August 13, 2026
How ‘All Her Fault’ Helped Put Peacock on the Map in Scripted Awards Conversations
Peacock finally landed a major scripted series program nomination at the Emmys this year, and it’s “All Her Fault.” The NBCUniversal streamer has already won two outstanding reality competition ser...
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August 12, 2026
As ‘The Comeback’ and ‘Hacks’ End, Valerie Cherish and Deborah Vance Are Emmy Competitors for the First and Last Time
In the Season 5 opener of “Hacks,” Jean Smart’s beleaguered character Deborah Vance is eager to reclaim her legacy — and comes up with the perfect way to do it. She wants to be an EGOT. The idea of...
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August 12, 2026
How ‘Meet the Press,’ TV’s Longest-Running Program, Continues to Take the Nation’s Political Pulse
When Kristen Welker was named host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” in 2023, she went back and re-watched pivotal episodes and interviews conducted by the show’s legendary moderator Tim Russert. Russert, ...
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August 12, 2026
‘The Amazing Race’ Reveals Season 39 Contestants; New Twists Include a Record 13 Express Passes and First-Ever Trip to Albania
The world is waiting for them. GO! CBS has revealed the contestants for this fall’s “The Amazing Race” Season 39, and after last year’s “Big Brother”-themed pairings, the partners are back to being...
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August 11, 2026
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder Will Play Their ‘Hacks’ Characters on Stage in One-Night Event ‘Deborah Vance & Friends & Enemies Live!’
Deborah Vance finally returned to the stage in the final season of “Hacks” and now she will in real-life too — sorta. In a first for “Hacks” and stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, the stars (an...
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