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May 18, 2026
Paramount+’s ‘The Madison’ Goes Market to Table in a Wide Mix of Themed FYC Promotions (EXCLUSIVE)
Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is May 18, 2026, which means it’s 24 days until nominations-round voting begins on June 11; 35 days until nominations-round voting ends on June 22 ...
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May 18, 2026
‘Yokoso Scooby-Doo!’ Anime Series Lands at Tubi, Starring Matthew Lillard and Frank Welker in Main Voice Roles
Zoinks! “Scooby-Doo” is going anime. Tubi has acquired the new animated series “Yokoso Scooby-Doo!” — which means “Welcome Scooby-Doo” — which focuses on Scooby-Doo and Shaggy, and stars “Scooby-Do...
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May 15, 2026
‘Chad Powers’ Star Glen Powell Is Everywhere, But He Promises He’s Not Burnt Out: ‘I Think People Are Worried About Me’
Glen Powell knows he seems to be everywhere right now — but he makes no apologies for it. “I find that being hard working, it’s something I really admire in my colleagues and other people,” Powell ...
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May 15, 2026
As Her Emmy-Winning Nat Geo Series ‘Trafficked’ Ends, Mariana van Zeller Launches New Indie Media Company (EXCLUSIVE)
As “Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller” ended its award-winning run on Nat Geo last September, van Zeller has moved on to a new chapter in her career. The Emmy, Peabody and DuPont Award-winning jou...
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May 15, 2026
Facing the Fascism: How This Season’s Emmy Contenders Pepper Storytelling With Real-World Perils
On this final season of Prime Video’s “The Boys,” Homelander — played by Antony Starr and described by showrunner Eric Kripke as “our sociopathic Superman” — decides he’s going to be the new God, a...
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May 15, 2026
UTA Signs Emmy-Winning Director/Producer Jason Winer (EXCLUSIVE)
Emmy-winning director and producer Jason Winer has been signed by United Talent Agency for representation in all areas. Winer was the director of the “Modern Family” pilot, which premiered in 2009,...
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May 15, 2026
What We Learned From the Upfronts: Midseason Is the New Fall and Live Sports Aren’t Everything
Warner Bros. Discovery kicked off its annual upfront event at the Madison Square Garden Theater by paying tribute to the late Ted Turner, who had just died the previous week. Turner, of course, was...
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May 13, 2026
Netflix Upfronts: J-Lo and Brett Goldstein ‘Get Closer,’ Pete Davidson Goes Off-Prompter, Will Forte Hits an Off-Key ‘Golden’
Netflix opened its upfront by “getting closer” with Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein. The theme of the streamer’s pitch to advertisers at the Sunset Pier 94 Studios in New York was “Get Closer,” ...
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May 13, 2026
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Moves to Netflix Starting Next Year Under New Deal
Netflix has sealed a deal with the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show to become the event’s new telecast partner. The streamer will take over showcasing the show starting with its 151st edition in ea...
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May 13, 2026
Comedian Mo Amer to Host 86th Annual Peabody Awards
Palestinian-American stand-up comedian Mohammed “Mo” Amer, who was behind Netflix’s critically acclaimed comedy series “Mo,” will host the 86th annual Peabody Awards ceremony on May 31 at the Bever...
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May 13, 2026
Jason Priestley, Ken Jeong, Mae Martin, Tantoo Cardinal Named Rockie Awards Gala Honorees at This Year’s Banff World Media Festival
Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills 90210”), Ken Jeong (“Community”), Mae Martin (“Wayward”) and Tantoo Cardinal (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) have been selected as this year’s Rockie Awards Gala hono...
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May 12, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Nods to ‘Bachelorette’ — and His — Drama at Disney Upfronts: ‘In Order for ABC to Pull You Off the Air, You Have to Throw a Chair at Your Mormon Boyfriend’
It’s been quite a year for Kimmel since the last time he met with advertisers on the Disney upfront stage. Most notably was last year’s Kimmel media firestorm, when Disney temporarily benched the l...
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May 12, 2026
Conan O’Brien to Host the 2027 Oscars, Marking Third Consecutive Year
If Conan O’Brien needs a friend, he’s certainly found one in the Academy. For the third year in a row, O’Brien has been tapped to host next year’s Oscars. Also back are live TV event producers Raj ...
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May 12, 2026
NBC’s Peacock Logo Turns 40: How the Network Landed on the Iconic Design
In the history of broadcast network logos, NBC’s Peacock is relatively young. CBS introduced its “Eye” icon in 1951, while the ABC meatball has been more or less the same (with some slight font alt...
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May 12, 2026
Netflix’s ‘His & Hers’ the Most-Watched Show So Far in 2026; ABC Touts ‘High Potential’ As Tops in 18-49 This Broadcast Season
The year is still young, but through at least the first three and a half months of the year, Netflix’s “His & Hers” takes the crown for the most-watched series of 2026 — according to the latest...
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May 11, 2026
‘Jury Duty’ Renewed for Season 3 at Prime Video
Ronald Gladden and Anthony Norman may soon have some company. The two unwitting stars of Prime Video’s “Jury Duty” franchise will now get to watch while someone else experiences what they went thro...
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May 11, 2026
Inside Fox’s Upfront: ‘Baywatch,’ Lachlan Murdoch, Lots of Tom Brady, and the World Cup Brings James Corden Back to Late Night
Just hours after she performed a song-and-dance number at the NBC upfront (as her “30 Rock” character Jenna Maroney), “Celebrity Name That Tune” host Jane Krakowski opened the Fox upfront with anot...
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May 11, 2026
Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer’s Prime Video Action Comedy ‘Ride or Die’ Gets July Premiere Date, First Look
Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham will kick off their “Ride or Die” adventure on July 15, Prime Video announced Monday. The action comedy received a premiere date — and revealed some first-look...
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May 11, 2026
Seth Meyers Disses CBS at Upfronts, a Term He Says ‘Describes How They Paid Trump to Drop the Lawsuit’
Seth Meyers closed the NBCUniversal upfront at Radio City Music Hall on Monday morning with plenty of jabs at his bosses. But perhaps his most cutting jokes were reserved for rival CBS and its Para...
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May 11, 2026
Quinta Brunson Says Making 22 Episodes a Year of ‘Abbott Elementary’ Made Her Feel ‘Invincible’ as She Expands Into More TV and Film
As Quinta Brunson builds her own TV production company, she knows what she doesn’t want to make: “Slop.” In this age of AI, “slop” has become a term to describe the kind of mindless fare that has s...
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May 10, 2026
Carrie Preston Says Her ‘Elsbeth’ Bags Are Key to the Character — But Causing a Real Physical Problem
On CBS’ “Elsbeth,” one of the title character’s defining quirks is the number of bags she carries around, usually to the scene of a crime. Star Carrie Preston tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast...
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May 10, 2026
Tucker Carlson on ‘SNL’ Critiques the Met Gala and Slams the ‘Michael’ Movie for Ignoring ‘The Part When He Was a White Man’
What are we doing? Come on. Is this who we are now? “Saturday Night Live” featured player Jeremy Culhane once again showed up on “Weekend Update” in his spot-on impression of right-wing talker Tuck...
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May 8, 2026
Ramy Youssef on Making Fox News Melt Down After He Taught Elmo Some Arabic Words on ‘Sesame Street’: ‘You Feel This Ramp-Up of Islamophobia’
Fox News, the next time you want to criticize Ramy Youssef, how about actually giving the comedian a call? “I’ve been on the network a few times without my consent,” he tells Variety‘s Awards Circu...
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May 8, 2026
As Networks and Streamers Head to the Upfronts, They Have Plenty to Tout — And Just As Many Needs
The networks may now take a backseat to larger conglomerate sales at the upfronts, but what they’re showing between ads — the actual programs — still matters. Of course, these days that mostly mean...
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May 8, 2026
‘The Price is Right’ Contestant Wins Largest Single Pricing Game Prize in CBS Daytime Show’s 54-Year History
“Vanesa from Virginia” is likely pretty happy today that she came on down to “The Price is Right.” The contestant — last name not revealed — just won the largest prize in a single pricing game in t...
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May 7, 2026
Who Should Host the Emmys on NBC? Keke Palmer, Alan Cumming or — Wait for It — the Cast of ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’
It’s a make-or-break year for the Primetime Emmys. After NBC broadcasts the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, the current four-network “wheel deal” — in which ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox take turns airing th...
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May 7, 2026
‘MasterChef México’ to Launch First Live, 24/7 Version of the Hit Global Food Franchise (EXCLUSIVE)
“MasterChef” is going all-live, all-the-time in Mexico. EndemolShine Boomdog, part of Banijay Americas, announced Thursday that “MasterChef 24/7” — the the first live, 24/7 version of the culinary ...
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May 6, 2026
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Star Eugene Mirman on His Swift Recovery, as He Releases a Comedy Special a Month After His Fiery Car Crash
Eugene Mirman knows what you’re thinking. Last we heard from the “Bob’s Burgers” star a little more than a month ago, he had just been in a terrible car crash that had engulfed his car with flames....
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May 6, 2026
Love Is All Around: Quinta Brunson’s Mary Tyler Moore Visionary Award Closes a Sitcom Circle
Emmy-winning “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson grew up on a diet of Nick at Nite, so she remembers “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” fondly. “That show went platinum in my household,” s...
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May 5, 2026
Larry The Cable Guy to Host Syndicated Weekly Comedy Clip Show ‘American Mayhem’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Larry The Cable Guy has been tapped to host “American Mayhem,” a new first-run syndicated series set to launch this fall. The clip show, produced by V10 Entertainment and distributed by CBS Media V...
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