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• Interview with Showrunners John Requa & Glenn Ficarra About Their New Paramount Plus Thriller Series featuring Kiefer Sutherland “Rabbit Hole”
  “Rabbit Hole” premieres Sunday, March 26, 2023 By Judy Shields Pasadena, California (The Hollywood Times) 03/20/2023 – The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, California January 9, 2023 The Hollywood Times had the opportunity to interview Showrunners/Executive Producers John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. Enjoy the interview: Watch the Trailer: Review For all those Jack Bauer fans, this is the show for you and anyone who ...
• Luck be a Hank, Tonight!
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/12/23 – Viewers are returning back to college Spring 2023 for the premier of the anticipated AMC show Lucky Hank. Highlighting the ebbs and flows and the ‘important to you’ office politics working Americans can find themselves enveloped in, Lucky Hank takes a stab at the dichotomy ...
• Storming Ceasars Palace: The Ruby Duncan Story Premiering on PBS
  By: T. Felder Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/10/23 – Joining in on celebrating Women History Month PBS & Independent Lens Honors activist Ruby Duncan with the premiere of Storming Caesars Palace – a documentary chronicling Duncans life as a protestor member of the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity. Duncan was a hotel worker in Las ...
• Black Broadway Premieres Tonight on PBS
  By: Valerie Milano  Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/28/23 – Viewers are in for a treat tonight as PBS premiers Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future. This concert special celebrates Black artists, featuring iconic stage performances from the best past and current generations of Broadway stars. The cast includes television and Broadway star Corbin ...
• Snowfall FX: The Final Season
  By: Valerie Milano  Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/17/23 – This past Wednesday, the cast of Snowfall came together at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures for the show’s sixth and final season premiere. This season Franklin (Damson Idris) is faced with losing it all. His empire, his family, and his life are all on ...
• Star Trek: Picard Final Season  
  By: Valerie Milano  Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/13/23 – For those who have been anxiously waiting for this day to come, it’s finally here! Paramount+ is set to release the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard. Critics are dubbing this the best season because all the Next Generation favorites will be reunited ...
• Work It Out Wombats Premieres Today on PBS Kids
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/6/23 – Targeting kids ages 3-6 Work it Out Wombats! Is an animated series about three marsupial siblings named Malik, Zadie, and Zeke. The trio live with their grandmother in a treehouse Neiborhood called the Treeborhood and spend their days exploring the world around them. Much like ...
• Central Park Bird Watcher on Nat Geo Wild
  By: Valerie Milano  Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/19/23 – You may remember Christian Cooper from an incident in New York City in May 2020. During his birdwatching session, Cooper was unjustly harassed by a woman dog walker in Central Park’s wildlife area known as The Ramble. The woman’s dog was unleashed in a prohibited ...
• Apple TV+ to premiere “City on Fire,” latest series from creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, on Friday, May 12, 2023
  Today at the 2023 Winter Television Critics Association press tour, Apple TV+ revealed the premiere date and a first look at “City on Fire,” the upcoming drama inspired by the acclaimed novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg, with all episodes written and executive produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Starring an ensemble ...
• 2023 Winter TCA Interview with Journalist Marian van Zeller   
  By: Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/15/22 – National Geographics has announced the premiere of Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller. The series’ third season is set to air on Wednesday, January 18th. Journalist Mariana Van Zeller is back to explore the intrinsicalities of the criminal underworld and global black markets. In each episode, Mariana ...
• Godfather of Harlem’s Third Season Airs Tonight on MGM+  
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 01/15/22 – Forest Whitaker is back with a third season of MGM+’s popular crime drama Godfather of Harlem. His character Bumpy Johnson is fighting to maintain his spot as the king of Harlem. Staying on top requires Bumpy to produce a plan, which leads him to deal ...
• Disney’s Onyx Collective Presents Hulu Original ‘The 1619 Project’ and Original Dramedy ‘Unprisoned’ at the Television Critics Association Winter 2023 Press Tour
  DISNEY’S ONYX COLLECTIVE PRESENTS HULU ORIGINAL ‘THE 1619 PROJECT’ AND ORIGINAL DRAMEDY ‘UNPRISONED’ AT THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION WINTER 2023 PRESS TOUR, WITH ADDITIONAL PREMIERE DATE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEW PICKUPS OF DOCU-SERIES ‘BLACK TWITTER’ (WORKING TITLE) AND SCRIPTED COMEDY PILOT ‘1266’ (WORKING TITLE) Original Dramedy Series ‘UnPrisoned’ To Premiere Friday, March 10, on Hulu, Executive Produced and Starring Kerry Washington ...
• NAT GEO TCA: Nat Geo Explorer-at-Large James Cameron Makes Surprise Appearance
  EMMYAWARD®-WINNING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER-AT-LARGE JAMES CAMERON, IN A SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT TCA, ANNOUNCED THE GREENLIGHT OF NEW EARTH DAY SERIES SECRETS OF THE BEES and SECRETS OF THE PENGUINS  Natalie Portman (“Thor: Love & Thunder”) To Narrate Upcoming 2023 Installment SECRETS OF THE ELEPHANTS  Additionally, Cameron Revealed First Look at TITANIC: 25 YEARS LATER WITH JAMES CAMERON, To Premiere Feb. 5 on National ...
• TCA Welcomes Paramount+ in-person Panels for Six of Their Upcoming Shows 2023 The Langham Huntington Hotel, Jan 9th
  By Judy Shields Pasadena, California (The Hollywood Times) 01/09/2023 – The first day of the in-person Television Critics Association (TCA) Network panels, which started off with Paramount+.  Here are the six shows that were featured today at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena.  We will feature more in-depth articles of each of these shows as they get ...
• New Crime Drama to Premiere on Fox
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 12/18/22 – Alert is one of Fox’s newest crime dramas. The show follows Nikki Batista, played by actress Diana Ramirez, a police officer whose son went missing and, after six years, has been presumed to be deceased. Officer Batista is determined to find out what happened to ...
• Accused On Fox
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 12/16/22 – Fox has returned with its winter 2023 line up, one of which includes the court room anthology series Accused. The series follows fifteen crime stories weighing in from a defendant perspective and giving viewers no back story as to how they ended up on trial. ...
• It’s A Wonderful Lifetime Holiday Movie “A Christmas Spark Starring Jane Seymour and Joe Lando Airs Tonight 8/7c
  A Christmas Spark Premieres Today, Sunday, November 27 at 8/7c and Stream the Next Day Photos courtesy of  Lifetime Recently widowed Molly (Jane Seymour) has lost her zest for life and given up on ever finding love again.  But when she decides to visit her daughter for Christmas, she has no idea what holiday magic is in store ...
• It’s A Wonderful Lifetime Holiday Movie “The 12 Days of Christmas Eve” Airs Tonight Nov. 26 at 8/7c
  Premieres Tonight, Saturday, November 26 at 8/7c and Stream the Next Day Along with Kelsey Grammer, the movie stars his real-life daughter, Spencer. “The 12 Days of Christmas Eve” is the story of Brian Conway (Kelsey Grammer), a successful businessman whose relationships with those around him have really suffered.  While this Christmas season has been the most ...
• A Supernatural Love Story – The Winchesters Comes to the CW Tonight, October 11
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/11/22 – Before Sam and Dean, there were their parents, John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles, “Supernatural”), THE WINCHESTERS is the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester (Drake Rodger, “The In Between”) met Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly, “American Housewife”) and put it all on the ...
• Canadian Series Family Law Comes to the CW
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/3/22 – Taking place in Vancouver Canada, Family Law brings its third season to the CW. This comedy-drama follows lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi (Jewel Staite) as she maneuvers her career and family after hitting rock bottom. To fulfill the terms of her probation Abigail must ...
• “So Help Me Todd” New Drama on CBS
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/27/22 – CBS’s new drama series So Help Me Todd is a true story about a mother-son legal duo played by Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin. The two team up to solve different cases, learning valuable lesson along the way. During the TCA press tour Executive Producer ...
• All New Criminal Minds to premiere on Paramount + Thanksgiving Day
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/25/22 – Jeff Davis gave us fifteen seasons of one of CBS’s most watched series. It concluded in February 2020, but now viewers can get excited because it’s set to return Thanksgiving Day on Paramount+. Renamed Criminal Minds: Evolution, the ten-episode first season will see the return ...
• Monster High The Movie Available This Fall on Paramount +
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/25/22 – Monster High started as a series of Mattel dolls launched in 2010, then it made its way into an animated series, emphasizing inclusion in the high school setting. In 2021 Mattel redesigned the dolls featuring more inclusive body types, as well as making the characters ...
• Wolf Pack Set to Premiere on Paramount +
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/23/22– Paramount + new original series Wolf Pack is based on the book series Wolf Pack by Canadian horror author Edo Van Belkom. The show is centered around two teenagers (Armani Jackson and Bella Shepard), who discover that they are werewolf’s after being wounded by an unknown ...
• Love Boat is Back!
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/23/22 – Looking for a new reality romance series? Well, look no further! During CBS’s most recent TCA press tour they announced The Real Love Boat would be premiering this fall. Hosts Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell will journey through the Mediterranean with three crew members and ...
• Fire Country on CBS
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/22/22 – CBS kicks off its fall lineup with the season premiere of its new series Fire Country. The show stars Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan, an inmate seeking redemption and a lighter prison sentence. In order to fulfill his desire, he must join the firefighting program, ...
•  East New York on CBS
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/21/22 – CBS’s newest crime drama East New York is set to premiere Sunday, October 2, at 9 p.m. The series stars Amanda Warren as Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood of the 74th Precinct in East New York. As the city faces social disruption and gentrification Haywood attempts ...
• PARAMOUNT+ REVEALS EXCLUSIVE “MONSTER HIGH THE MOVIE” MUSIC VIDEO “COMING OUT OF THE DARK” DURING TCA PANEL
  MONSTER HIGH THE MOVIE Premieres Thursday, Oct. 6, on Paramount+ and That Same Day at 7 p.m. ET/PT on Nickelodeon WATCH THE FULL MUSIC VIDEO HERE Paramount+ today revealed the all-new music video, “Coming Out of the Dark” from the upcoming film MONSTER HIGH THE MOVIE during Paramount+’s Virtual Television Critics Association Presentation. The video features Clawdeen ...
• CSI: Vegas Returns w/ Surprises
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/20/22 – CSI: Vegas returns for its second season on a slightly different note. William Peterson and Jorja Fox will not be returning this season, but Peterson will still serve as one of the shows executive producers. Fox posted this message on social media to inform fans ...
• NBC La Brea Returns for Second Season
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/20/22- The first season of NBC’s La Brea finished as the number one drama for a first-year show. Now it’s back with its highly anticipated second season which will air Tuesday September 27th. In this season the Harris family continues their journey to reunite. Eve’s son Josh has mistakenly ...
• Chucky’s Highly Anticipated Season 2 Set to Premiere on USA & SYFY October 5th
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/19/22 – The first season of Chucky was dubbed one of the top new cable drama series of the year, with season two kicking off just in time for Halloween. In this season Chucky is seeking revenge on those responsible for ruining his plan to invade children’s ...
• The Lopez’s Are Back with New Family Comedy
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/19/22 – George Lopez and his daughter Mayan Lopez will star alongside each other in their new family comedy series Lopez vs. Lopez. The duo will show viewers what it’s like being a Latino family working through the joy and pain of dysfunction and reconnection. Last week during ...
• NBC’s New Quantum Leap Series More Than a Reboot
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/19/2022 – On Monday fans and new viewers alike can enjoy the premiere of NBC’s new series Quantum leap. There has been speculation that the series reboot will include original cast members Scott Bakula (Dr. Sam Beckett) and his holographic sidekick AI (Dean Stockwell). Bakula shut down ...
• TCA In Person Summer Press Tour Canceled
  By: Valerie Milano  Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 7/22/22 – The TCA Board was forced to cancel its in-person press tour. They broke the news to its members via email, saying, “We are in discussions with networks to plan a virtual schedule and will share this information as soon as we have it. Those virtual ...
• THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2022 TCA AWARDS HOSTS
  The TCA Enrolls ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary’ Stars Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter and Sheryl Lee Ralph as Hosts of the 38TH Annual Event, which will Take Place In Person at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on August 6  LOS ANGELES – June 27, 2022 – The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced today the emcees for the 38TH ...
• True Crime Story: ‘Suitcase Killer’ Premieres June 18 on Lifetime
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/9/22 – Lifetime Network hits us with another true crime story. This one is the gripping tale of Melanie McGuire aka The Suitcase Killer. On April 28, 2004, McGuire, a former nurse was convicted of murdering her husband, William McGuire; drugging, shooting, dismembering, and stuffing his remains ...
• THT and Aaron Barnhart “The Primetimer Guide to Streaming TV”  
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/7/22 – The Primetimer Guide to Streaming TV is a guide giving readers a painless way to find their next watch via their favorite streaming services. Author and long-standing television critic Aaron Barnhart wants readers to cut the cord on traditional television and broaden their options with ...
• ‘Wecrashed’ is a Surprisingly Romantic – And Compulsively Watchable – View of a Meltdown
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/19/22 – AppleTV+ finally dropped its highly anticipated ‘Wecrashed’. In seeming slow motion, it breaks down the formidable meltdown of Wework, the shared workspace giant that made public figures Adam and Rebekah Neumann billionaires. But those first three episodes weren’t exactly what we were expecting. They delved into ...
• Tonight – Girl in The Shed on Lifetime
  Courtesy of Lifetime By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/26/22 – This weekend Lifetime will premiere Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez. This is the true-life story of New Hampshire High School student Abby Hernandez (age 14), who was abducted while walking home from school and held captive for 284 days ...
• Snowfall Returns to FX Tomorrow Night
  FXnetworks.com By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/22/22 – Viewers can expect Snowfall season 5 to premiere on FX Wednesday Feb.23rd. This series narrates the rise of the crack cocaine trade in 1980’s Los Angeles. Damson Idris plays the lead role as Franklin Saint, a college dropout that gets his start as a weed ...
• Abe Lincoln on The History Channel Tonight
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/20/22- In lieu of Presidents Day, the History Channel reveals its latest three-part series based on the biographical study of late President Abraham Lincoln. The documentary-style series is based on Pulitzer Prize winner and historian Dorris Kearns Goodwin’s “Leadership in Turbulent Times” book. She poses the questions ...
• “From” Epix’s New Sci-fi Horror Series 
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/20/22 – “From” is set to premiere tonight on Epix. The series elucidates the mystery of a disturbed town in middle America that traps anyone who enters. The residents must fight to stay sane and find a way out, while dealing with the humanlike creatures in the ...
• Lifetime’s Cyberstalker Thriller “Caught in His Web” to Premiere This Weekend
  Mylifetime.com By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/18/22– Inspired by actual events Caught in The Web is Lifetime’s newest thriller, executive produced by Emmy award winning actress Whoopi Goldberg and directed by Star Trek: Discovery’s Hannah Cheesman. This is the horrifying story about Emma Lawrence (Allison Thornton), Olivia Carter (Malia Baker), and Gabby Coleman ...
• Sister Boniface Mysteries Available Now on Britbox US & UKTV
  Britbox By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/10/22– Sister Boniface Mysteries is a 10-part crime series set in 1960’s rural England. It is centered around the crime solving adventures of Sister Boniface played by Lorna Watson who was first seen in the detective series Father Brown. As police struggle to piece together evidence Sister ...
• Power Book IV: Force Premieres Tonight on Starz
  Hulu By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/6/22 – We have seen the tweets, Instagram posts, and other teasers online, now Power Universe fans can tune in tonight for what is arguably the most anticipated Power Spinoff, featuring Joseph Sikora as fan-favorite Tommy Eagan. Power Book IV: Force follows Tommy to Chicago with the intention ...
• “Suspicion” to Debut on Apple TV+
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/3/22 – Tomorrow Apple TV+ will be releasing its latest thriller series entitled Suspicion. This modern day Who Done It is based on the award-winning Israeli series False Flag. The series follows a group of British citizens played by; Aadesh Chopra (Kunal Nayyar), Natalie Thompson (Georgina Campbell), ...
• Tatiana Ali Pulls a Double in New Lifetime Thriller 
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/14/22 – Tatiana Ali stars in a new thriller, Vanished: Searching for my Sister, set to premiere on the Lifetime Network on January 22 at 8/7c. In the film, Ali plays twin sisters Jada and Kayla. Jada is the mild-mannered sister with her head on straight, Kayla on ...
• Lifetime’s ‘Safe Room’:  Spotlight on Autism Spectrum Enriches an Especially Gripping and Authentic Thriller
  By Audrey Rock and Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/13/22 – Lifetime’s latest thriller Safe Room hails back to the terrifying Jodie Foster-led Panic Room. That 2002 thriller, directed by David Fincher, featured a newly single mom and her diabetic daughter (Kristen Stewart), mercilessly trapped in a panic room by a violent intruder. Lifetime’s ...
•  Pivoting on Fox
  By: Valerie Milano  Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 12/28/21 – Pivoting a half-hour single-camera comedy produced by Liz Astrof. This series marked a turning point in Fox’s history of comedy series, which have predominately featured a male protagonist. In addition, the network will have two half-hour series with female leads (Pivoting and Call Me Kat), ...
• ‘Astrid and Lilly Save The World’ Is Just the Kind of Snarky Girl Power We Live For 
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/3/22 – Astrid and Lilly Save The World is SyFy’s latest girl-centered offering. And it’s going to surprise you. The snarky comedy has Astrid and Lilly, two high school outcasts, unwittingly opening a portal to a realm of monsters. But facing that horror isn’t nearly as bad ...
• Tonight: Fox’s New Thrilling Drama, The Cleaning Lady
  By: Valerie Milano  Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/3/21- The Cleaning Lady is an American drama series created by Miranda Kwok and based on the 2017 Argentinian television series La Chica Que Limpia. The series follows Thony De La Rosa (Elodie Yung), a Cambodian medical doctor. She comes to America on a working visa with ...
• Resident Alien Returns for a Second Season
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 12/30/21 – After a crash landing on earth, an alien (played by Alan Tudyk) sent to destroy humanity kills a doctor named Harry Vanderspeigle and assumes his identity. Fascinated by humans, he learns to speak English and maneuvers his way through the rural town of Patience, Colorado. Back ...
• How Astrid and Lily Save the World Will Reach a New Audience
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 12/23/21 – NBC’s Astrid and Lily Save the World about high school students that fight monsters and demons. While doing so, the stars of  Astrid and Lily Save the World discuss the importance of  gender and race in their show. The show will also highlight the experience ...
• Super Producer Curtis “50cent” Jackson Creates Another Highly Anticipated Series
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/22/21 – Rapper Curtis “50cent” Jackson’s show BMF (Black Mafia Family) has easily become the most highly anticipated series of the fall. It is set to premiere on Sept. 26th via the STARZ Network. This eight-part series tells the true story of two brothers Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory ...
• PARAMOUNT+ DEBUTS FIRST LOOK TRAILER FOR NEW ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES “MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN”
  From Co-Creators Academy Award® Nominee Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, “Mayor of Kingstown” Premieres on Sunday, November 14 All-Star Cast Includes Academy Award® Nominee Jeremy Renner, Academy Award® Winner Dianne Wiest, Emmy Award® Winner Kyle Chandler, Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird and Tobi Bamtefa First Look trailer: Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios August 31, 2021 – ...
• PBS ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMMING AT VIRTUAL SUMMER TCA PRESS TOUR 
  ARLINGTON, VA; August 10, 2021—  PBS presents its virtual summer Press Tour with new programming and initiatives on August 10, 11 & 12. Please see below for a summary of announcements made by PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger. DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION INITIATIVES: PBS, CPB Partner in Support of Firelight Media and Underrepresented Filmmakers PBS and CPB ...
• Television Critics Assn. Announces 2021 TCA Award Nominations
  Netflix Leads All Networks with 15 Nominations, While Apple TV+’s Freshman Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy ‘Ted Lasso’ Leads All Series with Five Nominations  Other Notable Nominees Include Disney+’s ‘WandaVision,’ Amazon’s ‘The Underground Railroad,’ FX/FX On Hulu’s ‘Framing Britney Spears,’ Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton,’ and HBO’s ‘Mare of Easttown’ LOS ANGELES –  The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced the nominees for the ...
• “The World Breaks Everyone”
  Hemingway on PBS Premieres Tonight Monday, April 5, 2021 By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/5/21 -PBS and Ken Burns have teamed up once again for another immersive, marathon documentary. This time, Burns (in collaboration with Lynn Novick), turns in a three-part, six-hour exploration of the work and life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the ...
• Hallmark, Diversity, and Representation
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/16/21 -Crown Brand Media is known for producing Hallmark films. These films usually are associated with “feel-good” plots that typically show characters build their romantic and/or familial relationships after strenuous circumstances. With the expansion of representation, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wonya Lucas mentions, ”  I’m proud ...
• NEWS AND NOTES FROM FREEFORM’S WINTER TCA VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE
  Feb. 26, 2021 At Freeform’s virtual TCA presentation, Walt Disney Television’s young adult network announced that “Single Drunk Female,” from Simone Finch and Jenni Konner, has been picked up to series. The network, which remains the No. 1 primetime cable net in entertainment for the 2020/21 season (A18-34 and W18-34), also announced the highly-anticipated series premiere ...
• Assembly Required: Season One airs tomorrow night
    By Valerie Milano   Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/22/21 – It’s been 30 years since Tim Allen’s successful eight-year run with his family-oriented sitcom, Home Improvement, where he brought his stand-up comedy skills to the role of Tim “The Toolman” Taylor, an expert authority on residential enhancement and host of Tool Time, a show-within-a-show, along ...
• Good Sam airs tonight 1/5 on CBS
  Good Sam CBS By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/5 /22 – Good Sam is a medical drama written by Katie Wech and is set to premiere on CBS January 5th 10/9c. The series is centered around Dr. Sam Griffith (Sophia Bush), a gifted heart surgeon who must step into the role as chief ...
• NBC’s Grand Crew airs tonight: January 4, 2002
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/4/22 – According to Senior Entertainment Manager, Mariana Duran tells TheHollywoodTimes and other journalists at the virtual TCA press tour, NBC’s Grand Crew is about “a group of young professionals are all trying to navigate the ups  and downs of life and love in Los Angeles, and they ...
• American Auto airs Tonight: January 4, 2022 on NBC
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/4/21 – NBC’s new show, American Auto is a comedy that reflects an industry in a society that is changing. The comedy is set in Detroit and features the lives of executives as they try to figure out how to continue their business. Among the talent, SNL ...
• Tonight on FOX Star Chef Gordon Ramsay takes it to the Next Level!!!
  By: Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/2/21 – It’s been more than a decade since we’ve witnessed Star Chef Gordon Ramsay heat up the kitchen with a competition series. Well, he’s back and in search of the Next Level Chef — a new series executive produced by Gordon Ramsay, Lisa Edwards, and Matt ...
• THE MASKED DANCER: JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO TURN BACK ON THE TELEVISION
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 12/17/20 – After weeks of nail-biting over the 2020 Presidential Election (well, actually four years!), Fox Alternative Entertainment and Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television are twirling to the rescue with yet another competition reality television show to fill the airwaves: a spin-off of their successful two-season ...
• To The Bat Cave…
  Virus Hunters premieres on Nat Geo Nov 1 at 9/8c By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/30/20 – In the absence of national leadership getting out the 411 on Covid-19, National Geographic and ABC News have collaborated on Virus Hunters; a documentary that brings hope and hard facts to a public hungry for both. ...
• He Ain’t Heavy, But He’s Still A Brother
  Woke on Hulu tomorrow night By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/8/20 – If the Hallmark Channel ever decided to tackle the thorny issue of race relations in America, it might look something like Woke. Not necessarily a bad thing. The last few months our senses have been bombarded on a minutely basis online, ...
• Dan Rather and Adam Bolt back again on PBS tomorrow
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/8/20 – From executive producer Dan Rather and director Adam Bolt, the co-writer and editor of the Oscar-winning film Inside Job, comes the story of the biggest tech revolution of the 21st Century. And it isn’t digital, it’s biological! On September 9, NOVA, PBS’ premier science series is ...
• NeXt: John Slattery Makes This Network Drama Worth Watching
  By Ethlie Ann Vare Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/7/20 – Remember The Fall Season, that exciting time of year full of new school outfits, freshly sharpened pencils, and the premieres of primetime network television shows? Remember networks? Remember school? Remember outfits? Just when it seemed like hour-long scripted drama was a thing of the Before ...
• He Ain’t Heavy, But He’s Still My Brother
  Woke on Hulu Premiering September 9th By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/2/20- If the Hallmark Channel ever decided to tackle the thorny issue of race relations in America, it might look something like Woke. Not necessarily a bad thing. The last few months our senses have been bombarded on a minutely basis online, ...
• Showtime Serves Up LOVE FRAUD
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/24/20 – An unremarkable-looking man with the unassuming name Richard Scott Smith used the Internet and his dubious charms to manipulate women out of their money–and their love–for over 20 years.  Warning blogs notwithstanding, Smith proved very difficult to stop. The true story of Smith will at last be ...
• Horndogs and Englishmen
  PBS Masterpiece Theater presents four-part political thriller Roadkill By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/14/20 – When viewed against the current backdrop of pestilence, racism, economic depression, and Trumpism, the garden variety graft and sex imbedded in Roadkill goes down easy as light entertainment. American audiences came to love Hugh Laurie as the pill popping ...
• Horndogs and Englishmen
  PBS Masterpiece Theater presents four-part political thriller Roadkill By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/1/20 – When viewed against the current backdrop of pestilence, racism, economic depression and Trumpism, the garden variety graft and sex imbedded in Roadkill goes down easy as light entertainment. American audiences came to love Hugh Laurie as the pill-popping physician ...
• The Kids Were Alt-Right
  The documentary ‘’Feels Good Man” details the misappropriation of Pepe airs Oct. 19 By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 7/30/20 – Cartoonist Matt Furie was a nice kid who liked to draw frogs. On his artistic journey he stumbled onto a cute and cuddly character he dubbed Pepe (a juvenile euphemism for urination). He eventually ...
• FRONTLINE: The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
  “The Choice 2020: Trumps vs. Biden” airs Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET. By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 7/29/20 – In an interview hosted by PBS and Frontline’s Raney Aronson-Rath,  Mike Kirk, filmmaker and part-designer of the program, promises that his new film takes a deep dive into the lives—past and present—and psyche ...
• Virtual World
  PBS Exec Session Kicks off the 2020 Fall Press Tour By Valerie Milano Hollywood, CA (The Hollywood Times) 7/29/20 – PBS and Paula Kerger kicked off the 50th anniversary of PBS and its summer press tour in our new, dystopian cyberworld Tuesday. Judy Woodruff, Ken Burns and Dr. Louis Gates Jr. were on hand at the PBS executive ...
• THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2020 TCA AWARD NOMINATIONS
  HBO Leads All Networks with 16 Nominations, HBO’s Hit “Watchmen” and the Netflix Drama “Unbelievable” Lead All Series with Four Nominations Each   Other Notable Nominees Include the Disney+ Epic “The Mandalorian,” ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” Hulu’s “Ramy,” HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” FX on Hulu’s “Mrs. America” and AMC’s “Better Call Saul”  The 36th Annual TCA ...
• Blessed Be: Catching Up with The Handmaid’s Tale Stars Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski & Ann Dowd
  Blessed Be, Fam! By Kat King and Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/15/20 – While Season 4 of the critically-acclaimed Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s famous novel, The Handmaid’s Tale may currently be on pause, as it has been for a cool minute (or, more accurately, like a million minutes, but I mean who’s ...
• All Aboard: TNT Set to Air SNOWPIERCER May 31st
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/29/20 – The first ten-episode season of TNT’s post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller series SNOWPIERCER will hit the small screen on Sunday, May 31st, 2020.  It is based upon the 2013 South Korean/Czech co-production directed by multiple Academy Award winner Bong Joon-ho (PARASITE).  The film in turn was adapted from ...
• And what a Life it Is! 
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/21/20 – Arguably one of the most prolific, prominent, and well respected activists of American history, feminst forewoman Gloria Steinem was and is a force to be reckoned with and revered. Who better to awaken the role of her in an autobiographical play but Academy Award nominated Christine ...
• Holland Taylor is Ann Richards!
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/21/20 – The power house that is late Governor Ann Richards of central Texas is brought back to life in a time appropriate stage play starring Emmy award winning mega-star Holland Virginia Taylor. This play takes an earnest look at the life of Richards, and the many ...
• “W” to Premiere on PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in May as Part of THE PRESIDENTS Series
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/4/20 – George W. Bush, son of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, is known as one of the least prepared U.S. Presidents who faced some of the greatest challenges the country has ever known.  George W. Bush took office less than ten months before 9/11 and the ...
• HBO to Launch I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE on May 10th
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/21/20 – Veteran Italian-American actor Mark Ruffalo executive produces and stars in a new HBO limited series called I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE that is scheduled to launch on Sunday, May 10th, 2020.  Based on the best-selling novel by Wally Lamb, the series was written and directed ...
• EPIX Premiered Carnival Films’ BELGRAVIA last night
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/12/20 – Julian Fellowes’ 2017 novel BELGRAVIA (Orion Publishing) is set amongst the upper echelon of London society in the 19th century.  The now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond for the Duke of Wellington in Brussels on the eve of the fateful Battle of Waterloo ...
• Sisterhood is Powerful: The Clark Sisters Come to Lifetime tomorrow April 11
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/15/20 – The Clark Sisters are an American gospel group consisting of five sisters: Denise, Dorinda, Elbernita, Jacky, and Karen.  They are the daughters of indomitable gospel musician and choral director Mattie Moss Clark, who married and divorced twice.   With 20 albums and counting plus 3 Grammy Awards, the Clark ...
• If You Can Do It, Do It: WAYNE BRADY’S COMEDY IQ to Premiere on BYUtv tomorrow April 6th
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/5/20 – Wayne Alphonso Brady (b. 1972) is an American actor, singer, comedian, producer, game show host, television personality, and presenter.  With a an unusually eclectic entertainment resume that continues to expand, Brady shows no signs of slowing down.   Wayne Brady is a regular on the American version of the ...
• WORLD ON FIRE to Premiere on PBS tomorrow night April 5th
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/4/20 – MASTERPIECE on PBS is set to premiere the new seven-part series WORLD ON FIRE on Sunday, April 5th, 2020 from 9/8c.  This resonant World War II drama was written by Peter Bowker for the BBC. The series follows the intertwining fates of ordinary folk in five countries ...
• The Future is Female: HOME BEFORE DARK Comes to Apple TV+ tomorrow April 3rd
  “Even a child’s voice can be heard around the world.”–Malala Yousafzai By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/2/20 – HOME BEFORE DARK is an American mystery drama web television series produced for Apple TV+ that is set to premiere on Friday, April 3rd, 2020.  The series was created by Dana Fox and Dara Resnik.  It ...
• Seek and Ye Shall Find: NOVA Returns tonight PBS April 1st
  By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/1/20 – How did our ancestors live?  Are we alone in the universe?  Why do we fight wars?  Can we find a cure for cancer?  What will happen to our planet?  Inquiring minds have long wanted to know the answers to questions like these. America’s science culture is ...
• One Network at a Time! Watch One Day at a Time tonight, March 24
  “Did you decide on what we are watching for Movie Night?” “No. Its like there’s nothing good on Netflix anymore.” By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/24/20 – Hilarious opening line from brand new season of One Day at a Time. As the quote expresses, the hit shows 4th season isn’t the only thing that’s new. ...
• Finding the World in a Grain of Sand: EAST LAKE MEADOWS: A PUBLIC HOUSING STORY airing tonight March 24, 2020
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/24/20 – In 1970, the Atlanta Housing Authority opened a public housing community called East Lake Meadows on the edge of the city.  Thousands of Atlanta residents came to call East Lake Meadows home over the next 25 years.  For many, it looked like a promised land. But the ...
• If Good People Don’t Vote, Bad Things Happen: PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES to Launch ANN and GLORIA: A LIFE in June for the Women’s Centennial Celebration
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/21/20 – Older actresses often lament the lack of quality roles in Hollywood.  Undaunted, two of Hollywood’s most talented leading ladies of any age have turned to PBS Great Performances to showcase their sizzle.   ANN, the life story of Texas governor Ann Richards, will star Emmy Award winner Holland ...
• Eight-Episode Limited Series ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Brings the Heat tonight
  ↓ Skip to Main Content By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/17/20 – Starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, Hulu limited series Little Fires Everywhere takes a look at unconscious racism using a story based on a 2017 novel written by Celeste Ng of the same name. This particular topic is all the more relevant ...
• PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS Soon to Launch on Showtime
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/17/20 – PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS is a new eight-part series created by John Logan for Showtime.  Set in 1938 Los Angeles, the series is infused with a strong sense of place and grisly motifs from Mexican-American folklore. The series stars Natalie Dormer as Magda, a supernatural creature who ...
• BLACK MONDAY Begins Its Second Season on Showtime this Saturday
  By: Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/13/20 – Showtime has renewed the hit comedy series BLACK MONDAY for a second season. BLACK MONDAY is a co-production between Showtime and Sony Pictures Television Studios. The show stars a group of outsiders who hilariously take on the system established by the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street ...
• There’s Something About Hillary!
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/23/20 – Respect her, love her, loathe her, Hillary Clinton is tied deeply into the fabric of American History. This Spring on Hulu, take a deep dive into the mind, life and character of arguably the most ambiguously infamous icons of the twenty-first century. From scandal, to woman’s ...
• Twenties- A New Quirky Show By Lena Waithe.
  By: Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA ( The Hollywood Times ) 02/16/20 – ‘Twenties has had a long road. I mean we went from — we started at BET under a different regime, then went to Hulu, then TBS, and back to BET again. So Twenties is the show that I wouldn’t let die, because I don’t ...
• Reboot or Boot: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 2020!
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/16/20 – The debut of one of the most inspirational and rejuvenating shows, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will grace our television screens and change lives every Sunday! Giving back to those who give, this show aims to take the burden and stress out of home renovations for a ...
• The Sound of Sacred Music
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/14/20 – The mysterious and almost spellbinding series Sacred Lies makes its huge return to Facebook Watch later this February with a new installment: Singing Bones. Following the chilling Cult escape from it’s debut season, Singing Bones documents a young girl who is the unfortunate victim of abandonment by ...
• Visible: Out on Television
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/13/20 – A five-part docuseries broken into five hour-long episodes narrated by Janet Mock, Margaret Cho, Asia Kate Dillon, Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Waithe will debut this Friday on Apple TV+. From executive producers Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz, Visible: Out on Television combines archival footage and interviews with ...
• “Critter Fixers: Country Vets premieres on Saturday, March 7th at 10/9c on Nat Geo WILD”
  By Valerie Milano with Darlene Gautier Century City, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/11/20 – Two Tuskegee University veterinary medicine alumni and owners of a middle-Georgia veterinary practice will be featured on a new Nat Geo Wild television show this March. “Critter Fixers: Country Vets” will feature veterinarian stars Drs. Terrence Ferguson ’98 and Vernard Hodges ’97, and capture ...
• Parents just Dont Understand!
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/5/20 – Arguably, the best part of having children with the love of your life is the fact those children will get older, and begin lives outside of their home, leaving the parents to enjoy a quiet home in anyway they choose. What is NOT the best part of ...
• Tomorrow Night – Polar Extremes: The Race against Climate Change
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/4/20 – Deep into the excavating journey to the hidden pockets and far reaches of the world, nationally renowned station PBS brings us Polar Extremes! Viewers are taken through eclectic journeys from the golden brown flat land terrains of Death Valley, to the mountainous icebergs of the ...
• The new series premiere of Heartland Docs, DVM, airs on Nat Geo WILD tonight Saturday, January 30 at 10/9c
  By Valerie Milano Century City, CA  (The Hollywood Times) 1/30/20 – “In a picturesque rural part of Nebraska, Drs. Ben and Erin Schroeder are lifesavers for the farmers who need these dynamic animal loving superheroes. They care for livestock and pets and rush to help during the toughest weather from blizzards to searing heat.” – Valerie Milano About the ...
• The Secret Ingredient is: Cookies!
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/29/20 – The beginning of a brand new year means resolutions are being set, fresh perspectives are being pondered upon, and Girl Scout Cookie season is just around the corner! Food Network teams up with Girl Scouts USA for the sweetest baking competition yet. In the 2 part ...
• We Believe in Miracles!
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/29/20 – Literal and off-beat, the comedy which starred names like Geraldine Viswanathan and Daniel Radcliffe, Miracle Workers returned for its second season set in the Dark Ages! Based on the Simon Rich novel, What in God’s Name, villagers in their twenty-somethings sift through emotions surrounding living up ...
• Who Run the World? Tommy! 
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/21/20 – Sopranos and 30 Rock actress Edie Franco stars in new CBS thriller Tommy premiering February 6th! Moving from New York to the crime heavy streets of SoCal, angelino officers welcome their new chief of police to lead the force to a more positive status quo, whilst taking ...
• BRAIN GAMES Returns to the National Geographic Channel tomorrow January 20th
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/19/20 – National Geographic has re-imagined its mind-bending program BRAIN GAMES and added an all-new Hollywood twist!  The new season scheduled to air on Monday, January 20th, 2020 at 8/7c will challenge some of the world’s biggest celebrities to realize how their brains work through highly entertaining ...
• Nora Lum is actually Awkwafina from Queens!
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/18/20 – Icon in the making and Crazy, Rich Asians star Awkwafina- government name: Nora Lum- is back on the small screens with a hugely hysterical role: Awkwafina is Nora from Queens! The 30-something actress ironically dives into character ‘Nora’, hilariously capturing some aspects or the rap stars ...
• Freeforms’ Party of Five Cast interviews today at TCA
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/17/20 – Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman, original series creators of the 90s Fox television drama Party of Five, have teamed up again for a television reboot of the same name. The revitalized show will premiere on the Disney-owned channel Freeform this month and is slated for a ...
• Freeform’s “Everything’s Gonna be OK” Cast Interviews Today at TCA
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/17/20 – Freeform’s “Everything’s Gonna be OK” is a comedy with a pretty dark setup. Nicholas (Josh Thomas) is a 20-something year old Australian who becomes the caretaker of his teenage American half-sisters—one of whom is on the autism spectrum—after his semi-alienated father passes away after a bout ...
• Hidden Treasures – Seven Worlds, One Planet at TCA and premiering tonight
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/18/20 –  The visually captivating and unique BBC America program Seven Worlds, One Planet beautifully details the rich, significant and wondrous beauty that are the 7 continents of the world. Beginning with Africa, Seven worlds illustrates profound histories, rare wildlife, and the ways in which our world is ...
• The Outsider – a chilling new HBO drama series.
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/15/20 – “People are blind to explanations that lie outside their perception of reality,” says Stephen King is his novel The Outsider and it also appears to be the central theme in the new HBO’s series which is based on the novel and adapted by Richard Price (The ...
• EXPEDITION WITH  STEVE BACKSHALL – THT Exclusive
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/15/20 – Steve Backshall, BAFTA-winning adventurer and wildlife expert has been doing wildlife television programs for twenty years now, mostly with the BBC, programming worldwide. He is well-known for his adventures with predators- venomous snakes, spiders, scorpions. With sharks and crocodiles, big cats, and wolves- predators excite this ...
• 68 Whiskey – Paramount Network’s smash hit
  By Valerie Milano Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/15/20 – From Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios and created by Roberto Benabib (Weeds, The Brink, Ally McBeal), 68 Whiskey is the first scripted follow-up to Paramount Network’s smash hit Yellowstone, starring Kevin Costner, cable’s #1 original series for the past two summers. 68 ...
• Showtime/TCA Announcements Today
  The announcements below were made today by Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, Presidents of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc., at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour. SHOWTIME® ORDERS SECOND SEASON OF THE L WORD®: GENERATION Q LOS ANGELES – January 13, 2020 – SHOWTIME has ordered a ten-episode second season of THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, the ...
• SHOWTIME® ANNOUNCES 11TH AND FINAL SEASON OF SHAMELESS TO PREMIERE THIS SUMMER
  LOS ANGELES – January 13, 2020 – SHOWTIME has announced that it has picked up an 11th and final season of its hit comedy series SHAMELESS, premiering this summer. SHAMELESS, which originally premiered in the winter of 2011, ranks as the network’s no. 1 comedy, its longest-running series and has the youngest-skewing audience of any ...
• CBS ALL ACCESS RENEWS “STAR TREK: PICARD” FOR SECOND SEASON
  Terry Matalas Joins Series as Executive Producer PASADENA, Calif. –– Jan. 12, 2020 –– CBS All Access today announced the second season renewal of its upcoming original series STAR TREK: PICARD.The announcement was made by Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President of Original Content for CBS All Access, during the service’s biannual Television Critics Association presentation. “The energy and excitement around ...
• Evil is as Evil Does
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 1/12/20 – Truth and the supernatural are at odds in the new chilling CBS series Evil. From serial killing to demonic possessions, viewers are being called distinguish between fact and fiction along with cast members including but not limited to Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, and Michael Emerson. ...
• NBC TCA announcements
  ELLEN’S GREATEST NIGHT OF GIVEAWAYS NBC has renewed its highly successful first-ever holiday special event series “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” for a new season. “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” scored among this year’s the top holiday specials. The Dec. 10 premiere earned 1.2 rating in adults 18-49, according to “live plus same day” Nielsens, tying as ...
• BREAKING NEWS FROM ABC’S 2020 WINTER TCA PRESENTATION
  Jan. 8, 2020 In connection with the ABC portion of the 2020 Winter Press Tour, below are several network announcements with additional news to break during ABC’s executive session and throughout the day. Please note: Scripted announcements below are followed by news regarding alternative content and live event programming as well as spring scheduling.   Scripted Announcements:  ABC’S GROUNDBREAKING SERIES ...
• “Much Ado About Nothing”–TCA panel
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/28/19 – David Horn directed Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon’s bold production of “Much Ado About Nothing” as part of the PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES series.  Shakespeare’s timeless comedy comes to life with an all-black cast featuring Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman as the sparring lovers Beatrice and ...
• PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE McCarthy
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/24/19 – Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism were discussed in detail at a PBS 2019 TCA Summer Press Tours panel taking place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, July 30th.  Present were Susan Bellows, the senior producer at PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; David Oshinsky, professor ...
• The Secret Museum and the Gems they Keep!
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/24/19 – Who knew that a children’s program could possess all the ingredients of a great show to even keep this adult entertained? PBS does it again with their stimulating new series Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum! Together, 3 children teleport using hidden passages in their ...
• Giving Voice to the Voiceless
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/15/19 – The twists and turns of criminal cases are oftentimes a long, winding, and convoluted road. With such little time until a case runs cold, the victims of these tragedies rarely are granted the honor of having their stories told, let alone receive justice. Former prosecutor ...
• MADE IN BOISE
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/15/19 – The new feature-length documentary MADE IN BOISE was discussed at a 2019 TCA Summer Press Tours panel held on Tuesday,  July 30th at the Beverly Hilton.  Present were founding  executive producer of PBS – INDEPENDENT LENS Lois Vossen.; director Beth Aala; neonatal intensive care unit nurse Cindy Floyd; healthcare and surrogacy agency administrator Nicole Williamson; and surrogate mother Shannon Rayner and her husband Tom. Boise, Idaho has become the unregulated and unofficial “surrogacy ...
• NOW HEAR THIS–TCA
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/11/19 – NOW HEAR THIS is a four-part music appreciation program that aired Friday nights on PBS from September 20th through October 11th, 2019.  Violinist Scott Yoo and his wife, flautist Alice Dade, hosted the one-hour segments that sent them to Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Morocco, and ...
• PBS – POV “The Feeling of Being Watched”
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/11/19 PBS – POV hosted a panel to discuss “The Feeling of Being Watched” at the Summer TCA Press Tours taking place on Monday, July 29th, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton.  Present were Justine Nagan, Executive Producer of POV and Executive Director for its producing company, American ...
• Nancy Drew Comes to the CW
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/10/19 – “Born” in 1930, Nancy Drew is now an American cultural icon.  This amateur teenage sleuth was conceived by publisher Edward Stratemeyer as the female counterpart to his Hardy Boys series, which was hugely popular with both boys and girls.  The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Over time, the character and appearance of Nancy Drew have evolved in response to changes in U.S. culture and tastes.  She remains continuously popular worldwide, and indeed has traveled all over the United States and throughout the world in her never-ending pursuit of the truth.  The Nancy Drew books in their various redactions have been translated into over 45 languages, and millions of the multilingual copies continue to sell very well. This reporter can attest to Nancy Drew’s global popularity through personal experience as many of her overseas friends have told her how much they loved the books.  Nancy Drew has been cited as a formative influence by a number of famous American women, from Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Sonia Sotomayor to U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and former First Lady Laura Bush.(Photo: Rob Latour/Shutterstock) An all-new television version of Nancy’s adventures launched on the evening of Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 on the CW Network.  The leading role of Nancy is played by Kennedy McMann.  Key supporting players are Nancy’s co-workers Bess Marvin (Maddison Jaizani), George Fan (Leah Lewis), and Ace (Alex Saxon); boyfriend Ned Nickerson (Tunji Kasim); and father Carson Drew (Scott Wolf).  Pamela Sue Martin, who once played the part of Nancy Drew on ABC, has a small guest role. Viewers familiar with the Nancy Drew books should be prepared for many surprises from this multicultural cast.  Ned is now an African-American mechanic with a sealed record rather than a squeaky-clean collegiate WASP.  George and Bess are Asian Americans, and Nancy is a redhead rather than a blonde!  If one can accept them for what they are rather than what they were, all should be well. When Episode 1 opens, Nancy has just lost her mother after graduating from high school and is working with George and Bess as a waitress in Horseshoe Bay.  While making plans for college, Nancy is quickly drawn into a supernatural murder mystery involving social butterflies named Tiffany and Ryan Hudson and the friendly neighborhood ghost who went by the name of Lucy Sable in life.                   Will Nancy be able to solve the mystery and clear her own name as well as those of her friends?  Find out by watching the CW on Wednesday nights at 9!
• Country Music, Y’all! New Ken Burns Documentary to be Featured on PBS this Sunday Sept. 15th
  I don’t know what could have more mass appeal than country music, but if you need a little arguments for your cocktail party, the fact that every one of the Beatles enters into music inspired by country music in another country that isn’t ours is pretty interesting – Ken Burns By Valerie Milano and Judy Shields Beverly ...
• Tonight – The Horrifying Mr. Mercedes
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/10/19 – Immediately on the tail end of climatic and chilling finale, season 3 returns this fall to continue the thrilling saga that is Mr. Mercedes!  Following closely the Stephen King series The Bill Hodges Trilogy, this beautifully written adaptation re-captures the story of ‘cat-and-mouse’ between retired detective ...
• The Brady’s are Back Tonight
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/9/19 – Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!!  One of America’s first beloved TV families, The Brady Bunch, comes back to our TV screens to reveal the iconic remodeling of the famous Brady Bunch house! Chalk full of nostalgia and memories of simpler times, President of HGTV Jane Latman sat ...
• FOX lays the SMACKDOWN for Sports this Fall!
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/5/19 – ‘Tis the glorious season of Sports! The FOX network and celebrity analysts took to the stage to discuss the HUGE weekend line-ups beginning in September that will cover not just Football, but sports like Baseball, and the historical WWE! The new and incredible FOX sports family ...
• Bless This Mess
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/3/19 – A tale of country living and new beginnings, the 6 episode first season of Bless this Mess returns to ABC for their second season! Following the theme of the show, we were extremely privileged to join the cast for horseback riding throughout the Hollywood Hills, ...
• Mayans M.C. on FX
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/2/19 – From the hard streets of Charming California to the California/Mexico border, Sons of Anarchy spin-off, Mayans M.C. is back for another suspenseful second season on FX. The cast of Mayans took to the stage of the TCA Press Tour to discuss the highly anticipated thriller.  It’s ...
• No Bad Dogs
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 9/1/19 – All dogs go to heaven and all dogs deserve redemption! The founder of Zen Dog, a behavioral training facility, teamed up with producer and show runner Corinna Robbins for a new series on National Geographic, Dog:Impossible!  Zen Dog, the company and brainchild of Matt Beisner, equips ...
• Amazon Prime Video’s Latest Attempt ‘Carnival Row’ is Now Available to Stream
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/30/19 –  “Carnival Row”, a new Amazon Prime original series, will star Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad). The series takes place in a Victorian fantasy world filled with mythical creatures whose homelands were occupied by humans. The creatures and humans seem to ...
• Killer Women!
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/26/19 – Early August saw the introduction of the cutting-edge new CBS series, Why Women Kill! Combining indulgence, levity, sex, and a dash of murder, Desperate Housewife creator Marc Cherry brings the tale of 3 different women, in 3 very different eras; combing through the struggles and pressures ...
• Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Explores Yet Another Facet of Gordon Ramsey
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/24/19 – National Geographic Channels took the stage at the iconic Beverly Hilton this month, to discuss their new series Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted for the summer 2019 TCA press tour. Present were producer Jon Kroll, Hawaiian free diver and spear fisher Kimi Werner, Ramsay, New Zealand chef Monique ...
• On Becoming a God in Central Florida
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/7/19 – For the love of money! Kirsten Dunst produces and stars in the newest Showtime dramedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida. Accompanied by fellow co-stars, executive producers and show runners, the cast discusses the premise and the detail that went into this off-beat yet ...
• New CBS dramedy Why Women Kill written by Desperate Housewives Creator Set to Premiere August 15th
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/8/19 – In the series premiere of Why Women Kill, a CBS All Access series written by Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives), we’re introduced to a Pasadena, CA home that provides the backdrop for three couples living in three different decades. Ginnifer Goodwin, Lucy Liu, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste ...
• ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON’ OPENS THE NEW FALL SEASON WITH SUNDAY POST-FOOTBALL TELECASTS AND A WEEK OF LIVE SHOWS
  Fallon to Air Five Times Following “Sunday Night Football” and Late Local News Beginning Sept. 8  Thrills Continue With Full Week of Live Shows Sept. 23-27 From Home Studio at 30 Rock NEW YORK – Aug. 8, 2019 – In a late-night first, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” is getting into the gridiron groove with five ...
• ANIMATION DOMINATION RETURNS WITH A-LIST OF GUEST VOICES
  ON  “THE SIMPSONS,” ALL-NEW SERIES “BLESS THE HARTS,”  “BOB’S BURGERS” AND “FAMILY GUY,” BEGINNING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, ON FOX  John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Jason Momoa, Bryan Cranston, Niecy Nash,  Megan Mullally, Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen and Billy Eichner among Featured Guest Voices Get ready to hear your favorite stars when a top-notch roster of guest voices line up this ...
• FOX ENTERTAINMENT SIGNS WRITER/CREATOR JEFF DAVIS TO EXCLUSIVE, BROADCAST-ONLY DEAL
  Agreement Marks Company’s First Direct Overall Term Deal FOX Entertainment has signed writer/creator Jeff Davis (“Criminal Minds,” “Teen Wolf”) to a direct, exclusive, broadcast-only talent deal, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, FOX Entertainment. Under terms of the agreement, Davis will develop scripted dramas for the FOX network. The agreement marks FOX Entertainment’s first ...
• HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/6/19 – Creator of HBO’s Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, funny man Danny McBride returns with yet another comedy that some might call blessed and highly favored! The cast of The Righteous Gemstones had some time to discuss this new satirical show, as it delves into ...
• AMC’s The Terror: Infamy
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/5/19- Returning for a chilling second season on AMC, The Terror is back with  Infamy; an account of the terrible fate a Japanese American family faces in internment camps during WWII, with a supernatural twist. Co-creator Alexander Woo, along with actors Derek Mio, George Takei, join costume ...
• The Television Critics Association Announces 2019 TCA Awards Winners
  Amazon Hit ‘Fleabag’ Finds Love at the TCAs, Earning Top Honors for Program of The Year, Outstanding Achievement In Comedy, & Individual Achievement in Comedy for Series Star and Creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge Additional Winners Include ‘Russian Doll,’ ‘Chernobyl,’ ‘Better Call Saul,’ Celebrated Writer & Producer David Milch, and Groundbreaking Western Epic ‘Deadwood’ The Evening was Emceed by ...
• Robin Thede – A Black Lady Sketch Show
  By Valerie Milano Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/2/19 – The beautiful, talented, and seasoned comedic writer and actress Robin Thede teams up with Issa Rae and Dime Davis on the upcoming and highly necessary HBO comedy A Black Lady Sketch Show. The women graced the stage to answer a few questions at the Summer 2019 ...
• 2019 TCA Awards
  The Television Critics Association honors David Milch with the Career Achievement Award and “Deadwood” with the Heritage Award at this Saturday’s 35th Annual TCA Awards ceremony. THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION SADDLES UP WITH DEADWOOD, HONORING THE FRANCHISE WITH THE HERITAGE AWARD & PRESENTING SERIES CREATOR DAVID MILCH WITH THE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT HONOR   ...