‘Wahlburgers’ Premiere Cooks Up More Than 3 Million Viewers
The Wahlberg family’s new reality show, “Wahlburgers,” served up some tasty ratings with its premiere Wednesday night, drawing 3.3 million total viewers. Also read: ‘Wahlburgers’ Premiere: 5 Things to...
View ArticleE!’s ‘Hello Ross’ Returns for Season 2 in February
Get ready to say “Hello Ross” for E!’s late night talker’s second season return on Friday, Feb. 21 at 10/9c. Produced by Chelsea Handler’s production company, Borderline Amazing, the show will unveil...
View ArticleHBO Not Going Forward With ‘Family Tree,’‘Hello Ladies’
HBO has decided not to go forward with second seasons of its comedies “Family Tree” (pictured) and “Hello Ladies,” a representative for the network told TheWrap on Thursday. “Family Tree,” from...
View ArticleNew ‘Salem’ Trailer: Shane West, a Witch-Hunt, and a Creepy Wolf-Head-Type...
Life’s a witch and then some people die in the first trailer for “Salem,” the first scripted series from WGN America. The series, which stars “E.R.” alum Shane West, explores what really fueled Salem’s...
View ArticleRobert Zemeckis Directing Philippe Petit Picture, Courting Joseph...
Robert Zemeckis is set to direct “To Reach the Clouds,” a feature take on famed tightrope walker Philippe Petit that the “Flight” filmmaker is courting Joseph Gordon-Levitt to star in, according to an...
View Article‘Girl Meets World’ Gets Full Season Order From Disney Channel
It was expected, but now it’s official. Disney Channel has picked up the back eight episodes of “Girl Meets World” for a full-season order of 21 episodes, a network representative told TheWrap....
View ArticleKeri Russell Gives Matthew Rhys a Lapdance in ‘GQ’
Well, that’s one way to pump a guy for information. Marco Grob / GQ. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, stars of FX’s espionage drama “The Americans,” appear in the latest issue of GQ. And as you can see,...
View ArticleEd Hookstratten, Powerful Attorney to Elvis, Johnny Carson and Vin Scully,...
Attorney Edward Hookstratton, who represented Elvis Presley, Johnny Carson and many major TV and sports media personalities, is dead at the age of 83. He died Wednesday at his Beverly Hills home,...
View Article‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Stars Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo Sign On for 2 More Years
Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo are keeping their scrubs for an additional two years on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy.” The actors have inked new two-year deals with the ABC and Shondaland medical drama...
View Article‘Gloria’ Review: Paulina Garcia Shines in Heavy-Handed Middle-Aged Romance
There are so few serious dramas about middle-aged women that it seems churlish to complain about “Gloria,” a movie that drew strong reviews out of the Berlin Film Festival and was Chile’s official...
View ArticleWME Grabs 3 Music Agents from Paradigm to Bolster New Christian Music Division
WME has hired Mike Snider, Kevin Huffman and Dan Rauter, three booking agents from Paradigm that represent Christian musicians, the agency said Thursday. Snider, the former co-chief of Paradigm’s...
View Article‘Ant-Man’ Moving Up Into Date Vacated by Superman-Batman Movie
Like any proper comicbook saga, the Disney/Marvel vs. Warners/DC slugfest is never really over. Disney has moved Marvel’s “Ant-Man” up two weeks to July 17, 2015, the date recently vacated by Warner...
View ArticleFox Hopes ‘Rake’ Is Their New ‘House,’ Greg Kinnear Is Hugh Laurie
Fox’s “Rake” is a legal drama, but the showrunners want you to know it’s not like all those other legal dramas. For starters, it’s kind of a comedy, actually — or it lives in the...
View ArticleBradley Cooper’s ‘Elephant Man’ Adds Patricia Clarkson, Alessandro Nivola
Bradley Cooper will return to Broadway next fall in a revival of “The Elephant Man.” Rounding out the cast will be Oscar-nominee Patricia Clarkson (“Pieces of April”) and Alessandro Nivola (“Junebug”)....
View Article‘Duck Dynasty’ Drops Nearly 2 Million Viewers From Premiere
Last week’s depressed ratings for the season premiere of “Duck Dynasty” might not have been a fluke. The second episode of the season dropped steeply from the season premiere, shedding nearly 2 million...
View Article‘Gimme Shelter’ Review: Vanessa Hudgens Homeless Drama Also Charmless and...
On the Venn diagram where “Preachy Kirk Cameron–esque sermon movie” overlaps with “former child star looking to prove his/her dramatic chops,” you’ll find “Gimme Shelter,” an overwrought and...
View ArticleNetflix CEO Reed Hastings Hints at Pricing Changes in Letter to Investors
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is treading very carefully in his latest letter to investors, suggesting that the video streaming company ultimately wants to offer a simple pricing structure but not to the...
View ArticleJustin Bieber’s DUI Arrest: Exploitation by Miami Beach PD Or Masterful Use...
The Miami Beach Police Department’s social media team is getting a lot of attention today for their rapid-fire response to the Justin Bieber arrest. The aggressive and comprehensive nature of the way...
View ArticleFox Orders Society-Building Reality Show ‘Utopia’ From John de Mol
Fox is trying to create a perfect world with new unscripted series, “Utopia.” Or rather, the show’s contestants are. The series comes from John de Mol (“Big Brother,” “Deal Or No Deal,” “Fear Factor,”...
View ArticleObama Calls Out Rush Limbaugh, Fox News for Painting ‘Caricature’ for...
President Barack Obama is blaming his rocky relationship with Republicans in Congress on Rush Limbaugh, and the constant stream of bad press he receives from Fox News. In the New Yorker follow-up...
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