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Monday TV Ratings: American Ninja Warrior, The 1% Club, Sullivan’s Crossing, CIA, 2026 NBA Finals

Monday, June 8, 2026, ratings — New episodes: American Ninja Warrior, Sullivan’s Crossing, The 1% Club, and The Quiz with Balls. Sports: NBA Tip-off and …

The Wrap

The Wrap

New ’60 Minutes’ Chief Nick Bilton Brought in TV Consultant to Help With Transition to CBS Newsroom

"Kelly Funke is excellent," a CBS News spokesman tells TheWrap The post New ’60 Minutes’ Chief Nick Bilton Brought in TV Consultant to Help With …

5 Most Heartbreaking X-Men: The Animated Series Scenes, Ranked
TVLine

5 Most Heartbreaking X-Men: The Animated Series Scenes, Ranked

The original run of X-Men: The Animated Series was thrilling, funny, and, yes, a little bit corny - but it also knew how to tug …

New York Times

New York Times

Ernest Chambers, ‘Smothers Brothers’ TV Show Producer, Dies at 97

In the late 1960s, he and Saul Ilson oversaw a variety show known for its social and political satire, and together they helped fight network …

The Wrap

The Wrap

AMC Postpones Live Concert Screenings From Paris Hilton and Maren Morris, Citing Summer Box Office Surge

"Week after week in 2026, the domestic box office performance has exceeded or met expectations," the theater chain says The post AMC Postpones Live Concert …

Save The Dates: Diarra From Detroit Season 2, Ryan Murphy's The Shards, And More
TVLine

Save The Dates: Diarra From Detroit Season 2, Ryan Murphy's The Shards, And More

At long last, former BET+ original Diarra From Detroit has set a premiere date for Season 2 on Paramount+.

Creatorverse: Here Are the YouTubers Pushing for an Emmy This Year
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Creatorverse: Here Are the YouTubers Pushing for an Emmy This Year

Excluding creators from our best of TV conversations is starting to feel tone deaf The post Creatorverse: Here Are the YouTubers Pushing for an Emmy …

The Wrap

The Wrap

All the Songs in ‘Every Year After’ Season 1

The adaptation of Carley Fortune's novel includes hits from Ariana Grande, Maggie Rogers, Noah Kahan and Billie Eilish The post All the Songs in ‘Every …

15 Best Shows Set In Texas, Ranked
TVLine

15 Best Shows Set In Texas, Ranked

Texas conjures up images of cowboys, outlaws, ranches, and football, just like the series in this ranking of the best TV shows set in Texas.

Sarah Sherman Puts Her Whole Body Into Her Comedy — Literally: ‘I Need to Hear Laughs’
The Wrap

Sarah Sherman Puts Her Whole Body Into Her Comedy — Literally: ‘I Need to Hear Laughs’

TheWrap magazine: “The special is exactly who I am,” Sherman says of “Live + In the Flesh” The post Sarah Sherman Puts Her Whole Body …

Netflix's The Circle Moving To Hulu For Season 8, Will Include Celebrity Contestants And Real-Time Voting
TVLine

Netflix's The Circle Moving To Hulu For Season 8, Will Include Celebrity Contestants And Real-Time Voting

The Circle will continue to spin, just not on Netflix. Find out what to expect (including some big changes) when the show returns - now …

IndieWire

IndieWire

Watch ‘Hacks’ Creators, Cast, and Crew Explain How Comedy Helps Us Have Hard Conversations

"Hacks" co-creators Jen Statsky and Lucia Aniello join stars Hannah Einbinder and Robby Hoffman, as well as production designer Rob Tokarz, to reflect on comedy …

Emmys 2026: Lead Actor In A Drama Series — Our Dream Nominees!
TVLine

Emmys 2026: Lead Actor In A Drama Series — Our Dream Nominees!

From The Pitt's Noah Wyle to Landman's Billy Bob Thornton, here are the six dramatic leading men that we'd like to see nab Emmy nominations …

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2025-26 TV Show Season Ratings (week 37)

Which TV shows are doing the best? The worst? Cancelled or renewed? Wondering how your favorite series are doing in the ratings? Here are the …

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2025-26 Season Ratings for New TV Shows (week 37)

The television networks introduce dozens of new TV shows each season, hoping each will be a big hit in the ratings. Unfortunately, most are cancelled …

IndieWire

IndieWire

That Viral ‘Other Bennet Sister’ Bird-Calling Scene Isn’t Just Fun, It’s the Key to the Show’s Romance

The show's creator Sarah Quintrell tells IndieWire why she initially "struggled" to get Mr. Hayward to work as Mary Bennet's match, and how a sequence …

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Elle: Prime Video Unveils Art, Photos and Trailer for Legally Blonde Prequel Series

Elle arrives next month, and Prime Video is giving viewers a closer look at the Legally Blonde prequel series, which follows Elle in high school. …

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SpongeBob SquarePants, The Patrick Star Show: Nickelodeon Renews Animated Series

SpongeBob SquarePants and The Patrick Star Show are not going anywhere. Both animated shows will remain on the air through 2027. According to Deadline, Nickelodeon …

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Adults: Season Two Premiere Date Set for Comedy Series on FX and Hulu

Adults has its return date set. Season two of the FX and Hulu series will arrive in August. Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita …

Scooby-Doo: Origins Reveals Full Cast — See Who's Joining Netflix's Live-Action Adaptation
TVLine

Scooby-Doo: Origins Reveals Full Cast — See Who's Joining Netflix's Live-Action Adaptation

Coolsville is getting crowded - Netflix has added 15 additional cast members to its live-action Scooby-Doo: Origins series, TVLine has learned.

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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Season Three: Netflix Renews Mystery Series for Final Season

Pip will solve one more case on the small screen. Netflix has renewed A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder for a third and final season …

Why Chicago Fire Star Monica Raymund Quit The Hit NBC Series
TVLine

Why Chicago Fire Star Monica Raymund Quit The Hit NBC Series

After six seasons of playing head paramedic Gabby Dawson on "Chicago Fire," star Monica Raymund left the series. Here's why she made the decision.

Doctor Who Christmas Special Canceled As Russell T Davies Exits Series
TVLine

Doctor Who Christmas Special Canceled As Russell T Davies Exits Series

Bad news for "Doctor Who" fans: Russell T Davies is exiting the series and the planned Christmas special for 2026 has been scrapped.

New York Times

New York Times

In ‘Widow’s Bay,’ History Is Hard to Kill

The season’s best new show is a horror-comedy rooted in a timely idea: Is the past a treasure to preserve or a monster to escape?

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Friday TV Ratings: Totally Funny Animals, Dateline NBC, Fire Country, 2026 NBA Finals, UFL Football

Friday, June 5, 2026, ratings — New episodes: Totally Funny Animals and Dateline NBC. Sports:NBA Tip-Off and 2026 NBA Finals. Reruns: Sheriff Country, Fire Country, …

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Sunday TV Ratings: Tony Awards, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, UFL Football, MLB Baseball

Sunday, May 31, 2026, ratings — New episodes: (none). Special: The 79th Annual Tony Awards, The Sandlot, and Toy Story 4. Sports: UFL Football Championship, …

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The CW 2025-26 TV Season Ratings (updated 6/9/2026)

Unlike the other broadcast networks, The CW airs a lot of shows that are produced in Canada or overseas. It’s now run by Nexstar, a …

IndieWire

IndieWire

Slicing and Dicing ‘Dexter’ from the Writers’ Room to the Editing Room

Series creator Clyde Phillips and editor Perri Frank tell IndieWire how they keep their serial killer drama fresh after 20 years of horror.

IndieWire

IndieWire

Tom Hiddleston on Why John le Carré’s ‘The Night Manager’ Took a Decade to Return — and Why It Was Worth the Wait

Tom Hiddleston explains to IndieWire why rogue MI6 spy Jonathan Pine is the most challenging character he's ever played. Writer David Farr and producer Stephen …

IndieWire

IndieWire

‘Saturday Night Live’ Director Liz Patrick Still Has Questions About Bowen Yang’s Final Sketch

In conversation with the departing Season 51 cast member, reflecting on their "Delta Lounge" sketch, the Emmy-winning director of the sketch series asked "Was Cher …

Sam Levinson on Why ‘Euphoria’ Had to End This Way. For Good.
New York Times

Sam Levinson on Why ‘Euphoria’ Had to End This Way. For Good.

In an exclusive interview, Sam Levinson explained why he felt it was time to bring the series to a close and responded to its detractors.

In the ‘Euphoria’ Finale, the HBO Show Goes Out With a Whimper
New York Times

In the ‘Euphoria’ Finale, the HBO Show Goes Out With a Whimper

In the end, a show defined by its excesses seemed to be straining for a redemption that it didn’t need.

Jonathan Tropper on the ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Finale
New York Times

Jonathan Tropper on the ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Finale

“We are skewering a value system,” the creator Jonathan Tropper said of the series. “But at the same time, we’re making the show aspirational.”