Television

Critic’s Rating: 5 / 5.0 Trust a mother to get her kid’s head on straight — and that’s exactly what sets everything in motion on The Penguin Season 1, Episode 1. With a little maternal nudge, Oswald “Oz” Cobb embarks on his tangled journey to claim Gotham’s underworld as his own. What a wild, twisty

Jamie Lynn Spears is going from the small screen to the big diamond — at least for one day — ’cause the actress is gearing up to compete in a charity softball game on Saturday. Britney‘s little sister is slated to field ground balls and take hacks at the plate at the University of Louisiana

Critic’s Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 If you’re anything like this TV Fanatic, you had the tissues ready and waiting for this emotionally charged episode of The Ark. Here I thought things had gotten sad enough in the previous episode. No one needs to tell this show where its strengths lie. It has been flexing its

J.D. Vance is catching heat for taking Laura Loomer‘s racist Kamala Harris diss to the next level … adding fried chicken to the mix, along with a side of curry. In a recent interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” Vance tells Kristen Welker … “Whether you’re eating curry at your dinner table or fried

Critic’s Rating: 5 / 5.0 There might have been something to that SAG-AFTRA Strike after all because the shows coming out of the woodwork for the fall broadcast season are incredibly written with High Potential at the top. It turns out that paying writers their fair share means quality writing — ground-breaking stuff. Before even

Play video content TMZ Studios Matthew Perry relied on doctors to fuel his addiction, and turns out that’s just the tip of the iceberg. TMZ Studios has a new documentary — “TMZ Investigates Matthew Perry and the Secret Celebrity Drug Ring” — which drops today, Tuesday, on Hulu. Several celebrities, including Kelly Osbourne, talk about

Hallmark+ is coming out of the gate strong. With The Chicken Sisters and Lacey Chabert’s Celebrations already making waves, the streamer has announced an upcoming limited series based on a popular podcast. They’re giving this new brand a fighting chance with original content that was lacking on Hallmark Movies Now, and we’re here for it!

Play video content TMZ Studios Matthew Perry went to rehab scores of times but it never stuck, and a new TMZ documentary explores how some of these facilities can do addicts way more harm than good. TMZ Studios has a new documentary — “TMZ Investigates Matthew Perry and the Secret Celebrity Drug Ring” — which

As Dan Levy said, the 76th Annual Emmy Awards were “Broadcast TV’s biggest night for honoring movie stars on streaming services.” If you don’t have streaming and if you didn’t watch one of the 33 shows nominated out of the 516 scripted programs available in the US, you probably didn’t think much of the show.

Play video content TMZ Studios The doctors accused of fueling Matthew Perry‘s fatal addiction are not one-offs … they are part of an elaborate, secret celebrity drug ring that is running rampant in Hollywood. TMZ Studios has a new documentary — “TMZ Investigates Matthew Perry and the Secret Celebrity Drug Ring” — that airs Monday

The 2024 Emmys will be held on Sunday night, and while don’t yet know who the night’s big winners will be, it’s a safe bet that the folks responsible for the FX series The Bear and Shogun will have much to smile about. The Bear leads all comedies (we’ll set aside, for now, the debate

The Netflix cash cow “Squid Game” is a blatant ripoff of a movie that was released more than a decade earlier in India … at least according to a new lawsuit. Netflix is being sued by a man named Soham Shah, who claims he is the creator of the 2009 Hindi-language Indian film “Luck” …

Critic’s Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Now, this is what I’m talking about. This is the Power Book II: Ghost we’ve all come to love and revere over the years. As a universe, Power has always been at its best when its varied plot points, as convoluted as they may be, coalesce and have all the

Play video content TMZ.com Sylvester Stallone is hard at work on an upcoming book about his rise to superstardom … and he says Woodstock was a big moment for him. The “Tulsa King” star joined us on “TMZ Live” and we asked him for an update on his memoir, and got his thoughts on the

To the chagrin of many Stephen King fans, Salem’s Lot — the latest movie adaptation of the horror master’s 1975 bestseller — will bypass theaters and debut on Max. So we’ll be deprived of the big screen experience, and non-subscribers will have a hard time accessing the film. That’s the bad news. (Max (YouTube screenshot))

Prime Video has released the full trailer for Citadel: Diana, from Amazon MGM Studios’ the latest installment to its expanding Spyverse series. It’s led by Matilda De Angelis as the titular spy. It’s produced by Anthony and Joe Russo. “Milan, 2030: Eight years ago, the independent global spy agency Citadel was destroyed by the powerful enemy syndicate,

American stand-up comedian and actress Anjelah Johnson was in her mid-20s when she first played Bon Qui Qui — the obnoxiously rude fast food employee turned music star on MADtv — back in 2007. Although the 2007-2008 writer’s strike prevented Anjelah from landing many lines on MADtv, the popularity that came from her Bon Qui

Whenever they competed on Dancing With the Stars, Olympians, especially gymnasts and figure skaters, ended up near the top of the leaderboard. Now, two-time bronze model Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik joins Season 33. Will he follow the trend of winning the Golden Mirrorball Trophy or come close, like his teammates, including fellow gymnast Laurie Hernandez, who

HBO has granted a series order for an untitled Rachel Sennott comedy, which initially received a pilot order last March. In addition to leading the series Sennott will also serve as the show’s creator, writer, and executive producer. “Rachel is as hilarious as she is charming. With Lorene and Emma, she has captured the comedy and the beauty that

Peter Renaday — best known as the original voice of Master Splinter on the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” animated TV show — has died, TMZ has learned. Law enforcement tells TMZ cops did a welfare check at Peter’s Burbank home Sunday after receiving a call, and they found him dead inside. The death appears to

Chloe Troast took to Instagram today to reveal that her first season on Saturday Night Live would be her last. The 27-year-old comic received praise for both her memorable characters and her singing voice during her freshman stint on NBC‘s iconic sketch show. But Troast stunned her followers today by announcing that she was “not

The first trailer for HBO’s The Franchise has arrived. This is a new comedy series led by Himesh Patel. The Franchise will premiere on Sunday, October 6, 2024. “The Franchise follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe,” the series’ logline reads. “The comedy series shines a

Play video content Don’t pinch Ryan Seacrest, because he’s living the dream … hosting “Wheel of Fortune.” Ryan is making his ‘Wheel’ debut right now on CBS and he opened his first show by explaining why he feels so lucky to be taking the reigns from Pat Sajak. In a heartfelt speech, Ryan recalled watching

The One Chicago franchise is returning in full force with Chicago PD Season 12! We’ll face some serious changes, namely in the form of casting shakeups. But for the most part, we can anticipate much of the same thing as Voight heads the Intelligence Unit through some of Chicago’s most harrowing major cases. (Lori Allen/NBC)

Kathy Bates is ending her acting career … saying she’s got one more TV show left in the tank — though she nearly didn’t make it at all. The actress opened up about the end of her career during an interview with the New York Times … admitting her new role on “Matlock” — where

Critic’s Rating: 4.05 / 5.0 If Bravo Team ain’t what it used to be, neither is SEAL Team. I went into SEAL Team Season 7 Episode with some trepidation. So much of this season hasn’t worked that I was surprised at how well this hour did. Finally, I can empathize with Jason and the team

Matt LeBlanc has been MIA, at least in public, for months … but he was seen out and about Friday in L.A. The 57-year-old Friends star looked chill in a t-shirt and jeans as he hit up a car showroom in the San Fernando Valley. Matt hasn’t been seen publicly since December … 2 months

On July 1, 1981, Hollywood was rocked by one of the most brutal murders in its history — the Wonderland Murders. With ties to drugs, sex, and infamous names like John Holmes and Eddie Nash, the case has captivated true crime enthusiasts for decades. Now, best-selling author Michael Connelly (Bosch, The Lincoln Lawyer) and Emmy-winning

Netflix has released the trailer for The Perfect Couple, its newest mystery drama, which will be led by Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber. The series will be available for streaming Thursday, September 5. “Amelia Sacks is about to marry into one of the wealthiest families on Nantucket,” reads the official logline. “Her disapproving future mother-in-law, famous novelist Greer Garrison

Play video content BACKGRID Kristin Cavallari sounds content with just having great sex with her younger boyfriend … even though he’s seemingly got an eye toward marriage and children. The reality TV star was at LAX on Friday when photogs asked her if she and Mark Estes are having any serious discussions about starting a