What To Know The 48th Kennedy Center Honors celebrated five artists, including Sylvester Stallone, for their significant contributions to the arts in a ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump. Kurt Russell made a surprise appearance to honor Stallone, and fans had strong reactions. The 48th Kennedy Center Honors was chock-filled with many surprises as the

From Saxon Ratliff and Conrad Fisher to Ilya Rozanov and Mirren Sinclair, 2025 has been the year of the yearner. Now that the end of the year is here, we’re finally ready to revealSwooon‘s official (and final) ranking of the best yearners of 2025. What is a yearner, you ask? Well, Merriam-Webster defines a yearner

Brenda Lee will always be a special part of the Christmas season. While she recorded her hit song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” at 13 years old, she has kept her career going throughout the decades. Now, at 81 years old, she has a new limited-edition vinyl exclusively at Target and a new book celebrating

What To Know Models from The Price Is Right shared a behind-the-scenes. The video featured the group performing choreographed moves to “Sexy Can I” by Ray J. The models have wrapped filming for the season. The Price Is Right models have shown off their moves in a recent video. Alexis Gaube and Amber Lancaster danced

Let’s face it. Some Christmas traditions are better than others. Christmas cookies? Yes! Egg nog? Yes! Cutting down your own tree? Nope. (See National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation below.) Hanging mistletoe? That can be awkward with a house full of relatives. Caroling out in the snow? Well, baby, it’s cold outside. Staying inside, warm and snug,

What To Know Most soaps will air new episodes on Christmas Eve, but will show repeats or be preempted on Christmas Day. Days of Our Lives will continue with brand-new episodes on both December 24 and 25, as it is not affected by holiday scheduling on Peacock. Happy holidays, soap fans! Wondering if you’ll have

Christmas time is usually supposed to be about coming together with loved ones, giving back, and watching lighthearted movies with a holly jolly and wholesome message. But if you’re naughty and lamenting the passing of Halloween, you can be a Grinch and watch some special holiday horror movies instead. Although your typical X-mas movie focuses

Since Carrie Underwood wonAmerican Idol in 2005, her life has been in the public eye. Fans have witnessed her love story with husband Mike Fisher from their first meeting in 2008 to their 2010 wedding date and beyond. Underwood will be returning as a judge on Season 24 ofAmerican Idol in 2026, but where does

Even the number-crunching Ebenezer Scrooge would be hard-pressed to count how many times Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has been adapted for the screen. (Check out our 10 favorite Scrooges from film and TV.) But non-Dickensian TV shows have also devoted episodes to Christmas Carol-inspired stories, as you’ll see below. With selections spanning five decades

Though it isn’t explicitly stated in the books, a portion of the Heated Rivalryfandom has long wondered if Shane (Hudson Williams) is neurodivergent, sharing the theory online. Now that his love story with Ilya (Connor Storrie) has made its way to TV, we have our answer. Straight from the source herself, author Rachel Reid has

Taylor Sheridan’s turn from television actor to one of the most successful writers, directors, and producers in Hollywood started with an insulting response to a request for a raise. At the time, Sheridan was playing Deputy Chief David Hale on Sons of Anarchy, but studio brass didn’t think he deserved more money for his work,

What To Know Erin and Ben Napier revealed why they can’t host the upcoming season of Home Town Takeover. The show’s new season will reportedly take place in Canada. Erin and Ben will return to HGTV in 2026 with Season 10 of Home Town and the premiere of their latest show,Home Town: Inn This Together.

Christmas is the perfect time to gather together with all your loved ones for a cozy night spent sitting around a bright, crackling … TV. After the stockings have been hung by the chimney with care and all your eggs have been suitably nogged, you can tune into classic films and TV episodes on both

You asked, and we delivered. Drum roll, please… Knock Your Blocks Off: Swooon Edition with Harriet Herbig-Matten and Damian Hardung is here! Over the past two seasons, fans have become well-acquainted with Ruby and James, watching their angsty star-crossed romance unfold in Maxton Hall — The World Between Us. Like author Mona Kasten’s trilogy (which

What To Know Simu Liu stars as Alexander Hale, a first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst whose brain is hacked. Melissa Barrera impressed Liu with her commitment to performing her own action scenes. The show explores themes of identity, loyalty, and patriotism. A first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst, Alexander Hale (Simu Liu), realizes his brain has been hacked,

Uh-oh, is there another shake-up coming to the 118 when9-1-1 returns with its next new episode on Thursday, January 8, 2026? The promo and what’s been going on with Hen (Aisha Hinds) suggests that could be a strong possibility. But the episode, titled “Secrets,” will also feature a bit of a lighter storyline, it seems,

More than two years after Iam Tongi won Season 21 ofAmerican Idol in 2023, he’s returning to ABC for a performance during the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade. He’ll be singing “The Christmas Song” during the holiday special on Christmas Day. Since his time on the singing competition, Tongi has kept fans updated on

Wheel of Fortune hosts Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White raced against the clock to see who could wrap holiday presents the fastest. See who won in a video shared by the game show. “A little Christmas competition to get everyone in the holiday spirit!#WheelOfFortune#giftwrapping,” the Wheel of Fortune page posted on Instagram on December 19.

What To Know Duff Goldman was absent from the Holiday Baking Championship Season 12 finale, with Zac Young filling in as a guest judge. The episode marked the third time Goldman has skipped or left early from an episode this season Goldman has not publicly addressed his absence but has shared glimpses into his holiday

One of the most entertaining shows in recent years will be coming to an end.Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fifth and final season, and there’s some casting news that is sure to be a treat for fans: two iconic, fan-favorite characters will be appearing! Paramount+ announced on Tuesday, December 23,

The farmer has found himself a wife! Farmer Wants a Wife Season 3 star Colton Hendricks is now a married man. Hendricks, a single dad from Arkansas, was one of the farmers looking for love in the third season of the Fox show. He ended the season with Zoe Green, but their relationship didn’t last

Though British actor Michael Crawford, 83, has had a long career, to many, he’ll always be the mask-wearing Phantom from Phantom of the Opera, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that earned Crawford a Best Actor Tony and made him an international star. But Crawford’s full 50-year-plus career was celebrated when he became a 2025 Kennedy

What To Know Major TV networks, including ABC, CBS, and CNN, will broadcast live New Year’s Eve specials. NBC has canceled its originally planned Snoop Dogg special. The Times Square ball drop can also be watched via webcast and livestream. Cheers to a New Year! As we say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026,

The final episode of Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 airs this Sunday (December 28), bringing to a close a very dark and deadly season for the Paramount+ drama. The Taylor Sheridan-verse crime drama is one of the grittiest in all of television, and this season in particular has been a doozy, with tons of shocking

The Price Is Right host Drew Carey kicked a fake penguin on stage after the game show suffered a mishap. This happened after a contestant won a backyard set. The game show celebrated Christmas early on December 22 and gave away amazing prizes. With that also comes Christmas and winter decorations on set. This part