Rapper/actor Ludacris has been added to the judging panel of ABC upcoming singing competition series “Rising Star.” He joins country singer Brad Paisley and pop star Kesha on the show’s “panel of experts.” Singer Josh Groban will serve as host. The four are scheduled to appear together Sunday at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards on […]
This week TV shows announced their fall lineups and we can tell you one thing for sure – there’s no lack of Black folks on the air this fall. The runaway success of shows like Scandal, The Haves and the Have Nots and Being Mary Jane along with the spate of reality shows with black casts […]
Jason Mott, 35, is the author of ‘The Returned”a novel based on the hit television show, “Resurrection”, starring Omar Epps. Based on a dream he had about his deceased parents, Mott turned the dream into a book. “I had a dream that my mother was sitting at the kitchen table and we were discussing everything that […]
Man….what in the name of Iyanla Vanzant is this guy talking about?! Former NFL star Terrell Owens says he wants to be the first black bachelor on…
ABC’s “Scandal,” Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele” and Dr. Henry Louis Gates’ PBS series “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” are among a record 46 programs to receive a Peabody Award this year. The annual honor, named for businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, […]
An interview with 12 Years a Slave star and current Hollywood It Girl Lupita Nyong’o will be featured on ABC’s Countdown to the Oscars, a backstage pass to the Academy Awards, featuring Q&As with the nominees, rare footage of them before they were famous, and a special celebration of the 20th anniversary of Forrest Gump. Good […]
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News anchor Elizabeth Vargas is in treatment for alcohol dependency. Vargas and the network confirmed Wednesday a New York Daily News story about her treatment. Vargas, who is 51 and married to singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, is anchor of the newsmagazine “20/20” and last appeared on the network in October. Vargas […]
According to Deadline, ABC seems to be jumping on the servant/slave narrative Hollywood seems to find so fascinating. Based on the best-seller “A Slave In…
ABC is very wisely referring to Thursday’s return of the blockbuster drama “Scandal,” as “must Tweet” TV. In this era of DVRs and all kinds of ways to watch your favorite TV shows anywhere and any time, Twitter and Facebook have turned Scandal into a live event. Miss it in real-time if you want to, […]
OOOOH, gladiators, we knew you couldn’t wait for this one….the sneak peak of “Scandal’s” third season debut has just hit the web and WE.ARE.AMAZED. By THE COAT that Olivia is wearing. OK, well, there are way more important things going on in this scene, especially the amazingly futuristic presidential bunker (I guess we were expecting […]
ABOVE: TV critic Eric Deggans talks to Roland Martin about the new fall TV season. You want to know what’s hot on TV this fall? Well, there’s a lot to choose from. This year boasts a slate full of high-concept shows with subject matter ranging from everything from people coming back to life from the […]
