CBS’ remake of “Training Day” will premiere on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 10 p.m., the network announced Wednesday. In the small screen reboot, Bill Paxton takes on the Denzel Washington role as the crooked veteran detective, while Justin Cornwell stars in the Ethan Hawke role of his idealistic young partner. The crime thriller begins 15 […]
CBS has partnered with LeBron James’ production company SpringHill Entertainment for its latest TV effort “Thankless.” According to Variety, the series is described as a comedy about a group of ambitious assistants who pursue their dreams at a sports agency in Chicago. Show writers Craig Gerard and Matt Zinman will serve as executive producers, along […]
After harsh criticism of its lack of diversity this fall, CBS is going for an immediate fix with a series order for redeveloped comedy “Superior Donuts,” starring comedian Jermaine Fowler. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show was originally picked up to pilot and shot this past development season. After narrowly missing the series pickup […]
After the success of Empire, it appears that FOX is looking to serve the African-American community with even more programming geared towards our community. In the recent TV upfronts, FOX stood out with an array of trailers featuring some familiar faces including Queen Latifah, Sanaa Lathan, and Damon Wayans along with some young black actors on […]
After hanging in for two seasons, CBS has cancelled its most recent “CSI” spinoff, “CSI: Cyber.” The fourth show in the franchise, starring Ted Danson, Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek and Shad Moss (a.k.a Bow Wow), has suffered from low ratings while airing on Sunday nights, according to Entertainment Weekly: The drama, which launched […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The first blockbuster upset of March Madness: Twitter over CBS on Selection Sunday. The NCAA said Sunday night it is looking into how a copy of this year’s tournament bracket got leaked online during the network’s extended selection show on Sunday. The bracket was being shared on Twitter about 20 minutes […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Monday’s Grammys telecast missed a beat with the TV audience, delivering a seven-year low in viewership. The Nielsen ratings company says the music shindig aired on CBS was seen by an average 24.95 million viewers. That was 300,000 fewer viewers than for last year’s edition, which was the smallest Grammys audience […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sumner Redstone, the ailing 92-year-old media mogul who controls TV and movie powerhouses CBS and Viacom, has stepped down as executive chairman of CBS amid a courtroom battle over his health and mental capacity. CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves will replace him as chairman. Redstone’s resignation, which took effect Tuesday, is […]
In case you missed it: Shaq & Sharon Osbourne get physical: “Once you go Shaq, you never go back!” Basketball icon Shaquille O’Neal visited “The Talk” on Thursday, January 28, and became enamored with Sharon Osbourne, saying “Before you ask the question, how old are you, 25? Ozzy – your wife is hot! I can’t […]
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is swapping out episodes of two prime-time series on Monday night because of sensitivity concerns following the deadly Paris attacks. The network said Sunday it will replace an episode of the new series “Supergirl” that was supposed to deal with a bombing. In its place will be an early Thanksgiving […]
According to NeNe, she’s in a much better place now that she's exploring life after "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is saying goodbye to its long-running hit “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” with a two-hour finale this fall and hello to “Supergirl,” an unusual genre show for the network. Television’s most popular network will wrap one of its most pivotal hits — the CSI that started the franchise in 2000 — […]
