NEW YORK (AP) — NBC said Wednesday that news anchor Tamron Hall is leaving the network, the first casualty of its decision to sign Megyn Kelly away from Fox News Channel. Hall co-hosted the third of NBC’s four-hour “Today” show, airing at 9 a.m. ET, with Al Roker. Last week they were told that their […]
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NBC’s hit freshman drama “This Is Us” will be sticking around for at least a couple more years. The network said Wednesday’s that the show’s success has earned it a two-season pickup, with at least 18 episodes per season. The family drama is proving a success with the advertiser-favored young adult […]
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 […]
Fresh off the heels of NBC’s The Wiz Live, Stephanie Mills talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about last night’s production and her new single with her famous cousin, K-Ci. Are her plaid skirt and shiny shoes officially retired? “I’m 58-years-old…I could not have played Dorothy. Shanice is absolutely amazing. I was talking to the head of […]
What would you do if you caught a white guy saying the N-word? What if you caught your significant other going through your text messages? Executive Producer Will Packer explores situations just like these in his new hit show Truth Be Told. Comedian Tone Bell stars as Russell, Mitch’s (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) best friend, neighbor and husband […]
Season four of Chicago Fire premieres tonight on NBC. The Tom Joyner Morning Show talks to actor Eamonn Walker, best known for his role on Oz. Walker plays Battalion Chief Wallace Boden who is in the midst of his own personal changes. How he prepared for the role: “It all started with a deputy chief who was a […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple University trustees are expected to vote next week on naming NBC correspondent Tamron Hall to fill a seat on the board vacated by Bill Cosby last year. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that board chairman Patrick O’Connor said the 1992 Temple grad has the support she needs for approval. Trustees are to […]
Summer is always a good time to try out a show, because if it airs and does well during TV’s slowest season, chances are it…
NBC has canceled the Craig Robinson comedy Mr. Robinson and renewed The Carmichael Show featuring Jerrod Carmichael for another season.
At home, Wanda Sykes is a normal, gay, suburban wife and a mother with 6-year-old twins. The twins and her wife are all French, which makes Sykes feel sometimes that she needs a passport to get into her own house. But to millions of fans, Sykes is best known as a comicand this season on […]
NBC has decided to give a newcomer the chance to shine in its live version of “The Wiz,” and she will blow you away! After casting big names like Queen Latifah as the Wiz and Mary J. Blige as Evillene–and now David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion–the network announced that it would bring some […]
Magic Johnson is said to be on the shortlist of potential hosts to replace Donald Trump on “Celebrity Apprentice.” According to TMZ, “well-connected sources” at the show say the plan is to find “a successful minority businessperson who’s active in the inner cities.” That has Magic’s name written all over it. There has been no […]
