NEW YORK (AP) — During fresh episodes of “Pretty Little Liars,” the marketing and publicity teams at ABC Family huddle in a conference room to tweet live with fans. So do cast members and the show’s producers from where and when they can — and the dialogue often pays off. Nielsen’s Twitter tracking division said […]
Singer and entertainer Adam Wade made history on this day in 1975 by becoming the first African-American host of a nationally televised game show. The CBS afternoon program, Musical Chairs, ran from June 16 and ended on October of that year. Wade, who had a series of hit singles in the early 1960s, said that […]
The new 16-episode season — its sixth if the original MTV run is counted – begins Wednesday, July 2, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The first 10 episodes will roll out this summer, with the remaining six airing later in the year. Celebrity participants include Rick Ross with Meek Mill and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyra Banks will lead a new television show with a panel of experts talking about fashion, entertainment and other lifestyle topics starting next year. Disney-ABC Domestic Television said Friday it would distribute the daytime show to television stations across the country. It will be similar to “The View” or “The Talk” with […]
Former radio shock jock. Current daytime talk show host. And now Wendy Williams can add another title to her resume with her one night only debut as a standup comedienne. Media sources report that Williams will headline a 70 minute standup show at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas on July 11. The event, part […]
Will Smith and his production company Overbrook Entertainment are reportedly developing a New Year’s Eve television special that would be similar to Dick Clark Productions’ “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.” An insider tells the New York Post, “As of now, it’s being shopped to the networks. It would feature musical performances, possibly one […]
‘Django Unchained’ director Quentin Tarantino says he has 90 minutes of unused footage from the movie that he’s thinking of adding to the original film and presenting as a new four-part miniseries for cable. The filmmaker mulled the idea during his Cannes press conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Pulp Fiction,” which won the Palme […]
Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence’s FX comedy “Partners” will premiere Monday, Aug. 4 at 9/8c, the network announced Thursday. The duo will play two greatly different Chicago lawyers who are brought together by circumstance. Marcus Jackson (Lawrence) is a kind community activist in the midst of a devastating divorce. Allen Braddock (Grammer) is an elitist […]
Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey are being accused of stealing the idea behind their hit OWN show “The Have and Have Nots.“ And now they have been slapped with a federal lawsuit by the woman who claims she came up with the idea. A company named Parables Entertainment filed a federal lawsuit against Tyler Perry […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Priming itself for the age of Internet-delivered video, AT&T Inc. said it would buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion in cash and stock, or $95 per share. While DirecTV doesn’t help the telecom company compete in the online video space immediately, cost savings from the merger and the extra cash flow will […]
Remember the platinum selling hit ‘Where My Girls At’? Diva Meelah is performing it on tonight’s episode! Will she bring out her former bandmates Irish and LeMisha? Check out the sneak peek below: A brand new episode of ‘R&B Divas’ airs on Wednesday, 10pm/9pm CST on TV One. Like blackamericaweb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. REGISTER […]
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 […]
