With Shemar Moore gone from “Criminal Minds,” the show is in need of a new hottie – and producers have chosen actor Adam Rodriguez to fill the slot next fall. Last seen on TV dubiously romancing Cookie Lyon on Fox’s “Empire,” Rodriguez will make his debut in the season 12 premiere of “Criminal Minds” as […]
Tamartian fans rejoice! Tamar Braxton announced on a nationally syndicated radio show Thursday that she has been given her very own talk show. She explains to the hosts about the day she found out the news of her departure from The Real. “Vince made a call to (The Real) to talk about glam for Essence Festival…and then […]
Showtime has ordered a new half-hour comedy pilot from executive producer Jamie Foxx. Titled “White Famous,” the pilot follows a talented, young African-American comedian whose career is blowing up, forcing him to navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining his street cred as he begins to cross-over to a mainstream audience. Tom Kapinos (“Californication”) will pen […]
Jennifer Beals (Flashdance, Proof) stars in the hit NBC medical drama The Night Shift in its return to television for its third season. “I play Major Syd Jennings. She’s serving her final tour in Afghanistan and only has nine days until she returns home. Her husband has divorced her while overseas and of course all hell breaks loose,” Beals […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has scored big for his new Nickelodeon series that launches Friday. Newton brought 3-year-old Rosie Smolowitz to the White House to interview Michelle Obama for the cable TV series “All in with Cam Newton.” The NFL star helps kids fulfill some of their dreams. A White House […]
Oxygen has given a green light to “Strut,” a series from executive producer Whoopi Goldberg about transgender models breaking down barriers in the industry. According to Variety, “Strut” will follow a set of driven and determined models who are pursuing their passion of becoming household names in the world of fashion, while challenging stereotypes of […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Empire” co-star Jussie Smollett recently caused a social media storm after tweeting a cryptic message that implied he may be leaving the show. “I was thinking like my little core group of amazing fans would be like, ‘What?’ But it just went so much further. Like there were calls about it […]
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Mia McGhee and her husband Ro McGhee about their show “Growing Up McGhee” that will premiere in June. This season they are learning how to balance a busy household while running their carpet cleaning business. On how their kids have changed at five-years-old: “They are no longer babies, they […]
BET’s three-part miniseries “New Edition: The Movie” has just added a slew of actors to the cast…including two from the cast of the network’s comedy “Real Husbands of Hollywood.” Wood Harris, Michael Rapaport, Tank, “Empire” and star Bre-Z join Faizon Love and Duane Martin of “Real Husbands” in the film, which is scheduled to premiere […]
Sherri Shepherd returns to the small screen as the host of WeTV’s new smash hit, Match Made In Heaven, a reality show that follows the journey of 18 women hoping to find love with actor, author and retired NFL star Stevie Baggs. The Bachelor v. Match Made In Heaven: “It’s so different than the Bachelor […]
Season five of Braxton Family Values returns to the small-screen and the explosive season premiere is nothing short of dramatic. Evelyn Braxton talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her new cookbook, dating, her infamous Mayonnaise Biscuits and which daughter has the strangest personality. How she feels after her sudden stroke: “I’m 99.9% recovered. Don’t I […]
Fox on Monday released promos for its upcoming shows, among them the midseason additions “Shots Fired,” starring Sanaa Lathan, the “24” spinoff “24: Legacy” starring Corey Hawkins and the return of “Prison Break.” SHOTS FIRED: This “event series” from Gina Prince-Bythewood examines the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small Southern town. Sanaa […]
