The Shaggs — an all-girl band featuring the three suburban Wiggin sisters from Fremont, New Hampshire — were always an acquired taste. Formed in 1965, they released one album, Philosophy of the World, in 1969, and disbanded in the mid-’70s. Almost all (around 900) of the original 1,000 copies of the album disappeared in mysterious … Read more
Courtesy of NBC The doctor is back in… but for how long? “Brilliant Minds” will return to NBC’s primetime schedule in May, TVLine has learned. But there is still no word on whether the medical drama starring Zachary Quinto will be renewed for Season 3. The series, which … Read more
Theo Wargo/Getty Images “The Contest” is the best episode of “Seinfeld” ever, according to many fans and critics. But Larry David never actually expected NBC to greenlight its taboo premise — a contest to see who can go the longest without self-pleasuring. The episode’s central wager was based on a … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: And then there was one. Paramount, which three years ago had three SVOD platforms available in the U.S., will soon have only one. Paramount+ will absorb BET+ at the beginning of June when more than 1,000 hours of BET+ content — originals, movies, and specials — will migrate to the flagship streamer. The news … Read more
NBCUniversal It’s a daytime TV bloodbath: NBCUniversal is “making changes” to its first-run syndication division, resulting in the cancellations of “Access Hollywood,” “Access Hollywood Live,” “Karamo,” and “The Steve Wilkos Show.” “NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align with the programming preferences … Read more
Netflix Author Michael Connelly’s hard-luck defense attorney Mickey Haller was adapted for television with the Netflix original series “The Lincoln Lawyer.” Premiering in 2022, the show stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Haller, who takes cases throughout Los Angeles, often from the back of his Lincoln Navigator. Mickey regularly … Read more
Prime Video If you want to keep enjoying Prime Video shows like “Reacher” without ads, get ready to open your wallet. Amazon has announced it’s raising the price of Prime Video’s ad-free tier from the current $2.99 per month to $4.99 per month, a 67% increase, or $45.99 … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated Yellowjackets executive producer Drew Comins has signed an exclusive, overall television deal with indie film and TV studio A24 for his Creative Engine Entertainment production company. Under the multi-year pact, Creative Engine will develop series for streaming, which will be executive produced by Comins. He will be working on the A24 slate with … Read more
The upcoming Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix tournaments, which were due to take place in April, are set to be cancelled, according to media reports. A question mark has been hanging over both races ever since the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli joint military operation against Iran was launched on February 28. The conflict has brought … Read more
John Medland/FOX We don’t need anyone from “Doc” to take our vitals: After hearing Scott Wolf tease the conclusion of Season 2, we know our blood pressure is high. Wolf, who plays the recently returned (and ethically ambiguous) Dr. Richard Miller on the Fox drama, recently discussed … Read more