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ViacomCBS is supersizing reality competition franchise The Challenge.

Soul, it’s titled “The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure,” and it’s latest stop is in NYC at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem to celebrate our past heroes. 

Emiliano De Pablos Spanish media giant Atresmedia is joining forces with Portocabo, the production outfit behind Movistar Plus hit series “Hierro,” for a remake of Showtime drama “Your Honor,” starring Bryan Cranston.The Spanish redo is currently at the script stage and initiating casting.With an undisclosed number of episodes, the project production is scheduled to kick off this year.The TV series release date is still unknown. But it would be logical for it to launch on platform Atresplayer Premium before airing on Atresmedia’s free-to-air channel Antena 3 primetime, a windowing strategy usually followed by the group with its new fiction releases since Atresplayer Premium bowed in 2019.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAMC Networks dropped a teaser during Super Bowl LVI Sunday featuring the first look at its Anne Rice series “Interview with the Vampire,” along with footage from the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul,” the middle third of the 11th and final season of “The Walking Dead” and upcoming anthology “Tales of the Walking Dead,” the fourth and final season of “Killing Eve” and several other shows coming to AMC, streaming service AMC Plus or BBC America this year.A longer 60-second version of the TV spot was released online, which teased the upcoming series “61st Street,” “Dark Winds,” “Moonhaven” and “That Dirty Black Bag.”AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire,” adapted from Rice’s iconic novel of the same name, centers on the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (played by Jacob Anderson) as he relates the story of his life to a reporter, in particular how he was turned into a vampire and then mentored by Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid). The show is currently in production in New Orleans.

Caesars Sportsbook, the NFL’s exclusive casino partners, just released a 30-second commercial for the upcoming Super Bowl that features a play on Roman times with a Caesar and Cleo dinner theme. In the clip, which can be seen above, comedian JB Smoove plays Julius Caesar while actress Halle Berry plays his lover, Cleopatra, and they are sitting at a table for dinner with sports legends Eli Manning and Peyton Manning as well as their family members Archie and Cooper Manning. It doesn’t take long before their exchanges of pleasantries become quite amusing.

Sasha Urban editorAlyssa Milano is still considering a run for congress. Milano first confirmed in June that she was looking at mounting a campaign in 2024 for California’s very red fourth congressional district seat.However, she now tells Variety that she doesn’t actually think she could win. But no matter.“My thought is, even if I’m not winning, which I don’t think I can, I can collect data for the next candidate,” Milano said Thursday night at GLAAD and the National Football League’s “Night of Pride” event.

Owen Wilson has a cute story to share about his mom Laura on Friday’s “Ellen DeGeneres Show”.

Even the GOAT needs a break. Serena Williams has thought about when she will walk away from her tennis career.

Zack Sharf Billie Eilish put the well-being of a fan front and center during her Saturday, Feb. 5 concert at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The Grammy winner stopped the second night of her “Happier Than Ever” world tour mid-way during the concert after seeing a distressed fan in the audience.

On Saturday, Jamie Lynn Spears celebrated the fifth 'miracle anniversary' of her daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge flipping her ATV and nearly drowning in their Louisiana pond.The lucky 13-year-old was only eight when she was airlifted to Children's Hospital New Orleans and made a full recovery after spending five days convalescing there from her injuries.'Maybe it's just a little reminder to remain faithful through the good times and the bad times,' the Louisiana-based 30-year-old wrote. 'A little reminder to remain faithful': On Saturday, Jamie Lynn Spears (R, pictured in 2017) celebrated the fifth 'miracle anniversary' of her daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge (L) flipping her ATV and nearly drowning in their Louisiana pond'I mean, I had nothing when I thought I lost my baby girl, so my faith was literally all I had left to cling to.

Billie Eilish kicked off the first night of her ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour last night (February 3) in New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center – see footage and photos below.The first show of the US leg of the highly anticipated tour, which will continue across North America tomorrow night (February 5) at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, saw the pop star deliver a jam-packed 90-minute set.Among the setlist, she performed the hits ‘Bury A Friend’, ‘Bad Guy’, ‘Ocean Eyes’, and tracks from her latest album, ‘Happier Than Ever’, such as ‘Therefore I Am’, ‘Happier Than Ever’, and ‘NDA’.

Dave Franco is looking back at his not-so-romantic proposal to his wife Alison Brie, admitting that it was a little bit awkward for both of them.The 36-year-old actor who is preparing to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary, talked to James Corden during the latest episode of ‘The Late Late Show’ and explained what happened.The happy couple first met in New Orleans back in 2011 and the actress wore a silver mask throughout the entire weekend, “I would try to take it from her, she wouldn’t let me take it. It was this playful back-and-forth,” Dave shared.Alison left him the mask with a note at the end of the trip, and the actor decided to save it and use it for his proposal in 2015, where the couple went on a romantic trip to Big Sur in California.Dave says he planned the romantic proposal carefully: “So, we go up to Big Sur, we’re on the back patio, she’s out overlooking the ocean,” he continued, “She turns around, I’m on one knee, I’m wearing the mask, I’m holding up the ring.

Billie Eilish is hitting the road!

Dave Franco is taking a trip down memory lane!

Dave Franco and Alison Brie will soon be celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary! However, their journey to the alter apparently got off on a hilariously awkward first step.Franco sat down with James Corden on Wednesday's — and was joined on the couch by four-time Oscar nominee Annette Benning — where he opened up about how his proposal to Brie turned out much weirder than he ever intended.«My wife and I, we met at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Over that weekend, she was wearing this silver Mardi Gras mask on her head, and I'd try to take it from her and she wouldn't let me take it. It was this playful back and forth, Franco recalled.

Rainbow baby! Michelle Branch gave birth to her third child, her second with husband Patrick Carney.

EXCLUSIVE: Bess Rous (Ghostbusters, Murder in the First) will round out the cast of Chris McKay’s Universal monster movie, Renfield.

Billie Eilish is gearing up to get back on the road tonight.The 20-year-old Bad Guy singer posted a glum-looking selfie to her Instagram on Thursday, but promised fans that she was excited about performing again.'SEE YOU TONIGHTTTTTT!!!! FIRST DAY OF TOUR FINALLLYYYYYYYYAHHHHH!!!!!!!!' the Grammy-winning star wrote as a caption. Showing her excitement:Billie Eilish expressed her excitement about the first night of her tour, entitled Happier Than Ever, The World Tour, through a post that was shared to her Instagram account on ThursdayEilish sported a vibrantly multicolored and graphic-printed t-shirt while taking her selfie.The Happier Than Ever singer also sported numerous necklaces and a single silver earring in the shot.

Dave Franco’s proposal to Alison Brie didn’t go quite as expected.

really wanted to take on that never came to fruition, reportedly causing him significant trauma. Tatum was set to play the X-Men character Gambit in his own solo movie, with news of the film first hitting in 2014. However, that production remained stuck in development hell for years.

Queen Sugar to direct an episode of the Ava DuVernay series. Despite her temporary physical ailment, delaying the opportunity was not an option.