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Selome Hailu Though Mayim Bialik was fired from the “Jeopardy!” flagship syndicated series in December, the door is still open to bring her back for other versions, according to executive producer Michael Davies. On a panel about unscripted television during ABC’s presentation at the Television Critics Assn. winter 2024 press tour, Davies said the decision to remove Bialik and keep Ken Jennings as solo host came from a pursuit of “more consistency.” “When I took over the show, we were forced into that situation,” said Davies, referring to the two-host setup.

J. Kim Murphy Joe Bob Briggs is back at “The Last Drive-In,” with Shudder debuting the first trailer for its variety show’s seventh season ahead of its March 7 premiere.

“Jeopardy!” viewers were not pleased with the 50-year-old host during a recent episode.Paul Clauson, a tax analyst from Madison Heights, Mich., returned to the game hoping to extend his one-day earnings of $15,201. He went up against product manager Jonelle Lonergan from Boston, Mass., and Amy Fleenor, an attorney from Cleveland, Ohio.Jennings introduced the first batch of categories in the “Jeopardy!” round, which included a special nod to the newly released “Wicked” movie.The film’s stars, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, introduced the category to the contestants before the project’s director Jon M.

wrote. “More like extremely problematic! #girlswithglasses,” someone else tweeted.A third fan said, “Still angry about this.

Elvis Costello has announced a new boxset and has shared a cover of country classic ‘Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line’ – check it out below.The song was written by Jimmy Bryant and recorded by Waylon Jennings in 1968, reaching Number Two on the US Hot Country Songs chart. It has subsequently been covered by artists including Linda Ronstadt and Hank Williams Jr, and now Costello has released his own version.The recording was captured live at the Royal Albert Hall in London when Costello played a six-date residency at the venue in early 1987.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Warner Bros. Television has partnered with the Boston Film Festival to launch a “WBTV College Day” at the 40th annual fest to screen a handful of new and returning series for area college students. The event, held on Thursday, Sept.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy Award winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans, Perry Mason) has joined the cast of Netflix‘s The Beast in Me, the mystery thriller project, created, written and executive-produced by Gabe Rotter. He joins previously announced Claire Danes who, in addition to starring, will also EP.

Duff McKagan has announced a solo US tour that will commence towards the end of 2024, ahead of his fall tour in the UK and Europe.The Guns N’ Roses bassist shared the news on social media yesterday (May 31) with a video statement, where he also announced the release of his concert video Tenderness: Live From Los Angeles on YouTube. See tour dates and watch the film below.The film was captured in 2019 while McKagan was on tour with his live band – which includes country star Shooter Jennings – at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre.

32-game winning streak in 2019, has struck again. In the season premiere of “Jeopardy! Masters,” which involves past champions returning to the show, Holzhauer stole the show. He was given the question prompt, “The last name of botanist Leonhard gave us this word for a type of flower & a shade of reddish purple.” Holzhauer replied with the correct answer, “fuchsia.”“What is F – U – C,” he said, adding in a long pause before smiling and continuing with, “H – S – I – A.” Holzhauer then smirked and said, “Gotta be careful with that fourth letter.” The crowd laughed, and his fellow contestants Yogesh Raut and Amy Schneider smiled.

Justin Timberlake has announced a free show in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.The singer shared the news on social media, where he will perform at the Orpheum Theatre on January 19.“Tickets are free but space is limited,” the former *NSYNC singer captioned the post. Tickets are on sale now and will be available until January 15 – get yours here.The announcement follows the news that Timberlake had wiped his social media accounts, sparking rumours that new music was on the way.

Mayim Bialik revealed on her social media account Friday that she will no longer be hosting the game show.“As the holiday break begins in Hollywood, I have some Jeopardy! news,” the “Big Bang Theory” actress wrote on Instagram. “Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!”“I am incredibly honored to have been nominated for a primetime Emmy for hosting this year,” she continued, “and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of the ‘Jeopardy!’ family.”The 48-year-old concluded her post by thanking her supporters.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Causeway Films, the Australian film production house behind recent breakout “Talk to Me,” has opened a U.K. operation. The company has hired Daniel Negret, formerly of Head Gear Films, as its CEO. Causeway Films was established by producers Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings in 2014, launching with Jennifer Kent’s Sundance hit “The Babadook.” It followed that by producing Kent’s follow up feature “The Nightingale,” which won the special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2019. Innovative horror film, “Talk to Me,” from filmmaking duo Danny and Michael Philippou screened in Sundance, Berlin and SXSW 2023 and was acquired by A24.

EXCLUSIVE: Coming off the breakout box office performance of horror hit Talk To Me, Australian production company Causeway Films has expanded internationally opening a London office and appointing Daniel Negret as its Chief Executive Officer.

Taylor Swift’s upcoming track ‘Out of the Woods (Taylor’s Version)’ has been featured in the trailer for film Migration.It is almost time for the highly anticipated re-recorded version of Taylor Swift’s 2014 album ‘1989’, titled ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’, which is set for release later this month.Now, the pop star has dropped a little insight into what fans can expect from the upcoming release, by featuring a snippet of her re-recorded track ‘Out of the Woods (Taylor’s Version)’ in the trailer for new animated film, Migration.Released yesterday (October 15), the clip is the third teaser for the upcoming Illumination and Universal movie and features the re-imagined track playing in the background. “Out of the woods and… not in the clear yet,” a tagline reads on Illumination’s YouTube channel.The film is directed by Benjamin Renner, and features voice acting from the likes of Elizabeth Banks, Caspar Jennings, Kumail Nanjiani and Awkwafina.

Carole Horst This year, the Annecy Animation Film Festival hosts a variety of first-looks and works-in-progress, including the anticipated “Migration,” from Illumination, to be released by Universal on Dec. 22. On the heels of a presentation at CinemaCon in April, Illumination chief Chris Meledandri will present never-before-seen footage of the feature at Annecy June 13. Meledandri and “Migration” director Benjamin Renner (“Ernest and Celestine,” “The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales”) will also be in conversation about the film. The film stars the voice talents of Kumail Nanjiani and Elizabeth Banks as duck parents who lead their family on an adventure. Rest of the cast is rounded out by Casper Jennings, Tresi Gazal, Awkwafina, Carol Kane, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell and Danny DeVito.

tweeted.Jennings, 48, seemed to agree that Buttrey is indeed “father,” throwing a like at the tweet.“That’s father.” – me, any time Sam Buttrey is onscreenCalling a celebrity or notable figure “mother” or “father” is a recent slang term that signifies god-like icon status.During Buttrey’s final question-and-answer portion of the competition, he took the time to thank the writers and producers of “Jeopardy!” — but fellow contestant Matt Amodio used his time to thank Buttrey.Amodio called the professor the “dearest friend I’ve made in all of Jeopardy!” before the two shared a sweet hug.Matt Amodio and Sam Buttrey: brainiacs *and* besties.

scathing message on Facebook, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” star Wil Wheaton blasted “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings for crossing the picket line during the Writer’s Guild of America strike, giving him a stark warning.“This is a VERY small town, Ken Jennings, and we will all remember this,” Wheaton typed on the social media platform. “Your privilege may protect you right now, but we will *never* forget.”He also included the hashtag “#WGAStrong” in the post.The actor continued his thoughts in the comments section of the post, calling out those who were speaking negatively about unions.“Hey y’all, if you’re here to s–t on unions, you can f–k right off.

"Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings was criticized after he crossed the Writers Guild of America picket line to continue filming the game show. "Big Bang Theory" star Wil Wheaton called out Jennings in a Facebook post. "This is a VERY small town, Ken Jennings, and we will all remember this," he wrote.

returning champion James Holzhauer had a rather flirty exchange Friday during the “Jeopardy! Masters” tournament.The saucy nerd banter between the two men occurred after contestant Matt Amodio chose a question under the “Authors” category.“The Detroit Free Press said ‘The Mummy’ was ‘vintage’ this novelist; ‘elegantly erotic & full of enchanting terror,’” read the clue.Amodio buzzed in with the answer “What’s Stoker.”Jennings, 48, declared that the answer was incorrect and after the two players failed to chime in, revealed the answer to be “Anne Rice.”“I also refer to James as ‘elegantly erotic but full of enchanting terror,’” the 48-year-old host said.Holzhauer, 38, retorted to the quip, saying: “Keep it in your pants, Ken.”The rather flirtatious exchange caused Mattea Roach — another returning champ — to cover her mouth as she started laughing out loud.But Holzhauer — who came in second to Jennings in the highest winnings during regular-season play — wouldn’t let the remark die.“We actually had to pause taping so Ken could take a cold shower,” tweeted Holzhauer later that day with a clip of the exchange.The Post reached out to Jennings and Holzhauer for comment.Fans of the game show were divided about how they felt about the spicy exchange.

Final Jeopardy!” segment, Holzhauer was in the lead and the clue read: “Opened in 1909 & less famous than an older neighbor, it connects Brooklyn & Chinatown.”Once the first two contestants scribed their responses, Jennings stated that Holzhauer had already begun to write down his answer while the former was still reading the hint.“What bridge did he think of?” Jennings wondered.Holzhauer didn’t write down his reply to the question, however, he did pen the statement: “Stop ducking a rematch, Ken.”The trivia show emcee couldn’t help but burst into laughter and shot back: “You know how much work I had to go to to get all the way over here at this lectern and avoid having to play you again, James?”Holzhauer then referenced the “ducking” bit of his remark, noting: “This is autocorrected, by the way.”Holzhauer and the Washington native are both big champs of the long-running game show, having gone head-to-head in the ABC series’ “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” tournament back in January 2020. Jennings had emerged victorious by winning three games, with Holzhauer scoring one match.

Keeping it in the family! Pat Sajak’s daughter, Maggie Sajak, is gearing up to make her Wheel of Fortune hosting debut.