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grown-ish.When it comes to rising stars, there is the bright new light: Marsai Martin. As one of the newest “It” girls in Hollywood, she has already begun to build a legacy before the age of 18.

With the added degree of uncertainty from the ongoing writers strike, ABC will not decide the fate of bubble series The Rookie: Feds and Home Economics before the network presents its fall schedule to advertisers Tuesday.

NBCUniversal is adding to its cable network programming slate.

Actor Marcus Scribner has played Junior Johnson on Black-ish and Grown-ish for nearly a decade, but it still takes him a minute to get into character.

BreAnna Bell Amazon Freevee has greenlit “The GOAT,” the streamer announced on Monday. Hailing from the producers of “The Bachelor,” “The Office,” and “FBoy Island,” the reality competition series will feature 14 reality TV celebrities competing in a series of mental, physical, and social challenges for the sake of winning the “greatest of all time” title. Daniel Tosh (“Tosh 2.0”) hosts the show. This season’s cast includes Tayshia Adams, Joe Amabile, Kristen Doute, Reza Farahan, CJ Franco, Wendell Holland, Teck Holmes, Justin Johnson/Alyssa Edwards, Paola Mayfield, Da’Vonne Rogers, Joey Sasso, Jason Smith, Lauren Speed-Hamilton, and Jill Zarin.

Amazon Freevee is going in search of the greatest reality star of all time.

EXCLUSIVE: The team at Artists First has continued to expand with the addition of Will Douglas as Talent Manager. The appointment follows Artists First’s promotion of Caroline Soss, as well as its hiring of Curtis Shaw Flagg for the same role.

Kevin Hart doesn't pull his punches when it comes to pranks. The comedian has long been in a prank war with famous friend Nick Cannon, and now the pair are bringing the battle of one-upsmanship to TV.Hart recently sat down with ET's Kevin Frazier, while promoting a number of upcoming projects including — which will feature Hart and Cannon pulling pranks on one other, as well as a slew of other celebs.«My goodness, we have Fantasia, Taraji P Henson.

ABC has assembled the lead cast opposite Anthony Anderson of ABC’s single camera comedy pilot Public Defenders. Erika Henningsen, Arturo Castro, Kimrie Lewis, Natasha Lopez and Isaiah Dòdó-Williams have been set as series regulars in the pilot, written by Eddie Quintana and to be directed by Randall Einhorn.

Nick Cannon's new prank show hasn't aired yet and already it's pulled off its first prank. In what was billed as the «mother of all game shows» — where he was supposedly set to pick a contestant to have his next baby — it has now come to light he's actually teamed up with Kevin Hart for a new show dubbed .The new series on E! is set to premiere on April 6, and it's being billed (for real, this time) as Cannon and Hart (as co-hosts) taking «their famous friendly feud to the next level with E!'s hilarious new competition series.» According to a news release, «each episode will feature celebrities planning and perpetrating some of the wildest and most viral pranks on each other.»Cannon and Hart will choose one winner of the so-called prank war where celebrities will try to «up the ante as each prank is more elaborate than the next — all of them with unexpected twists, embarrassing situations and shocking reveals.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large After conquering primetime, Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer have their sights on prime beef. (Not to mention chicken, pork and everything else.) The actors are partnering to launch their own barbecue label, AC Barbeque, and will document their quest to perfect the skill of the grill via the new A&E Network series “Kings of BBQ.” The series, which is still being developed under that working title, will follow the pals as they travel the country looking for advice and techniques from barbeque experts. A&E announced the greenlight of the 10-episode unscripted series on Wednesday as part of a flurry of news tied to its upfront meetings with advertisers.

A&E has announced a whole slate of unscripted programming, including the expansion of its weekend lifestyle block, as well as additional culinary content and Biography documentary specials.

A year after Black-ish ended its run, Anthony Anderson is returning to ABC as a star of another single-camera comedy, pilot Public Defenders. Randall Einhorn has come on board to direct the pilot, written by Eddie Quintana. Liz Astrof is set as showrunner.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Anthony Anderson is set to star in the ABC comedy pilot “Public Defenders,” Variety has learned. In addition, Liz Astrof has joined the pilot as showrunner while Randall Einhorn has signed on to direct. The single-camera pilot, which was originally picked up at ABC in January, hails from writer Eddie Quintana. The official logline states: “Up to their earholes in student loan debt, four inexperienced public defenders work tirelessly to keep their clients out of jail. Along the way, they have to rely on each other to navigate their first defendants, the absurd court system, and the copy machine that always jams.”

 Anthony Anderson showed off his svelte form Friday in Los Angeles.The Black-ish star, 52, looked fit and trim in a navy blue Bastille sweatshirt, patched skinny jeans and blue sneakers as he strolled through swanky Beverly Hills. The Law & Order veteran has maintained his weight loss that began after going through a 14-week challenge with his friend Will Smith back in summer 2021. Svelte: Anthony Anderson showed off his svelte form Friday.

Grown-ish will be returning for Season 6 at Freeform.

Raina Falcon is adding HBO to her slate.

Some of Marlon Wayans’ celebrity friends will be challenged to face their biggest fears in VR in a new original series for Meta. Oh Hell No…with Marlon Wayans is set to premiere Wednesday, October 26.

She’s here for it! Kate Beckinsale gave fans insight into her thoughts on ex Pete Davidson — namely, that she ships him with Gisele Bündchen.

Mariska Hargitay may be known for her no-nonsense presence on Law & Order: SVU, but when off camera, she has a lot more fun in her than fans would think.MORE: Law and Order SVU's Mariska Hargitay shares heartfelt message as fans spot major character changeShe gave them a taste of the bubblier side of her personality with a new video she posted on her social media from a wedding.VIDEO: Ali Wentworth surprises BFF Mariska Hargitay on The Drew Barrymore ShowThe actress and her husband Peter Hermann, attended a close friend's western-themed ceremony over the weekend.And it certainly looked like they were having a great time on the dancefloor as well, as Peter twirled and leaped around effortlessly with his wife to a country beat.MORE: Law & Order: SVU's Ice-T shares heartbreak after sudden deathThey were dressed appropriately too, as Mariska wore a black maxi dress with a floral pattern and cap sleeves, paired with white cowboy boots and a cowboy hat, while her husband kept it simple with a button down, jeans, and boots."Clearly not his first rodeo," she captioned the clip, including hashtags like "These Boots Were Made for Dancin'" and "Good Ole Time With My Sweetheart."A post shared by Mariska Hargitay (@therealmariskahargitay)Mariska and Peter danced it out to a country tuneHer friend Ali Wentworth, who was also at the wedding, commented: "YAAAAASSSSSS!!!! You guys win! But we twirled!"Many of her fans immediately began gushing over the video of the two, with one saying: "Safe to say this is now #1 on my 'best social media post of the year' 2022 list."MORE: Law and Order: SVU viewers not happy after crossover premiere - here's whyMORE: Law & Order: Why did Anthony Anderson leave the show? All the detailsAnother added:

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