Jordana Hochman: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is lining up its next cult documentary.

BreAnna Bell The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” Season 13 reunion finale ranks No. 2 among “Real Housewives” episodes on Peacock, falling behind only last month’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta” Season 15 premiere, according to NBCU. The installment, which originally aired June 13, also lands among Bravo’s top 20 most-watched original episodes on Peacock, per the streamer, which did not disclose total viewership data for the episode. In delayed, multiplatform viewing, Part 3 of the reunion scored a new record for Bravo, becoming the most-watched episode within the franchise since 2016 and the top episode in the key demo of adults 18-49 since 2020.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large OK, that was surreal. Johnny Knoxville, Eric Andre and Gabourey Sidibe re-creating the famous “Ghostbusters” commercial from the 1984 movie, but promoting a hotline for… pranks? But it’s all real, the phone number works (1-855-PRANX4U) and the three of them have indeed gotten into the pranks business via their upcoming ABC series “The Prank Panel.” Scroll below to watch the promo. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel is one of the executive producers on “The Prank Panel,” which airs this summer. On the show, everyday people pitch pranks targeting family members, friends and co-workers to the prankster panel — Knoxville, Andre and Sidibe. They then help plot the schemes, and serve as mentors and saboteurs as the pranks are carried out (and with the help of celebrity guest stars).

EXCLUSIVE: ABC has greenlit the new unscripted comedy series The Prank Panel, a show where everyday people pitch pranks targeting family members, friends, and co-workers to a panel of the world’s greatest pranksters. 

It’s official: Queer Eye is positively sick with Emmys.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is continuing its reality push and has ordered a new gospel-based non-scripted series in addition to renewing five existing franchises.

Peter White Television EditorQueer Eye secured its third reality Emmy win in a row, seeing off new shows and closing in on Shark Tank’s record.The Netflix series won the Primetime Emmy For Outstanding Structured Reality Program, having won the award in 2019 and 2018 (while its original show won in 2004).It beat A Very Brady Renovation, Love Is Blind, Antiques Roadshow and Shark Tank.The latter won the award for the four years between 2014 and 2017.Exec producer Jordana Hochman thanked the Academy for the “incredible honor” on behalf of producers ITV America and Scout Productions, as well as their “creative partners and champions” at Netflix, its “best in class” production team and the Fab Five.