Super Bowl Ad Rookies Hope to Seize Field as Some Big Sponsors Exit

In her thoughts. Peta Murgatroyd asked fans to “please pray” for her husband, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, to return from his native Ukraine safely following the Russian invasion.

Alicia Witt's parents has been revealed. According to death certificates obtained by, the cause of death for Robert Witt, 87, and Diane Witt, 75, was «probable cardiac dysrhythmia» due to the cold.ET has reached out to Witt's rep for comment.The news comes just two months after  actress announced that her parents were found dead in their Massachusetts home in December. The tragic discovery came after Witt had asked a cousin who lived near by to check on them after not hearing from them for some time.«I reached out to a cousin who lives close to my parents to check on them,» the 46-year-old star said in a statement to ET at the time.

The Centers For Disease Control today shared with clinicians newly-revised Covid-19 vaccination guidelines for those ages 12-64, people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and those who had the Janssen vaccine.

Longtime TV performers and former "ER" costars Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham are married after secretly tying the knot last year following nearly 40 years of friendship. The "Inventing Anna" actor, 59, revealed to Esquire that he and the "Dopesick" star, 62, got hitched in an intimate ceremony that saw the pair exchange vows to each other while a friend bared witness and officiated.

She dated The Weeknd for less than a year in 2017.But Selena Gomez isn't letting that stop her from hanging out with his new love interest.The songstress, 29, posted a photo of herself hanging out with Simi Khadra, who was recently spotted locking lips with her ex. No hard feelings! Selena Gomez hung out with her friend Simi Khadra, who was recently spotted locking lips with The WeekndIn the photos, Selena shot her arm up in the air as she posed beside Simi and her twin sister Haze Khadra.'Since 2013 (blue heart emoji),' Selena captioned the photos, suggesting they had been friends for nine years.

Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider is engaged to partner Genevieve Davis.Schneider, a 42-year-old software engineer, took to Twitter on Thursday to announce the big news, accompanied a photo of their hands with engagement rings on.'I have an announcement: Genevieve is no longer my girlfriend… she's my fiancée!!!' the Oakland, California native said. 'I couldn't be happier or more proud to spend my life with the very best person in the entire world.' The latest:Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider, 42, announced her engagement to partner Genevieve Davis, 25, on social media Thursday.

The acting world is in mourning with the passing of actress Sally Kellerman, at 84 years of age.The actress who portrayed the original Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan in Robert Altman's 1970 movie M*A*S*H, passed after a long battle with dementia, her son Jack Krane confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.She passed at an assisted care facility in Woodland Hills, California, after an iconic career that spanned over 150 movies and TV shows. Mourning: The acting world is in mourning with the passing of actress Sally Kellerman, at 84 years of age Hot Lips:The actress who portrayed the original Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan in Robert Altman's 1970 movie M*A*S*H, passed after a long battle with dementia , her son Jack Krane confirmed to The Hollywood ReporterSally Clare Kellerman was born in Long Beach, California on June 2, 1937, to her mother Edith, a piano teacher, and father John, a Shell Oil executive.Her family moved to the San Fernando Valley and then Park La Brea, where she attended Hollywood High School.

Dancing with the Stars professional Cheryl Burke has broken her silence following the news she is divorcing her husband Matthew Lawrence.Exclusive: Cheryl Burke admits Dancing with the Stars could 'take a few notes' from Strictly Come Dancing"I know I have always said I’m an open book with you guys, I do strive to be, and in writing this I’ve realized there really isn’t an easy way to announce that my marriage is ending," the 37-year-old shared on social media with fans, a day after the news broke.WATCH: Cheryl Burke reveals she will be dancing remotely with Cody Rigsby"I hope you can understand that I will not be commenting any further at this time and am asking for understanding and privacy.

I'm A Celebrity jungle back in 2007, and became a fan-favourite very quickly. While going on to win the show, he remembered there was one person in-particular he didn't get on with...

Woah! Things are getting VERY serious between Jana Kramer and new boyfriend Ian Schinelli!

A 15-year-old girl died after accidentally shooting herself with a submachine gun while recording a video for TikTok.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorGeneral Motors is readying a big Super Bowl ad to press American car consumers to make a big shift.The giant automaker will launch a new campaign highlighting its efforts to scale up electric vehicles during CBS’ Super Bowl broadcast with a 60-second spot that taps Will Ferrell, Kenan Thompson and Awkwafina. The spot, crafted by Interpublic Group’s McCann WorldGroup, is slated to appear during the first quarter of the game.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorPresident Joe Biden’s first formal interview as the Commander-in-Chief will take place during a uniquely American event: the Super Bowl.that has the occupant of the Oval Office take a few minutes to speak with the news division of the network airing the Big Game. But it will not be broadcast live, as it was under President Barack Obama, who helped make the Super Bowl meeting a mainstay element of the extravaganza.CBS will televise Super Bowl LV, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on Sunday, February 7, with hours of pre-game coverage that kicks off at 11:30 a.m.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJason Alexander has an intriguing assignment this Sunday: He’s got 60 seconds to convince Super Bowl audiences they need a new kind of Tide detergent — and he will have to complete the bulk of his assignment without saying a word.Alexander, the actor known for his roles in “Seinfeld,” “Pretty Woman” and on Broadway, stands at the center of a Super Bowl spot for Tide. A young protagonist wears a “Jason Alexander hoodie” that gets used in the completion of some very messy tasks.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen Cedric the Entertainer appeared in commercials for Bud Light about two decades ago, they “made me more famous than any TV show or movie,” he recalls. The first one “was off the Richter.”Anheuser-Busch InBev is hoping its next ad for the beer causes a similar metaphorical earthquake during this Sunday’s broadcast of the Super Bowl.Cedric will join a bevy of Bud Light commercial icons that range from the singer from the brew’s “Real Men of Genius” commercials to the Bud Knight to the guy who uttered the catchphrase, “I Love You Man.” Like a team of super-heroes, the figures will come together across time and space to help get Bud Light to eager customers waiting at a convenience store.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen Cedric the Entertainer appeared in commercials for Bud Light about two decades ago, they “made me more famous than any TV show or movie,” he recalls. The first one “was off the Richter.”Anheuser-Busch InBev is hoping its next ad for the beer causes a similar metaphorical earthquake during this Sunday’s broadcast of the Super Bowl.Cedric will join a bevy of Bud Light commercial icons that range from the singer from the brew’s “Real Men of Genius” commercials to the Bud Knight to the guy who uttered the catchphrase, “I Love You Man.” Like a team of super-heroes, the figures will come together across time and space to help get Bud Light to eager customers waiting at a convenience store.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorVerizon’s Super Bowl efforts don’t start and end with a commercial.Yes, the telecommunications giant will air a commercial during CBS’ broadcast of Super Bowl LV on Sunday, but that’s only part of the show the company expects to put into action.On Tuesday and Friday, Verizon plans to livestream videos – hosted by late-night personalities Desus and The Kid Mero — of top NFL players taking part in games created specifically for Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the site of this year’s gridiron classic.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJames Goldston, the president of ABC News, will leave the Walt Disney-backed unit at the end of March, the latest in a recent series of changes among top national news executives.“It’s a really tough decision,” Goldston said in a memo to staffers.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorEven in tough times, advertisers still want a Super Bowl.CBS is “virtually sold out” of all its commercial inventory for Super Bowl LIV, according to a spokesperson for parent company ViacomCBS, a sign that Madison Avenue remains interested in the Big Game despite some of the rockier economic conditions surrounding it.The network has been seeking around $5.5M for a 30 second in-game spot and has been grappling with decisions by some stalwart sponsors to bench their usual activity in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. More to come…

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSix of the nation’s most prominent advertisers have signed on as early supporters of Univision’s new PrendeTV, a vote of confidence in the streaming service as the Spanish-language broadcaster moves forward in early days under new management.Clorox, Coca-Cola, Dunkin, Johnson & Johnson, Toyota and Walmart will serve as charter advertisers of the new service, Donna Speciale, the executive recently named president of advertising sales and marketing at Univision, tells Variety in an interview. The company is now being led by Wade Davis, a former Viacom financial executive who helped arrange a purchase of a majority stake in the company by Searchlight Capital Partners, LP and  ForgeLight LLC.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe King of Beers is stepping away from one of its most prominent thrones.Beverage giant Anheuser-Busch InBev is benching Super Bowl commercials from Budweiser, perhaps its best-known product — the first time in nearly four decades that the brand won’t have a place on the Big Game ad roster.