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2024 Primetime Emmy Awards. The actress, 78, took the Emmys stage to present the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, a honor she won five times for her portrayal of hard-nosed “FYI” news broadcaster Murphy Brown on the TV series of the same name.

the Emmys 2024 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, and the most celebrated night in television — hosted by “Schitt’s Creek” and real-life father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy — had Ron Howard and Henry Winkler walk down memory lane over their 1974 sitcom “Happy Days” in honor of the show’s 50th anniversary.Howard, 70, and Winkler, 78, took fans back in time as they reunited on a recreated set of the series’ famed Arnold’s Drive-In and chatted around the jukebox just like their characters did five decades ago.Winker didn’t dress like The Fonz. He opted for a black tuxedo and silver tie instead of the leather jacket, which became so legendary that it was obtained by the Smithsonian Institution.

for “ALF” actor Benji Gregory has been revealed. The former child star died of “environmental heat exposure in the setting of hepatic cirrhosis,” according to records from the medical examiner’s office in Maricopa County, Arizona, viewed by The Post.Gregory’s manner of death was ruled an accident. The actor died on June 13 at the age of 46.

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,”) the documentary dives into behind the scenes details about the making of “The Sopranos,” and creator David Chase’s background. Various cast and crew members give interviews onscreen, including Chase, Michael Imperioli, Edie Falco, Drea de Matteo and Lorraine Bracco. During their first meeting, Gibney, who said he’s a fan of the show, found Chase to be “a fascinating and amazing character,” he told The Post.

will return to her old “Saturday Night Live” stomping grounds to reprise her role as Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the Democratic presidential nominee in the 2024 election. But, during a “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” interview with RuPaul, who filled in for Kimmel on Monday, Rudolph did not confirm that she’ll return. “Will we be seeing Kamala on ‘SNL’ anytime soon?” RuPaul asked.Rudolph replied by joking, “Interesting that you brought this up, because no one has asked me.”Rudolph, who was on “SNL” from 2000 to 2007, first played Harris on the Dec.

Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson once had a “hooky day” during their time on the iconic TV show to get high on mushrooms.On the Tuesday, Aug. 13, episode of Danson and Harrelson’s “Cheers” podcast titled “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” the duo brought on George Wendt, 75, who played Norm Peterson on the show, and shared their trippy tale. “John had just bought a boat,” Wendt recalled of his “Cheers” co-star John Ratzenberger, who portrayed the beloved character Cliff Clavin on the series.

Lizzie McGuire, which made a bona fide star of US actress Hilary Duff, abruptly ended after just two seasons in 2004 at the height of its popularity and shortly after the release of its successful feature film.It turns out, that was all due to a 65-episode rule at the beloved children’s network at the time.Prior to 2005, a flurry of shows including Lizzie McGuire, Even Stevens, and Phil of the Future were cancelled after, or even before, hitting the 65 episode count, despite favorable ratings and large fanbases.Why 65 episodes, you ask? That count would allow four other shows to air during the week over a year so the network could keep delivering fresh content.That was, until That’s So Raven, starring actress Raven-Symone, completely changed the game.Debuting in 2003, the teen psychic series following the adventures of the Baxter family was a blockbuster hit for the network, becoming the highest-rating original program in the network’s history, surpassing Lizzie McGuire.It was sensationally commissioned for a fourth season in 2005, which marked the first time in Disney Channel history that it had gone beyond three seasons for an original series.“It is our most successful series,” former Disney Channel president Rich Ross said at the time.

“House of the Dragon” returns for Season 2 on Sunday, June 16 (9 p.m. on HBO and streaming on Max). The show was a smash hit, with around 29 million viewers tuning in weekly.

Pat Sajak has officially handed off “Wheel of Fortune” to Ryan Seacrest in a new promo. The famed host’s final episode of the iconic game show aired on June 7.“Well, this is it, Ryan. What do you think?” Sajak, 77, says in the clip as he gives Seacrest, 49, a tour of the studio with Vanna White.“Impressive, Pat,” Seacrest replies.“Ryan, I know the contestants are going to love you,” White, 67, chimes in.As Sajak announced his retirement in June 2023, White extended her contract through the 2025-26 season.

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) largest annual fundraiser, PanCAN PurpleStride. For the third year in a row, PurpleStride took place nationwide across nearly 60 cities, uniting survivors, loved ones and supporters.According to PanCAN, pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. It has a five-year survival rate of 13%.

TV Insider, “CBS will find an awful lot of people aren’t ready to say goodbye to it. The show’s more popular than ever, and I think [numbers] will increase with the interest this year,” he added. We’re certainly not out of ideas.”“I’m not counting the days so I can do something else,” he told the outlet.

went on a bizarre Twitter rant falsely claiming Chelsea ​Clinton ​is married to George Soros’ nephew​, repeated a false rumor that the billionaire is a Nazi sympathizer​ and made a racist comment about then-President Obama’s adviser, Valerie Jarrett.ABC subsequently fired her, and killed her off — her eponymous sitcom. Barr also proceeded to slam her co-stars, saying that her TV daughter, Sara Gilbert, “stabbed me in the back.” Following that incident, “The Conners” premiered, following the family sans the matriarch.

Michael Richards made his return to the red carpet for the first time in eight years in LA on Tuesday night.The actor, 74, reunited with his “Seinfeld” co-star Jerry Seinfeld at the “Unfrosted” premiere. The pair were photographed hugging, posing for photographs and waving to fans in the crowd.Richards and Seinfeld, 70, last reunited — alongside Jason Alexander — at the inaugural Los Angeles Fatherhood Initiative Lunch for Baby Buggy in 2015.The trio and Julia Louis-Dreyfus starred in the Larry David-created sitcom for nine seasons, from 1989 to 1998.

I Want My MTV,” an oral history of the music-video channel. “I was making so much money modeling, per day, why take away from that?”Oh, how wrong they were.“House of Style” turns 35 this May. The beloved MTV series, hosted for six years by Crawford, took viewers behind the scenes of the fashion and modeling worlds — a glamorous, irreverent and intimate blend of haute couture and pop culture.

told Fox News Digital ahead of the 2024 iHeartRadioMusic Awards Monday night.“I have absolutely no clue,” the country music star continued. “I did talk to [series star] Kelly Reilly [who plays Beth Dutton] the other day and, you know, we’ll see what happens.“Once they give us the call — we’re there.”Wilson joined “Yellowstone” in the first half of Season 5 and made her acting debut as Abby, a country music singer who performed at John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) inaugural celebration as the new governor of Montana.It’s no surprise that Wilson has “no clue” what’s going on with the final episodes of “Yellowstone.” Word of when shooting will begin has been shrouded in mystery amidst ​ongoing drama between series star Costner — who is not currently expected to return — and series co-creator/writer Taylor Sheridan.There was also the double-whammy WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which put filming on the back burner​ and pushed the season premiere from November 2023 to November 2024.​”Yellowstone,” which commands a massive cable audience, has not aired a new episode since November 2022, so it will be two years between seasons once (and if) it makes its scheduled return.The series, set in the present-day, follows the saga of the Dutton ranching family in Montana and counts among its co-stars Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbille.Reilly, Grimes and Hauser are also reportedly seeking raises for the show’s final season.Bentley said last June that he would “celebrate” the show ending.

Monday night’s episode of “Wheel of Fortune” where he shocked viewers by pretending to host.He glided onto the colorful neon-lit stage with famed letter-turner Vanna White while OG host Pat Sajak was nowhere to be found.“Here are the stars of our show, Jared Leto and Vanna White,” the MC announced as the duo walked in, linking arms.“Have a great show and see you soon,” Leto said before taking his place by the puzzle board.The saying is Sajak’s routine phrase that he tells White, 67, at the beginning of every episode of the ABC game show.The “Suicide Squad” star continued without hesitation: “All right everybody, grab those devices, it’s time to give away some money. A $1000 in our first toss-up, the category is on the map.”Then in an instant, the trivia show zipped back to Sajak, 77, hosting like normal.Fans were confused by the act, taking to social media to express their befuddlement.

Not tool time.Patricia Richardson, who played Tim Allen’s wife, Jill Taylor, on the ’90s sitcom “Home Improvement,” said she hasn’t been asked to appear on a potential reunion show — not that she would be interested should the opportunity arise.Richardson was responding to Allen, who played Tim Taylor on the hit ABC series, saying that the entire “Home Improvement” cast was on board for a reboot, according to Entertainment Weekly.“It was so weird, I would hear he was coming out publicly and saying this stuff about everyone was on board to do a ‘Home Improvement’ reunion, but he never asked me and he never asked [series co-star] Jonathan [Taylor Thomas],” Richardson said on an episode of the “Back to the Best” podcast.“I called Jonathan one day and said, ‘Has he asked you about this?’ He went, ‘No,'” she said of Thomas, who played her son Randy on the sitcom, which ran for eight top-rated seasons from 1991 to 1999.“So why is he saying everyone is on board when he hasn’t talked to you or me?” Richardson said about her conversation with Thomas — adding that she set the record straight about a “Home Improvement” reboot script circulating on the web in reference to her on-screen character, Jill.“I wrote a big thing on Twitter and said I’m not involved in any series with Jill and I’ve also never been asked to do another ‘Home Improvement’ reunion thing — but I would not want to,” she said on the podcast.Richardson did not mince words when referring to her former co-star Zachery Ty Bryan, who played her oldest son, Brad. Taran Noah Smith played the Taylors’ youngest son, Mark.“I mean, Zach is now a felon,” she said, alluding to Bryan’s arrest on charges related to domestic violence and driving under the influence.

She’s company.Once a skeptic, Suzanne Somers’ widower, Alan Hamel, said he is now a believer in “an afterlife” because of a series of “strange” instances following the “Three’s Company” star’s death. Hamel, 87, told Page Six about three occurrences in the same day that made him feel that Somers, who died while holding Hamel’s hand on Oct. 15 at 76 after a battle with breast cancer, is still with him in spirit.

posted a video on TikTok captioned, “an update on what I’ve been up to.”“Hey everybody, this is not a TikTok, it’s a ‘Sick Tok.’ I’m in the hospital but it’s because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday,” she went on. “They caught it really early. It’s really weird, because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life so uh, you know, it was a surprise.”The actress and comedian, who has a 3-year-old son with musician husband Jake Sinclair, 38 (who has written and produced with artists such as Taylor Swift, Weezer and Panic! At the Disco) played Lucy on the hit CBS sitcom.

announced Monday morning by Cedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama, held few surprises, with all the expected series and stars (that’s you, “Succession”) receiving nods in several different categories. Snubs, meanwhile, were kept to a minimum for an awards show that hit historic viewership lows last year — and can’t seem to find anyone willing to host this year’s telecast, produced by Dick Clark Productions, which bought the Golden Globes from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.This year’s nominees were chosen by a racially and ethnically diverse group of voters from around the world.It’s been a tough year for the TV industry with the writers’ WGA) and actors’ (SAG-AFTRA) strikes impeding most of the fall schedule from launching new shows, and with most returning favorites in reruns, but that seems to have been taken into account — or maybe boosted the profile of series like “Jury Duty,” which premiered in April just before the WGA strike.ABC is the only broadcast network to be nominated this year (for “Abbott Elementary”); you can either blame that on the dual strikes — and voters with short attention spans — but it’s more likely the reality that the Big Four networks (ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC) are on a downward spiral into near-oblivion when pertaining to viewership — which, in turn, impacts their chances come award season.

Lear died Tuesday at home, surrounded by his family. But this much is clear: He worked right up to the very end, even though he burnished his legend as the personification of classic TV comedy over 50 years ago, with shows he either created or produced: “All in the Family,” “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons,” “One Day at a Time.” And that was only the tip of his creative iceberg.Lear seemed to accelerate his television output even with advancing age (or maybe in spite of it), including the Netflix reboot of “One Day at a Time,” an upcoming re-imagining of “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” — his satirical late-night soap — and live stagings of his classic sitcoms via ABC, in which he proudly showcased those works with all-star casts alongside host Jimmy Kimmel.