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Dominic Patten, Ted Johnson “In just moments, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, he will join us live,” proudly announced Fox News’ Sean Hannity at the top of his show as the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention kicked off.Actually was past the bottom of the hour before the former Celebrity Apprentice host showed up on the phone for what was a rambling half hour love-in.“We’re going to get his take on what I see as the worst infomercial on the face of the Earth,” the primetime host continued over footage of Trump at the top of the hour. “A lot of hate” and a “ridiculous situation” is what the poll slumping POTUS eventually said of the bits of the DNC that he admitted to watching over the week.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorCourtney Hope is jumping from one CBS soap to another.Just a few weeks after announcing her exit from The Bold and the Beautiful, Courtney Hope teased today on Instagram that she’s heading to The Young and the Restless. Hope posted a photo of herself in a Y&R t-shirt and cap holding a Crimson Lights mug, with the caption “This seems like a good fit…”CBS confirmed the move, but no character details have been revealed.Hope, who portrayed Sally Spectra on B&B since 2017, announced August 4 that she was departing the daytime drama.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorITV has announced that the UK version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has crowned its sixth winner during filming in a closed studio during the coronavirus pandemic.The British broadcaster was tight-lipped about the details, but said the contestant’s victorious appearance will be shown next month. Host Jeremy Clarkson said they may be the best winner in the quiz show’s 22-year history.Produced by Sony’s Stellify Media, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was recorded without a studio audience for the first time, meaning contestants had two opportunities to phone a friend as part of their lifelines.

Peter White Television EditorThat was quick… earlier this morning it was revealed that USA Network’s Temptation Island was set to go into production in Maui in the coming weeks.However, the Maui County Film Office has just announced that production on the reality series has been “postponed” to a “later date”. “Will keep you posted as we attempt to flatten the curve of the Coronavirus on our island and in our state.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza has signed with ICM Partners.The Oakland-based writer and public speaker is also the Principal at the Black Futures Lab and the Black to the Future Action Fund. Garza has been featured a in number of outlets ranging Politico and The New York Times to Essence and Time.

Ted Johnson Speeches from Barack Obama and Kamala Harris likely helped boost TV viewership for the third night of the Democratic National Convention.According to early numbers from Nielsen, 21.4 million watched during the 10 PM ET hour across six networks, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, MSNBC and CNN. That is a boost from the 18.6 million who watched on Tuesday and the 18.7 million who watched on Monday.

Peter White Television EditorMany of the late-night shows have started to return to the studio following the COVID-19 production shutdown.However, Samantha Bee outlined her show’s own challenges with returning to its New York studio.TBS’ Full Frontal With Samantha Bee shoots in the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street in New York – the same studio that HBO’s Last Week Tonight and Showtime’s Desus & Mero shoot in.Since March, the show has been filming from Bee’s house in the woods in upstate New York with the help of her husband Jason Jones and her children.Speaking on a virtual press conference, Bee told Deadline, “Every moment that I’m not trying to make the show and shoot stuff, I’m thinking about what is going to happen.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Alta Global Media’s Steven Adams and Theo Dumont have teamed with Cake Studios, the Los Angeles based production company run by Blake Reading and Carla Westlund to produce the Black Wall Street feature film Black, written by one half of the writing, acting, and producing duo, The Beza Bros: Zondwayo Beza, and his brother Dingani Beza who are also producing.“We’re ecstatic to be working with Alta’s executive leadership and roster of talent, as they are among a short list of curated talent changing the face of entertainment on a global scale,” says Kevin Herrera, CEO of TheMachine.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterCBS took the top spot in primetime Wednesday, with Big Brother leading the way delivering a 1.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.93 million viewers. The reality series dipped a tenth from last week, as did its lead-out Tough As Nails (0.4, 2.63M).

Matthew Carey Jeff Goldblum bestrides the planet at an impressive 6’4 1/2 inches (roughly), with an openness to new adventures and experiences perhaps more expected in a person of 27 than his 67. He is, in short (or tall), curious—about a lot of things.“I like to ask questions and I’m interested in the answers, I’m seeking answers,” Goldblum assures Deadline.

Peter White Television EditorLove is to be tested in Maui once again as Temptation Island is set to start shooting its third season for USA Network.Cameras are set to start rolling later this month on the reality show, which is produced by Banijay Studios North America.

Ted Johnson After President Donald Trump announced that he was pardoning Susan B. Anthony, a move tied to the centennial of women’s suffrage, he got a rebuke from an unexpected source: The museum named in her honor.The National Susan B.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic“Hey everybody, it’s me, Kamala.”The history making Vice-Presidential nominee for the Democrats broke from tradition tonight with a pre-speech appearance at the party’s virtual convention.Less than two hours before Kamala Harris is set to give her acceptance speech as the first woman of color on a major American political party ticket, the California Senator injected some live drama into the proceedings with her cold open and a call to vote. “Before I go onstage tonight, I want to talk about the importance of voting,” Sen.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorKen Jeong has dropped out of the UK version of The Masked Singer due to coronavirus travel restrictions, meaning ITV has added BAFTA-winning British comedian Mo Gilligan to the lineup.As revealed by Deadline on Monday, Season 2 of The Masked Singer will go into production for ITV next month, with producer Bandicoot TV recording the show in front of a live studio audience.Jeong, who also works on the Fox version of the Korean format, said he was sad not to be joining fellow panelists Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross.

Peter Weber‘s love story with Kelly Flanagan really can’t get much better than this. On Tuesday, August 18, The Bachelor star posted a video proving that he had chemistry with Kelly from the very first moment they met.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom shared some eye-popping statistics in his Wednesday news conference. Newsom said the state had seen 10,849 lightening strikes in last 72 hours.He said there were currently 367 known fires statewide.

Ted Johnson TV viewership for the second night of the Democratic National Convention dropped slightly from Monday night’s opener, with an average of 18.5 million watching across six networks during the 10 PM ET hour.That is off slightly from the 18.7 million viewers who watched on the convention’s first off. It’s also about a 23% drop from the same night in 2016.MSNBC topped in total viewers, and CNN beat the competition among viewers 25-54.MSNBC had 5.4 million total viewers; CNN had 4.3 million; NBC News had 2.3 million, ABC News had 2.2 million, Fox News had 2.2 million and CBS News had 2.1 million.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNBC won Monday in primetime with a fresh episode of America’s Got Talent, which took a two-tenths hit in the adults 18-49 demographic but still delivered a night-leading 0.7 rating. The reality talent competition also netted the largest audience of the night with 5.51 million viewers.Of the three networks airing the Democratic National Convention from the 10-11 p.m.

Dominic Patten, Ted Johnson “We begin tonight, this is now officially a Fox News alert, Night 2 of the worst infomercial ever made,” said Sean Hannity kicking off his show Tuesday by kicking sand in the face of the Democrats and their virtual Convention.“Informercials are a lot more interesting” added the Primetime cable newser host after a perky handoff from lead-in Tucker Carlson for what was another night of a token backdrop for more partisan bombardmentOnce again silently split screening the live feed of the first hour of tonight’s convention like he did on Monday, Hannity started off mocking how the Night 1 ratings were down double digits from 2016 and didn’t take his heavy foot off the gas for the rest of the hour.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia’s Health and Human Services Director Dr.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineIn recent years, it’s become all too common to see celebrities getting caught up in the mire of cancel culture—and totally uncommon to see them open a window into that experience. Yet this is exactly what Kevin Hart did with Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up, a Netflix reality series, which earned the entertainer his first Emmy nomination.In December of 2018, Hart was announced as the host of the 91st Academy Awards, seeing one of his longtime dreams coming to fruition.