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Peter White Television EditorDesus & Mero, stars of Showtime’s eponymous late-night talkshow, are heading out on a book tour, virtually.Given that touring the country is a bit tricky in COVID-19 times, the pair have set up a virtual tour to promote God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, which is published by Penguin Random House on September 22.Tickets to the experience will include the virtual live show and a pre-order copy of the life advice book. Some tickets will be available for a virtual meet-and-greet.The ‘tour’ kicks off on August 14 in the mid-Atlantic, before wrapping up in the south on September 20.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer announced on Wednesday that the region had recorded 4,825 new coronavirus infections. That’s a record number of new cases.

David Robb Labor EditorWGA members have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their new film and TV contract, voting 4,068 to 87 (98% to 2%) to approve the deal.Guild leaders say that gains in the new pact are valued at more than $200 million over three years, including a 46% increase in residuals from high-budget streaming shows, additional funding for the guild’s pension plan and parental leave.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nancy Tartaglione EXCLUSIVE: Those in town assuming that one of the other big exhibition circuits will fall in line with AMC, and seek their own 17-day theatrical window-PVOD deal with Universal, will soon realize that it will be a cold day in hell.Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger, who oversees the world’s second largest chain, exclusively tells Deadline “We do not see any business sense in this model” when it comes to Universal and AMC’s agreement for a 17-day theatrical window for movies, with an option to go on PVOD thereafter.“While we don’t know the full details and we are always analyzing any move in the industry, we will analyze it.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBilled as the biggest English libel trial of the 21st century, Johnny Depp’s 16-day legal battle with Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid newspaper The Sun concluded on Tuesday after both sides made their closing arguments at the High Court.Judge Justice Nicol is now set to take the coming weeks to deliberate over a verdict, which he is not expected to deliver until September at the earliest.

Ted Johnson Barack Obama and George Clooney’s friendship came through in a virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden, a 45-minute event in which they traded a few jokes and talked of the urgency of defeating Donald Trump.Obama and Clooney appeared via Zoom at their own homes, and spent a good share of the time making the case for Biden, characterizing the former Vice President as a figure who could restore government and “pass the baton forward” on issues like climate change and racial justice, according to a source who viewed the event.But there also were humorous moments, as when Obama’s remarks were interrupted by dog barking, reflecting a problem that has become ever too common for many people on Zoom calls.

Peter White Television EditorLast year, Game of Thrones ended in awards style with its final season securing 32 nomination and the HBO fantasy drama winning best drama series.There won’t be any comparable achievement on the drama side this year, but the teams behind Schitt’s Creek and The Good Place will be crossing their fingers that these comedies can end in similar style as they racked up over 20 nominations between them this morning.The NBC comedy and Pop TV’s CBC co-production will go head-to-head in the best comedy category for their final seasons with a multitude of nominations for cast as well.BoJack Horseman will also be hoping that the washed up 90s anthropomorphic horse can trot off in style with a win in the Outstanding Animated

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNBC’s This Is Us ended a five-year Emmy drought for broadcast in the Outstanding Drama Series category when it landed a nomination for its breakout first season in 2017. It had been nominated in the top drama category  for each of its three seasons — as the only U.S.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNBC’s The Titan Games was one of the lone fresh programs among the Big 4 and the CW in Monday’s primetime, topping the night with a 0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and drawing 3.68 million viewers. It helped NBC tie with Univision as broadcast’s top-rated network.Titan Games, which matched last week’s numbers, was followed on NBC by encores of The Wall and Dateline.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorImax Corp. beat Wall Street analysts’ consensus forecast for a loss of 52 cents a share, but fell short of revenue expectations in a second quarter dominated by COVID-19.The company reported an adjusted net loss of 44 cents a share in the period ending June 30, compared with earnings of 32 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Antonia Blyth Deputy Editor, AwardsLineDead To Me creator Liz Feldman recently announced that the show’s upcoming third season will be its last. Celebrating four Emmy nominations following Tuesday’s announcement, Feldman told Deadline the idea for how the show would end came to her in a flash during production on Season 2.“I always knew from the inception of the show that I didn’t want it to be a long long-running show,” she said.

Peter White Television EditorChuck Lorre, who is currently writing the third and final season of Netflix comedy The Kominsky Method, was “delighted” to find out that the Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin-fronted series scored an Emmy nod for Outstanding Comedy Series.“It’s a wonderful moment of gratitude in these dark days,” he told Deadline. “I was delighted, I was really happy, it’s terrific to be acknowledged for the work.

Peter White Television EditorThe Masked Singer has crashed the Emmy reality race, the first Fox show in this category since So You Think You Can Dance in 2015.The mystery singing competition will go up against last year’s winner RuPaul’s Drag Race, Nailed It!, which broke through last year, Top Chef and The Voice.The category was down to five nominations rather than six as a result of the Emmy rule changes, a move that also hit categories such as sketch and late-night.American Ninja Warrior missed out, having been nominated for the last three years, while regular winner The Amazing Race was not eligible this year due its move in the CBS schedule.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo invited Major League baseball teams to play in New York stadium as the sport suffers some COVID-19 related setbacks.“New York State could host any major league baseball game that any team wants to play,” he said at his daily briefing Tuesday. “New York state has one of the lowest infection rates in the U.S.

Ted Johnson After President Donald Trump went on a social media spree, advancing false claims of a coronavirus cure, Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his work against some of the attacks on him personally.On ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday, anchor George Stephanopoulos asked Fauci, “Can you continue to do your job when the president of the United States is publicly questioning your credibility in this way?”Fauci sighed and said, “I don’t know how to address that.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticJimmy Fallon called him “the king of New York,” and Set Meyers said he was “as great a TV host as we’re ever likely to see,” as the late night hosts paid tribute to Regis Philbin.Philbin, who died July 24 of natural causes at 88, was described by Meyers of NBC’s Late Night as the same person both on and off the screen.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorComcast-owned Sky has confirmed that Sky Arts, its premium arts channel, is to become a free-to-air network in the UK from September.The channel will launch on Freeview with a mission to bring “more of the arts to more people.” The move comes in an environment in which the BBC is scaling back originals on BBC Four, which has traditionally been at the forefront of the BBC’s arts content.Sky Arts is famous for shows including Portrait Artist Of The Year, fronted by Episodes star Stephen Mangan, and Melvyn Bragg-hosted The South Bank Show. It has an average monthly reach of 6.2M viewers.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Gabler’s 3000 Pictures just closed a preemptive deal for Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s upcoming novel, Klara and the Sun. Gabler was able to make the deal was made as bids were mobilizing from multiple parties.

Ted Johnson As John Lewis’s casket was placed in the Rotunda at a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, the most moving moment was when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a recording played of his own words.“Never become bitter.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRoyana Black, an actress who made her Broadway debut at age 10 in Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and, five years later, took the title role in the 1988 sitcom Raising Miranda, died July 14 in Los Angeles of acute myeloid leukemia. She was 47.Her death was announced by her family.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAs expected, Friends appears to be delivering the goods for HBO Max, with WarnerMedia revealing that it is the top show on the platform since its launch on May 27.The disclosure follows AT&T’s earnings call last week, when CEO John Stankey said the service has attracted 4.1 new signups, including through direct outreach and AT&T wireless offers. While that number is lower than the blockbuster tally for Disney+ in its early days, it puts HBO Max on track to reach its goal of 50 million U.S.