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Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterMost of the broadcast networks took Sunday off, with CBS’ 60 Minutes the lone original on the Big 4 and the CW and ABC topping primetime in both the adults 18-49 demographic and viewers with repeats of America’s Funniest Home Videos (the night’s top-rated show), Celebrity Family Feud, Press Your Luck and Match Game.60 Minutes (0.4, 6.46M) was up from last week and was the night’s most-watched program. The rest of CBS’ Sunday lineup included reruns of Tough As Nails, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterDaredevil Actor Peter Shinkoda took a stand on Sunday during #SaveDaredevilCon as he claimed that former head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb said anti-Asian comments during the production of the series.Shinkoda plays, Nobu Yoshioka who is part of the Hand in the series. During a panel with fellow actors Geoffrey Cantor and Tommy Walker, Shinkoda talked about how there was a story about Nobu in the works that dove deeper into his relationship with Madame Gao (Wai Ching Ho) but it as scrapped”.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNathan Fillion has been a mainstay at Comic-Con and other cons for years. In fact, during a Comic-Con@Home panel dedicated to the actor and moderated by The Rookie showrunner Alexi Hawley, a mustachioed Fillion recalls his first Comic-Con being in 2002 when he was a guest of Joss Whedon’s after he first signed on to do the cult Western sci-fi series Firefly.As one of the last panels of the first virtual iteration of the fanboy/fangirl confab came, “A Conversation with Nathan Fillion” was a retrospective on Fillion as he reflected on his career — with a lot of talk about Firefly, Castle, Dr.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorIn or around 1976, I caught a forlorn moment near New York’s Bleecker St. It was early morning.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorRegis Philbin’s veteran co-host Kathie Lee Gifford posted a moving tribute on Instagram after receiving news of Philbin’s passing.Gifford wrote of her colleague, “there are no words to fully express the love I have for my precious friend, Regis. I simply adored him and every day with him was a gift.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorActor Ryan Dorsey expressed grief over ex-wife Naya Rivera’s death Saturday evening on social media. Dorsey took to Instagram to memorialize his late partner’s life.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticThe much anticipated Zack Snyder cut of Justice League won’t make an appearance on streamer HBO Max until next year, but the superhero team up flick’s original director today teased out a taste of what is to come – a small taste.Though Warner Brothers didn’t bring any of its caped crusaders to this year’s virtual Comic-Con@Home, Snyder and the portraying Ray Fisher individually joined fanfest Justice Con on Saturday to talk about the 2017 film.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Saturday that 53 more people died from coronavirus overnight, with 3,628 new cases reported. Across all areas of L.A.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorPresident Donald Trump eulogized the life and career of Regis Philbin on Saturday, after news broke that Philbin died Friday at age 88. Trump took to Twitter to write about his friend and mentioned that Philbin told him to run for president.“One of the greats in the history of television, Regis Philbin has passed on to even greater airwaves, at 88,” Trump said.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerUPDATE: Taylor Swift’s new folklore album has had a fabled sales beginning.Since its Thursday release,  the album surpassed 1.3 million global sales in its first twenty-four hours, according to her Republic Records label.Beyond that, folklore also dominated on the global streaming platforms. Spotify said Swift’s total of 79.4 million streams is a new record for an album by a female artist.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager“We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday,” according to a statement issued to People magazine by his family.“His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him – for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“Two weeks ago,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, “I stood before you at one of these briefings and said that the virus was taking control from us and that we needed to take back control from the virus. And that message tonight has not changed.”But, said the mayor, “We have some small, hopeful signs that reflect our resilience.”On Friday, Los Angeles County reported one of its lowest recent daily totals of new coronavirus cases.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Dancing With the Stars is looking to waltz into production in September as ABC and BBC Studios work through the health and safety protocols that will allow the competition format to light up the dance floor this year.The show, which is based on the BBC format Strictly Come Dancing, is entering its 29th season with former America’s Next Top Model host Tyra Banks now hosting and exec producing.In recent years, the series has traditionally aired around the middle of September, so the hope is that it won’t be too delayed by COVID-19. The show has been lined up for an 8-10 p.m.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticIt may be “the end of the world,” according to the Whisperers’ advancing horde, but Maggie is coming back to hopefully help save the day and The Walking Dead’s Survivors.Along with a premiere date, that’s just some of what a peek at the delayed Season 10 finale of AMC’s original zombie apocalypse splashed on screen today at Comic-Con@Home.With the likes of Norman Reedus’ Daryl, Seth Gilliam’s Gabriel and Melissa McBride’s Carol scrambling to defend themselves against the onslaught of an enraged Beta (Ryan Hurst), the just over three-minute glimpse of the ‘A Certain Doom’ finale that was supposed to air back in mid-April, also revealed that the new air date is October 4, as you can see below:

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic“The End Is The Beginning” declares some rough graffiti scrawled on a wall in the just released trailer for Season 6 of Fear the Walking Dead – and the end is looking very rough.Kicking off the zombie apocalypse mega-panel at the virtual Comic-Con@Home today, the first TWD spinoff aimed to give the people what they want – even if the FearTWD and the fans weren’t packed into the San Diego Convention Center’s huge Hall H as usual.To that end, FearTWD dropped both a premiere date and the 1-minute peek at the October 11 debuting new season.

Ted Johnson Nick Sandmann, the high school student at the center of a video at the Lincoln Memorial that went viral last year, said that he has settled a defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post over its coverage.Sandmann tweeted on Friday, “On 2/19/19, I filed $250M defamation lawsuit against Washington Post. Today, I turned 18 & WaPo settled my lawsuit.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNBC’s Blindspot wrapped up its storyline for its fifth and final season Thursday, with the series finale matching a season-best 0.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 1.70 million viewers.The episode, the 11th of the season, was shot and completed just before the COVID-19 shutdown of film and TV production.

Peter White Television EditorIman Benson, who stars as Drea Barris in Netflix comedy #BlackAF, has signed to UTA.The actor has signed with the agency in all areas.Benson’s character Drea is the moral center and narrator of Kenya Barris’ series; her university application documentary is the framing device for the show, which centers around a Black family living in Los Angeles and is loosely based on Barris’ own life. It was recently picked up for a second season.Benson has also starred in USA Network’s Suits, Shonda Rhimes’ ABC drama Station 19, Netflix teen comedy Alexa & Katie and ABC’s Uncle Buck remake.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Hong Kong Film Festival, which was due to get underway in less than four weeks on August 18, has been forced to cancel its upcoming edition after spikes of COVID-19 in the territory.The event already rescheduled from its original March dates after the virus began to spread, but had been on course to become one of the first big festivals to take place in a physical form after a swathe of cancellations over the summer.However, fest director Albert Lee confirmed today that the recent escalation in cases had prompted the decision.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerIn a perfect world, Taylor Swift would be out on the road doing a stadium tour this summer. As we all know, it’s not a perfect world.But sometimes when things don’t go as planned, it’s not necessarily a disaster.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerAs fans know, Colin Trevorrow once was attached to direct Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker before stepping away over creative differences and being replaced by JJ Abrams.“I have been very fortunate in the films that I’ve directed,” Trevorrow said during a pre-recorded session for Comic-Con@Home. “The path that I wanted to follow and the path that everyone involved wanted to follow was the same.