Wednesday clinches the record for most hours viewed in a week for English language series

December is a joyous time for cinephiles. With awards season in full swing, studios are rolling out long-awaited prestige projects and stuffing audiences’ stockings with previews of next year’s shiniest offerings.

Cecily Strong is reflecting on her time on Saturday Night Live after an emotional last show on the sketch show following 11 seasons.

Bertha Barbee McNeal, whose Motown group The Velvelettes had hits with“Needle in a Haystack” and “(He Was) Really Saying Something,” died Thursday in hospice in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was 82 and had colon cancer.

Elon Musk is putting his future as CEO of Twitter in the hands of the platform’s users. The owner of the social network created a poll asking if he should remain at the helm of the company.

Mason Disick was feeling the love at his birthday party over the weekend!

A two-year-old boy survived a hippopotamus attack in Uganda after being partially swallowed!

Celebrities are lighting up social media with comments about Argentina's thrilling victory over France in the 2022 World Cup on Sunday.Reese Witherspoon shared a short reaction video with her 28.6M Instagram followers where she was literally biting her nails as she watched the game.The 46-year-old Oscar winner captioned the video, 'Watching World Cup,' with a dancing soccer ball emoji that spelled out 'Let's go' as she sat on her couch in a red turtle neck sweater. Amazing game: Reese Witherspoon was literally biting her nails as she watched the gameIn what might have been the best World Cup final ever, the close match ended in a nail-biting shootout with penalty kicks.

Ray Liotta's fiancée Jacy Nittolo took to Instagram to mark what would have been the actor's 68th birthday Sunday, more than six months after he died at the age of 67 in the Dominican Republic.Nittolo, 48, posted a slideshow of family photos of the late Goodfellas star - who can be seen in the upcoming film Cocaine Bear - set to the tune of In My Life by The Beatles.She captioned the post with a quote from writer Chuck Palahniuk that read, 'The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.' The latest: Ray Liotta's fiancée Jacy Nittolo, 48, took to Instagram with a slideshow to mark what would have been the actor's 68th birthday Sunday, more than six months after he died at the age of 67 in the Dominican RepublicNittolo said, 'Today Ray would have been 68. I believe he created a lot for everyone that will live on forever, especially in the hearts of Ray’s sister Linda, his daughter Karsen and myself.'She wrapped up the post in saying, 'Today we celebrate you.' The slideshow featured pictures including the late actor's daughter with ex-wife Michelle Grace, Karsen Liotta, 24; and Nittolo's four children, Dax, Chazz, Jade and Joey.Karsen, who introduced her father to Nittolo, has remained close to her late father's love, as they were seen in June at the premiere of his film Black Bird.

In the debate over whether to get a real or a fake tree, Brooke Shields and her family chose to go with a fresh pine for the holidays. The 57-year-old actress led the way as she, her husband, Chris Henchy, 58 and their daughters walked home with their new Tannenbaum Sunday in  New York's Greenwich Village. Brooke looked warm, but casual in a black leather fleece linked jacket, jeans, black boots and a gray crew neck sweater. Fresh: Brooke Shields and her family chose to go with a fresh pine for the holidays.

Salma Hayek is joining the world of Magic Mike in Magic Mike’s Last Dance. When the teaser trailer dropped for the Steven Soderbergh film, the steamy scenes between Hayek and Channing Tatum got major buzz.

A Scots dad has been forced to sleep on the couch for months as he claims his local council has failed to fix a crack in his window - leaving a draught in his flat. James Thomson has slammed Edinburgh Council for leaving him with the broken window for months, which has caused one side of his flat to become unbearably cold.

Celebrating with the ones who matter most. When Lionel Messi won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Sunday, December 18, he was thrilled to commemorate the historic win with his family.

A Scots OAP who went missing from his home in the early hours of the morning 'may be lost or disorientated'.

Jenna Ortega got a taste of instant superstardom as she touched down in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday.The 20-year-old California native was mobbed by excited fans, who she happily posed with for photos.It comes after the massive success of the You star's new Netflix series Wednesday, which dethroned Stranger Things as the most watched series on the streamer. Greetings: Jenna Ortega was given a warm welcome as she touched down in Sao Paulo, Brazil on FridayThe petite entertainer looked casually stylish as she traveled to South America.Jenna layered a plunging black sweater over a white camisole, letting the cardigan fall off one shoulder.

Taking a twisted turn. Netflix’s Wednesday introduced viewers to a new version of Wednesday Addams — and her story is only getting started.

Wednesday has summoned a new record for Netflix. The supernatural series drew a whopping 341.23M hours viewed in its first week on the streamer, soaring to the top of the TV charts.

Today’s guest is Jenna Ortega.

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has revealed she did not seek advice from co-star Christina Ricci on how to play the iconic character.The 20-year-old actress, who stars as the title character in the Netflix series, said she purposely did not speak about her portrayal to Ricci, 42, who famously played the character in the 1991 comedy The Addams Family and again in 1993's Addams Family Values.'Our show has super powers and outcasts and evil ghost pilgrims,' Jenna said in an MTV News interview with co-star Emma Myers, who plays her roommate, Enid.    Her way: Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has revealed she did not seek advice from co-star Christina Ricci on how to play the iconic character (Ricci pictured R as Wednesday)'I think when [Christina] was on set, neither one of us said "Wednesday" once to each other,' Jenna explained.'I don't think she wanted to get in the way of my performance and feel like she was overbearing,' adding, 'They're two very different people, our Wednesdays.' Christina has gone on to do a variety of projects in the three decades since she played Wednesday and Jenna said she didn't think it would be polite to bring up the topic. 'I felt like I didn't want to pull up something that she did 30 years ago.' Crime solver: Jenna's Wednesday seeks to solve a series of murder near her boarding school, Nevermore Academy in the Netflix series. 'Our show has super powers and outcasts and evil ghost pilgrims,' she explained 'For the sake of my own benefit..

Wednesday is a new take on The Addams Family, the classic cartoon strip created by Charles Addams. The Netflix series focuses on the titular character played by Jenna Ortega with her family only appearing sprinkled throughout the season.