Starring on the CBS sitcom “Bob Hearts Abishola” has been good for Bayo Akinfemi. Being a regular cast member for four years has given him financial security and made him […]
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Back to news homeHollywood Strikes Mean Steady Diet of Reruns, Game Shows and Reality TV
Scripted television series premiering at a slower pace. The “New Releases” and “Just Added” banners on streaming services piling up with reality shows, documentaries and international fare. Ninety-minute episodes of […]
Late Night Shows Go Dark in First Fallout From Writers’ Strike
Just hours after the union representing thousands of television and movie writers announced that they were going on strike, hundreds of their members occupied an entire city block in Midtown […]
How Shari Redstone Claimed Control of the CBS Media Empire
On Sunday, May 13, 2018, Leslie Moonves, the chairman and chief executive of CBS, faced a difficult decision, perhaps the most agonizing of his long and celebrated media career: whether […]
Crime and Police TV Shows Like ‘Criminal Minds’ Are Big Streaming Hits
Just a few years ago, it looked as though shows in which a group of characters confront and neatly resolve a crime or a court case in a single episode, […]
How an LAPD Officer Helped Les Moonves Fight an Assault Complaint
Two years later, she said she was in his office when Mr. Moonves excused himself to get a glass of wine. When he returned, his pants were down. She ran […]
Is There a Future for Late-Night Talk Shows?
Big changes are coming to the longtime staple of television programming, as the genre struggles to make the leap to the streaming world. Read More
Can Paramount Compete With Netflix and Disney?
In January, the board of Paramount, including Shari Redstone, the company’s chair, met with a group of bankers to get an update on the media industry and to hear about […]
What We Learned About TV During Its Biggest Week
Stocks were plunging and Covid cases were surging.Who’s ready to buy some ads?For the first time in three years, the upfronts — the showcases the media industry throws for advertisers […]
Chris Licht, a Creator of ‘Morning Joe’ and ‘Colbert’ Producer, Is Set to Run CNN
Chris Licht, a veteran television producer who helped create “Morning Joe” at MSNBC and later successfully retooled morning and late-night programming at CBS, is set to be the next leader […]