Imagine a world where Spock, Darth Vader, and the wild imagination behind "Beetlejuice" all team up for a live-action fairy tale. Actually, you don't have to imagine it at all, because back in the 1980s, this unlikely collision actually happened. Leonard Nimoy, James Earl Jones, and Tim Burton brought a wild adaptation of "Aladdin" to life on one of the best fantasy TV shows ever made.

This fantastical collaboration took place during a 1986 episode of "Faerie Tale Theatre" — a cult-favorite 1980s anthology series that was created and hosted by the late Shelley Duvall. The whimsical series was also known for...

The legal drama is only as good as the lawyers who keep it alive. From the days of "Perry Mason" and "Matlock" to "Better Call Saul" and "Suits," the genre has been a machine for creating iconic characters because of what it takes to be a truly brilliant lawyer: cunning and creativity, extraordinary intelligence, charisma, and sheer grit. The smartest lawyers aren't the ones who can cite the most case law or charm the jury — they're the lawyers who use everything at their disposal to deliver for their clients.

On TV, this often means breaching the boundaries of strict legal...

"Lioness" viewers know Laysla De Oliveira as the strong-willed CIA special forces operator Cruz Manuelos, though five years earlier, she had a small part in Marvel's "The Gifted."

The Fox series took place in an alternate timeline where the X-Men went missing, thus forcing underground mutant communities to fight for survival as the government hunts them down. In "The Gifted" Season 2, which aired from 2018 to 2019, De Oliveira played a made-for-tv character named Glow. A kindhearted mutant who can create and manipulate orbs of light, Glow joined the isolationist, subterranean group known as the Morlocks after being rescued from a mental hospital.

Something that every NCIS show has had is a will they/won’t they couple. For example, the mothership had Tony (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva (Cote de Pablo), NCIS: LA had Kensi (Daniela Ruah) and Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen), and Origins has Gibbs (Austin Stowell) and Lala (Mariel Molino). Will the newest series in the franchise, NCIS: New York, have one on the team that Sam Hanna (LA‘s LL Cool J) is joining? Well, Wyatt (Shane Harper) and Addy (Jacqueline Byers) certainly seem like they could fit the bill. For now, Byers said that Addy’s just having fun ribbing Wyatt. “I think there’s moments where she’s like,...

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Carey Lowell tackled tons of challenging cases as the hard-nosed defense attorney Jamie Ross in "Law & Order," though she stepped away from the NBC crime procedural after only two seasons.

Introduced in 1996 as the replacement for the deceased Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid (Jill Hennessy) in "Law & Order" Season 7, Ross had a major role as the series' new Ada until the end of Season 8. Lowell addressed her "Law & Order" departure in detail during a recent conversation with the Television Academy. The actress shared that her decision ultimately came down to her wanting to spend more time with her newborn daughter.

Hallmark has become just as famous for its murder mystery movies as it is for its romances, with a whole channel dedicated to the genre. Hallmark Mystery has spawned many successful franchises, including the "Garage Sale Mysteries" and the "Hannah Swensen Mysteries," but the longest-running one is the "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries" series. Aurora is a librarian with an interest in murder mysteries. She solves crimes with her Real Murders Club friends while balancing a romance with psychology professor Nick Miller (Niall Matter) and meddling from her mother Aida (Marilu Henner).

Candace Cameron Bure starred in a whopping 18 Aurora Teagarden TV...

Mookie Betts is making another MLB playoff run with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Off the field, the pro athlete has a major support system, all led by his wife and longtime love, Brianna Betts (née Hammonds). Brianna has been there for all the highs and lows of Mookie’s career, and she’ll be cheering him on in this postseason once again. Scroll down to learn more about her and the couple’s long-term relationship. Who is Mookie Betts’ wife? Per her Instagram bio, Brianna is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is the founder of Honee, “the first cold-pressed, Hpp organic juice made specifically for kids — in a pouch with a no-spill spout,...

Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Britt Stewart penned an emotional tribute to Taylor Hanson after his shocking Season 35 elimination. On Friday, October 2, Stewart, 37, took to Instagram with a message for the singer, 43, who rose to fame with his brothers, Isaac and Zac, thanks to their 1997 smash hit “MMMBop.” Taylor, thank you for showing up fully and authentically. Thank you for trusting me. What we created together was bigger than how many weeks we were given to create it,” Stewart wrote. “I will forever be proud of our partnership and our DWTS journey together. Thank you for reminding me why I love to create and connect!” View this post on...

Digger seems to be digging for the bottom of the box-office barrel, with its first-weekend take on track to become Tom Cruise’s worst since 2007’s Lions for Lambs. After grossing $3.3 million in Thursday previews and Friday showings, Digger is expected to open with around $8 million from 3,300 North American theaters this weekend, against a $125 million production budget, according to The Hollywood Reporter. (Variety reports the budget actually grew to as much as $180 million after its production ran long.) That gross is lower than the $12–15 million Warner Bros. was expecting and would be Cruise’s lowest-earning opening weekend since Lions for Lambs opened to $6.7 million nearly 20 years ago. Verity, the thriller starring Anne Hathaway,...

It's rare for a sports drama to be so good that even people with zero interest in its featured sport can get invested, but that's exactly the feat "Friday Night Lights" pulled off. Premiering on October 3, 2006, the show introduces the world to the small town of Dillon, Texas, a place where the stars of the local high school football team are basically royalty. With its rich characterization and authentic shaky-cam feel, it's no surprise "Friday Night Lights" ranked No. 1 on TVLine's list of best-ever sports series.

The emotional, grounded small-town drama never did amazing in the ratings, but it still...

Jerry Golod, the producer of “Tales From the Darkside,” died following a brief battle with cancer at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Wednesday. He was 87.

Throughout his career, Golod served as an executive at CBS and NBC, later launching JayGee Productions in the early 1980s. After seeing the success of Stephen King’s 1982 film “Creepshow,” Golod collaborated with director Romero and producer Richard P. Rubinstein to bring the narrative to television. The three of them went on to launch “Tales From the Darkside,” which ran for four seasons and garnered a high cult following.

He also helped launch...

Some people might be under the false impression that anthology shows are a quintessentially contemporary TV phenomenon; sure enough, between episodic confections like "Black Mirror" and "Modern Love" and season-divided ones like "American Horror Story" and "True Detective," the format of shows that tell separate, individual stories from installment to installment is all the rage right now. But anthologies have actually been a staple of television for decades; in fact, they were arguably even more prevalent in American TV as early as the 1950s.

The most accurate way to situate anthology shows within television history would be to say that...

Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for “Coven Academy,” now streaming on Disney+.

“Coven Academy” was supposed to be the first true young adult drama in the history of Disney Channel. The series, set at a New Orleans boarding school for witches and warlocks, is bloodier and darker than the network ever got with other magical fare like “Wizards of Waverly Place.”

Ultimately, those qualities drove Disney to decide “Coven Academy” would be more at home on Freeform. “I think this shares more DNA with a classic CW show like ‘Vampire Diaries,’ or even the ‘Sabrina’ revival on on Netflix,...

Mariska Harigtay is a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star, an award-winning documentarian, a Broadway headliner, a New York Knicks superfan, an Emmys host — and now, a wedding crasher. Hargitay was filming an Svu scene outside the New York County Supreme Court in Manhattan on Thursday, October 1 — and dressed in character as Capt. Olivia Benson — when she joined an unidentified couple in their wedding day portraits, according to People. In snapshots from the photobombing moment, Hargitay excitedly pointed to the bride and groom. As People noted, the Emmy-winning actor and director did the same in 2024, posing with another bride and groom on their wedding day. As seen in footage Splash News shared on TikTok,...

Aisha Tyler has been starring on "Criminal Minds" as Dr. Tara Lewis since 2015, but it wasn't her first crack at a procedural. Years earlier, Tyler had a recurring role on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000-2015). The first installment of the "CSI" universe," the series followed a group of crime scene investigators who utilized various technologies to aid their crime-fighting efforts and was inspired by an episode of a true crime series.

Tyler played the role of Mia Dickerson, a DNA lab tech who was adept at delivering quick results. Her first episode was Season 5, Episode 3, titled, "Harvest," which centered on...

For as consistently as "Friends" celebrated the holidays, it's usually the Thanksgiving episodes that get talked about — not the ones produced for Christmas. Maybe that's because the hit rate isn't as strong for the latter holiday. "Friends'" Christmas episodes were generally less focused, often bogged down by unrelated plotlines that dampened whatever holiday spirit they managed to muster.

On the other hand, the best holiday moments of "Friends" and the show's best Christmas episodes overall are memorable because the group's unconventional makeup subverts the Christmas subgenre automatically. The season for reuniting with family serves as a backdrop for one character...

If it were up to Colin (Tom Ellis), he’d never even hear the name Toni again. But this is TV, and so of course Angela Sarafyan‘s character remains in the fold in CIA Season 2, premiering on Monday, October 5. But after his former partner faked her own death and turned out to be dirty, just because she can be used as an asset (and that’s something Colin can understand) doesn’t mean he’s going to like it. It also means that it should be particularly interesting to see what that does to Colin’s relationship with his boss, Nikki (Necar Zadegan), given their history, once he finds out she’s using Toni.

We all know him as the beloved Mr. Spock from "Star Trek," but the late Leonard Nimoy also played a unique role in a different TV institution: "Bonanza." Nimoy is closely associated with science fiction shows and movies, but he also had extensive experience in Westerns.

Released in 1995, the film "Bonanza: Under Attack" serves as a sequel to the "Bonanza" series and the final part of a trilogy of TV films centering on the next generation of the Cartwright family. It also includes a performance from original "Shaft" actor Richard Roundtree. 

Nimoy plays former outlaw Frank James, a historical figure...

Bill Maher eviscerated “Generation TMZ” on Real Time With Bill Maher. In the Friday, October 2, episode of his late-night HBO show, Maher took aim at Gen Z’s role in the current “surveillance state” during his “New Rule” segment. “New rule — kids, let me help. I think I know why you have so much anxiety, so much loneliness. It’s because you live in a surveillance state. We all do,” the stand-up comedian, 70, insisted. “We’re all being watched and filmed, possibly screenshotted all the time. Who wouldn’t be paranoid? Petrified of making a wrong move that lives on forever?” Maher then cited a report from The Wall Street...

Fans might be surprised that Michael Douglas is finally admitting he and Kathleen Turner were romancing each other while filming the 1984 film Romancing the Stone. But for Turner, the hubbub is much ado about nothing. “Good heavens what a fuss about something 40 years ago!” Turner told People in a statement, after the magazine shared an excerpt from Douglas’ new memoir, One Helluva Ride. “I love Michael and I look forward to enjoying the book.” In One Helluva Ride, Douglas recalls vibing with Turner when they met to discuss the prospect of her playing the romance-novelist lead in Romancing the Stone, a character who hires Douglas’ rugged adventurer to help rescue her kidnapped sister.

Annie Potts has had a long, successful acting career, appearing on big and small screens for over 40 years. In 1978, Potts was nominated for her first Golden Globe for her debut feature film role in "Corvette Summer." She later became a beloved star in the "Ghostbusters" movies, voiced Bo Peep in the "Toy Story" franchise, and experienced a career revival after playing Connie "Meemaw" Tucker in all seven seasons of "Young Sheldon." Fans today might be unaware that her acting debut was in one of the most significant episodes of a now-forgotten '70s sitcom.

Potts' introduction to the industry was...

There's something comforting about revisiting our favorite shows, even if they are as emotionally taxing as "Yellowstone." Taylor Sheridan's acclaimed neo-Western series isn't always pleasant viewing, but the high-stakes drama, compelling characters, intense action sequences, and over-the-top silly moments keep some viewers coming back for more.

Of course, some "Yellowstone" episodes aren't necessary viewing should you decide to get re-acquainted with the Dutton family's escapades. Several don't offer much in terms of moving the story forward, while other ideas get abandoned for whatever reason. With that in mind, every episode selected here can be skipped without viewers having to...

Major League Baseball is officially in the postseason! Throughout the month of October, the best MLB teams will be putting it all out on the field in hopes of winning the World Series. The New York Yankees are on a roll after sweeping the Boston Red Sox in the Al Wild Card Round, with Ben Rice even hitting a grand slam to help clinch the win. Rice’s girlfriend was in the stands at Yankee Stadium cheering on her first baseman. The 27-year-old and Sara Falkson have been together long before he moved to New York City. As the 2026 MLB playoffs continue, get to know Ben Rice’s girlfriend and their relationship history.

For the early 20th century, the Trasks have quite the unconventional family dynamic. Shortly after giving birth to twins in East of Eden, Cathy Trask (Florence Pugh) leaves her family behind to work (and eventually own) a local brothel. Lee (Hoon Lee), a Chinese immigrant, joins the Trasks as the family cook and servant prior to Cathy’s departure, and steps up when Cathy abandons her family and Adam (Christopher Abbott) is left devastated. Lee asserts himself as a parental figure in Cal (Joseph Zada) and Aron’s (Joe Anders) lives and even tells Adam not to interfere with how he raises the boys. Joseph Zada and Joe Anders spoke...

Few actors are as closely associated with TV medicine as Noah Wyle. His star-making role as Dr. John Carter on "ER" spanned more than a decade and established him as one of the defining faces of the iconic NBC drama.

Years later, Wyle would return to the emergency department in HBO Max's "The Pitt," taking on the role of Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch — and earning two consecutive Emmys for his performance. TVLine has covered "The Pitt" extensively since its debut, speaking with Wyle multiple times about Robby's journey and the "ER" revival that almost was.

But Wyle's television career extends...

Mary Louise Weller, an actor whose decade-long screen career included a memorable part in the 1978 comedy film National Lampoon’s Animal House, has died. She was 79. Weller died on Thursday, October 1 — one day before her 80th birthday — following a brief illness, according to Deadline. In Animal House, Weller played Mandy Pepperidge, an Alpha Delta Pi sorority member who’s dating Omega Theta Pi president Greg Marmalard (James Daughton) but having an affair with Eric “Otter” Stratton (Tim Matheson), a member of the rival frat Delta Tau Chi. But Mandy ends up with John “Bluto” Blutarsky (John Belushi) of the Delta house; the film’s epilogue reveals Mandy and Pluto ultimately get married.

"Saturday Night Live" has platformed some of the biggest names in Hollywood, sports, music, and comedy. But one household name that has never hosted the sketch comedy series is '80s teen idol Molly Ringwald. Ringwald has been a popular actor almost as long as "SNL" has been on air. Ringwald made her acting debut in the beloved '70s sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," but she gained fame for starring in '80s teen films like "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club."

But her fame didn't end in the '80s. In the 21st century, she graduated from playing teenagers to...

We like to think of ourselves as lovers, not fighters, but isn't it fun to watch people fighting on screen? The action genre gets us pumped up from the comfort of our living rooms, delivering propulsive thrills that make it hard to defy the Netflix autoplay. Indeed, Netflix in particular has proved itself to be a reliable purveyor of action fare, offering up hit series, underrated gems, animated classics, and thrilling content from around the globe.

The best action series, on Netflix and elsewhere, feature a combination of high-octane fight scenes mixed with compelling characters and interpersonal drama. After all,...

New Hallmark hunk, incoming! Though he’ll soon appear in the network’s upcoming A Grand Biltmore Christmas, James Trevena will star in A Knight to Remember. The new romance follows museum conservator Emily (Julie Gonzalo), who kisses the statue of an English knight (Trevena) and magically brings him to life. Before he literally became a knight in shining armor for Hallmark, the 40-year-old actor was suiting up for MTV’s fantasy series The Shannara Chronicles, where he met his longtime love. Since Trevena is fairly new to the Hallmark romance world, Swooon naturally had to do a deep dive into his off-screen romance. Keep scrolling to find out about...

In the eighth episode of the penultimate season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Joe Morton got to do something he’d wanted to do for years because he played an admiral in the long-running franchise. Morton played Admiral Reeger, who had history with Kirk’s (Paul Wesley) father that wasn’t quite what the history books said. It was all revealed when Kirk pushed back against the admiral’s orders, mutinying, before the Enterprise could be part of something they’d all come to regret. “I loved that show when I was in college. Star Trek was one of my favorite shows. Never been in an episode in all...

Before appearing as Eidra Park on Netflix's "The Diplomat," Ali Ahn wrought havoc as an extremely powerful and nearly immortal villain on "Supernatural." She played the role of Dagon, the only female Prince of Hell, during the show's twelfth season, appearing in a total of three episodes.

According to writer Davy Perez, Dagon and the rest of the Princes of Hell were loosely based on Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs." "It was what I felt was Supernatural's version of 'Reservoir Dogs' and what would that look like," Perez told Nerdy Girl Express. "Unrelated to that actual structure, I...

Years before she portrayed the powerful Rebecca Welton on "Ted Lasso," Hannah Waddingham was wielding real superpowers on the set of "My Hero."  

Waddingham portrayed two separate characters on the superhero sitcom "My Hero," both among her early onscreen roles. She first appeared in the Season 4 episode "Time and Time Again" as Miranda, the girlfriend of a series regular from an alternate timeline, then returned in the Season 6 episode "Sidekick"  as Lula/Thermowoman, a superpowered female clone that "My Hero" protagonist George Monday (James Dreyfus) creates so he can spend more time with his wife Janet (Emily Joyce). After George...

Bill Maher sent a blunt warning about President Donald Trump to his new bosses amid the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery forming Skydance. He also issued a direct message to the Potus’ latest social media rant on his ratings. On Friday, October 2, the Real Time With Bill Maher host, 70, warned his new bosses they shouldn’t believe everything Trump, 80, says about him. “Finally, big news for us — and when I say us, I mean you people who are here every week with me — the merger went through,” Maher explained. “You know that? Paramount now owns Warner Discovery, which owns HBO, which owns my ass. So I am owned by – I don’t know.

Theperformer | Annette Badland

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Theepisode | "Mae Rides the Bus" (September 30, 2026)

The Performance | In the famous words of Dani Rojas, "football is life," and Apple TV's heartfelt comedy has always excelled at showing us the myriad ways the beautiful game seeps into and enriches the lives of the people who play it — and who watch it. That saying took on new meaning this week when "Ted Lasso" turned its attention to die-hard fan and pub owner Mae Green, with Annette Badland getting a gorgeous swan song as Mae opened up about her special passion for the game... before passing onto the great beyond.

"The Diplomat" star Allison Janney has made notable guest appearances in major TV shows throughout the years, including a key part on "Lost." Back in the 1990s, just a few years before "The West Wing" made her a household name, however, she appeared in two episodes of "Law & Order." But there's a particular scene during her second experience on the hit crime drama franchise that she always felt was pretty cringe.

After playing a soap opera star's secretary in "Law & Order" Season 2, Episode 12, "Star Struck," she returned for a larger role in the Season 4 finale, "Old Friends." She played Ann Madsen,...

The 1990s probably feel just like yesterday for millennials, but it's actually been over 30 years since that quintessential decade. While it was a decade marked by rapid technological advances, it was also a decade that birthed many popular sitcoms with long-lasting impressions. From "Friends" to "Living Single" to "Saved by the Bell," there was a sitcom for everyone in the '90s. The question is, which sitcoms from the '90s hold the most rewatch value? That depends on your personal preference, but we compiled a list of five sitcoms that we think get better with every rewatch, and they...

In an era where classic television shows are being rebooted left and right, few have managed to recapture the magic as well as the new season of "Scrubs" on Hulu. The original sitcom premiered on NBC in 2001, and although its initial run ended in 2010, the revival taps into what made the early seasons special: the medical drama of it all, the recurring theme of mentorship, and the blend of unique ensembles in a typically banal workplace setting. 

"Scrubs," at its core, draws on the long tradition of TV medical shows, following young doctors and their mentors at Sacred Heart Hospital,...

Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, is still missing eight months after she was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona, home — and a man who was previously questioned in the case was just arrested. Luke Daley was allegedly booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Center on charges related to weapons and drugs, according to a report. An inmate search on the center’s website does yield a result for Luke Anthony Daley, 37. TV Insider reached out to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the Pima County Adult Detention Center for comment. Nancy, 84, was last seen at her Catalina Foothills home on the evening of January 31. Since then, investigators...

David Ellison has emerged victorious. And he’s boldly — or arrogantly, if you prefer — decided to name the entertainment giant that he’s bolted together Skydance Corp., nodding to the original name of his film production firm that has swallowed up two Hollywood studios over the past 14 months.

Defying skeptics and beating back opponents, Ellison has harpooned his white whale in buying Warner Bros. Discovery. Now he has to prove that the $111 billion mega-merger can become a profitable entertainment powerhouse, and not just a vessel that will get sucked under by a massive whirlpool of debt.

As the closing of...

Netflix proved that rowing and romance are a match made in heaven with the new YA series "Crew Girl." The Canadian production doubled its viewership in the second week following its release, locking in a renewal for Season 2. 

"Crew Girl" is centered on a promising rower named Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau), who is forced to put her dreams on hold after her father leaves her and her mother in financial ruin. As she transfers to Easton Prep, Teagan learns that the only way she can continue with her rowing aspirations is if she takes on the position of coxswain for the varsity crew boat.

There's a lot of buzz surrounding the Netflix adaptation of "East of Eden," led by Florence Pugh. If you've watched it already, you may be wondering where you've seen the guy who plays Caleb Trask before. That would be Australian actor Joseph Zada, and if he looks familiar, it could be because you've seen him in the trailers for the next installment in the "Hunger Games" franchise, "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping." He will star as a younger version of tribute-turned-mentor Haymitch Abernathy, portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the Jennifer Lawrence-led movies.

Speaking to Polyester, Zada said...

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Catherine Zeta-Jones is honoring her Welsh roots in "Kill Jackie," a crime caper premiering on October 2. The actor will use her Welsh accent to play an art dealer with a criminal past.

Before starring in the new AMC+ series, Zeta-Jones made a name for herself by playing Zorro's captivating love interest Elena Vega in "The Mask of Zorro" and won an Academy Award for playing vaudeville performer Velma Kelly in "Chicago."

On the TV side, she may be best known for playing Morticia Addams in Netflix's "Wednesday," but Zeta-Jones' TV career dates back to the '90s. The...

The treasure hunt is back on with the Season 17 premiere of Gold Rush. Coming off of last year’s record-breaking season, Parker Schnabel has a chip on his shoulder after not delivering as many ounces as Tony Beets. This year the prodigy looks to invest in more equipment and crew to ensure lightning doesn’t strike twice. Meanwhile, Tony leans more on his family when it comes to his operation. Rick Ness appears to be Mia at the start of the October 2 episode. And with gold at a whopping $5,000 an ounce, there is a new mine boss on the block in Greg Gibson. The opening minutes saw Parker meet him...

Outlander: Blood of My Blood‘s latest episode, “Rabbits Don’t Swim,” puts Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) in control as Castle Leoch comes under attack. Warning: Spoilers for Outlander: Blood of My Blood, Season 2 Episode 3! While Dougal (Sam Retford) and Brian (Jamie Roy) were away amid the Jacobite Rising, Ellen used her wits to outsmart James MacKinney (Ryan Fletcher) and his men, who attempted to take over the MacKenzie Clan’s position. She recruited help from her sisters and sisters-in-law, as well as Mrs. Fitz (Sally Messham), to execute her plan, which played like a more violent version of Kevin McAllister’s (Macaulay Culkin) Home Alone antics. And although Ellen outsmarted her foes,...

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Florence Pugh on East of Eden and the tragedy of Cathy Ames.

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The Rom-Com Queen Returns!

Paramount TV media chair George Cheeks, whose domain has included all of CBS in addition to the Paramount cable networks, is said to be in line for an expanded oversight at the newly merged Paramount-Warner Bros. entity.

Skydance would not comment, but Cheeks has been seen as a strong lieutenant overseeing the TV properties under Paramount ever since Skydance took control of the company last August. Prior to that, Cheeks was one of the three co-CEOs of Paramount Global — and was the only one of that triumvirate to make the transition to the new company.

Speculation and rumors of how...

Only a one-dollar wager allowed a Jeopardy! contestant to win the game. The final boozy question made one person victorious. Rian Robertson, from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, returned for his second game on October 2 with a one-day total of $16,100. On Friday, the software developer played against Adam Bundy, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Arjun Nageswaran, from Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Warning: Spoilers for the Friday, October 2, episode of Jeopardy! ahead! The beginning of the game was close, with all three men taking the lead and then falling back. By the first 15 clues, Nageswaran, a PhD student, had the lead with $2,600. Bundy, an advertising partnerships manager, found the Daily Double on clue 16. He was...

Warning, witches: This interview spoils the events of the "Coven Academy" finale. Haven't finished Season 1? Get thee to Disney+!

Spooky season has only just begun, yet Disney+ has already handed out the first treat in the form of "Coven Academy," an extremely bingeable supernatural drama series in the vein of teen genre classics like "The Vampire Diaries" and "Shadowhunters." For what it's worth, creator Tim Federle's co-showrunners are Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer, who oversaw the better seasons of "Shadowhunters," so the DNA is all there.

The series stars Malina Weissman as Briar, a new student at New Orleans' mysterious,...