CBS is shaking up the late-night landscape by bringing back an old Comedy Central format to replace The Late Late Show with James Corden, ending that franchise after almost three decades.
We hear that a reboot of @midnight, a series that ran for 600 episodes on Comedy Central from 2013-17, has been chosen for the 12:30 a.m. time slot.
The original Comedy Central show was an Internet-themed panel game show where three guests competed in a series of improv games. These included Rapid Refresh, where contestants choose an answer based on an Internet meme or headline; tweet-themed Hashtag Wars; and Live Challenges. >>>Aimed At Younger Audience |
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"Let’s Finish The Job" - Joe Biden’s second State of the Union speech was at times conciliatory, at times combative and at times improvisational, but more than anything it sounded like a preview for his 2024 presidential run. >>>Back-And-Forth With Hecklers
Nursing Home Comedy - The Good Place creator Mike Schur has reunited with the hit comedy’s star Ted Danson for The Mole Agent, a new serialized comedy, which has hit the premium/streaming marketplace, sparking heated bidding. The project would star Danson as an older guy hired by a PI to go undercover at a nursing home. >>>Based On Documentary
"Gringo Hunters" - Prime Video is developing an action drama series from writer Joe Barton and Michael Bay. Created and written by Barton and to be directed by Bay, the untitled project centers on an American bounty hunter working South of the border who finds himself in a desperate fight for survival when the man he’s been chasing lands them both in trouble with the Mexican cartel. >>>Competing Project
Dreaming Of A Rich Academy Future - Deadline's Michael Cieply imagines a time when revenue from the Academy's Museum supplants that of its ratings-challenged awards telecast. >>>Shift In Voting Membership
In Brief - Steven Ogg, notably recognized for his roles on The Walking Dead and Westworld, has signed with Buchwald for representation…HBO is developing a series adaptation of nonfiction book Empty Mansions, about a wealthy recluse and is working on the project with Ido Fluk, Joe Wright and Fremantle. |
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Almost two years ago, Major League Wrestling founder Court Bauer had quite literally buried his face in the sand after learning that Tubi had walked away from their deal to broadcast his sporting events.
Bauer got back up and is now ready to start the biggest chapter yet in his pro wrestling career. On Tuesday night, MLW made its debut on Reelz, its biggest platform yet since forming in 2002. But Bauer is not about to forgive and forget what happened with Tubi: the discovery period is expected to begin soon in MLW’s anti-trust lawsuit against WWE. Filed in January of 2022, the suit alleges WWE pressured third parties to abandon contracts and prospective relationships with MLW. >>>The Interview |
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BY THE NUMBERS
38,388 - LeBron James' career point total after Tuesday night's game, making him the NBA’s all-time leading scorer |
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More News
👋 Basil Fawlty is back. A reboot of John Cleese’s British comedy sensation Fawlty Towers is in the works and Rob Reiner’s Castle Rock Entertainment is developing. The Monty Python star Cleese is set to write and star alongside daughter Camilla Cleese, in news that will bring joy to a generation of British comedy fans.
🥊 One day after Rust First Assistant Director David Halls was added to the prosecution’s already deep-bench witness list, lawyers for Alec Baldwin are now trying to get the D.A.-appointed special prosecutor thrown off the case. “Ms. Reeb’s continued service as a special prosecutor in this case is unconstitutional,” lead defense attorney Lubke Nikas said Tuesday in a motion to disqualify recently elected GOP state legislator Andrea Reeb.
👀 Disney+ subscribers in Hong Kong won’t see the latest episode of The Simpsons referring to forced labor in China. Missing from the lineup is the 2022 episode “One Angry Lisa,” which includes a scene in which Marge says, “Behold the wonders of China: bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones.” The absence of the episode comes amidst concerns over growing government censorship in China.
💃 A Broadway musical take of the six-time Oscar-winning, $472 million worldwide-grossing movie La La Land is in development, Emmy- and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt said on Tuesday. Based on the Damien Chazelle-directed movie, the show will be helmed by Tony and Drama Desk-winning director Bartlett Sher based on a book written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and three-time Barrymore Award winner Matthew Decker. |
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Hirings, Promotions & Exits
Warner Bros Pictures Production VP Peter Dodd is headed to Netflix to become its film team director focused on midsize features...Talent manager Chris Kiely has been promoted to Partner at Authentic Talent and Literary Management after nearly 11 years with the company.
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Trending  Expanding TV universes is the hottest small-screen trend right now. Bosch, one of the early adopters with Bosch: Legacy, is also one of the latest to enlarge its offerings with two new police dramas.
🔻 The ADL and others blasted Joe Rogan for spreading what they termed "vicious lies about the Jewish people" on his massively popular Spotify show. |
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On the Radar
Wed - Disney, Fox Corp. earnings
Fri - Titanic rereleased in theaters
Sun - Super Bowl LVII |
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King-Sized Night- LeBron James was overwhelmed as he addressed the star-studded crowd at Crypto.com arena after becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer. In attendance was not only the previous record holder Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but A-list Lakers fans such as Denzel Washington, Jay-Z, Usher, Bad Bunny, John McEnroe, Dyan Cannon, Woody Harrelson, Jimmy Iovine, LL Cool J and Shannon Sharpe. (Getty) |
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