The Little Round Pill That’s Winning Awards Season When EGOT winners step up to the mic, they usually thank Steven Spielberg, Bryan Lourd or whichever other deity delivered their career. Lately, though, a new name keeps sneaking into the acceptance-speech shout-outs: beta-blockers. Over the past year, a slew of stars — from Rachel Sennott to Robert Downey Jr. — have …
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Get ready for the sequins and confetti! Season 34 of Dancing With the Stars is shining off the mirrorball trophy as a new batch of ballroom newbies gets ready to show off their moves on live TV when the competition kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 16, and Billboard has the exclusive details on not only which dances the cast will be …
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Summer might be coming to an end, but the games in the villa are just getting started with Love Island Games Season 2. Ariana Madix returns to Fiji to host an all-new season of the competition dating series dropping on Tuesday, September 16, with a two-hour premiere at 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT on Peacock. New episodes of the …
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This sounds like a broken record in 2025, but it still applies here: We’re in a time where television is being used as an escape is more important than ever — because we all need it. Luckily, producers are taking even more risks, launching into their most creative storytelling. Variety looks at stand-out scripted TV producers whose series launched during …
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Overcompensating is getting a second season on Prime Video. Benito Skinner‘s comedy series was renewed Wednesday, following a few months of speculation. A renewal seemed to be on the horizon for Overcompensating after Prime Video’s Head of TV Vernon Sanders told Deadline in July that a Season 2 writers room had already opened to generate ideas. The renewal will certainly …
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Below are my Week 2, 2025 positional ranks for PPR leagues. As always, these ranks are continually updated throughout the week, so check back often. And don’t forget to check out Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry every weekday LIVE at 12 p.m. ET on YouTube and on Peacock at 5 p.m. ET. And then on Sunday mornings, be …
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“The Bachelorette” is switching things up. Instead of a past “Bachelor” contestant, Season 22 will be led by “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul. The news was announced on Wednesday via Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast. This is the first time ABC has chosen not to announce on one of their own platforms — ie, a …
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“Nothing in the elbow. That was a huge relief,” said May, who has had two major elbow operations, including Tommy John surgery in 2021. “It’s something that if I had to force it and we really needed it, I probably could force myself through it … It just kind of popped up and I’m trying to stay ahead of it, …
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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives‘ Taylor Frankie Paul hasn’t given up on love just yet — and she’s taking over another Disney franchise in hopes of finding it. The MomTok sensation has been tapped as the leading lady for Season 22 of ABC‘s The Bachelorette. As the breakout star of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Paul has …
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[This story contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Only Murders in the Building season five.] The new season of Only Murders in the Building begins with someone dying, of course: As set up in the final moments of season four (and reiterated in the season five trailer and press materials), the newest victim is Lester (Teddy Coluca), the …
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