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Will Ferrell is returning to Saturday Night Live and will be joining the “Five-Timers Club.” Ferrell is a former SNL cast member; he will host the November 23 installment of NBC’s long-running late-night sketch series. Ferrell joined the show in 1995 and became one of the show’s biggest stars before leaving in 2002 to pursue a […]

The stars of NBC’s long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives have been released from their contracts and the show is scheduled to go on indefinite hiatus at the end of this month. The network has not publicly commented on the news, but it has been widely reported by publications such as Variety, Deadline and […]

Pat Sajak is set to be released from the hospital following his emergency surgery. The 73-year-old Wheel of Fortune host updated fans after he was rushed to the hospital due to a blocked intestine last week. Longtime co-host Vanna White has been stepping in to host the show in Sajak’s absence. Pat wrote on his […]

Ex-NBA star Lamar Odom has announced his engagement to girlfriend Sabrina Parr.  “Introducing my new fiancé,” Odom wrote on Instagram with a picture of the pair after he popped the question. “Soon to be Mrs. Parr-Odom. She’s the ONE!!!”  Parr flashed her engagement ring on her own Instagram page, writing, “I SAID YES!!!!” Odom, 40, […]

“Fresh Off the Boat” has been canceled by ABC after six seasons.  ABC entertainment president Karey Burke said in a statement: “We couldn’t be prouder of this game-changing show and the impact it has had on our cultural landscape. The success of ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ has helped pave the way for inclusion throughout the […]

Miley Cyrus is recovering after undergoing vocal cord surgery, and the singer is on vocal rest per her doctors’ orders. An issue was discovered last month when the 26-year-old Cyrus was hospitalized for tonsillitis and she was advised to have the surgery before the end of the year. She has since been released from the […]

Lionsgate’s movie “Midway” took the No. 1 spot at the box office with an estimated $21M opening this weekend, beating out the supernatural thriller “Doctor Sleep.” “Midway” recreates the 1942 Battle of Midway, a key early victory for the Allies in World War II that took place six months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. […]

FX has renewed its Sons of Anarchy spinoff series Mayans M.C. for a third season. Co-creator and executive producer Elgin James will serve as showrunner for Season 3, which is expected to return to FX next fall. Co-creator Kurt Sutter, who created Sons of Anarchy of which Mayans is a spinoff, was fired after an internal investigation conducted by Disney. […]

Queen Latifah will play “The Equalizer” in a TV reboot that has a pilot commitment from CBS. The 49-year-old Latifah will take on the role of the highly trained vigilante who seeks justice for those who can’t. The role was portrayed by Edward Woodward in the 1985-89 show and by Denzel Washington in the 2014 and […]

Following the success of Netflix’s “Bird Box,” Sandra Bullock has signed on to star in a feature film adaptation of “Unforgiven,” based on a British three-part series that aired in 2009. “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” director and writer Christopher McQuarrie wrote the script, and German filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt will direct. The show centers around a […]