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Gayle King Inks New Deal for ‘CBS Mornings’
Gayle King has inked a new deal to remain on CBS Mornings, a source familiar with the matter tells The Hollywood Reporter. Specific terms of the deal were not immediately available. King’s deal was said to be coming up in early 2025. She had most recently inked a deal in early 2022 to continue as co-anchor […]
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Lance Frank Named Head of Communications for CBS News, Stations & Media Ventures
CBS is promoting Lance Frank to lead all communications for CBS News, Stations & Media Ventures. Frank, a 13-year CBS News veteran, will oversee all internal and external communications for CBS News, CBS Stations, syndication, talent, programming, first-run syndication and division strategy, reporting to Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and […]
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CBS Daytime Soap ‘Beyond the Gates’ Casts Three Lead Roles
CBS is beginning to populate the world Beyond the Gates. Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix and Karla Mosley will play lead roles in the soap — which also has a new title, adding “Beyond” to its former name The Gates — that’s set to premiere in early 2025. Beyond the Gates will be the first daytime drama centered […]
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Tim Meadows to Star in CBS Comedy ‘DMV’
CBS’ comedy pilot DMV is starting to staff up. Tim Meadows will star in the single-camera show, which comes from CBS Studios and creator Dana Klein (Friends, CBS’ 9JKL). As the title implies, DMV is set in a department of motor vehicles office and follows the people who work there. Saturday Night Live and The […]
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Behind CBS’ Plan to Supercharge ’60 Minutes’ (Exclusive)
CBS is planning to supercharge the long-running newsmagazine 60 Minutes for its 57th season, giving it additional time on the broadcast network and adding a slew of digital spinoffs, including a podcast and a FAST (free, ad-supported streaming) channel. According to 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens, “The first thing we wanted to do was […]
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Nate Bargatze Sets Holiday Variety Show at CBS
Nate Bargatze is going primetime. The world’s top earning comic, according to Pollstar, has signed on to do his first primetime special, an hour-long, holiday-themed variety show for CBS. Lorne Michaels and his Broadway Video are on board as producers of the hour, which will roll out in December and also stream on Paramount+. “I’m […]
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New Plan to “Revitalize” CBS Revealed In Filing by Skydance and Paramount
A new filing with the Federal Communications Commission outlines a plan to “strengthen and revitalize” the CBS broadcast network and its owned and operated stations, should Oracle founder Larry Ellison be allowed to assume control of the broadcast licenses. Ellison, the father of Skydance founder and CEO David Ellison (who would be the future CEO […]
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‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Director on Game Show Genius Taking on Hollywood: “He Found a Loophole and Exploited It”
“The completion of a dream,” is how director Samir Oliveros describes the world premiere of his game show thriller The Luckiest Man in America at the Toronto Film Festival. That’s because the life story of Michael Larson — an ice cream truck driver from Lebanon, Ohio who won big by gaming a popular 1980s CBS […]
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Drew Barrymore Will “Try to Practice Physical Distance” With Talk Show Guests Following Renewal
Drew Barrymore has one thing she wants to work on going into her daytime talk show’s upcoming season: giving her guests more personal space. The actress recently spoke with Entertainment Tonight after it was announced that The Drew Barrymore Show scored a season six renewal ahead of its Sept. 9 return. In the interview, she […]
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‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Snags Season 6 Renewal
The Drew Barrymore Show lives on. Ahead of its Sept. 9 return, the daytime talk show has been renewed for a sixth season, which will take it through the 2025-26 season. It will continue to air on CBS stations, though its time periods have been upgraded in seven of the top 20 markets. The Thursday […]
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‘CBS Mornings’ to Expand: Third Hour of Show in the Works
A third hour of CBS Mornings is in the works, in a significant expansion of the morning news program. The third hour is slated to launch in late September on some CBS-owned stations, and will also simulcast on the network’s streaming platform CBS News 24/7, though many details remain TBD. CBS Mornings executive producer Shawna […]
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CBS Loses Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit From ‘SEAL Team’ Scribe Over Alleged Racial Quotas for Hiring Writers
A lawsuit from a script coordinator for SEAL Team, who accused CBS Studios of carrying out illegal diversity quotas that discriminate against straight white men, will proceed, a court has ruled. U.S. District Judge John Walter, in an order issued Tuesday evening, rebuffed parent company Paramount’s bid to dismiss the case. He found that certain […]
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