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Theatrical movies are making a comeback on broadcast television. With the networks’ original series’ production halted and people looking for comfort-food entertainment while sheltering at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, popular movies are becoming a viable programming option. CBS will launch a Sunday movie night on May 3 for a five-week initial run. Tapping into …

CBS News on Monday issued a clarification after promoting a story about a nurse who claimed she was asked not to wear a face mask while working in a coronavirus response unit. Imaras Vera earlier this week posted a video of herself in tears on social media, announcing she had quit her job as an …

After late-night and daytime talk shows one by one returned to television with remotely produced episodes amid the coronavirus outbreak, we have the first primetime scripted series to embark on virtual production to make a fresh episode reflecting the current realities while complying with the rules of social distancing. CBS drama “All Rise,” from Warner …

Talk about a golden parachute. Former CBS Corp. Chief Executive Officer Joe Ianniello nabbed an eye-popping $125 million in total compensation and severance payments from ViacomCBS in 2019. Ianniello, who announced he was stepping down in January, was the head of CBS, which merged with sister company, Viacom last December, to form ViacomCBS. News of …

After treading the boards in live theater and the concert stage for 45 years, Christine Ebersole was ready for a change of address. So, when Chuck Lorre asked to her to co-star in his new CBS comedy “Bob Hearts Abishola,” she left the Great White Way behind. “I’m living on network TV Easy Street,” the …

This fight has a new victor. In the Season 4 premiere of “The Good Fight,” the CBS All Access drama will turn the tables on the 2016 presidential election and declare Hillary Clinton the winner over Donald Trump, according to TV Line. But the alternate reality will last for only the one episode, which bows …

The live-stream home concerts that have become more of a phenomenon during the coronavirus crisis are now crossing over to prime-time TV. In what is being described as an outgrowth of the kind of web shows that Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have already done, CBS has scheduled an hour-long special, “Garth & Trisha Live!,” …

The single mom struggling to make ends meet is a well-worn TV series premise. In “Broke,” a new comedy on CBS, the cliché is given a timely twist. Reseda, Calif., mother Jackie (Pauley Perrette) receives the shock of her working-class life when her estranged sister Elizabeth (Natasha Leggero) shows up at her door one day, …

Warning: This story contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “Star Trek: Picard.” Jean-Luc Picard just got a second reboot. In the Season 1 finale of “Star Trek: Picard,” Sir Patrick Stewart’s retired Starfleet admiral suffered a shocking death from a terminal brain condition. But, of course, he couldn’t just go to the great …

James Corden is to present a primetime “Late Late Show” special after production on the CBS talk show was shut down earlier this month due to the coronavirus crisis. The entertainer is hosting “Homefest: James Corden’s Late Late Show Special” on Monday, March 30, at 10 p.m. It will feature the Brit in his garage, …