• Carol Burnett takes a deep dive into her classic CBS variety show

    Carol Burnett takes a deep dive into her classic CBS variety show

    “The Carol Burnett Show” is making its streaming debut. Starting Monday, all eleven seasons of the fabled comedy/variety show, which aired on CBS (1967-1978), will stream on shoutfactorytv.com, Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and Android apps. Fronted by Burnett, the series featured a stellar ensemble cast — Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway and Lyle …
  • ‘The Masked Singer’ finale: Here’s who won, and which stars were under the masks

    ‘The Masked Singer’ finale: Here’s who won, and which stars were under the masks

    “The Masked Singer” is sweet on Kandi Burruss. The singer, Grammy-winning songwriter and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star has been unmasked as the Night Angel, the Season 3 winner of the hit Fox reality competition series. Burruss, whose music bona fides include being a part of the 1990s R&B group Xscape and writing hit songs …
  • Ken Osmond, ‘Leave It to Beaver’ star who played Eddie Haskell, dead at 76

    Ken Osmond, ‘Leave It to Beaver’ star who played Eddie Haskell, dead at 76

    Ken Osmond, best known for his role at the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy “Leave It to Beaver,” died on Monday morning. He was 76. Sources tell Variety Osmond died at his Los Angeles home surrounded by family members. The cause of death is unknown. Henry Lane, Osmond’s former partner at the Los …
  • ‘King of Queens’ co-stars Kevin James, Leah Remini pay tribute to Jerry Stiller

    ‘King of Queens’ co-stars Kevin James, Leah Remini pay tribute to Jerry Stiller

    Jerry Stiller‘s “The King of Queens” co-stars paid a touching tribute to the comedy legend after his death was announced Monday. “I was lucky enough to work with Jerry Stiller, playing his daughter for 9 years on The King Of Queens, but even luckier to know him, the man, the husband, the father, the grandfather,” …
  • Jerry Stiller’s iconic movie and TV moments: ‘Ed Sullivan’ to ‘Seinfeld’

    Jerry Stiller’s iconic movie and TV moments: ‘Ed Sullivan’ to ‘Seinfeld’

    Jerry Stiller was more than George Costanza’s fictional dad — and Ben Stiller’s real one. The veteran NYC funnyman, born Gerald Isaac Stiller, died at 92 of “natural causes,” Ben, 54, tweeted at 5 a.m. Monday. “He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He …
  • Sinclair agrees to pay record $48M FCC fine

    Sinclair agrees to pay record $48M FCC fine

    Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed on Wednesday to pay a record $48 million fine to resolve a series of allegations with the Federal Communications Communication. The FCC announced that the agreement will end three investigations into the broadcaster, including charges that it failed to disclose the sponsor of paid content, and that it misled the FCC …
  • NBC News chairman Andy Lack steps down in corporate shakeup

    NBC News chairman Andy Lack steps down in corporate shakeup

    NBCUniversal’s new boss announced a surprise shakeup at the broadcasting giant that will include the ouster of NBC News chairman Andy Lack. Jeff Shell, whose succeeded Steve Burke as chief executive at the beginning of the year, on Monday announced the departure of Lack, who came under fire in Ronan Farrow’s book “Catch and Kill”, …
  • How ‘Little House on the Prairie’ eerily predicted the coronavirus

    How ‘Little House on the Prairie’ eerily predicted the coronavirus

    Burning fevers? Check! Quarantining? Check! An alarming death toll from a mysterious illness amid widespread fear and confusion? Check and check! Two haunting episodes of the classic show “Little House on the Prairie,” which ran between 1974 and 1983, chillingly foreshadow the current coronavirus crisis in the form of a typhus epidemic, a common occurrence …
  • Fans are freaking out over Dolly Parton producing ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’

    Fans are freaking out over Dolly Parton producing ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’

    Fans of feminist cult icons everywhere are reeling at the recent discovery that Dolly Parton, best known for slaying the country music charts, had a producer side gig that brought late ’90s teen sci-fi series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” to television. Parton — who recently donated $1 million to coronavirus research — is not credited …
  • Alex Trebek calling ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant a ‘loser’ stuns fans — 4 years later

    Alex Trebek calling ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant a ‘loser’ stuns fans — 4 years later

    Alex Trebek, who built his game show empire on the backs of trivia-obsessed nerds, knows a “loser” when he sees one. The last day to watch a new episode of “Jeopardy!” is May 1, according to an announcement on Twitter, and that’s got fans reminiscing about the long-running game show. While the 79-year-old host is responsible …