Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit Team Up for Amazon’s ‘Thursday Night Football’

Chris Willman Music WriterWhen Robert Plant and Alison Krauss announced their first joint U.S. tour in 13 years a few months back, there was joy but also some consternation across the land — specifically, across the western part of the land, since the 10 dates initially announced for summer 2020 were all in the eastern part of the country or the South. Now, relief is coming with the news that Plant and Krauss will also be going west this year.The 13 freshly announced dates more than double the original itinerary for the U.S.

Lucas and Elizabeth share a sweet kiss on the saloon balcony in this new pic from tonight’s all-new When Calls The Heart.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFor at least one evening, worlds are colliding in late-night TV.Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel decided to switch up their hosting duties on April 1, with Kimmel traveling to New York to lead NBC’s “Tonight Show” and Fallon journeying to California to host ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The studio audiences attending each broadcast were not informed of the move ahead of time, leaving them just as surprised as the TV viewers who tuned in Friday night. The Red Hot Chili Peppers served as musical guests for both programs.While such stunts are rare — each late-night program vies with the others for viewership and social-media activity — they are becoming less unique.

EXCLUSIVE: To most movie stars, having two movies dropping within seven days of each other would seem like they are plenty busy, but for Chris Pine, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

EXCLUSIVE: Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story Of A Serial Killer, which was banned in Pakistan two days before its scheduled release in theaters, will now see the light of day as the opening movie of the 2022 UK Asian Film Festival.

With Easter approaching fast you don’t want to waste your holiday time scrolling through what’s new on Amazon. Our list of Amazon Prime Video’s newest TV shows and films coming in April should offer enough ideas on what to watch.

Fox’s “Name That Tune” is back Tuesday night, but just because the new season features some celebrity contestants from the music world, doesn’t mean they are any better at guessing what song the band is playing snippets of.“It’s anyone’s game,” “Name That Tune” host Jane Krakowski told TheWrap. “You can’t pre-guess who’s going to be good at the game.”The new season of the show, which was filmed in Dublin, Ireland, is a celebrity edition with the stars playing for various charities. “Fuller House” star Jodie Sweetin plays against “Malcolm and the Middle’s” Frankie Muniz.

Two of Hugh Hefner’s ex-girlfriends are speaking out.

Al Michaels, considered the dean of NFL announcers, will helm Prime Video’s exclusive Thursday Night Football broadcasts this fall, alongside ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit.

After the legendary Al Michaels all but confirmed his move to Amazon to call games as part of the streamer’s new NFL package, NBC announced today that Mike Tirico will “join Cris Collinsworth full-time in the booth this season” for Sunday Night Football. The announcement would seem to confirm Michaels’ exit.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorVeteran sportscaster Mike Tirico will join NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” next fall, pairing up with analyst Cris Collinsworth in the latest shake up among the announcers who call the plays of TV’s most-watched sport.Tirico fills a spot left vacant by the departure of Al Michaels, who is expected to join Amazon to call “Thursday Night Football.”“When Mike joined NBC Sports in 2016, it was our plan for him to become our primetime Olympics host and the play-by-play voice of Sunday Night Football,” said Pete Bevacqua, chairman of NBC Sports, in a statement. “We are excited to have Mike join Cris Collinsworth full-time in the booth this season.”NBC confirms speculation about the future of its “Sunday Night Football” booth with an NFL meeting slated to take place later this week.

The Repair Shop star Will Kirk has announced that he's expecting his first child with his wife Polly. The furniture restorer revealed the sweet news on his Instagram page, posting a photograph of him holding a mug that has the word 'PAPA' on it. "A new mug to add to my collection this summer," he wrote in his caption.

An unfortunate injury has put an end to Daniella Karagach‘s run on the Dancing with the Stars Live 2022 tour. Daniella, 29, who won the latest season of the dance competition series with celebrity partner Iman Shumpert, hurt her leg and had to withdraw from the nationwide tour on March 16. The Brooklyn native posted a photo of herself with a massive cast on her left leg, as she sat in a wheelchair holding crutches. Her husband and fellow DWTS pro, Pasha Pashkov, stood beside Daniella in the photo.

Daniella Karagach suffered an injury during the  tour. A rep for the ABC series tells ET that the mirrorball-winning pro dancer sustained an injury during Wednesday night's show in Riverside, California.«She was tended to by our on-tour physio and then treated at a local hospital,» the rep says. «She is resting now and receiving excellent care.

On the mend! Daniella Karagach was injured while performing during the Dancing With the Stars Live 2022 tour.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Amazon Studios and Prime Video SVP Mike Hopkins sent a warm, welcoming email to MGM staffers this morning about the streamer’s acquisition of the near-century old studio, telling them that “we look forward to working with you as we create the next phase of MGM’s rich history together.”