Alfre Woodard Joins ‘The Porter’ As Cast Member, Executive Producer

LeVar Burton is happy to be a part of the “Jeopardy!” family.

might have its new permanent host following the death of its iconic host of 36 years, Alex Trebek. reports that the show's executive producer, Mike Richards, is in advanced negotiations to be the show's new host.The outlet reports that a source close to the situation says 46-year-old Richards is the front-runner to be the new permanent host, though other candidates are still being considered.

"Jeopardy!" may have found their replacement for late host Alex Trebek. According to Variety, the show's executive producer Mike Richards is in "advanced negotiations" to fill the slot.

Variety reported Wednesday. A spokesperson for Sony declined to comment on any potential talks with Richards.

The search for new permanent host of Jeopardy! has come to an end. The show’s executive producer Mike Richards is finalizing a deal to succeed the late Alex Trebek as emcee of the venerable syndicated game show, I hear. Noone would comment but I hear Richards was quietly appointed as the host a couple of weeks ago with the deal now in final negotiations. Sony Pictures Television is expected to make an official announcement in the next few days.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentBack in March, amid escalating controversy surrounding former host Chris Harrison, ABC Entertainment and Warner Horizon committed to hiring an executive producer of color for “The Bachelor.” Now, Variety has exclusively learned that the franchise has named its first-ever Black executive producer.Jodi Baskerville, a veteran producer who has been with “The Bachelor” franchise for nearly 10 years, has been elevated to EP, numerous individuals close to

We already know that Disney sure does love to take its classic animated features and adapt them to live-action. Now, Sony/Amazon is taking a page out of the Disney playbook with the upcoming “Cinderella,” taking a beloved fairy-tale and updating it for live-action with an all-star cast.

Kit Harington is celebrating the upcoming release of Modern Love season two alongside his co-stars!

EXCLUSIVE: Bodyguard and Line Of Duty star Keeley Hawes has been set to headline and executive produce Crossfire, a major BBC One miniseries about a hotel shooting from the producer behind The Salisbury Poisonings.

A number of high profile stars are coming together to bring attention to the discrimination Black hockey players face.

Al Ortiz, a longtime veteran of CBS News, is returning to the CBS Evening News as interim executive producer, taking the place of Jay Shaylor, who stepped down from the Norah O’Donnell-anchored newscast earlier this month.

Stand Up To Cancer will return for its seventh biennial televised fundraising special with Anthony Anderson, Sofia Vergara, Ken Jeong & Tran Ho serving as co-hosts.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla HBO has ordered a pilot script based on Octavia Butler’s novel “Fledgling” from the Emmy-nominated drama series “Lovecraft Country’s” writers and co-EPs Sonya Winton-Odamtten and Jonathan I. Kidd.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorReese Witherspoon and Jim Toth have signed on as co-executive producers for this year’s Stand Up to Cancer special taking place Aug. 21.Anthony Anderson, Ken Jeong, Tran Ho and Sofia Vergara have been announced as co-hosts.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla New York Times bestselling political conspiracy thriller “The Night Agent” will get the silver screen treatment by Netflix. The streamer has greenlit the series for a book-to-TV adaptation, tapping creator Shawn Ryan (“The Shield,” “S.W.A.T.”) to executive produce.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard is set as a series regular in BET+/CBC’s The Porter, an original drama series about a group of 1920s railway workers who unite to form the world’s first Black union. Woodard also will serve as an executive producer on the series, from Inferno Pictures and Sienna Films, a Sphere Media company. Shooting is currently underway in Winnipeg, Canada.

Jay Shaylor is leaving CBS as executive producer of CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell, the latest change in the news and stations division under new presidents Wendy McMahon and Neeraj Khemlani.

stepped down as CBS News president in April after two years in the role. She was tapped for the gig in January 2019 and set to work revamping the “Evening News” broadcast, which named Shaylor its executive producer in September of that year.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJay Shaylor, the executive producer of “CBS Evening News,” will step down from his post, one of the first significant rearrangements of top producers at the news division since it was placed under the aegis of new top executives.“Jay Shaylor is leaving the company. We thank him for his contributions to the broadcast and for helping develop it into the impactful program it is today,” CBS News said in a statement.