Discovery CFO Says TV Group "Locked and Loaded" for Fall Season Premieres

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Simpsons” premiered its record 32nd season on Sunday night to big numbers, mainly thanks to a strong NFL lead-in.The return of Homer, Marge and co. delivered a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 5.5 million total viewers.

Family Guy‘s Stewie Griffin has finally uttered his first word on the animated series – more specifically, the first word understood by the other characters.The Griffin family baby has of course been understood by viewers throughout the show’s run, speaking with an adult voice (Seth MacFarlane) and comprehended usually only by dog Brian.However, Sunday’s (September 27) season 19 premiere attempted to address the question of just who can understand the baby as Stewie screams the word “fuck” in

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“The Simpsons” fans might notice at least one long-running character sounds a little different in Sunday’s Season 32 premiere.In the episode, Carl Carlson — Homer Simpson’s nuclear plant co-worker, and best friend to Lenny Leonard — is now voiced by actor Alex Désert (“Better Things”).

Saturday Night Live is coming back with some big names!

In addition to Jim Carrey signing on to play former Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, “SNL” is adding three cast members this year: Lauren Holt, Punkie Johnson and Andrew Dismukes. As previously announced, the entire Season 45 “SNL” cast is set to return for Season 46.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticChris Rock will host the Oct. 3 season premiere of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, with Megan Thee Stallion as musical guest.Rock’s appearance on the show’s 46th annual season premiere will mark the comedian’s third SNL hosting gig, and comes just after the Sept.

The Show, which saw her back in the studio for the first time in months, albeit with a virtual audience due to COVID-19 restrictions. For context: Clarkson announced she and husband Brandon Blackstock were getting divorced back in June, and she hasn't shied away from talking about its effect on her life in the months since.

Kelly Clarkson has admitted that she “didn’t see anything coming” before her divorce from Brandon Blackstock

Kelly Clarkson is back in the studio for The Kelly Clarkson Show and she’s addressing the difficult year she’s had amid her divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock.

Kelly Clarkson's divorce came as a surprise to her. During the season 2 premiere of on Monday, the 38-year-old host opens up about her split from Brandon Blackstock to a live, virtual audience. «I'm so glad I can still connect with all of you in my studio because, as you probably know, 2020 has brought a lot of change also to my personal life,» she tells the audience, who appear on screens in front of her.

is back, and Ellen DeGeneres wasted no time in addressing the allegations that she fostered a in which racism, sexual harassment, and bullying were commonplace. Starting off , Ellen said:She went on to acknowledge her position as the boss of 27o employees and the face of the show.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC has rounded out its fall schedule with changes and premiere dates involving its drama series.Five ABC dramas — returning Grey’s Anatomy, Station 18, The Good Doctor and A Million Little Things as well as straight-to-series newcomer Big Sky — which were featured on the fall 2020 schedule unveiled by the network in June, have been assigned November premiere dates and to roll out between Nob. 2 (The Good Doctor) and Nov.

Music streaming giant Spotifyfeels "really good" about how the business has performed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with consumption now above pre-pandemic levels, CFO Paul Vogel said during a virtual investor conference session on Wednesday. Vogel highlighted "better than expected" user and subscriber growth in the first half.