'Jeopardy!' names Michael Davies permanent showrunner

Viola Davis is in official talks to lead a Peacemaker spinoff series, according to reports.

Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller is the latest DC Comics character getting the small screen treatment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterViola Davis is eyeing a return to the role of Amanda Waller in her own spinoff series currently in the works at HBO Max, Variety has learned from sources.Exact plot details are mostly under wraps at this point, but sources say the show will build off of Waller’s appearance at the end of the “Suicide Squad” spinoff series “Peacemaker.”SPOILER ALERT: In the Season 1 finale of “Peacemaker,” Waller’s daughter and spy Adebayo (Danielle Brooks) outs her mother publicly for her work with Task Force X and the Suicide Squad. Davis made brief cameo appearances in the first and last episodes of the show.Davis would executive produce the series in addition to starring.

Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Mattea Roach represents a new generation of the quiz show’s all-star players.

LOS ANGELES -- Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Mattea Roach represents a new generation of the quiz show's all-star players.As of Friday, the 23-year-old Canadian has won 19 games and amassed $469,184 in prize money, putting her among the top 10 contestants for both consecutive victories and regular-season winnings in “Jeopardy!” history.Roach, who begins her fifth week of competition Monday, is in the company of veteran standout players including Ken Jennings, who's currently hosting the show, and this season's champs Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio.“The fact that I'm now one of the best players of all time hasn’t fully sunk in yet. It doesn’t really feel real,” said Roach, the first Gen Zer to be dubbed a “super champion” by the show for achieving a double-digit string of wins.

Sara Haines has two words to describe the  legends who serve as trivia masters on  — elite athletes!Hines, host of the hit ABC quiz show, invited ET's Will Marfuggi to the set of where she sang high praises for James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter, legends who need no introduction. What they do need, or so it seems, is a chill pill, because Hines says their study habits and determination are unparalleled.«They have ferocious tendencies,» Hines tells ET.

“Jeopardy!” champ Mattea Roach has proven she can conquer dozens of quiz clues with ease.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMichael J. Fox, the Hollywood star who became a powerful advocate for medical research, will be the subject of a new documentary from Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim.

The First Lady.Davis called the reception to the series “incredibly hurtful” after the Washington Post’s Inkoo Kang criticised “Emmy-baiting performances” from Davis as well as Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.“Critics absolutely serve no purpose,” Davis said in an interview with the BBC. “And I’m not saying that to be nasty, either.

Viola Davis isn't holding anything back in her newly released memoir, .The 56-year-old actress bares it all in the emotional book; looking back on a traumatic childhood filled with poverty, abuse and heartbreak. The Tony, Oscar and Emmy winner recounts living in a condemned building, vicious bullying by boys who threw rocks at her for being Black, enduring more racism as she made her mark within the predominantly white entertainment industry and eventually finding joy in the life she built with her husband, Julius Tennon.Speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier, Davis admitted that reliving her past for the book was «ultimately very cathartic» and it helped her understand herself from a new perspective.«I felt like I was in the middle of a really weird existential crisis during the pandemic, a crisis of meaning,» she shared.

Viola Davis debuted the first trailer for “The Woman King” at CinemaCon on Monday, and her director promised that when we finally got the chance to see the film that she “kicks ass.” She did not disappoint in that first look and excited a packed CinemaCon crowd on the convention’s opening night. The exclusive look revealed shows her leading the most elite team of female warriors, and the film is a historical drama, epic and action movie based on the untold true story of an 18th century African Kingdom.

Sasha Urban editorWith her 14th consecutive “Jeopardy!” win on Friday, Mattea Roach snagged eighth place on the show’s all-time list of most consecutive game wins.Roach, a 23-year-old tutor from Toronto, Ontario, has won a modest $320,081 in prize money, bringing her to 10th place on the list of all-time highest non-tournanment cash earnings. Roach is also the highest ranking Canadian contestant in “Jeopardy!” history, and has answered 93% of clues correctly throughout her 14 games.Earlier this year, contestant Amy Schneider capped an impressive 40-game winning streak with overall winnings that totaled $1,382,800.

Jeopardy! is currently having a major moment thanks to Amy Schneider and her amazing winning streak.

NEW YORK -- Viola Davis' latest honor is not for her acting, but for her writing. The Oscar winner's upcoming memoir, “Finding Me,” is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick.“Finding Me,” which comes out next Tuesday, traces Davis' journey from what she has called a “crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island” to acclaim for her work on stage and screen.

Something took place during the Wednesday, April 20 edition of “Jeopardy!” that has only happened a few times over the course of the show’s history.

They almost do! Nearly only year after Zach Davis proposed to Cheyenne Floyd, the happy couple posed for a romantic engagement photo shoot.

scandalous ousting last year, British producer Michael Davies is now the series’ newest showrunner.The Embassy Row productions president, 56, revealed on Thursday that he accepted the job offered by Sony Pictures Entertainment.“Today, I am delighted to announce that I have accepted Sony’s offer to become the show’s full-time executive producer,” Davies penned on the “Jeopardy!” blog. He continued, “I am both honored and humbled by the faith the studio and the staff have put in me.

Sasha Urban editorWho is Michael Davies?That would be the answer to the question of who Sony has named the new executive producer of “Jeopardy!,” as Davies announced on Thursday. The announcement comes after former EP and host Mike Richards was ousted from both of his positions in August, and Davies replaced him in the interim.“Today, I am delighted to announce that I have accepted Sony’s offer to become the show’s full time executive producer,” Davies wrote on the “Jeopardy!” blog Thursday.