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Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe viral TikTok sensation that is “Bama Rush,” a.k.a. sorority recruitment week at the University of Alabama, is getting the documentary treatment from Vice Studios and HBO, Variety has confirmed.Directed by “Introducing, Selma Blair” director Rachel Fleit, the documentary is currently in production in Tuscaloosa, where “rush week” at the University of Alabama has recently concluded with more than 2,500 students rushing 19 sororities.“This film is a thoughtful and compassionate portrayal of young women in 2022 as they rush the sorority system at the University of Alabama,” Fleit said in a statement via Vice, which was first provided to The New York Times for an Aug.

NewsNation is hosting Wednesday night’s fourth Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle, set to air live from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the network and the NewsNation’s website and app.

CNN has scheduled a pair of presidential town halls next week, while the Republican National Committee announced that four candidates qualified for the next debate on Wednesday.

NBC said that average of 7.51 million viewers watched the third Republican debate across the broadcast network, streaming and digital, marking a drop from the previous two GOP events this cycle.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Before CNN, CBS News or ABC News can snare one of the series of Republican primary debates taking place in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, another news outlet will have its turn. NewsNation, the upstart cable-news property launched by Nexstar Media in March of 2021, will team up with SiriusXM Radio and the conservative political outlet Washington Free Beacon on December 6 to broadcast the event, the fourth backed by the Republican National Committee following debates telecast by Fox News Media networks and NBC News.

NewsNation will host the next Republican primary debate, a big get for the fledgling news network.

Fox News Media’s Stuart Varney and Dana Perino and Univision’s Ilia Calderón will moderate the next Republican presidential debate, set for Sept. 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA.

Charna Flam Max has shared the trailer for its upcoming documentary “Bama Rush,” which follows the social media phenomenon that grew out of University of Alabama students documenting their sorority recruitment experience. The feature length documentary will premiere on Warner Bros. Discovery’s merged HBO Max-Discovery+ streaming platform Max on May 23.

The bad boy of country music. Morgan Wallen has faced a series of controversies throughout his career.

It turns out that even Taylor Swift’s prom date couldn’t secure tickets for the singer’s sell-out ‘Eras Tour’. 

Taylor Swift‘s prom date hasn’t secured those elusive Eras Tour tickets.

Former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has vowed to come back to the sport of boxing despite back-to-back defeats to Tyson Fury.

football title game between the Crimson Tide and Georgia. So a mention of Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart made its way into the tune rather than Nick Saban.No matter to Hayes, really. As with all ‘Bama fans, he has experienced a load of winning, right from the days he wore a T-shirt emblazoned with “Hold on Bear, I'm Comin'” as a youngster.His family, as happens often in Alabama, was split between the Tide and the Auburn Tigers.

ZZ Top performed for the first time live since the death of longtime band member Dusty Hill. The band, with the addition of Elwood Francis, played a show Friday night in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Huge crowds were seen flooding the streets of Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Monday night after Alabama's decisive 52-24 victory over Ohio State in the national championship game.  The celebrations for Alabama's sixth national title under coach Nick Saban took place amid a recent surge in coronavirus cases.They also came after Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox last week urged fans not to host any block parties if the Crimson Tide were victorious in the contest.  "In the upcoming days around the National

Better late than never! It might have taken a few months longer than he’d hoped, but Morgan Wallen made his “Saturday Night Live” debut over the weekend — and before he played his set, he appeared in a sketch making fun of himself.

Morgan Wallen made his Saturday Night Live debut over the weekend — and before he played his set, he appeared in a sketch making fun of himself.Wallen was originally scheduled to appear as the musical guest for the second episode of season 46 back in October, but was pulled after he was spotted on camera partying without a mask at a sizable party in Tuscaloosa, Alabama days before he was supposed to be on the show.In the sketch -- set at said party in Alabama — Wallen plays himself and is about

Saturday Night Live's upcoming episode thanks to spending the weekend partying around a bunch of maskless people in the middle of a pandemic that's killed over 200,000 people in this country. In videos circling round the internets, Morgan was seen partying in a crowd while visiting Tuscaloosa, Alabama, just a few days before his October 10th SNL performance—and yeah...people seemed generally unimpressed:I’ve seen like 87 tiktoks similar to this one.

Saturday Night Live after videos of him at bars and parties without a mask went viral.Over the weekend, videos surfaced on TikTok of Wallen Tuscaloosa, Alabama at bars and a house party, without wearing a mask. One video also showed him kissing someone who had their mask around their neck.@ashleighludlamwhat is life .

Lorne Michaels and his staff at Saturday Night Live are not playing around when it comes to anyone who might bring COVID-19 into Rockefeller Center’s Studio 8-H. The show’s scheduled Oct.

Morgan Wallen is facing backlash after he spent the weekend partying with a crowd of people not wearing masks ahead of his Saturday Night Live debut performance.The “Whiskey Glasses” singer, 27, was spotted drinking and kissing several women while visiting Tuscaloosa, Alabama, according to multiple videos circulating on TikTok.

Morgan Wallen — the upcoming musical guest for Saturday Night Live — hit a sour note before production week even started.The 27-year-old country singer came under criticism on Tuesday after appearing maskless at a house party in a TikTok video.Wallen, who was in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the Crimson Tide football game against the Texas A&M Aggies, found himself the star on several TikToks while celebrating the Crimson Tide win without a mask or social distancing.In a video, posted by a user called

This really is unbelievably short-sighted…

Yes, you heard that right. In a time where millions have been in self-isolation and doing everything they can while out in public to remain Coronavirus-free others have recently been going in the complete opposite direction.

Back to her roots. Hannah Brown left Tyler Cameron — and the Quarantine Crew — behind in Florida to return to Alabama amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Welp, looks like Hannah Brown is officially retiring from and Bachelor TikTok will truly never be the same. Hannah appears to have departed Florida after —including

Roll tide! Hannah Brown was introduced to the world when she vied for Colton Underwood’s love on The Bachelor season 23 in 2018. While she did not end up with the former football player (Cassie Randolph stole his heart), ABC gave Brown a second chance at finding The One by naming her the lead of The Bachelorette’s 15th season. However, she came up short once again, breaking off her engagement to Jed Wyatt during the After the Final Rose special in 2019.

Hannah Brown is stronger than ever.