Monica Rodman Promoted At Universal Television Alternative Studio

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticMost late night talk shows nowadays aim to serve an audience that is, late at night, not watching their TV set.

Paul Dano is joining Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming drama that is loosely based on the filmmaker’s childhood. Spielberg wrote the script with frequent collaborator Tony Kushner and will direct the project, which is loosely based on the filmmaker's formative years growing up in Arizona.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Vanessa Ramos is expanding her relationship with Universal Television with a multi-year overall deal. Under the pact, Ramos will develop and produce projects for a variety of television platforms for Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.

run for president, a new poll has found.More than 30,130 people were surveyed by Piplsay for their take on celebrities — including Johnson and Matthew McConaughey — who may be interested in politics.Twenty-nine percent said they want to see both McConaughey and Johnson, who are eyeing runs for Texas governor and US president, respectively, run for office.Another 17 percent said they’d like to see only the retired WWE wrestler in the White House one day.Just 12 percent backed McConaughey for

What are best friends for if they don’t troll you on social media for near-wardrobe malfunctions, right? That’s exactly what Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Dina Manzo did when Teresa Giudice wore a risky high-slit dress for an adorable new photo with boyfriend Luis Ruelas.

Alec Baldwin fit!While appearing on The Tonight Show, Pete recalled giving Alec some fitness tips — tips that the comedian just made up on the spot and doesn't follow.The whole thing started after the father of seven and Pete appeared in a skit together on "SNL" several years ago. "It was a sketch where I had to be shirtless. I guess I'm a little bit cut or whatever," Pete told Jimmy Fallon.

In a case of not “lovin’ it,” Kodak Black and his entourage came under fire outside a McDonald’s in Tallahassee, Florida, sometime around 3 AM on Monday (Apr. 5), according to TMZ.

Fox News recently purchased a billboard on Hollywood Boulevard and local spots during Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and other late-night shows to promote its new nightly entrant, Greg Gutfeld, with the line, “Cancel culture just got canceled.”

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated director-producer Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) has teamed with executive/Emmy-winning producer Cheryl Bloch (Northern Exposure) to launch Backyard Pictures. The new company will be based at Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, with a first-look deal. Under the pact, Backyard Pictures will develop new television series spanning broadcast, cable and streaming. They already have multiple projects in the works.

Addison Rae is finally addressing all the abundant backlash she received after appearing on The Tonight Show late last week and performing TikTok dances engineered by Black creators.

Robert Rodan, an actor whose brief career made a lasting impact on young Dark Shadows fans enthralled by his performance as the supernatural soap’s Frankenstein-like character Adam, died March 25 of heart failure in Oregon. He was 83.

In the wee hours of the morning, blessed our timeline with family photos where she, her husband Nick Jonas and his parents celebrated Holi with colours and water guns.

This afternoon just before the UCLA vs. Alabama NCAA tournament game, Dwayne Johnson unveiled the release date for his New Line/DC superhero movie Black Adam: July 29, 2022.

Monica Rodman has been promoted at Universal Television Alternative Studio. Rodman, who oversees development at the unscripted unit, has been upped to executive vp alternative development.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterLongtime unscripted producer and Universal Television exec Monica Rodman has been promoted to executive vice president of the studio’s alternative division.Most recently the senior vice president of Universal Television Alternative Studio, Rodman has been with the company since 2015 after spending the prior 12 years producing “The Celebrity Apprentice,” “Fashion Star,” and “Judge Judy,” the latter of which earned her a Daytime Emmy nomination.

Behind-the-scenes at the Brownstone! While the Real Housewives of New Jersey certainly showcases reality, Caroline Manzo told Us Weekly exclusively that the producers make sure things stay interesting.

One of the stars of NBC's Young Rock is getting noticed. Bradley Constant, who plays a teenage Dwayne Johnson in the biographical series, has signed withBuchwald.

Frankie Muniz has a new family member! The Malcolm in the Middle alum announced on Wednesday, March 24, that wife Paige Price had given birth to their first child.

Proud of her daughter! Caroline Manzo reflected on Lauren Manzo’s April 2020 bout with the parenting police on Tuesday, March 23.