NBC Veers Away From ‘Vintage’ Repeats of ‘SNL’

If you have spent countless hours outside trying to create your perfect garden, there's nothing more irritating than neighbourhood cats coming in and wreaking havoc.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor A long line of MSNBC‘s most popular anchors spent Monday calling out the network’s corporate sibling, NBC News, for its hire of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel in a stunning display of internal rifts laid bare on the TV screen. The hire of McDaniel as a contributor is “inexplicable,” Rachel Maddow said on MSNBC Monday night as part of a half-hour commercial-free monologue that painted the former politico as one in a line of fascists and would-be usurpers who have tried to take over America’s political process.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Ronna McDaniel was supposed to be the new star contributor at NBC News. Now her position there is looking increasingly untenable. NBC News hired the former Republican National Committee chief last week, betting that her recent access to the Trump campaign and Republican politicians would make her a valuable analyst as the 2024 election cycle intensified.

The Prince and Princess of Wales will take a four-week break away from Windsor with their children following intense speculation around the Princess of Wales's health and whereabouts. Kate, 42, revealed she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy in an emotional video message on Friday.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Chuck Todd left moderating duties at “Meet The Press” behind several months ago, but he isn’t through with the show yet. During a surprising appearance on Sunday’s broadcast of the program on NBC, Todd took issue with a decision to hire former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as an NBC News contributor, then put her on “Meet The Press” for an interview with current moderator Kristen Welker, who had booked McDaniel prior to the hiring becoming known.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Ronna McDaniel is no doubt going to create a lot of sound and fury over at NBC News. Shakespeare could tell you what it’s all going to signify.

If the mobile phone image had been taken just a few inches to the side, Robert Hart's killer might now be sitting in jail. Instead, almost 10 years on, no-one has ever been brought to justice.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Georgia lawmakers on Wednesday backed away from a proposal to cap the state’s $1 billion incentive for film and TV production. The state tax incentive has turned Georgia into a major production hub over the last decade, attracting Marvel movies and TV shows like Netflix’s “A Man in Full” and “Stranger Things” with a 30% rebate on all in-state production costs. But as the program has exceeded $1 billion annually in recent years — far surpassing the incentives offered by any other state — some lawmakers have begun to try to rein it in.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Hallie Jackson is taking NBC’s venerable “Nightly News” to Washington D.C. for one night each week. The NBC News senior Washington correspondent has been named the new anchor of NBC’s Sunday evening-news broadcast, taking the reins from Kate Snow.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBCUniversal hopes to create a new type of event when its coverage of the Paris Olympics kicks off in late July. You don’t have to be an athlete to participate. When viewers of the company’s Peacock streaming hub open Olympics coverage, NBC is likely to ask some of them if they’d like to order food or beverages.

Cardi B is opening up about mental health.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBCUniversal is testing a new game for the Paris Olympics. The Comcast-backed media conglomerate has for years launched every Summer Games with primetime coverage of the Opening Ceremonies that typically feature a top sportscaster like Mike Tirico or Bob Costas alongside a popular news anchor such as Savannah Guthrie or Katie Couric.

Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are no longer in Hollywood.

at the 2024 Oscars. A video posted to TikTok by Refinery29, showed the best actress winner dramatically sprinting away from her husband, Dave McCary, backstage at the award show while mid-conversation with Kirsten Dunst. But the actress wasn’t angry or nervous — she was excited when the film she also produced won the Academy Award for best makeup design.

On first glance, stepping into the Fox and Pine pub in the centre of Oldham is a bit like walking into a quirky antique’s shop full of nick nacks and oddities. Everywhere you look, there are signs, puppets, pots, and a large number of foxes dotted around every part of the walls. It's anything but subtle.

Funcom, the studio behind Dune: Awakening, has confirmed the upcoming survival game will veer away from the source material.Dune: Awakening takes place years after the events of the 2021 film and will feature an “alternative” history, according to creative director, Joel Bylos. Funcom worked with both Legendary Pictures, the team behind the big-screen adaptations, as well as the family of Dune author Frank Herbet, but Awakening sees several supposedly-dead characters still alive.That’s not the only change either, with Dune: Awakening “side-stepping” the religious-driven narrative of the original Dune story.“We agree that religion is an integral part of the Dune universe.

Ariana Grande is opening up about her new record, her life, and what’s next.

Dermot O'Leary has revealed he's been working on a new show away from This Morning amid changes on the ITV show. Following Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby’s departure from the show within months of each other last year, the presenter has been part of the show’s revolving line-up of hosts.

Liam Gallagher is a busy, busy man. He has a new album out on Friday after teaming up with his childhood hero, the Stone Roses guitarist John Squire, that will be followed by a UK tour that sold out in an impressive 30 seconds amid fan excitement about this extraordinary Manc musical union.

Sydney Sweeney couldn’t host Saturday Night Live without an appearance from Glen Powell.