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Shaquille O’Neal is determined to get his body back to championship-caliber level. And when he gets there, the Hall of Famer will party like it’s 2006.

King Charles, CNN‘s once-a-week talker featuring Gayle King and Charles Barkley, ended last week with no plans to extend the limited series.

The Saturday Night Live cold open took a break from politics to riff on March Madness — more specifically how the women’s tournament has been a lot more exciting than the men’s competition.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Curt Menefee is dipping into Fox Sports colleague Michael Strahan’s playbook. Fox’s lead NFL host will expand his role with the company, and will hold down a co-anchor slot with Rosanna Scotto on “Good Day New York” at Fox’s WNYW in New York. Menefee will keep his Sunday football role, and during the NFL season, will co-anchor at WNYW Tuesday through Friday.

CNN‘s debut of King Charles, the new show featuring Gayle King and Charles Barkley, premiered to 510,000 viewers, according to Nielsen fast national early numbers.

CNN has set Nov. 29 as the premiere date for King Charles, the primetime limited series hosted by Gayle King and Charles Barkley.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Can “King Charles” rule in the heady, competitive world of cable news? CNN will soon find out. The new weekly one-hour program will debut Wednesday, November 29, at 10 p.m., and will be co-anchored by the unlikely duo of Gayle King, who still has her long-running day job at rival CBS News, and Charles Barkley, the outspoken sportscaster who remains a key element in the NBA coverage provided by CNN’s parent, Warner Bros. Discovery.

CNN unveiled an overhaul of its lineup, with Abby Phillip getting the 10 p.m. ET primetime slot, while Phil Mattingly will co-anchor CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Kasie Hunt will helm Early Start.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Warner Bros. Discovery appears to have bigger digital plans for Charles Barkley and Anderson Cooper. Warner Bros.

for Deadline published Wednesday, Ivan Reitman’s son, filmmaker Jason Reitman, remembered Goldberg as “one of the kindest and most gentle souls I’ve ever known.”Goldberg and Reitman first met in 1966 at McMaster University, where they went on to make several short films together (many of which starred a young “Schitt’s Creek” Emmy winner Eugene Levy) and cofounded a film society — not without kicking up some controversy, either.

Skip Bayless has taken a jab at Charles Barkley after the former NBA star called the Fox Sports analyst an “idiot.” In return, the Undisputed co-host called Barkley a “clown.”

reached a buyout agreement to make Bayless’s FS1 sparring partner a free agent after the NBA Finals. Perhaps sour over the fact that his summer vacation was delayed by having to be in Denver to cover the NBA Finals for NBA TV, Barkley seemed enticed by the prospect of a buyout. While attempting to build a case for a buyout from his reported $200 million contract, Barkley simultaneously gave Bleacher Report a pop and took a shot at Bayless.

Charles Barkley has the uncanny talent of making double entendres without realizing it, and he did it again this week when he was challenged to do his best Boston accent on “NBA on TNT.” Barkley was at the TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics, following Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. Along with fellow analysts Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith, Barkley tried his best attempt at a Boston accent by reading the phrase, “Saw Ernie at Fenway Park eating chowder on top of the Monster.” After his expectedly terrible attempt, Barkley noted to host Ernie Johnson that he had never been to a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway and always wanted to sit on top of the Green Monster, the famous left field wall.

After moderating CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump, Kaitlan Collins is expected to be tapped as the new host of the network’s 9 p.m. hour, which has lacked a permanent occupant for more than a year.

confirmed that Gayle King and Charles Barkley are coming together to host a new weekly primetime special, . The news was also confirmed by King, 68, and Barkley, 60, who made the announcement during TNT's NBA tip-off.«I want the show to be nonpolitical,» Barkley said, adding that the show would touch on politics. «You know (Gayle King) is going to be a straight shooter. I’m going to be a straight shooter.

TV personalities Gayle King and Charles Barkley will headline a new prime-time weekly CNN show, “King Charles”, debuting in the fall, the network announced Saturday as it tries to engineer a turnaround amid tumbling ratings.

@NBAonTNT. pic.twitter.com/ZMqYXdtYBwKing and Barkley explained during their live announcement that neither one of them were looking for additional jobs.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Gayle King and Charles Barkley will help break traditional barriers around news programming later this year when they launch “King Charles,” a new weekly primetime program for CNN. The duo confirmed the move, which has been anticipated for weeks, with an announcement Saturday afternoon on TNT, a cable network that is, like CNN, owned by Warner Bros, Discovery. CBS News, which counts King as one of the most prominent members of its roster of correspondents, signed off on the deal weeks ago, according to a person familiar with matter. Barkley, who recently renewed his longstanding deal with Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports division, had an easier transition.

Gayle King and Charles Barkley made the official announcement Saturday of a new weekly primetime series for CNN: King Charles.

Fox News topped March ratings, but all of the major news networks saw double digit erosion from the same month in 2022.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor A news King and Sir Charles are getting ready to mix it up in an unorthodox way. Gayle King and Charles Barkley are finalizing a deal that would have them jointly lead a primetime hour each week on CNN, according to people familiar with the matter.

Travis Kelce was the man of the hour last weekend on, but his older brother, Jason Kelce, got in on the fun too. During the Super Bowl champion's hosting gig, he was joined in two sketches by his big brother and fellow NFL star. In the latest episode of their podcast, the brothers dished about the pieces of advice they got before their time on the sketch comedy show.

Charles Barkley is getting real about the end of his friendship with Michael Jordan.

Prioritizing his family. Tom Brady said he’s grateful for his family’s support, one month after he and Gisele Bündchen finalized their divorce.

On the day when Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash was fired after his team started the season 2-5, the talking heads on TNT’s Emmy-winning Inside the NBA found themselves talking about Nets player Kyrie Irving and the irony that, while Nash was fired for a record that may or may not have been entirely his fault, Irving has faced no official sanction after sharing a video from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones which contained antisemitic tropes.

Ahead of tomorrow’s tipoff of the 2022-23 NBA season, Warner Bros Discovery announced contract renewals for the four hosts of TNT’s mainstay studio show Inside the NBA.

report from the New York Post.Barkley’s current contract with the NBA broadcaster — which pays him $10 million per season — still has three years left, ending after the 2024-25 season and overlapping with TNT’s broadcast agreement with the league.If Barkley fulfills his entire current contract, he would be looking at making over $100 million, approaching $200 million, but the exact amount is not yet known. In the case that Turner Broadcasting doesn’t keep the NBA, Barkley could also own rights to employment for other digital platforms or networks, especially if Amazon, Apple or other tech giants are involved. The 59-year-old has hinted at retirement at the age of 60, but TNT’s latest offer to Barkley follows its commitment to Barkley’s partners — Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith — according to The Post.“We’re all a big family – Ernie, Kenny and Shaquille are brothers to me – and I wouldn’t still be here if it wasn’t for them and all the amazing people who work on our show,” Barkley said.

The shark tank is about to get Goop-y.

Rumors have swirled of late that the latest big name who may decamp to the Saudi-backed LIV golf tour is TNT NBA analyst and onetime owner of the worst swing in golf, Charles Barkley.

Joe Buck is back in golf at another major, this time the PGA Championship with ESPN. He’ll be sharing his space with the likes of Fred Couples and Charles Barkley, and Peyton and Eli Manning will be sure to drop in.Buck is leading what amounts to a “ManningCast” next week at Southern Hills.ESPN, which has the weekday rights to the PGA Championship with extended coverage on ESPN+, says the alternate telecast will be produced in collaboration with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions.Buck, who previously led U.S. Open coverage when it was on Fox Sports from 2015 through 2019, will host the show with Michael Collins of ESPN.

Joe Buck is back in golf at another major, this time the PGA Championship with ESPN. He’ll be sharing his space with the likes of Fred Couples and Charles Barkley, and Peyton and Eli Manning will be sure to drop in.Buck is leading what amounts to a “ManningCast” next week at Southern Hills.ESPN, which has the weekday rights to the PGA Championship with extended coverage on ESPN+, says the alternate telecast will be produced in collaboration with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions.Buck, who previously led U.S. Open coverage when it was on Fox Sports from 2015 through 2019, will host the show with Michael Collins of ESPN.

Last October, in honor of the league’s 75th anniversary, the NBA issued a list of what it deemed “the 75 Greatest Players in NBA History.” Since then, the list has been fodder for endless debate among fans and the purveyors of sports talk radio.

pic.twitter.com/8GD9BhKt7CLanier “was the epitome of ‘gentle giant,’ always in a good mood… ambassador for the game,” Charles Barkley said Tuesday night during TNT’s coverage of the NBA playoffs. “Just a wonderful man.

The Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship Game against North Carolina Tar Heels tonight, 72-69. The Jayhawks came back from 16 down at the half to win by 3. It was the biggest second-half comeback in the NCAA title game’s history.

Dwayne Johnson poured himself a glass of his own Teremana tequila to celebrate their deal with Mast-Jägermeister and their new role as an investor to help the brand's global expansion.Nina Dobrev wore the Rebecca Minkoff Adelia Jacket while headed to Craig's in West Hollywood.Gal Gadot co-founded GOODLES, a nutritious and delicious take on mac & cheese, to create a healthier version of her favorite food.Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss and Allison Holker launched DSG by tWitch and Allison, a line of men's and women's apparel including leggings, tanks, bras, performance tees, sweatshirts, pants, and accessories.Tyler Cameron attended the Alo Yoga New York Fashion Week Party at the Alo Flatiron Store in NYC, where guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres curated by Matthew Kenney Cuisine, Vitality Cocktails and espresso martini shots by Casamigos, and a music set by The Whooligan.Tom Brady,Meghan Trainor, J. Balvin, 50 Cent and Jeff Bezos all joined hoo.be, the in-demand creator-first platform that is elevating the link-in-bio space for celebrities, brands and top content founded by CEO Jordan Greenfield.

Charles Barkley sees his television career as a basketball commentator coming to an end.