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EXCLUSIVE: More than three years ago, when writer-director Cameron Crowe appeared with David Crosby on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – the duo were plugging their documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name – Crowe made a casual pledge to his old Almost Famous actor Fallon that when the then-developing musical adaptation of the film makes it to Broadway, Fallon has an open invitation to reprise his role as harried (and hairy) band manager Dennie Hope.

BreAnna Bell “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” will conclude with its eighth season, Showtime announced on Tuesday. The series finale episode is scheduled to arrive on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.

The Circus, the Showtime docuseries that presented the chaotic world of politics in a weekly narrative, is ending its run after eight seasons and 130 episodes.

The docuseries The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show On Earth will return for its eighth season next month on Paramount+ with Showtime.

Russell Brand and Sen. Bernie Sanders are mad as hell, and they don’t want you to take it anymore. That sums up Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher, as the actor/comedian and the politician railed against the machine and said the system has to be changed to give a voice to the working class.

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime’s political docuseries The Circus will return September 25 for an eight-episode run, expected to focus on the midterms and the ongoing threats to democracy.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN has enlisted a new executive to help it generate programming ideas.Ryan Kadro, a veteran of “CBS This Morning” and several digital ventures, is set to join CNN as a senior vice president of content strategy, overseeing the development of new programming such as a revamped morning show and other new concepts,  according to a spokesperson for the network and two other people familiar with the matter.Kadro is a former lieutenant to Chris Licht, the CEO of CNN, and succeeded him as executive producer after he left the CBS morning program to work with Stephen Colbert on CBS’ “Late Show.”His hire puts a trusted executive in place to create programming in which Licht is said to have a strong interest.  Licht, who helped launch “Morning Joe” and the most recent iteration of “CBS This Morning,” is said to be eager to revamp to play more robustly against the A.M. competition and to find a new program to fill CNN’s 9 p.m, hour.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA bevy of big media players are eager to win a growing battle to provide consumers with streaming news, but John Heilemann has a message for them: Don’t count out smaller competitors.Heilemann’s “The Recount,” a media outlet founded with entrepreneur John Battelle in 2019, is hiring its first chief content officer in a bid to gain new traction with streaming-news aficionados eager for smarter analysis in critical news categories like politics and sports.

NEW YORK -- What does “The Circus” do when the circus has left town?That's the pithy question that comes to mind upon learning that the Showtime political series opens its seventh season on Sunday, when consumer interest in political news has dropped sharply with the end of Donald Trump's presidency.“The thing about the circus — there's comedy, there's drama and there are death-defying acts of physical daring,” said John Heilemann, one of the show's four reporters.

John Heilemann is writing a book about the 2020 election and Joe Biden’s rise to the Presidency and Showtime, home to his series The Circus, has optioned the screen rights.

Eli Countryman The Recount and iHeartMedia are loading up on political podcasts in advance of the presidential election.Recount and the radio giant have teamed to co-produce a series of weekly podcasts leading up to Election Day on Nov.

Peter White Television EditorThe Circus, Showtime’s political docu-series, is returning for the second half of its fifth season on August 16.John Heilemann, one of the show’s hosts, said that the show will likely look different as a result of the production challenges faced shooting a series during COVID-19.Speaking on the Campaign HQ podcast, hosted by President Barack Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe, Heilemann opened up about how production may look on its return and also teased a

As this year's presidential campaign heads into its final few months, political journalist John Heilemann is expanding his profile with new agency representation. Heilemann, a creator of Showtime's The Circus, has signed with CAA, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorShowtime’s political docuseries returns in two months. and it will be a three-ring The Circus covering the pandemic, systemic racism and a crucial presidential election.The premium cabler said today that the second half of Season 5 will bow at 8 p.m.