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I Love Lucy was kicking off its first season, super glue had just been invented, and there were 140,000 syphilis cases reported across the country.”By 2000, however, decades of public health advocacy and medical advancements, such as the use of antibiotics in early treatment, had cut down cases to just 32,000 per year.So, what happened? Why are the numbers worse now than they were 24 years ago?“In the United States, syphilis was close to elimination in the 1990s, so we know it’s possible to reverse this epidemic,” Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, stated.The CDC recently released its STI surveillance report for 2022, the most recent verified data set available.

Emmys 2024.The exes first announced their separation in October 2012. They later reconciled in March 2013, before splitting for good in March 2017.Despite the breakup, the pair have remained friends and looked in good spirits as they posed on the red carpet with their daughter Lucy DeVito.Both, DeVito, 79, and Perlman, 75, served as presenters at the Emmys, which had been postponed amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023.Perlman appeared onstage with fellow cast members from “Cheers,” while DeVito appeared with the rest of the cast of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” as part of the awards show’s tribute to some of the most iconic series in television history.In addition to “Cheers“ and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” the shows “The Sopranos,” “All in the Family,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ally McBeal,” “Game of Thrones,” “Martin,” “The Carol Burnett Show,” and “I Love Lucy” received tributes during Monday night’s ceremony, which was broadcast on Fox.During his time onstage, DeVito gave his ex a sweet shoutout, saying, “Even Rhea won four for ‘Cheers.'” In the past, Perlman has opened up about her close relationship with DeVito and revealed that they have no plans to get a divorce.

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.And for the cast of “Cheers,” that was especially true at the Emmys 2024.Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger and George Wendt reunited Monday night as part of a special tribute at the awards ceremony honoring some of the most beloved shows in TV history.Host Anthony Anderson introduced the reunion, calling “Cheers” “one of the greatest television shows of all time” before the cast appeared onstage inside a replica of the iconic Boston bar.“This feels nice to be here in front of you,” Danson said, before Ratzenberger added that the event was a “long overdue class reunion.”The cast gathered to present the Best Directing for a Comedy Series and Best Writing in a Comedy Series statuettes. Both awards went to Hulu’s “The Bear.”“Being together brings back some great memories of a show we’re all very proud of,” said Grammer.In addition to “Cheers,” “The Sopranos,” “All in the Family,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ally McBeal,” “Game of Thrones,” “Martin,” “The Carol Burnett Show,” “I Love Lucy,” and more received special tributes at Monday night’s ceremony, which was broadcast on Fox.“It was really about, ‘How can we celebrate 75 years of television differently?’” the show’s executive producer Jesse Collins told the Associated Press before the ceremony.“The core of it,” said Dionne Harmon, another executive producer, “is really celebrating television and to honor the shows of yesterday while we honor the shows of today.”Anderson also opened up about the reunions before the telecast kicked off.

Natasha Lyonne and Tracee Ellis Ross channeled I Love Lucy while presenting at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards!

The 75th annual Primetime Emmys, raring to go after an almost four-month delay due to the double Hollywood strikes last year, are set to take place Monday, January 15, 2024 in a live telecast on Fox. It will be available the next day on Hulu.

Some of the original Grey’s Anatomy cast are getting the band back together at the 75th Emmy Awards.

Jaime Camil is making history. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, the accomplished artist has earned many titles throughout his career.

A woman claims her gran refused to speak to her after disliking her baby's name - claiming it was 'a joke'.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Pluto TV, Paramount’s free streaming television service, is to launch in Australia from the end of August. Comprising more than 50 free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels, Pluto TV will be sold as a dedicated branded area within Paramount Australian and New Zealand’s digital platform 10 Play.

From The Red Skelton Show and I Love Lucy to Get Smart and All in the Family through Taxi, Cheers and Murphy Brown to Frasier, Seinfeld and 30 Rock to Modern Family, Veep and Ted Lasso, the Emmy Awards have been laughing at TV best comedies for more than 70 years. Here is a gallery of all the shows to win the golden statuette since 1952; click on the image above to launch it.

More than 1,000 artifacts from decades of television will hit the auction block on June 2-4.

William Frawley, the Iowa-born vaudevillian whose quick-witted comebacks and grumpy but lovable portrayal of Fred Mertz on the legendary sitcom "I Love Lucy" endeared him to millions of Americans, died on this day in history, March 3, 1966. He was 79.

Cher is opening up about the last moments of her mom’s life…

Georgia Holt, best known as Cher’s mother but an actress, model, and singer in her own right, has died. Cher confirmed the death on social media. Holt was 96 and no details on her death were given, although it was previously revealed she was hospitalized with pneumonia earlier this year.

has caused us all to re-ask: Are there birth control pills for men? Once you do a quick Google search and confirm that the answer is no—still no, after decades of scientific advancements and social progress—you’re left with so many more questions. The naggiest one being, why aren’t there male birth control pills? In 2022, the nonexistence of a male contraceptive pill feels like a glaring inequity and societal failure, especially when you pause and consider that the first contraceptive was introduced in 1950.

Bill Pitman, a guitarist whose work as part of the legendary recording session group The Wrecking Crew made an invaluable contribution to countless radio hits, TV series and films, died yesterday at his home in La Quinta, California. He was 102.

Wilson Chapman editorFederal prosecutors in Los Angeles have indicted a Redondo Beach man on fraud and identity theft charges, alleging he used the name of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s legendary Desilu production company to scam investors.Charles Hensley, 68, has been charged with 11 counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for his alleged activities, which involved using the Desilu name to dupe investors into giving him money to shell corporations. The indictment stemmed from an investigation into Hensley’s businesses from the FBI and the IRS.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.The “I Dream of Jeannie” actress, whose third acting job was an appearance in a 1957 episode of their iconic family sitcom, looked back on her friendship with the couple — and why she had to steer clear of Arnaz at certain times.Eden revealed she “had a little difficulty” with her second job because of a “diva” she worked with, who she claimed didn’t like her. That made her cautious about taking on the “Lucy” guest role.“I was really worried,” Eden, 90, revealed Saturday during a Christmas Con panel, according to People.When the “Jeannie Out of the Bottle” memoir writer realized she would be working with Ball, she thought it best to “be very careful [and] stay out [of her way],” fearing that she would get on Ball’s bad side.“And I knew Desi was a playboy, so I knew I had to be careful there,” Eden added.However, it turned out that Eden’s experiences with Ball were nothing but joyful.

Mark Monroe, writer-producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary Lucy and Desi, calls Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz “the most powerful couple probably Hollywood has ever seen.”

“Abbott Elementary” dominated the 2022 TCA Awards, which recognized the best television offerings from the 2021-2022 season as voted on by members of the Television Critics Association.“Abbott Elementary” won four awards in total: Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, Outstanding New Program, Individual Achievement in Comedy for series creator/producer/writer/star Quinta Brunson and the TCA’s Program of the Year award.Additionally, Mandy Moore earned the Individual Achievement in Drama award for her work in the final season of “This Is Us,” HBO’s “Succession” took Outstanding Achievement in Drama, and Hulu’s “Dopesick” won Outstanding Movie, Miniseries or Special.Netflix’s now-canceled “The Baby-Sitter’s Club” won Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming for the second consecutive year, while the cult favorite, “I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson” scored Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch, beating out the likes of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” “Late Night With Seth Meyers” and “The Amber Ruffin Show.”The TCA – which represents more than 200 professional journalists who cover television for publications across the United States and Canada – also recognized “I Love Lucy” with the Heritage Award, as the iconic sitcom joins past winners of the special award like “The Golden Girls,” “Seinfeld,” “The Wire” and “ER.” And in the TCA’s first tie for Career Achievement Award, Steve Martin and Ted Danson were both honored “for their unparalleled respective compositions of lifelong work.”“Tonight was supposed to be our first time celebrating the TCA Awards in-person since 2019—unfortunately, it was not meant to be,” said Melanie McFarland, TCA President and TV Critic for Salon.

Wine Country” and “Moxie,” but few could have guessed what her follow-up to those films would be. The “Parks and Recreation” vet went big on theme for her third effort, with the focus being “I Love Lucy” Hollywood power couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the Amazon Prime Video documentary “Lucy & Desi.”“I was working at White Horse Pictures, and they were sort of figuring out their next project,” says “Lucy” editor Robert A.

I Love Lucy premiered on CBS more than 70 years ago, but time hasn’t diminished its appeal. The show starring real-life couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz is still consistently ranked among the greatest sitcoms of all time.

That onscreen spark! There’s just something about watching a couple fall in love on television. Sure, it’s not why you tune in, but a lot of the time, it’s why you stay. With so much TV on today, something has to stand out – and since the beginning of time, couples have done just that.

Vanessa Hudgens and Keith Urban share something in common. They are both huge fans of Nicole Kidman.

She may be a Hollywood icon, but to Lucille Ball’s parents, she was just their daughter. Lucille—whose full name is Lucille Désirée Ball—was born on August 6, 1911, in Jamestown, New York, to Henry Durrell Ball and Desiree Evelyn Hunt. (Her middle name was inspired by her mother’s first name.)

Joining Deadline as part of the Amazon Studios presentation at Contenders Film: The Nominees event were two of the stars of Aaron Sorkin’s funny, moving and cleverly constructed story of the relationship of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos, which all takes place in a week during the course of a taping of an episode of I Love Lucy.

Since I Love Lucy ended, there have been a lot of questions about why Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorced and where they stood before their deaths three years apart from each other.

Hollywood icons! Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s boundary-breaking relationship and career evolution is the subject of Amazon Prime Video’s Lucy and Desi documentary.

Page Six of his legendary eponymous talk show. "I mean, I never took it seriously. I always knew it was a stupid show.

party and delivers a pick-up line for the ages. “If you don’t have anything to do tonight, how would you like to learn how to do the rhumba?” he asks.

For Amy Poehler and millions of millions of Americans, “I Love Lucy” wasn’t just something that was on television. It was a show that “came with your TV and was on your whole life,” she said.But it’s also one that, in the 65 years since it ended, loomed so large as a defining pillar of sitcom comedy that it and the vibrant couple behind the show have been flattened under the weight of words like “icon” and “trailblazer." It’s why Poehler was especially excited to dive into the world of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz for the new documentary “Lucy and Desi” (streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Friday) and bring them back to earth.“One of my goals was to really make it feel like we were seeing them again as human people,” Poehler said.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— If “Being the Ricardos” left you wanting more Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, or just a less Sorkin-ized version of the larger-than-life couple, Amazon Prime Video has Amy Poehler’s documentary “Lucy and Desi” coming to the service Friday. Poehler has said that she wanted to give audiences a deeper understanding of the couple, their creativity, their tumultuous relationship and their groundbreaking sitcom “I Love Lucy.” The doc includes interviews with Norman Lear, Bette Midler and Carol Burnett.

The iconic couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz of “I Love Lucy” are getting another close up look at their life.

More than entertainment icons, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were an unstoppable couple. Director Amy Poehler highlights the pair’s personal pain and professional heights in “Lucy and Desi.” The project represents a chance for Poehler — herself an established comedic actress — to reach into comedy history for the endearing story that led to the genre-defining “I Love Lucy.” READ MORE: ‘Lucy And Desi’ Review: Amy Poehler’s Documentary Is An Enjoyable, If Overly Familiar, Look At The Iconic Couple [Sundance] The project features an incredible line-up of names that knew the legendary pair.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Lucy and Desi,” a new documentary from director Amy Poehler, tells the true story behind the television trailblazers who changed the landscape of Hollywood.In the first trailer, which dropped on Monday, icons like Bette Midler, Carol Burnett and Norman Lear attempt to put into words the impact that Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had on the entertainment industry.“They established their own studio. That’s an enormous operation,” marvels Lear.