Winter TV Watch List: ‘Law & Order’ and Madea Return

Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Shattered,” the March 8 episode of “FBI: Most Wanted.”“FBI: Most Wanted” has officially said goodbye to Jess LaCroix: Julian McMahon, who has led the CBS drama for three seasons, made his final appearance on Tuesday night when his character died on the job.In January, the actor announced he was leaving the show, saying in a statement that he met with the producers months prior about leaving the show “in favor of additional creative pursuits.”  In the statement, McMahon thanked executive producers Dick Wolf and Peter Jankowski, and said that the planned exit would “orchestrate a seamless and productive way for me to leave the show.” During the episode, the team attempted to track down an abusive man and his ex-girlfriend, who was trying to escape. Jess found the woman, who was fighting for her life, in time.

“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”Sunday, March 6 at 9 p.m., HBOYour next based-on-a-true-story obsession is here. “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” is based on Jeff Pearlman’s nonfiction book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” which charted the immortal franchise during its heyday with Magic Johnson (who is currently very annoyed at this new show and mounting his own series documenting the era).

back on the air, showrunner Rick Eid has promised that season 21 of the revival will feature many familiar faces in addition to returning stars Anthony Anderson and Sam Waterston, who are reprising their respective roles as Det. Kevin Bernard and DA Jack McCoy.

Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & Order: SVU, has shared a devastating tribute to friend and co-star Ned Eisenberg, who died aged 65 on Sunday.READ: Law and Order star Ned Eisenberg dies aged 65 - detailsMariska and Ned both first appeared in the hit US drama in 1999 and on Wednesday, the 58-year-old actress took to Instagram to share the news to her 2.4 million followers, along with a touching and heartfelt message remembering her colleague.WATCH: Ali Wentworth made a surprise appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show to surprise her BFF Mariska Hargitay"My heart is so full of sadness over the loss of our dear, dear Ned Eisenberg," she wrote, before adding: "What a light and what a love. And such a first-rate actor, which pales next to him as a first-rate human.READ: See the cast of Law & Order: SVU and their real-life partnersMORE: Law & Order fans sent into overdrive as Sam Waterston teases 'surprise' return of major character"We will remember him always, with his bright mischievous smile and his open-wide heart.

Mariska Hargitay is mourning the death of her Law & Order: SVU co-star Ned Eisenberg.

died on Sunday. He was 65.Eisenberg's wife, Patricia, shared a statement to ET on Monday confirming the news.«As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma,» she explained in the statement.

to TMZ on Monday.“As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma [bile duct cancer] and ocular melanoma. Over the course of two years, he bravely fought the cancers in private while continuing to work in show business to ensure that his medical coverage paid for himself and his family,” Patricia told the news outlet.His rep Jeremy Leiner announced that he died Sunday at his home in New York.Eisenberg is best known for portraying defense lawyer Roger Kressler in “Law & Order” (1997 to 2009) and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1999 to 2019) and most recently played Detective Hauser in the 2021 HBO series “Mare of Easttown.”The prolific actor was born and raised in New York City and studied acting at Fiorello H.

New horrifying details about the alleged physical altercation between Shanna Moakler and her ex-boyfriend Matthew Rondeau have come to light…

The 53rd NAACP Image Awards has officially been kicked off!

the 53rd NAACP Image Awards Saturday night, Jennifer Hudson was the big winner of the night, taking home trophies for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and Entertainer of the Year.  Will Smith won for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for his portrayal of Richard Williams, father of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams in “King Richard.” The Netflix Western “The Harder They Fall” was named Outstanding Motion Picture.The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards show is “to honor outstanding black actors, actresses, writers, producers, directors, and recognize those working in Hollywood who supported those artists.” The scope has developed across African American communities and cultures.“Black-ish” star – and winner for this year’s Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series — Anthony Anderson hosted Saturday night’s almost entirely virtual show from Los Angeles.HBO’s “Insecure” was named Outstanding Comedy Series, with its star, Issa Rae, winning for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.

NAACP Image Awards has officially been kicked off! As usual, this year's ceremony honoring people of color across television, music, literature and film is preceded by a week-long celebration, with five nights of virtual awards leading up to Saturday's live telecast.Hosted by returning emcee and seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson, the ceremony will include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Morgan Freeman, Questlove, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya and more presenting awards, while Samuel L. Jackson accepts the NAACP Chairman's Award and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, receives the Social Justice Impact Award.The preceding non-televised nights will be hosted by actor and comedian Affion Crockett, with awards presented by Cory Hardrict, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Khleo Thomas, Lori Harvey, Wendy Raquel Robinson and more.

EXCLUSIVE: There is a change at the helm of Dick Wolf’s NBC drama Law & Order: Organized Crime. Ilene Chaiken is out after a 14-month stint as executive producer/showrunner of the Law & Order spinoff starring Chris Meloni. She is being replaced by Barry O’Brien, who will serve as showrunner for the remainder of the series’ second season. He joined Organized Crime as co-executive producer in November.

“The Dropout”Thursday, March 3, HuluBased on the podcast of the same name by Rebecca Jarvis, “The Dropout” follows Elizabeth Holmes (played by Amanda Seyfried after Kate McKinnon, um, dropped out) and her short-lived tech company, Theranos. And you know what that means – fraud season continues! If you haven’t heard of Holmes (or watched the excellent HBO documentary “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley”), she touted a new technology wherein blood could be tested from a single drop. Of course, the idea had no basis in reality and she still managed to swindle plenty of people and wind up on the cover of magazines as the next Silicon Valley whiz kid.

Thursday primetime was truly a battleground for long-running dramas as NBC’s Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU duked it out against ABC’s first Station 19-Grey’s Anatomy crossover event of 2022.

Sam Waterston is a Hollywood icon. The 81-year-old actor has been in the business for nearly four decades now. He memorably starred as D.A. James McCoy in Law & Order, and will be reprising the role as the NBC series returns for a 21st season after being off the air for 12 years. Sam also starred in The Newsroom and Grace & Frankie on television, while his notable film credits include 1974’s The Great Gatsby, The Killing Fields, and The Man in the Moon.

is back! After initially being canceled after season 20 in 2010, creator Dick Wolf’s mothership series, which has spawned a number of spinoffs and an expansive TV universe, is returning with season 21. Led by executive producer and showrunner Rick Eid, the revival features returning stars Sam Waterston as District Attorney Jack McCoy and Anthony Anderson as Det. Kevin Bernard.

according to Deadline. Manheim returned in guest roles for seasons three and four.

Emily Longeretta Derek Haas is redefining the word “multi-task.” The executive producer and co-creator of “Chicago Fire” began showrunning his second show last year with the launch of “FBI: International,” the first Dick Wolf series shot entirely out of the country.During a phone interview with Variety, Haas — currently on set in Budapest — explains that he’s been on location four times since the show began production.“We travel around a lot. We’ve shot in the Swiss Alps, Paris, Prague. So we can usually send a crew for a couple of days, and we strategically write it so that maybe just a limited amount of our cast is in those locations at any one time,” the executive producer explains.

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— The Ryan Reynolds action comedy “Free Guy,” one of the few big-budget original movies to come out in theaters last year, arrives Wednesday on Disney+. And in Shawn Levy's genially self-aware film, which racked up $331 million at the box office, originality is very much at the heart of a story about a nonplayer videogame character (Reynolds) who breaks free of his coding.