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88th Academy Awards Winners List And Recap

February 28, 2016 Kellie Freeze

Tonight is Hollywood’s most anticipated night. When the dreams of a handful come true and for the rest, “It was an honor just to be nominated.” Here’s a rundown of the night’s most buzzworthy events and a list of winners that I’ll update as the night goes on. The opening montage showed clips from best, most explosive and most quotable cinematic moments from the past year. Then, Chris Rock opened the 88th Annual Academy Awards broadcast with a scathing commentary about the awards’ failure to nominate African American artists. The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trended all night long and the comedian quipped, “I counted at […]

Blindspot returns: Sullivan Stapleton says Weller’s not a jealous guy

February 27, 2016 Lori Acken

Blindspot returns with new episodes on Monday, Feb. 29 at 10/9CT. Check out Rachel Cericola’s Blindspot recaps immediately following each episode. Blindspot heartthrob Sullivan Stapleton, who plays earnest FBI agent Kurt Weller, swears he doesn’t know much more than you do about why the show’s Jane Doe chose to have her memory erased and her body inked stem to stern, and then get packaged into a duffel bag earmarked for Weller’s employer.Nor is he the least bit sure if Jane is truly Weller’s childhood pal Taylor Shaw. And, yes, he is unraveling the mysteries of Daylight and Orion right […]

OWN To Air “2016 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards”

February 27, 2016 Kellie Freeze

The night before the 88th Annual Academy Awards — which has largely been criticized with its lack of racial diversity and has spawned the hashtag #OscarsSo White — OWN celebrates some of the most powerful women in Hollywood with the primetime broadcast of the 2016 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards. The annual ceremony, held in the week leading up to the Academy Awards, shines a spotlight on African-American women who are pushing the limits, raising the bar and breaking through barriers in both film and television. Honorees at the ninth annual ceremony include black-ish actress Tracee Ellis Ross (Fierce […]

The 12 Most Memorable Oscar Hosts (For Better Or Worse)

February 26, 2016 Eric Kohanik

With all the controversy swirling around the 88th edition of the Oscars on Feb. 28, host Chris Rock will certainly have his work cut out for him. But then, through the years, there have been lots of hosts who have faced challenges in making the Academy Awards lighthearted and entertaining. Here we count down the 12 most memorable Oscar hosts. There were those who were great and those who were, well, not-so-great at doing the hosting thing. All of them, however, certainly left a distinct, lasting impression, for better or worse. 12. Bob Hope Still notable for hosting the most […]

David Hasselhoff’s “Hoff The Record” gets Premiere Date

February 26, 2016 Kellie Freeze

Stop hassling the Hoff. His docu-comedy Hoff the Record finally has a U.S. premiere date. Beginning March 31 at 9pm PT/6pm PT, AXS TV will be the U.S. home of the U.K. series, Hoff the Record. The six-episode scripted comedy series stars David Hasselhoff as a humorous fictional version of himself, who moves cross the Pond” to get his career back on track, and must navigate increasingly surreal—and hilarious—circumstances. Lured by promises of starring in a new biopic about his life, Hasselhoff quickly finds that nothing is as he thought it would be, as he is forced to audition to play […]

Of Kings and Prophets: ABC’s epic biblical drama proves worth the wait

February 26, 2016 Lori Acken

Of Kings and Prophets premieres Tuesday, March 8 at 10/9CT on ABC. Of Kings and Prophets showrunner Chris Brancato admits that bringing a Bible-based epic to network TV — as a weekly primetime series, no less — requires guts. And enough time to do the job right. ABC’s big-budget series was already in production in South Africa when the net approached Brancato — who moved on from his acclaimed Netflix drama Narcos — to helm the show. He opted to scrap Kings’ existing pilot and start fresh, bumping the premiere from the fall 2015 schedule. Shouldering up with Kings’ creators Adam […]

Kelly Clarkson’s Tear-Jerking Performance On “American Idol”

February 26, 2016 Kellie Freeze

In Thursday night’s episode of American Idol, the aging reality series showed why it’s a shell of what it once was. The series announced the final 10 contestants in its final season: MacKenzie Bourg, Trent Harmon, Gianna Isabella, Lee Jean, Tristan McIntosh, Dalton Rapattoni, La’Porsha Renae, Olivia Rox, Sonika Vaid and Avalon Young. Four of the contestants were unanimously chosen by the judges last night — Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. — and the remaining six were chosen by America’s votes. But the best moment of the night was when Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson brought America […]

How to Get Away with Murder Recap Season 2 Episode 12: It’s A Trap

February 26, 2016 Scott Fishman

This week’s episode of How to Get Away with Murder digs a little deeper into Annalise’s connection to Wes’ mom — which leads to a shocking ending. We start with Wes reading files on Charles Mahoney and trying to make sense of what Annalise dropped off. We go back to 10 year earlier in the restaurant where Annalise is trying to find out what Rose knows from “that night.” The scene is cut into another of Annalise questioning a defendant and trying to see if his story matches up with Rose’s. That way Rose, a cleaning lady, could testify in the trial. […]

A troubled detective hunts down the truth in BBC America’s “Prey”

February 25, 2016 Ryan Berenz

John Simm, Philip Glenister and Rosie Cavaliero star in Prey, a high-octane six-part thriller on BBC America beginning Thursday, Feb. 25, at 10pm ET/PT. Set up as two three-part stories, the first one finds Simm playing Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a man on the run who will do things he never thought possible to clear his name for the sake of his family. The second story stars Glenister as prison officer David Murdoch, whose life spirals out of control when he receives an unexpected phone call threatening the life of his pregnant daughter. In both cases, Detective Sergeant Susan Reinhardt (Cavaliero) must […]

“The Big Bang Theory” celebrates 200th episode (and Sheldon’s birthday) tonight

February 25, 2016 Ryan Berenz

In the The Big Bang Theory‘s 200th episode “The Celebration Experimentation,” the gang throws a birthday party for Sheldon (Jim Parsons), surprising him with a special guest: 1960s Batman star Adam West. Recurring guest stars Christine Baranski, John Ross Bowie, Sara Gilbert and Wil Wheaton also return. “The Celebration Experimentation” premieres on CBS Thursday, Feb. 25, at 8pm ET/PT. Get a sneak peek at the magic words that will make Sheldon disappear. https://t.co/TvfB8Dv8JA #BigBangTheory #BBT200 pic.twitter.com/Kvnjp3iZgt — The Big Bang Theory (@bigbangtheory) February 25, 2016 Photo: Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved