• ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ workplace under investigation by WarnerMedia

    ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ workplace under investigation by WarnerMedia

    As if it weren’t already getting enough heat, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” is now reportedly being investigated by WarnerMedia following a slew of allegations against the workplace. Executives from Warner Bros. Television and show producer Telepictures distributed a memo to show staff last week which stated WarnerMedia’s employee relations group and a third-party firm would …
  • Oprah Winfrey lands new interview series at Apple

    Oprah Winfrey lands new interview series at Apple

    Oprah Winfrey has set up an interview series at Apple. “The Oprah Conversation” will debut on the streaming service on July 30. Filmed remotely, the show will feature Winfrey engaging in dialogues with thought leaders and newsmakers from all over the world. In the debut episode, “How to Be an Antiracist,” Winfrey and bestselling author …
  • ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ sets Season 12 in-studio premiere

    ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ sets Season 12 in-studio premiere

    “The Wendy Williams Show” will return to the air Sept. 21, Williams announced on social media today. “I’m sooo excited to bring you silly, funny, glamour and hopefully brighten your day during these crazy times that we’re all living in…even if for just an hour,” Williams wrote about the 12th season of her syndicated daytime …
  • Nick Cannon’s new talk show pushed back a year after anti-Semitic comments

    Nick Cannon’s new talk show pushed back a year after anti-Semitic comments

    Nick Cannon’s eponymous new talk show will no longer be premiering in September 2020. Dembar-Mercury, the producer and distributor of the syndicated talk show, announced the news on Friday. “The ‘Nick Cannon’ talk show will not debut this year. After conversations with Nick, we do believe that his public comments don’t reflect his true feelings …
  • Former Ellen DeGeneres staffers bash ‘toxic’ workplace culture on her talk show

    Former Ellen DeGeneres staffers bash ‘toxic’ workplace culture on her talk show

    A black woman working on The Ellen DeGeneres Show said she repeatedly dealt with racist comments and microaggressions in yet another damning story relating to the comedian. The former employee was among 11 mostly former staffers who detailed horror stories from the “toxic” work environment at the show in a Buzzfeed article Thursday, pulling the …
  • Tamera Mowry exits ‘The Real’ after 7 years

    Tamera Mowry exits ‘The Real’ after 7 years

    Tamera Mowry announced Monday she is departing “The Real” after six seasons. “For seven years, my home and heart has been at The Real,” the 42-year-old wrote on Instagram. “The friendships that I’ve made there will last a lifetime, and the people that I’ve had the blessing to interview have changed my life for the …
  • Jon Stewart regrets mostly white, male staff on ‘Daily Show’

    Jon Stewart regrets mostly white, male staff on ‘Daily Show’

    Jon Stewart owned up about some of his shortcomings when it came to cultivating a diverse staff during his tenure on “The Daily Show” in an interview on the “Breakfast Club” Tuesday. Toward the end of the interview (starting around the 50:40 mark), the conversation turned to how white men in positions of power, like …
  • ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ renewed for 12th season amid hiatus

    ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ renewed for 12th season amid hiatus

    Wendy Williams is staying on the air … once she returns to it, that is. “The Wendy Williams Show,” produced and distributed by Debmar-Mercury, has been renewed by Fox Television Stations through the 2021-2022 season, according to a rep for the daytime favorite. “Fall 2020 will bring the syndicated talk show into its 12th season,” …
  • Wendy Williams taking hiatus due to symptoms from Graves’ disease

    Wendy Williams taking hiatus due to symptoms from Graves’ disease

    Wendy Williams is taking a hiatus from her daytime talk show, due to symptoms of fatigue surrounding Graves’ disease, Variety has learned exclusively. “The Wendy Williams Show,” which has been filming remote episodes from Williams’ New York City home during the coronavirus pandemic, will be on hiatus through at least this week. A return date …
  • ‘A Little Late with Lilly Singh’ renewed for Season 2 by NBC

    ‘A Little Late with Lilly Singh’ renewed for Season 2 by NBC

    “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” will return to NBC for a second season. This comes after the late-night talk show finished airing its first 97-episode run last week. Singh filmed the first season, which included guests such as Mindy Kaling, Charlize Theron, Malala Yousafzai, Jessica Alba, over a three-month period shooting two episodes a …