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<b>Tristan Rogers, Veteran <i>General Hospital</i> Actor, Dies at 78    </b>

Tristan Rogers, Veteran General Hospital Actor, Dies at 78

Newsmakers, TVAugust 16, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Tristan Rogers, the Australian-born actor who became a fixture of daytime television as the roguish and resourceful Robert Scorpio on General Hospital, has died at…

<b>USA Network Returns to Scripted TV with John Grisham’s <i>The Rainmaker </i>   </b>

USA Network Returns to Scripted TV with John Grisham’s The Rainmaker

Newsmakers, TVAugust 14, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

After years of focusing on reality and sports programming, USA Network is staging a scripted comeback with The Rainmaker, a thrilling new legal series adapted…

<b>Netflix’s <i>America’s Team</i> Chronicles the Rise, Reign, and Risks of Jerry Jones’s Dallas Cowboys Dynasty   </b>

Netflix’s America’s Team Chronicles the Rise, Reign, and Risks of Jerry Jones’s Dallas Cowboys Dynasty

TVAugust 14, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

From the very first episode of America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, it’s clear that this is not just a straightforward recounting of football…

<b>Opinion: Idris Elba Should Be The Next James Bond</b>

Opinion: Idris Elba Should Be The Next James Bond

Newsmakers, TVAugust 5, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

For nearly two decades, the conversation about who should succeed Daniel Craig as James Bond has simmered with intrigue, fantasy casting, and fierce fan debates….

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell And Tandy Culpepper Review Two Comedies: <i>The Residence</i> & <i>And Just Like That</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell And Tandy Culpepper Review Two Comedies: The Residence & And Just Like That

TVJuly 27, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

By Tandy Culpepper and Lisa Johnson Mandell Netflix’s limited series The Residence flips the White House on its side—and its head—with a juicy comedic whodunnit…

<b>CBS Cancels Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Amid Financial and Political Controversy</b>

CBS Cancels Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Amid Financial and Political Controversy

Newsmakers, TVJuly 19, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

CBS announced today that it will cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at the end of its current season in May 2026. The move…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review Two Dramatic Series: <i>Slow Horses</i.> & <i>The Last of Us</i></

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review Two Dramatic Series: Slow Horses & The Last of Us

TVJuly 17, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

TV Review: Slow Horses By Tandy Culpepper and Lisa Johnson-Mandell The spy thriller Slow Horses, streaming on Apple TV+, is as sharp as it is…

<b><i>Severance</i> Leads Emmy Noms With Record 27</b>

Severance Leads Emmy Noms With Record 27

Newsmakers, TVJuly 16, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

LOS ANGELES – The Television Academy unveiled the nominees for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on the morning of July 15, 2025, in a live announcement from the…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review Two Dramedys With Heart: <i>Shrinking</i> & <i>Nobody Wants This</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review Two Dramedys With Heart: Shrinking & Nobody Wants This

TVJuly 14, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

TV Review: Shrinking Apple TV+ | Created by Jason Segel, Brett Goldstein, and Bill Lawrence Starring Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Lukita Maxwell, and…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review <i>Your Friends and Neighbors</i> As Well As <i>The Day of the Jackal</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review Your Friends and Neighbors As Well As The Day of the Jackal

TVJuly 14, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Your Friends and Neighbors By Tandy Culpepper and Lisa Johnson Mandell Apple TV+’s limited series Your Friends and Neighbors delivers a sleek, morally fractious descent…

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