It’s not the near sweep that Oppenheimer had, but ABC certainly has something to celebrate out of Sunday night’s Academy Awards.
With the final numbers in, 19.5M viewers tuned in to watch the 2024 Oscars, according to Nielsen data. That’s a 4% uptick over the 18.8 million who tuned in for the 95th annual Academy Awards in 2023, propelling the show to a 4-year audience high.
This years Oscars certainly didn't lack for enticements for even casual viewers to tune in, with naked John Cena and Ryan Gosling’s energizing performance of “I’m Just Ken” providing jolts of energy. >>>The Barbenheimer Effect |
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"Amicably Resolved" - Following a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed after he departed the agency, former CEO Bill Weinstein and Verve have agreed on a settlement. While not confirmed, sources say Weinstein will be setting up a new shop called Novo, bringing his clients along with former Verve agents Devon Schiff, Matthew Doyle and Jake Dillman. >>>Co-Founders' Statement
'Good Cop/Bad Cop' - The CW, Roku and Australia‘s Stan are working up Good Cop/Bad Cop, a comedic crime procedural with Jeff Wachtel’s Future Shack Entertainment and Jungle Entertainment. The show stars Leighton Meester in her return to the CW, Clancy Brown and Australian actor Luke Cook. >>>Shooting Down Under
Stan's Slate - Australian streamer Stan has unveiled a 25-strong slate, adding scripted titles from Matchbox Pictures and the producers behind Colin From Accounts, acquisitions from the UK and U.S. and a new version of Drag Race to its ranks. >>>More Shows
New Line Heads ‘Abroad’ - New Line Cinema has bought the feature pitch Big Time Abroad from screenwriters Scarlett Bermingham & Andrew Rhymer to be produced by Party Over Here. We hear it sold in the mid-to-high-six figures. >>>Booksmart Meets Indiana Jones
Party On, ‘Barbie’? - At the Vanity Fair Oscar party, Greta Gerwig told Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye there’s “no resistance” from her about the possibility of Barbie 2. Initially, the filmmaker wasn’t “feeling” the idea of a sequel, but now she’s warm to such a situation. “I’m not dismissing it, I want to do it,” she says, but there’s a heck of a lot to discuss first with Mattel, Margot Robbie, Warner Bros Discovery, producer David Heyman and all of her creative collaborators. >>> Read Baz's Column
Making Soft Skills Cool - CoComelon owner Moonbug Entertainment is looking to emerging production studio VaynerWatt for its next kids and family franchise. The companies have struck a strategic partnership deal and will work together to create a 2D-animated series for kids aged 6-11 called VeeFriends. >>>September YouTube Launch
In Brief - Tarek & Heather Rae El Moussa sign with CAA... Gurin Company, Titan Content & UTA team for K-Pop Dreams |
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The wait is almost over. Nine months after the Season 19 finale of Grey's Anatomy aired on ABC, Season 20 of the venerable medical drama created by Shonda Rhimes premieres on the network this Thursday, March 14. The new season has veteran Grey's Anatomy writer-producer Meg Marinis at the helm as new showrunner, succeeding Krista Vernoff.
In an interview with Deadline, Marinis previews Season 20 and reveals its theme. She discusses how much we can expect to see Grey's Anatomy star/executive producer Ellen Pompeo, who scaled back her on-screen presence last season. Marinis also teases Arizona and Nico’s returns and how Natalie Morales’ and Freddy Miyares’ characters will fit in. >>>Read The Interview |
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More News 🎢 Disney cleared a crucial hurdle on Monday in its plan to revamp Disneyland to the tune of $1.9 billion over the next decade. In a contentious public meeting, the Anaheim City Planning Commission voted 5-1 to approve sending the corporation’s DisneyForward plan to the full City Council.
🏆 Usher, H.E.R., Victoria Monét and the soundtrack to The Color Purple were among the winners Monday on the first night of honors being handed out for the 55th NAACP Image Awards.
🤘 The This Is Spinal Tap sequel recently began production in New Orleans. Rob Reiner is directing and Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are all reprising their roles. The film will feature cameos from Elton John, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. |
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Obituaries
🕯 Eric Carmen, who was the frontman of power pop band The Raspberries before going on to solo success, has died at age 74. He first rose to fame with the Raspberries’ breakout hit, “Go All the Way.” The band broke up, and by the mid-1970s, Carmen moved on as a successful solo artist with “All By Myself” and “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again.” His run of hits continued into the ’80s with the song “Hungry Eyes.” 🕯 Jerry Foley , the former Late Show with David Letterman director who helmed close to 4,000 hours of late-night television and was nominated for two dozen Emmys, has died. He was 68. He’s understood to have died last week as a result of ski accident. 🕯 Malachy McCourt, the Irish-American actor, raconteur and author best known to TV audiences for his long-running role as Kevin the bartender on ABC soap Ryan’s Hope, died Monday in Manhattan after battling a heart condition and cancer. He was 92. 🕯 Karl Wallinger, the frontman of World Party who earlier played with The Waterboys, died Sunday at 66. No cause or location was given by his publicist in the confirmation. 🕯 Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024 Photo Gallery |
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On the Radar
Wed - Feud Season 2 finale; Michael Keaton on Kimmel
Thu - The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) debuts on Disney+; Grey's Anatomy S20 premiere; GLAAD Awards
Fri - Masters of the Air S1 finale; Bill Murray on Fallon
Sat - NAACP Image Awards |
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Color Her Thrilled - On Sunday, Robert Downey Jr’s MCU costar Gwyneth Paltrow was having her hair done at home when he won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. So overcome with joy for her onscreen husband, Paltrow started screaming and turned her cellphone camera on herself, complete with foil strips in her hair. |
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