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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Jennifer Lopez's Las Vegas residency special headed to CBS and Paramount+ this November Sat Sep 19 21:56:05 2026

CBS and Paramount+ will broadcast The JLO Show, a filmed version of Jennifer Lopez's sold-out Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace, bringing her final performance to a national television audience on November 26. The networks announced the special on September 17, setting an 8 p.m. EST air date on CBS with an extended cut streaming […] The post Jennifer Lopez's Las Vegas residency special headed to CBS and Paramount+ this November appeared first on American Almanac .

CBS and Paramount+ will broadcast The JLO Show, a filmed version of Jennifer Lopez's sold-out Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace, bringing her final performance to a national television audience on November 26. The networks announced the special on September 17, setting an 8 p.m. EST air date on CBS with an extended cut streaming on Paramount+. The broadcast captures Lopez's closing-night performance at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, filmed on March 28, the last of 12 sold-out shows in a residency that opened in January 2025. Lopez, who has spent more than two decades as one of the entertainment industry's most bankable performers, built the residency around her catalog of pop hits, "Waiting for Tonight," "Jenny From the Block,"…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - HBO's new Lucius Malfoy says private schools should be 'burnt to the ground' Tue Sep 15 20:33:35 2026

Johnny Flynn, the 43-year-old actor cast as Lucius Malfoy in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, told an interviewer that every private school in Britain should be destroyed, a remark rooted in his own boarding school days but carrying a familiar whiff of elite hypocrisy. Flynn made the comments in an interview with Radio Times while […] The post HBO's new Lucius Malfoy says private schools should be 'burnt to the ground' appeared first on American Almanac .

Johnny Flynn, the 43-year-old actor cast as Lucius Malfoy in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, told an interviewer that every private school in Britain should be destroyed, a remark rooted in his own boarding school days but carrying a familiar whiff of elite hypocrisy. Flynn made the comments in an interview with Radio Times while promoting the second season of the Paramount+ crime drama MobLand and discussing his approach to the villainous Malfoy patriarch. The South African-born British actor, who attended the Pilgrims' School, a cathedral school in Winchester, England, on a music scholarship as a young child, described his time there as deeply damaging. He wants the entire institution abolished. Not reformed, not improved, razed. "I…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Star Trek turns 60 with no new series on the horizon — and its own creators say the franchise may have lost its audience Sun Sep 13 22:58:24 2026

The franchise that once defined American science fiction just hit its 60th anniversary, and for the first time in nearly a decade, no new Star Trek television series or film appears to be in active production. Both Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, the last two live-action Star Trek series on Paramount+, are wrapping up […] The post Star Trek turns 60 with no new series on the horizon — and its own creators say the franchise may have lost its audience appeared first on American Almanac .

The franchise that once defined American science fiction just hit its 60th anniversary, and for the first time in nearly a decade, no new Star Trek television series or film appears to be in active production. Both Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, the last two live-action Star Trek series on Paramount+, are wrapping up their runs. Anson Mount, who plays Captain Christopher Pike on Strange New Worlds, has already finished filming his final episodes and is back home in Nashville. A Paramount+ executive told Deadline the company wants to find a new iteration of Star Trek, and a writing team is reportedly working on a script for a new theatrical film. But nothing has been formally announced. If no new projects materialize soon, 2027…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Fall 2026 TV lineup leans on reboots, spinoffs, and familiar faces — here are 16 shows worth tracking Sun Sep 13 19:25:55 2026

From a Steinbeck adaptation starring Florence Pugh to Gary Oldman's return as Britain's worst-dressed spy, the fall television season offers a packed slate across streaming and broadcast, though the sheer volume of reboots and revivals says plenty about Hollywood's appetite for risk. NPR's critics published a roundup of 16 fall shows on September 10, with […] The post Fall 2026 TV lineup leans on reboots, spinoffs, and familiar faces — here are 16 shows worth tracking appeared first on American Almanac .

From a Steinbeck adaptation starring Florence Pugh to Gary Oldman's return as Britain's worst-dressed spy, the fall television season offers a packed slate across streaming and broadcast, though the sheer volume of reboots and revivals says plenty about Hollywood's appetite for risk. NPR's critics published a roundup of 16 fall shows on September 10, with contributors Aisha Harris, Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, and Eric Deggans each flagging the premieres they plan to watch. The list spans FX, Apple TV, Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+, NBC, CBS, HBO, CNN, and Peacock, a reminder that viewers now need a spreadsheet just to keep track of where their shows live. What stands out isn't any single title. It's the pattern. Sequels, spinoffs,…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Madonna tops 2026 VMA nominations with 11 nods, leading Taylor Swift and a pop-heavy field Fri Aug 21 17:18:52 2026

Madonna grabbed more 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations than any other artist, 11 in all, returning to the top of a ceremony that once made her famous, while country star Morgan Wallen landed just one nod despite owning the year's best-selling album. MTV announced the full slate of nominees Tuesday morning across 19 categories, […] The post Madonna tops 2026 VMA nominations with 11 nods, leading Taylor Swift and a pop-heavy field appeared first on American Almanac .

Madonna grabbed more 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations than any other artist, 11 in all, returning to the top of a ceremony that once made her famous, while country star Morgan Wallen landed just one nod despite owning the year's best-selling album. MTV announced the full slate of nominees Tuesday morning across 19 categories, with the September 27 ceremony set to air live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+. The two-hour broadcast, scheduled for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern, marks the first time the VMAs have landed on the West Coast in nine years, the last Los Angeles edition was the 2017 show hosted by Katy Perry at the venue then known as the Forum. Madonna's haul spans nearly every corner of the…Open

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - NEWSMAX Wins, Could Chicago Lose the Bears? and a $2.2B Buffalo Bills Backlash | Record Rewind Tue Aug 18 20:58:28 2026

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Could the Chicago Bears actually leave Illinois — and is Newsmax changing the media landscape? On this Greta Wire: Record Rewind edition (from the Aug. 13 edition of "The Record" on NEWSMAX TV), Greta Van Susteren revisits two conversations making headlines. Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy discusses the company’s latest earnings, including its first profitable quarter since becoming publicly traded. Ruddy explains Newsmax’s growing broadcast revenue, expansion into more than 100 countries, increased international licensing and the company’s strategy across cable, streaming, social media and podcasts. Then Greta turns to the NFL. The Chicago Bears continue exploring stadium options, including the possibility of crossing the Illinois border…

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Cole Hauser describes nine months of punishing Texas conditions on 'Dutton Ranch' set Thu Aug 6 17:44:04 2026

Cole Hauser says the cast and crew of Paramount+'s Dutton Ranch were physically broken down after nine months of filming Season 1 in Texas, where temperatures hit 118 degrees and snake wranglers pulled 275 serpents off the set. The 51-year-old actor, who plays ranch foreman Rip Wheeler in Taylor Sheridan's latest franchise spinoff, told People […] The post Cole Hauser describes nine months of punishing Texas conditions on 'Dutton Ranch' set appeared first on American Almanac .

Cole Hauser says the cast and crew of Paramount+'s Dutton Ranch were physically broken down after nine months of filming Season 1 in Texas, where temperatures hit 118 degrees and snake wranglers pulled 275 serpents off the set. The 51-year-old actor, who plays ranch foreman Rip Wheeler in Taylor Sheridan's latest franchise spinoff, told People magazine that the weather alone nearly did in the entire production. Season 1 wrapped last month after a grueling shoot that ran through blistering summer heat, sudden freezing cold, and ice storms, all on open Texas land, not climate-controlled soundstages. Hauser did not sugarcoat it. The combination of extreme temperatures, venomous wildlife, and feral hogs roaming the filming area turned what is…Open

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - ‘The Record’ Rewind: The Supreme Court Decisions that Could Change America | Greta Wire Wed Jul 1 21:19:57 2026

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A major Supreme Court day sparks a wide-ranging conversation on Greta Wire. First, Greta Van Susteren is joined by Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz to discuss the Supreme Court ruling against President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship. Dershowitz explains why he believes the ruling may not be the final word — and why Congress could still have a constitutional path forward. Dershowitz also weighs in on the Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling, the influence of billionaires in American politics, Citizens United, George Soros, Elon Musk, and the Court’s long summer recess. Then, NEWSMAX host Carl Higbie joins Greta to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding state laws that protect…