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Adults Season 2 Sparks Streaming Surge
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Emmys 2026: The Pitt Leads Noms as Winners Roll In Across Drama, Comedy and More
The 78th Emmy Awards kicked off in Los Angeles with The Pitt leading nominations (25) as Mariska Hargitay hosted on NBC/Peacock. The night celebrated Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s 30th and Charlie’s Angels’ 50th anniversaries, while winners included Shailene Woodley for Paradise (Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series), Linda Cardellini and David Harbour for DTF St. Louis (Outstanding Supporting Actor/Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie), Betty Gilpin for Paradise (Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series), Rob Reiner for The Bear (Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series), The Traitors winning Outstanding Reality Competition, The Muppet Show winning Outstanding Variety Series, and The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny winning Outstanding Variety Special (Live); South Park won Outstanding Animated Program.
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60 Minutes Season Opener Fails to Prove Bari Weiss Era Is Shifting Much
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60 Minutes Returns Under New Leadership With Fresh Faces
CBS's 60 Minutes returns for Season 59 under new executive producer Nick Bilton with a slate of new faces (Norah O'Donnell, Ross Douthat, Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni, Trevor Phillips) while sticking to its familiar format; the premiere features O'Donnell on an Iran airman rescue, Lesley Stahl on pardon brokers tied to Trump, Jon Wertheim's Rams feature, and Douthat discussing AI safety, but makes no on-air reference to the summer personnel shakeup that included Scott Pelley's firing.
60 Minutes Execs Salute Team Ahead of Season 59 Premiere
Nick Bilton, Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski sent a congratulatory memo to 60 Minutes staff ahead of Season 59 premiere, praising the team amid a leadership shake-up led by Weiss; the email highlights three original stories (Trump pardons, a Rams profile, and a pilot rescued in Iran) and notes AI in reporting, while signaling continuity with returning veteran correspondents as the show debuts Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Emmys Highlight Dolly Parton Tribute With Reba McEntire, Big Presenters List
The 78th Emmy Awards will honor Dolly Parton with a tribute featuring Reba McEntire, who will also headline NBC’s Happy’s Place; the ceremony, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, has added a star‑studded presenter lineup including Baywatch reboot stars Stephen Amell, Noah Beck, Jessica Belkin, Hassie Harrison, Thaddeus LaGrone and Brooks Nader, LL Cool J and Scott Caan, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Julia Garner, Shailene Woodley and more, alongside previously announced names.
Five DC Characters Who Didn’t Make It to TV
Five DC characters had live-action shows in development that were canceled before any episode aired: Val-Zod, Deadman, Static Shock, a Smallville-era Justice League spin-off, and NBC’s Wonder Woman reboot; each project stalled for various reasons, leaving these heroes in development limbo despite DC’s long history of live-action adaptations.
The Gentlemen Season 2 Hits UK Viewers Drop as Meghan Markle Buzz Fails to Boost Metrics
Season 2 of Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen on Netflix drew about 3 million UK viewers in the first week, roughly 15% below Season 1’s debut, with Barb data marking the seven‑day tally. Netflix’s count shows 6.7 million streams in the first four days, highlighting a difference between Barb’s viewer metric and Netflix’s streaming metric. Despite the drop and Meghan Markle publicity around the show, Netflix has renewed The Gentlemen for a third season, with Theo James returning as Eddie Horniman in a story about a country estate tied to a cannabis empire.
Diablo Enters TV: Netflix Developing Animated Series From Blizzard
Blizzard announced at BlizzCon 2026 that Netflix is developing an animated Diablo series set in Sanctuary, expanding the franchise beyond games with the ongoing clash between the High Heavens and Burning Hells; no release date has been shared. The project follows Diablo IV’s 2023 launch and comes as the Diablo franchise marks its 30th anniversary in 2026.
60 Minutes Probes the Pardon Economy with Lesley Stahl
60 Minutes kicks off its 59th season with Lesley Stahl’s segment 'The Pardon Economy,' examining Trump’s pardons and the lawyers and lobbyists building a new pardon market, alongside other premiere features and cast changes.
Emmys 2026 Predictions: Hacks Leads Comedy, The Pitt Dominates Drama, Widow’s Bay in the Spotlight
Deadline’s Pete Hammond predicts Hacks will dominate the Comedy categories (with strong chances for Jean Smart’s win), The Pitt will win the Drama Series trophy, and Widow’s Bay could set records with multiple wins in crafts categories. Other contestants like DTF St Louis and Love Story are favored in limited series, while a revamped Variety category could yield dual wins for Colbert and Kimmel, rounding out Hammond’s final Primetime Emmy predictions.
Kimmel Eyes Renewal as ABC Considers Late-Night Budget Cuts
Deadline confirms Jimmy Kimmel is in talks to extend his ABC deal for another year, even as ABC and Disney explore budget cuts to Jimmy Kimmel Live! amid a broader Disney Entertainment Television restructuring led by Debra OConnell.
Point Break Surfs to TV: AMC & Canal+ Order Eight-Episode Series From Alcon
AMC and Canal+ have ordered an eight-episode Point Break TV series from Alcon Television Group, set 30 years after the film with a new heist crew linked to the Ex-Presidents and an ex-pro surfer infiltrating them; production starts early next year, with Dave Kalstein and Christopher C. Rogers as co-showrunners, and Studiocanal distributing globally while AMC/AMC+ air the series in the U.S. and Canal+ handles France plus Europe, Africa and Asia.