He’s on the rise. Craig Melvin, 45, will be taking over for “Today” anchor Hoda Kotb when she steps down. The move will give him a big salary bump, as Us Weekly reports that he’ll make about $5 million to $6 million in his new role. He allegedly makes $3 million per year now. Melvin became … Read more
John Tesh is complicating negotiations with NBC to bring back his famous theme song “Roundball Rock” when the NBA’s new media rights deals begin in the 2025-26 season, according to CNBC Sport. Tesh — whose song became beloved by fans when it was played for more than a decade on “The NBA on NBC” — reportedly … Read more
Jalen Rose is taking his talents back to the Big Ten. Rose will be a studio analyst for “Big Ten College Countdown” airing on NBC’s Peacock streaming service beginning this Friday, an NBC spokesperson confirmed to The Post. Rose starred at Michigan as a member of the famous “Fab Five” team in the early 1990s. … Read more
NBC is adding college basketball voices as it expands its coverage of the sport with the Big East. Rising star Fox play-by-play broadcaster John Fanta is joining NBC to call Big Ten and Big East games, The Post has learned. Fanta will continue to work at Fox, sources said. John Fanta is joining NBC Sports … Read more
Chappell Roan and Bowen Yang came face to face on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend after their past drama. However, the stars proved they put their alleged beef behind them. They even held hands during the final moments of the episode. Host John Mulaney closed out the show while surrounded by the full cast including … Read more
Test run? Laura Jarrett covered for Jenna Bush Hager on the “Today” show Monday in a possible tryout for Hoda Kotb’s gig. Jarrett, 40, joined Kotb for the fourth hour of the NBC program as Hager stayed home. “Jenna is a little under the weather. All of her kids got sick,” Kotb, 60, explained at … Read more
He’s on the case. Mehcad Brooks, who plays Detective Jalen Shaw on “Law & Order,” is entering his third season on the show, as Season 24 premieres Thurs. Oct 3 at 8 p.m. on NBC. Brooks joined the cast in Season 22, when the show returned from its 12-year hiatus. “I had this childlike reaction,” … Read more
Kathie Lee Gifford is no fan of religion, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a powerful relationship with Jesus. “I can’t stand religion,” Gifford told Fox News Digital. “Religion puts people in chains. And Jesus comes to set us free. “What do you want? You want to go someplace and sit in the same … Read more
Jill Martin is opening up about navigating life a year after beating breast cancer. “I hold two emotions that don’t normally go together simultaneously,” the 48-year-old told Us Weekly on Tuesday at the “Today” show taping. “I’m so grateful to be cancer-free, but on the other hand, I just came out of a year of fog and … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” should be very scared. Spirit Halloween went after the NBC sketch comedy series for its Season 50 premiere skit that took a dig at the pop-up costume store. “We are great at raising things back from the dead,” the store wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, alongside a photo of a fake … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” made enemies from poking fun at Chappell Roan during the Season 50 premiere over the weekend. The 26-year-old breakout pop star’s fans are upset over a sketch starring Bowen Yang that was inspired by Roan struggling with fame. During “Weekend Update,” Yang, 33, appeared as Moo Deng, the baby hippo who went … Read more
Weekend update from Rockefeller Center. “Saturday Night Live” had plenty of material to report about during its Season 50 premiere — thanks to its own network. Colin Jost addressed Hoda Kotb’s decision to leave the “Today” show during his Weekend Update segment alongside Michael Che on Sept. 28. The journalist, 60, announced the news days prior, … Read more
He will always be their John. “Days of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn, who has played John Black on the soap opera for nearly 40 years, has died. The actor passed away from pancreatic cancer on Saturday at age 70 — one day before his 71st birthday. The official Instagram account for the iconic show shared … Read more
Look who’s having the last laugh. Will Ferrell’s “Saturday Night Live” co-stars were skeptical about his comic abilities when he first joined the legendary sketch show back in 1995. “I was trying to get to know everyone and there was a group of people who were looking at me and were like, we don’t get … Read more
Live from New York… As the landmark 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” approaches, its impact on television is indelible. But, a half-century after Lorne Michaels’ brainchild made its debut in 1975, as Season 50 is about to premiere (on Saturday, Sept. 28 on NBC), does the show still have the juice – and what … Read more
NBC executives are worried about tomorrow at “Today.” Following Hoda Kotb’s decision to depart the long-running breakfast show, bosses are allegedly anxious that co-anchor Savannah Guthrie could follow suit. Kotb, 60, announced her shock move on Thursday, saying she is ready “to turn the page” and will leave “Today” early next year after sitting at Guthrie’s side since 2017. Guthrie, … Read more
Hoda Kotb’s “Today” departure has left all of her colleagues in tears — especially Savannah Guthrie. “No one is taking the news worse than Savannah Guthrie,” Craig Melvin, 45, said in a clip shared to X by the morning talk show. “I know, I know,” weatherman Al Roker, 70, replied, before Sheinelle Jones, 46, quipped, … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager cried to her dad, George W. Bush, after learning that Hoda Kotb is leaving “Today.” During Thursday’s episode of “Today with Hoda and Jenna,” the pair tearfully talked about the former president’s reaction to the news that Kotb, 60, is departing the NBC show in early 2025. “I don’t know if you’re … Read more
Hoda Kotb’s co-workers will be family for life. After announcing that she is stepping away from “Today” after nearly two decades, the 60-year-old’s co-workers shared their sentiments for the longtime anchor. “Hoda, we love you so much,” Savannah Guthrie said on “Today” as she and Jenna Bush Hager took Kotb’s hands in theirs. “And when you … Read more
Hoda Kotb is saying goodbye to the “Today” show after 26 years. The anchor revealed on Thursday that she will remain on the NBC program through Jan. 1, 2025. Kotb was joined by her co-hosts when she announced the tearful news, including Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones. Hoda … Read more