Chloe Troast is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after one season. The 27-year-old comedian and actress revealed on social media Wednesday that her exit from the NBC sketch comedy series ahead of Season 50 “was not my choice.” “Hey everyone! I wanted to let you know that I will not be on ‘SNL’ next season,” she wrote in a … Read more
NBC is cutting “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” down to four nights a week. The long-running program — which premiered in 1954 and has been helmed by Fallon for a decade — will nix its Friday night taping and air reruns, according to Variety. NBC has not given an official reason for the cut, … Read more
Fans of NBC’s Olympics “Gold Zone” coverage need not worry about a world without it. Scott Hanson, the host of “NFL Red Zone” who along with several other broadcasters brought the live whiparound style to NBC’s Peacock streaming service, appeared on an NFL Media Zoom call with reporters Tuesday to promote the upcoming season of … Read more
She didn’t get the memo. On July 31, news broke that Maya Rudolph, 52, will return to her old “Saturday Night Live” stomping grounds to reprise her role as Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the Democratic presidential nominee in the 2024 election. But during a “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” interview with RuPaul, who filled in … Read more
Angela wasn’t invited. Angela Kinsey, who starred as Angela Martin in “The Office,” revealed that she was excluded from a spinoff show about Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), which was in the works before NBC pulled the plug. Kinsey, 53, explained what happened on the most recent episode of her podcast with fellow “The Office” co-star … Read more
Working for the Olympics is no laughing matter. Colin Jost is done covering the Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti after getting injured and developing multiple infections on the job, Deadline reported on Monday. Jost’s correspondent gig for NBC was “always supposed to be short term,” per Deadline, so it’s unclear if his exit is solely … Read more
Scott Hanson injured himself in the line of duty on Tuesday. Hanson, the longtime “NFL Red Zone” host who is anchoring the “Gold Zone” for NBC’s Peacock streaming service during the Paris Olympics, revealed that he bloodied his left hand while celebrating a Team USA medal on the telecast. “I was pounding the desk on … Read more
They’ll do it live. For the 2024 Olympics in Paris, NBC will air the premier events, including swimming, gymnastics and track and field, live across the United States simulcast on their broadcast network and Peacock streaming service. On weekdays, this window will be from noon until 6 p.m., and it will be 8 a.m. through … Read more
Mariska Hargitay got emotional when The Post asked her about being an icon. “Wow,” she exclaimed at the Gotham TV Awards, seemingly at a loss for words. For the past 25 years, the 60-year-old actress has played Detective Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: SVU,” making her the longest-running character on primetime TV. And you … Read more
Get “Roundball Rock” back in the queue and pour one out for “Inside the NBA.” The NBA is “closing in” on television deals with NBC, ESPN and Amazon worth $76 billion in media revenue over 11 years, according to The Wall Street Journal. NBC, which would re-gain the rights to air NBA games for the … Read more
Kenny Smith could be the odd man out. As the fate of “Inside the NBA” is uncertain with TNT potentially losing its NBA rights, Smith is “vulnerable to being collateral damage” in the fallout, according to Puck. Smith, a two-time NBA champion with the Rockets and a former North Carolina star, is part of TNT’s … Read more
Adam Silver delivered a sliver of hope to basketball fans that the fate TNT’s beloved “Inside the NBA” has yet to be decided. The league’s commissioner was asked about fans’ concerns about losing the on-air team of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal with the home of the NBA’s television rights after … Read more
The NBA appears ready to move on from TNT for a reunion with NBC. The league is formalizing contracts this week with Disney (which owns ESPN), NBC and Amazon for new rights deals that would begin with the 2025-26 season, Sports Business Journal reported Wednesday. NBC is closing in on taking over TNT’s “B” package … Read more
They may not have won much on the field, but they sure won the back page. The 1990 Yankees, the franchise’s worst team in the past 100 years but a roster that sure kept things interesting, took centerstage Thursday with the release of the three-part docuseries “Bronx Zoo ‘90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball” on NBC’s … Read more
Forget summer travel or lifeguarding. College student Sky Crabtree is ready to sharpen his journalism skills this summer with an internship at NBC 4 New York at 30 Rock. The 19-year-old rising junior at Stony Brook University on Long Island will be working with the consumer reporting team for “Better Get Baquero,” monitoring tip lines, … Read more
A high-powered TV executive is speaking out about her experiences with Meghan Markle in the mid-2010s. Bonnie Hammer, who has been dubbed the “Queen of Cable,” currently serves as Vice Chairman at NBCUniversal. The conglomerate owns USA Network, which ran the legal drama, “Suits,” in which Markle appeared from 2011- 2018. Hammer, 74, first came … Read more
It’s a return to the office mandate. “The Office” spinoff show is officially happening. On Wednesday, Peacock announced that the untitled new comedy will hail from Greg Daniels (who adapted the original NBC show) and “Nathan for You” co-creator Michael Koman. Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, 40 (“About Time,”) and Italian actress Sabrina Impacciatore, 56 (“The … Read more
Let’s try that again. Anne Hathaway only heard crickets when she asked the audience a question during her appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday. The Oscar winner, 41, was promoting her new rom com, “The Idea of You,” when she inquired: “Has anybody here read the book?” Spoiler alert: No. Anne … Read more
He won’t be there for them. Jerry Seinfeld, 70, had some harsh words for “Friends.” During a promotion for the film “Unfrosted,” which is his directorial debut, Seinfeld took aim at the hit sitcom for allegedly copying him. “Unfrosted” is an upcoming comedy about the creation of Pop-Tarts. In addition to Seinfeld, it co-stars Hugh … Read more
Remember when Jimmy Fallon played video games on his Nicole Kidman date? The late-night host, 49, recalled the time Kidman revealed their supposed dating history during a recent episode of 20 Questions: On Deadline. In 2015, the Oscar winner joked about their awkward meet cute when she appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” … Read more