Taryn Hatcher, a former Phillies sideline reporter, has landed with The CW after being let go by NBC Sports Philadelphia, she shared with The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hatcher, who joined The CW broadcast team earlier this month as part of its coverage of the Professional Bowlers Association, called it “the perfect fit opportunity” during a recent … Read more
Nina Dobrev is taking a bite out of her experience on “The Vampire Diaries.” In Entertainment Weekly editor Samantha Highfill’s new book, “I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries,” the 36-year-old actress looked back on her decision to quit The CW series because she was getting paid less than her male co-stars, Paul … Read more
She’s a smooth criminal. “Game of Thrones” star Sophie Turner plays a jewel thief in her new show, “Joan” — and it’s not all fiction. Based on Joan Hannington’s memoir, “I Am What I Am: The True Story of Britain’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief,” the show first premiered on ITV in the UK in September. … Read more
Thom Brennaman is making a return to the broadcast booth. The former Reds broadcaster and Fox MLB and NFL play-by-play voice has been hired by The CW to call college football games four years after he lost his jobs for using an anti-gay slur on the air, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Sunday. “There are … Read more
Carry on, wayward sons. “Supernatural” co-stars DJ Qualls, 45, and Ty Olsson, 50, have revealed that they’re engaged. Qualls announced the news on his Locked and Probably Loaded podcast with Kelly Blackheart. “Ty and I became inseparable at the very beginning, just immediately,” Qualls shared. “And over the last 10 years our relationship evolved to … Read more
Dolly Lewis plays clinically blind ex-cop Tess Avery in “Sight Unseen” — and her acting comes from a very real place. That’s because Lewis has detached retinas in both of her eyes, “not as severe as Tess’ condition,” she told The Post, but dangerous if not closely monitored. “The showrunners based Tess’ experience off a … Read more
Call it a case of art imitating life. Jason Priestley, who plays imprisoned con man George Graham in the new CW Wednesday-night dramedy “Wild Cards,” said he didn’t have to look far to draw inspiration for his on-screen alter ego. [Series creator and executive producer] Michael Konyves and I had a number of discussions about … Read more
“Everyone Else Burns” makes a nice addition to The CW’s growing primetime lineup comprised mostly of quality imports. The droll British comedy, airing on Channel 4 in the UK — where it’s been renewed for a second season — premieres Oct. 26 (9:30 p.m.). It revolves around the uber-religious Lewis family, who live in Manchester … Read more
Actress Morgan Kohan worked with two small-screen legends on her new CW series “Sullivan’s Crossing” — but she said she was unfazed by co-stars Chad Michael Murray and Scott Patterson. “I had seen a couple episodes [of ‘Gilmore Girls’] here and there, but I wasn’t a big TV person growing up,” Kohan told The Post … Read more
“The Swarm” carries a strong environmental message — with a horrifying beast at its killer core. “What I really wanted to do was make a monster movie in which our characters know something is out there, but they’re not sure what it is,” executive producer Frank Doelger (“Game of Thrones”) told The Post. “They know … Read more
Colin Mochrie has been making viewers laugh on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” for years — but he claims in a new interview that his paycheck is actually a joke. The 65-year-old comedian told Vulture that he has a love/hate relationship with the long-running improv TV show, which stars Mochrie, Wayne Brady and Ryan Stiles … Read more
The series was over in a flash. Familiar faces from “The Flash” — including actors David Ramsey, Keiynan Lonsdale and Sendhil Ramamurthy — will return for Episode 909 in the upcoming final season. The remaining 13 episodes make the series the last to take place in the Arrowverse — the DC Comics superhero TV franchise that has aired … Read more
This new CW series runs in the family. It’s called “The Winchesters” and it’s a prequel to “Supernatural,” the network’s long-running series (2005-2020) that followed the exploits of brothers Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles) as they traveled the country investigating paranormal events. Ackles and his wife, Danneel Ackles, are executive producers. The … Read more