Category: Television

‘The Lion King’ at 30: Jason Weaver Sang for Simba but Few Knew It

The actor was playing a young Michael Jackson when Elton John spotted him. Three decades later, the new attention to his legacy is “gratifying.”
Hollywood Sharpens Aim at Online Pirates

Major U.S. entertainment companies are hiring a former top F.B.I. official and renewing a push for federal legislation to combat online thievery overseas.
In This Debate, CNN Is the Decider

One network is in charge of every aspect of the Biden-Trump debate, a major shift from previous years. Tens of millions of viewers are expected to be watching.
The Future of Netflix, Amazon and Other Streaming Services

Who will survive? Die? Thrive? And how? We talked to nearly a dozen top media executives and asked them to predict what lies ahead.
Kevin Costner Announces That He Is Done With ‘Yellowstone’

The actor and director is turning his attention to his ambitious film series about post-Civil War America.
Conan O’Brien Doesn’t Matter

*That’s his opinion. And yet he’s setting a new standard for what life after late-night can look like. (Hint: It’s a lot like what he did on talk shows.)
Murray Hill’s Showbiz Dream

For years he wowed ’em in the clubs with his drag-king lounge act. Now, against all odds, he’s breaking out.
The Gay Comedians Who Showed the Way Even if They Weren’t Exactly Out

Paul Lynde, Charles Nelson Reilly and Rip Taylor get a cursory mention in a new documentary about queer stand-up, but they were groundbreaking.
Tony Awards’ Viewership Inches Lower

Sunday’s show had the second-lowest viewership for a Tonys telecast since records have been kept.
Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Sarah Paulson Party for the Tonys

Spirited celebrations that included an official after-party at Lincoln Center and a gathering at the Carlyle Hotel, where revelers broke out in show tunes, continued until nearly 5 a.m.
As N.B.A. TV Deal Nears, Warner Bros. Discovery Is on the Outside

The company’s TNT channel and the N.B.A. have long been inextricably linked, but that may end after next season. Plus, Charles Barkley is retiring.
The Business of Being Lorne Michaels

For 50 years, Michaels has managed both the weekly circus of producing “Saturday Night Live” and the broader task of keeping it relevant. How does he do it?