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Fox News continued its dominance in the April ratings, while network coverage of Donald Trump’s hush money trial has failed to produce blockbuster viewership. In fact, all the major cable news networks saw a drop off in the key 25-54 demo versus a year ago. Working against the networks is the…

UPDATED with more details: There’s no Saturday Night Live tonight, but President Joe Biden is just hours away from stepping up as comedian-in-chief at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Along with SNL‘s Colin Jost, Biden will be the headliner Saturday at the annual gathering of politicians, the…

Poppy Harlow, who has been with CNN since 2008, is departing the network. Harlow announced her decision in a memo to colleagues. She was offered a new role following the cancellation of CNN This Morning, but instead decided to leave, the network confirmed. Harlow was co-host, along with Don…

2nd UPDATE, 8:59 PM: Approximately 10 hours after Max Azzarello set himself on fire across the street from Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, the 37-year-old man has died. Azzarello passed away about an hour ago from his burns and other wounds, law enforcement sources confirmed Friday night…

King Charles, CNN’s once-a-week talker featuring Gayle King and Charles Barkley, ended last week with no plans to extend the limited series. The show averaged about a half-million viewers in its debut but trailed its rivals in its 10 p.m. ET time slot on Wednesdays. It was announced as a limited-run…

UPDATE, APRIL 14, 6:51 AM: Major news organizations released their joint statement this morning urging Joe Biden and Donald Trump to “publicly commit” to participating in general election debates. “If there is one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the stakes of this…

Networks are planning special reports Monday for coverage of the total solar eclipse, a celestial phenomenon when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun. The eclipse will move across Texas to Maine, temporarily shrouding those areas in darkness, while other parts of the country will notice…

Editors note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline's political editor Ted Johnson and executive editor Dominic Patten, the…

Fox News topped its rivals in the March and first-quarter 2024 ratings by a wide margin, but MSNBC and CNN showed the biggest growth versus the same period a year ago. The past month saw major events like Super Tuesday and President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Although the numbers aren’t…

Bill Maher is heading to CNN. Real Time with Bill Maher, which airs on Friday nights on HBO, will repeat on Saturdays on sister network CNN. The move starts on March 23. It's not a huge surprise that Warner Bros. Discovery is using properties from one of its linear networks to bolster that…

Elon Musk may not like talking with Don Lemon about all the lawsuits against him, but the world’s second richest man could be facing possible new legal action after “canceling” the ex-CNN anchor’s much hyped new show on X just days before its debut. “Elon Musk is mad at me, and I just put out a…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains some details of Netflix's 3 Body Problem, set for an eight-episode launch on the streamer March 21. "Why should I get bent out of shape about what the world might look like 400 years from now," physics research…