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It has been a tough few years for the sports TV newsmagazine, but Jemele Hill thinks the format is ripe for a reinvention.

The journalist and ESPN veteran is leading a new program for TNT Sports called Above The Fold, which will “delve into important stories and topics centered on the connection between sports and culture.”

Hill says that the program is a “love letter to the profession that changed my life,” with its title a reference to the most important stories to be featured in a daily newspaper.

“As somebody who has now been in this business for almost three decades as a professional, it’s certainly hard not to notice that a lot of the shows, such as Outside The Lines, and E60, those hard hitting, deep dive, long-form type shows almost went extinct,” Hill tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview. “What I love about being a...

Journalist David Scott explores the mindset and motivations of convicted killers in Court TV’s new original limited series Interview With a Killer. The true crime series focuses on five murderers and is set to premiere on October 20, 2024.

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“Court TV has never shied away from complex, high-profile murder cases but Interview With a Killer takes things to the next level,” stated executive producer and head of Court TV Ethan Nelson. “We are going deep into the mindset of convicted murderers, confront them and bear witness to truly chilling confessions, some of which will be for the first – and potentially only – time.”

Reporter David Scott has earned a Peabody Award, two Columbia DuPont Batons, and 14 Emmy Awards for his work as an investigative journalist. In the new limited series, Scott uses his interview skills to get five murderers to open up about their crimes.

David Scott is putting murderers behind some of the country’s most shocking crimes in the hot seat on Interview With a Killer. Court TV provided details (including a first-look teaser below) of the new limited true-crime series exclusively to TV Insider. Each episode sees Scott, former ABC News investigative reporter and Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, host these jailhouse interviews to find out what went through their mind to commit the unthinkable. “We have murders for hire, crimes of passion, serial killers, and crimes of opportunity,” Scott said. “We are opening a window of this ultimate betrayal of humanity in murder from a number of different perspectives…I believe viewers will find this fascinating as we face homicide in contemporary America.” Among those interviewed include Denali Brehmer, Yaser Said, Brian Steven Smith, Tyler Hadley, and Bo Pete Jeffrey. Brehmer was sentenced to 99 years in prison in February for her...

Wayne Brady’s single appearance on Chappelle’s Show brought him a different kind of credibility than a decade’s worth of Whose Line Is It Anyway? ever could. But he hated how he ended up on the show in the first place. It was all a reaction to a sketch in which Paul Mooney played a character who delivered this devastating line: “White people love Wayne Brady because he makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X.”

Up until that point, Brady had been a big fan of Chappelle’s Show. “I was sitting down, getting a haircut, and it came on the TV,” he remembered on A&e’s Right to Offend. “Like, what the hell? What did I do?”

The joke “absolutely offended me,” Brady told IndieWire. “To a degree, it still offends me every time I see some white kid post that on Twitter as a way to get my attention.

Super Bowl Lviii on CBS and “Toy Story Funday Football” on Disney+ and ESPN+ led this year’s tally of Sports Emmys winners, with three each, as announced Tuesday evening by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Hosted by The Kid Mero, the 45th annual Sports Emmy Awards featured the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Honor to sportscaster and three-time Emmy Award-winner James Brown, by Sean McManus. Presenters included Siera Santos (MLB Network), Mina Kimes (ESPN), Pedro Martinez (Wbc Sports), Noah Eagle (NBC Sports), Tom Rinaldi (Fox Sports), Kaylee Hartung (Amazon), Mina Kimes (ESPN), Valeria Marin (Univision), Miguel Gurwitz (Telemundo Deportes), Kyle Brandt (NFL Network), Nate Burleson (CBS Sports / Nickelodeon), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies) and Tracy Wolfson (CBS Sports).

Winners were presented in 46 categories. Here are this year’s winners; see the full list of nominees here:

Outstanding Live Special

· Super Bowl Lviii: Kansas City Chiefs vs.

The Super Bowl, “Monday Night Football,” “Inside the NBA Playoffs,” the NFL draft and “Real Sports With Bryant Gumball” were among the winners at the 45th Sports Emmy Awards. The ceremony was hosted by The Kid Mero at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on Tuesday night.

Read on for the complete list of winners from the 2024 Sports Emmy Awards.

Outstanding Live Special

Super Bowl Lviii

Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers

CBS

Outstanding Live Series

Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli

ESPN2

[Omaha Productions]

Outstanding Playoff Coverage

American League Championship Series

Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers

Fox | FS1

Outstanding Edited Event Coverage

NFL Game Day All Access

Super Bowl Lviii

YouTube

[NFL Films]

Outstanding Edited Special

You Are Looking Live!

CBS

[NFL Films]

Outstanding Hosted Edited Series

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

HBO | Max

Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage

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CBS’ Super Bowl Lviii and Disney+/ESPN+ animated Toy Story Funday Football were the top scorers with three wins each at the 45th annual Sports Emmy Awards, which were handed out tonight at Frederick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan.

Four other programs tied with two statuettes apiece at the ceremony hosted by The Kid Mero: NFL Networks’ perennial trophy hog NFL 360, Apple TV+’s Super League: The War for Football, Golf Channel’s Unredeemable and HBO’s now-wrapped Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.

See the full list of winners recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences below.

Longtime NFL studio host James Brown received the Sports Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as “a significant influence and a consistent presence in sports broadcasting,” Sharp said. He has anchored pro football pregame shows including The NFL Today, NFL on Fox and Inside the NFL and has hosted the Super Bowl a record 12 times.

The sixth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards nominations were unveiled, and MTV’s RuPaul’s Drag Race and Peacock’s The Traitors lead the pack.

Both competition series coincide in the Best Competition Series and Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series categories. RuPaul and Alan Cumming will vie for Best Show Host and Male Star of the Year for their respective shows.

Drag Race also scored a nod in the Best Lifestyle Show: Fashion/Beauty category, while The Traitors star Phaedra Parks picked up a Female Star of the Year nom.

“The historic strikes by the WGA and SAG/AFTRA necessitated a record amount of unscripted programming in all areas of television, from broadcast to cable to streaming, making the last 12 months a remarkable time for reality TV,” noted Critics Choice Association TV Branch Vice President Ed Martin. “The depth and diversity of our nominees for the sixth...

The Story: A goofball gym teacher (Mark Harmon) is forced to teach a remedial English class over the summer.

The Players: Starring: Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Dean Cameron, Courtney Thorne-Smith & Shawnee Smith. Music by Danny Elfman. Directed by Carl Reiner.

The History: Hollywood spent a couple of years trying to make Mark Harmon happen as a movie star. Fresh off an arc on “St. Elsewhere” which infamously had his character contract AIDS from a one-night stand, his career was red hot. For a while, he was seriously considered to replace Don Johnson on “Miami Vice” after contract negotiations fell through, and in 1987-88, we got a bunch of starring vehicles that would try him out in a variety of genres to see if one would stick. He did action in The Presidio (even doing his own stunts – although the film was stolen by co-star Sean Connery), drama in Stealing Home,...

Katie Couric is reflecting on her former co-star Bryant Gumbel and their time on The Today Show.

The 67-year-old former anchor made an appearance on Bill Maher‘s Club Random podcast, and addressed his “sexist” attitude.

“He got mad at me because I was doing something on maternity leave and he was giving me endless s–t for taking a month or two off,” she revealed.

“I was having my first baby, and he was like, ‘Why don’t you just drop it in the field and come back?’ or something like that. He was kidding, but he was goofing on me and giving me a lot of s—t and it was emblematic of a sort of, incredibly sexist attitude.”

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While she called him a “seamless” and “eloquent” broadcasting talent, she also called Bryant a “prickly” person and a definite “guy’s guy.

Veteran journalist Katie Couric has been opening up about her career, especially her time working with Bryant Gumbel as co-host of NBC’s Today show in the 1990s. Speaking on Sunday’s episode (April 14) of Bill Maher‘s Club Random podcast, Couric recalled Gumbel’s “incredibly sexist attitude” regarding her maternity leave from the long-running morning show in 1991. “He got mad at me because I was doing something on maternity leave,” Couric told Maher, per Deadline. “And he was giving me endless s*** for taking like a month or two off. I was having my first baby.” She continued, “He was like, ‘Why don’t you just drop it in the field and come back to work right away or something?’ It was really…” The former 60 Minutes correspondent noted that Gumbel was kidding but that his jokes represented a wider issue of the culture. “No, he was kidding,” she shared.

Katie Couric called out her former Today co-anchor, Bryant Gumbel, over his alleged “sexist attitude” about her maternity leave from the NBC morning show.

In a new interview, Couric opened up about her time on Today and claimed the journalist was not supportive when she took time off to give birth to her first child.

“He got mad at me because I was doing something on maternity leave,” Couric said on the Club Random podcast with Bill Maher. “And he was giving me endless s** for taking like a month or two off. I was having my first baby.”

Maher added, “Yeah, I could see that.”

“He was like, ‘Why don’t you just drop it in the field and come back to work right away or something?'” Couric added. “It was really…”

The podcast host noted that Gumbel was kidding, with Couric adding, “No, he was kidding. He...

Katie Couric said that her first maternity leave from NBC’s Today show in 1991 was met with an “incredibly sexist attitude” from co-anchor Bryant Gumbel.

“He got mad at me because I was doing something on maternity leave,” Couric recalled with some laughter on Sunday’s Club Random podcast with Bill Maher. “And he was giving me endless shit for taking like a month or two off. I was having my first baby.”

Couric recalled Gumbel telling her, “Why don’t you just drop it in the field and come back to work right away or something?” She acknowledged “he was goofing on me” but still said his comments were “emblematic of sort of an incredibly sexist attitude.”

Couric’s recollection of the incidents was prompted earlier in the episode when Maher brought up Gumbel, referring to him as a “guy’s guy” and saying the two are “friends.”

“He’s a guy’s guy,...

Pro football is king of this year’s Sports Emmy nominations.

NFL Network’s NFL 360 leads the league with 11 noms, which were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. CBS and Nickelodeon are right behind with 10 mentions for this year’s Super Bowl Lviii, and Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football is tied with ESPN’s E60 for third with nine. NBC’s Sunday Night Football scored five nominations, tying with ESPN’s SportsCenter.

See the list of noms in all 46 categories below.

Continuing the NFL dominance are Fox’s Fox NFL, HBO’s Hard Knocks and Disney’s Toy Story Funday Football, which are tied with the now-wrapped Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel at four noms each. ABC/ESPN’s Monday Night Football and CBS’ The NFL Today are among a half-dozen shows vying in three categories.

Add to that this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards recipient: James Brown,...

Frank Herbert’s Dune made Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi project possible, which gained universal acclaim. As the director has already released the second of a two-part adaptation of the former’s 1965 novel, the movie series takes an interesting turn with Villeneuve’s confirmation of working on the screenplay of the next movie based on Dune: Messiah novel.

Timothee Chalamet in a still from Dune: Part Two

Given that the movie series was a critical and commercial hit, it brought back Herbert’s creation into the spotlight. However, the author himself has several inspirations while working on his book, with one novel in particular, which straightaway inspired his space opera saga.

Frank Herbert Was Highly Influenced by Lesley Blanch’s The Sabres of Paradise Novel for His Dune Saga

Frank Herbert‘s Dune is one of the best-selling sci-fi novels of all time, followed by its five sequels. Having already...

Bill Maher has fired CAA.

Sources say the host of HBO’s Real Time fired CAA, his reps for more than two decades, on Monday after he was not invited to CEO Bryan Lourd’s private Oscar party at his home on Saturday night.

Maher, according to sources, was furious that he was snubbed for the event — which was scheduled opposite the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Night Before bash. The party at Lourd’s home drew the likes of J.J. Abrams, Barry Diller, Kamala Harris, Margot Robbie, Bob Iger, Alan Bergman, Dana Walden, Brian Robbins, Jason Blum, Brian Grazer, Donna Langley, Pam Abdy and such CAA clients as Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston, among others, according to industry newsletter Puck.

Lourd’s private party came a day after CAA toasted nominees including Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Cillian Murphy, Jeffrey Wright, Annette Bening, Carey Mulligan, Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, Jodie Foster and Da’Vine Joy Randolph,...

Starting today, U.S. Max subscribers can save more than 40% across all yearly plans when they prepay for one year. The limited-time offer is available through Tuesday, April 9.

This is the first time that Max will stream all of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship live games, along with studio coverage airing on TBS, TNT, and truTV — including the 2024 NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals and the 2024 Men’s National Championship.

All tournament games on Max will be available to stream in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Seeding, matchups, and tip times will be announced on NCAA Selection Sunday, March 17.

The offer will begin rolling out today for new, existing, and returning customers on Max.com; new and returning customers via the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Roku; and new customers on Amazon Fire.

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Born without legs in October 1987 and immediately abandoned at the hospital by her biological parents, Jen Bricker was adopted by a small-town Illinois couple — who already had three boys — and raised to believe she could do anything she put her mind to. Her parents, Gerald and Sharon, gently encouraged their daughter to remove the word “can’t” from her vocabulary, and so Bricker never thought twice about playing with or competing against the other kids at her school.

She excelled across a variety of different sports, but her greatest passion was reserved for gymnastics. Obsessed from the moment she first saw future gold medalist Dominique Moceanu perform one of her floor routines on TV, Bricker devoted herself to becoming a brilliant power tumbler, and when she was 11 she placed fourth in the Aau Junior Olympic Games despite being the only disabled athlete in competition.

Based on that remarkable saga of persistence and possibility,...

HBO’s Friday night talk staple Real Time with Bill Maher is getting at least two more seasons on the premium cable network.

HBO announced Wednesday that Real Time, which debuted in 2003, will air for a 23rd season next year and a 24th season in 2026. It is HBO’s second-longest-running series ever, only behind Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, which recently concluded.

Real Time’s current run was set to expire at the end of this year.

“For 22 seasons and counting, Bill Maher remains a uniquely powerful voice in politics and culture,” added HBO programming, late-night and specials chief Nina Rosenstein. “Real Time is the rare place where people can both disagree and find common ground, which is more vital than ever. We’re thrilled to continue working with Bill and his incredibly talented team for two more seasons.”

Maher added, “Two more years in the dream job of a lifetime,...

One of HBO’s longest-running series ever will further extend its time on the premium cable channel.

HBO has picked up two more seasons of Real Time With Bill Maher, which will take the weekly talk show through its 24th season in 2026. The show’s current order was due to expire at the end of this year.

The renewal comes a few months after HBO also extended its other late-night staple, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, through 2026.

“Two more years in the dream job of a lifetime, on the network so many dream of being on — I think that’s what we call a no-brainer,” Maher said in a statement.

Real Time, which premiered in 2003, is second in HBO history only to the recently ended Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel in the number of seasons it has produced. Curb Your Enthusiasm’s premiere predates Real Time by three years,...

Prepare for another riveting episode of “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” as it returns for Season 29 Episode 12, airing at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, on HBO. Hosted by the renowned Bryant Gumbel, this sports newsmagazine series continues its tradition of delivering hard-hitting investigative reports and compelling in-depth profiles from various corners of the sports world.

In this upcoming episode, viewers can anticipate a captivating blend of investigative journalism and insightful character studies, providing a comprehensive look at the current happenings and prominent figures in sports. As always, Bryant Gumbel brings his seasoned expertise to the forefront, guiding audiences through stories that transcend the scores and statistics, offering a deeper understanding of the sporting landscape.

For sports enthusiasts and those intrigued by the human stories behind the games, “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” promises another engaging episode that goes beyond the headlines. Tune in at 10:00 Pm on HBO to catch all the action on Tuesday,...

After nearly 30 years, HBO is preparing to hang Bryant Gumbel’s jersey from the rafters. The onetime co-host of Today has fronted Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel since April 1995, making the newsmagazine HBO’s longest-running series. Across 29 seasons and more than 300 episodes, Gumbel has broken some of the biggest stories in sports: exposing a child slavery ring, investigating the International Olympic Committee and revealing that Shaquille O’Neal made more money per year from endorsements than from the NBA. “Since Day 1 at Real Sports, we’ve consistently tried to look beyond the scoreboard and focus instead on the many societal issues inherent in the world of sports,” Gumbel says. “We’ve had the opportunity to tell complex stories about race, gender, class, opportunity, and so much more. Being able to do so at HBO for almost three decades has been very gratifying.” Kobe Bryant special on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel...

In the upcoming episode of “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel,” Season 29, Episode 11, airing on HBO at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, viewers can expect another edition of this acclaimed sports newsmagazine series. Hosted by Bryant Gumbel, the show is known for its hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth profiles covering a spectrum of stories from across the sports world.

Providing a comprehensive look into various aspects of sports, the episode promises to deliver gripping narratives and insightful analysis. With a commitment to exploring the deeper layers of the sports industry, “Real Sports” continues its tradition of bringing thought-provoking content to the audience. Tune in at 10:00 Pm for an engaging and informative journey through the current happenings and stories shaping the sports landscape.

Release Date & Time: 10:00 Pm Tuesday 21 November 2023 on HBO

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On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 10:00 Pm, HBO presents the latest episode of “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel.” This long-running sports newsmagazine series is hosted by Bryant Gumbel and is known for its hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth profiles from the world of sports.

Each episode of “Real Sports” brings viewers stories that go beyond the scores and highlights. It delves deep into the sports world to uncover important issues and provide a closer look at the people and stories that shape the sports we love.

Whether it’s exposing controversies, celebrating remarkable athletes, or shedding light on the lesser-known aspects of the sports industry, “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” offers a comprehensive and unbiased view of the world of sports.

For those who enjoy thought-provoking sports journalism and want to stay informed about the most compelling stories in the sports world, tune in on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 10:00 Pm on...

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is ending. The HBO series will come to a close with its current 29th season, which began in January. The monthly newsmagazine debuted in April 1995, and 317 episodes have aired to date. Hosted by Gumbel, the program is executive-produced by Joe Perskie.

Per Deadline, Gumbel said the following about ending the long-running HBO sports news series:

"Since Day 1 at Real Sports, we’ve consistently tried to look beyond the scoreboard and focus instead on the many societal issues inherent in the world of sports. In the process we’ve had the opportunity to tell complex stories about race, gender, class, opportunity and so much more. Being able to do so at HBO for almost 3 decades has been very gratifying. I’m proud of the imprint we’ve made, so I’m ready to turn the...

Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah “were sad” after seeing The Flash movie, which — once upon a time! — was to have been released ahead of their since-cancelled Batgirl movie.

Batgirl, as reported in August 2022, was done filming but awaiting the addition of visual effects. Originally developed as an exclusive release for what was then known as HBO Max, the DC film instead wound up with no showcase of any kind when Warner Bros. Discovery pivoted away from straight-to-streaming movie releases and locked into a theaters-only model. As such, Wbd decided to “disappear” the $90 million movie and use it as a tax write-off,...

HBO is ending Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel after almost 30 years on the network, as the long-running investigative sports series is set to wrap with its current season. Bryant Gumbel, who has hosted the show since April 1995, said that his run, spanning three decades, is “proud of the imprint we’ve made.” “Since day one at Real Sports, we’ve consistently tried to look beyond the scoreboard, and focus instead on the many societal issues inherent in the world of sports,” Gumbel said in a statement. “In the process we’ve had the opportunity to tell complex stories about race, gender, class, opportunity and so much more. Being able to do so at HBO for almost 3 decades has been very gratifying. I’m proud of the imprint we’ve made, so I’m ready to turn the page. Although goodbyes are never easy, I’ve decided that now’s the time to move on.

After nearly three decades, “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” is coming to an end at HBO.

The investigative sports series has been hosted by Bryant Gumbel since 1995.

“Since day one at ‘Real Sports’ we’ve consistently tried to look beyond the scoreboard and focus instead on the many societal issues inherent in the world of sports,” Gumbel said in a statement. “In the process, we’ve had the opportunity to tell complex stories about race, gender, class, opportunity and so much more. Being able to do so at HBO for almost three decades has been very gratifying. I’m proud of the imprint we’ve made, so I’m ready to turn the page. Although goodbyes are never easy, I’ve decided that now’s the time to move on.”

Throughout its 29-year run, “Real Sports” has been awarded 37 Sports Emmys. The program has also won three Peabody awards. Gumbel...

HBO’s longest-running program is coming to an end.

Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel, a staple at the premium cabler since 1995, will end with its current season, the 29th in its run. The series, a sort of 60 Minutes for sports that mixed heavy investigative work with profiles of people in and around the sports world, has produced more than 300 episodes and won a trophy case’s worth of awards.

“Since day one at Real Sports we’ve consistently tried to look beyond the scoreboard, and focus instead on the many societal issues inherent in the world of sports,” said Gumbel in a statement. “In the process we’ve had the opportunity to tell complex stories about race, gender, class, opportunity and so much more. Being able to do so at HBO for almost three decades has been very gratifying. I’m proud of the imprint we’ve made, so I...

Exclusive: Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is coming to an end after nearly 30 years. The venerable investigative sports series will end with its current season on HBO.

Gumbel, who has been hosting the show since April 1995, said that his nearly three-decade run has been “very gratifying.”

“Since Day 1 at Real Sports, we’ve consistently tried to look beyond the scoreboard and focus instead on the many societal issues inherent in the world of sports,” host Bryant Gumbel said. “In the process we’ve had the opportunity to tell complex stories about race, gender, class, opportunity and so much more. Being able to do so at HBO for almost 3 decades has been very gratifying. I’m proud of the imprint we’ve made, so I’m ready to turn the page. Although goodbyes are never easy, I’ve decided that now’s the time to move on.”

The show has received...

Welcome to Wrexham with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney scored the Best Sports Show award and The Amazing Race came in first in the Best Competition Series category at the 2023 Critics Choice Real TV Awards. Critics Choice Association members spread the love around, with only RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, and Top Chef earning two awards each.

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NBC’s coverage of the Xxiv Olympic Winter Games and Fox’s FIFA World Cup telecasts were the big winners Monday night at this year’s 44th annual Sports Emmy Awards, winning three Emmys each. ESPN, meanwhile, was the night’s biggest winner among outlets, pulling 13 Emmys.

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded this year’s Sports Emmys at a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. Bryant Gumbel will receive the lifetime achievement award for his role in sports journalism.

The Sports Emmys took place even as the writers strike has led to the postponement of NATAS’ premiere Daytime Emmys telecast next month. “While we gather together, other parts of our television community stand divided tonight,” Adam Sharp, president & CEO of NATAS said during the ceremony. “You’ll note most of the typically scripted elements of our ceremony have been pared back in acknowledgment of,...

ESPN, Fox and a pair of quadrennial global athletic events were among the big winners as the 44th annual Sports Emmy Awards were handed out tonight during a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall in Manhattan.

Among programs, Fox and FS1’s coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and NBC/USA’s Xxiv Winter Olympics tied with three Emmys apiece. ESPN and Fox led all network with nine trophies each, though the former beat with latter among network groups, 13 Emmys to nine.

A list of wins by program is here, and see the full list of winners recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences below.

Multiple Winners By Program

ProgramWinnersNetwork 2022 FIFA World Cup3 Fox/FS1XXIV Olympic Winter Games3NBC/USA2022 NCAA March Madness2tbs/CBS/TNT/truTVFox NFL Sunday2FoxNFL 3602Nfl NetworkOutside the Lines2ESPNSuper Bowl LVII2FOX

ESPN came into the ceremony with a leading 42 nominations.

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) unveiled the nominees for the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards that honors the best in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming.

Leading the nominations list was RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars earning a combined total of five nods including Best Competition Series. RuPaul would also score individual nominations for Best Show Host and Star of the Year.

“Looking over the list of this year’s nominees, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards than by calling attention to so many of the talented and diverse individuals who continue to make unscripted television an essential genre on broadcast, cable and streaming,” said Critics Choice Association TV Branch Co-President Ed Martin.

Other nominees included Vanderpump Rules, fresh off of the “Scandoval,” and Joanna Gaines for her cooking show Magnolia Table. Selena Gomez...

Jenny Tartikoff has stepped down as Paramount’s EVP of Global Communications, president and CEO Brian Robbins announced Wednesday.

Tartikoff’s departure from the studio is effective immediately.

In his memo to staff, Robbins wrote that “she has been a trusted colleague to us, and I am grateful for her contributions to the studio and our team. Please join me in wishing her the very best.”

In her own memo to staff, Tartikoff added that “there’s no easy way to share this news,” but she’s “made the hard decision to leave the company.”

“In just under two years, we’ve accomplished and achieved so much together, helping to restore Paramount’s legacy as one of Hollywood’s most iconic and successful studios. Without a doubt, the best part was getting to know and work with you,” she wrote. “Along with all our hard work and hustle, we shared...

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. Leading the list are NFL Network’s NFL: 360 and NBC’s coverage of the Xxiv Olympic Winter Games with ten nominations each. The ceremony will take place live and in-person at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on Monday, May 22.

“Today we honor these esteemed nominees and celebrate those who bring the thrill of competitive sports into our lives on a daily basis,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. “We are excited by the extraordinary quality of this year’s submissions and equally excited by the opportunity to honor this year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree, Bryant Gumbel, celebrating his more than five decades of sports broadcasting excellence.”

Other top nominees include 2022 NCAA March Madness, with eight noms; followed by 2022 FIFA World Cup with seven and ESPN’s...

On Tuesday morning, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) unveiled the nominees for the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. Mark your calendars for Monday, May 22, as that’s when the live gala will take place at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. Scroll down to see the 2023 Sports Emmys nominations in all 47 categories.

These awards are voted on by the overall NATAS membership, which includes more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals from around the United States. Announcing the nominees was Adam Sharp, the company’s President & CEO, who proclaimed, “Today we honor these esteemed nominees and celebrate those who bring the thrill of competitive sports into our lives on a daily basis. We are excited by the extraordinary quality of this year’s submissions and equally excited by the opportunity to honor this year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree, Bryant Gumbel, celebrating his more than...

NFL Network’s “NFL 360” and NBC’s coverage of the Xxiv Olympic Winter Games led the nomination pack, at ten each, for this year’s 44th annual Sports Emmy Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the ceremony, which takes place at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on Monday, May 22.

Previously announced: Bryant Gumbel will receive the lifetime achievement award for his role in sports journalism.

“Today we honor these esteemed nominees and celebrate those who bring the thrill of competitive sports into our lives on a daily basis,” said Adam Sharp, president & CEO, NATAS. “We are excited by the extraordinary quality of this year’s submissions and equally excited by the opportunity to honor this year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree, Bryant Gumbel, celebrating his more than five decades of sports broadcasting excellence.”

Nominations were announced in 47 categories, including studio host,...

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel has amassed three dozen Sports Emmys during its 29 seasons, and now its host is getting the career treatment. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said today that Bryant Gumbel with receive the 2023 Sports Emmys Lifetime Achievement.

He will be honored at the 44th annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony on May 22 at Rose Hall in New York.

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“Bryant has a storied career, from his start as a sportscaster in Los Angeles to five decades of celebrated work — every bit cementing him as an icon and trailblazer in sports and entertainment,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of NATAS. “Bryant‘s incredible resume spanning Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, NBC Sports, NBC News, CBS News, PBS and many...

Sports journalist and former “Today” show anchor Bryant Gumbel has been selected to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. The event takes place on Monday, May 22, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall in New York.

The honor was announced Tuesday morning by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which administers the Sports Emmys.

“Bryant has a storied career, from his start as a sportscaster in Los Angeles to five decades of celebrated work — every bit cementing him as an icon and trailblazer in sports and entertainment,” said NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp. “Bryant‘s incredible resume spanning ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,’ NBC Sports, NBC News, CBS News, and many other projects has brought dramatic and human news and sports stories to life for audiences throughout his career making him a clear front runner for this distinct honor.”

Gumbel is...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today that award-winning journalist Bryant Gumbel will be honored with the lifetime achievement award at the 44th annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony, which will be held at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall in New York City on May 22.

“I’m humbled by this announcement and grateful to the folks at NATAS for this prestigious award,” said Gumbel in a statement. “After 50 years in the business, sharing the same honor with men like Jim McKay, Howard Cosell and Vin Scully is heady stuff indeed.”

“Bryant has a storied career, from his start as a sportscaster in Los Angeles to five decades of celebrated work — every bit cementing him as an icon and trailblazer in sports and entertainment,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of NATAS. “Bryant‘s incredible resume spanning Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, NBC Sports, NBC News, CBS News and many other...

Sometimes, the antagonism you see between two characters in a movie isn't acting. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" is one of the most infamous examples thereof; their feud has inspired books, podcasts, and even a mini-series.

In the film (directed by Robert Aldrich), they play the Hudson sisters, Jane (Davis) and Blanche (Crawford). The limelight has moved past them both; Jane was a child star whose talents didn't last to adulthood while Blanche had a film career before being paralyzed in a car crash. Jane has to dote on the incapacitated Blanche, only furthering the resentment. There's a clear meta-textual undercurrent; Davis and Crawford were not considered "bankable" as women in their fifties, and there's no industry as hostile to middle-aged women as Hollywood.

Davis/Crawford's infighting began before the film even started production. According to Davis, Crawford initially suggested she play Jane and Davis play Blanche,...

Updated with game-day versions, additional commercials. Super Sunday brought Madison Avenue’s annual spending spree, which has boosted the Big Game’s Hollywood quotient noticeably in recent years.

Celebrity product pitches date back to the days of leather helmets, of course, but in the increasingly rare air of the Super Bowl they have started to overtake the left-field breakouts of the past by the likes of Puppy Monkey Baby or beer-loving frogs. With Fox’s telecast commanding a peak level of more than 7 million for 30-second spots, producers and brands again are banking on stars in a big way. Super Bowl Lvii, a contest in Arizona between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, will feature commercials starring Bradley Cooper, Adam Driver, Melissa McCarthy, Anna Faris, Ben Stiller, Brie Larson, Steve Martin, Maya Rudolph and Miles and Keleigh Teller. Streaming services — a burgeoning category — will feature plugs by Will Ferrell,...

ESPN has canceled the linear edition of its journalism-driven news program Outside the Lines.

While the weekly TV series is sunsetting, the Saturday morning news program will continue on as a digital series (including on ESPN’s YouTube channel), and with branded segments on ESPN’s flagship studio show SportsCenter seven days per week. Jeremy Schaap, the anchor of Otl since 2020, will continue to lead the segments.

Sports Business Journal‘s John Ourand first reported the news. No jobs are expected to be lost with the change.

Launched in 1990 as a monthly program, Otl eventually shifted to a daily format. In 2020 the program returned to a weekly cadence on Saturday mornings during the NFL offseason. Anchored by Bob Ley from its inception until his retirement in 2019, the program was known for its tough reporting on issues like the NFL’s concussion crisis, and the USA gymnastics sex abuse scandal.

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The HBO Original series Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel will return for its 29th season on Tuesday, January 24 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/Pt). Winner of 36 sports Emmy® Awards, the new season will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max.

For up-to-the-minute updates about Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel, follow on Twitter at @RealSportsHBO or join the conversation using #RealSports, and on HBO.com/realsports and Facebook.com/RealSportsHBO.

January segments include:

Favre Welfare Scandal: Real Sports examines the role Hall of Famer Brett Favre is alleged to have played in redirecting millions of dollars away from the poorest residents in the country’s poorest state to his own projects. David Scott reports. Producer: Max Gershberg.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Young Athletes: When Damar Hamlin collapsed on Monday Night Football, it was a shocking event that stunned audiences on national television. The sight of a...

HBO’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel caps another season of enterprising reporting with a roundtable review of this year’s most memorable moments from the show, debuting Tuesday, December 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max.

For up-to-the-minute updates about Real Sports, follow on Twitter at @RealSportsHBO or join the conversation using #RealSports, and on HBO.com/realsports and Facebook.com/RealSportsHBO.

Departing from the show’s regular format, host Bryant Gumbel is joined by veteran correspondents Mary Carillo, Jon Frankel, Andrea Kremer, Soledad O’Brien, and David Scott, as well as newcomers Isobel Yeung, Ariel Helwani and Jonathan Jones, for spirited discussions that recap the most significant and impactful stories of 2022.

Stories discussed in the episode include Deshaun Watson’s accusers, the Ioc’s partnership with China’s repressive regime, sports gambling and addiction, an examination of Wada, the hidden world of Sumo,...

NBC staple Al Roker had to miss the network’s coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in 27 years, after a recent health issue sidelined him from the annual event.

“For the past 27 parades, at this moment, we’d turn to Al Roker, our Today show colleague and our best pal,” co-host Hoda Kotb said at the top of Thursday’s broadcast. “But as a lot of you have heard, Al’s recovering, and he’s recovering very well from a recent medical issue. We just want to say we love you, Al. Wonder if you’re watching,...

HBO’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel returns for an all-new episode on Tuesday, November 22 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/Pt). The series is available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max.

November segments include:

Swiss Sports: Real Sports examines why nearly all of the world’s sports federations, including the Ioc and FIFA, have chosen to make Switzerland their home – and looks into allegations that the Swiss government’s hands-off approach has allowed for rampant misuse of funds, corruption and bribery scandals. Correspondent David Scott reports. Producer: Josh Fine.

Mikaela Shiffrin: She is widely considered to be the best female skier on the planet and was the heavy favorite to win multiple medals at last year’s Beijing Olympics. But when the unthinkable happened, and Shiffrin failed to finish three of her races, millions of viewers around the world were left stunned. In her first in-depth interview since Beijing,...

It was the last year to date that the Big Four Networks won the major 14 Emmy Awards — Best Comedy and Drama Series, Lead and Supporting Actor and Actress in Comedy and Drama, and Writing and Directing for Comedy and Drama. However, the love was spread across several different series, and HBO was well-represented among the movie and miniseries categories. Bryant Gumbel hosted the 49th Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS on September 14, 1997. Read on for our Emmys flashback 25 years ago to 1997.

“Frasier” became the first series to hold on to its title as Best Comedy Series for four consecutive years; “Hill Street Blues” had achieved this record on the drama side in 1984. Also nominated in this category was “The Larry Sanders Show,” which earned the unfortunate distinction of being the comedy series with most nominations and no wins at 16. While “Frasier” also took home the Best Directing Comedy statue, the other...