Entertainment

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” longtime executive producer Lorne Michaels has a few ideas about who may be best fit to succeed him when the comedic visionary retires. One of those potential successors could be esteemed “SNL” alum Tina Fey, whose name came up while Michaels was talking to Entertainment Tonight

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — And they say TV’s not good for you. It was through a television screen that most people witnessed the 1969 lunar landing and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Together, viewers saw firsts like Mister Rogers sharing a foot bath with his Black policeman neighbor, Officer

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Cast members from “Ally McBeal,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Martin,” “Cheers,” “The Sopranos” and other memorable shows reunited on stage at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday. “Ally McBeal” stars Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Peter MacNicol, and Gil Bellows did throwback dance to “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything”

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — RuPaul celebrated his Emmy win for outstanding reality competition program on Monday by championing reading – and drag queens. The reality host told the audience, “If a drag queen wants to read you a story at a library, listen to her.” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” took the reality competition category

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rob McElhenney is an extremely dedicated fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. On Monday night, the actor and writer posted a photo on X (formerly Twitter) of him watching his favorite NFL team on his mobile phone as they took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “Who schedules the Emmys

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pedro Pascal was accompanied by his sister, Lux, Monday night at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards. The pair graced the red carpet with color-coordinated attire and matching smiles. The “Last of Us” star has spoken before of his closeness with his younger sister, who is a trans actress

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Despite the success of “Knives Out” and Kenneth Branagh’s three-movie revival of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, the murder mystery has found an especially fertile home in limited series, teasing out twists over multiple episodes. The small voice saying we’re nearing the tipping point of that trend sounds considerably

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Matty Matheson heated up the Emmys stage on Monday night with a wild acceptance speech that, fittingly, paid tribute to the hospitality industry. Matheson, a real-life chef who also plays Neil on “The Bear,” – and serves as a co-producer on the show – took the stage to accept

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Christina Applegate was moved to tears during Monday’s Emmy Awards telecast when she appeared on stage to present the awards for outstanding supporting actress and outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. The audience rose for a standing ovation as Applegate – who revealed in 2021 that she was

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — FX had a “Bear” of a night, “Succession” saw success and Netflix beefed up its Emmy haul. What a show! The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards may have been postponed by a pair of Hollywood strikes, but the delay did little to damper the spirit of the night. “The

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Elton John officially joined the elite EGOT club when he won an Emmy on Monday for his Disney+ special “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium.” John joins the ranks as the winner of an EGOT – the acronym reserved for those who win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Quinta Brunson took home an Emmy on Monday for best actress in a comedy series, becoming the first Black actress to win the category since 1981 when “The Jeffersons” star Isabel Sanford won. Brunson won for her performance in ABC’s sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” which she also created and serves

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Niecy Nash-Betts won her first Emmy Award on Monday night, for playing concerned but largely ignored neighbor Glenda Cleveland in the terrifying Netflix limited series, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” Read her speech in full below: “I’m a winner, baby! Thank you to the Most High for this divine

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pedro Pascal came to the Emmy Awards ready to get revenge on Kieran Culkin after the “Succession” star teased him during the Golden Globes earlier this month. The “Last of Us” actor used his time as a presenter during the Emmys telecast on Monday to issue his response. Pascal,