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It’s a big “dill”! CBS announced the eight celebrity teams competing in the two-hour sports comedy special Pickled. The pickleball competition includes big names such as Emma Watson, Kelly Rowland and more.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Game Show Network is bulking up its stable of original series, adding three new strip series to its lineup. As announced on Tuesday morning as part of its 2024 upfronts pitch to advertisers, Game Show Network revealed it has ordered a new version of classic gamer “Tic Tac Dough,” this time hosted by Brooke Burns (“Master Minds,” “The Chase”), as well as a U.S. version of the U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: The cast for the American High and Hartbeat Hulu movie Prom Dates has been set with Chelsea Handler and Best in Show‘s John Michael Higgins, but also Julia Lester, Antonia Gentry, Kenny Ridwan, JT Neal, Jordan Buhat, Zión Moreno, and Terry Hu. The movie will hit the service this spring.

EXCLUSIVE: Classic game show Split Second returns in the U.S. tonight and now it’s going international – again.

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Emma Watson, Will Ferrell, Daniel Dae Kim and a group of other celebrities are set to battle it out on CBS’ Pickleball Tourney on Nov. 17.The two-hour comedy special, called “Pickled,” will feature a pickleball tournament hosted by “The Late Show’s” Stephen Colbert.

The Peacock revival of ’90s favorite “Saved by the Bell” will not be back for a third season, the streamer confirmed on Wednesday. The updated series brought back original cast members Elizabeth Berkley Lauren and Mario Lopez, as series regulars and featured Tiffani Thiessen, Lark Voorhies and Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar as guests, with now-California governor Zack Morris ( Gosselaar) sending students of schools he closed to Bayside High.

Saved By The Bell is not coming back to Peacock.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Saved by the Bell” revival at Peacock has been canceled.The show aired two seasons at the streamer, with the most recent one debuting in November 2021. The first season premiered in November 2020.“We are so proud to have been the home of the next iteration of ‘Saved by the Bell’ for both new and OG fans,” Peacock said in a statement.

EXCLUSIVE: School is closing. Saved By The Bell has been canceled by Peacock after two seasons.

Paul Thomas Anderson, the director of the Oscar-nominated movie Licorice Pizza, is finally responding to the backlash the film received for scenes in which an actor uses a fake Asian accent.

90 on Metacritic), which some find quite sour, thanks to a pair of scenes with a goofball restaurant owner (played by Christopher Guest regular John Michael Higgins) who speaks to his Japanese wives in a caricatured faux Japanese accent.Several people on Twitter have brought up the accent, including podcaster David Chen, critic Walter Chaw (when comparing “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” to “Licorice Pizza”), and filmmaker Karen Maine.

“Licorice Pizza” has drawn criticism ahead of its release due to a controversial scene. 

A brand new “Pitch Perfect” spin-off is on its way to the small-screen.

Travis Barker steps out solo for opening night of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday night (September 9) in Universal City, Calif.

The Flintstones are coming back for more prehistoric comedy.

Saved By the Bell cast is not into some of the ‘90s looks worn by original cast members like Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Mario Lopez — and we don’t blame them.On Wednesday, November 25, the Saved By the Bell revival premiered on Peacock with lots of nods to the original show.

John Michael Higgins opened up about the pressure he felt when taking on the role of Bayview High’s principal — a part that was previously held by Dennis Haskins across the Saved by the Bell franchise.“I do feel the pressure. I don’t play the same man as Dennis Haskins does.

The entire “Pitch Perfect” cast joined forces for a good cause.

The Pitch Perfect cast got together via video to support Unicef on August 17! Anna Kendrick, who plays Beca Mitchell, and the rest of the all-girl a-cappella group belted out a powerful rendition of Beyonce‘s upbeat hit, “Love On Top.” And, who better to intro the surprise reunion than Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins who reprised their roles asGail Abernathy-McKadden and John Smith, respectively.

Saved by the Bell revival on Peacock assembled for a digital panel to promote the new series.

Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins had a mini “Pitch Perfect” reunion, in character, this week.

By Bruce Haring