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told Fox News Digital ahead of the 2024 iHeartRadioMusic Awards Monday night.“I have absolutely no clue,” the country music star continued. “I did talk to [series star] Kelly Reilly [who plays Beth Dutton] the other day and, you know, we’ll see what happens.“Once they give us the call — we’re there.”Wilson joined “Yellowstone” in the first half of Season 5 and made her acting debut as Abby, a country music singer who performed at John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) inaugural celebration as the new governor of Montana.It’s no surprise that Wilson has “no clue” what’s going on with the final episodes of “Yellowstone.” Word of when shooting will begin has been shrouded in mystery amidst ​ongoing drama between series star Costner — who is not currently expected to return — and series co-creator/writer Taylor Sheridan.There was also the double-whammy WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which put filming on the back burner​ and pushed the season premiere from November 2023 to November 2024.​”Yellowstone,” which commands a massive cable audience, has not aired a new episode since November 2022, so it will be two years between seasons once (and if) it makes its scheduled return.The series, set in the present-day, follows the saga of the Dutton ranching family in Montana and counts among its co-stars Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbille.Reilly, Grimes and Hauser are also reportedly seeking raises for the show’s final season.Bentley said last June that he would “celebrate” the show ending.

Michael Richards made his return to the red carpet for the first time in eight years in LA on Tuesday night.The actor, 74, reunited with his “Seinfeld” co-star Jerry Seinfeld at the “Unfrosted” premiere. The pair were photographed hugging, posing for photographs and waving to fans in the crowd.Richards and Seinfeld, 70, last reunited — alongside Jason Alexander — at the inaugural Los Angeles Fatherhood Initiative Lunch for Baby Buggy in 2015.The trio and Julia Louis-Dreyfus starred in the Larry David-created sitcom for nine seasons, from 1989 to 1998.

I Want My MTV,” an oral history of the music-video channel. “I was making so much money modeling, per day, why take away from that?”Oh, how wrong they were.“House of Style” turns 35 this May. The beloved MTV series, hosted for six years by Crawford, took viewers behind the scenes of the fashion and modeling worlds — a glamorous, irreverent and intimate blend of haute couture and pop culture.

Monday night’s episode of “Wheel of Fortune” where he shocked viewers by pretending to host.He glided onto the colorful neon-lit stage with famed letter-turner Vanna White while OG host Pat Sajak was nowhere to be found.“Here are the stars of our show, Jared Leto and Vanna White,” the MC announced as the duo walked in, linking arms.“Have a great show and see you soon,” Leto said before taking his place by the puzzle board.The saying is Sajak’s routine phrase that he tells White, 67, at the beginning of every episode of the ABC game show.The “Suicide Squad” star continued without hesitation: “All right everybody, grab those devices, it’s time to give away some money. A $1000 in our first toss-up, the category is on the map.”Then in an instant, the trivia show zipped back to Sajak, 77, hosting like normal.Fans were confused by the act, taking to social media to express their befuddlement.

Not tool time.Patricia Richardson, who played Tim Allen’s wife, Jill Taylor, on the ’90s sitcom “Home Improvement,” said she hasn’t been asked to appear on a potential reunion show — not that she would be interested should the opportunity arise.Richardson was responding to Allen, who played Tim Taylor on the hit ABC series, saying that the entire “Home Improvement” cast was on board for a reboot, according to Entertainment Weekly.“It was so weird, I would hear he was coming out publicly and saying this stuff about everyone was on board to do a ‘Home Improvement’ reunion, but he never asked me and he never asked [series co-star] Jonathan [Taylor Thomas],” Richardson said on an episode of the “Back to the Best” podcast.“I called Jonathan one day and said, ‘Has he asked you about this?’ He went, ‘No,'” she said of Thomas, who played her son Randy on the sitcom, which ran for eight top-rated seasons from 1991 to 1999.“So why is he saying everyone is on board when he hasn’t talked to you or me?” Richardson said about her conversation with Thomas — adding that she set the record straight about a “Home Improvement” reboot script circulating on the web in reference to her on-screen character, Jill.“I wrote a big thing on Twitter and said I’m not involved in any series with Jill and I’ve also never been asked to do another ‘Home Improvement’ reunion thing — but I would not want to,” she said on the podcast.Richardson did not mince words when referring to her former co-star Zachery Ty Bryan, who played her oldest son, Brad. Taran Noah Smith played the Taylors’ youngest son, Mark.“I mean, Zach is now a felon,” she said, alluding to Bryan’s arrest on charges related to domestic violence and driving under the influence.

She’s company.Once a skeptic, Suzanne Somers’ widower, Alan Hamel, said he is now a believer in “an afterlife” because of a series of “strange” instances following the “Three’s Company” star’s death. Hamel, 87, told Page Six about three occurrences in the same day that made him feel that Somers, who died while holding Hamel’s hand on Oct. 15 at 76 after a battle with breast cancer, is still with him in spirit.

posted a video on TikTok captioned, “an update on what I’ve been up to.”“Hey everybody, this is not a TikTok, it’s a ‘Sick Tok.’ I’m in the hospital but it’s because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday,” she went on. “They caught it really early. It’s really weird, because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life so uh, you know, it was a surprise.”The actress and comedian, who has a 3-year-old son with musician husband Jake Sinclair, 38 (who has written and produced with artists such as Taylor Swift, Weezer and Panic! At the Disco) played Lucy on the hit CBS sitcom.

announced Monday morning by Cedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama, held few surprises, with all the expected series and stars (that’s you, “Succession”) receiving nods in several different categories. Snubs, meanwhile, were kept to a minimum for an awards show that hit historic viewership lows last year — and can’t seem to find anyone willing to host this year’s telecast, produced by Dick Clark Productions, which bought the Golden Globes from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.This year’s nominees were chosen by a racially and ethnically diverse group of voters from around the world.It’s been a tough year for the TV industry with the writers’ WGA) and actors’ (SAG-AFTRA) strikes impeding most of the fall schedule from launching new shows, and with most returning favorites in reruns, but that seems to have been taken into account — or maybe boosted the profile of series like “Jury Duty,” which premiered in April just before the WGA strike.ABC is the only broadcast network to be nominated this year (for “Abbott Elementary”); you can either blame that on the dual strikes — and voters with short attention spans — but it’s more likely the reality that the Big Four networks (ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC) are on a downward spiral into near-oblivion when pertaining to viewership — which, in turn, impacts their chances come award season.

Lear died Tuesday at home, surrounded by his family. But this much is clear: He worked right up to the very end, even though he burnished his legend as the personification of classic TV comedy over 50 years ago, with shows he either created or produced: “All in the Family,” “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons,” “One Day at a Time.” And that was only the tip of his creative iceberg.Lear seemed to accelerate his television output even with advancing age (or maybe in spite of it), including the Netflix reboot of “One Day at a Time,” an upcoming re-imagining of “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” — his satirical late-night soap — and live stagings of his classic sitcoms via ABC, in which he proudly showcased those works with all-star casts alongside host Jimmy Kimmel.

to Norman Lear following his death at 101.The iconic TV sitcom and movie producer, who created shows such as “All in the Family,” “Maude” and “The Jeffersons” died at his Los Angeles home Tuesday of natural causes. “All in the Family” star Rob Reiner reacted to the news of his “second father,” writing: “I loved Norman Lear with all my heart … Sending my love to Lyn and the whole Lear family.”Jimmy Kimmel, for his part, noted that he “used situation comedy to shine a light on prejudice, intolerance and inequality.”“He created families that mirrored ours, showing us a world in which Archie Bunker and Michael Stivic could learn to not only co-exist, but to love one another.

played Matthew Perry’s mother, Nora Tyler Bing, on “Friends,” is still feeling the impact of his death — more than a month later.Perry died Oct. 28 at the age of 54.

tweeted on X, announcing his retirement in June. “I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last.

Taylor, 90, told The Post. “They wanted someone who was Episcopalian; they wanted Sheila MacRae to be the Jewish mother.

who died Saturday at age 54, is beloved for playing Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom “Friends.”But he nearly didn’t take the famously funny role. In 1994, Perry was virtually unknown and, as he said on a 2015 episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” he had “no money.” He needed a gig. “So I called my agent and said ‘You’ve got to get me any job, any job you can,’” Perry said.

finalized her upcoming contract on the game show, according to a new report, just weeks before the show is slated to return to ABC on September 11.“Vanna and the producers are currently on a similar page and want to get a deal done but they both have a few hiccups to still clear through,” an unidentified source alleged to the Daily Mail.“They both know they have a lot of time to do it and more discussions to be had but everyone wants something achieved and wouldn’t want Pat’s last year hampered by the constant news of the revolving contract dispute drama,” the insider continued. “They want to celebrate this year with little to no drama whatsoever.”The Post reached out to White’s representatives for comment.The upcoming 41st season of “Wheel of Fortune” will make history, as it marks Pat Sajak’s last as host before he retires and Ryan Seacrest takes over.

Norman Lear celebrated his 101st birthday on July 27 by sharing some wise words in an Instagram video.The “All in the Family” creator spoke about “living in the moment” and entering a new phase as he gets older.“It’s Norman Lear here, dribbling a bit because he’s entering his second childhood,” he jokes in the sweet clip. “I have just turned 101, and that is, they tell me, my second childhood.

stated they would not participate amid the ongoing Hollywood writers strike.However, new “Jeopardy!” episodes will be produced in the fall with material penned by Writers Guild of America (WGA) members before the strike began in May.“Jeopardy! never had any intention of producing a Tournament of Champions for Season 39 until the strike is resolved,” a show spokesperson confirmed to The Post on Wednesday. The statement continued, “Further, no contestants from Season 39 have been contacted regarding their availability for any postseason tournaments, including the ToC.

TMZ’s Celebrity Bus Tour as she was grabbing ice cream with her son, Nikko, 29, in Beverly Hills. And, while she put on a smile for fans, she stayed silent about her future on the game show amid rumors of a big salary negotiation between herself and the network.

fans in the past. “Of course they make mistakes; we are human, they are human,” Foss said to a fan who asked whether or not the hosts ever mess up while reading clues, speaking during a July 3 episode of the podcast she hosts with past show champion Buzzy Cohen, “Inside Jeopardy!” “Basically, we tell our contestants to go off of the game board, so no matter what the host says, knowing that the clue copy is almost always totally correct, our contestants are asked to go off that material,” Foss continued.“So if the host says something slightly different, the contestant should go based on what the clue reads and come up with their response based on that.”On her podcast, Foss also explained that sometimes “technical issues” come up on the show which are “really not based on a host mess-up.” “It’s based on a video clue popping up and the video doesn’t play or a video clue that’s supposed to pop up, and you see the text of the video, but you don’t see the video to support it,” she said.

Cattrall’s own “outrageous demands.”Writer Evan Ross Katz tweeted a cheeky meme Wednesday of the singer Shakira wearing a white coat dress featuring a large “NO” across the front to Paris haute couture fashion week.“Kim Cattrall after reading the SEX AND THE CITY 3 script,” Katz jokingly wrote in the caption — implying that Cattrall loudly said “no” to the project. And, perhaps a bit shockingly, Cattrall replied to the tweet with “Ha!!!”Ha!!!The Post reached out to reps for Cattrall, 66, for comment.The Daily Mail reported in 2017 that Cattrall’s “demands,” including telling Warner Bros to make other projects she had in development, shelved the third movie shortly before filming began.“The only reason this movie isn’t being made is because of Kim Cattrall,” an unidentified source sniffed to the outlet.

wheel-y grateful for his time on “Wheel of Fortune” — even though Ryan Seacrest is taking his place soon.On Thursday, Sajak, 76, paid tribute to Merv Griffin, the creator of “Wheel of Fortune,” on what would have been his birthday, and thanked the presenter for taking a chance on him all those years ago.“Merv Griffin, the creator of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ was born on this date in 1925,” Sajak wrote on Twitter.“I owe the man so much,” the message continued. “He absolutely defied network executives by insisting on hiring an unknown local TV weatherman to take over his show in 1981.

Entertainment Tonight this week. “It’s just one of the main subjects of the show is sex — people having sex and people having great sex and people having terrible sex and people having hilarious sex,” she continued.The season’s opening scene showed a montage of the other characters having some intimate moments, including a shot of Nixon and Diaz in a hot tub.Later on, in another clip, Nixon tried a strap-on — even struggling to put it on at first — and talked about “pegging.”The premiere caught some heat from a few, including Meghan McCain, who penned in her Daily Mail column that the show was “woke slop.”Nixon’s character, Hobbes, plays a lawyer who is married to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg), but goes through some changes as she gets older, particularly in her romantic life, later asking him for a divorce on the spinoff.During last season’s finale, Che asks Miranda to come with them to Los Angeles to make a pilot for a TV show.

Jeopardy! Masters,” contestant Andrew He revealed that he welcomed a son named Everett since being on the stage last week.“There’s been a big change in your life since we last saw you, Andrew, right?” host Ken Jennings asked during the show.“Well yeah, now I have a newborn son,” He announced, as he was met with an explosive round of applause from the audience.He then proceeded to thank the crew who worked on the show.“Thanks to, you know, just everyone in the world, I guess, but especially the ‘Jeopardy!’ crew, I had the double blessing of going from being here on the stage to, within 24 hours, going with my partner and welcoming the arrival of our son,” He revealed.During the segment, the contestant also gave an emotional shout-out to his partner, Sarah.“I love you so much, this is for you, and I wouldn’t be anywhere near here if not for you, so I’m going to hope to bring something nice back for you and baby Everett,” He said.“Jeopardy! Masters” is a new concept of the classic game show, where the top six highest-rated current “Jeopardy” contestants compete for a grand prize.Whoever wins will be the first contestant to take the title of “Jeopardy! Masters” champion.Currently, He is joined by fellow contestants Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, Sam Buttrey and James Holzhauer.The airing of the show comes amid a hosting controversy.Last week, an insider confirmed to The Post that host Mayim Bialik had exited the show ahead of its final week of filming for Season 39 in support of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.

Media Village in an interview this week. “Then when I did it, I had such bad anxiety because they kept changing the script.”She continued, explaining that it was difficult to play a guest role on the sitcom because things kept changing.

mastered aging.“I Dream of Jeannie” star Barbara Eden, 91, stepped out Wednesday in a rare public sighting, for the Remus Pre Award Tea Time event held at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Eden showed off her enviable figure in a silk navy blouse, black slacks, black heels and dazzling dark gem jewelry.Her lipgloss shimmered and lashes fluttered as she flashed smiles while strutting on the red carpet.Eden told Page Six in 2021 that she frequented the gym, took spin classes and lifted weights until about 2018.She said she started having a trainer come to her house for resistance work and walks around her tennis court, but admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted her workout routine.The Hollywood glamour gal is best known for playing a genie discovered by an astronaut (the late Larry Hagman) in “I Dream of Jeannie,” which aired from 1965 to 1970.She even hit her legendary genie pose, with her arms crossed in front of her, on Wednesday’s red carpet.The Hollywood Walk of Fame star recipient appeared on “Dallas,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and “How to Marry a Millionaire,” among scores of other projects.She even competed on “Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition” in 2016, going home on the second episode.Eden told Closer Weekly in 2021 that she’s “very careful” about her diet.“I’m a carnivore … I like steak. We eat a lot of pork, chicken, steak [and] vegetables,” she revealed, while noting she also has a sweet tooth.

New York Times reported.Birney first gained mainstream fame in 1972 opposite his future wife Meredith Baxter in the CBS sitcom “Bridget Loves Bernie.” The show was popular — slotted between ratings juggernauts “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “All in the Family — but short-lived thanks to controversial protests by Jewish groups who disagreed with the “intermarriage” of Birney’s Jewish cabbie character, Bernie Steinberg, and Baxter’s Bridget Fitzgerald, a Catholic grade school teacher from a wealthy family.Both divorced at the time, Birney and the futxure “Family Ties” matriarch, who had two children from her first marriage, got hitched for real in 1974. The pair had three kids of their own before getting divorced in 1989.Baxter later claimed that Birney was emotionally and physically abusive in her bombshell 2011 book “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering.” He vehemently denied her claims, deeming them an “appalling abuse of the truth.”The son of an FBI agent, Birney was born on April 23, 1939, and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.

January 1983 edition of Playboy magazine. Landers looked back on her experience posing for late publisher Hugh Hefner’s pictorial and why she opted not to go nude for the memorable cover.She opened up to Fox News about the photo shoot and recalled meeting Hefner “briefly,” but not during the actual shoot itself.”I remember they approached us [during the shoot] and asked us to do the cover and a nine-page [spread]. They were going to pay us, and they wanted nudity, which was pretty much the standard for the magazine,” the “Chorus Line” star said.

tribute on Facebook.Asking that all inquiries into Mekka’s death “be withheld during his family’s time of grief,” Benti also said, “We welcome you to share your memories of Eddie and your condolences to his family on his fan page.”He added, “Rest In Peace Eddie. We had some fun.”Mekka played Shirley Feeney’s crooner boyfriend known as “The Big Ragu” on the “Happy Days” spinoff starring Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, which aired between 1976 to 1983 on ABC.

pastel-hued Miami home, deciding it’s better to face the ups, downs and many hilarious moments of aging together.But fans no longer must wait for retirement to bring their “Golden Girls” dreams to life as it’s been announced that 2022 will mark the inaugural Golden-Con: Thank You for Being a Fan, an official convention to celebrate the beloved series.

“Hart to Hart,” the ’80s series in which he co-starred with Stefanie Powers that will air on Ovation TV starting Thursday, Nov. 17.The day before, Wagner called Powers to wish her a happy birthday.