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“Bridgerton” meets “The Bachelor” in NBC’s newest reality show dating competition, “The Courtship.”The regency-era-inspired series is dropping on NBC and its streaming service Peacock on March 6.The show takes a page out of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” as a modern spin on the classic game of love. It features Nicole Remy, a Seattle woman who is looking for her own Mr.

Ryan Michelle Bathe on her toes — and guessing along with everyone else where her character, no-nonsense FBI agent Val Turner, is headed next on the NBC drama, premiering Monday (Feb. 21) at 10 p.m.“I have to say that Val doesn’t have much of a character evolution,” Bathe, 45, told The Post. “We’re shooting the seventh episode now … and literally hours have ticked by since we met her.

Rams and the Bengals — it’s also about the day’s buzziest commercials. This year, celebrities including Megan Thee Stallion, Ewan McGregor, Zendaya, real-life couple Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost and Kevin Hart are just a few of the names lending star power to the ads.The game airs beginning at 6 p.m.

another disinformation campaign to put a positive public relations spin on its aggression, and had enlisted anti-vaxxer Aaron Rodgers to star in propaganda commercials.With fake news headlines like “American CDC Strongly Recommends Russia Invades Ukraine,” and “Neil Young to Remove Music for Spotify Unless Ukraine Surrenders” going viral, the White House turned to a high school junior to counter Moscow’s cyberattack.“Mr President I think your generation could learn a lot from mine,” the teenage social media pro (Chloe Fineman) said. “Like we don’t believe in drone strikes we believe in breaking down our enemies psychologically.

Barinholtz, 42, who played Marcus White, the sophomoric, dim-bulb warehouse supervisor on the sitcom, created by Justin Spitzer (it ended its run last March). “Justin approached me about a show he was going to take out for pilot season — this was 2019 — and without even reading the script I knew it was going to be amazing.”That series was “American Auto” and Barinholtz snared a co-starring role, but COVID shut production down in 2020 just as shooting was about to begin.

said in a video, as the crowd cheered and applauded.Letterman, who hosted the NBC show from its very beginning in 1982, departed in 1993 to host CBS’ “Late Show,” which is currently hosted by Stephen Colbert.Prior to his stint at CBS, Letterman was vying to host “The Tonight Show” in 1993 upon former host Johnny Carson’s departure. But much to his dismay, competing show host Jay Leno snatched the coveted spot instead, prompted Letterman’s exit from “Late Night.”The 74-year-old late night talk show veteran left CBS’ “Late Show” in 2015, announcing a retirement from television, only returning to the screen for his own Netflix series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” in 2018.Throughout his more than 30 years in his late show career, Letterman’s quirky charm and anti-humor earned him brownie points with his audience, landing him amongst the most well-known talk show hosts.

expulsion from the Australian Open.“I never thought I would hear myself use deported in a bad way, but what happened?,” the fake Ingraham asked as she drooled over the Serb’s accented answer.“I’m a fan of your sport, because in tennis love is bad,” she deadpanned.

the more bizarre reality TV offerings. From ill-advised sequels to overly ambitious superhero epics, these shows had big goals…and fell short.

including “Company,” “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” “Hamilton,” “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” “Ain’t Too Proud,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” and “Freestyle Love Supreme” — have all temporarily shut down this past week due to COVID concerns.

Wednesday, Dec. 15“Mr.

unemployed brothers Andrew and Chris Cuomo as the show returned from a two-week hiatus with Billie Eilish doubling as host and musical guest.The show’s cold open spoofed a holiday message from Dr. Anthony Fauci, played by Kate Mckinnon.The fictional Fauci introduced a sad family gathering of unemployed brothers: Chris and Andrew Cuomo, played by Andrew Dismukes and Pete Davidson.“Hello I am disgraced former Gov.

and created “Superstore” — so he knows a thing or two about workplace comedies as his new series, “American Auto,” launches on NBC. Ana Gasteyer stars in the ensemble sitcom, premiering Monday (Dec.

who starred in the show as the hilarious Jack Donaghy, Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric.“According to [editor Doug] Abel, Alec turned to [Bernstein] and said that if he did that one more time, he was going to assault him. And he didn’t say it with a smile on his face,” writes Mike Roe in his new book, “The 30 Rock Book: Inside the Iconic Show, from Blerg to EGOT,” (Abrams Press), out Nov.

“Saved by the Bell” reboot — dropping on Peacock Nov.

went brutally awry on “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” — has spoken out about his near-fatal accident: “To death I say nananana boo boo,” he wrote Wednesday in a lengthy Instagram post about his harrowing ordeal. Daredevil escape artist Goodwin, 41, was hit with the mishap on the “America’s Got Talent” spinoff show during a rehearsal last Thursday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway. As part of the stunt, Goodwin was supposed to free himself from a straight jacket while dangling his feet between the

one that left a stuntman critically injured last week after he was crushed between cars.“They do try to push acts to do things bigger and better,” Wolverton told The Post.“You will push yourself beyond what you would normally feel is safe because you’re in the mindset of this is my big shot,” he added.Wolverton said he was scouted to be on the show in 2013, only a year into performing his levitation stunts.“They don’t like the middle ground of someone who is mediocre.

horrifying video of the accident shows.“In order to focus on the wellbeing of our crew, we will be temporarily pausing production on ‘America’s Got Talent: Extreme’ and will resume the last few days of filming at a later date, a spokesperson for the NBC series told TODAY on Sunday.

“America’s Got Talent: Extreme” contestant is crushed between two cars during rehearsal.Jonathan Goodwin, 41, was supposed narrowly slip between two cars suspended 70 feet in the air as they swing toward him and drop onto a mattress below.But a stomach-turning, 10-second clip obtained by TMZ shows the timing was off in the daredevil feat — resulting in Goodwin getting sandwiched by the cars as they explode.Goodwin, who was filming the stunt for the heart-racing spinoff of NBC’s “America’s Got

TMZ reported. According to the site, Goodwin has now undergone surgery and is in a trauma unit.

James Austin Johnson impersonating the president, telling the audience he had a “bad summer,” but “not Cuomo bad” – a reference to disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

She’s ruining her legacy.”Although “Going There” is not out until Oct.

Katie Couric’s explosive new memoir.The tell-all has the NewsNation host re-examining her time at NBC and wondering whether her onetime idol was behind her ousting — which she said happened without explanation.“I’ll say this, I got a sense yes,” Banfield, 53, told TMZ of Couric’s meddling.

longtime co-anchor Matt Lauer’s lecherous behavior behind the scenes at the “Today” show — and she claims the women he “damaged” reached out to her.In her new blockbuster memoir, “Going There” — which was obtained by The Post — Couric said there were plenty of tales that kept folks by the water cooler chatting.One story involving Lauer — who was fired in November 2017 following complaints of alleged sexual misconduct — actually dealt with women behind closed doors in his now-notorious office,

Adam Devine will reprise his role from the film franchise that the movies’ fans all loved to hate.“When we saw the opportunity to create a series for ‘Pitch Perfect’ with Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman and Paul Brooks plus more earworm classics for superfans to enjoy, we jumped at it,” Susan Rovner, chairman of entertainment content for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming said to Variety.

exciting new shows, but it’s also when many hit shows return with highly anticipated new seasons. This year, since the pandemic upset filming in 2020, several series are returning after unusually long two-year breaks.

on Instagram.“Willard Scott passed peacefully at the age of 87 surrounded by family, including his daughters Sally and Mary and his lovely wife, Paris,” Roker wrote. “He was truly my second dad and am where I am today because of his generous spirit.

MEBANE, N.C. (AP) — Lloyd Dobyns Jr., an award-winning NBC News correspondent who reported from places around the world and who anchored an innovative US television newscast in the early 1980s, has died, his family said.

Tituss Burgess as Rooster. The last high-profile African-American actress to be cast as “Annie” was Oscar-nominated Quvenzhané Wallis for a 2014 film that also starred Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan and Jamie Foxx as Daddy Warbucks. Unfortunately — and all too predictably — there was a racist backlash among some “Annie” fans over the fact that the famous orphan was no longer a freckled redhead, as portrayed by Andrea McArdle in the 1977 Broadway musical. “So this #Annie movie is all wrong.

beloved mockumentary sitcom “The Office” would be coming to an end.However, it looks like there’s a glimmer of hope: NBC said it’s “standing by” should showrunner Greg Daniels ever decide to do a reboot.At the Edinburgh International TV Festival, NBCUniversal Chairman of Entertainment Content Susan Rovner explained to Deadline that “whenever Greg Daniels wants to do one, we’re standing by.”Daniels said that a revival wasn’t in active development earlier this year, but that he would consider it