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Paul Rudd attends the premiere of "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" at AMC Lincoln Square 13 Nov. 15, 2021, in New York. People's Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 is set to be inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on "Saturday Night Live," but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus means there won't be a live audience to see it happen. The show announced on social media Saturday, Dec. 18, that the night's episode would tape without a live audience and with only limited cast and crew. "Ant-Man" star Rudd is the host and British pop star Charli XCX is the night's musical guest.

Final ‘SNL’ of 2021 bows to COVID-19 threat, dropping live audience and opting for pre-taped segments

December 19, 2021 at 2:51 p.m.

"Saturday Night Live" bowed to the rising threat of COVID-19, opening its final show of 2021 with a pre-taped segment that featured Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Steve Martin and Kenan...

In this Jan. 7, 2013, file photo, convicted serial killer Rodney James Alcala appears in court in New York. Alcala was sentenced to an additional 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering two young women here in the 1970s. Alcala, a prolific serial torture-slayer dubbed "The Dating Game Killer" has died while awaiting execution in California. Rodney James Alcala was 77.

Rodney Alcala, serial murderer known as the ‘Dating Game Killer,’ dies at 77

July 25, 2021 at 6:23 p.m.

Rodney Alcala, the serial murderer who became known as the "Dating Game Killer" because of his 1978 appearance on the game show, died July 24 at a hospital near California's...

Kelly Clarkson revealed Friday how she "dates herself" since filing for divorce from Brandon Blackstock in June 2020.

Kelly Clarkson talk show to move into Ellen DeGeneres’ time slots on NBC stations

May 26, 2021 at 6:11 p.m.

Kelly Clarkson is set to benefit from Ellen DeGeneres' plans to end her show after the 2021-22 season, with NBC confirming that Clarkson's syndicated talk show will move into DeGeneres' prime afternoon time periods...

Glenn Close, Lil Rel Howery during the The 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station Los Angeles, Calif.

Tyler Perry’s powerful Oscars speech asks the world to ‘refuse hate’

April 26, 2021 at 3:01 a.m.

Tyler Perry urged the global Oscars audience to "refuse hate" and work harder to uplift those on the margins as he accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award on Sunday night at the 93rd...

When the Spider-Man movies starring Tobey Maguire started making big money, Marvel Comics launched its own film studio, which has premiered one hit after another.

Disney sets massive movie deal with Sony Pictures, bringing more Marvel to Disney Plus

April 21, 2021 at 8:42 p.m.

Disney has set a massive movie licensing pact with Sony Pictures for the U.S. that promises to reunite Spider-Man and other Marvel properties on Disney Plus starting with Sony's 2022 release slate. The wide-ranging deal also calls...

This image released by CBS shows host Stephen Colbert during his monologue for his Jan. 6, 2021 show addressing the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Colbert's 14-minute monologue called out Trump's most outspoken GOP supporters in Congress and the Senate for what he alleged were years of sowing the seeds for violence. (CBS via AP)

‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ to go live after Biden’s address to Congress

April 15, 2021 at 6:38 p.m.

Stephen Colbert will stay up late on April 28 to host a live episode of CBS' "The Late Show" following President Joe Biden's first primetime address to a joint session of Congress. "Late Show" has made a habit...

Reddit’s 5-second Super Bowl ad rallies users, references GameStop stock drama

February 8, 2021 at 2:16 a.m.

Reddit surprised keen-eyed viewers of the Super Bowl in major markets with a five-second ad that referenced the company's involvement in the recent stock market frenzy that enveloped GameStop and AMC Entertainment. Reddit's...

Ashleigh Banfield to host nightly talk show for WGN America

January 5, 2021 at 5:49 p.m.

Broadcast journalist Ashleigh Banfield made her mark in cable news during 9/11 and its aftermath. She's reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria and other far-flung hot spots. But there's one...

HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Writer D.C. Fontana at the Star Trek 50th Anniversary Celebration - Star Trek: The Motion Picture held at the Egyptian Theatre on September 9, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

‘Star Trek’ writer D.C. Fontana dies at 80

December 3, 2019 at 8:07 p.m.

Dorothy Catherine Fontana, a writer on the original "Star Trek" series who had a long association with the franchise, died Dec. 2. She was 80. Fontana's death was confirmed by...

NBC executive Rick Ludwin (far right) with Steve Wariner and Jay Leno on January 12, 2000 on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."

Rick Ludwin, NBC late-night executive who backed ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 71

November 11, 2019 at 9:34 p.m.

Rick Ludwin, the longtime NBC executive who championed "Seinfeld" and worked in late-night from the Johnny Carson era through Jimmy Fallon, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He...

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