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Grammy Awards 2022 highlights: Host Trevor Noah slides in Will Smith Oscars slap reference, spotlight on diversity of winners
“We’re going to be dancing, we’re going to be singing, we’re going to be keeping people’s names out of our mouths,” Trevor Noah said, alluding to Will Smith’s expletive-filled demand that Chris Rock stop talking about his wife at Oscars last week.

Police investigate local US news channel for accidentally airing 13 seconds of porn in weather report
A statement by the Spokane City Police Department said that the broadcast of the clip led to the department receiving calls from many citizens, who were left disturbed by the images

Priyanka Chopra Jonas competition show The Activist to now be a documentary after backlash
"Global activism centres on collaboration and cooperation, not competition," the makers of The Activist said after the TV series got flak for its celebration of "Insta-activism."

With streaming services on the rise, television networks rely on reboots, franchises to pull in more viewers
Get ready for CSI: Vegas, a CBS remake complete with original stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox and, in a sign of diversity progress, Black actor Paula Newsome as the lead investigator.

Sharon Osbourne off The Talk after inquiry finds she 'didn't align with values of respectable workplace'
CBS said its internal inquiry said the show’s co-hosts, including Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood, were not properly prepared by the show’s team for a discussion on race

CBS says daytime show The Talk to remain off air another week amidst row over Sharon Osbourne's comments
CBS said in a statement that it is committed to “a process where all voices are heard, claims are investigated and appropriate action is taken where necessary.”

Why Oprah Winfrey's interview special with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry won't air on any streaming platform
Oprah Winfrey’s interview of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was a rarity in the age of streaming: a cultural event powered by network TV.

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's Oprah Winfrey interview nears 50 mn in global viewership
An estimated 49.1 million viewers across 17 countries tuned into Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and the numbers are expected to rise.

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey draws estimated 17.1 mn viewers in the US
Nielsen company said it had the largest audience for any prime-time entertainment special so far this television season.

Super Bowl rakes in half a billion dollars in ads as spots go for $5.6 million for 30 seconds
Car companies, fast food chains and delivery apps were among those clamouring to get their brands in front of the 96.4 million people who watched

Coronavirus Outbreak: American TV showrunners reveal how they're shooting intimate scenes during pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak in the US has led to TV shows taking to creative changes like mannequins, spousal stand-ins, and phone sex to project intimacy.

Coronavirus Outbreak: The Bold and the Beautiful cast use mannequin, spouse stand-ins to shoot intimate scenes
The Bold and the Beautiful is one of the first TV series to resume taping after an industry-wide shutdown in March due to the coronavirus outbreak

TV show on Donald Trump-James Comey clash likely to air prior to November presidential election
The Comey Rule is about the clash between former FBI director James Comey and US President Donald Trump over Russian interference in the 2016 election

John Krasinski's YouTube series Some Good News bought by CBS network; actor will no longer serve as host
John Krasinski has struck a deal with ViacomCBS to license his popular digital series Some Good News, which will appear across a number of network's properties

Fred Silverman, TV titan who steered programming at CBS, ABC and NBC, passes away aged 82
Fred Silverman, the only TV executive who steered programming for each of the Big Three broadcast networks and who brought All in the Family, Roots, Hawaii Five-O and other hit series to television during his more than three-decade career, has died

The Equaliser reboot, starring Queen Latifah as a retired sleuth, gets pilot order at CBS
CBS has handed a pilot order to The Equaliser, a reboot of the 1980s classic crime drama series, starring Queen Latifah in the lead.

Philip McKeon, former child actor from '70s US comedy sitcom Alice, dies at 55 after long illness
Philip McKeon is survived by his mother and sister Nancy, best known for playing Jo Polniaczek in the 1980s NBC situation comedy The Facts of Life.

British broadcaster BT Sport retains Champions League rights for 2021-24 cycle in deal worth over $1.5 billion
The three-year detail sees BT paying 400 million pounds ($515 million) per season for British rights to the Champions League, the Europa League and the new Europa Conference League, which debuts in 2021

Europe heat wave: 400 more people died in Netherlands during record-breaking summer week, says Dutch statistics agency
400 people more died in the Netherlands during Europe’s recent record-breaking heatwave than in a regular summer week, Dutch national statistics agency CBS.

The Big Bang Theory series finale surpasses Game of Thrones' ratings, with 18.5 mn viewers
The Big Bang Theory series finale premiered on 16 May.