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One of the biggest twists in "The Vampire Diaries" season 1 sees Vicki Donovan (Kayla Ewell) get staked. After being sired by Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), she develops an addiction to blood and becomes a danger to society, forcing the heroes to step in and save the day. Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) ultimately takes her out of the game in the Season 1 episode "Haunted," which was shocking at the time, as Vicki was one of the best characters on "The Vampire Diaries" early on.

Vicki's death added some high-stakes (pun intended) drama to the show,...

Stranger Things returned for its final season on November 26. The Stranger Things Season 5 release schedule has new episodes planned for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. If you’re looking for shows similar to Stranger Things to keep the horror vibes going in the time between, consider these options. 1. Goosebumps With its mix of clever, relatable teens, laughs, and legit scares, the two-season anthology adaptation of R.L. Stine‘s works is the perfect companion to the Hellfire Club kids. “One of the fun things about writing teenagers,” noted showrunner Hilary Winston of the series, which wrapped in 2025, “[is] that the world could be totally burning down around them and they would still be like,...

Bill Maher recently made a blunt comparison of President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama when it comes to illegal immigration. On the November 24 episode of Maher’s Club Random podcast featuring Lara Trump — wife of Donald’s son, Eric Trump — as his guest, the Real Time With Bill Maher host called out Donald’s approach to undocumented immigrants. “That’s one of the reasons the natives are restless on your side, even your people,” Maher told Lara. “Because they voted for, ‘Let’s get the criminals out of the country.’ And what they got was, ‘Um, no, let’s find people who’ve been working here for 10 years...

[Warning: The following post contains spoilers for Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Episode 6, “081693.”] Bunny (Tobi Bamtefa) ended Sunday’s (November 30) new episode of Mayor of Kingstown unconscious in a hospital after being shot in a targeted attack. Meanwhile, Kyle (Taylor Handley) was also thrown to the wolves, only to be rescued by an unlikely guardian angel. The attempt on Bunny came after the attack on Frank Moses’ (Lennie James) depot by the Colombians. Bunny was cruising away from the scene in a car with Lamar (Zuri James), but after their tire was blown out by a spike, he took a hit that left him in critical condition. According to the mouthpiece for Colombians, Bunny isn’t who they...

The Bold and the Beautiful might have declared Luna Nozawa (Lisa Yamada) dead, but some fans aren’t convinced this is the last they’ll see of the soap opera super villain. After a litany of crimes throughout her time on the soap, Luna finally met her end on the November 21 episode when she was mowed down by a vehicle while trying to evade arrest. Deputy Chief Bradley Baker (Dan Martin) confirmed Luna had died in the accident. But is that enough to trust that the law-breaking, trouble-causer is gone for good? “And no one asked to see the evidence of a dead body. She will be back,” predicted one Reddit user.

HBO has always been a reputable source for quality television, whether it's award-winning dramas like "The Sopranos" and "True Detective" or action-packed series like "Game of Thrones" and "The Last of Us." However, HBO is quite underrated for its repertoire of original comedy series, which it has aired since the network's very beginnings.

That's not all HBO has to offer, either. In 2020, the network launched its own platform, HBO Max, to compete with the best streaming services in the entertainment industry. This subsidiary of HBO has even started reaping awards for its own programming, including "The Pitt."

Nevertheless, it can...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Hal & Harper Season 1.] Hal & Harper isn’t about forgiveness or catharsis. Cooper Raiff says that the finale of his Mubi drama, which follows two adult siblings whose dad forced them to grow up too fast after their mom died, is about acknowledgement and seeing. The eight-episode show begins with Dad (Mark Ruffalo) telling Hal (Raiff) and Harper (Lili Reinhart) that his girlfriend (Betty Gilpin) is going to have a baby, and he’s selling their childhood home. The finale sees both of those things come to pass, and they both represent what the show is all about. The baby, for one, makes the family “purify” themselves to accept the new addition into their lives.

Days of Our Lives fans got a surprise on Tuesday, November 25, when a new promo video teased the return of Wes Ramsey, the actor who played Owen Kent for 19 episodes in 2009. As reported by Soap Opera Digest, eagle-eyed viewers spotted the blink-and-you-miss-it cameo from Ramsey toward the end of the promo. In a quick flash of a scene, Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) and Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) apprehended a hooded figure. “Where is my daughter?” Steve yelled as the hooded man’s face was very briefly shown. Although the man’s face was only on screen for a split second, it didn’t take long for longtime Days fans to figure out it was Ramsey.

[Warning: The following post contains spoilers for Landman Season 2 Episode 3, “Almost a Home.”] Landman‘s first season finale might’ve marked the official introduction of Andy Garcia‘s drug cartel boss Gallino, but Sunday’s (November 30) installment was when fans finally got to know him and his alter ego, Dan Morrell, the public-facing investor with ties to all manner of legitimate businesses. In the episode, he and Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) met on two different occasions, and only one of them was acrimonious. Tommy was, of course, sour about the fact that his son, Cooper (Jacob Lofland), unwittingly tied himself to the druglord and made no bones about his disapproval to Gallino. As Garcia explained it,...

Jamie Lee Curtis teared up in a recent interview as she remembered Princess Diana as a leader who spread love, unlike the current Trump administration and “the hatred that they spew.” The Oscar-winning actress appeared on the British daytime show This Morning last week, where she opened up about her admiration for the late Princess Diana. Curtis revealed how she missed Diana and her children when they visited the set of the “awful” sequel to A Fish Called Wanda (Fierce Creatures) in 1997. Upset that she missed the “people’s princess,” Curtis revealed she wrote a letter to Diana apologizing for not being there when she visited. “I told her I...

Laura Wright‘s Carly Spencer is never one to hold back from how she’s feeling. The General Hospital veteran doesn’t hesitate to confront everyone and anyone right there in the moment. She says what she’s feeling, and she means what she says, and that’s one of many reasons why fans love her. Now, however, Carly’s playing the long game in terms of her relationship with Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna), who’s oblivious to the fact that Carly is livid with him for bringing her daughter Josslyn (Eden McCoy) into the Wsb. Wright’s nuanced performance in this story has earned her TV Insider’s Daytime Performer of the Week.

Thanksgiving has come and gone, but there are still plenty of sound bites to gobble up in TVLine's latest Quotes of the Week.

In the column below — which rounds up the best bits of dialogue of the past seven days — you'll find nearly a dozen shows represented, including "Doc," "Pluribus," "The Chair Company," "Survivor," and "Late Night With Seth Meyers."Also featured in this week's roundup: Jimmy Fallon recites a Thanksgiving version of "The Night Before Christmas," "Dancing With the Stars" pays subtle homage to former contestant Anna Delvey, and "Family Guy" pokes fun at holiday movie tropes. Plus, we've...

Marvel actress Elizabeth Olsen recently dished on what it was like growing up in the shadow of her childhood star sisters, Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. In a recent interview with The Times, the WandaVision star described her childhood as “chaotic,” recalling that her older sisters were “forced to watch all my plays” and “go to my dance performances.” Mary-Kate and Ashley were thrust into the limelight as infants, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner on the hit sitcom Full House from 1987 to 1995. They would go on to star in several TV movies and feature films throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, including the short-lived ABC sitcom Two of a Kind.

Josh Brolin recently made a bold declaration about his former friend, President Donald Trump. During an interview with The Independent published on November 29, the actor, 57, opened up about a variety of topics, including his new film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. Brolin refuted the idea that his villainous character, Monsignor Wicks — a manipulative religious leader — was inspired by the Potus. “I could make something up and say it was rooted in a kind of Trumpian greed,” he pointed out. “I’m not scared of Trump, because even though he says he’s staying forever, it’s just not going to happen. And if it does, then I’ll deal with that moment.

At this point, it feels almost impossible to imagine anyone other than Antony Starr playing the homicidally-inclined Homelander on the "The Boys." But the New Zealand-born actor wasn't originally all that interested in the role. In a 2020 interview with Metro, the actors who star on the subversive superhero series all shared their stories of auditioning and being cast, and Starr revealed that he had initially shrugged off the idea of even trying out because he believed he wasn't built like the superheroes portrayed on the big screen.

Starr was a busy actor when "The Boys" was being cast, having started...

Superstore opened its doors to Cloud 9 customers and TV viewers 10 years ago on November 30, 2015, kicking off a six-season run through spring 2021. TV Insider caught up with star Ben Feldman, who shares, “I’ve got a lot of memories” from playing the loveable newbie Jonah when the pilot was filming and aired, introducing him and viewers to the crew running Cloud 9, among whom included floor supervisor Amy (America Ferrera), by-the-book assistant manager Dina (Lauren Ash), associate Garrett (Colton Dunn), store manager Glenn (Mark McKinney), fellow new recruit Mateo (Nico Santos), and Cheyenne (Nichole Sakura), among others. In the premiere episode, Jonah attempts to make a good impression on his first day,...

Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench has revealed the reason for her lack of on-screen roles in recent years, noting her deteriorating eyesight has left her unable to read scripts or recognize people. In a joint interview with fellow actor and friend Ian McKellen, Dench told an ITV News reporter, “No, you don’t [see me on camera], because I can’t see anymore,” per Deadline. After McKellen, 86, quipped that they could see her, the Belfast star responded, “Yes, and I can see your outline, and I know you so well, in your Macbeth scarf. But I can’t recognize anybody now… I can’t see the television. I can’t see to read.” When the...

The 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was a massive hit for NBC on Thursday, November 27, with the annual event on track to set a record for its combined audience. According to Variety, citing Nielsen preliminary figures, this year’s parade drew 34.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, with 25.4 million tuning in to the NBC telecast beginning at 8:30 a.m. Et. This was up 8% in total viewers compared to 2024, which earned 31.3 million combined viewers across NBC and Peacock. NBC also reports the 2025 parade was up 13% in the key Adults 18-49 demographic from 2024. In fact, the broadcast was up across all demos, including a 20% increase in viewers under 25. The 8:30 a.

Every day, TVLine's What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.

On TV this Sunday: Tim Robinson's "The Chair Company" wraps its freshman run, "Hal & Harper" reaches its end, and "Married to Medicine" returns for Season 12.

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Based on an Israeli series of the same name, "Euphoria" debuted on HBO in 2019 with an arresting, undoubtedly provocative, and borderline exploitative opening: a Pov shot of its main character, Rue (Zendaya), being born while footage of the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks plays on a nearby television. It sends a message to the viewer: There will be no compromises made here.

Since then, the show hasn't let up. With series creator, showrunner, and primary writer-director Sam Levinson at the helm, the show has depicted all sorts of teenage struggles with sex, drugs, crime, violence, and abuse, usually in explicit and garishly filmed detail.

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Alan Ritchson seems like he was born to play the man mountain that is Jack Reacher, so it's odd to think that he had to fight for the role. The actor was almost passed over for the hugely popular "Reacher" due to a specific detail from Lee Child's books, which are the source material for the Prime Video series.

Speaking to Michael Rosenbaum on his "Inside of You" podcast, Ritchson revealed that he almost missed out on the lead role — by about two inches. "I was passed on in...

Every day, TVLine's What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized by release time and alphabetically within each slot.

What follows is a look at the week ahead — a roundup of premieres and finales, published every Saturday afternoon, designed to help you plan your viewing for the next seven days.

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It's rare for a sitcom to remain relevant decades past its airing, but then again, it's also rare for a sitcom to be as great as "Seinfeld." The NBC series ran from 1989 to 1998, making television icons out of its four unlikable leads: stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld (with the real Jerry Seinfeld playing a fictionalized version of himself), neurotic George Costanza (Jason Alexander, playing a fictionalized version of series co-creator Larry David), shallow Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and wacky Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards).

Despite the show's longevity and popularity, "Seinfeld" suffers from the same pitfall as a lot of '90s television: aging badly.

Is Crutch getting evicted from the neighborhood, or will he continue to live with his kids and grandkids? The Neighborhood spinoff recently dropped all episodes of Season 1, but will it return for Season 2? Here’s everything we know. With The Neighborhood coming to an end this season, fans want more from that universe. Crutch (Tracy Morgan) is Calvin Butler (Cedric The Entertainer)’s cousin, who lives in Harlem, New York, and owns a flooring company. He appeared on an episode in Season 8, which tied into the launch of the new show. Francois “Crutch” Crutchfield’s life was turned upside down when his grown children decided to move back in with him after his wife died.

"It's ... a brand new car!" For more than half a century, CBS' fan-favorite game show "The Price is Right" has been making winning contestants jump for joy by handing out shiny sports cars, SUVs, and assorted novelty vehicles. But what actually happens to those cars on stage when the studio lights go dark?

According to several past participants, if you do win a car on "The Price is Right," you certainly won't be driving your dream ride out of the studio. As is often the case with big TV prizes, winners are required to pay taxes before accepting their prize,...

Prepare for drama: Despite a slow-burning first half of the season, Survivor host Jeff Probst promises that “pent-up emotion and desperation start to percolate” in the reality competition’s final episode of Survivor 49. The three-hour finale airs on Wednesday, December 17, on CBS. “Once you get a little food in the belly and the inspiration of a possible spot on Survivor 50 starts to kick in, suddenly, that slow burn turns into a short fuse that’s been lit,” Probst tells TV Insider. “To win Survivor, you have to take a swing, knowing it could cost you everything. You have to risk your spot to earn your shot.” That includes impressing the jury,...

Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Witney Carson elicited fan backlash after posting a text exchange with her husband about her costars, Dylan Efron, and his dance partner, Daniella Karagach, involving Zac Efron. After the Season 34 finale — during which she and her celebrity partner, Robert Irwin, took home the Mirrorball Trophy — Carson shared a tribute to her husband, Carson McAllister, for supporting her through the season. The social media update has since been deleted, but a screenshot was shared on Reddit. In the texts, McAllister pointed out that Zac Efron was in the DWTS audience during the semi-finals to root for his brother, Dylan, and Dylan’s dance partner, Karagach.

The coveted "Dancing With the Stars" Mirrorball trophy will be in wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin's custody for the next year. And now that Season 34 is over, Irwin joins a long list of deserving champions — well, mostly deserving.

During its 20-year run, "Dancing With the Stars" has crowned plenty of worthy winners, from those who had previous dance experience to those who hadn't even executed a box step before setting foot in the ballroom. Many an athlete, singer and TV personality has taken home that trophy after months of impressive performances... but in other cases, we would have picked someone...

Bill Maher made a crass declaration about Donald Trump‘s signature dance move while speaking to the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump. On the November 24 episode of Maher’s Club Random podcast featuring Lara — the wife of Donald’s son, Eric Trump, 41— as his guest, the Real Time With Bill Maher host had an open conversation about all things related to the Potus. “Mar-a-Lago is amazing,” Lara, 43, said of the Palm Beach, Florida, resort and private club owned by her father-in-law, 79. “First of all, you have Donald Trump on the patio. And he’s out there for, I mean, anywhere from two hours to like four hours, he’ll be out on this patio.

Spoiler Alert: This story discusses plot developments in Season 5, Volume 1 of “Stranger Things,” currently streaming on Netflix.

Vecna is back in “Stranger Things 5” and he looks scarier than ever.

In Season 4 of the Netflix series, Jamie Campbell Bower was introduced as the sinister arch-villain in the Duffer Brothers’ Netflix series. While Bower is easy on the eyes as Vecna’s human incarnate, Henry Creel, Vecna in full form is a gruesome monster with vascular gray flesh, a decrepit face and piercing eyes — a fitting prince of the Upside Down.

Due to Vecna’s temporary defeat at the end of Season 4 — after Nancy,...

There are many sub-genres within crime stories, from true crime and crime dramas to thrillers and police procedurals. But one particularly prolific sub-genre is detective shows, which have investigators working alone or as part of a team to take down the crooks. These super-sleuths can be part of authorized law enforcement agencies, operate as private practice professionals, or just be complete amateurs. Similarly, detective shows span the gamut of narrative tones, from crime comedies to grimmer fare that play out like nihilistic thrillers, each adding their own distinct take on the genre.

Detective shows stretch as far back as the crime genre on television,...

You’ll be rockin’ around the TV this holiday season as we round up five must-see seasonal selections airing this December. Scroll down for a closer look. The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular Get your Yuletide cheer on with Mickey, Minnie, and host Derek Hough (Dancing With the Stars) for the 10th annual seasonal celebration, featuring brand-new performances straight from Florida’s Walt Disney World, California’s Disneyland, and Disney’s Hawaii resort, Aulani. Pop singers Gwen Stefani and Nicole Scherzinger and country crooner Trisha Yearwood each perform. Monday, Dec. 1, 8/7c, ABC How the Grinch Stole Christmas Prepare to have your heart (and presents) stolen by this 1966 Dr. Seuss animated classic.

CBS Saturday Morning debuted new hosts after Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson were axed from the show. On November 29, Lindsey Reiser and Vladimir Duthiers took over as hosts for CBS Saturday Morning following Miller and Jacobson bidding emotional farewells to the program on November 22 amid a major network shake-up. Miller, Jacobson, and executive producer Brian Applegate were cut from the show as part of October layoffs at CBS. Many viewers weren’t happy about Miller and Jacobson’s exit after tuning into CBS Saturday Morning and seeing Reiser and Duthiers hosting the program. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindsey Reiser (@lindseyreiser) On X user lamented,”CBS...

Singer-songwriters tend to be great storytellers, so it’s no surprise when they turn out to be awfully good at narrating their life stories through music. That’s the case in Words + Music, a captivating four-part series on MGM+ based on Audible’s audio collection, each week featuring performers holding court on an intimate soundstage. The series kicks off with Egot winner John Legend describing his creative process and evolution, declaring, “When the words and the music are a perfect match, the combination feels inevitable, kind of like a good marriage.” His program includes a tribute to his wife, Chrissy Teigen — “the fire to my ice” — but mostly features...

The Performer | Tim Robinson

The Show | HBO's "The Chair Company"

The Episode | "I said to my dog, 'How do you like my hippie shirt?'" (Nov. 23, 2025)

The Performance | You can only push a man so far before he snaps... and some men, you don't have to push very far at all. Ron Trosper has been tumbling down a ridiculous rabbit hole of his own making all season long on HBO's hilariously absurd new comedy, and he finally went off the deep end this week, as Tim Robinson had an epic meltdown for the ages.

Yes, Ron "got a little suspended...

Matt Lauer is reportedly looking to return to TV after his 2017 Today firing following sexual assault allegations. On November 27, People published a report from an inside source of Lauer’s hopeful plans. The unnamed insider told the publication that the journalist, 67, is “doing well in his private life” and “wants to get back into the media arena in some capacity, if not TV.” The source added, “He has talked to some people about it.” It’s unclear what TV program or “media arena” Lauer might be eyeing. However, his return would be the first in eight years since being fired from Today in November 2017. A former NBC employee, later identified as Brooke Nevils,...

"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" — the original sitcom, not the dark, gritty, and dramatic "Bel-Air" reboot that was canceled after four seasons — is a pseudo-biographical take on someone's real life... just not Will Smith's, as some viewers believe. In reality, the show was based on the life experiences of producer and record executive Benny Medina.

Any kid who grew up on "The Fresh Prince" will know the theme song, which, much like all the best sitcom theme songs, perfectly sums up the show's premise in a succinct and informative manner in the space of a minute (two, if we're...

Vera Strickland is fun — and that’s true both in the present-day of NCIS, played by Roma Maffia, and the ’90s of Origins, starring Diany Rodriguez in the role. Maffia appeared in her second episode of the mothership for the two-part crossover with the prequel this season, and she’s all for coming back. “I told them, she needs to be back on a regular basis,” Maffia told TV Insider while discussing her return in the November 11 episode. It’s easy for her to step back into her character’s shoes — it was 12 years between her episodes — because “they write her so beautifully.” It was in her first episode that...

The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Kelly Dodd fired back at critics after a voicemail of her threatening her daughter, Jolie, leaked. On Friday, November 28, Kelly, 50, took to Instagram with a direct response to her leaked message to Jolie, 19. “There’s a lot of Bs circulating in the media about me and I wish I could address it all but I can’t now… but I will soon and the truth will knock your socks off,” the Rhoc star captioned the update. “Just remember when you hear others popping off, spreading false information and damaging innuendo against me, consider the source and their agenda. Love you guys and really...

Every day, TVLine's What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.

On TV this Saturday: Nikki Deloach and Kristoffer Polaha star in "A Grand Ole Opry Christmas," Brandy Norwood celebrates "Christmas Everyday," and the WWE plays "War Games."

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It’s never just another day at the office on Married to Medicine for Dr. Jackie Walters. The Ob/Gyn has been a longtime staple of the Bravo reality series since the show began in 2013. Her calming presence is especially needed when Season 12 premieres on November 30 as the group remains fractured. Drama spilled over between Dr. Simone Whitmore and Quad Webb from the last season’s reunion. That puts the returning Dr. Contessa Metcalfe, Toya Bush Harris, Dr. Mimi Sanders, and Walters in the middle of it. Entering the mix to shake things up is Webb’s bestie Angel Love Davis, a registered nurse and entrepreneur, and Whitmore’s girl Brandi Milton,...

Derek Turnbow (Jake Connelly) is new to Stranger Things this season, but Holly Wheeler’s (Nell Fisher) delightfully foul-mouthed classmate is already winning fans over.

Introduced in Vol. 1 of Stranger Things 5, the character lives up to his moniker “Dipshit Derek” as a bully who’s rude not only to kids his own age, but also to adults. When he’s targeted by Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), however, he steps up as the unlikely hero “Delightful Derek,” helping our crew smuggle other kids on Vecna’s radar to safety.

According to series co-creator Matt Duffer, Derek was originally intended to be a “generic bully character,” but Connelly’s charisma was undeniable.

Holly Wheeler is not a new character in the Stranger Things universe, but in Season 5, the youngest member of the Wheeler family takes center stage as a key player. After her mother, Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono), wields a broken wine bottle to save her, Holly ends up being taken by a Demogorgon in Vol. 1 of the series, which debuted its first four episodes on Nov. 26.

Nell Fisher, the 14-year-old British actor who plays an adolescent version of Holly Wheeler in Stranger Things 5, joined the cast knowing she would be portraying a very different side of the character than fans had previously seen.

“Holly Wheeler had been played for the first...

[Warning: The below contains spoilers for Gold Rush Season 16.] The miners are hard at work during Season 16 of Gold Rush with the stakes as high as ever. During the November 28 episode of the popular Discovery Channel series Parker Schnabel leveled up his operations with new equipment to help him reach the 10,000-ounce goal. Tony Beets has been riding high coming out strong, but doesn’t want to lose momentum. His son Kevin continues to work through growing pains as a second-year mine boss. However, a new recruit of a familiar face gives him and partner Faith Teng the boost they desperately needed. Read on to find how things shook out this week. Parker Schnabel Parker Schnabel...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was no turkey for NBC. In fact, the broadcaster’s 2025 airing of the annual event is poised to record its biggest combined audience ever.

Per early Nielsen data, the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade pulled in 34.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, with 25.4 million viewers tuning in for the NBC telecast beginning at 8:30amET on Nov. 27. It should be noted that this Nielsen data is preliminary and will change when it becomes official in the coming days.

Still, as it stands, this year’s parade is up 8% in total viewers over...

Two down-on-their-luck hourly workers reluctantly form an alliance to rob one of London’s most illustrious department stores on Christmas Eve. As they hatch their plans, the pair start to realize there are sparks between them — and they’re not from the twinkly holiday lights around jolly London town. The Netflix original holiday film Jingle Bell Heiststars Olivia Holt (Heart Eyes) and Connor Swindells (Sex Education). The film was directed by Michael Fimognari (To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You), and co-written by Abby McDonald (Bridgerton) and Amy Reed (Diary of a Future President).

Stream it now on Netflix.

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“And I told you to eat your damn pie.” Heard, chef!

Episode 3 of Stranger Things 5serves up some delectable comedy when Erica Sinclair (Priah Ferguson) drops by the Turnbow family home armed with crocodile tears and a homemade pie under the guise of making amends with her estranged friend Tina (Caroline Elle Abrams).

It’s all a ruse to help our heroes abduct the unsuspecting family to protect Derek Turnbow (Jake Connelly), Vecna’s (Jamie Campbell Bower) next target, from the Demogorgon sent after him. So when Tina refuses to eat the spiked dessert, Erica takes drastic measures — stabbing her schoolmate in the neck with a syringe — in a moment...

Karen Wheeler just wanted to enjoy a nice, relaxing bubble bath at home, cradling a glass of white wine in the tub. And what better way to set the mood than with “Fernando,” the wistful Abba hit from 1976?

Of course, that’s not how it goes down in Episode 2 of Stranger Things 5, the final season of the beloved series, which debuted its first four episodes on Nov. 26.

In the episode titled “The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler,” all hell breaks loose when a Demogorgon tears through the ceiling of young Holly’s (Nell Fisher) bedroom. As she tries to flee the monster, the camera cuts to Karen (Cara Buono) sipping her wine to the soothing,...

When Brilliant Minds returned for its second season, it introduced a few new characters, including a new resident for Dr. Oliver Wolf’s (Zachary Quinto) neurology department, Dr. Charlie Porter (Brian Altemus). He claims to be there to learn from the best (Wolf) but clearly has an ulterior motive, given the side of the character we’ve seen in flash forwards, the timeline in which Wolf is a patient at Hudson Oaks, run by Dr. Amelia Frederick (Bellamy Young). “Things are definitely going to come to a head in a pretty explosive way,” Altemus tells TV Insider ahead of the Monday, December 1, episode. “It’s stuff that I still, thinking...

Ryan Kiera Armstrong may be in the throes of some intense slayer training, but the young actress is already looking forward to reprising her role as Francis in Sterlin Harjo's latest FX series "The Lowdown."  

Armstrong plays the daughter of Ethan Hawke's "truthstorian" Lee Raybon, a rough-around-the-edges citizen journalist who is a loving father despite his totally unconventional methods. In Season 1, Lee tries to get to the bottom of the city's latest death (which he thinks was a murder), all while trying to keep his ramshackle business afloat.

"I love their relationship," Armstrong tells TVLine. "It's really beautiful.