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Streaming platforms keep us hooked with fresh stories and timeless classics, and Paramount+ is no exception. This week, its lineup blends sharp comedies, intense crime dramas, and beloved animated adventures, offering something for everyone. From nostalgic favorites to gripping new releases, these shows have climbed to the top of the viewership charts, reflecting their broad appeal across different tastes.

The list features a mix of long-running hits and a brand-new series that just premiered on July 11, 2025. Whether you’re drawn to dark thrillers, family-friendly laughs, or procedural mysteries, Paramount+ delivers. Below, we break down the ten most-watched shows, starting from the bottom and working up to the number-one pick, with details on what makes each one a must-watch.

10. The King of Queens (1998-2007) Columbia TriStar Television

This sitcom follows Doug Heffernan, a delivery driver, and his quick-witted wife, Carrie, living in Queens, New York. Kevin James and Leah Remini bring...

If you're a fan of the sitcom led by Kevin James, The King of Queens, we have some bad news for you. The star of the '90s comedy series has said that, while most shows are revisited at some point with modern revivals, he doesn't see The King of Queens returning in the near future. The reason is that, if it did, it wouldn't have the presence of who he felt was the "glue" of the show. James is referring to comedy icon Jerry Stiller, who played Arthur in the series, and passed away in 2020.

The Hitch actor is currently promoting his latest feature film, Guns Up, an action comedy co-starring Christina Ricci, Melissa Leo, and Maximilian Osinski. James talked to Collider about Guns Up, and given how important The King of Queens is in his career, the subject of a possible revival came up. While he didn't dismiss the idea at first,...

As one of the stars of The King of Queens, Kevin James will always be associated with the beloved sitcom. However, he does not play to ever revisit the role, feeling that a revival would be pointless without his late co-star involved.

James recently discussed The King of Queens in an interview with Collider to promote his newest project, Guns Up, co-starring Christina Ricci. He reflected on how the series wasn't as highly revered as other major sitcoms while it was actually on television, though it has since become more popular in subsequent years. Whatever the case might be, James feels like people love the series now more than ever before.

“The King of Queens is weird because we weren't as popular," James said. "When we came out, we did okay. We did good. But it was [Everybody Loves] Raymond and Friends and all these other office comedies and funnier shows, and...

While The King of Queensremains a beloved sitcom, the show is unlikely to return. Led by Kevin James, who played Doug Heffernan, the series followed a postman as he attempted to navigate life in Queens, New York. He was joined by Leah Remini (Carrie Heffernan), the late Jerry Stiller (Arthur Spooner), Patton Oswalt (Spence Olchin), and more.

The show ran for a full decade, having been on air from 1998 to 2007 for a total of nine seasons. While there was a reunion table read for the series in 2021, there has been no hint of a revival on the horizon, despite maintaining a fairly strong reputation within the industry.

While dreams of a revival still do exist, Kevin James "can't even picture it" and has no interest in following up on its story. In an interview with Collider, he explained that Jerry Stiller's death ended any interest that he had in future episodes.

While reboots and revivals continue to dominate Hollywood — with everything from Frasier to Happy Gilmore 2 getting the legacy treatment — don’t expect The King of Queens to join the trend anytime soon. Kevin James, who played the iconic delivery driver Doug Heffernan for nine seasons on CBS, has shared his honest thoughts with Collider's Steve Weintraub on returning to the beloved sitcom. And while he doesn’t rule it out completely, there’s one very personal reason it feels unlikely: the absence of the late Jerry Stiller. James was promoting his latest project, Guns Up, alongside Christina Ricci.

The show featured Doug alongside his sharp-tongued wife Carrie (Leah Remini) and her eccentric, overbearing father Arthur Spooner (Stiller), who lives in their basement. The show humorously explores the ups and downs of blue-collar married life, blending relatable domestic squabbles with outrageous misunderstandings and Arthur's constant chaos. But the absence...

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Boseman sacrificed his big break, a role on All My Children, when he spoke up about egregious racial stereotypes in the writing of his character. After just a week of filming, he was booted and replaced.

13 Rachel Dratch, Tragically, Proved Producers Right

Dratch played Jenna Maroney in the pilot of 30 Rock, but the suits at NBC insisted on recasting the character. After helping bring her longtime friend and castmate’s vision to life, producers insisted on replacing her with Jane Krakowski which, it brings us no joy to report, wound up being the right call.

12 Shannen Doherty Got Tattled On

There was a lot of behind-the-scenes drama on Beverly Hills, 90210 that seemed to revolve around Doherty, but she didn’t...

Taylor Sheridan’s streaming empire just got a nostalgic twist. While Landman (his new oil-rig drama) continues to dominate on Paramount+, overtaking even long-running fan-fave Criminal Minds, it’s the sudden resurgence of classic sitcoms that’s stealing the limelight. Frasier, The King of Queens, and Everybody Loves Raymond have all jumped back into the platform’s Top 10, proving once again that comfort TV never goes out of style.

With Sheridan’s name pulling in the drama crowd and timeless comedy pulling in the laughs, Paramount+ is balancing grit with giggles, and clearly, it’s working. The old faves still have plenty of fuel in the tank.

Frasier, The King of Queens & Everybody Loves Raymond Re-Enter Paramount+ Top 10 Taylor Sheridan in a still | Credit: Paramount Pictures

Who says old-school comedy can’t do the job? On Paramount+, Taylor Sheridan’s oil-rig thriller Landman just leapfrogged Criminal Minds, but in an unexpected twist,...

Kevin James is a henchman trying to quit the mob in the first trailer for Guns Up. The movie marks the actor's return to the action genre after having played neo-Nazi leader Dominick five years earlier in Becky.

As the Guns Up trailer shows, quitting the mob is easier said than done, as James' character's final job goes off the rails. "With the clock ticking, the ex-cop has one night to get his unsuspecting family out of the city before he gets snuffed out," reads the synopsis for the action movie. The trailer features James' Ray Hayes showcasing his lethal skills, which leads to his son questioning whether he's "John Wick," the beloved assassin from the franchise of the same name, played by Keanu Reeves. However, after Ray's wife, Audrey (Christina Ricci), takes care of a few mob men herself, their daughter remarks to her brother that their dad "married John Wick.

Nearly two decades after The King of Queens’ final episode hit the airwaves back in 2007, Leah Remini just might be up for another round in New York City’s most regal borough — so long as one condition is met.

The sitcom star recently revealed that while “of course” she “would consider” reviving her iconic CBS series during a recent sit-down with Us Weekly, there’s a caveat to her reprising the role of Carrie Heffernan. The late Jerry Stiller, who played her on-screen father Arthur Spooner, would somehow need to be added into the mix.

“It would be hard to do a show like that without Jerry Stiller,” she said of her TV dad, who passed away at the age of 92 back in 2020. “They’d have to think of something to represent him.”

Stiller’s undeniable comedy chops isn’t the only factor that would make his (hopefully half-priced) shoes...

Leah Remini is giving an update on her friendship with Jennifer Lopez.

If you don’t know, there were rumors that they possibly had a Bff falling out.

Leah and Jennifer first met back in 2004 at a red carpet event. Jennifer named Leah the godparent to her and Marc‘s now 17-year-old twins Max and Emme.

Rumors of a rift between Leah, 54, and Jennifer, 55, were first sparked last summer when Leah was noticeably missing from Jennifer‘s wedding to Ben Affleck in August 2022.

A source later said that Leah didn’t attend the wedding because she was moving her daughter into college that same weekend. Leah later raised eyebrows when she attended Jennifer‘s ex-husband Marc Anthony‘s wedding to Nadia Ferreira in January 2023.

Now, Leah is speaking about the state of her friendship with JLo.

Keep reading to find out more…

By the way, both JLo and Leah have gone through divorces recently.

Acclaimed actor Ben Stiller fondly remembers his late, great father, Jerry Stiller, on social media.

Ben Still shared a classic image of his father from all the way back in the elder Stiller's first heyday in 1974. The image, shared in a May 11 X post, was accompanied by the caption, "5 years today. Will always miss this man who was so incredibly generous, loving and funny. And the best dad."

5 years today. Will always miss this man who was so incredibly generous, loving and funny. And the best dad.â¤ï¸â¤ï¸â¤ï¸ pic.twitter.com/DJFTkINMGt— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) May 11, 2025

Jerry Stiller's career in entertainment began in the early 1950s, during which time he appeared in numerous productions of Shakespearian classics. It was also around this time when Jerry met his future wife and fellow comedian, Anne Meara. Together, Stiller and Meara found success as a comedy duo, making...

Stars: Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace, Mark Wahlberg, Leah Remini, Paul Ben-Victor | Written by Jared Rosenberg | Directed by Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson returns to the director’s chair for the impressively economical single-location thriller Flight Risk. It’s undeniably trashy, thanks to an egregiously over-the-top performance by top-billed Mark Wahlberg, but it’s also surprisingly enjoyable.

In fairness, it’s not entirely a single-location thriller, as the film starts with fugitive mob accountant Winston (Topher Grace) being apprehended in his remote Alaska motel hide-out by Air Marshal Madolyn (Michelle Dockery), and offered a deal to testify against his boss in an ongoing trial. Winston takes the deal, and Madolyn charters a three-seater plane to fly him to New York, but her plan hits a snag when the pilot, Daryl (Mark Wahlberg) turns out to be a hired killer with orders to kill them both.

Given the fact that almost the entire...

Tom Cruise Yells At Assistant Incident(Photo Credit –Instagram/Facebook)

Tom Cruise once blew up over a roll of cookie dough and Leah Remini was there to see it all. In her 2015 memoir Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, Remini dropped jaws when she claimed that the Top Gun star “lit into” his assistant simply because he couldn’t spot cookie dough already sitting on the counter (via CheatSheet). Yes, cookie dough. One roll. Whole tantrum.

“Goddamn it!” Cruise reportedly shouted as his staff scrambled around his Beverly Hills home. Katie Holmes, who was dating him at the time, tried to calm him down. But Remini said his voice—though lowered—“still had a seething quality” that left everyone on edge.

It got worse.

Remini claimed the assistant was so nervous, she couldn’t speak. Cruise, she wrote, screamed at her to “get in the f*cking present time.” To save the poor woman,...

Actor-comedian Kevin James may be best known for his starring role in the classic CBS sitcomKing of Queens, which ran from 1998 to 2007, amassing over 200 episodes. However, James returned to the world of the half-hour comedy in 2016 to star in CBS's Kevin Can Wait, which will stream on Tubi starting March 1.

The show was created by James, Rock Reuben, and Bruce Helford (The Conners), and directed by Andy Fickman. Kevin Can Wait stars James as a recently retired cop named Kevin Gable. In the first season, Erinn Hayes (A Christmas Story Christmas)co-stars with James as his wife, Donna Gable, but by the second season, Donna was killed off the show, leaving Kevin Gable to raise his three children alone.

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The best and brightest of the U.K. and Ireland were celebrated last night in a star-studded bash at the Newport Beach Film Festival UK & Ie Honours event in London. Those receiving honors included Icon Award honoree Stephen Fry, “Nosferatu” and Artist of Distinction honorees Emma Corrin, Sharon Horgan and Felicity Jones.

Before receiving her honor, Jones was seen admiring Variety’s cover story on her “The Brutalist” co-star Adrien Brody, now considered a frontrunner for the best actor Oscar. Jones too, is in the running, nominated for best supporting actress at both the BAFTAs and Oscars for her performance in Brady Corbet’s American epic. “It’s so nice when you put in all the work for a campaign and it actually pays off,” she told Variety.

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After opening in the #1 spot with $11 million over the weekend of January 24, Mark Wahlberg’s aviation thriller, Flight Risk, has tapered off a bit at the box office, but it has still grossed over $30 million globally, with $25 million coming from domestic earnings and $9 million from international earnings. Flight Risk is now available to watch on digital platforms, and Collider is thrilled to partner with Lionsgate to reveal exclusive behind-the-scenes images from the film, which can be found below. In addition to Wahlberg, Flight Risk also stars Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace, and Leah Remini, and the film was written by Jared Rosenberg and directed by Mel Gibson. It earned scores of 30% from critics and 63% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Over the years, Hollywood has delivered an abundance of memorable on-screen partnerships -- Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, and Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, among many others. Over 30 years after their first collaboration, it's probably safe to add Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to the list. 

Together, the dynamic duo have produced memorable entertainment aplenty, putting their remarkable chemistry to good use in everything from Kevin Smith's "Dogma" to Affleck's "Air." These guys have teamed up on nearly a dozen projects, even for a brief cameo or minor supporting role. Recently, their partnership has intensified with the aforementioned "Air" and Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel," it's a shame they haven't found more films to work on together over the years, because these boys are wicked smaht.

To celebrate this long-running partnership, we decided...

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker for Wbgr-fm on January 30th, 2025, reviewing “Flight Risk,” featuring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace, directed by Mel Gibson. In theaters since January 24th.

Michelle Dockery is Madolyn Harris, a Deputy U.S. Marshall, whose job it is to find Winston (Topher Grace of “That ‘70s Show”), an accountant for a mobster who seems connected to all corruption. Once Deputy Harris busts Winston on the run in Alaska, and convinces him to squeal on his boss, she has to escort via a rickety propeller plane over the mountains to Anchorage. It becomes apparent that the pilot (Mark Wahlberg), isn’t who he seems to be. Can Deputy Harris land the plane … with no training as a pilot … when it suddenly becomes pilotless?

“Flight Risk” is in theaters now (since January 17th). Featuring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery,...

While Mark Wahlberg's Flight Risk may not rank highly with audiences, it did earn him a new ranking elsewhere. The action thriller premiered in theaters last weekend and overtook Mufasa: The Lion King at the box office, grossing over $13 million. This latest role helped Wahlberg overtake another Hollywood legend, Denzel Washington, on a list of the highest-grossing stars of all time, per The Numbers. While both actors sit at $2.7 billion earned at the domestic box office, Wahlberg now holds the #40 spot.

Flight Risk follows the story of a U.S. Marshall transferring a witness to New York on a small plane across the Alaskan wilderness. However, tensions rise as he realizes the other passengers are not who they pretend to be. Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace, Leah Remini, Monib Abhat, and Paul Ben-Viktor round out the cast with Mel Gibson directing.

The film currently sits at a shocking 26% critics score...

For all the lil monsters in the world right now, Mama Monster has officially announced the coming of her seventh studio album. Now we can breathe easy, because anyone can admit it was a long time coming.

Lady Gaga’s New Album Will Mark the Iconic Singer’s Return To Pop Music

It was a lovely day to wake up to the news that Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated album finally has a release date.

So far, we’ve tasted “Disease” and her Bruno Mars collab “Die With A Smile,” which was so massively successful it’s still topping important charts to this very day. Obviously we want more, and mama knew that.

To keep the whole thing iconic and classy – it is Lady Gaga we’re talking about here after all – she made sure fans in New York City woke up to a black-and-white billboard with an over-the-top picture of her.

Mel Gibson went almost a decade without directing a movie after his war drama "Hacksaw Ridge" hit theaters in 2016. The actor-filmmaker, whose other directorial credits include "Braveheart" and "Apocalypto," has now ended his dry spell with the release of his new movie "Flight Risk." It's a very minimalistic, contained thriller that takes place on a tiny plane and centers almost entirely on just three actors for the majority of its runtime. However, some familiar voices also pop up along the way, particularly for those who are fans of a certain classic CBS sitcom.

Gibson, it needs to be mentioned, is a controversial figure who has been accused of antisemitism, in addition to having a battery charge against his ex-wife, which is largely why he doesn't work as much as he once did. But he still does, indeed, get work in Hollywood these days, as evidenced by this thriller, which is being released by Lionsgate.

Flight Risk minor spoilers follow.

Mark Wahlberg has revealed that he apologized to his Flight Risk co-stars for being “locked into” his villainous character on set. Wahlberg stars opposite Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace in the pulse-pounding thriller.

Flight Risk's action unfolds as U.S. Marshal Madelyn Harris (Michelle Dockery) accompanies a mob accountant, Winston (Topher Grace), on a flight to testify against his former employers. Harris is forced to protect Winston when they discover their pilot (Mark Wahlberg) is actually an assassin who has been paid to take out the accountant.

Mark Wahlberg Plays a Killer Pilot in Flight Risk

The Union Nears Unfortunate Rotten Tomatoes Record for Mark Wahlberg

Netflix's spy film, The Union, sets a disappointing mark for co-star Mark Wahlberg.

Speaking to People, Wahlberg admitted that he may have alienated some of his co-workers by remaining in character between scenes on the Flight Risk set.

The Mel Gibson-directed thriller “Flight Risk” opens in theaters Friday. The airplane drama takes thrills to new heights as Mark Wahlberg — who partially shaved his head for the role — stars as a pilot who’s transporting an Air Marshal and her fugitive but reveals his secret agenda mid-flight.

“Flight Risk” was written by Jared Rosenberg, directed and produced by Gibson, John Davis, John Fox and Bruce Davey.

See the details below for how to watch, and get ready to take flight.

When does “Flight Risk” come out?

“Flight Risk” premieres in theaters on Friday, Jan. 24. It was originally scheduled to be released on Oct. 18, 2024

Is “Flight Risk” in theaters?

Yes, “Flight Risk” hits theaters on Friday, Jan. 24. Check out the listings below for tickets.

• Official “Flight Risk” website

• AMC Theaters

• Fandango

• Cinemark Theaters

• Atom Tickets

Will “Flight Risk” be streaming?

There are no official streaming details for “Flight Risk” yet.

Stars: Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace, Mark Wahlberg, Leah Remini, Paul Ben-Victor | Written by Jared Rosenberg | Directed by Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson returns to the director’s chair for the impressively economical single-location thriller Flight Risk. It’s undeniably trashy, thanks to an egregiously over-the-top performance by top-billed Mark Wahlberg, but it’s also surprisingly enjoyable.

In fairness, it’s not entirely a single-location thriller, as the film starts with fugitive mob accountant Winston (Topher Grace) being apprehended in his remote Alaska motel hide-out by Air Marshal Madolyn (Michelle Dockery), and offered a deal to testify against his boss in an ongoing trial. Winston takes the deal, and Madolyn charters a three-seater plane to fly him to New York, but her plan hits a snag when the pilot, Daryl (Mark Wahlberg) turns out to be a hired killer with orders to kill them both.

Given the fact that almost the entire...

Lionsgate’s advertising campaign for “Flight Risk” credits its latest film to “the award-winning director of ‘Braveheart,’ ‘Apocalypto’ and ‘Hacksaw Ridge’,” which seems a circumspect way of recognizing Mel Gibson as its helmer. Unfortunately, the movie’s problem is not that it lacks Gibson’s name, but his personality as a filmmaker. Reminding audiences of those very good pictures sets expectations way, way too high ahead of watching this cheap-looking, shoddily-made, lifeless thriller.

Working from a Black List darling of a script by up-and-comer Jared Rosenberg, Gibson recruits his “Father Stu” co-star Mark Wahlberg to play the villain in a containment thriller that doesn’t even need Academy Award-winning talent, just basic proficiency and a bit of finesse in order to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. What he instead delivers is a crude, unimaginative, suspenseless adventure whose tension mostly derives from deciding which of its three main...

Mel Gibson’s first directorial effort since 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge finds the new ambassador to Hollywood working on a distinctly more intimate scale than usual. The inside of a small Cessna plane, to be precise, which is where most of the action of Flight Risk takes place. Depicting the harrowing aerial journey of a deputy U.S. Marshall, her mob-connected witness, and a pilot who turns out to be a hit man, Flight Risk manages to deliver some high-altitude thrills in its breathlessly paced 91 minutes. But its clunky dialogue, uneven performances and less-than-grade-a special effects ultimately make it the Spirit Airlines of airborne thrillers.

The screenplay by Jared Rosenberg is nothing if not efficient, quickly establishing its premise when Deputy Marshall Madolyn (Michelle Dockery) and other officers burst into the tacky Alaskan motel room where mob accountant Winston (Topher Grace) is hiding after making the mistake of skimming millions from his boss.

When Sam Malone showed up to visit on the original Frasier, fans got a thrill seeing old-favorite characters reunite for a one-off episode. But several sitcoms have done those types of cameos one better, casting familiar costars as entirely new characters to add a dose of barely earned nostalgia. Sometimes the ploy works and sometimes it doesn’t, as you’ll see in these five examples of classic sitcom costars who reunited on new shows.

1 Kevin James and Leah Remini

When James tried to reboot his sitcom career with Kevin Can Wait, he soon discovered he didn’t have much chemistry with his new TV wife Erinn Hayes. With little thought to public reaction, James and his producers decided “Why not have Hayes’ character die — off camera — before we start a Season Two?” That’s just what they did, enlisting James’ former TV wife, King of Queens’ Remini, to rekindle some comedy sparks.

Who knew a part on Happy Days could lead to cinema immortality? From Robin Williams to Sally Field, the list of Oscar winners who started as sitcom goofs is much longer than you might expect.

Here are five more Academy Award recipients who cashed their first showbiz paychecks on classic situation comedies…

1 Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio was earning movie accolades early in his career, still a teenager when he was Oscar-nominated for Who’s Eating Gilbert Grape? But does he get that role without his breakthrough as Luke Brower, the homeless kid who gets taken in by the Seavers on the ‘80s sitcom Growing Pains? TV mom Joanna Kerns remembers DiCaprio always messing around between takes. “He was totally mischievous,” she told The Independent. When Tobey Maguire, a member of DiCaprio’s infamous Pussy Posse, came around the set, “They looked like they were really up to no good.”

2 Halle Berry...

Audition tapes from The Office feature a virtual who’s who of 21st-century American comedy, with Seth Rogan, Adam Scott, Eric Stonestreet, John Cho, Bob Odenkirk, Kathryn Hahn, Judah Friedlander and Patton Oswalt all trying and failing to land a spot on the sitcom.

It’s a fascinating sliding-doors exercise — what if Odenkirk had been Michael Scott? — but The Office isn’t the only show for which famous comedy actors auditioned without success. Here are five more examples of TV stars who were in the wrong place at the wrong time…

1 Tiffani Thiessen, ‘Friends’

Kelly Kapowski could have been Rachel Green. “Did you know I tested for Friends, for Jennifer Aniston?” Thiessen said on SiriusXM's You Up With Nikki Glaser, per Entertainment Weekly. “I was just a little too young. I was a little too young to the pairing of the rest of them.”

Indeed, Saved By the Bell’s...

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Leah Remini has broken her silence around the death of Mike Rinder, a Scientology whistleblower who earned an Emmy for exposing the secret organization, and recently died.

“On Sunday, we lost a giant, and I lost a man who was more than a friend—he was family,” Remini said in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Remini and Rinder co-hosted the A&e docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath and the podcast Scientology: Fair Game as they exposed the organization.

The actress called Rinder her “trusted partner” in Scientology, to whom she turned when she herself left the secretive group in 2013.

“Mike saved my life and the life of my daughter and he stood by me through battles that felt insurmountable. I haven’t come to terms with the reality that I can’t call him and hear his voice anymore. I am shattered in ways I never thought possible. I...

Leah Remini is paying tribute to Mike Rinder, the co-host of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, who died on Sunday, January 5th at the age of 69. Together, the duo had helmed the A&e series which centered around their exit from the Church of Scientology. Rinder had been the former Church of Scientology International executive, while Remini had been one of the church’s more famous members. His death was announced by his wife Christie King Collbran who posted on Instagram, “Rest in peace, my sweet, beautiful husband. I speak for so many when I say the sadness and pain we feel mirror the depth of our unwavering love for you.” On Sunday, we lost a giant, and I lost a man who was more than a friend—he was my family. It’s impossible to imagine the last 13 years of my life without Mike Rinder. He was my anchor,...

Leah Remini is remembering her Scientology and the Aftermath co-host Mike Rinder with an emotional tribute. Rinder died Jan. 5 at the age of 69.

“On Sunday, we lost a giant, and I lost a man who was more than a friend—he was my family,” Remini wrote in a statement on social media. “It’s impossible to imagine the last 13 years of my life without Mike Rinder. He was my anchor, my trusted partner, and my closest confidant. The thought of moving forward without him feels unbearable.”

Remini and Rinder teamed on Scientology and the Aftermath, which ran for three seasons from 2016 to 2019. Rinder was nominated for two Emmys for his work, winning one.

“When I left Scientology, Mike was one of the first people I turned to. From that moment, he became my lifeline,” she continued. “Together, we embarked on an incredible journey that included The Aftermath and our podcast,...

Leah Remini mourned the death of Mike Rinder, co-host of her Emmy-winning A&e Network docuseries “Scientology and the Aftermath.” She called his passing “unbearable” in a social media post Tuesday.

“On Sunday, we lost a giant, and I lost a man who was more than a friend — he was my family,” Remini wrote in an X post, which was coupled with a photo of the two embracing. “It’s impossible to imagine the last 13 years of my life without Mike Rinder. He was my anchor, my trusted partner, and my closest confidant. The thought of moving forward without him feels unbearable.”

On Sunday, we lost a giant, and I lost a man who was more than a friend—he was my family.

It’s impossible to imagine the last 13 years of my life without Mike Rinder. He was my anchor, my trusted partner, and my closest confidant. The thought of moving forward without him feels…...

Leah Remini has released an emotional statement about her Scientology and the Aftermath co-host Mike Rinder, who died on Jan. 5 after a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 69.

“On Sunday, we lost a giant, and I lost a man who was more than a friend—he was my family,” Remini wrote Tuesday on social medial “It’s impossible to imagine the last 13 years of my life without Mike Rinder. He was my anchor, my trusted partner, and my closest confidant. The thought of moving forward without him feels unbearable.” Read her full tribute below:

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Mike Rinder, the former Scientologist who helped expose the organization alongside Leah Remini, has died. He was 69 years old.

Rinder’s widow, Christie Collbran, shared the news on Instagram on Sunday, posting a photo of Rinder with his family and mourning his loss.

“Rest in peace, my sweet, beautiful husband. I speak for so many when I say the sadness and pain we feel mirror the depth of our unwavering love for you,” she wrote. “Your courage, bravery, and integrity are unmatched and will forever inspire us. You have been the pillar of stability in our lives, filling our days with your strength, wisdom, love, laughter and devotion. The world will remember you. My best friend, my hero, my love, Michael John Rinder.”

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Additionally, Collbran included some last words from Rinder himself, noting that he requested she do so at his passing.

Mike Rinder, the former senior Scientologist who with fellow ex-member Leah Remini exposed the organization via a podcast and an Emmy-winning docuseries, has died. He was 69.

“This is the last post on this site. I have shuffled off this mortal coil in accordance with the immutable law that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes,” Rinder wrote in a final post written on his personal blog. “My only real regret is not having achieved what I said I wanted to — ending the abuses of Scientology”

In June 2023, journalist and Scientology expert Tony Ortega had shared that Rinder had advanced esophageal cancer. On Sunday, Ortega wrote on X, “Mike Rinder sent us an email today, to let us know that he had shuffled off this mortal coil. That was so like him, thoughtful to the end. We’re just coming to grips with this news.”

“I am heartbroken...

Mike Rinder died at the age of 69 following a battle with cancer.

He was part of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, serving as the actress’ co-host.

They quickly became more than just good friends; they were family.

With both being ex-communicated from Scientology, their experiences were similar — including the loss of family members and friends who remained in the religion.

He worked to expose Scientology in 2007 after being raised in the religion and being one of the top-ranking officials.

Unfortunately, his battle has ended; Mike has plenty of people who will continue to fight the battle against Scientology.

Mike Rinder’s wife shares his final words

Mike Rinder’s death didn’t come as a shock to those who knew and loved him. He had been open about his battle with cancer, and in recent weeks, things seemingly took a turn.

His wife, Christie, announced his passing on Instagram...

Mike Rinder, a former top-ranking Scientology executive-turned-whistleblower and co-host of A&e’s Emmy-winning docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, died January 5. He was 69. His wife Christie King Collbran posted the news on Instagram.

While no cause of death was listed, Rinder was diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer in June 2023. However, in October of that year, the producer said he was deemed cancer-free.

“Rest in peace, my sweet, beautiful husband,” wrote Collbran, who was also raised in the Church of Scientology and recruited alongside Rinder to be a part of the Sea Org, an elite group of members who enforce the institution. “I speak for so many when I say the sadness and pain we feel mirror the depth of our unwavering love for you. Your courage, bravery, and integrity are unmatched and will forever inspire us. You have been the pillar of stability in our lives, filling our days with your strength,...

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Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Natalie Morales bid farewell to “The Talk” on Friday as the CBS daytime show aired its series finale after 15 seasons.

Kloots, in particular, found herself tearing up over the emotional episode, as she offered a message to their loyal audience through tears.

“I live with a child, you know, so coming here every day and being able to talk to five, or four people, obviously — five, I’ll include you guys [the audience], cause you’re a part of it — about really fun, silly topics to important topics, but to be able to talk … I’m so grateful for that,” she shared. “I think we can’t forget that. Listen to each other, talk to one another, don’t fight with each other, really appreciate each other’s opinions, because that’s what we got to do everyday. And it was so beautiful.

After 15 seasons (“2,993 episodes to be exact,” according to co-host Natalie Morales), CBS aired its final episode of The Talk on Friday, and the gang did not go quietly.

Amanda Kloots, who became a co-host in 2021 when The Talk was still being done over Zoom, was the first to break down as she reflected on what the show — specifically its title — has meant to her over the years.

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McBride and Goggins headlined Vice Principals as competing a-holes vying to rule the school via promotion to the top job. When McBride went on to create The Righteous Gemstones for HBO, he again enlisted Goggins as a failed child star who once headlined a gospel song-and-dance team. Goggins told Conan O’Brien that McBride “is the funniest person I have ever met in my life.” The two even teamed to desecrate the reputations of Ronald McDonald and the Hamburglar.

Jerry Seinfeld is as successful as a comic can get. The actor has had a show named after him and starred in several more iconic projects over the years. Through Seinfeld, he became the lead star in one of the most iconic comedy shows of all time, and his stand-up has only added to his acclaim.

Jerry Seinfeld in Unfrosted | Credit: Netflix

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Jerry Seinfeld and Scientology

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Created by former “Roseanne” actor Sara Gilbert, “The Talk” first premiered in 2010, with Gilbert hosting for the first nine seasons alongside original hosts Julie Chen Moonves, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini and Marissa Janet Winokur.

The show’s final season has been hosted by Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood; all five have been co-hosts since 2021.

Fans can probably expect a few surprises during the show’s final few weeks; in a joint statement earlier this year, CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach and CBS Studios president David Stapf said the network will “plan to celebrate the show and give it the proper sendoff...

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