100 Most-Watched TV Series of 2025-26 Across Streaming, Broadcast and Cable: My annual look at the Nielsen ranker for all of TV during the 2025-2026 TV season in total viewers, according to 35-day multiplatform viewership, as well as broadcast/cable L7 ratings charts. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

The fact that I got Michelle Pfeiffer to sing a bit of "Cool Rider" is a win. // Michelle Pfeiffer on Taking TV by Storm, Working With Husband David E. Kelley, Roughing It for ‘The Madison’ and Appreciating ‘Grease 2’ variety.com/2026/tv/awar...

How the ‘Hacks’ Finale Managed to Shoot in the Louvre After Last Year’s Heist Made It Seemingly Impossible variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Thanks to @lamaterial.bsky.social and @hayesdavenport.bsky.social for helping me with this one: L.A. Plays Itself — But Not All of It — In Comedies Like ‘Hacks,’ ‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘The Studio’ and ‘Shrinking’ variety.com/2026/tv/awar...

'Mormon Wives' Producer Jeff Jenkins on Who Will Return as Production Resumes, 'O.C.' Spinoff Concerns and Expanding His Company (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/tv/news...

What We Learned From the Upfronts: Midseason Is the New Fall and Live Sports Aren’t Everything variety.com/2026/tv/news...

My nerdy story of the day! NBC’s Peacock Logo Turns 40: How the Network Landed on the Iconic Design variety.com/2026/tv/news...

PODCAST: Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds on the Struggle to Find Dan Aykroyd for Their ‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Doc variety.com/2026/tv/awar...

‘Bob’s Burgers’ Star Eugene Mirman on His Swift Recovery, as He Releases a Comedy Special a Month After His Fiery Car Crash variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Katie Couric on Media Companies’ ‘Capitulation’ to Trump, Network News ‘Blurring the Truth’ and Her Wild Threads Feed variety.com/2026/tv/news...

A few years ago I introduced the producers of #Hacks to the producers of #TheAmazingRace. A few years later, I got them back together -- as "Hacks" and "The Amazing Race" filmed a most unlikely crossover episode! Here's the inside story of how it all came to be. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Covering #Hacks from the beginning — and then of course appearing in Season 4 and even helping facilitate a crossover with #TheAmazingRace in Season 5! — has been an incredible journey. My @variety.com cover on #Hacks’ final journey! variety.com/2026/tv/feat...

My annual day-after deep dive on how this year's Oscars came together: Inside the Oscars: Execs Explain In Memoriam Omissions, Playing Off 'KPop Demon Hunters' Winners and Bringing Back Conan O'Brien as Host variety.com/2026/tv/news...

What Happens to HBO After Paramount Buys Warner Bros.? variety.com/2026/tv/news...

How ‘The Simpsons’ Made It to 800 Episodes — And Even Helped Save Star Yeardley Smith’s Life variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Producers Explain All: The Real Wedding, Those Grass People, the Child Who Got the Grammy Award and More variety.com/2026/tv/news...

I remember when the Obamacare site being slow and glitchy for a couple weeks was a scandal worse than Watergate, and proof of incompetence by the the first Black president. Trump's admin out there doxxing crime victims and publishing porn (naked pics were included) and it'll be a one-day story

A shout out to Groundhog Day Birthday Boy @tvmojoe.bsky.social !!

The Trump regime's position seems to be that Republicans have the right to bear arms and everyone else has the right to get shot by them.

Alex Honnold on His Record-Breaking Live Netflix Skyscraper Climb, Whether the Gasping Crowds Made Him Nervous and How Windy It Got variety.com/2026/tv/news...

ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement. "I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish. Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature. Minneapolis, MN

Alex Honnold’s Free Solo on Taipei 101: ‘Skyscraper Live’ Producers on Safety Precautions and How Netflix Would Handle a Worst-Case Scenario variety.com/2026/tv/news...

‘Love Island USA’ Was the Most-Watched Streaming Original TV Season in 2025, According to Luminate Year-End TV Report variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Why NBC Decided to Stick With the Winter Olympics After the Super Bowl, but Still Plans to Boost 'The 'Burbs' and Other Series variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Golden Globes Producers Explain Those Music Choices, Removing Original Score Category From TV and Whether Nikki Glaser Will Return as Host: ‘I Certainly Hope So’ variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Nikki Glaser on Golden Globes Host Prep and Roasting Ted Sarandos and Billionaires: ‘I Never Worry About Offending Them’ variety.com/2026/tv/news...

More end of the year TV charts! Today looking at The 100 Most-Watched Telecasts of 2025: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

MTV Didn’t Shut Down on New Year’s Eve, Despite Social Media Posts — but the Music Left a Long Time Ago variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Happy New Year! Here's my annual ranker of 155 broadcast, cable and pay networks in total viewers (and top 50 for 18-49). Some of this year's winners and losers may surprise you! A New Year's Day thread. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

How ‘Heated Rivalry’ Became the Year’s Biggest TV Surprise: ‘We’re Now Premium Smut on HBO!’ variety.com/2025/tv/news...

‘High Potential,’ ‘Tracker’ Ruled 2025 According to Nielsen Multiplatform Ratings, While Teens Love ‘The Rookie’ and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Is Tops With Kids variety.com/2025/tv/news...

How the Streamers Killed Premium Cable, as HBO’s Linear Fate Under Netflix Comes Into Question variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Versant Entertainment Boss on What’s Next for USA, E!, Oxygen and More Networks After NBCU Split: Procedurals, Live Events and Lots of Crime variety.com/2025/tv/news...

How KROQ Became World Famous Again: The Return of Two Kevins, a Return to Rock and A Lot of Patience For Its New Morning Show variety.com/2025/music/n...

How Millennials’ Y2K Nostalgia Is Fueling This New Round of TV Revivals — Including ‘Scrubs,’ ‘Buffy’ and ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Sir David Attenborough Becomes New Oldest Daytime Emmys Winner Ever at 99, Beating Previous Record Holder Dick Van Dyke variety.com/2025/tv/news...

KCRW Cuts 10% of Staff in Wake of Public Media Funding Cuts; DJs Jason Kramer, Jeremy Sole, José Galván Among Exits variety.com/2025/music/n...

PBS CEO Reveals Plan to Save Stations and Programming After Trump Killed Funding, Admits There’s No ‘White Knight That Will Save Us’ variety.com/2025/tv/news...

TiVo Stops Selling DVRs, Exiting the Hardware Business After 26 Years variety.com/2025/tv/news...

How Diane Keaton Tirelessly Campaigned to Preserve Los Angeles’ Architectural History variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Byron Allen Is Lobbying for Stephen Colbert’s CBS Late Night Time Slot: ‘My Hand Is Already Up’ variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Jimmy Kimmel Rose to the Occasion in His Late-Night Return, Reminding Us Why We Have to Speak Out Against Tyranny variety.com/2025/tv/news...

As Nexstar and Sinclair Take on Disney Over Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC Is Happy — but Will It Backfire? variety.com/2025/tv/news...

After Shocking Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Trump Keeps Successfully Silencing His Critics — and That’s Terrifying. 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' is the latest victim of Trump's weaponized FCC and media conglomerates quick to bend the knee: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Why It Was So Important That the Emmys Honored the Corporation for Public Broadcasting This Year variety.com/2025/tv/awar... via @variety.com

Emmys Behind the Scenes: Producers on the Boys & Girls Clubs Running Joke, Eric Dane's Absence, Nate Bargatze's Performance and More variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com

Emmys host Nate Bergatze, producers Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Jesse Collins, and TV Academy chair Cris Abrego discuss security plans and what to expect — including whether Beyoncé will show up. variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com

I spent some time with national treasure and @matlockcbs star #KathyBates for our @variety.com pre-Emmy issue, and it was a tremendous treat to connect with her. Go here: variety.com/2025/tv/feat...

L.A. Plays Itself: How Shows Like ‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Shrinking’ and More Are Honoring the City of Angels Right When We Need It Most variety.com/2025/tv/awar...

As Fascism Takes Hold in the U.S., How Will — and Should — the TV Landscape Depict Our Real-Life Horrors? variety.com/2025/tv/awar...