Jose Alejandro Bastidas is TheWrap’s TV editor. Previously, he worked as assistant arts & entertainment editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. He also served as a staff writer at PopCulture.com, based in Nashville, and as food reporter and digital producer at The Desert Sun (a Gannett publication) based in Palm Springs. He has a BA in Mass Communication from Louisiana State University.
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‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’ Flirt a Bunch, Get Framed for International Cyber Attack in Comic-Con Trailer for Paramount+ Spinoff
“We’re like a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde with better snacks,” Michael Weatherly’s special agent jokes
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‘The Gilded Age’ Continues Series High Viewership Streak With Season 3, Episode 5 Reaching 4 Million Viewers
The HBO drama series exceeded last week’s high of 3.8 million across platforms
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White House Flames ‘South Park’ for Trump Episode, Says Show Is ‘Fourth-Rate’
Wednesday’s premiere showed the president in bed with the devil and naked in the desert
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Christopher Meloni to Star in Dan Fogelman NFL Series at Hulu
The “Law & Order: Organized Crime” star will play the head coach of a team in the sports drama
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Trump Says Skydance Will Pay an Additional $20 Million in PSAs and Ads on Top of Paramount Settlement
The President calls the side deal a “big and important win” after his “60 Minutes” lawsuit
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‘Loot’ Season 3 Sets October Premiere at Apple TV+, Teases Hopeful Resolution to Romantic Cliffhanger | Video
The Maya Rudolph-led comedy series recruits D’Arcy Carden, Henry Winkler, Zane Phillips, X Mayo and more as guest stars
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‘Doc’ Season 2 Sets September Premiere at Fox, Shares First Look at Felicity Huffman’s Character | Video
The Molly Parker-led medical drama also hints at Amy regaining a memory after her car accident
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Mehcad Brooks Exits ‘Law & Order’ After 3 Seasons
The actor plays Detective Jalen Shaw on the NBC crime drama from Dick Wolf
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WGA Calls on NY Attorney General to Investigate Paramount Over Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Firing
The union expresses “significant concerns” that the CBS parent is “sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration” ahead of Skydance merger
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‘Captain Planet’ Live-Action TV Series in the Works at Netflix
The show comes from Berlanti Productions, Appian Way and Warner Bros. Television
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‘The Gilded Age’ Courts Record 3.8 Million Viewers With Gladys Wedding Episode
Season 3 of the HBO drama series is tracking 20% ahead of last season’s viewership across platforms
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NBCUniversal Taps Emerging Talent to Create the Next Hit Reality Franchise | Exclusive
Finalists for NBCU Launch’s first Unscripted Pitch Accelerator receive a $20,000 development deal and support in pitching their projects to NBC, Bravo or Peacock
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11 Biggest Emmy Nominations Snubs and Surprises: From Meghann Fahy to ‘Squid Game’
Some presumed favorites missed the cut, while the Emmys found much to celebrate from some new series like “Presumed Innocent”
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‘Love Island USA’ Season 7 Winners Revealed: Which Couple Won the $100,000 Prize?
Peacock also shares premiere dates for this season’s reunion special and “Love Island Games” Season 2
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Patti LuPone’s ‘And Just Like That’ Character Debuts With a Bubbling Feud and a Salacious History
The actress also pokes fun at her Broadway background in Season 3, Episode 7 of the “Sex and the City” spinoff
