Lucas Manfredi is a TV Business reporter at TheWrap, writing about the programming, executives and trends in the television and streaming industries. Prior to joining the TheWrap in November 2022, he spent four years at Fox Business as a production assistant and a reporter on its digital team. He has a Bachelor of Science in Television-Radio production from Ithaca College and can be reached at lucas.manfredi@thewrap.com.
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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ TV Series Lands at Paramount+
The eight-episode series, based on Hasbro’s popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game, is a co-production between eOne and Paramount Pictures
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James Corden Teases Prince Harry for Only Using 4 Lines of ‘Spare’ for Virginity Story: ‘It Happens to a Lot of Guys!’ (Video)
The “Late Late Show” host also focused on the Duke of Sussex needing approval from his family to grow a beard
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Colbert Mocks Speaker Vote Chaos: ‘I Don’t Know if Men Should Hold Political Office, They’re Just Too Emotional’ (Video)
“You can catch all the drama on the new Bravo hit ‘The Real House Guys of DC,’” the “Late Show” host joked
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Fox, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery Establish Joint Committee to Develop New Measurement Standards
The JIC will create a new unified streaming viewership dataset through OpenAP
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UK Viewers Snub Prince Harry Tell-All as ITV Interview Beat by ‘Happy Valley’ in Ratings
The sitdown drew just 4.1 million viewers, while an episode of the BBC drama scored 5.25 million
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Skip Bayless’ Tweet About Damar Hamlin, Feud With Co-Host Shannon Sharpe Boost ‘Undisputed’ Ratings By 57%
The Fox Sports 1 host apologized for the tweet but stands by what he said and will not take it down
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Chris Wallace Weighs in on Kevin McCarthy Speaker Chaos: ‘This Would Never Have Happened Under Nancy Pelosi’ (Video)
“Pelosi had one rule, which was if you don’t have the votes, you don’t go to the floor,” he tells Stephen Colbert
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Al Roker Recounts Health Horrors in His ‘Today’ Return: ‘I Went in For One Operation, I Got 4 Free’ (Video)
The beloved meteorologist and his wife Deborah Roberts told the morning show that “he was a medical mystery for a couple weeks”
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‘The Last of Us’ Creators Talk the Scrapped Movie Adaptation and How Changes From the Game Were Made With ‘Care’
Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin also tell TheWrap about COVID-19 challenges, the casting process and what they hope new fans will take away
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‘SNL’ Sets Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan to Host in 2023
Musical guests for the first shows of the year include Sam Smith and Lil Baby
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Peter Rawley, ICM Partners Talent Agent and Former MGM Executive, Dies at 85
His clients included Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Gere and Faye Dunaway
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‘The Real Friends of WeHo’ Follows Brad Goreski and Todrick Hall in an Unfiltered Look at West Hollywood Life (Video)
Also starring Curtis Hamilton, Dorión Renaud, Jaymes Vaughan and Joey Zauzig, the MTV docuseries premieres Jan. 20
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KCAL9 Rebrands to KCAL News With Its 7-Hour Morning News Franchise Launch
The new morning programming begins Jan. 5
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Roku Enters TV Manufacturing Business, Will Launch 2 Models This Spring
The Select and Series Plus will each be available in 11 sizes, ranging from 24 to 75 inches and priced between $119 and $999
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Sharon Osbourne Explains Why She Was Hospitalized: ‘It Was the Weirdest Thing’ (Video)
The incident occurred last month while the 70-year-old was filming an episode of “Night of Terror” with her son Jack
