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Pat Finn, ‘The Middle’ and ‘Murphy Brown’ Sitcom Actor, Dies at 60
The veteran TV character actor passed away after a three-year battle with cancer
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Ariana Grande-Hosted ‘SNL’ Scores Best Ratings of the Season With 5.4 Million Viewers
The Season 51 Christmas episode also featured musical guest Cher and a farewell to Bowen Yang
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Where to Watch the Pope’s Christmas Eve Mass
When does the Pope Leo XIV’s very first holiday mass start?
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Bart Story, Senior MarketCast Director, Dies at 63
The longtime entertainment research executive is survived by his husband Patrick Jager and their son Brandt
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‘The Plague’ Review: If Kubrick and Cronenberg Made an After School Special
Joel Edgerton co-stars in Charlie Polinger’s hypnotically hellish debut feature about children engaging in psychological torture
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The 9 Best Anime of 2025
Including the final season of “My Hero Academia” and the funny and light-hearted “City the Animation”
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The Best Christmas Movies on Netflix Right Now
Jingle all the way to your nearest streaming service for some jolly good fun
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The 12 Best ‘A Christmas Carol’ Adaptations, Ranked
Our favorite Scrooges, Marleys, Bob Cratchits and ghosts
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Inside Rebecca Kutler’s Ambitious MS NOW Experiment
As MS NOW finds its footing, Kutler will be tested in moving from startup mode to building a sustainable, standalone media business within a cable operation in decline
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Warner Bros. Bidding War, Paramount-Skydance Merger Headline an Active Year of Media M&A
Industry consolidation and dealmaking focused on building cross-platform scale will be major themes in 2026 and beyond, experts tell TheWrap
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‘Pluribus’ Ending Explained: Can Carol Save the World in Time?
The Apple TV drama series brings its two unlikely heroes together in the Season 1 finale
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CBS Kicks Off Renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy Center Honors’ Special With President as Host
“We’re bringing this building back to life like nobody ever thought was even possible,” Trump says after taking over its board this year
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Chevy Chase ‘Hurt’ by ‘SNL50’ Exclusion: ‘Why Was I Left Aside?’
“Somebody made a mistake. They should’ve had me on that stage,” the comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum says
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Where to Watch the Kennedy Center Honors
President Donald Trump hosted the event on Dec. 7 and has since renamed the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in his honor
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Comcast’s Mike Cavanagh Extends Contract to 2029
The executive will receive $35 million in stock awards as part of his promotion to co-CEO on Jan. 2, 2026
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