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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Survivor 50' Cast Photos: All The Castaways Confirmed For CBS Competition
Survivor 50 is set to welcome back legendary players from the CBS competition, and host Jeff Probst recently revealed most of the cast. The cast of Survivor's landmark 50th season will feature 24 players competing for the title of Sole Survivor and the $1 million prize. More from Deadline As 'After Midnight' Ends, 'Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen' Returns To CBS Late-Night Slot IBEW Touts "Landmark" New Tentative Agreement With CBS 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Notable players returning for Survivor include The White Lotus creator Mike White, first featured in Season 37: David Vs. Goliath. Other castaways include Season 1's Jenna Lewis-Dougherty, Season 2's Colby Donaldson, and competing for the fifth time, Cirie Fields. RELATED: Following her win on the inaugural season of Peacock's The Traitors, Fields is back for more Survivor after being featured in Seasons 12: Panama-exile Island, 16: Micronesia – Fans Vs. Favorites, 20: Heroes Vs. Villains, 34: Game Changers. RELATED: Survivor 50 is dubbed 'In the Hands of the Fans,' with viewers having an impact on the game like never before. Earlier this year, fans voted on key elements of the game, including 'Idols or No Idols,' 'Final Four Fire Making: Keep It or Lose It' and 'Live Finale and Reunion Show in L.A. – or Keep the Winner Reveal and Aftershow in the Jungles of Fiji.' The players won't know what the fans voted for until the competition starts. RELATED: Only 22 names were revealed for Survivor 50, with the two remaining players coming from Survivor 49, which will air this fall on CBS. Survivor 50 will premiere in Spring 2026. Scroll through the photo gallery below to meet the cast of . Best of Deadline 'The Morning Show' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
CBS Boss George Cheeks Admits It's A 'Challenging' Time In TV & For Paramount, But That Didn't Impact Its Schedule
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways CBS has been in the news for all sorts of reasons lately, including legal battles with the President of the United States and issues around its news gem 60 Minutes. But all of this disruption has not had any material impact on its 2025/26 schedule, which the network revealed today. More from Deadline CBS President and CEO George Cheeks said it was an 'unprecedented, challenging time for the industry and for our company in particular'. 'What's most important as a leader is how you show up in a difficult time. I think my biggest goal is to make sure that the team feels supported, and that we recognize that we have to focus on what we can control, which is building an amazing schedule like Amy and her team are doing, and just really sort of locking arms and saying, 'We are a team. We're family. We're gonna get through this together',' he said. The former NBCUniversal exec said that the schedule has not been impacted by all of the noise around Paramount. RELATED: As 'After Midnight' Comes To End, CBS Boss George Cheeks Admits Late-Night Is A 'Challenge' 'What's great for us is that in spite of all the disruption, we continue year over year again to have a really strong schedule, and it allows us to make, as Amy said, some really difficult decisions, but to create an optimal schedule. That's what we do, and that was our focus the whole time, the whole process,' he added. CBS owner Paramount is currently waiting on its takeover by Skydance and there are only a handful of days left on FCC's 180-day 'shot clock' for the transaction, an informal timeline for the agency to review mergers. FCC chairman Brendan Carr referenced the timing during a press conference last week. RELATED: Harlan Coben Moves Into Unscripted For The First Time With 'Final Twist' Set At CBS Carr insisted that the regulatory review, which is crucial when transfer of broadcast licenses is involved — like is the case with Paramount as owner of CBS — is not connected to other ongoing Paramount-related matters, including a potential settlement in President Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against CBS over its 60 Minutes Kamala Harris interview. Cheeks' comments come as Skydance paused new spending on 9/12, a new drama series starring and executive produced by Jeremy Strong and written and executive produced by Tobias Lindholm and Frank Pugliese. RELATED: 'Y: Marshals': CBS Orders 'Yellowstone' Sequel Starring Luke Grimes As Kayce Dutton RELATED: As 'After Midnight' Comes To End, CBS Boss George Cheeks Admits Late-Night Is A 'Challenge' Best of Deadline Sign up for Deadline's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Los Angeles Times
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Taylor Tomlinson
Taylor Tomlinson, the comedian and writer who has hosted the CBS talk and variety show 'After Midnight' for two seasons, has lived in Los Angeles for nine years. But thanks to a robust stand-up schedule (her now-in-progress 'The Save Me Tour' has 76 dates booked across North America and Europe through January, including an L.A. hometown show scheduled for Aug. 10 at the Greek Theatre), she's only around L.A. for about 20 Sundays a year. 'I try to do two weekends on the road a month,' Tomlinson said. 'But sometimes it ends up being three. Usually my Sundays are spent flying home, and I'm doing my leisurely things on a Tuesday at noon.' She was more than happy to plot out a Sunday plan that doesn't involve 'a layover sitting in a coffee shop in the Phoenix airport.' It would start with making some matcha and head toward a close with sushi and a movie. In between, she'd hit a flea market, a bookstore (to score some spiral-ring notebooks) and the outdoor spaces at the Huntington. This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for length and clarity. 9 a.m.: Whisk up some morning matchaIn my perfect world, I'd fall asleep at midnight and get nine hours of sleep, which would be perfect. I am not somebody who can handle coffee because I get headaches. So I usually make matcha at home with unsweetened almond milk, and I add cinnamon and usually use a little bit of vanilla protein shake as creamer in it. And I do it iced. I go to a lot of coffee shops when I'm on the road and always have to ask if their matcha is presweetened, because a lot of places make it with honey or sugar already in it. But more mainstream places are getting unsweetened, ceremonial-grade matcha, and that's what I use. I've got one of those bamboo whisks, and I like the whole routine of boiling water and then whisking in the matcha powder. I really feel like I'm doing something. 9:30 a.m.: Back to bed with a bookThen I'd bring my matcha back to the bed and I'd read for a bit. I really struggle with letting myself read for fun, because, for a long time, I wouldn't read anything that wasn't teaching me something or had some sort of self-improvement element to it or was about comedy or business. I'm working on a book of my own right now, so I'm currently reading Chuck Palahniuk's 'Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different,' and for fun I'm reading 'The Dragon Republic,' the second book in R. F. Kuang's 'The Poppy War' series. 10:15 a.m.: Self-scramble some breakfastI like going out to breakfast when I'm on the road but, when I'm home, I like to cook for myself. So I'll do a scramble with some eggs, turkey, zucchini, spinach and bell pepper and then top it with some avocado. 11:45 a.m.: Make for the Melrose Trading PostThis might [sound like] a really basic Sunday, but I'm not in L.A. very much. So I would go to the Melrose Trading Post [flea market] over at Fairfax High School with some friends of mine because it's a way to socialize. Zach Noe Towers and Sophie Buddle and I do [stand-up comedy on] the road a lot together, and when we're home on a weekend, this is something we do together. I've bought a lot of leather jackets there. I have way too many jackets — an insane collection of jackets. It's a real problem. I bought a weird lamp there. I think the last thing I bought there was this wardrobe [from J. Martin Furniture] that was green, and they said they would paint it any color I wanted and have it delivered. So I had them paint it a dusty rose that matches the flowers on these vintage pillows I had just gotten for my bed. The wardrobe fills out the one blank wall I had left in the bedroom. It's really cute and makes me really happy. They have food and music and stuff to drink too. Last time we went we got some Thai food from a truck and hung out for a bit. 2 p.m.: Vroom over to Vroman'sFrom there I'd head to Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, which I hadn't been to until very recently. It's a huge independent bookstore, and they have literally everything there — books, gifts [and] stationery — so I'd probably buy a notebook. I've got so many notebooks. The two things I overbuy the most are vintage jackets and notebooks. I use different types of notebooks for different [purposes], but they've all got to be spiral-ring. I like [notebooks] that are long and skinny for my set lists. I like stenographer's notebooks for new jokes because [the pages] have a line down the middle; I use one side for jokes I know work and one side for jokes I'm not sure about yet. And I like a really big notebook to journal in. Then there are the kind I find at flea market vendors when I'm on the road where they turn old children's books into notebooks and leave part of the [original book] text in between the [blank] pages. This one [she holds aloft a spiral-ring notebook with the title 'Peter Pan' on the cover] is by Red Barn Collections. I think I picked it up at a flea market in Salt Lake City. 3 p.m.: Head to the HuntingtonIf I didn't sit and write in the cafe at Vroman's, I'd head to the Huntington. I've been a member there for years, and sometimes when I have a whole day off, I'll go there for awhile. I'd either go to the side area where there are a few chairs and sit and read or go to one of the benches that overlook the Japanese garden. If I was writing, I'd do that in the cafe. 5:30 p.m.: Sushi in Studio CitySince the Huntington closes at 5 p.m., I'd head to this sushi place in Studio City that I love called Sushi Tomoki that opens at 5:30. I like to get there right when it opens because it fills up so fast. And it's so good, and the service is fast even when they're packed. 7 p.m.: Take in a movie at Universal CityWalkSince I'm in Studio City and my group of friends and I are all AMC Stubs A-List members, I'd go to Universal CityWalk to catch a movie. CityWalk is what it is, but it's close to the sushi place. And the AMC theater there is really good. If you go with a bunch of friends, you can split the cost of parking. I love to talk about the movie afterward, so instead of just standing by the car talking about it, we can walk around [CityWalk] and talk about it. The last thing I saw there was 'Paddington in Peru.' 10:30 p.m.: Tea time before bedtimeAt this point it's probably pretty late when I get home, so I'd probably drink some tea — I do a licorice or a ginger tea at night — shower and then read for awhile. Or maybe do some journaling or doomscrolling in bed, depending on what my mood is. And hopefully fall asleep by midnight.
Forbes
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
What Taylor Tomlinson's Departure From CBS For Late Night?
LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 5: AFTER MIDNIGHT, airing Thursday, September 5, 2024, with host Taylor ... More Tomlinson. This week, comedian Taylor Tomlinson announced that she would not return as the host of CBS's After Midnight. After Tomlinson's departure, CBS announced that they would not be filling the late-night spot with original programming. Tomlinson took to an Instagram story to say, 'Being the host of After Midnight for the past two seasons was the experience of a lifetime, and I am so lucky I got the chance to be a part of this show. As a touring comic, I never thought I would be able to host a daily show like this and it's because of the incredible @M team that it was possible for me to do so as long as I did.' She then revealed that she will be focusing on touring as a stand-up. After Midnight is based on the Comedy Central show @Midnight and premiered on CBS in January of 2024. After Midnight felt like a bit of a shake-up in late night: it has a game show format that differs from most other late-night TV shows. It is one of the few late-night shows ever to be hosted by a female comedian and currently one of few to be helmed by a millennial. Tomlinson leaving the show to return to stand-up might be the writing on the wall for late night more generally. Historically, late-night TV has been seen as a goal for many stand-ups; even becoming a late-night writer was a stepping stone in a stand-up comedian's career. However, that might be shifting as late-night TV has become less of a cultural institution. CBS's decision to cancel After Midnight instead of replacing Tomlinson is possibly further proof of this. Over recent years, some late-night stars have been leaving the genre. Trevor Noah left The Daily Show in 2022. Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. also left the show in 2023. Lilly Singh parted ways with A Little Late with Lilly Singh in 2021. Similarly, when Singh left for an overall deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio, NBC decided to stop original programming during her time slot. Even late-night veteran Conan O'Brien left late-night after 28 years as a host in 2021. Late-night TV seems to be less culturally relevant than ever. Likely, this has to do with the rise of social media and online content. While some late-night shows have found success with online clips, it seems that many young people aren't watching live or on streaming. Rather, if they watch late-night content, it's just the best clips the next day. The future of late-night TV feels uncertain. This is not because the shows currently on are in some sort of immediate peril but rather because there isn't a clear next generation or growth in the medium. Not replacing Tomlinson and stopping original programming feels like a clear signal that late-night is not thriving.
The Independent
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Taylor Tomlinson breaks silence on Instagram as her CBS show After Midnight is canceled
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson has spoken out about her decision to return to stand-up as CBS announced that it was pulling the plug on her late-night comedy show, After Midnight, after two seasons. The 31-year-old comic began hosting the series — which was a reboot of Comedy Central 's panel game show @midnight — in 2024. After Midnight had been renewed for a third season last week. However, it's officially been scrapped after Tomlinson made the surprise decision to return to stand-up full time. 'While we were excited and grateful for our third season to start in the fall, we respect Taylor's decision to return to stand-up full time,' Stephen Colbert, an executive producer on the series, said Wednesday in a statement. Tomlinson has since addressed her decision in a statement on her Instagram Story. 'Being the host of After Midnight for the past two seasons was the experience of a lifetime and I am so lucky I got the chance to be a part of this show. As a touring comic, I never thought I would be able to host a daily show like this and it's because of the incredible @M team that it was possible for me to do so as long as I did,' she wrote. 'That said, juggling touring and hosting the show has become unsustainable, and I've made the difficult decision to step away so I can focus on stand up. After Midnight has pushed me to new limits, taught me countless lessons and skills, and allowed me to work with some of the greatest people I've ever met. I'm very sad but excited to finish out season 2 strong.' Tomlinson concluded by thanking 'every single person who has a part in this show, l am forever grateful.' After Midnight will air its final episode in June. An exact date is not yet known. The show stood as Tomlinson's first late-night gig. She was tapped to helm the series in November 2023. During an appearance on Colbert's Late Show at the time, she expressed her delight at finally having a 'real job.' 'I've been doing stand-up since I was 16 — which is not a job — and so no job!' she quipped. After Midnight, which debuted in January 2024, replaced The Late Late Show with James Corden. Without the traditional format of a late-night show, which typically features an opening monologue and a live band, CBS saw Tomlinson's smaller-budget comedy game show as a cost-saving measure. The network has said that it will not fill the now-vacant 12:37 a.m. hour time slot with original programming.
