Obama, Clinton and big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record $26 million for his reelection
Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names from the entertainment world have delivered a rousing New York embrace of President Joe Biden at a campaign fundraiser that hauled in a record-setting $26 million-plus for the incumbent's reelection campaign.
Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick
New Kennedy Center honorees including comedian Billy Crystal and rapper and actor Queen Latifah have been feted at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment.
'60 Minutes,' 'Equalizer' strong Sunday punch for CBS
This image released by CBS shows Queen Latifah in a scene from the series "The Equalizer." Latifah's drama, โThe Equalizer,โ was the most popular scripted show on television last week, the Nielsen company said, trailing only first-place โ60 Minutesโ and giving CBS a strong one-two punch on Sunday. CBS won the week with an average of 4.6 million viewers in prime time. ABC had 3.9 million, NBC had 3.5 million, Fox had 2.6 million, Univision had 1.6 million, Ion Television had 1.1 million and Telemundo had 1 million. ABC's โWorld News Tonightโ won the evening news ratings race, averaging 10.2 million viewers.
Latifah's 'Equalizer' stays strong after Super Bowl premiere
The revenge drama came in third place and had a major, and inevitable, drop after drawing 20 million viewers in the most coveted of all time slots after the network's airing of the โSuper Bowl." For the week, CBS was the most-watched broadcast network, averaging 5.2 million viewers in prime time. ABC had 3.8 million, NBC had 3.2 million, Fox had 2.9 million, Univision had 1.3 million, Ion Television had 1 million and Telemundo had 990,000. ABCโs โWorld News Tonightโ led the evening news ratings race with an average of 9.5 million viewers. โEqualizer," CBS, 8.2 million.
Queen Latifah 'stoked' to land post-Super Bowl slot for show
This image released by CBS shows Queen Latifah in a scene from the series "The Equalizer," premiering after the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 7. Her latest chapter comes in the new CBS series "The Equalizerโ as the first Black woman to portray the role in the franchise. The show debuts Feb. 7 in the coveted timeslot following the Super Bowl, typically the year's most-watched program. The post-Super Bowl slot has provided monstrous ratings over the years for shows like "Friends,โ โSurvivorโ and "Undercover Boss.โ"I'm so stoked that weโre coming on after the Super Bowl," Latifah said Wednesday on a video call. Latifah added: โHopefully, theyโll start to say, โDamn, Latifah is a badass.'
New this week: 'The White Tiger,' Salt-N-Pepa movie & Rhye
Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. โThe White Tigerโ shows her acting chops in a way that American productions have thus far failed to. The film, from director Gabriela Cowperthwaite (โBlackfishโ), is adapted from Matthew Teagueโs Esquire article about his own experience. โ AP Film Writer Lindsey BahrMUSICโ After a hectic 2020, all you need is the smooth and soothing sound of Rhye to help you start the new year right. โ AP Music Editor Mesfin FekaduTELEVISIONโ The rise and impact of one of the first female rap groups is dramatized in the Lifetime movie โSalt-N-Pepaโ (8 p.m. EST Sunday).
New Queen Latifah drama gets post-Super Bowl debut showcase
LOS ANGELES โ Queen Latifahโs upcoming drama series has scored a touchdown. CBS says โThe Equalizerโ will get the coveted post-Super Bowl slot next February to showcase its debut. A special edition of Stephen Colbert's daily โThe Late Showโ will follow late local news on Super Bowl night, the network also announced. The returning series โFBIโ also is getting special treatment, with its season debut following the NFL's AFC championship game on Sunday, Jan. 24. The other daily CBS late-night program, James Cordenโs โThe Late Late Show,โ will air a weekend edition on the night of the conference championship and after local newscasts.
Celebs, long vocal about Breonna Taylor case, decry decision
Itโs time for some people to go to jail.โ - Queen Latifah, recording artist and actor, in an interview with The Associated Press. Ask yourself โWhy so long for Breonna Taylor?โโ - Stevie Wonder, in a video message. โMy heart is broken for the family of Breonna Taylor. once again weโre left with nothing that they try to make seem as somethingโ - Ella Mai, recording artist, via Twitter. โBrett Hankison is indicted for shooting into the apartment NEXT to Breonna Taylor & not for KILLING HER.
Queen Latifah reveals why Gone With the Wind should permanently be removed from HBO Max
While HBO Maxs decision to temporarily remove Gone With the Wind from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film caused an uproar for some, actress Queen Latifah says the film should be gone for good. Let Gone with the Wind be gone with the wind, Latifah said in an interview with the Associated Press last week. Latifah, who portrays McDaniel in the Netflix series Hollywood," said the story behind McDaniels Oscar win for Gone With the Wind is not as shiny as the golden trophy, AP reports. According to Latifah, McDaniel wasnt allowed in the theater at the 1940 Oscar awards, and she was only brought in to recite an acceptance speech scripted by the studio. You know thats not what the hell she wanted to say, Latifah told the Associated Press.