Jimmy Fallon undergoes hand surgery, cancels ‘Tonight Show’ taping
Jimmy Fallon undergoes hand surgery, cancels Tonight Show taping
Tonight’s edition of The Tonight Show has been canceled after Fallon underwent minor hand surgery this morning. Fallon injured his hand at his Manhattan apartment, his rep tells Fox News. The Tonight Show’s Twitter account tweeted: “Hey guys – unfortunately tonight’s taping has been cancelled due to Jimmy injuring his hand. He’s totally fine but we’ll be airing a repeat.”
Game of Thrones celebrates the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling
Shortly after today’s ruling, the Game of Thrones Twitter account tweeted an image of Renley Baratheon, accompanied by the message: “Be proud.”
Kevin Costner is in talks to star in David E. Kelley’s Amazon legal pilot
The Trial would mark Costner’s first regular TV series role, which would come after starring in History channel’s miniseries Hatfield & McCoys. Costner would play a “reputable-lawyer-turned-alcoholic who’s fired from the high-profile firm he co-founded.”
24’s Jack Bauer is so popular in war-torn Congo that tough guys take his name as their own
As The Daily Beast reports, the Fox Jack Bauer series “is ubiquitous in eastern Congo. Reruns of 24 air on the restaurant televisions not playing soccer matches. On the streets, murals of Kiefer Sutherland cover movie store facades. And the series’ terrorist-fighting protagonist, hellbent on halting plots to destroy his country, has spawned countless local imitators.”
Emilia Clarke defends Game of Thrones’ treatment of women
“I think the thing that’s important to remember is that sadly, first and foremost, it’s a story that we’re telling that is make-believe—that is based in a fantastical world,” she says. “So, whilst there is a political commentary that people can take from the show because that is everyone’s right to do so, I think not taking it too seriously is kind of the key here. So yeah, that’s kind of what I think, basically.”
Big Brother brings in Phil Keoghan to deliver an Amazing Race twist
Amazing Racers joined Jeff Weldon and Jackie Ibarra as part of the first “BB Takeover” twist of the summer.
See Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner as ABC’s Madoffs
ABC’s miniseries Madoff follows the rise and fall on notorious investment banker Bernie Madoff and his wife Ruth.
Fox Sports 1 responds to Seth Meyers & Amy Poehler calling it a “secondary network”
In their Late Night Really!?! segment, this week Seth and Amy said “nobody gets Fox Sports 1.” But Fox Sports 1 had two of its hosts point out that their “secondary network” gets better ratings than Late Night with Seth Meyers.
BBC America will air President Obama interviewing Sir David Attenborough on Sunday
The president invited the famed naturalist for an interview that will also be broadcast on the BBC.
Under the Dome and Rookie Blue suffer big drops in their return
Dome was down 34% from last season’s premiere, while Rookie blue fell 37%.
Graceland’s Season 3 premiere twist, explained
Creator Jeff Eastin says, “the way it’ll ultimately play out over the season was something I was much more excited about.”
Watch Silicon Valley’s T.J. Miller terrorize a local morning show crew
Miller’s appearance on Fox’s Detroit affiliate included a water fight.
Scooby-Doo is getting the Lego treatment
A life-sized display of Scooby and the gang plus the Mystery Machine will be displayed at Comic-Con to promote the upcoming Scooby Lego set.
