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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jun 6, 2019
June 6, 2019
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In case you missed it, the next person to get roasted on Comedy Central will be ALEC BALDWIN. No word yet on when the roast will take place --or the airdate either.
What in the world are MICKY DOLENZ, CHRISTOPHER CROSS and TODD RUNDGREN doing together? Rolling Stone magazine reports the trio are teaming up with former CHICAGO singer JASON SCHEFF and BADFINGER guitarist JOEY MOLLAND for a tour celebrating the BEATLES' White Album.
The tour, called "It Was 50 Years Ago Today" currently is scheduled to run from mid-September thru October with the band members mixing in their own hits along with songs from the White Album.Despite the phenomenal winning streak of JAMES HOLZHAUER, the ratings for "Jeopardy!" in the May sweeps were not enough to overtake "Judge Judy," and wound up in second place --by a tenth of a point. PS: That's still quite an accomplishment, since "Judge Judy" has topped the Spring ratings for the past TEN years.
And "Jeopardy!" WAS up 19 percent, although it's too soon to see if Chicago librarian EMMA BOETTCHER can keep the string going.
Over on the talk show front, it was "Dr. Phil" in first place again, followed by "Live with Kelly and Ryan" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in third.Ain't gonna happen: "Empire" co-creator LEE DANIELS has denied a report in Variety that's been going around since the beginning of the week that JUSSIE SMOLLETT was in talks to return for the final season of the Fox TV series.
Congratulations to ALAN ARKIN, who's getting a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame tomorrow morning (Friday, Jun 07) in front of the Minisao store on Hollywood Boulevard. STEVE CARRELL and Alan's son, actor MATTHEW ARKIN, will be speaking at the dedication. You probably remember Alan from TIM BURTON's "Dumbo" which was released earlier this year, and he's also in the upcoming "Minions 2" (in theatres July 03) and in the Netflix film, "Wonderland."
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