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iStock/simpson33(LOS ANGELES) -- In what will come as a shock to no one, new Neilsen numbers show that Americans who are sheltering from the coronavirus pandemic are streaming like never before.  In fact, the data quoted by Variety show an 85% jump in Americans streaming TV programming over the first three weeks of March compared to last year -- some 400 billion estimated minutes.  During the week of March 16 alone, viewers watched about 156.1 billion minutes […]

CBS via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Fran Drescher surprised fans of The Nanny by revealing that she and the rest of the cast of the beloved '90s sitcom would be reuniting for a table read...and it'll be available via the video app Zoom.  "NANNY FANS ALERT," she wrote on her socials, and linked to an article in Variety that shows a photo of the cast, shown boxed into the Zoom […]

FOX(LOS ANGELES) -- Elton John, Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish and other major music stars gathered together for the Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on Sunday, and raised nearly $8 million to help fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and salute the strength and resilience of the U.S. people during the health crisis. Highlights included Demi Lovato performing her hit "Skyscaper"; Eilish and her brother Finneas teaming up for an acoustic rendition of "bad guy"; Camilla […]

ABC/Nicole Wilder(LOS ANGELES) -- We’ve all heard it a million times already, but Matthew McConaughey took to Instagram on Monday to urge all Americans to stay home. In the new PSA, in which he co-created, called "At War with the Virus," McConaughey is heard speaking under a montage of medical professionals treating patients as ordinary people are seen working from home. "We are at war with a virus," he begins.  "And healthcare workers […]

ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) -- Tiffany Haddish is giving Girls Trip fans a much-needed update on the status of the film's long-awaited sequel. As you may recall, Haddish's Girls Trip co-star, Queen Latifah, had previously said that "everybody’s down" for the new film and they were simply "waiting for a script.”  But now, in an interview with HuffPost, Haddish says it's a little bit more complicated than that. During a recent two-hour Zoom call Haddish had with Latifah, Regina Hall and Jada Pinkett Smith to […]

L-R - Shelley Hack, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd -- Walt Disney Television via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the constantly scary headlines that are coming from the COVID-19 pandemic, it's no surprise people are using their time at home to seek comfort in old television favorites. As previously reported, Hallmark Channel is running its popular Christmas movies now, while retro cable channel COZI TV tells ABC Audio that it's seen […]

ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) -- Sunday, March 29 is a significant date in Rita Wilson's life, one on which she commemorated being a "COVID-19 Survivor" and "Five Years Cancer Free."  The actress, who is home in Los Angeles after undergoing two weeks of quarantine in Australia with her husband, Tom Hanks, when the pair was diagnosed with the disease, looked back on her Instagram in a lengthy, grateful post.  "This date, March 29, represents a […]

ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) -- Spike Lee is giving fans plenty to do during their #quarantineandchill down time. In a new Instagram post, the Oscar winner announced he's released the script for his unmade Jackie Robinson film, which dates back to 1996, the year he wrote it. “Afternoon From Da Corona Epicenter Of The USA-NYC,” Lee wrote, sharing a video of himself sitting on his couch. “I Dug Deep Into Da 40 Acres Vault And Pulled Out This Script From […]