Following Thursday’s deadly shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin ’s Rust , ABC ’s The Rookie has banned “live” guns on set going forward. Showrunner Alexi Hawley announced the new policy in a memo to staff Friday, first obtained by THR. Deadline has confirmed Hawley wrote the memo and the policy has been implemented by producer Entertainment One and ABC Signature. “As of today, it is now policy on The Rookie that all gunfire on set will be Air Soft guns with CG muzzle flashes added in post,” Hawley wrote. “There will be no more ‘live’ weapons on the show. The safety of our cast and crew is too important. Any risk is too much risk.” Airsoft guns are replica toy guns used in airsoft sports. The entertainment industry is reeling following the tragic shooting Thursday on the New Mexico set of indie Western Rust . Director of Photography Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza injured when a prop gun held by Baldwin discharged. Baldwin spoke out …
‘The Voice’ Rises To Capture Monday’s Demo & Viewers; ‘DWTS’ Dips Ahead Of Finale
After last week’s three-way ti e for the top demo rating with 9-1-1 and Dancing with the Stars , The Voice reclaimed its spot at the top of Monday primetime snagging both the highest rating and viewership. The latest episode of the NBC competition series rose from the previous week to earn a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demo and 6.41 million viewers, per fast affiliates. Though Fox’s 9-1-1 ( 0.5, 4.91M) and ABC ’s DWTS (0.6, 4.57M) didn’t tie for the top demo this time around, they were also among the higher demo ratings of the evening, despite dropping a good amount from previous weeks. DWTS will return next week for its Season 30 finale. In addition to winning the night’s top demo, The Voice also snagged the most viewers – an honor that typically goes to NCIS . However all of CBS’ Monday night programming consisted of repeats. That said, it was a pretty tame night for CBS with The Neighborhood (0.5, 3.91M) earning its highest demo rating and …
A DEA Raid Meant to Clean Up a New Mexico Town. Instead, It Made Everything Worse
This story was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico and is published here as part of an ongoing collaboration with Rolling Stone. Additional reporting by Don J. Usner. Francesquita Martinez’s words are slow and deliberate, perhaps a result of the methadone she’s taking to kick her addiction, perhaps because she is lost in the memory of Sept. 29, 1999 — the Archangel’s day. The day the war on drugs came to Chimayó. Francesquita, eight years old at the time, had slept overnight at her grandparents’ house, where her father was living. She was getting ready for school that morning when she came across him, looking worried. “Good morning, baby,” he said, placing his index finger over his mouth and listening as if he heard movement outside. “Shhhhh.” Within seconds, men in SWAT gear battered down the door of the house. “GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR!” they shouted, assault rifles drawn. “I sat on the couch watching my dad being slammed to the floor, guns pointing at him, …
Charlie Weber Joins Ryan Phillippe, Kate Bosworth In ‘The Locksmith’; Denise Richards Boards Thriller ‘Among The Ashes’
EXCLUSIVE : Charlie Weber ( As Sick As They Made Us , How to Get Away with Murder ) will star alongside Ryan Phillippe and Kate Bosworth in The Locksmith , a crime thriller helmed by veteran first assistant director Nicolas Harvard , which is currently in production in New Mexico. The film centers on Miller (Phillippe), a thief fresh out of prison after a job gone bad who tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-girlfriend, Beth (Bosworth), who is now a police detective. Determined to make a clean start, he is forced to use the only skills he has, as a gifted locksmith, to make ends meet. But things soon get complicated after an unexpected kidnapping and from there, take a tumultuous turn. Weber will play Garrett, a real estate developer with a dark secret who keeps dirty cops and politicians on his payroll. John Glosser, Joe Russo & Chris LaMont, and Ben Kabialis penned the screenplay, based on an original story by Blair Kroeber. …
‘9-1-1’ & ‘NCIS’ Surpass ‘The Voice’ To Lead Monday; ‘The Big Leap’ Bounces Back Ahead Of Finale
The night belonged to the crime-fighters and first responders of primetime as 9-1-1 and NCIS led the charge on Monday. Fox and CBS resumed their typical Monday programming after repeats last week leading into the Thanksgiving holiday. The latest episode of 9-1-1 on Fox earned a 0.8 demo rating and 5.24 million viewers, per fast affiliates. Surpassing The Voice (0.7, 6.28M, 9-1-1 was the highest-rated program of the evening. The Fox drama was up a good amount from its most recent new episode on Nov. 16 (0.5, 4.91M) In the same hour, ABC peaked with CMA Country Christmas (0.4, 3.81M), followed by The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.4, 2.31M), which filled the spot that previously belonged to Dancing With The Stars . It had been a hot minute since CBS aired a fresh episode of NCIS, with the last airing on Nov. 9. That said, the CBS drama came back from its brief break strong (0.6, 7.17M) once again earning the night’s biggest audience. In the …
Comcast And Disney Reach Carriage Deal, Adding ACC Network To Xfinity
Comcast and the Walt Disney Co. have reached a multi-year agreement for carriage of Disney’s TV channels on Xfinity platforms, including the addition of the ACC Network . The renewal is a significant one for both media giants and comes at a time of rising tension in the distribution trenches. Cord-cutting has shrunken the footprint of cable networks and systems, but stakeholders continue to depend on the business model of pay-TV despite their inroads in direct-to-consumer streaming. Covered by the carriage deal are ESPN networks, Disney-branded channels, Freeform, the FX networks, and the National Geographic channels. It also includes the SEC Network and ABC owned TV stations in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham and Fresno. The ACC Network will light up on Xfinity in the next few weeks. Disney launched it on the heels of debuting the SEC Network as part of an ongoing effort to leverage the longtime presence of ESPN in …
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‘General Hospital’ Wraps Up Steve Burton Storyline – Without A Body
Residents of the fictional Port Charles mourned the (seeming) loss today of longtime General Hospital character Jason Morgan , as the ABC soap wrapped up the drama both onscreen and off in the wake of actor Steve Burton leaving the show over a Covid vaccine mandate. In a tear-filled and flashback-heavy episode, various characters reacted to news that Burton’s Jason had perished in a tunnel collapse while attempting to rescue his long lost brother Drew Cain (played by Cameron Mathison). “I remember the first day he ever became my son,” said adoptive mother Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson). “I”m not going to have any new memories of Jason, just remember the conversations that we had.” “Now that we started to finally connect as brothers,” said Mathison’s Drew, “he’s gone.” Following a quick flashback that showed Burton’s Jason promising longtime romantic interest Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright) that he’d always be careful (“You always say that,” she …
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Marsai Martin’s ‘Saturdays’ Comedy Pilot Picked Up To Series By Disney Channel
EXCLUSIVE: Disney Channel has given a series order to Saturdays , a roller-skating coming of age comedy series, from black-ish star Marsai Martin and her Genius Entertainment and writer-executive producer Norman Vance Jr. ( Roll Bounce, Girlfriends ). Production is slated to begin in May 2022 for premiere on Disney Channel. Written by Vance, the single-camera comedy was ordered to pilot at Disney Channel in March. It centers on Paris Johnson, played by Danielle Jalade ( Yes Day) , who considers roller skating to be part of her soul – she breathes it in and makes it a lifestyle. She lives for the weekends because that’s when she gets to go to her sanctuary, the neon-lit Saturdays, a seemingly magical wood floor roller-rink where the impossible often manifests. In this wondrous place, Paris can hang with her best friends (the We-B-Girlz skate crew), choreograph exhilarating routines on wheels, banter with her rivals, navigate life with her DJ brother London and work on …