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| 'Tyler Perry's The Oval' Season 7 to officially premiere May 20 | Tyler Perry's The Oval Season 7 will officially premiere next week. Paramount+ said in a press release Thursday that the show's seventh and final season will debut May 20 at 3 a.m. ET on Paramount+ and at 9 p.m. ET on BET, with new episodes to be released weekly. The news comes about a month after the entire 22-episode season was mistakenly released and then removed from Paramount+. The Oval is a political drama starring Ed Quinn and Kron Moore as Hunter and Victoria Franklin, the president and the first lady of the United States. The final season will see the couple return to the White House with "one mission: reclaim their throne. |
| AMC+ to be U.S. streaming home for 'Doctor Who' | AMC+ will be the exclusive U.S. streaming home for the beloved British sci-fi series, Doctor Who, starting June 11. The catalog will include 13 seasons with 176 episodes and specials. It will feature David Tennant, Matt Smith, Jodie Whittaker, Christopher Eccleston and Peter Capaldi as the regenerating titular time-lord. Episodes starring Ncuti Gatwa, who played the role for two seasons under a separate deal with the BBC and Disney, will not be available. |
| Billy Idol to perform, receive lifetime achievement award at AMAs | Billy Idol will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 2026 American Music Awards. CBS announced in a press release Thursday that Idol, 70, will receive the award at the 52nd annual AMAs ceremony May 25 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The AMAs Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates a music artist's career and body of work, and continued influence on artists and fans. Previous recipients include Diana Ross and Rod Stewart. Idol will perform a medley of his biggest hits at the AMAs, marking his first-ever performance at the awards show and his first appearance at the event since presenting in 2004. |
| 'Good Omens' director: S3 keeps Aziraphale, Crowley at heart of story | Tank Girl, Ghost in the Machine and Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay says she wanted the Good Omens finale she helmed to honor the franchise's two beloved central characters. A 90-minute "Season 3" wrapped up the series on Prime Video Wednesday, revealing the fates of humanity, as well as those of Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and Crowley (David Tennant), the angel and demon committed to saving it. "It was just keeping the concentration on the center of the story as Aziraphale and Crawley," Talalay told UPI about the unlikely allies in a recent Zoom interview. |
| National Recording Registry to add music from Taylor Swift, Beyonce | The National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress will induct music from Taylor Swift, Beyonc and other artists in 2026. The Library of Congress announced in a press release Thursday that Swift's album 1989 and Beyonc's single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" will join the registry, along with 23 other recordings. The National Recording Registry is a collection of sound recordings deemed "worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation's recorded sound heritage. |