Category: host

MSNBC Tops Fox News in Primetime Ratings After Tucker Carlson Exit

Fox News continued to see a decline in ratings on Monday after using a new host, coming a week after it was announced Tucker Carlson is departing the network. In turn, left-leaning outlet MSNBC’s primetime ratings prevailed over Fox News on Monday, May 1, according to Nielsen data. For the evening, Fox News brought in…


Biden Hosts Netherlands Prime Minister for Talks on Tech Chips, Ukraine

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden praised the Netherlands for stepping up assistance to Ukraine as he hosted Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday for wide-ranging talks at the White House. Biden is also looking to nudge the Netherlands to further limit China’s access to advanced semiconductors with export restrictions. The Biden administration has been trying to…


NFL Honors Awards Show to Be Hosted by Kelly Clarkson

Musical artist Kelly Clarkson will host the 12th annual NFL Honors awards show Feb. 9 in Phoenix, recognizing the league’s best players, performances and plays from the 2022 season. The Emmy and Grammy-award winning artist will be the first woman to host the show, where multiple NFL awards will be announced, a spokesperson said on…


The Thirteenth Guest (1932)

Thirteen years ago, somebody murdered the wealthy host of a dinner party. Now, the guests from that event reunite at the creepy house where the crime took place to figure out who inherited the victim’s estate. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click…


Maury Povich Retiring From Daily Talk Show After 31 Years

NEW YORK—Veteran daytime talk show host Maury Povich is retiring, with the last original episodes of “Maury” set for broadcast in September after 31 years on the air. NBC Universal confirmed the impending exit of the 83-year-old Povich on Monday. Old episodes are likely to live on in some form, however, with the company saying…


Mike Richards Is out as Producer of ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’

LOS ANGELES—Mike Richards is out as an executive producer of “Jeopardy!”, days after he exited as the quiz show’s newly appointed host because of past comments. Richards is also no longer an executive producer of “Wheel of Fortune,” according to a memo to staff that was confirmed by Sony Pictures Television, which produces both of…


UAE to Temporarily Host 5,000 Afghans at US Request

DUBAI—The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5,000 Afghan nationals to be evacuated from their country for 10 days on their way to a third country at the request of the United States, the Gulf Arab state’s foreign ministry said on Friday. “The evacuees will travel to the UAE from the Afghan capital of…


Mike Richards out as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host After Past Scrutinized

LOS ANGELES—Producer Mike Richards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” citing the controversy over “past incidents and comments.” Richards was chosen last week as the successor to Alex Trebek, a decision that was seen as divisive from the beginning after the show had embarked on a broad search that included actors, sports…


Mike Richards Steps Down as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host

LOS ANGELES—Producer Mike Richards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” citing the controversy over “past incidents and comments.” Richards was chosen last week as the successor to Alex Trebek, a decision that was seen as divisive from the beginning after the show had embarked on a broad search that included actors, sports…


The Unanswered ‘Jeopardy!’ Question: Who’s the New Host?

LOS ANGELES—“Jeopardy!” needed a host, and Lucille Ball had an enthusiastic suggestion for creator Merv Griffin: The smooth-voiced, debonair emcee of the “High Rollers” game show. That was 1984. Decades later, filling the void left by the late Alex Trebek involves sophisticated research and a parade of guest hosts doing their best to impress viewers…