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CELEBRITY NEWS: JANUARY 28, 2026
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Ariel Winter (Modern Family) – 28 years old
Will Poulter (“We’re The Millers”) – 33 years old
Jermaine “J. Cole” Cole (Rapper) – 41 years old-
Camila Alves (Model/ Matthew McConaughey’s wife) – 43 years old
Big Freedia (Rapper/ Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce) – 48 years old
Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings” movies) – 45 years old
Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) – 46 years old
Joey Fatone Jr. (N’Sync) – 49 years old
Rick Ross (Rapper) – 49 years old
Anthony Hamilton (R&B Singer) – 55 years old
Kathryn Morris (Cold Case) – 57 years old
Mo Rocca (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) – 57 years old
Rakim (Rapper) – 58 years old
Sarah McLachlan (Singer) – 58 years old
Marvin Sapp (Pastor) – 59 years old
Creflo A. Dollar Jr. (Pastor) – 64 years old
Rick Warren (Pastor) – 72 years old
Barbi Benton (Former Playboy model) – 76 years old
Karen Lynn Gorney (“Saturday Night Fever”) – 81 years old
Susan Howard (Dallas) – 84 years old
Alan Alda (Marriage Story/ M.A.S.H.) – 90 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 1/28/26)
APPLE TV+: Shrinking (Premiere)
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During a CBS News all-hands meeting on Tuesday, editor-in-chief Bari Weiss outlined her plans for the storied brand – and she didn’t mince words. “Our strategy until now has been to cling to the audience that remains on broadcast television. I’m here to tell you that if we stick to that strategy, we’re toast,” she warned. “CBS News is still in a linear mentality and we need to shift to a streaming mentality immediately.” Investments in podcasts, newsletters and live journalism are part of Weiss’ game plan, along with building brands around talent. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Starting now, we all must focus on what we’re building, not on what we’re maintaining, on how we’re going to reach an audience exponentially bigger than the one we have now by marrying the journalistic principles that will never change – seeking the truth, serving the public, and ferociously guarding our independence, with the tools that are constantly are,” said Weiss. After the call, CBS News announced it has added 19 new contributors covering politics, national security, health, arts, food, style and more, including former general H.R. McMaster and happiness expert Arthur Brooks.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sports events and movies drove record-breaking viewership during the peak holiday season, according to Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge, with Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Hallmark, Netflix and Amazon all seeing significant gains. Disney was up 4% in overall viewing, fueled by ESPN, which recorded a 30% viewership bump. Freeform doubled its November viewing, driven by its holiday lineup. Warner Bros. Discovery cable networks TBS and TNT were up 23% and 24%, respectively, with an assist from college football playoff coverage and holiday movie viewership. And Hallmark Channel secured the top five movie telecasts across cable distributors.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Brian Robbins, former Co-CEO of Paramount Global, has launched Big Shot Pictures, focused on developing animation franchises. The company has hit the ground running with a first-look theatrical production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, and rights to classic children’s book Eloise at the Plaza. Big Shot’s strategy: Use digital platforms to test and build audiences for the intellectual property it develops; successful projects will be turned into long-form theatrical releases and streaming series. “We will build for how kids actually discover and connect today,” said Robbins, whose purview at Paramount included Nickelodeon. “The opportunity couldn’t be more clear to us, and the time is now. From reimagining timeless IP to discovering the bold, original ideas by emerging creators, we will work with the most talented artists to bring these stories to life.” Robbins left Paramount Global in August 2025, the day before it was acquired by Skydance Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS’ “The Late Show” will air its final episode Thursday, May 21. Stephen Colbert, who took over hosting duties in 2015, shared the news during a taping of NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” Colbert succeeded David Letterman, who launched the franchise in 1993. The cancellation, announced in July, was described as “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late-night.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix’s “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” drops Thursday, March 26. The horror series, set in the week leading up to a doomed wedding, was created by Haley Z. Boston (“Brand New Cherry Flavor”) and is executive produced by Matt and Ross Duffer (“Stranger Things”).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix docuseries “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model” premieres Monday, February 16. The three-parter examines the inner workings of the hit competition, including interviews with key players who reflect the highs and the lows in the 23 years since it first aired. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also coming to Netflix: Drama “Vladmir,” starring Rachel Weisz as a professor fixated on her new colleague, played by Leo Woodall. The limited series debuts Thursday, March 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO late night series “Neighbors” launches Friday, February 13 at 9p. The weekly show follows the complicated disputes of neighbors.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“The Librarians,” TNT’s 2014-18 fantasy adventure, has found a new broadcast home on Comet. The series launches Saturday, February 14 at 6p, following a six-hour event on Saturday, February 7 featuring the three “Librarians” films.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of animated musical “Disney Jr. Ariel – The Little Mermaid” premieres Wednesday, January 28.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Apple TV has renewed “Shrinking” for a fourth run. Season three of the comedy starring Jason Segel premieres today.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MHz Choice has acquired exclusive North American rights for a French series adaptation of “Zorro,” set to premiere Tuesday, June 30.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Music video network Vevo has partnered with attention measurement company Adelaide to bring outcome-driven attention measurement to advertisers. Attention Guaranteed, part of Vevo Evolve, the company’s data-driven ad product suite, secures a minimum attention score for a brand’s campaign across all screens with one performance report.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ICS Nordic has signed writer and executive producer Brendan Foley to adapt Operation: Arctic Fox into a geopolitical thriller and action-crime drama series. The novel is the third in a series by military affairs journalist and officer in the Finnish Army Reserve Helena Immonen. ICS Nordic first optioned the novel as part of its pact with Finnish publishing group WSOY.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Liz Tigelaar (“Tiny Beautiful Things”) has struck an overall deal with both CBS Studios and Paramount TV Studios, the first joint overall deal for the new corporate siblings. Tigelaar’s Best Day Ever Productions was previously housed at 20th Television (formerly ABC Signature).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Documentary “We’ve Lost Dale Earnhardt: 25 Years Later,” marking the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Daytona 500 race that cost the iconic driver his life, premieres Thursday, February 12 at 10p on FS1. Fox Sports partnered with NASCAR on the film.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS announced a soap opera crossover event between 53-year-old warhorse “The Young and the Restless” and “Beyond the Gates,” launched last year. The storyline will transport six residents from “Y&R” to the gated community of “BTG” in June.
(Source: Cynopsis)

This Valentine’s Day, FMC is featuring “Movies We Love,” classic love stories that will air each night in primetime through February 14. Among the titles: “West Side Story” (1961), “An Affair to Remember” (1957), “Pillow Talk” (1959), and “Roman Holiday” (1953).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Frankie Grande (“Big Brother”) returns to host the “Live from the Red Carpet” pre-show at the 13th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) Awards, presented by L’Oréal Groupe and Giovanni Eco Chic Beauty. The pre-show streams live on Saturday, February 14 at 9:15 on YouTube and Vimeo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The first two episodes of “Star Search,” Netflix’s foray into live entertainment competition formats, delivered 2.3 million views on Monday for its first two episodes. That landed the show in fifth place on the streamer’s list of top 10 US shows for the week of January 19.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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