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By Lisa Respers France, CNN It’s that time of the year again when TV networks announce new and renewed shows. But it’s also when they announce the series that have been canceled. Here are some of the shows by network that have been axed or are ending: ABC “Black-ish” (final season) “Promised Land “ “Queens”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sunday’s public celebration for the life of Naomi Judd will feature tributes from family and friends, along with never-before-seen performances. “Good Morning America’s” Robin Roberts, who is a close family friend to the Judds, will host the memorial for the famed country singer who died in April. She was 76.

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Adapted from the novel that became a not-particularly-memorable movie in 2009, “The Time Traveler’s Wife” now transforms its bizarre love story into an HBO series. Rose Leslie and Theo James star, but in keeping with the time-travel rules that state there’s no changing things or saving people, despite their heroics

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Drew Barrymore had just done “E.T.” when they planted her in front of a wind machine for “Firestarter,” probably the most memorable visual of that 1984 movie. But nothing by Stephen King can stay dead forever, which explains a new do-over that can barely generate enough heat to qualify as

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Gwyneth Paltrow was involved in an announcement this week that some people thought was, well, pardon the intended pun, crap. On Wednesday, a posting on the verified Instagram account of the company she founded, Goop, introduced “The Diapér.” “Our new disposable diaper lined with virgin alpaca wool and fastened with

By Rob Picheta, CNN It tells you plenty about the Eurovision Song Contest that Norway’s participants — two grown men in wolf costumes who sing about bananas and the imminent consumption of their grandparents — are flying relatively under the radar this year. The continent’s garish and much-loved singing competition returns in Turin, Italy on

By Jason Kravarik It wasn’t a shock when LeBron James showed up to a Lakers game on Halloween 2018 dressed as Jason Voorhees from the “Friday the 13th” horror films. James had previously called the series “one of my favorites” and posted an Instagram photo of himself dressed in Jason’s chosen head gear, a hockey

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Semifinals for the Eurovision Song Contest are over, and now we know the full lineup for Saturday’s grand final. Following the conclusion of Thursday’s competition, these are the countries moving on: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Azerbaijan, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Australia, Sweden, Romania and Serbia. These ten countries — picked from a

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rebel Wilson says she didn’t really date in her twenties as she was focused on making it in Hollywood. But the 42-year-old is “now happily in a relationship.” During an appearance on the podcast “U Up?” Wilson talked about the differences between dating in Australia and dating in the US.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Of course he did. Late comedian Norm Macdonald has left audiences an opportunity to hear him tell a few more jokes. In a tribute to Macdonald for CTV News, his sister-in-law Joyce Napier (the CTV National News Ottawa bureau chief) revealed that he recorded a new hour of material before his

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Kendrick Lamar has revealed the artwork for his highly anticipated album, “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers,” which is scheduled for release Friday. Lamar shared a photo of himself wearing a crown of thorns, holding a young child. A woman who appears to be his fiancée Whitney Alford is also seen

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ashley Judd and her family wanted the world to hear from them how Naomi Judd died. The younger Judd appeared in an interview with Diane Sawyer, which aired on Thursday on “Good Morning America.” She said her family had agreed that she share the cause of death of her mother.