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How to watch Kristen Bell and Ben Platt's new movie 'The People We Hate at the Wedding' on Prime Video

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CBS sitcom 'Mom,' starring Allison Janney, to end with Season 8

The move comes after actress Anna Faris, who played Bonnie's daughter Christy, shockingly left the series right before production began on Season 8 last September.

'Mom' star Anna Faris leaving show before Season 8

"Mom" is losing its daughter.

'Addams Family' review: A sweet, good-natured flop

It’s really not a scre-am. Like last year’s “Grinch” for snowflakes, the new CGI-animated “Addams Family” takes dark, subversive and sardonic source material and softens it into a wimpy story...

The unspoken rules of Oscars red carpet style

The Oscars are the most glam night of the year. But just because you have an invite — or a nomination — doesn’t give you license to rock the fanciest...

8 things to watch this week

Mom Thursday, 9 and 9:30 p.m., CBS Addiction is no laughing matter on the CBS sitcom “Mom.” “Our writers walk this fine line every week of finding comedy from real-life...

Here's where you've seen this year's Oscar nominees on TV

The Oscars air this Sunday on ABC, and while the annual awards celebrate the film industry, that doesn’t mean TV has to be left out of the equation. Many of...

Broadway's first Tony victims get the ax

The fallout from Sunday’s Tony Awards was swift and brutal. Two shows that went home empty-handed, “Sweat” and “Six Degrees of Separation,” posted closing notices on Tuesday. Critics praised both...

Ellen Burstyn stirs up trouble for 'Mom' and more to watch on TV this week

“Mom” Thursday at 9 p.m. on CBS On the Season 3 premiere, Christy (Anna Faris) and Bonnie (Allison Janney) disagree on forgiveness when Bonnie’s estranged biological mother (guest star Ellen...

'Masters of Sex' snares TV's best guest stars

Sunday night’s episode of “Masters of Sex” introduced viewers to Josh Charles — Season 3’s most buzzed-about guest star — as Dan Logan, a perfume magnate interested in bottling the...

Best 'Sex' ever: Caplan & Sheen are 'Masters' of their domain

"We are the sexual revolution,” declares Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) in the third-season premiere of “Masters of Sex.” With her research and bed partner, Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen), Johnson...

Tate Donovan, Julie Ann Emery join Showtime's 'Masters of Sex'

Tate Donovan and Julie Ann Emery will guest star on Showtime’s “Masters of Sex” in its upcoming third season. Donovan will play a scientist named Graham, who’s in a relationship...

Jaime Pressly upped to series regular on 'Mom'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hshcez0vyM "Mom" has added another member to the family. Jaime Pressly, who’s appeared this season as self-obsessed divorcee Jill, has been promoted to a series regular when the CBS sitcom...

Sweet ’16: CBS renews 'Mom,' Mike & Molly' and '2 Broke Girls'

CBS has renewed “Mom,” “Mike & Molly” and “2 Broke Girls,” keeping the three comedies on the schedule for the 2015-16 season. “Mom” — starring Anna Faris and Allison Janney...

Hugh Grant still has (a little) charm in new rom-com 'Rewrite'

Six years after abandoning rom-coms for the likes of “Cloud Atlas,’’ Hugh Grant is back with a Valentine’s Day offering — albeit one going practically straight-to-video-on-demand and directed by Marc...

'Days and Nights' suffers from dialogue despite bevy of talent

In 1984, an actress (Allison Janney) takes her lover (Christian Camargo) to her country house to meet the folks in this film from actor-director-writer Camargo (“Dexter”). It’s based on Anton...

Emmys played out like a bland sitcom

Well, that was ... just OK. Monday night’s 66th Primetime Emmy Awards telecast wasn’t very memorable, save for a few shining moments –- definitely not what’s expected of TV’s biggest...

'Mom' creator Chuck Lorre 'couldn't be happier'

With CBS renewing the bulk of its prime-time schedule Thursday, I reached out to “Mom” creator Chuck Lorre to gauge his reaction on his sitcom being picked up for a...

'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' are a delightful on-screen duo

Perhaps no other TV property has inspired as many bad movies as the clever, eponymous half-hour cartoon series originally known as “Rocky and His Friends’’ (1959-1964) — “Boris and Natasha’’ (1992), “Dudley...

Few 'Stars' shine bright in this formulaic rom-com

Straining to meld a love triangle with an astronomy lesson, the rom-com “The Brightest Star” disappears into a black hole of cliché. Chris Lowell (an isotope of John Krasinski) plays...