‘So Help Me Todd’ On CBS Ranks As Best Series Premiere So Far This Season; ‘Ghosts’ Up 11% Over Last Year

Even though “Black Adam” hasn’t even officially hit theaters yet, there’s already lots of buzz about the film’s end-credits scene. So, a spoiler alert if it’s not apparent to the reader what that scene entails: Henry Cavill returns as Superman to stare down Dwayne Johnson‘s Black Adam.

It’s been a minute since “The Crown” season four, two years to be exact, which was almost an entire pandemic ago, but Peter Morgan’s acclaimed Netflix series finally returns in November. Season four was set between 1979 and 1990, is set during Margaret Thatcher’s 11-year run as prime minister, and also introduced Lady Diana Spencer into the series.

Few war novels are as famous and widely read worldwide as Erich Maria Remarque‘s “All Quiet On The Western Front.” And that says a lot about the book’s staying power, as it was first published in 1929 about World War I, which ended over a century ago.  Netflix hopes the novel’s universal appeal translates into a lot of views as “All Quiet On The Western Front” hits the streamer on October 28, fresh off its premiere at TIFF last month.

Moving on! Sister Wives star Christine Brown is slowly but surely dipping her toe in the dating pool after her split from husband Kody Brown.

Taking issue with her perspective. Whoopi Goldberg still had some questions after Meghan Markle‘s candid comments about working on Deal or No Deal.

One month after his cheating admission and subsequent split from Bachelorette Rachel Recchia, Tino Franco is opening up about his tumultuous journey.

Sharing her experience. Truely Brown, the 12-year-old daughter of Sister Wives personalities Kody Brown and Christine Brown, is speaking out about her parents’ split.

With Liz Truss resigning as Prime Minister, many will want to know who is touted to pick up the premiership next.

Iain Stirling has revealed he has dreams that he and wife Laura Whitmore become a Scottish Laird and Lady.

Kilmarnock striker Kyle Lafferty has been hit with an TEN game ban by the SFA over sectarian abuse which surfaced during a viral video clip.

Prime Minister Liz Truss has dramatically resigned after just six weeks and will be replaced as Conservative leader by next Friday.

Hearts boss Robbie Neilson has called for Scottish football to take a patient approach to VAR with the technology to be used for the first time at Tynecastle against Celtic.

reach your waist, be like Kate Hudson: Lean into . The 43-year-old, who stars alongside Daniel Craig, Janelle Monáe and Kathryn Hahn in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, walked the red carpet at the Madrid premiere of the Rian Johnson film in a Halpern halter dress that could make Ariel drool. The ruched lavender bandeau, secured by a sequin halter strap, paired with the high-waisted sequin skirt, is very much giving “she just got her legs.” Seriously, if you're looking for a this … With the help of her longtime stylist Sophie Lopez, Hudson played up the underwater aesthetic with a fistful of sparkling gems, including stacked rings with emerald cut stones, a dazzling bracelet, and a single statement earring. Hudson tucked her long blonde hair into a sleek ponytail which hung down her back and kept her makeup soft and subtle.Mermaidcore seems to be the hottest red carpet trend since sheer fabric was invented, with stars like also embracing form-fitting sparkles.

EXCLUSIVE: The creators of Welcome to Night Vale have set their next scripted podcast.

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister less than six weeks after she was appointed.

A McDonald's fan was left "shaken to her core" after finding out about an unusual ingredient in the restaurant's sweet and sour sauce. Evan-May Gillott was dumfounded when she discovered that her favourite dip contained fruit, having never associated the condiment with such a healthy ingredient.

This year's The Great British Bake Off is in full swing, fans are absolutely loving it, and one Scot has sailed his way through to the seventh week.

Celtic midfielder Aaron Mooy has detailed his enjoyable start at Parkhead after signing for Ange Postecoglou's men on a free transfer in the summer transfer window.

A petition has been set up to save the greenbelt around Bathgate from the threat of housing development.

Kanye West stormed out of his interview with Piers Morgan after the duo clashed over the rapper's anti-Semitic tweet.

We thought nannies were supposed to clean up messes — this one just keeps spilling tea and putting out dirty laundry! LOLz!

At this point, Mark Wahlberg‘s Hollywood persona has as much variety as Dwayne Johnson‘s. Wahlberg effectively plays himself in every movie, whether it’s a thriller, an action comedy, or a drama of some kind.

Over his long career, Tom Hanks has established a rock-solid screen persona as an affectionate, good-natured father figure. The culmination of this squeaky clean image was perhaps his Oscar-nominated performance as TV host and legendary mensch Fred Rogers in 2019’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” But more recent films like “News of the World,” “Finch,” and especially this year’s “Elvis” have seen Hanks embrace darker, more emotionally ambiguous characters.  That trend continues with “A Man Called Otto,” an upcoming comedy-drama from director Marc Forster in which Hanks plays the lead, an aging curmudgeon contemplating suicide.

RYAN Thomas was scolded by fiancé Lucy Mecklenburgh after he served up a burnt breakfast. The former Coronation Street star yesterday presented his other half with blackened buttered bagels. Filming the charred food, Lucy said: "Look at what Ryan's just given me for breakfast.

MARRIED at First Sight stars Matt Murray and Whitney Hughes have kept fans guessing about their love life - as pals are convinced they are getting back together. The pair - who didn't get married on the E4 show - were battling to make things work after sensationally splitting from their 'spouses' to be together - but Matt says they are just good friends. A source said: “Whitney and Matt are giving their romance another go.

LOVE Island’s Paige Thorne has sensationally claimed one show couple is faking their relationship. The Welsh paramedic, who left the villa with Adam Collard, took a swipe at the finalists saying one pair had already secretly split.

Skylar Astin has got you covered on Thursdays. The actor stars in CBS' freshman drama, as the titular character — an aimless but brilliant investigator who's brought in to his mother's firm to help solve cases — and he sat down with Nischelle Turner on the ET stages to talk about his new series.«I play Todd Wright, who is a former private investigator stripped of his license, and I have to go work for my high-powered attorney mother, Margaret Wright, played by Marcia Gay Harden,» Astin tells ET.

Selome Hailu After becoming the most-watched new comedy of the season when it debuted last year, “Ghosts” is back with an even bigger audience. CBS’ hit single-cam brought in 6.15 million total viewers with Season 2 premiere “Spies” when it aired at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday night. Its main competition during that timeslot was “Law & Order: Organized Crime” on NBC, and “Ghosts” outdid it — “Organized Crime” posted 41% fewer viewers, coming in at 4.33 million. Last night’s “Ghosts” viewership also marks an 11% increase from its series premiere in 2021, which was viewed by 5.55 million, and a 2.5% increase from its Season 1 finale in April, which reached 6 million viewers. In terms of key demo ratings, “Ghosts” posted a 0.5 among adults 18-49, keeping on par with the Season 1 finale and down just slightly from the Season 1 premiere’s 0.6.

“So Help Me Todd” made its debut on CBS Thursday night and for anyone who saw the episode and thought, “That couldn’t happen,” well, the show’s jaw-dropping plot is rooted in creator/executive producer Scott Prendergast’s own experiences.In the premiere episode, Joan (Marcia Gay Harden) enlists the help of her son Todd (Skyler Astin) – despite him being somewhat adrift in his life – to help her out when her husband disappears, like, without a trace. “It is very personal to me,” Prendergast, who created the series, told TheWrap. “There was a time in my early 30s when my life was falling apart and I was trying to get into entertainment.

Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin star in CBS' new drama, which follows razor-sharp attorney Margaret Wright, who hires her talented but aimless son, Todd, as her law firm's in-house investigator. ET was first on the Vancouver set in August, where Harden and Astin previewed their series, which premieres Thursday.«Dynamic duo, that’s us,» Astin told ET's Lauren Zima on the set in August while they were filming episode 3. «I love working with Marcia. I love sparring with Marcia in the scenes.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic On its surface, “So Help Me Todd” is fairly straightforward. Based on creator Scott Prendergast’s own experiences, the new dramedy tells the story of high-powered lawyer Joan (Marcia Gay Harden) and her private investigator son (Skylar Astin) forging an unlikely partnership. Each episode follows a different case before the odd couple team inevitably catch the culprit and teach each other a valuable lesson. So far, so fitting for a CBS procedural. And yet there’s something deeply uncanny about “So Help Me Todd,” which pairs an aggressive perkiness with moments of drama that feel more forced than moving. Todd and Joan spend the first few episodes sniping at each other in between finding clues. Once Todd proves that he’s a good enough private investigator to overcome his spotty past, he joins Joan’s office, where he locks horns with an uptight coworker Lyle (Tristen J. Winger) and ex-girlfriend Susan (Inga Schlingmann), neither of whom get much to do outside giving Todd other people to talk to besides his mother. At home, Todd’s sister Allison (Madeline Wise) occasionally gives the show a much needed dose of dry skepticism, though she also is only here to support her brother and mother’s leading stories.