Sammi Turano

Sammi has been a journalist for over a decade, specializing in entertainment, lifestyle, sports and celebrity news. She is the owner of TVGrapevine and Football in High Heels and the Host of Grapevine in High Heels With Sammi.

Crackle Announces Spides Release Date

Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, announced today the U.S. premiere of its original series, Spides, launching on Thursday, September 17. The series stars Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (Game of Thrones) as a young woman who wakes from a coma after …

Season 29 Dancing With The Stars Cast Revealed

ABC announced today the “Dancing with the Stars” season 2020 celebrity cast, live on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” The series, hosted by supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks, returns to the ballroom with a lineup of celebrities including a GRAMMY®winner, a Bachelorette, a big-cat lover-turned-reality TV star and a pro-football legend, to name a few. The …

AFI Movie Choice for 8/31/2020

Catherine O’Hara announces today’s AFI Movie Club selection: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. This hilarious road trip comedy mapping an unlikely friendship features the talent of AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Steve Martin. Director John Hughes and cinematographer Don Peterman also trained AFI Fellows at AFI’s Harold Lloyd Master Seminars.   DID YOU KNOW? PLANES, TRAINS …

CBS Announces 2023 Finale Dates

ICYMI: CBS Fall Schedule

Here is a look at what to expect to see on CBS’s Fall schedule. CBS Premiere and Finale Dates Wednesday, Sept. 9 8:00-9:00 PM BIG BROTHER 9:00-10:00 PM LOVE ISLAND 10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS: SUSPICION (Special Wednesday Edition) Saturday, Sept. 12 9:00-10:00 PM LOVE ISLAND: MORE TO LOVE 10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS (34th Season Premiere) *Sunday, …

NBC Announces 2023 Midseason Premiere Schedule

ICYMI: NBC’s Fall Schedule

Here is the NBC schedule for fall 2020! SEPTEMBER “Transplant” (Tuesday, 9/1, 10-11 p.m.) “American Ninja Warrior” (Monday, 9/7, 8-10 p.m.) “NBC Sunday Night Football” (Thursday, 9/10 and Sunday, 9/13, 8:20 p.m. ET) “Weakest Link” (Monday, 9/28, 10-11 p.m.) “Dateline NBC” (Friday, 9/25, 10-11 p.m.) OCTOBER “Connecting …” (Thursday, 10/1, 8:30-9 p.m.) “Ellen’s Game of …

Bachelorette Star Clare Crawley Expecting First Baby Via Surrogate

ICYMI: ABC’s Unscripted Fall Schedule

Here is the schedule for ABC’s unscripted TV shows, set to air this fall. MONDAY, SEPT. 14 8:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (previously announced) THURSDAY, SEPT. 24 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Celebrity Family Feud” (season resumes) 9:00-10:00 p.m. “Press Your Luck” (season resumes) 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Match Game” (season resumes) TUESDAY, OCT. 13 8:00-10:01 p.m. “The Bachelorette” …

Tia Mowry Brings Christmas to Lifetime

Christmas came early! Lifetime is already making a list and checking it twice to build out its holiday programming slate for 2021 and beyond. The network announced today a three-picture deal with Tia Mowry (The Game, Instant Mom, Sister, Sister) to star in and produce three holiday movies for Lifetime’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime slate beginning next year, along with her …

What to Watch: Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play

Need something to watch tonight? Check out Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play on BET+. More details below. “TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S FAREWELL PLAY” will launch exclusively on BET+ Thursday, August 27.  In Tyler Perry’s final stage run as Madea, he pulls together some of his audience’s favorite characters for a family gathering. Madea, Mr. Brown, Cora, and Aunt …

Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness on HBO Max

Need something to watch tonight? Check out Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness on HBO Max. Details below! Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness, premieres Thursday, August 27, 2020. The four-part buddy comedy docuseries follows actor/documentarian/philanthropist Ravi Patel (Meet the Patels) as he travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions. At each stop throughout this comedically heartfelt journey, Patel is joined by …

Fox Makes Major Announcements for Fall Season

FOX has fast-tracked the all-new music guessing game unscripted series I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE, hosted and executive-produced by comedian, actor and THE MASKED SINGER panelist Ken Jeong. For a night of event television, the series will debut Wednesday, Sept. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT),  following the Season Four premiere of television’s #1 show, THE MASKED SINGER (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), on FOX. Offering …

Tim Allen, Richard Karn Reunite for New Show

HISTORY announces a 10-episode order of the nonfiction series “Assembly Required” (working title) starring and executive produced by Golden Globe® winner Tim Allen (“Last Man Standing,” “Home Improvement”). Allen is set to reunite with Richard Karn (“Pen15,” “Home Improvement”) who will serve as host and executive producer. In this new competition series, Tim and Richard are sounding the call for those with …

West Wing Cast Reunites for When We All Vote

Ahead of one of the most pivotal elections in our nation’s history, HBO Max and The West Wingcreator Aaron Sorkin announced today that for the first time in 17 years, the original cast of the Emmy®- and Peabody Award–winning hit Warner Bros. Television drama series will come together with Sorkin and executive producer/director Thomas Schlamme for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote, which …

AFI to Hold Black Stories Matter Event

The American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures today announced the launch of a week-long AFI Movie Club event called “Black Stories Matter,” spotlighting diverse and unique narratives from celebrated Black films. Born from a recent AFI/Universal collaboration honoring DO THE RIGHT THING and Academy Award®-winning director Spike Lee, the expanded partnership will pay tribute to notable …