American Idol Revival Pondered by NBC

… would air between June and September,” Adalian continued. “‘Idol’ was axed for a reason,” Hibberd wrote for Entertainment Weekly. “The series was expensive due to its ambitious format of nationwide auditions, live results shows, multiple episodes …

Predictions for the 2017 Oscar Nominations

Tomorrow morning, the nominations for the 89th annual Academy Awards will be announced beginning at 8:18 a.m. EST. Oscar-winning actresses Jennifer Hudson and Brie Larson , Oscar-nominated actor Ken Watanabe , winner of the past three Oscars for cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki and Oscar-nominated writer-director Jason Reitman will join Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs live from Los Angeles for the presentations.

Top Picks: Jennifer Hudson on ‘Hairspray Live!,’ ‘Florence Foster Jenkins,’ and more

If you missed NBC’s latest live musical, “Hairspray Live!,” earlier this month, you can still check out one of the production’s best moments: Academy Award-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson taking on the song “I Know Where I’ve Been,” a performance that was widely viewed as a highlight of the broadcast. Hudson’s song can be seen on NBC’s YouTube channel at http://bit.ly/jhudsonhairspray .