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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

'Real Time' Renewed / SNL Sets Jan. Hosts / Colbert Dream Guests

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Wednesday January 07, 2026

HBO Renews Real Time With Bill Maher Through 2028

Bill Maher
Maher's two-year contract extension will take Real Time through its 26th season. The show is already HBO’s second-longest-running series ever, trailing only Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, which concluded in 2023 after 29 seasons.

SNL Taps Teyana Taylor, Alexander Skarsgård to Host January Episodes

Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsgard
Skarsgård, who has no previous connection to SNL, will host the show's landmark 1,000th episode on Jan. 31 with musical guest Cardi B.

Ten Guests We'd Love to See Visit Colbert Before The Late Show Ends

Stephen Colbert
As Stephen Colbert enters the final stretch of The Late Show, we suggest ten must-see guests who could help define his farewell.

New Year's Eve Ratings: ABC Still Tops, But CNN Chips Away at Lead

Rita Ora and Ryan Seacrest, Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper
While ratings for ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest grew by single digits to a four-year high, CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen increased its audience by 33% overall and by 61% in the demo, where it jumped to a second-place finish, overtaking last year’s #2, CBS

Jimmy Kimmel Blasts White House Website's January 6 Whitewash

Jimmy Kimmel January 6 Anniversary
"It's important that we don't give in to revisionist history," an impassioned Kimmel said Tuesday night, after the White House launched a website rewriting the events of January 6, 2021.

GLAAD Awards: Last Week Tonight, Kimmel and Daily Show Among Late Night Nominees

GLAAD Award Nominations Late Night TV
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on trans athletes from last April is among the contenders at this March's GLAAD Media Awards.

New SNL Bobbleheads Include Roseanne Roseannadanna, D*ck in a Box, Drunk Uncle

SNL Bobblehead Dolls
"It's always something," Roseanne Roseannadanna used to remark. In this case, that something is new official SNL bobbleheads.

Bowen Yang Reveals How Lorne Michaels Made His SNL Send-Off Extra-Emotional

Bowen Yang Reveals How Lorne Michaels Made His SNL Send-Off Extra-Emotional
Bowen Yang’s Saturday Night Live farewell sketch originally had a few more cast members and a lot more eggnog—until Lorne Michaels decided to focus on the emotion of the moment.

Around the web:

Ken Jeong’s Daily Show Surprise
The comedian made an unannounced appearance Tuesday night to serve as translator for Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. Just one problem…

Hudson Williams’ Tonight Show Arrival Causes a Stir Outside 30 Rock
The Heated Rivalry star was greeted by throngs of fans ahead of his late-night debut Wednesday night with Jimmy Fallon.

Chevy Chase Delivers a ‘Live From New York’ Encore
Drew Barrymore coaxed SNL's first big star into repeating the line he first uttered 50 years ago during a Wednesday visit to her daytime talk show.
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