Joyce Eng

New York

senior editor, @GoldDerby; formerly @TVGuide; awards nerd; stats queen; tennis and Olympics fanatic; 2015 @QuackAttackPod #QuackQuestion champ

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Too much Marvel? Cardinals watching ‘Conclave’? What to read this weekend: May 9, 2025

5 days ago | goldderby.com | Joyce Eng

Every Friday, Gold Derby rounds up some of the best stories of the week from our friends across the web. Maybe you missed these, maybe you were too busy to read them at the time, maybe you bookmarked them and forgot, but hopefully you'll have some over the weekend to check them out. Happy reading!Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through CollegeChatGPT is only 2 years old, but it has completely upended academia.
‘American Idol’ renewed for Season 24

5 days ago | goldderby.com | Joyce Eng

American Idol has been renewed for the 2025-26 season, ABC announced Friday. It'll mark the reality show's ninth season on ABC and 24th overall. No confirmation yet on who will return for the new installment. Season 23 saw former Idol champ Carrie Underwood replace Katy Perry on the judges' table, where she sat alongside Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. The Season 23 finale airs May 18.
‘American Idol’ renewed for Season 24

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Joyce Eng

‘American Idol’ renewed for Season 24Fri, May 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM UTCYahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysAmerican Idol has been renewed for the 2025-26 season, ABC announced Friday. It'll mark the reality show's ninth season on ABC and 24th overall. No confirmation yet on who will return for the new installment.
‘Awards Magnet’: ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Studio,’ and 2 Emmy-worthy episodes

6 days ago | goldderby.com | Joyce Eng

It's a great week to be a fan of Hacks and The Studio. Awards Magnet hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to discuss the comedies' big episodes this week and how/if they affect their Emmy prospects. On Hacks, Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) — spoiler alert! — finally reconcile after the former concedes she was wrong about the direction of her late-night show and begs Ava not to quit, promising she won't let her down.
‘Awards Magnet’: ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Studio,’ and 2 Emmy-worthy episodes

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Joyce Eng

‘Awards Magnet’: ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Studio,’ and 2 Emmy-worthy episodesFri, May 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTCYahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysIt's a great week to be a fan of Hacks and The Studio. Awards Magnet hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to discuss the comedies' big episodes this week and how/if they affect their Emmy prospects.
‘Hacks’ stars and EPs break down Deborah’s promise: ‘That’s the thing that Ava is constantly dealing with’

6 days ago | goldderby.com | Joyce Eng

WARNING: The following story contains spoilers about the sixth episode of Season 4 of Hacks, "Mrs. Table."Avorah is back. For now? Forever? Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) put an end to their feud in the final minutes of Thursday's episode, "Mrs. Table," after the former begs the latter not to quit her late-night show, promising she'll change. But will she? "I know she keeps disappointing Ava," Smart tells Gold Derby.
‘I’ve never been on a show that got this kind of recognition’: Katherine LaNasa on ‘The Pitt’s’ success and Dana’s ‘existential crisis’

6 days ago | goldderby.com | Joyce Eng

Katherine LaNasa was busy cleaning boots in her attic when she got a text from Supriya Ganesh, her costar on The Pitt. "She said, 'Congratulations' — something like that — 'that's so exciting!' And I said, 'What happened?' And she said, 'You got nominated for a Gotham Award. And I said, 'What is that?'" And then she sent it to me," LaNasa tells Gold Derby. The actress is nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Series for her turn as charge nurse Dana Evans.
‘It just worked out really perfectly’: ‘The Diplomat’ casting director on landing Allison Janney as the vice president

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Joyce Eng

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysAllison Janney didn't join The Diplomat until Season 2, but had things worked out differently, she would've been on the Netflix political thriller from the start. "When we started Season 1, Allison Janney was always on the top of the mind, right?
‘Only Murders in the Building,’ ‘Paradise,’ ‘Doctor Odyssey’ casting director on ‘stressful scheduling’ and the audition that ‘blew everyone away’

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Joyce Eng

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysThere's a high chance you've watched more shows cast by Tiffany Little Canfield in the past year than anyone else. The six-time Emmy nominee is the casting director on Only Murders in the Building, Paradise, and Doctor Odyssey, among others.
How ‘Overcompensating’ cast one of its writers as its co-lead

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Joyce Eng

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysOvercompensating is a new Prime Video series created by and starring Benito Skinner, who rose to fame on social media as Benny Drama. Casting director Jessica Kelly was not familiar with Benny Drama when the project came her way. Luckily, someone else in her life very much was.