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Why did Reid leave Criminal Minds? Fans got two different explanations
Matthew Gray Gubler played Dr Spencer Reid across all 15 seasons of Criminal Minds, from 2005 to 2020. When the show returned as Criminal Minds: Evolution on Paramount+ in November 2022, the BAU's genius was nowhere to be seen — and over the following years, fans were given two quite different accounts of why.
August 16, 2026 10:53 am
Which MasterChef contestants have died? The losses span the US, UK and beyond
The MasterChef format airs in dozens of countries, and over two decades thousands of home cooks have passed through its kitchens. A small number of former contestants have since died — here's who the franchise has lost.
August 15, 2026 11:34 am
What do Taskmaster winners get? The strangest prize on television, explained
Most game shows hand out cash, cars, or holidays. Taskmaster — running since 2015, first on Dave and on Channel 4 since 2020 — hands out none of the above, and its contestants fight harder than almost anyone on television. Here's what they're actually fighting for.
August 13, 2026 12:55 pm
Seven years sober, Brad Pitt reveals a relapse
Brad Pitt has opened up in Esquire about his sobriety — and why it’s no longer the all-or-nothing line it once was.
August 12, 2026 3:52 pm
How are Denise and Patrick related in EastEnders? One DNA test nearly changed everything
Denise Fox and Patrick Trueman operate exactly like father and daughter — the advice, the scolding, the standing dinner invitations. So it's a fair question whether they're actually family. The answer took a DNA test to settle, and even then Patrick couldn't quite bring himself to accept the result.
August 12, 2026 2:50 pm
Who was Denis Guyenon in Death in Paradise? The story behind the on-screen tribute
Viewers who stayed through the final scenes of the Death in Paradise series 14 finale on 28 March 2025 saw a dedication card appear on screen, written in French: "En la mémoire de notre ami Denis Guyenon 24/06/1965 – 06/07/2024" — "in memory of our friend".
August 12, 2026 9:37 am
Why did Tahj Miles quit Death in Paradise? His two-word goodbye said plenty
When Officer Marlon Pryce left Saint Marie in the episode broadcast on 3 March 2024, Death in Paradise fans went straight to Tahj Miles's social media looking for answers. What they got was a farewell photo set and a sign-off of exactly two words.
August 11, 2026 1:37 pm
Why was Dear England made? James Graham's answer starts thirty years ago
The BBC's four-part Dear England arrived on BBC One on 24 May 2026, three years after James Graham's play about Gareth Southgate sold out the National Theatre. Ask Graham why he wrote it, though, and he doesn't start with Southgate the manager.
August 11, 2026 11:29 am
Every Deadliest Catch cast member who has died, from Phil Harris to Todd Meadows
Deadliest Catch has been documenting Bering Sea crab fishing on Discovery since 2005, and across more than two decades the series has lost cast and crew both at sea and back on land. Notably, only three of those deaths happened during active production on the water — Phil Harris, Todd Kochutin, and Todd Meadows. Here is every loss, starting with the most recent.
August 9, 2026 12:38 pm
Your perfect one-night binge: HBO’s dark detective thriller The Outsider
Reckon HBO’s True Detective season one is untouchable — another dark detective thriller series goes toe-to-toe with it, and it’s every bit as addictive.
August 9, 2026 9:11 am
Why was Taskmaster cancelled? America has killed it twice
Search "Taskmaster cancelled" and you'll find plenty of hits — but here's the thing: the show you're probably thinking of is in rude health. The cancellations were both American, and both brutal. Here's the full picture.
August 5, 2026 2:42 pm
Ted Lasso season 4 full release schedule
Apple TV+ has finally set when Ted Lasso is back, slipping the timing into a cheeky teaser that suggests Richmond’s fight is far from over.
August 3, 2026 2:19 pm
Why did Tanya leave EastEnders? Jo Joyner has been dodging the comeback question ever since
Tanya Branning arrived in Albert Square on 27 June 2006 and spent seven years at the centre of the loudest storylines EastEnders had going — divorcing Max, drugging him and burying him alive, cervical cancer, and the discovery that her husband had a secret second wife.
August 1, 2026 5:49 pm
Why did Ben Miller leave Death in Paradise? The reason was waiting for him back in England
Ben Miller was the original detective of Death in Paradise — the suit-and-tie, briefcase-clutching DI Richard Poole, gloriously miserable in the Caribbean sunshine from the show's launch in 2011. Then, at the start of series 3 in January 2014, the show killed him off with an ice pick.
July 31, 2026 5:09 pm
Why Margot Robbie Was Never Set to Play Emma Frost in the MCU
Amid fresh chatter that the X-Men reboot’s Emma Frost role may already be spoken for, a report spells out why Margot Robbie was never in the frame.
July 31, 2026 4:45 pm
Six Peaky Blinders actors who have died in real life
When Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man arrived on Netflix on 20 March 2026, it doubled as a reunion — Tommy, Ada, Charlie Strong, and Johnny Dogs all back on screen. But between the show's 2013 debut and the film's release, six actors from the series died, including two absolute pillars of the Shelby world.
July 29, 2026 1:55 pm
Megyn Kelly mocks Meghan Markle’s MasterChef cameo, calls ‘Duchess’ credit ‘so poorly done’
Megyn Kelly has laid into Meghan Markle’s MasterChef Australia cameo on her podcast, fixating on a production choice rather than anything that actually got cooked.
July 29, 2026 12:38 pm
Outer Banks season 5 just got a release date
Outer Banks is nearly wrapping up shop.
July 29, 2026 11:50 am
Why is Have I Got News for You so left wing? Ian Hislop has been swatting that charge away for 30 years
If you've watched an episode recently and come away feeling the jokes lean one way, you're far from alone — complaints about the BBC panel show's politics are nearly as old as the show itself, which has run since 1990. What's changed over the decades is mostly who's doing the complaining.
July 29, 2026 10:24 am
Where does Dear England end? The BBC series pushes past the play's final whistle
James Graham's Dear England always had a problem football writers know well: the story kept moving after the curtain came down. The four-part BBC One adaptation — broadcast from 24 May to 1 June 2026, with Joseph Fiennes reprising his stage role as Gareth Southgate — finally gets to write the whole thing.
July 28, 2026 10:45 am
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