Reba McEntire threatens Michael Bublé on ‘The Voice’: ‘I’m watching you’

‘The Voice’ Season 26 features Reba McEntire, Gwen Stefani, Michael Bublé, and Snoop Dogg as judges

Reba McEntire makes a bossy move over Michael Buble in ‘The Voice’ season 26

Reba McEntire gave a chilling warning to Michael Bublé.

The latest episode of The Voice on Tuesday, October 8, kicked off with McEntire, 69, engaging in a hilarious boss showdown with the Spicy Margarita hitmaker.

Just as Bublé, 49, walked into a dark dressing room, he was startled upon realizing the country star was waiting for him as she turned on the lights.

“How did you get in here?” the Sway crooner asked. “Don’t you worry about that. You and I are going to have a little talk, and I’m going to tell you how things work around here,” the Queen of Country said in an ominous voice as she backed Bublé into the door.

“You think because you’re the newbie, you sell millions of records, and you’re a global superstar, that you’re something special?” she continued.

“No,” the Canadian singer shook his head with a concerning look on his face. McEntire then leaned closer and said, “I run things around here. I’m going to keep my eye on you, OK?”

At that moment, fellow coach Gwen Stefani walked in and asked if “everything was OK.”

McEntire quickly shifted her demeanor and responded, “Yeah! We’re just talking about how much fun we’re having on The Voice. Right, Michael?”

“Yes, we’re having so much fun,” he agreed, still looking confused and concerned.

After Stefani walked away, McEntire returned to her serious expression and threatened, “You better remember what I told you. I’ll be watching you.”

Notably, McEntire has returned for her third season in a row alongside fellow coach Stefani and first-time coaches Bublé and Snoop Dogg.

The Voice execs offer huge cash sum to show legend to make shock return alongside Adam Levine next season

THE Voice executives offered a huge amount of cash to a show legend in hopes he’d return alongside Adam Levine next season, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal.

Despite making a hefty offer, the former Voice coach appeared to decline as the show couldn’t make the deal happen for season 29 – changing the format of the competition for the first time ever.

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Adam Levine on The Voice season 27 finaleCredit: Tyler Golden/NBC

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Adam returned to The Voice after previously exiting in 2019Credit: Tyler Golden/NBC
While The Voice’s next season, season 28, has yet to air, production is already underway for season 29.

The special season is being touted as Battle of Champions and features three coaches who have previously won at least one season.

Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam are the season 29 lineup – marking the first time in the show’s history that there will only be three coaches.

However, The U.S. Sun has exclusively learned that the fate of the season was close to being vastly different – as producers at one point tried to get fan-favorite Blake Shelton back on board.

“They offered both Blake and Adam more money, a lot more, to get them back together and do a season together.

“Obviously it didn’t work out for season 29 but stay tuned – it might happen sooner than later,” an insider claimed.

The source continued: “It’d be a win/win for production and the fans. Their chemistry is unmatched.

“[The show] hasn’t been able to replicate it with anyone else since.”

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Blake Shelton and Adam Levine on set of The VoiceCredit: Tyler Golden/NBC

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Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, and Carson Daly have fun on The Voice setCredit: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via
Season 28 of The Voice premiere on Monday, September 22 at 8pm EST on NBC.

The upcoming season will star Niall Horan, Reba McEntire, Snoop Dogg, and Michael Bublé as coaches.

Although fans still have season 28 to enjoy, season 29 has already been in production and filmed their blind auditions, The U.S. Sun can confirm.

Season 29 will feature Adam, 46, Kelly, 43, and John, 46, as they try to snag another victory crown.

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Blake, 49, has not confirmed plans to return as a coach since his shocking departure back in October 2022 after season 23.

After becoming a fixture on the show from season one, the country crooner exited The Voice to focus on spending time with his family, including wife Gwen Stefani.

Years prior, Blake’s best buddy, Adam, was the first to abruptly exit the franchise.

Following voicing frustration about the format of the show, the Maroon 5 frontman quit The Voice after season 16 in May 2019.

While he eventually returned as a coach for season 27, fans felt the void of Adam and Blake’s friendship in the years they weren’t on screen together.

The two pals built a friendly rivarly on camera that eventually became a real-life “bromance.”

The Voice Season 27 Coaches

The Voice has gone through many coaches in its various seasons. Some stay on for a while, while others only stay for one season. Here is who will be coaching Season 27 in 2025.

Adam Levine – Season 1 to 16, 27

John Legend – 16 to 22, 24 to 25, 27

Kelsea Ballerini – 15, Comeback Stage, 20, 27

Michael Buble – 26 and 27

Adam opened up about the blossoming of their relationship, telling Jimmy Fallon during a Tonight Show appearance: “When we started The Voice, like, no one knew.

“It is now what it is, but back then it was a mess. Like, no one knew what was going to happen.

“They threw these people, these four people in these four turning chairs. And this is something we all know about now, but back then we were like, ‘This is weird.’

“And so we all felt like part of this team, you know? Blake and I started kind of dissing each other casually.

“We had a really specific moment where we were in each other’s trailers.

“I was like, ‘Hey, is there ever too far? Is there a too far for you? Is there an over the line for you?’

“And he’s like, ‘Buddy, you hit me as hard as you want. You will never go too hard.’

“I think he pretty much stayed true to that,” he said of how they grew to become such good friends.

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The Voice season 27 finale pictured: (l-r) Michael Buble, Kelsea Ballerini, Adam Levine, and John LegendCredit: Tyler Golden/NBC

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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s relationship blossomed on The VoiceCredit: Getty

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Kelly Clarkson will be making a return to The VoiceCredit: Tyler Golden/NBC

The Voice execs hold crisis talks with coach Snoop Dogg as NBC is ‘furious’ over his homophobic comments

THE VOICE execs have held crisis talks with coach Snoop Dogg as NBC is ‘furious’ over his homophobic comments, The U.S. Sun has learned.

The backlash the rapper has been receiving for his rant about same-sex couples in film is apparently a “perfect example” of why he most likely will not be returning after season 28.

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Snoop Dogg performs onstage during the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaCredit: Getty

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Snoop Dogg sits in the coaches chair for season 26 of The VoiceCredit: Getty
On a recent episode of the It’s Giving podcast, Snoop, 53, felt the need to share that he was “scared to go to the movies” after bringing his grandson to Disney’s Lightyear, which features a lesbian couple.

His comments caused uproar over the weekend, with many slamming the coach’s “homophobic” viewpoint.

The backlash has bled into his role on The Voice – which aims at being an “apolitical” and “inclusive” show, according to a production insider.

“This is the exact kind of conversation [the execs at NBC] didn’t want to be sucked into.

“Production had to remind him that he works for an inclusive, apolitical, family-friendly show, and comments like this only go on to create a divisive environment.

“The show does not condone the comments whatsoever. This is the opposite of the kind of spotlight they want on the show just ahead of the new season.

“And it just makes contestants and even some crew members not feel like the set is a safe space since they have all different kinds of people part of making this show come to life.”

The source added that “comments like these” are “exactly why Snoop is already on the outs with the show.”

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Snoop Dogg locks in as he pushes the red button on The Voice’s blind auditionsCredit: Getty

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Reba McEntire, Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Michael Bublé pose for season 26’s battle roundsCredit: Getty
“He’s a liability for network TV,” they added.

The U.S. Sun has reached out to NBC for comment.

Over the weekend, the rapper went on a rant during a podcast interview recalling his experience taking his grandson to see the Toy Story spinoff, Lightyear.

He claimed he was shocked when he learned the animated film’s protagonist had two mothers, which he claimed caused confusion for his grandson.

Snoop Dogg cries at Jeremy Beloate’s tear-jerking performance of The Impossible Dream on The Voice
“They’re like, ‘She had a baby — with another woman.’ Well, my grandson, in the middle of the movie is like, ‘Papa Snoop? How she have a baby with a woman? She’s a woman!’”

“‘Oh s**t, I didn’t come in for this s**t. I just came to watch the goddamn movie.’

“‘They kept going, just said, she and she had a baby — they’re both women. How does she have a baby?’

“The experience f**ked me up. I’m like, scared to go to the movies. Y’all throwing me in the middle of s— that I don’t have an answer for,” he said.

IN THE DOG HOUSE

Previously, The U.S. Sun revealed that Snoop was most likely already on his final season of being a The Voice coach following his involvement in “messy” drama.

“He was brought back this season per his contract but he hasn’t been working out the way everyone hoped.

“Snoop doesn’t seem entirely interested in the job anymore or invested in the contestants.

“He’s also one of the few coaches who hasn’t won a season yet,” a source told The U.S. Sun.

The Voice winners

The Voice is an American television series broadcast on NBC.

American vocalists work alongside a group of celebrity judges to compete for a $100,00 prize and a record deal with Universal Music Group. Past winners are as follows:

Season 1: Javier Colon
Season 2: Jermaine Paul
Season 3: Cassadee Pope
Season 4: Danielle Bradbery
Season 5: Tessanne Chin
Season 6: Josh Kaufman
Season 7: Craig Wayne Boyd
Season 8: Sawyer Fredericks
Season 9: Jordan Smith
Season 10: Alisan Porter
Season 11: Sundance Head
Season 12: Chris Blue
Season 13: Chloe Kohanski
Season 14: Brynn Cartelli
Season 15: Chevel Shepherd
Season 16: Maelyn Jarmon
Season 17: Jake Hoot
Season 18: Todd Tilghman
Season 19: Carter Rubin
Season 20: Cam Anthony
Season 21: Girl Named Tom
Season 22: Bryce Leatherwood
Season 23: Gina Miles
Season 24: Michael Huntley

They added that the “outside noise” of his politics hasn’t helped matters, as the NBC series aims to be family-friendly and wants to stay away from politics.

However, following a series of endorsements for Donald Trump, Snoop has become more controversial than beloved in recent months.

The insider explained: “Then all the outside noise, his politics, and all of that, it’s not a good look.

“People were upset he brought the dark and ugly energy of politics into the conversation of a show that actively tries to be an escape from all of that.

“Mutually, I think everyone agrees this isn’t the best gig for him.”

The Voice season 28, which stars Snoop, Reba McEntire, Michael Bublé, and Niall Horan premieres on September 22nd at 8 pm EST on NBC.

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Donald Trump and Snoop Dogg attend the COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of Donald Trump at the Hammerstein Ballroom on March 9, 2011 in New York CityCredit: Getty

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Snoop Dog smiles at the BET Hip Hop Awards in AtlantaCredit: AP:Associated Press

Kelly Clarkson to be replaced by A-list star on The Voice as she grieves ex Brandon Blackstock’s death

KELLY Clarkson will be missing several tapings of The Voice as she grieves ex Brandon Blackstock’s tragic death, an insider told The U.S. Sun.

As the first American Idol winner takes a hiatus from the NBC show to focus on her family, a few A-list stars are currently being tapped to fill in as a coach for season 29.

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Kelly Clarkson dazzles for the season 27 finale of The VoiceCredit: Getty

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Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock in the audience during the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7, 2013, in Las VegasCredit: Getty
Currently, both seasons 28 and 29 of The Voice are simultaneously in production.

Season 28, which will premiere in September, is also impacted by Brandon’s passing at the age of 48 as his stepmom, Reba McEntire, is currently a coach.

As The U.S. Sun previously reported, Reba, 70, missed recent tapings of The Voice, and a production insider has since confirmed that Kelly, 43, will also be stepping away from season 29 during this difficult time.

“Kelly will not be at the tapings scheduled next week for Thursday and Friday. Production is working on a replacement coach for her now.

“Kelsea Ballerini and Miley Cyrus have been considered to fill in, but right now, it’s all still a work in progress,” a source claimed.

Country superstar Kelsea, 31, previously filled in for Kelly during the Battle Rounds of season 20.

While Kelly was sick, Kelsea joined the panel as a coach -and kick-started her career on The Voice, which she has come back to many times since.

Kelsea was a coach earlier this year for season 27 and previously worked as an advisor on several earlier seasons.

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Miley Cyrus stuns as a The Voice coach on season 11Credit: Getty

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Kelsea Ballerini as a coach on season 27 of The VoiceCredit: Getty

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Kelsea Ballerini and Kelly Clarkson together on The VoiceCredit: Getty
Meanwhile, Miley, 32, has a storied history on the show after previously serving as a Key Advisor for season 10 and a full-time coach on seasons 11 and 13.

The source explained that the “same thing goes for Kelly” as it does for Reba, as both are considered “family” to producers and crew members.

“Whatever they want, the show will give them. They don’t owe the show anything right now.

“But they are being incredibly professional throughout this. As much as one can be during a time like this.

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“Kelly, especially, though needs a lot of time to heal. They understand that. Not to mention her kids are starting their new school year.

“It’s terrible timing but is there ever good timing for such a tragedy?” the insider asked.

The U.S. Sun has reached out to The Voice for comment.

‘BIGGEST HEARTBREAK’

On Tuesday, The U.S. Sun revealed that Reba had missed recent tapings of season 28 of The Voice

“The team [at The Voice] has known Reba for years. She was an advisor to Blake [Shelton] all the way back in season 1 and has been involved a lot of seasons since.

“So she is just as much family as you can get here. This has been, from the limited info they’ve gotten from her, the biggest heartbreak of her life,” the insider explained.

Reba McEntire TV Appearances

In addition to being a country superstar, Reba McEntire has enjoyed a lucrative career in TV and film. She had her own eponynimous sitcom, which ran from 2001 to 2007, and also famously served as a judge on The Voice. Reba’s acting credits don’t stop there, however.

Here are all Reba’s TV and film roles:

The Voice
Big Sky
Young Sheldon
PJ Masks
Last Man Standing
Baby Daddy
Malibu Country
Working Class
Better With You
Reba
Diagnosis Murder
Frasier
Tremors
The Land Before Time
One Night at McCool’s
Secret of Giving
Forever Love
Buffalo Girls
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Is There Life Out There?
The Man from Left Field
Country Gold
The Little Rascals
North

The source continued: “She considered Brandon her son, not a stepson but her son.

“She would brag about him like her son, he’d visit her on set, and they very much had that mother-son bond.

“It’s not clear yet when she will be back. [The show] has two more tapings for the season 28 Knockout rounds on the last week of August that Reba was scheduled to be at, but that’s it for awhile.

“Everything else will be the live show. It’s unclear if Reba will be back for those, the show is working on her schedule right now, not the other way around.

“The show will support her, and Kelly, any way that they can.”

Brandon, who was married to Kelly from 2013-2022, passed away on August 7th following a three-year battle with Melanoma cancer.

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Miley Cyrus and Kelly Clarkson as coaches on The Voice togetherCredit: Getty

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Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire on season 23 of The VoiceCredit: Getty

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Seth Blackstock, Remington Alexander Blackstock, Savannah Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson, River Rose Blackstock, and Brandon Blackstock arrives at UglyDolls premiere in LA on April 27, 2019Credit: Getty

Remembering Georgia Engel From ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ & ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’

Remembering Georgia Engel From ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ & ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’

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Actress Georgia Engel — star of stage, screen and TV — passed away Friday, April 12, in Princeton, New Jersey, at the age of 70.

The five-time Emmy nominee is best remembered for her roles as soft-spoken Georgette Franklin, the girlfriend and eventual wife of obnoxious newsman Ted Baxter, on The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1972-77, and as Pat McDougall, Amy’s mother, on Everybody Loves Raymond from 2003-05.

In July 2018, Engel attended the Television Critics Association’s Summer Press Tour as part a panel in support of the PBS special, Betty White: First Lady of Television. Engel appeared in the panel alongside the special’s director, Steve Boettcher; dancer Arthur Duncan; and her MTM costar Gavin MacLeod. Her appearance in that special was one of her last TV credits.

During the panel, Engel shared several stories about working with the legendary White and revealed a few personal stories from her own celebrated career. So in memory of Georgia Engel, we present a few of those tales — with context — as we remember her life and career.

Not only did Engel appear with Betty White in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Betty White Show (1977-78), but also appeared in 18 episodes of TV Land’s White-led comedy Hot in Cleveland from 2012-15.

Engel shared, “Well, our friendship deepened over the years. What people don’t know is, I was coming closer to Betty when not much was happening in my career. Betty is one of my dearest friends, and so it was a special joy when I got to be on Hot in Cleveland with her.

“But my favorite times with Betty don’t have to do with show business. She opened adventures with animals to me, and I’ve had the most wonderful time getting to know animals through Betty’s love of them.”

Engel also revealed how White looked out for her post-MTM.

“After the show ended, everybody went off to do their own spinoffs, and I found out later Betty said, ‘Well, what about Georgia?’ And so, she took me along with her. [The Betty White Show] was a short-lived series, but it just speaks to Betty’s self-forgetfulness: Whenever she is with friends, she isn’t thinking about herself, she’s thinking about the other people.”

Engel continued, “She couldn’t stand it if Georgia would be left out when everybody else was going on to something else, and that’s how we became such good friends. I got to go on The Betty White Show, right after Mary Tyler Moore. They had only had 13 episodes, but she insisted that I be taken care of, too. That’s a really nice thing, isn’t it?”

The actress also revealed that White helped her foster her own love of animals, leading to an unlikely friendship with a grizzly bear named BamBam.

“Betty has taken me twice to meet that bear, BamBam. She told me how to give BamBam a marshmallow with my teeth, and the bear takes it. And Betty was so happy, because she didn’t know anybody else that would want to learn that. And so we’re hoping to have another visit with BamBam sometime when she’s up to it. “

Engel also shared her joy of joining White on one of her frequent visits to the L.A. Zoo. “If you’ve ever gone to the L.A. Zoo before it opens, riding with Betty on a golf cart, she goes and sees all her friends — the animals … She’s like the geriatric animal whisperer. Animals just take to her.”

During the panel, Engel was asked about her current projects and shared, “I just finished doing an East Coast premiere of the musical called Half Time, with Donna McKechnie and André De Shields, and some wonderful Broadway veterans. It’s about seniors, and, believe it or not, it’s about seniors that have to do hip-hop to be the entertainment for a halftime show. It’s based on a true story, and I never worked so hard in my life. But we had a wonderful time doing it.”

The musical ran at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Milburn, N.J., from May 31-July 1, 2018.

Then, Engel shared a story from her career in which she turned a career disappointment into a triumph.

“When I finished doing Everybody Loves Raymond, there was very serious talk about there being a spinoff of Brad and Amy’s parents, and they would have used Fred Willard and me as Amy’s parents,” she said.

“The disappointment was so great when that didn’t happen. But if that had happened, I wouldn’t have been able to be in a Broadway show called, The Drowsy Chaperone that a man named Bob Martin wrote and starred in. And it happened that all these years later, he wrote this part for me in this Broadway-bound show called Half Time. And it’s given me so much joy, and he writes with such a specific, delicious sense of humor that makes me so happy.

“My grandmother always said it — but it’s hard to always believe, ‘If something doesn’t happen, it means there’s something even better going to happen.’ So that great disappointment was more than made up by having done some Broadway projects.”

Brad Garrett Explains Why ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Will Never Be Rebooted

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The television industry’s reboot/remake/revival craze can’t touch Everybody Loves Raymond, according to Brad Garrett, who played Ray Romano’s onscreen brother on the hit CBS sitcom.

At the Los Angeles premiere of the Pixar film Elio last week, Garrett told People there “won’t be” a Raymond revival.

“And I’m just saying that because that’s something that Ray and [creator] Phil [Rosenthal] have always said,” he added.

According to Garrett, a reboot wouldn’t work without cast members Peter Boyle, who died in 2006, and Doris Roberts, who died nearly a decade later. The two actors played Frank and Marie Barone — parents of Raymond and Garrett’s Robert Barone — who lived with Robert across the street from Raymond and wife Debra (Patricia Heaton).

“There is no show without the parents,” Garrett said. “They were the catalyst, and to do anything that would resemble that wouldn’t be right to the audiences or to the loyal fanbase. And it was about those two families, and you can’t get around that.”

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All of that said, Garrett told the magazine he was “very grateful” for Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he won three Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Emmys across four years. And he’s been revisiting the show through streaming, where Raymond is currently available on Paramount+ and Peacock.

“They took on a new look to me,” he said of the show’s 210 episodes, which originally aired on CBS between 1996 and 2005. “I was appreciating them more. I was very hard on them back then … But, you see, when you’re removed from it a little, I felt like an audience member. And then I said, ‘Let me rate them.’ I rated them, and I was hard on some.”

As Garrett mentioned, both Rosenthal and Romano have expressed reluctance regarding the prospect of a Raymond reboot.

“We don’t even get two words out of that question out of our mouths before we say no, because we’re missing key ingredients,” Rosenthal told the New York Daily News in 2020. “There is no show without [Boyle and Roberts]. We could do something different, but it wouldn’t be Everybody Loves Raymond.”

Rosenthal also said that CBS, viewers and even family members wanted the show’s cast, crew and creatives to continue past nine seasons. “But we knew we had run the course,” he explained. “And we also knew that we were out of stories after nine years. And we wanted to stop before we became lousy.”

As for Raymond himself, Romano told Yahoo! Entertainment in December he wouldn’t want to see the sitcom rebooted. “I’m just a little protective of Everybody Loves Raymond, just because it was very personal to me.”

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Nancy Travis Reflects on ‘Last Man Standing’s 150th Episode & Season 8 Renewal

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It’s not everyday that a fan favorite show comes back from the proverbial TV grave, but Last Man Standing has returned in earnest with a fan response that won it a second season at Fox.

Now, as the cast celebrates the exciting news, it must be acknowledged that the series also marks 150 episodes on air as of Friday, April 19. Last Man Standing is a comedy that endures, and it doesn’t look as though it will be going anywhere anytime soon. “I’m over the moon! I feel like baking a cake, I’m so excited,” star Nancy Travis told us just hours after the season renewal news broke.

The actress, who plays the Baxter family matriarch, Vanessa, talked to us about the episode milestone, season renewal and more.

Congrats on 150 episodes! What was it like celebrating that milestone on set?

Nancy Travis: It is stunning that we made one hundred and fifty episodes. That’s an enormous amount of episodes, and I wasn’t even aware of it until I showed up for the table read and there was a big banner in the room that said, “Congratulations on a hundred and fifty episodes.” It’s a testament to the durability of this show and the fact that people love to watch it and that we keep getting these chances to make it. It always feels like we’re hanging on by a thread and we keep coming back [Laughs]… We never know what’s gonna happen and studios are shifting, shaping, changing ownership and that sort of thing, but Last Man Standing seems to endure, which is thrilling for me because I love doing the show.

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You’ve also been picked up for another season at Fox! When did you find out, and what was your reaction?

Every year we’ve always felt like we were going to be picked up and then it was a nail biter right until the end, and then the one year where we were certain we were going to be picked up is the year we were canceled. … Going into this pickup season, [we] definitely felt confident that the show was going to [be] picked up cause we were doing so well for Fox on Friday, but by the same token, until you actually see it in print [Laughs], it doesn’t matter what anybody says.

Until you actually see it, then it’s not real. I’ve heard from everyone from the hair and makeup department to people on the crew to the other cast members, everyone is very very happy and so glad to be back — mostly for the show, but we’re also fond of each other and love working.

What kind of fan responses have you received the most over the past season?

I’m on Twitter — it’s the only social media that I’m on — and I put out a little tweet saying “open the chardonnay because Vanessa loves her wine [Laughs],” and quickly hundreds of people [were] liking the tweet and celebrating [with comments like] “can’t wait,” and “don’t think I could live without it” and “I really love to wind down my day and be entertained by this show.” Especially hearing a lot of people saying “it’s just great to have something that we can laugh at and laugh with” in these times when not a lot of people are laughing.

Do you ever laugh out loud when reading the scripts? Every episode seems to have so many hilarious moments.

Yes, we really do. What’s also a lot of fun is not only is it often funny on the page when we first read it, but… when we’re actually taping it, something that we’ve rehearsed to death suddenly takes on a new life with the live audience. Sometimes there are things that didn’t even occur to us because the people know these characters so very well and almost know what they’re gonna say before it comes out of their mouth, like for Vanessa. She makes a lot of these silly puns and [Laughs] sometimes you’ll say something and the audience will start laughing before I even get a chance to respond with the pun because they know what it’s gonna be. So I think there’s just a comfort in the familiarity with these people and the fact that it’s escapist — we’re just trying to entertain. And I think [we’re] successfully doing that.

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What’s the collaborative process like between the writers and yourself? Do you have a say in Vanessa’s storylines?

They write the scripts, the writers — believe me, the show would not exist were it not for the writers… [they] are the number one power in the show. Within that, we rehearse it and try to get it on its feet. We’ll often just have a lot of things to add, and off-the-cuff kind of humor that some of it makes it to the show and some of it just it can not even be repeated [Laughs]. If there’s something that doesn’t make sense for a character, we certainly weigh in on that and can discuss openly the more complex elements of what’s happening in a scene. … We try not to make it all superficial. There’s definitely deeper stories we’d like to tell.

Vanessa is often the voice of reason to Mike’s negativity, but is it a similar dynamic behind the scenes with your costar Tim Allen?

Maybe a little bit. I mean, I think that Vanessa is certainly more oblivious or more optimistic than Nancy Travis is, but I think we are in terms of me working with Tim. We definitely look at the show as a team effort and I feel comfortable telling him when something doesn’t work and likewise and I really value and respect his opinion which he can tell me. … We have a wonderful collaboration and I really enjoy working with him.

What else should fans expect as we head into the final three episodes of the season?

[Laughs] So the funny thing is, we stopped filming at the end of March and I don’t even know what the episodes are. [After] 150 episodes, I can maybe name five of them. I feel like we shoot them and they go right out of my head, and it is truly a great question for the fans because they know this show inside and out and they could tell you details about things I couldn’t even remember. But it just is some of our best stuff that’s about to come up, so I hope people tune in and enjoy it.

What would you like to see for Vanessa in the upcoming season? Any particular hobbies or plots you’d like to see play out?

I’d love to see what Vanessa does with her time now that she has time. So, we’ll see what happens and what happens to [her and Mike’s] marriage… they have a rock solid marriage but, now they’re alone together in a house basically, so what’s that gonna be like?

You may not be able to catch a glimpse of where Vanessa’s story is heading next, but we have an exclusive sneak peek at the 150th episode with the clip above. Check it out and don’t miss Last Man Standing, Fridays on Fox.

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Fox Renews ‘Last Man Standing’ & ‘The Resident’

Fox Renews ‘Last Man Standing’ & ‘The Resident’

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It’s unclear when shows will return, but there is some good news: two Fox staples will be back for the 2020-2021 season.

The network announced Tuesday that it has renewed comedy Last Man Standing for Season 9 (the third on Fox) and medical drama The Resident for Season 4.

“The Resident and Last Man Standing are such important parts of FOX, and we’re so pleased they will be returning next season,” Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said. “We want to thank all of the writers, actors, directors, producers, and talented crews for both of these shows, and, of course, our friends and producing partners at 20th Century Fox Television.”

Last Man Standing, which follows Mike Baxter (Tim Allen), his wife Vanessa (Nancy Travis), and their three daughters, is the network’s most-watched comedy, averaging more than eight million multi-platform viewers. It also stars Amanda Fuller, Molly McCook, Christoph Sanders, Jordan Masterson, Jonathan Adams, Krista Marie Yu, and Hector Elizondo.

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Season 8 ended early, with Episode 21 instead of 22, and Kristin (Fuller) going into labor. “I would want to shoot the show that we didn’t get to shoot because it’s a great episode,” showrunner Kevin Abbott said after the finale if the show was renewed. “I can’t imagine that in this changed universe that that exact episode could just be re-shot and put on the air and feel correct, you know what I mean? Hospitals changed drastically. People now have a very different opinion of hospitals than when we shot that episode.”

Meanwhile, The Resident explores both the good and the bad in medicine and the doctors at Chastain Memorial Hospital, and it averages nearly 10 million multi-platform viewers. It stars Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Bruce Greenwood, Manish Dayal, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Jane Leeves, and Morris Chestnut.

Showrunner Todd Harthan revealed they pulled up some things that had already been shot to craft the early Season 3 finale, but fans will likely see most of what was originally planned for the other three episodes. “We are looking at everything we had at the end of the year for those few episodes,” he explained. “The main arcs and things we had planned, I think everything is going to remain intact.”

Fox was the first to announce its fall 2020 schedule, with new series neXt and Filthy Rich joining the returning Masked Singer, Masterchef Junior, and Animation Domination. Plus, L.A.’s Finest and Cosmos: Possible Worlds will make their network debuts. Set for the midseason are the returning 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Duncanville, and Hell’s Kitchen and new series Call Me Kat, The Great North, and Housebroken.

Price is Right contestant rolls her eyes at host Drew Carey for his on-air mistake as he admits ‘I blanked!’

DREW Carey made such a noticeable mistake on Wednesday’s Price Is Right that it caused a contestant to roll her eyes at him on-air.

Barbara, who went by Barbie, came out victorious while playing The Price is Right’s Pocket Change segment.

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Price is Right contestant Barbara rolls her eyes as host Drew Carey makes an on-air mistakeCredit: CBS

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Contestant Barbara, known as Barbie, reacts to Drew forgetting to let her collect her winning change during Pocket SegmentCredit: CBS

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Drew Carey, who has hosted The Price is Right since 2007, smiles while on the game show’s setCredit: Getty
After correctly guessing her first number, Drew, 66, forgot to tell her to grab a card from the wall to collect her winning change.

The game show host admitted that he “almost forgot,” joking that the player was “doing so well” that he “blanked.”

Before heading to grab her card, Barbie turned toward the crowd and rolled her eyes at the host’s mistake.

The contestant ended up winning a new Chevy with all her racked-up change, which totaled well over the 75 cents she needed.

Barbie immediately walked over to see her prize, shouting, “Oh my god I got a car!” as she opened the front door and grabbed onto the wheel.

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

Wednesday’s episode had no shortage of wins, as another contestant, Shanetha secured a $10,000 vacation to Australia after playing Pick a Pair.

The player ran on stage with a black knee brace on one of her legs, which she said was from an ACL injury she got from “night clubbing.”

After Drew told her she had a “leg up” since she did the grocery shopping in her household, the contestant responded, “One leg up, just the good leg.”

The comedian then joked to George Gray, the show’s announcer, that she was “SOL with the ACL.”

The comment warranted laughs from both Shanetha and the audience.

NON-HELPING HAND?

While Drew sometimes pokes fun at players during the popular game show, he also offers help when appropriate.

Drew Carey helps Price is Right contestant spin wheel in sweet moment – but the host’s help cost her big money
However, one helping hand during Tuesday’s episode may have potentially cost the contestant some money.

During the airing, contestant Ronnie was the first one to spin the wheel and was unable to give it a full rotation.

After yet another push, the wheel barely made it halfway, so Drew asked, “Can I help you out?”

The Price is Right Hosts

The Price is Right first came on TV in 1972. Fans fell in love with the game show so much that it has been on for over 50 years. Throughout that time, the show has had a few different hosts. Find out who they are below.

Bob Barker – 1972 to June 2007 (also became executive producer in 1988)

Drew Carey – October 2007 to present

Dennis James – filled in for Bob in 1974 when he missed four episodes, also hosted the nighttime version

Craig Ferguson – 2014 April Fools Day Special

Ronnie agreed, and Drew helped her give the wheel a full rotation and land on the number 15.

Warranting another spin, Drew helped her once more in hopes that she would land an 85 to total 100.

She landed on 95, however, which put her out of the game.

“I’ll take the blame for that. Ronnie, I’m so sorry,” the host told her while shaking her hand.

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Drew Carey welcomes an audience of children and their parents during the Price is Right’s first-ever kids’ episodeCredit: Getty

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Contestant Barbara wins a brand-new red Chevy on Wednesday’s new episode of the game showCredit: CBS
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The Price is Right college contestant throws jab at Drew Carey for being a ‘talk show host’ and jokes he’s ‘not smart’

THE PRICE is Right host Drew Carey has been hilariously mocked by a contestant for being a ‘talk show host.’

A player named Lillian was selected for a showcase on the long-running game show, racking up money as she played.

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The Price is Right host Drew Carey has been hilariously called out by a contestantCredit: The Price is Right

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The Price is Right player Lillian, seen above, took a jab at Drew Carey (not pictured) over his talk show pastCredit: The Price is Right
The third-year PhD student was selected to play a game in which she was presented with items and had to guess whether their price was higher or lower than what was shown.

She whizzed through the game with ease, which Drew, 66, chalked up to her education.

“We might as well not even keep going but … OK, OK. You have a PHd,” the Price is Right host said.

“I was thrown out of college twice. What’s the opposite of a PhD?”

Lillian quickly hit back with, “A talk show host.”

Drew nearly fell over laughing.

“You know what? I’m not smart enough to be a talk show host,” he responded, still in stitches.

The audience and Lillian laughed along.

MAJOR CHANGE

Drew has undergone a drastic change in his appearance recently.

He has lost around 80 pounds and recently made another change to his look.

Drew Carey helps Price is Right contestant spin wheel in sweet moment – but the host’s help cost her big money
The actor took the stage during a June 29 episode of The Price Is Right without a beard.

During the show, contestant David – a barber from Pasadena, California, big the closest to the actual retail price of a sewing a craft collection.

David was brought to the stage after guessing $950.

The Price is Right Hosts

The Price is Right first came on TV in 1972. Fans fell in love with the game show so much that it has been on for over 50 years. Throughout that time, the show has had a few different hosts. Find out who they are below.

 

Bob Barker – 1972 to June 2007 (also became executive producer in 1988)

Drew Carey – October 2007 to present

Dennis James – filled in for Bob in 1974 when he missed four episodes, also hosted the nighttime version

Craig Ferguson – 2014 April Fools Day Special

 

He rushed to Drew, who greeted him with an excited welcome.

“What’s up, man? Nice to see you! Welcome to the show,” he said, shaking David’s hand.

The player responded, “Thank you so much,” before revealing his career.

While on the topic, David asked, “I was wondering when you’re going to grow your beard back?”

“Oh, I don’t know. I just got tired of it,” drew responded, rubbing his bare chin.

“This is looking good,” David answered, referencing Drew’s soul patch.

The compliments continued as Drew responded, “Your beard looks great, man,” before jumping into a game called That’s Too Much.

WARDROBE MALFUNCTION

Earlier that same week, a Price is Right contestant suffered a major wardrobe malfunction on the show.

Player Zaniya received a chance to play Time is Money after guessing closest to the actual price of a Nordic Track exercise bike.

She estimated the gym equipment cost $1,700, the highest bid among the four players.

As Drew revealed the “actual retail price” of $2,079, Zaniya began excitedly jumping up and down, shouting, “That’s me!” as her podium lit up and started ringing.

In her excitement, Zaniya’s name tag flew off, and without noticing, she ran onto the stage, leaving it behind as she shouted.

One of the players still standing behind podium picked up the name tag and handed it to Zaniya.

While still yelling, the player accepted her tag, waving it in the air briefly before rushing to Drew.

Once there, Zaniya held up her name tag for the camera and audience to see as Drew assured her that he wouldn’t forget her name.

“I won’t forget your name. We’ll get you another name tag later for a souvenir,” he said.

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Lillian and Drew Carey had a laugh about his education on The Price is RightCredit: The Price is Right

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Drew Carey, seen hosting The Price is Right, has undergone a dramatic transformationCredit: The Price is Right

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The Price is Right host has shed 80 poundsCredit: CBS