When multi-hyphenate Paul Rudnick isn’t writing hit movies or award winning plays he is working on Broadway musicals with the likes of Elton John or busy writing novels. Rudnick joins us for a detailed and humorous conversation about his work and his latest novel, “Playing the Palace.”
We’ll also take a look at the final ratings figures for the primetime television season. Only four network shows increased in total viewers out of over 120 programs that aired during primetime. The numbers for key demographics don’t look much better.
Of course we also cover some of the week’s top entertainment headlines including how Sony Music is changing up how they pay royalties to artists, country singer Morgan Wallen returns to radio and North Korea bans all things K-Pop.

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‘Conjuring 3’ & ‘Cruella’ Cross $100M Global, ‘Quiet Place 2’ Hits $185M WW As Pics See Solid Offshore Holds
https://deadline.com/2021/06/conjuring-the-devil-made-me-do-it-cruella-quiet-place-part-2-peter-rabbit-china-global-international-box-office-1234774349/
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Steals Box Office Beat Away From ‘In The Heights’ With $12M
https://deadline.com/2021/06/in-the-heights-peter-rabbit-2-weekend-box-office-1234774162/
Erdrich, Diaz Among 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winners
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/86634-erdrich-diaz-among-2021-pulitzer-prize-winners.html
HBO Max Isn’t to Blame After ‘In the Heights’ Fizzles at the Box Office
https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/in-the-heights-box-office-hbo-max-1234995410/
2020-21 TV Ratings: Complete 7-Day Ratings for Broadcast Network Series
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2020-21-tv-ratings-every-network-show-ranked-1234964854/
Morgan Wallen’s Four-Month Ban at Country Radio Is Quietly Lifted
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/morgan-wallen-radio-ban-lifted-1234993485/
Chris Harrison Exits ‘Bachelor’ Franchise; Rose Withers On 19-Year Run As Host After Racism Controversy
https://deadline.com/2021/06/chris-harrison-leaving-the-bachelor-franchise-controversy-1234771200/
CNNPlus, Anyone? Cable News Preps For Streaming Future
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cnnplus-msnbc-fox-news-streaming1234964910-1234964910/
Sony Music Is Dregarding Unrecouped Balances For Heritage Catalog Artists...