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Entertainment headlines for Sunday, April 5, 2026

Entertainment headlines for 2026-04-05 focused on 3 major developments: 1) Dan Levy Was ‘Thinking About’ a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Series Before Catherine O’Hara Died (Variety) 2) UCLA Triumphs Over South Carolina For First-Ever NCAA Women’s Basketball Title (Deadline) 3) Dan Levy Reveals He “Was Thinking About” A Potential ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Prior To Catherine O’Hara’s Death (Deadline) Across these stories, coverage emphasized high-impact updates, policy shifts, and events with broad audience relevance. Together they provide a representative view of the day in entertainment news before diving into each full report.

Why it matters: This snapshot shows where entertainment attention concentrated on 2026-04-05, highlighting the themes, entities, and geographies that dominated publisher coverage. Because ranking blends freshness, engagement, and source diversity, it helps separate signal from noise. Use it as a quick daily briefing and then open the top stories for fuller context.

Key Points

3 highlights
  1. Dan Levy Was ‘Thinking About’ a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Series Before Catherine O’Hara Died

    Sources: #1 Variety
  2. UCLA Triumphs Over South Carolina For First-Ever NCAA Women’s Basketball Title

    Sources: #2 Deadline
  3. Dan Levy Reveals He “Was Thinking About” A Potential ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Prior To Catherine O’Hara’s Death

    Sources: #3 Deadline

Top 10 Stories

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  1. Dan Levy Was ‘Thinking About’ a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Series Before Catherine O’Hara Died
    #1 Score 79
    Dan Levy Was ‘Thinking About’ a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Series Before Catherine O’Hara Died

    Dan Levy told CBS Sunday Morning that he was considering a “Schitt’s Creek” sequel series before the death of his co-star, Catherine O’Hara. Although he asserted that a sequel series “can’t” be done now, Levy said he was “thinking about it” before O’Hara died. During his interview, Levy visited the Rose Apothecary location from “Schitt’s […]

    Variety 2 hours ago
  2. UCLA Triumphs Over South Carolina For First-Ever NCAA Women’s Basketball Title
    #2 Score 78
    UCLA Triumphs Over South Carolina For First-Ever NCAA Women’s Basketball Title

    The UCLA Bruins have made history by clinching their first-ever NCAA Women’s Basketball championship after dominating the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Ariz. earlier today. While the Big Ten Conference team had never won the title since the student athletics organization adopted women’s basketball as an official sport in […]

    Deadline 2 hours ago
  3. Dan Levy Reveals He “Was Thinking About” A Potential ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Prior To Catherine O’Hara’s Death
    #3 Score 68
    Dan Levy Reveals He “Was Thinking About” A Potential ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Prior To Catherine O’Hara’s Death

    Dan Levy revealed he once ruminated on a potential follow-up to hit CBC series Schitt’s Creek. After star Catherine O’Hara’s death, however, the showrunner-actor said he wouldn’t pursue a sequel. “No, not now,” he told CBS Sunday Mornings’ Anthony Mason. “You can’t.” In the interview tied to Levy’s forthcoming Netflix comedy show Big Mistakes, the […]

    Deadline 3 hours ago
  4. New York City Ballet in 2026-27: A Rare Balanchine and Ratmansky’s ‘Romeo’
    #4 Score 68
    New York City Ballet in 2026-27: A Rare Balanchine and Ratmansky’s ‘Romeo’

    Two principal dancers will say farewell in the 2026-27 season, which features the revival of Balanchine’s “Pithoprakta” and Alexei Ratmansky’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

    NYT Arts 5 hours ago
  5. UCLA Wins First NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, Dominating South Carolina Gamecocks
    #5 Score 67
    UCLA Wins First NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, Dominating South Carolina Gamecocks

    The UCLA women’s basketball team has scored the school’s first-ever women’s NCAA championship title, dominating the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 in a hard-fought Easter Sunday game that capped several years of momentum for the Bruin squad that features superstar player Lauren Betts. Betts, the team’s 6’7″ center, and guard Kiki Rice led the Bruins to […]

    Variety 4 hours ago
  6. HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Behind-the-Scenes Special Shows Off the Rigorous Casting Process, Never Before Seen Creatures, Dumbledore’s Robe and More
    #6 Score 58
    HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Behind-the-Scenes Special Shows Off the Rigorous Casting Process, Never Before Seen Creatures, Dumbledore’s Robe and More

    The Boy Who Lived is back – in a behind-the-scenes documentary of HBO’s upcoming adaptation of the “Harry Potter” books. Released April 5, the 30-minute special, titled “Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic,” gave viewers a glimpse at the creation of Season 1, which is currently being filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in […]

    Variety 4 hours ago
  7. #7 Score 58
    On ‘S.N.L.,’ Bondi Boasts of Being ‘First Woman Ever Fired as Attorney General’

    Ashley Padilla was both Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem on “Saturday Night Live,” with Tina Fey, Candice Bergen and Melissa McCarthy. Jack Black and Jack White were host and musical guest.

    NYT Arts 7 hours ago
  8. ‘SNL UK’ Ratings Dive 36% To New Low For Riz Ahmed-Hosted Episode
    #8 Score 56
    ‘SNL UK’ Ratings Dive 36% To New Low For Riz Ahmed-Hosted Episode

    Saturday Night Live UK has lost the best part of 100,000 viewers since its premiere. The third episode in the series, hosted by Riz Ahmed, was watched by 130,100 viewers at 10PM on Sky, according to official overnight BARB figures supplied by overnights.tv. The audience, which delivered a 1.8% viewing share, was down 36% on […]

    Deadline 5 hours ago
  9. Savannah Guthrie Shares Emotional Easter Message Amid Her Mom’s Disappearance: ‘I Have Questioned Whether Jesus Really Ever Experienced This Particular Wound That I Feel’
    #9 Score 53
    Savannah Guthrie Shares Emotional Easter Message Amid Her Mom’s Disappearance: ‘I Have Questioned Whether Jesus Really Ever Experienced This Particular Wound That I Feel’

    Savannah Guthrie joined Good Shepherd New York’s digital Easter gathering on Sunday morning to share a message of hope amid her mother’s unsolved abduction. “Good morning, everybody. Happy Easter,” Guthrie said. “And Easter is happy. It is flowers and pastels and baby bunnies. It is sunshine and joy and hope. It is rebirth and second […]

    Variety 5 hours ago
  10. ‘A Great Awakening’ Hits With Faith-Based Audiences & History Buffs – Specialty Box Office
    #10 Score 50
    ‘A Great Awakening’ Hits With Faith-Based Audiences & History Buffs – Specialty Box Office

    Roadside Attractions’ A Great Awakening nabbed the no. 6 spot at the domestic box office with a solid $2.1 million on 1,289 screens. The Sight & Sound production in honor of America’s 250th anniversary ths year explores the friendship between firebrand preacher George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin, and how Franklin’s resulting recognition of the role […]

    Deadline 6 hours ago