Fox News extends anchor’s contract

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith has signed a multiyear contract with the network.

21st Century Fox and Fox News Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch announced the contract extension Thursday.

Fox News wouldn’t comment on how many years the contract was extended.

Smith joined the network in 1996. He anchors “Shepard Smith Reporting” weekdays. He previously anchored “Studio B” and “The FOX Report.”

Before joining Fox News, Smith worked for Fox affiliates in Los Angeles and Miami and several other Florida stations.

CNN morning anchor moving to prime-time

CNN is sending Chris Cuomo into battle against the two current giants of cable television news, Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow.

The network said Wednesday it is shifting the morning show co-host into the 9 p.m. Eastern prime-time slot, to debut later this spring at a date not yet specified. The change will shave Anderson Cooper’s current two-hour show into one.

CNN has struggled in prime-time as viewers retreated into partisan corners. Cuomo, the brother of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has found a niche with sharp questioning of Trump administration officials and maintains an active social media presence.

Big Boi takes aim at more TV, film projects

Big Boi never took an acting class, but he’s still finding ways to land roles.

The rapper has starred in several films including “ATL” and “Who’s Your Caddy,” and he’s looking to put more attention on television and film projects. The Atlanta-based rapper has already landed a recurring role on “The Quad” and is in the process of filming his part for “Super Fly,” a remake of the 1970s cult classic.

On “The Quad,” which airs Tuesday on BET at 10 p.m. EDT, Big Boi plays the highly-opinionated father of a new top recruit.

The rapper is also producing a couple of animated projects called “Hotlanta Waxx” and “Sherlock Homies.”

Joy Behar apologizes for religion comment

Joy Behar of “The View” apologized Tuesday for suggesting mental illness was behind claims by people that Jesus Christ talks to them, in remarks made on her show last month about Vice President Mike Pence.

Her comments launched a protest that made it all the way to a shareholder’s meeting of ABC parent Walt Disney Corp. Pence said Monday that when Behar called him personally to say she was sorry, he urged her to apologize publicly.

So she did at the top of Tuesday’s show.

“I was raised to respect everyone’s religious faith and I fell short of that,” the comedian said. “I sincerely apologize for what I said.”