THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW


  • The "X-Files"'s Sunday night premiere of Chris Carter's paranoid alien-conspiracy drama delivered a staggering 16.2 million viewers and a 6.1 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demo, marking Fox's highest scripted delivery since "Empire."
  • Barack Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit a federal prison.
  • Matthew Perry now admits he doesn't remember 3 seasons of "Friends" because of his alcohol and drug abuse problems.
  • Character actor Abe Vigoda passed away in his sleep this week. He was 94.
  • Sofia Vergara is suing a skin-tightening company for using her image without her permission. She's asking for $15 million.
  • If you have a Samsung S6 or Note 5, your Marshmallow software update is supposed to happen any day... between now and April.
  • You know that the grizzly in "The Revenant" was just a guy in a bear suit, right? All computer-generated graphics.
  • Corey Hawkins, who was in Straight Outta Compton and appears in The Walking Dead, has been cast in the lead role of Eric Carter in 24: Legacy. Yeah, Jack Bauer is sitting this one out.
  • Police believe it was a medical condition that caused Weather Channel meteorologist Nicholas Wiltgen to crash his car in an Atlanta parking garage. He was 39.
  • One in five American adults is an Amazon Prime Member.
  • Brazil is battling a Zika-virus outbreak. While not fatal, it has resulted in causing babies to be born with small heads and severe brain damage.
  • Robin Williams' Napa Valley Estate has sold for just over $18-million. The original asking price was $35 million.
  • There are rumors of a new Britney Spears album on the horizon.
  • People are noticing Riley Keough at the Sundance Film Festival, not only because of her role in "The Girlfriend Experience"... but also, because she's Elvis' granddaughter.
  • Adele's "Hello" has joined the 1 billion view club on YouTube.
  • So, would you have ads pop up on your cell phone if it would lower your bill? Boost Mobile is offering its customers an app that will show full-screen ads and every three times or so that after they unlock their phone screen.
  • Baseball announced that designated hitters will not be a part of the National League anytime soon.
  • Miley Cyrus confirms she's going to star in Woody Allen's new Amazon series.

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