Schmooze: April 23, 2018

(From l.): Creator David E. Kelley; cast members Holland Taylor, Kelly Lynch, Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway and director Jack Bender at a for your consideration screening of Audience Network’s Mr. Mercedes at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Forever Cemetery. (Credit: Rich Polk/Getty Images for Audience Network) 

Celebrating the induction of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! Into the NAB’s Broadcasting Hall of Fame in Las Vegas (l. to r.): Mike Hopkins, chairman, Sony Pictures Television; Harry Friedman, executive producer of the shows; Alex Trebek; Tony Vinciquerra, CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment; Vanna White; Pat Sajak; and Paul Franklin, president, CBS Television Distribution. (Credit: NAB Show)

Taking part in the luncheon keynote “Taken From the Headlines Why Multicultural TV Matters” at the 2018 Multicultural Summit in New York (l. to r.): Philip Mena of Early Today and MSNBC; Juan Williams and Arthel Neville of Fox News Channel; and moderator Mark Robichaux, managing director of content for Multichannel News and B&C. (Credit: Mark Reinertson)

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadaker (second from l.) with Eion Macken (l.) Maya Eshet and Sam Strike on the set of Syfy’s Nightflyers in Limerick, Ireland. (Credit: Alan Place Photography)   

At the New York premiere of HBO’s Paterno (l. to r.): Casey Bloys, president of programming, HBO; Al Pacino; Richard Plepler, chairman and CEO, HBO; Barry Levinson, director; and Len Amato, president, HBO Films. (Credit: StarPix/HBO)

At The Cable Center’s 2018 Cable Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York (l. to r.): Paul Maxwell; Josh Sapan, chairman and CEO, AMC Networks; Vince Gilligan, creator of Cable Hall of Fame-honored series Breaking Bad; and Char Beales, former president and CEO, CTAM.   

Actor Bryan Cranston at The Paley Center for Media in New York for a PaleyLive NY conversation on his career and the upcoming Amazon Prime series Dangerous Book for Boys, which he is executive producing. (Credit: Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix)   

The two faces of Sheldon Cooper — Jim Parsons (l.) of The Big Bang Theory and Iain Armitage of Young Sheldon — at the PaleyFest LA 2018 panel honoring the two CBS series at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. (Credit: © Brian To for the Paley Center)

(From l.): Tom Ascheim, Freeform president; Yara Shahidi; and Karey Burke, Freeform EVP, programming and development, at an Emmy for your consideration event for Grown-ish. 

Spectrum News NY1 celebrated two wins at the 61st annual New York Emmy Awards (l. to r.): Dan Komarinetz, producer/editor; Kevin Dugan, executive producer; Frank DiLella, host/producer; Audrey Gruber, executive producer; and Joi DeLeon, producer/editor.