TEST First Take 9/16/26

TEST First Take 9/16/26

Plus: Ed Sheeran loses tour openers over Macklemore drama, 2026 Emmys ratings and more

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison (Credit: Getty Images/Christopher Smith for TheWrap)

1. What’s Warner Bros. Discovery’s Path Forward if the Paramount Deal Collapses?

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2. Ed Sheeran Fallout: Tour Openers Finneas, Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe Exit in Solidarity With Macklemore

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3. Emmys 2026 Ratings Fall Nearly 12% From Last Year With 6.7 Million Viewers

First responders work on the scene after a news helicopter crashed in Chatsworth, a suburban neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 15, 2026. Three people were killed and one person was hospitalized after the helicopter went down between two commercial buildings, igniting on fire instantly, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP via Getty Images)

4. Los Angeles News Helicopter Crashes on the Job, Killing at Least 3

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5. How Jon Voight Convinced Trump to Support a Federal Film Tax Incentive: 'This Isn't About a Handout to Hollywood'

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6. Paramount and Rob Bonta Finalize Dates for Merger Lawsuit Settlement Talks

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7. Emmys Producers Tell All on That Taylor Swift Cameo, Catherine O'Hara and Dolly Parton Tributes and More

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