TV and Streaming – Page 31

George Wendt, left, and Robert Smigel are interviewed Aug. 19, 2019, outside Soldier Field while filming a segment of "Bill Swerski's Superfans," the "Saturday Night Live" sketch in which they play Bears fans. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Bob Odenkirk on how Mike Ditka made ‘Superfans’ of us all

By Andrew Carter

October 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The men in the old Saturday Night Live skit would not have believed the news...

A Skydance billboard is displayed outside Paramount Global office in Times Square, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

What Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover means for streaming, movies and news

By Matt Sedensky

October 6, 2026 at 4:38 p.m.

What the Skydance deal between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will mean for streaming, movies,...

FILE – The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

October 6, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in...

Anthony Joshua, left, stands over Jake Paul after knocking him down in their heavyweight bout on Dec. 19, 2025, in Miami. (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)

Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul in 6th round to win heavyweight fight

By Associated Press

December 20, 2025 at 12:01 a.m.

Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight Friday...

Bowen Yang arrives at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Bowen Yang to exit SNL after Saturday’s episode

By Variety Entertainment News Service (TNS)

December 19, 2025 at 12:52 p.m.

Bowen Yang is exiting "Saturday Night Live" in the middle of his eighth season on the show....

Elle Duncan speaks on stage at the ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Elle Duncan leaves ESPN for Netflix, where she will host sports and cultural live events

By Associated Press

December 18, 2025 at 11:33 a.m.

Elle Duncan has signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to host its sports and other...

The entire “Peanuts” gang debuted on television on Dec. 8, 1965 to share “the meaning of the season” when “A Charlie Brown Christmas” aired for the first time on the CBS network. (Photo provided by CBS TV Archive)

Potempa: ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ celebrating 60 years

By Philip Potempa

December 17, 2025 at 7:49 p.m.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" debuted on national television on Dec. 8, 1965, with nearly half...

FILE – Actor Gil Gerard poses in Los Angeles, Ca. on July 16, 1990. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

‘Buck Rogers’ star Gil Gerard dies at 82

By Associated Press

December 17, 2025 at 4:24 p.m.

Gil Gerard, who played television’s hunky sci-fi hero William “Buck” Rogers soon after the Star...

FILE – Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2016. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

By Jake Coyle

December 17, 2025 at 3:37 p.m.

In a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart...

Bill Kurtis prepares to sign a copy of his book following a recent discussion of his new autobiography at Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications. (Daniel I. Dorfman/ for the Pioneer Press)

Bill Kurtis’ memoir allows the longtime Chicago anchorman and journalist to show public another role — author

By Daniel I. Dorfman

May 12, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

Generations of Chicagoans have known Bill Kurtis in many different ways — as a television...

Actor Anthony Geary, left, and actress Genie Francis attend The Paley Center for Media Presents “General Hospital: Celebrating 50 years and Looking Forward” at The Paley Center for Media on April 12, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.
Geary’s death was announced Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (File: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

‘General Hospital’ star Anthony Geary dies at 78

By Joseph Wilkinson

December 15, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

Anthony Geary, the actor who defined soap opera stardom as Luke Spencer on “General Hospital,”...

FILE – Dick Van Dyke accepts the award for outstanding guest performance in a daytime drama series for “Days of our Lives” during the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old

By Associated Press

December 13, 2025 at 2:02 p.m.

Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, hitting the century mark...

A photo of the Christmas tree lot in Richton Park that inspired Rikk Dunlap’s novel sits on top of his manuscript on Sept. 30, 2019, in Chicago. (Gary Middendorf-Daily Southtown)

Richton Park tree lot that was the setting for a Hallmark Christmas movie shuts down after 40 years

By Paul Eisenberg

December 15, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

A Christmas tree lot along Sauk Trail, the setting for Hallmark's "Christmas Under The Stars"...