TV and Streaming – Page 37

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...

FILE – Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Taylor Swift announces new ‘Eras Tour’ docuseries and concert film for Disney+: How to watch

By Maria Sherman

October 13, 2025 at 12:31 p.m.

Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” has come to a close — but the show must go...

People attending a watch party for "Survivor" keep their eyes on the TV while dining at Pizza Lobo in Chicago on Oct. 8, 2025. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

For some Chicago bars and restaurants, reality TV watch parties are a new way to build community

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Watch parties, to some, are a thing of the past. Pizza Lobo’s director of operations...

Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website

By David Bauder

October 6, 2025 at 11:20 a.m.

Paramount said it has bought news and commentary website The Free Press and installed its...

A camera for Chicago Sports Network is used in the dugout while the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers play June 5, 2025, at Rate Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

After a rough first year, Chicago Sports Network has Comcast, a new CEO and hope that fans will watch

By Robert Channick

October 6, 2025 at 11:56 a.m.

It was a challenging rookie season for Chicago Sports Network. One year later, the picture...

John Mulaney holding an "SNL Daily Tribune," a parody of the infamous baiduhai front page headline "Dewey Defeats Truman." The image was made by photographer Mary Ellen Matthews as a commercial bumper for "Saturday Night Live." Matthews has been making "SNL" bumpers for 25 years. (Photograph by Mary Ellen Matthews)

As ‘SNL’ begins its 51st season, an appreciation of those celeb ‘bumper’ photos

By Christopher Borrelli

October 3, 2025 at 2:47 p.m.

The portraits have all been made by two photographers, Mary Ellen Matthews and Edie Baskin,...

Doechii performs on the third day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/for the baiduhai)

Fall 2025 in Chicago: Everything you need to know for books, theater, movies and more

By Kayla Samoy

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

The Tribune's writers and critics have assembled their guides for fall arts and entertainment in...

This dish is a delicious upgrade. (Perry Santanachotei/TCA)

This easy ground beef pasta from ‘The Bear’ is my new favorite dinner

By The Kitchn

October 1, 2025 at 5:09 p.m.

Watching episode four of the latest season of “The Bear” took me right back to...

This image released by Apple shows key art for the animated classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas” holiday special. (Apple via AP)

Apple TV+ extends its deal to be the exclusive streaming home for ‘Peanuts’ until 2030

By Mark Kennedy

October 1, 2025 at 4:03 p.m.

Apple TV+ is announcing a five-year extension as the exclusive streaming home for all things...

Beloved ‘Reading Rainbow’ returns after nearly 20 years with new host Mychal Threets

By Associated Press

September 30, 2025 at 4:20 p.m.

After nearly 20 years, the beloved, long-running children’s series “Reading Rainbow” is back, this time...

Glen Powell stars in "Chad Powers." (Daniel Delgado Jr./Disney)

Column: Hollywood is in a state of confusion, no more so than with the Glen Powell sports comedy ‘Chad Powers’

By Nina Metz

September 30, 2025 at 9:20 a.m.

A sports comedy without any jokes, the Hulu series is based on an Eli Manning...