TV and Streaming – Page 44

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...

Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. blocks Ohio State defensive end JT Tuimoloau during the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

YouTube TV reaches ‘short-term extension’ in dispute with Fox, warding off immediate disruptions

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

August 27, 2025 at 5:50 p.m.

YouTube TV customers faced possibly being without some Week 1 college football games — including...

"Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" was originally released on June 11, 1986. Matthew Broderick, right, stars as a delightfully charming high school senior who, with his girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara, middle) and best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck, left), ditches school to enjoy one perfect day as a kid with no responsibilities. (Paramount Pictures)

Column: Teen movies used to be a genre Hollywood took seriously, young audiences too. But good luck finding them in theaters today.

By Nina Metz

August 27, 2025 at 4:52 p.m.

From “Rebel Without a Cause” to the many films of John Hughes, teen movies are...

Bill Kurtis, renowned anchorman, is at his home in Mettawa, Illinois, on Aug. 21, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Column: Bill Kurtis writes of the adventures of his ‘Whirlwind’ life as a TV news anchorman

By Rick Kogan

August 27, 2025 at 9:29 a.m.

It’s understandable if you know Bill Kurtis only as an anchorman. Read his new autobiography...

Game Set Matchmaker’s Prianca and Saad are filmed on a date at the 2025 US Open on Aug. 19, 2025, in Flushing, NY. (Kent Edwards/USTA)

US Open dating show: How Grand Slam tennis tournaments are shooting for a Gen Z audience

By Alyce Brown

August 25, 2025 at 10:37 a.m.

Over the course of the past week across the U.S. Open’s grounds, eight couples went...

This image released by Netflix shows characters, from left, Mira, Rumi, Zoey in a scene from “KPop Demon Hunters.” (Netflix via AP)

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ gives Netflix its first box-office win

By Itzel Luna

August 24, 2025 at 1:37 p.m.

Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in the streaming company’s 18-year...

FILE – Actor Jerry Adler arrives for the funeral service of James Gandolfini, star of “The Sopranos,” in New York’s the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

‘Sopranos’ star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96

By Associated Press

August 24, 2025 at 9:38 a.m.

Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind-the-scenes of storied Broadway production before pivoting to the "Sopranos" has...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during the Baseball Hall of Fame awards presentation in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

How MLB’s upcoming deals will change how you watch out-of-market, Sunday night and wild-card games

By Joe Reedy

August 22, 2025 at 2:14 p.m.

ESPN is nearing a deal to distribute out-of-market games while NBC/Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV...

From left: Lana Parrilla as Jocelyn "Bruiser" Stone, Milo Callaghan as Rudy Baylor in "The Rainmaker." Christopher Barr/USA Network)

‘The Rainmaker’ review: The USA Network is back in the originals business with a John Grisham legal drama

By Nina Metz

August 21, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

The TV adaptation of the John Grisham novel shoulda been a movie. Actually, it was....

FILE – “South Park” creators Matt Stone, left, and Trey Parker speak at Ubisoft’s E3 2015 Conference at the Orpheum Theatre on June 15, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

‘South Park’ targets federal takeover of Washington, DC, police in latest episode

By Associated Press

August 20, 2025 at 3:27 p.m.

“South Park” is continuing its cartoon assault on the Trump administration, with an episode on...

Nancy Clifford recently returned as interim CEO of Lakeshore Public Media. (Photo courtesy of Lakeshore Public Media)

New Lakeshore Public Media interim CEO addresses budget shortfall amid federal, state funding elimination

By Alexandra Kukulka

August 19, 2025 at 4:39 p.m.

Lakeshore Public Media’s new interim CEO Nancy Clifford said while the broadcasting company has seen...