TV and Streaming – Page 47

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...

Former Chicago Blackhawks broadcaster Pat Foley sings "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" from the Marquee Sports Network booth during the seventh inning stretch at a game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 23, 2022. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago Cubs and Marquee Sports Network moving to higher-priced tier on Comcast in October

By Robert Channick

July 29, 2025 at 6:22 a.m.

It’s going to cost more to watch the Chicago Cubs on Comcast next season.

The Leo High School choir practices at the school on Chicago's South Side with LaDonna Hill, the choir director, on July 10, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Leo High School choir headed to ‘America’s Got Talent’ quarterfinals in August

By Darcel Rockett

July 29, 2025 at 12:12 p.m.

Members of Leo High School's choir are taking their fame in stride now that the...

Paramount Pictures is the longest operating movie studio in Hollywood. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Federal regulators approve Paramount’s $8 billion deal with Skydance, capping months of turmoil

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

July 24, 2025 at 6:11 p.m.

Federal regulators on Thursday approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance, clearing the way to...

Ernest Kingsley Jr. stars in "Washington Black." (Chris Reardon/Hulu)

‘Washington Black’ review: Escaping enslavement becomes a rip-roaring adventure

By Nina Metz

July 24, 2025 at 7:21 a.m.

Based on the novel by Esi Edugyan and starring Sterling K. Brown, a young boy...

FILE – Matthew Perry appears at the GQ Men of the Year Party in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before the actor’s death

By Andrew Dalton

July 23, 2025 at 1:35 p.m.

A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up...

Judy Sheindlin presides over a mock trial in "Justice on Trial." (Michael Becker/Amazon)

‘Justice on Trial’ review: Judge Judy’s speeches about legal principles are out of step with the moment

By Nina Metz

July 23, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

TV judge Judith Sheindlin recreates real court cases filled with legal dilemmas to ask: Was...

FILE – Metal-rock star Ozzy Osbourne holds a replica of his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as he poses with his family during a ceremony on April 12, 2002, in Los Angeles. Pictured with Osbourne, from left, are Aimee, Sharon, Kelly, Jack and Louis. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

‘The Osbournes’ changed Ozzy’s image from grisly to cuddly, and changed reality TV

By Andrew Dalton

July 22, 2025 at 8:23 p.m.

During its relatively short run from 2002 to 2005, “The Osbournes” became a runaway hit...

This image released by CBS shows Stephen Colbert during a taping of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday, July 21, 2025, in New York. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via AP)

Stephen Colbert jokes about ‘cancel culture’ and has a very pointed message for Trump

By David Bauder

July 22, 2025 at 3:42 p.m.

Stephen Colbert returned for his first full program after last week’s announcement that CBS was...

FILE – Actor and musician Malcolm-Jamal Warner poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, Oct. 8, 2015. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)

Gen Xers mourn drowning death of ‘Cosby Show’ actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner who played Theo

By Corey Williams

July 21, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

For Black youth and teens growing up in the mid-1980s, “The Cosby Show” offered something...

Indiana public broadcasting stations could shutter in wake of funding cuts

By Alexandra Kukulka

July 21, 2025 at 4:29 p.m.

Public broadcasting stations, including Lakeshore Public Media, are bracing for an uncertain future after Congress...