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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...

Fans cheer as Chicago Sports Network hosts Chuck Garfien and Ozzie Guillen broadcast from their new studio on March 27, 2025, at Rate Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Loss of over-the-air TV leaves some Chicago sports fans frustrated with new CHSN-Comcast deal

By Robert Channick

June 10, 2025 at 9:29 a.m.

In the wake of the Comcast deal, CHSN abruptly pulled the plug on local TV...

Renee Ferguson, longtime investigative reporter for WMAQ-Ch. 5, dies

By Bob Goldsborough

June 7, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.

Renee Ferguson, the first Black woman to work as an investigative reporter on Chicago television,...

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

Chicago Sports Network finally coming to Comcast, but on higher-priced plan

By Robert Channick

June 6, 2025 at 3:24 p.m.

Eight months after launching, the Chicago Sports Network will finally hit the airwaves on Comcast,...

Jessica Biel (bottom) and Elizabeth Banks in "The Better Sister." (Jojo Whilden/Amazon)

‘The Better Sister’ review: Estranged sisters reunite after a husband is murdered. Cue the intrigue.

By Nina Metz

June 5, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks mix it up as two sides of the same coin...

Local Chicago chefs Bailey Sullivan, left, of Monteverde, and César Murillo, of North Pond, wait for judges' feedback during the filming of "Top Chef." (David Moir/Bravo)

‘Top Chef’ begins its 2-part finale tonight — and these 2 Chicago chefs are in it

By Ahmed Ali Akbar

June 5, 2025 at 2:22 p.m.

Two Chicago chefs have fought long and hard to make it to the "Top Chef"...

Retired Chicago TV Columnist Gary Deeb died May 17, 2025, at age 79 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (baiduhai archive photo)

Of Notoriety: Newspaper columnist turned TV commentator Gary Deeb dead at age 79

By Philip Potempa

June 4, 2025 at 4:46 p.m.

Before the proliferation of the internet as a change factor for the media landscape, newspapers,...

Owen Wilson stars in "Stick." (Justine Yeung/Apple TV+)

‘Stick’ review: Owen Wilson scores in a comedy about golf, mentorship and picking yourself up from your lowest lows

By Nina Metz

June 4, 2025 at 11:59 a.m.

A down-on-his-luck former pro golfer spots a teenage phenom and decides to coach him to...

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases on a solo home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)

MLB sees double-digit viewership increases in the United States and Japan

By Associated Press

June 3, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

Major League Baseball’s viewer numbers in the United States and Japan during the first two...

FILE – Attorney Tom Girardi smiles outside the Los Angeles courthouse, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Tom Girardi, estranged husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star, gets 7 years in prison for stealing millions from clients

By Andrew Dalton

June 3, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

A federal judge sentenced disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi to seven years and three months...

James Holzhauer, a cast member in the ABC series "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time," poses at the 2020 ABC Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Jan. 8, 2020, in Pasadena, California. (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Today in Chicago History: Naperville native loses ‘Jeopardy!’ after 32-day winning streak

By Kori Rumore

June 3, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 3, according...