TV and Streaming – Page 61

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...

Local Chicago chefs Zubair Mohajir, left, and Bailey Sullivan, center, are photographed with Anya El-Wattar, of Birch & Rye, during the filming for "Top Chef." (David Moir/Bravo)

These 3 Chicago chefs compete on the new season of ‘Top Chef’

By Ahmed Ali Akbar

March 12, 2025 at 11:16 a.m.

New for the winner this year, alongside a $250,000 cash prize, is the opportunity to...

Charles Manson is escorted to court for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 3, 1969. (John Malmin/Los Angeles Times)

Column: Filmmaker Errol Morris returns to the Manson murders in new Netflix documentary

By Rick Kogan

March 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

“Chaos: The Manson Murders,” a new 90-minute documentary on Netflix, is the latest from Errol...

Author Eve Ewing at the Museum of Science and Industry on July 12, 2021. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Chicago Humanities Spring Festival boasts Leslie Odom Jr., Eve Ewing and Paul Reiser — because culture isn’t dead yet

By Christopher Borrelli

May 22, 2026 at 7:48 p.m.

Chicago Humanities Spring Festival has always been a festival of ideas, never more appreciated than...

Author Joseph Wambaugh at his home on Aug. 27, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Eduardo Contreras/San Diego Union-Tribune)

Joseph Wambaugh, who brought street cops to life in his books and movies, dies at 88

By Rick Kogan

March 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

He wrote such memorable books as "The New Centurions" and “The Onion Field.” He died...

Wendy Williams on the red carpet before co-hosting the 2013 Muse Awards. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for New York Women in Film & Television/AP Images)

Wendy Williams hospitalized amid guardianship investigation

By David Matthews

March 10, 2025 at 2:48 p.m.

Adult Protective Services are investigating Wendy Williams’ guardianship after performing a wellness check at her...

Bank robber Al Pacino holds a bank teller portrayed by Penny Allen hostage in "Dog Day Afternoon." (Warner Brothers/ZUMA Press)

Column: At 50, ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ shows us what’s missing now from true-crime movies

By Michael Phillips

March 6, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

I recently re-watched this 1975 movie starring Al Pacino with a roomful of young college...

Zahn McClarnon as Joe Leaphorn in Season 3 of "Dark Winds." (Michael Moriatis/AMC)

‘Dark Winds’ review: In Season 3, a dark night of the soul for Lt. Leaphorn

By Nina Metz

March 6, 2025 at 10:02 a.m.

AMC's moody and atmospheric procedural returns for a third season, following Lt. Joe Leaphorn of...

FILE – Tom Llamas appears on NBC’s Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Sept. 3, 2021. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Tom Llamas to succeed Lester Holt as NBC ‘Nightly News’ anchor

By David Bauder

March 5, 2025 at 8:59 p.m.

NBC News appointed Tom Llamas on Wednesday to replace Lester Holt as anchor of “Nightly...

A television camera is viewed during an ESPN broadcast in the first half of a WNBA game on July 26, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

ESPN announces ‘Around the Horn’ will end its nearly 23-year run in May

By Associated Press

March 5, 2025 at 11:04 a.m.

ESPN’s “Around the Horn” will air its final episode on Friday, May 23, ending a...

David Suchet, who played Hercule Poirot for 25 years in various adaptations of Agatha Christie's mysteries, hosts "Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet." (BritBox)

‘Travels with Agatha Christie and Sir David Suchet’ review: The actor known for Hercule Poirot follows in the author’s footsteps

By Nina Metz

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

The actor best known as Hercule Poirot traces author Agatha Christie's footsteps on her world...