Television
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WTTW cuts off striking workers' health coverage
Mar 29, 2022 1:00 am - A strike pitting WTTW-Channel 11 against members of the electricians union took a bitter turn Tuesday, with the public television station serving notice that it is cutti...
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Smith slap another stunning live moment in TV entertainment
Mar 28, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Will Smith's Oscars slap wasn't the first time an unexpected moment on a live televised entertainment event left mouths agape. Here other notables: JANET...
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Academy condemns Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, launches review
Mar 28, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says it condemns the actions of Will Smith during Sunday night's Oscars and it will launch a formal review ...
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As Billie Eilish and Finneas bond, they win Oscar for best songMar 27, 2022 11:00 pm - "No Time to Die" is proving a song very much alive at awards shows. The 007 song by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell has won a Golden Globe, a Grammy and now an Oscar...
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Chicagoan Sam Moss, Oswego's Ryan Argast head to 'Idol' Hollywood WeekMar 27, 2022 7:00 am - Hollywood Week kicks off with the Genre Challenge Monday for the 20th season of "American Idol," and fans of the Chicago music will see a couple of familiar faces. ...
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Hulu's 'Girl From Plainville' recalls the notorious 'texting-suicide' caseMar 26, 2022 7:30 am - The infamous "texting-suicide" case of Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy III is revisited to dramatic effect in a limited series upcoming on Hulu. In "The Girl From Plainvi...
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Feder: MeTV expands 'Svengoolie' franchise with fishy friend 'Sventoonie'Mar 25, 2022 1:00 am - "Svengoolie," the monstrously popular horror movie series starring Chicago treasure Rich Koz, is about to get some company in the form of a talking fish puppet dressed l...
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Oscars
Mar 24, 2022 11:00 pm - Final preparations are underway for the 94th Academy Awards and a long-awaited return to Hollywood's glamorous normalcy after a muted ceremony and ratings low last year....
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Widescreen: 'Death on the Nile' floats home already, and 'The Batman' isn't far behindMar 24, 2022 6:00 am - Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox — now 20th Century Studios — hasn't been kind to the films left over from the previous regime. Example: Ridley Scott's excellent...
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Two St. Peter's NCAA games land in Nielsen's top 20
Mar 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Here's a safe bet: Two men's basketball games featuring St. Peter's University landed among the 20 most-watched television programs in prime time last we...