Television
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Netflix’s ‘Missing You’ lands in time for New Year binge watch
Dec 27, 2024 11:21 am - It’s Netflix’s resolution every new year to give viewers a headscratcher in January. 2025’s seasonal suspense series is “Missing You,” based on Coben’s 2014 New York Times bestseller.
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The best TV shows of 2024 from ‘Shogun’ to ‘Ripley’
Dec 26, 2024 2:14 pm - It has been a wild year in television. The year abounded in whodunits and mediocre, misguided or downright terrible limited series. But there have also been some unexpected pleasures, too. Here are the top 10, according to the Washington Post.
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‘Squid Game’ returns looking for a win with season 2
Dec 23, 2024 8:28 am - Stepping onto the set of “Squid Game” again, Lee Jong-jae felt like he had never left. Season two of the Netflix series debuting Thursday has already been nominated in the best drama series at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.
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What to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL
Dec 23, 2024 5:30 am - The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas TV special are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you.
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All Netflix wants for Christmas is no streaming problems for its first NFL games
Dec 20, 2024 2:44 pm - Netflix is planning to provide plenty of gifts for viewers of its two Christmas Day games, including Mariah Carey kicking it all off with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You.”
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New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire
Dec 19, 2024 2:27 pm - Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history.
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Veteran Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto leaving after 28 years
Dec 19, 2024 12:16 pm - Neil Cavuto, a business journalist who hosts a weekday afternoon show on Fox News Channel and has been with the network since its inception in 1996, is leaving after Thursday’s show, Fox said.
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Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary: ‘I just wanted to sing’
Dec 16, 2024 2:53 pm - NEW YORK — Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee. The “I'm Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christm...
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What to stream: MrBeast jumps to TV, Little Big Town’s holiday special and Squid Game: Unleashed
Dec 16, 2024 6:00 am - The gripping Vatican-based thriller “Conclave” and Dwayne Johnson starring as Santa’s bodyguard in the movie “Red One” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Santa, friends coming to town courtesy of Rankin/Bass historianDec 16, 2024 1:02 am - Learn about the history of your favorite Rankin/Bass holiday specials, such as “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” when historian and author Rick Goldschmidt appears Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Des Plaines Public Library.