Television
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Jon Stewart will remain ‘Daily Show’ host on Mondays through 2025
Oct 28, 2024 12:23 pm - Jon Stewart isn’t done skewering the news — he’s signed on to continue hosting “The Daily Show” on Mondays through the end of next year.
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What to stream: ‘Martha,’ Olivia Rodrigo concert film, Tyler, the Creator and ‘The Diplomat’
Oct 28, 2024 5:30 am - The Martha Stewart film “Marta” on Netflix and an album by Tyler, the Creator are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ expands ‘Big Bang Theory’ universe
Oct 23, 2024 3:15 pm - Chuck Lorre is responsible for some of the most successful sitcoms of all time. “The whole thing boils down to great actors and great scripts,” which he feels he has on “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” airing Thursdays on CBS.
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Chicago TARDIS, the Midwest’s largest Doctor Who event, is celebrating 25 yearsOct 23, 2024 10:17 am - The Midwest’s largest Doctor Who convention Chicago TARDIS, themed around the long-running BBC science-fiction series, returns for its 25th year on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 at the Westin Chicago Lombard.
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What to stream: Bruce Springsteen doc, Halsey album, Billy Crystal on TV and the thriller ‘Trap’
Oct 21, 2024 5:30 am - The Boss shining in the documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” and Billy Crystal starring in a new series for Apple TV+ called “Before” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Wayans father-and-son team explore generations in ‘Poppa’s House’
Oct 17, 2024 6:22 pm - Boundaries between work and family don’t just blur in the new CBS sitcom “Poppa’s House” starring father-and-son comedy duo Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. They shatter.
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Jane Fonda to receive lifetime achievement award from actors’ guild
Oct 17, 2024 3:38 pm - Actor and humanitarian Jane Fonda is adding the SAG life achievement award to her many accolades. The 86-year-old will be given the prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in February, the guild said Thursday.
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Anxiety of the female experience at heart of Anna Kendrick’s chilling ‘Woman of the Hour’
Oct 17, 2024 5:45 am - In Anna Kendrick’s “Woman of the Hour,” a chilling, based-on-a-true-story drama about when a 1970s serial killer appeared on an episode of “The Dating Game,” one of the most telling images isn’t a grisly murder scene. It’s that of a dejected man’s face.
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Why you may not be able to watch Bulls, Hawks games from homeOct 16, 2024 9:42 pm - Here come the Hawks. And the Bulls. But when the Blackhawks drop the puck for their home opener Thursday night, and the Bulls tip off the regular season next week, millions of fans in the Chicago area won’t be able to watch from home.
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What to stream: ‘The Dating Game’ killer, ‘NCIS: Origins’ and Travis Kelce’s games
Oct 14, 2024 10:34 am - This week in streaming: Travis Kelce hosts “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” and Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage play brothers and former partners in crime in a starry new movie coming to Prime Video.