Television
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Comcast, Marquee Network reach deal to air Cubs gamesJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Comcast customers will be able to watch the Cubs season opener tonight against Milwaukee at Wrigley Field. Though specifics had not been announced early this morning, th...
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Feder: Former ABC 7 meteorologist Jerry Taft diesJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Jerry Taft, who was a trusted and engaging presence as a top meteorologist on Chicago television and radio for more than 40 years, died Thursday, according to ABC-owned ...
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Nine innings, nine great baseball movies to streamJul 23, 2020 6:00 am - At last, baseball is back. It's only 60 games — let's hope our viral nemesis doesn't make the season even shorter — but we'll take as many innings of Yoan Moncada, Eloy ...
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What NBC's 'World of Dance' gets right about dance
Jul 23, 2020 6:00 am - After watching the impeccable tutting routine by a group called Geometrie Variable, Ne-Yo had one question for his fellow judges on NBC's "World of Dance." "Did you catc...
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HBO to adapt Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Between the World and Me'
Jul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A stage production of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me," his prize-winning book about racism and police violence, is being adapted by HBO for a spe...
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Review: 'Jeopardy!' host Trebek searches for answers in book
Jul 21, 2020 7:00 am - "The Answer Is ... Reflections on My Life," Alex Trebek (Simon & Schuster) Alex Trebek is the one providing the answers and questions in a new memoir that should re...
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Feder: Opening Day to reveal new NBC Sports Chicago studioJul 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Just in time for coverage of White Sox Opening Day Friday, NBC Sports Chicago will unveil its fancy new studio, Robert Feder writes. The 4,100 square-foot space will se...
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Streaming this week: Julia Garner is 'The Assistant,' out on Hulu
Jul 20, 2020 1:00 pm - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies “The A...
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ABC News cuts ties with exec, cites racial insensitivity
Jul 20, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - ABC News has cut ties with a veteran executive after an investigation concluded that she made racially insensitive remarks, according to an internal m...
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Nick Cannon, fired from ViacomCBS but embraced by Fox, is turning into one of Hollywood's biggest enigmas
Jul 19, 2020 11:00 pm - Nick Cannon, the "Masked Singer" host and multimedia entrepreneur, came under fire last week for a series of anti-Semitic comments he made on his podcast "Cannon's Class...