Television
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‘Manhunt,’ about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class
Mar 14, 2024 2:06 pm - A new series transforms the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln into a true crime thriller that goes deeper into the story than most textbooks. “Manhunt," debuting Friday on Apple TV+, dramatizes the hunt for Booth and the trial that followed.
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Musk abruptly cancels ‘The Don Lemon Show’ on X after he sits for the program’s first interview
Mar 14, 2024 7:00 am - Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show" on his social media network X after the former CNN anchor recorded an interview with the billionaire for its as-yet unaired first episode.
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‘The Girls on the Bus’ takes viewers on a soapy ride with reporters following presidential campaigns
Mar 13, 2024 10:35 am - Just in time for election year, a new Max series called “The Girls on the Bus” follows female journalists who are part of a traveling press corps with presidential candidates on the campaign trail.
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From Palatine to ‘Top Chef’: How Fremd graduate ended up on new season of Bravo showMar 13, 2024 9:07 am - A two-time James Beard award-nominated chef with suburban roots will compete on Bravo’s “Top Chef” this season, and she says the intensity portrayed on the competition cooking show is very real.
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Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning join NBC’s Paris Olympics opening-ceremony coverage as hostsMar 13, 2024 6:40 am - Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal's upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer.
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A family is shaken in Peacock’s ‘Apples Never Fall,’ starring Annette Bening
Mar 13, 2024 5:45 am - There's a scene in the new Peacock drama “Apples Never Fall” in which Annette Bening's character weeps after having too much to drink at a family party. “Nobody can break...
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‘The Lionheart’: Dan Wheldon documentary covers grief, loss, love and familial legacy
Mar 12, 2024 1:51 pm - HBO’s “The Lionheart” is an emotional documentary that leans on archival footage to follow the late Dan Wheldon’s race-car-driving career while interlaying his wife Susie's struggles as a single mother trying to navigate the careers of her sons in a high-risk sport.
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Oscars get audience bump from ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ but ratings aren’t quite a blockbuster
Mar 12, 2024 6:44 am - “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night's 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That's the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years.
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What to stream this week: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and MLB The Show 24
Mar 11, 2024 5:45 am - Taylor Swift’s concert film “The Eras Tour” landing on Disney+ and the comedy “Girls5Eva” jumping from Peacock to Netflix for its third season are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Guy Ritchie serves up a meaty thriller-comedy series on Netflix with ‘The Gentlemen’
Mar 05, 2024 1:39 pm - When we first meet the hero of Guy Ritchie's new Netflix series “The Gentlemen,” he's not exactly what you'd expect from a Guy Ritchie hero. He's a peacekeeper for the United Nations, under orders to de-escalate tensions. Can that really last, this being a Guy Ritchie series?