Television
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Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers,’ dies at 93
Oct 28, 2025 10:56 am - Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had lived with dementia for many years.
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What to stream: ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ Florence + the Machine, &TEAM, ‘Sorry, Baby’ and ‘Hedda’
Oct 27, 2025 1:13 pm - “Jurassic World Rebirth” roaring and snarling on Peacock and Florence + the Machine’s latest Halloween-ready album, “Everybody Scream,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Following meteoric success — and some criticism — ‘Nobody Wants This’ evolves in Season 2
Oct 23, 2025 1:47 pm - When the first season of Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” premiered last year, the series exploded in popularity in ways its creator and stars could never have imagined. “I think we just kind of won the lottery with how ready people were for this kind of story,” said star and executive producer Kristen Bell ahead of Season 2’s release on Thursday.
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Warner Bros. Discovery confirms it has received buyout interest and is considering its options
Oct 21, 2025 3:29 pm - NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery — the home of HBO, CNN and DC Studios — has signaled that it may be open to selling all or parts of its business, just months after anno...
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What to stream: ‘A House of Dynamite,’ Brandi Carlile, Demi Lovato and ‘Nobody Wants This’
Oct 20, 2025 11:32 am - Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear fallout thriller “A House of Dynamite” and albums from Brandi Carlile and Demi Lovato are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Big nostalgia’: MCC instructor to share Marshall Field’s legacy on WTTW’s ‘Chicago Stories’Oct 19, 2025 6:43 pm - McHenry County College instructor Sarah Sullivan will give a presentation on the history and legacy of Marshall Field’s on an upcoming episode of “Chicago Stories” on WTTW.
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‘General Hospital’ wins big at the Daytime Emmys
Oct 18, 2025 3:57 pm - Paul Telfer of “Days of Our Lives” and Nancy Lee Grahn of “General Hospital” won lead acting honors at the Daytime Emmys on Friday, with ABC’s “General Hospital” claiming six trophies in the major categories, including drama series.
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Alex Murdaugh family’s shocking murders and deep-rooted secrets revealed in new Hulu limited series
Oct 16, 2025 1:52 pm - When the wife and son of prominent South Carolina attorney, Alex Murdaugh, were shot and killed in 2021, the news instantly captivated the public’s attention. Soon, the story went from tragic and shocking to bizarre as the police investigation closed in on Murdaugh himself as the perpetrator. Hulu has dramatized the case in a new limited series, now streaming, called “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.”
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Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young describes ‘dirty work’ of civil rights movement in new documentary
Oct 16, 2025 11:03 am - Former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young says that he was often responsible for “the dirty work” during his time fighting for civil rights with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Now 93, Young narrates “Andrew Young: The Dirty Work,” a documentary that premieres at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, on MSNBC.
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Donnie Wahlberg steps into the bitter New York-Boston divide with new series ‘Boston Blue’
Oct 16, 2025 10:43 am - Donnie Wahlberg is finally getting his dream of shooting a TV series in his beloved hometown of Boston. There’s just one catch: He’s playing a New Yorker. He’s transplanting his Danny Reagan character from the Big Apple-based procedural “Blue Bloods” to the new CBS spinoff “Boston Blue,” debuting Friday.