Television
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Mike Tirico’s unprecedented February: Super Bowl and Olympics host
Feb 06, 2026 2:39 pm - On Sunday, Mike Tirico will call his first Super Bowl. Immediately following the conclusion of the Seattle-New England game, Tirico will transition to his role as NBC’s primetime host for Olympic coverage.
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The new season of ‘Cross’ is about corrupt billionaires. Aldis Hodge sees some parallels.
Feb 06, 2026 12:04 pm - Corrupt billionaires get their comeuppance in the new season of “Cross,” with Aldis Hodge returning as the detective and forensic psychologist working complex homicides in Washington, D.C.
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Keke Palmer is a fish out of water in horror-comedy series based on cult movie ‘The ’Burbs’
Feb 06, 2026 10:56 am - The suburbs are anything but bland in the new Peacock series “The ’Burbs,” where strange things are going on. Like how jokes mix with the dread.
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How Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones and Charlie Puth are preparing for the Super Bowl pregame stage
Feb 06, 2026 7:29 am - Brandi Carlile isn’t hedging. When the multi-Grammy winner steps onto the field at Super Bowl to sing “America the Beautiful,” Carlile said she’ll perform fully live — with no prerecorded safety net, embracing the same risk she believes audiences take every day simply by showing up.
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How Super Bowl halftime moments became flashpoints
Feb 05, 2026 3:52 pm - For a show that lasts roughly 13 minutes, the Super Bowl halftime performance has fueled decades of conversation. The halftime show magnifies everything — fashion choices, choreography, symbolism — and invites interpretation on a scale few artists ever experience.
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Not just pups this time: ‘Puppy Bowl’ embraces older dogs
Feb 05, 2026 12:21 pm - This year, Sunday’s Puppy Bowl isn’t just about puppies. Older dogs are getting some attention, too.
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No public sign of a response to Savannah Guthrie's message to her mother's kidnapper
Feb 05, 2026 9:18 am - There was no public sign early Thursday of a response to NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s message to her 84-year-old mother’s kidnapper.
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Bad Bunny to discuss Super Bowl halftime performance fresh off big Grammy win
Feb 05, 2026 6:43 am - What can viewers expect from Bad Bunny’s highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance? So far, all we know is that he’s expected to perform solely in Spanish, bringing Latin identity at the center of America’s most-watched television event.
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‘The Muppet Show’ refuses to modernize in triumphant revival
Feb 04, 2026 4:37 pm - “The Muppet Show” special is mediocre. This is as it should be: good and right. The beloved show Jim Henson created 50 years ago, after leaving “Saturday Night Live,” made flappable imperfection its governing ethos.
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Super Bowl LX ads feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebs from George Clooney to Kendall Jenner
Feb 04, 2026 7:57 am - As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.