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Retired KDKA-TV personality Jon Burnett dies
Former KDKA-TV weathercaster and daytime talk show host Jon Burnett died of suspected CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) following a 2022 diagnosis of the disease, according to KDKA. He was 71. Burnett shared his diagnosis with KDKA viewers in February 2024 reports by his longtime “Pittsburgh Today Live” co-host Kristine Sorensen,...
TV Talk: Robert De Niro stars in ‘Zero Day;’ ‘Suits LA,’ ‘Grosse Pointe’ debutVideo
Another month, another American cataclysm as the inciting incident for a conspiracy thriller streaming series. Following Hulu’s “Paradise,” Netflix debuts limited series “Zero Day,” now streaming all six episodes. “Zero Day” marks star Robert De Niro’s first foray into scripted series TV, but one wishes it was in service of...
TV Q&A: What’s up with KDKA-TV meteorologists playing musical chairs?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: What is going on with the KDKA-TV meteorologists? In the mornings, it seems like they are double teaming us, alternating between Ron Smiley and Trey...
Steven Spielberg’s next movie, with Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt, set for June 2026
Steven Spielberg is gearing up to direct a new film starring Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt. The still untitled “event film” is set for a theatrical release on June 12, 2026, Universal Pictures said Tuesday. Details are scarce about the new project, which will be based on a story by...
TV Talk: ‘SNL’ celebrates 50 years; Pittsburgher back on ‘Jeopardy!’
“SNL50: The Anniversary Special” offered something for all fans: Those who come for the music (Lil Wayne and The Roots; Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard; Paul McCartney), for viewers who love the recurring sketches/characters (Mike Myers’ Linda Richman; Cecily Strong’s Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation with at...
The ‘Saturday Night Live’ 50th anniversary celebration is finally here. Here’s how to watch
NEW YORK — Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” sketches, songs and special guests will be celebrated Sunday as the variety show celebrates its landmark anniversary. The pop culture juggernaut has launched the careers of generations of comedians, from Bill Murray to Eddie Murphy and Tina Fey to Kristen Wiig....
Latrobe exhibit on Fred Rogers’ influences to debut with kids’ activities, speakers, artifacts
Several generations of kids were gently guided by Latrobe native Fred Rogers during the three decades his “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” show aired on public television. A new exhibit at Latrobe Art Center, running through March 22, will explore those who, in turn, had a hand in influencing and inspiring the...
TV Talk: Max renews ‘The Pitt’ for 2nd season
Midway through its first season, the Pittsburgh-set medical drama “The Pitt” has been renewed for a second season by Max. The series, which films almost entirely in Burbank, Calif., shot at Allegheny General Hospital on the North Side for a week in September, collecting scenes that have been inserted in...
Pittsburgh’s Billy Gardell gets serious in new movie ‘The Vortex’
According to Billy Gardell, his humor is quintessentially Pittsburgh. “My work ethic comes from there, and so I’ve been telling ‘DVE for 20 years, everything I’ve done in Hollywood — whether it was looking for auditions, being broke, you know, being up for a yogurt commercial all the way to...
TV Talk: ‘White Lotus’ drips with dread, soothes with dark humor; KDKA-TV hires reporterVideo
Even after the peak of Peak TV, few programs become topics of watercooler conversation because everyone is in their own silos watching their own thing. Still, it’s nice to have a known quantity back on HBO weekly. Not everyone will watch “The White Lotus” season three (9 p.m. Sunday, HBO,...
Movie review: Bridget Jones is middle-aged now. And we still love her, just as she isVideo
It is a truth universally acknowledged, as Bridget Jones herself might write in her diary, that at the end of any Bridget Jones movie, our heroine has triumphed over all doubts and obstacles and is finally happy. With a man. Well, so far, with one particular man: Mark Darcy, the...
Movie review: Marvel treads water with ‘Captain America: Brave New World’Video
Celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with “Captain America: Brave New World,” a highly processed, empty calorie, regret-later candy of a movie. We’re nearing the end of Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with predictable and underwhelming returns. “Captain America: Brave New World” feels like it’s just treading water, wasting...
12 times ‘Saturday Night Live’ made a cultural bang over the past 50 yearsVideo
NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later, it is firmly part of the culture, dictating mainstream comedy instead of throwing spitballs from the margins. The show has become an incubator of talent — think Will Ferrell, Chris...
TV Q&A: When did ‘SNL’ start airing in Pittsburgh?Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: After watching the first two episodes of the “Saturday Night Live” documentary on Peacock, the memory came back: It was the fall of 1975. I...
TV Talk: Western Pa. native competes on Discovery’s ‘Moonshiners’
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Belle Vernon native Jason Bartolozzi never made moonshine until he started watching Discovery Channel’s “Moonshiners: Master Distiller” when it premiered in 2011. Now Bartolozzi, 45, competes in an upcoming episode (9 p.m. Feb. 18, Discovery...
Fox projects the Super Bowl averaged a record 126 million U.S. viewers
Fox Sports is projecting a Super Bowl record average audience of 126 million U.S. viewers across television and streaming platforms for Philadelphia’s 40-22 victory over Kansas City on Sunday night. The game was televised by Fox, Fox Deportes and Telemundo and streamed on Tubi as well as the NFL’s digital...
‘SNL50’ anniversary special will have alums join Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and more
NEW YORK — The “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special will include guest appearances by Steve Martin, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, John Mulaney, Dave Chappelle and numerous other stars who’ve been associated with the show over the years — in addition to a host of alumni, including from the show’s...
TV Talk: Confusion and celebrities highlight Super Bowl LIX ads
Some companies bought ads during Super Bowl LIX that failed to make clear the purpose of the product being advertised, essentially setting fire to an $8 million investment (the cost to buy a 30-second ad, not including millions of dollars in production costs). Overall, the ads were not memorable (or...
‘Dog Man’ bests ‘Heart Eyes,’ ‘Love Hurts’ at box office
NEW YORK — On a quiet winter weekend at the box office, DreamWorks Animation’s “Dog Man” chased its own tail, repeating as the top movie in theaters. The animated Universal Pictures release, adapted from Dav Pilkey’s popular graphic novel series, collected $13.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates...
TV Talk: Prime Video cancels winning comedy ‘Pradeeps of Pittsburgh’
In typical late Friday, take-out-the-trash (e.g. bad news you don’t want too many people to see) fashion, Amazon’s Prime Video confirmed it canceled “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh,” its entertaining-for-the-whole-family comedy about an Indian family that immigrates to Pittsburgh. Although filmed in Toronto, the series was created by veteran TV comedy...
TV Talk: ‘Sanford & Son’ reboot evolves into ‘Clean Slate’ on Prime VideoVideo
Prior to his December 2023 death, veteran TV comedy producer Norman Lear signed on to executive produce a series that fits his oeuvre of pro-social, anti-prejudice comedies, from “All in the Family” to “Maude” to both iterations of “One Day at a Time.” “Clean Slate,” now streaming eight episodes on...
’60 Minutes’ publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with Trump
NEW YORK — CBS’ “60 Minutes” posted online Wednesday the unedited transcripts of its October interview with Kamala Harris that sparked a lawsuit by Donald Trump, saying that they proved its broadcast was not “doctored or deceitful.” That’s what Trump contended in a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the...
Fox News hires president’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump for weekend show on network
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel has hired the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to be host of a new weekend show on the network. Trump was a contributor who made appearances on Fox in 2021 and 2022, after President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term, then served...
‘Dancing with the Stars: Live!’ brings high energy theatrics to Pittsburgh
As audience members found their seats at the Benedum Center for Tuesday night’s “Dancing with the Stars: Live!,” they were treated to upbeat pop tunes like “Move Ya Body” and “Let’s Get It Started.” The two-hour show — broken into two 50-minute acts with a 20-minute intermission — opened up...
TV Q&A: What happened to ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’?Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: The other two “Law & Order” shows have returned but not the Chris Meloni one, “Organized Crime.” How come? What happened to it? Is it...
