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TV Q&A: Does KDKA-TV have another new sportscaster?
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: Does Suzie Cool now work for KDKA-TV? She reports on their high school and college football broadcasts, Nightly Sports Call and she is a co-host...
TV Talk: Streaming/cable spigot gushes with return of ‘Yellowstone,’ ‘Waverly Place’Video
“Yellowstone,” TV’s most-watched scripted series, returns in November but without star Kevin Costner (presumably his character will die off-screen). After a lackluster summer of premieres due to last year’s dual actors’ and writers’ strikes, production has caught up and there will be no dearth of scripted originals on cable and...
TV Talk: ‘Hacks,’ ‘Shogun,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’ dominate Emmys; Jonasi advances to ‘AGT’ finals
January’s strike-delayed Emmys telecast succeeded by giving viewers what they want: A celebration of the medium and its most successful shows, including cast reunions of “Ally McBeal,” “Cheers” and “Martin” among others. Sunday’s telecast of the “76th Emmy Awards,” honoring programs that aired/streamed between June 1, 2023, and May 31,...
‘The Bear’ romps early with 3 acting wins at Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES — “The Bear” is coming back for seconds in a big way at the Emmys, scoring repeat wins Sunday night for best actor, best supporting actor and best supporting actress in a comedy. The star of the FX show Jeremy Allen White won best actor in a comedy...
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is No. 1 again; conservative doc ‘Am I Racist’ cracks box office top 5
Moviegoers said yes to more ” Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ” this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Down only 54% from a week earlier, the North American gross for...
TV Talk: ‘Elevated procedurals’ redeem an unscripted-heavy fall seasonVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers viewing tips for the 2024-25 TV season. The fall broadcast TV season isn’t what it used to be as budgets shrink, forcing networks to add more unscripted (re: cheaper) fare in place of the scripted shows they were once known for. With...
TV Talk: Ken Burns’ latest, ‘Leonardo da Vinci,’ highlights PBS’s fall; WQED-TV stitches together shortsVideo
Ken Burns tackles his first non-American subject in the four-hour PBS documentary “Leonardo da Vinci” (8-10 p.m. Nov. 18-19, WQED-TV), exploring how the artist’s work inspired future generations. PBS will air several election-themed programs, including its staple “Frontline” episode “The Choice 2024” profiling Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they...
Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial
NEW YORK — Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges in New York ahead of a retrial in his landmark #MeToo case, Manhattan prosecutors said at a court hearing Thursday. The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein is arraigned on the new charges,...
Buffalo Bill’s House near Perryopolis open for more tours
With Halloween season looming, horror movie buffs have two more opportunities this year to tour Buffalo Bill’s House — the real film site where the cinematic climax of “The Silence of the Lambs” was filmed. The two weekends fans can sign up online for limited guided house tours include September...
TV Talk: ‘American Sports Story’ recounts Hernandez case; Cam Heyward on ‘Hot Ones’Video
PASADENA, Calif. – Producer Ryan Murphy understands one of the few truisms in current pop culture: Crime pays. Or at least true crime stories do because American viewers lap them up. Next week Murphy embarks on a true crime story spree with his latest Netflix series, “Monsters: The Lyle and...
NFL averaged 21 million viewers per game for opening week, its highest on record
LOS ANGELES — The NFL averaged 21.0 million viewers per game during the league’s opening week, making it the most-watched Week 1 on record. The league and Nielsen said Wednesday that the per-game average on TV and digital platforms was a 12% increase over last year. Nielsen began electronic measurement...
Pittsburgh drew highest TV rating in Trump-Harris debate
An estimated 65 million viewers tuned in to watch the debate between former President Trump and Vice President Harris, preliminary overnight television ratings revealed Wednesday. The estimate, based on results in the nation’s major TV markets, is 28% bigger than the number of viewers who saw Trump face off against...
‘The Mentalist’ star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia
MULLUMBIMBY, Australia — Australian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The Mentalist,” avoided a conviction Wednesday after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol near his rural home. The 55-year-old appeared in the...
TV Q&A: Do political ads bump regular advertisers?
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: We are starting to see more and more political advertising on television as we approach the 2024 election. Are there rules in place to allow...
TV Talk: ABC moderators push back during presidential debate
June’s presidential debate was the most consequential in modern political history — it led President Joe Biden to drop out of the race. So the debate on Tuesday between newly minted Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump seemed unlikely to have such dramatic consequences. But ABC hyped...
TV Talk: When viewers’ broadcast favorites return
Want to know when your favorite broadcast network shows will be back? Find out below: “Abbott Elementary” (9:30 p.m. Oct. 9, ABC). “Accused” (8 p.m. Oct. 8, Fox). “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” (midseason, Fox). “All American” (midseason, The CW). “The Amazing Race” (midseason, CBS). “American Idol” (midseason, ABC). “America’s Funniest...
Ryan Seacrest debuts as new host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’
LOS ANGELES — For the first time in almost 8,000 episodes, “Wheel of Fortune” did not open with a hello from longtime host Pat Sajak. Ryan Seacrest stepped into Sajak’s shoes after his 41-year tenure as host of the famed game show, joining co-host and letter turner Vanna White. Seacrest,...
James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93Video
NEW YORK —James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died...
Jailed Harvey Weinstein taken to NYC hospital for emergency heart surgery, his representatives say
NEW YORK — Jailed ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein underwent an emergency medical procedure at a New York City hospital on Monday to remove fluid on his heart and lungs after he complained of chest pains over the weekend, his representatives said. Weinstein, 72, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan...
TV Talk: Max’s ‘The Pitt’ to film locally this week; WPXI reporter exits
Max’s upcoming 15-episode, Pittsburgh-set medical drama “The Pitt,” executive produced by Carnegie Mellon University grads John Wells and Michael Hissrich and starring Noah Wyle (“ER”), is filming the bulk of its scenes on soundstages at Warner Bros. in Burbank, Calif. However, Wyle, producers and likely a few additional cast members...
‘The Bachelorette’ finale elicits social media backlash
The roller coaster finale of Jenn Tran’s season of “The Bachelorette” has fans chirping on social media. Tran, 26, who is training to be a physician’s assistant, first appeared on Joey Graziadei’s season of “The Bachelor” before being selected as the franchise’s next star. She was the first Asian American...
Movie Review: Bring your global entry card — ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel’s a soul train ride to comedy joyVideo
“I have global entry!” Now, does that sound like a funny line? Of course it doesn’t. Whatever in the history of mankind and airport lines could be funny about global entry? But put it in the mouth of comedy goddess Catherine O’Hara, and place it in the singularly inventive world...
Move over, Michael Douglas. Michael Keaton wants to start using his real name
Michael Keaton. Michael Douglas. Michael Keaton Douglas? “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” star Michael Keaton wants to start using his birth name professionally. But he’s not shedding the Keaton. He’s just adding a Douglas. The “Dopesick” Emmy winner, who has been using “Michael Keaton” as his stage name since the 1970s, said he...
‘Battle of Bushy Run’ screening aims to raise money for Battlefield Heritage Society
The story of the pivotal Bushy Run battle where British and colonial soldiers defeated native warriors, enabling them to end the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac’s War in August 1763, will hit the big screen locally Sunday, Sept. 15. “It’s a good tool to introduce new people to the...
Netflix developing ‘Twilight’ animated series ‘Midnight Sun’
An animated series adaptation of “Midnight Sun” — Stephenie Meyer’s retelling of “Twilight” from Edward Cullen’s perspective — is in development at Netflix. The book was released in 2020 as a companion novel to Meyer’s bestselling “Twilight” series. Cullen is the sparkly vampire who becomes protagonist Bella Swan’s love interest....
