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Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden announce surprise birth of baby boy
The stork has arrived with another bundle of joy for Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden. The “Shrek” star, 51, and Good Charlotte musician, 45, shared a joint Instagram post on Friday announcing the birth of baby boy Cardinal. The news came as a surprise as no one knew the couple...
TV Talk: ‘Game of Thrones’ showrunners launch ‘3 Body Problem;’ KDKA-TV adds reporterVideo
For their first series after showrunning HBO’s mammoth hit “Game of Thrones,” writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (with Alexander Woo, “The Terror,” “True Blood”) adapt Chinese sci-fi author Liu Cixin’s “3 Body Problem” for Netflix and the result is a show that begins semi-intriguing and by its fourth episode...
TV Talk: ‘American Rust’ season 2 set largely in PittsburghVideo
For its second season, the filmed-in-Pittsburgh drama “American Rust” moves from Showtime to Amazon’s Prime Video. The show’s setting also shifts. In its first season “American Rust” was set almost entirely in fictional Buell, Fayette County, but for the second season, the show splits its time between Buell and Pittsburgh,...
TV Q&A: Why are some stations’ digital subchannels on cable but not others?
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: Why are some of the local stations’ subchannels carried on cable (Comcast) but others are not? I can’t see any rhyme or reason and I...
ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal
The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, with the national championship game moving to ABC starting in 2026. Financial terms were not announced, but as previously reported the new six-year...
TV Talk: WQED-TV profiles Pittsburgh’s broadcasting pioneer women
As part of its lineup of Women’s History Month programming, WQED-TV will broadcast the half-hour “mini doc” “Broadcast Pioneers” at 8 p.m. March 21. The program is a packaged compilation of previously released short feature stories on four women who made significant contributions to broadcasting in Western Pennsylvania, including kids...
Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival returns to Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville
For the next two weeks, Japanese cinema will take over at Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville. The Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival, some of the theater’s most popular annual programming, returns March 15 through March 28, with 19 films and several special events. Kelsey Zehmisch, marketing director for Row House Cinema,...
TV Talk: Producers explain why ‘Young Sheldon’ is endingVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a weekly viewing tip. BURBANK, Calif. – “The Big Bang Theory” prequel series “Young Sheldon” (8 p.m. Thursdays, KDKA-TV) will end its seven-season run on CBS in May. Why now, aside from the economic realities that after a TV series hits its...
TV Talk: Greensburg native writes Hallmark Mystery’s ‘Crimes of Fashion;’ ‘9-1-1’ relocates to ABC
Greensburg native Stephanie Meyer Sourapas wrote Hallmark Mystery’s “Crimes of Fashion: Killer Clutch” (9 p.m. Friday) with writing partner Tom McCurrie and, unlike many Hallmark movies that are set in small-town America, “Crimes of Fashion” moves the action to Paris, though large chunks of the film shot in Budapest doubling...
Elon Musk’s X cancels partnership with Don Lemon before his new show even begins
Don Lemon received his first lesson in doing business with Elon Musk, the mercurial owner of social media platform X. The former CNN host interviewed Musk for the first edition of his new podcast, “The Don Lemon Show,” which was scheduled to launch next week on X, formerly known as...
TV Q&A: Are 2 WTAE broadcasters sisters?
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: Are Elena LaQuatra and Kelly Sasso sisters? — Anne, via email Rob: I was 99.999999% sure the WTAE broadcasters are not related but to eliminate...
Olivia Munn reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy
Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment. “I’m lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the same for any woman who might have...
Oscars telecast draws 19.5 million viewers, up 4% from last year
A lively Oscars ceremony boosted by two genuine blockbuster best picture nominees in “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” helped boost the ABC telecast to largest audience since 2020. The 96th Annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood was watched on ABC by an average audience of 19.5...
TV Talk: John Larroquette talks about his bittersweet return to ‘Night Court’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. BURBANK, Calif. — Actor John Larroquette had a succinct response three years ago when actress Melissa Rauch approached him with the idea of a “Night Court” sequel series: “ ‘That’s a great idea. You don’t...
TV Talk: Energetic, joyful Oscars telecast crowns ‘Oppenheimer’ best pictureVideo
The outcome of the 96th Oscars telecast was never really in doubt – “Oppenheimer” won best picture, director and lead actor among its seven awards – but thanks to host Jimmy Kimmel, who’s cemented his status as a new generation’s Billy Crystal or Bob Hope, and some strong, funny writing...
Downey Jr., ’20 Days in Mariupol’ win at Academy Awards where war in Gaza, Ukraine casts shadowVideo
LOS ANGELES —Protest and politics intruded on an election-year Academy Awards on Sunday, where demonstrations for Gaza raged outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and awards went to “Oppenheimer,” “The Zone of Interest” and “20 Days in Mariupol.” Sunday’s broadcast, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, included plenty of razzle dazzle,...
How to watch (and stream) the 2024 OscarsVideo
LOS ANGELES — It’s the Oscars’ time to shine. After an abnormally packed awards season that included the Emmys, Grammys, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTAs and Golden Globes, the Academy Awards will hand out filmmaking’s top honor in 23 categories. Even in its 96th year, the Oscars are finding ways...
‘To get the hottest pepper’: Bethel Park grower featured on Hulu’s ‘Superhot’ series
It may not have been a triple-dog dare, but friends of a teenager convinced him to trespass into a Bethel Park yard. “Hey, jump the fence,” the conversation approximately went. “I know he’s growing peppers over there.” The kid complied. “He picks one and starts eating it,” the property owner,...
The Oscars are almost here. Here’s what to know and how to watch
LOS ANGELES — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the granddaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other...
TV Talk: Local artist competes on Netflix’s ‘Blown Away;’ sweeps ratingsVideo
The fourth season of “Blown Away,” like the third season in 2022, features a Pittsburgher who works at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. Sharpsburg’s Leana Quade, who works at PGC as an instructor and in production, is one of 10 competitors in a season that filmed last May and June in...
Academy Awards winners, nominees from Pittsburgh area over the years
It’s time again for Hollywood’s biggest night. The 96th annual Academy Awards will air at 7 p.m. Sunday. The Oscars are the most sought-after awards in film, and with an almost century-long history, many actors, musicians, directors, producers and behind-the-scenes crew have had the honor of being nominated. Some of...
Magnolia Network’s ‘Barnwood Builders’ to appear at Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show
Mark Bowe’s ancestor Edward Keenan built Union, W. Va.’s, oldest church west of the Allegheny Mountains in the 1700s. It is currently the Rehoboth Church and Museum. “My seven-time grandfather was a cabin builder,” said Bowe, co-owner of Barnwood Living, a company that salvages antique log cabins, barns and timber...
TV Talk: ‘Dance Moms’ reunite; Riverhounds return, Cavs games added to KDKA+
Lifetime scheduled its two-hour “Dance Moms: The Reunion” special for 8 p.m. May 1. Early seasons of the reality show filmed at Abby Lee Miller’s now-shuttered dance studio in Penn Hills. Miller is not expected to be part of the reunion that will feature JoJo Siwa, Chloe Lukasiak, Brooke Hyland,...
TV Q&A: Is a ‘Krapopolis’ writer from Pittsburgh?
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: On Oct. 8, I turned on the new Fox animated series, “Krapopolis.” On three different occasions a character used the term “jagoff,” so I surmise...
Booth where Tony Soprano may – or may not – have been whacked sells for a cool $82K to mystery buyer
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — The ice cream parlor booth where Tony Soprano may or may not have been whacked has sold for more than $82,000. As Tony would say, Madone! An anonymous buyer bid $82,600 Monday night in an online auction for the piece of memorabilia that occupies an outsize role...
