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Trump forum a big test for CNN, moderator Kaitlan Collins
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s town hall forum on CNN on Wednesday is the first major television event of the 2024 presidential campaign — and a gigantic test for the chosen moderator, Kaitlan Collins. Both sides of the political divide expressed suspicion when the CNN forum at New Hampshire’s St....
Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event
During a contentious CNN town hall Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dug in on his lies about the 2020 election, downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and repeatedly insulted the woman whom a civil jury this week found him liable of sexually abusing and defaming. Trump, returning to...
TV Q&A: When will ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ end?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: When will “Grey’s Anatomy” end and why hasn’t it yet? There’s been HUGE turnover recently, and I thought the end of Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) would...
Fox News will not change ‘programming strategy’ despite financial losses and plunging ratings
NEW YORK — The Fox News Channel has no plans to change its “successful” approach to programming despite a record defamation settlement and the unceremonious departure of its most prominent star. “There’s no change to our programming strategy at Fox News,” Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch reportedly told analysts Tuesday....
Tucker Carlson says he’s coming back with show on Twitter
NEW YORK — Fired Fox news host Tucker Carlson said Tuesday that he will be putting out a “new version” of his program on Twitter. Carlson made his announcement in a three-minute video posted on the social media site, as part of a denunciation of media. He called Twitter that...
Review: In ‘Still,’ Michael J. Fox tells his moving story
I’ve always liked Michael J. Fox and always will. I suspect most people feel the same way. That’s surely partly because, as Marty McFly in “Back to the Future” and Alex P. Keaton in “Family Ties,” Fox was a fixture of so many childhoods. But there’s also a way that...
‘Rust’ movie medic gets $1.15 million partial settlement
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has approved a $1.15 million settlement between a medic who worked on the “Rust” film set and one of several defendants she accused of negligence in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal. Court records show...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh’s Ritual House pastry sous chef competes on ‘Summer Baking Championship’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Western Pennsylvania native Zoe Peckich, who recently moved from pastry chef at Monterey Bay Fish Grotto on Mt. Washington to pastry sous chef at Ritual House in Downtown Pittsburgh, makes her TV series competition debut...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking writers’ strike, WPCW-TV drops The CW, ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Dodgeball’ sequel
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including last week’s news that WPCW-TV will drop its affiliation with The CW and how that may (or may not) open up another possible home...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh’s WPCW-TV drops its CW affiliation, will go independent
Pittsburgh’s WPCW-TV will no longer be an affiliate of The CW effective sometime this fall, perhaps as soon as Sept. 1. CBS announced Friday to the staffs of its owned stations that are current CW affiliates that they will become independent TV stations on that date. “We look forward to...
‘Yellowstone’ will end with season 5 in the fall, new spin-off will follow, Paramount says
At least one mystery surrounding the Paramount Network blockbuster hit “Yellowstone” has been answered. Paramount announced on Friday, May 5, 2023, that season 5 of the drama will be the last and the second half of the season will air in November. The midseason finale aired on Jan. 1. The...
TV Talk: ‘Sam Now’ surprises; ‘Muppets Mayhem’ disappointsVideo
PBS’s “Independent Lens” debuts an engrossing, emotional 90-minute documentary “Sam Now” (10 p.m. Monday, WQED-TV) about a family where the mother, Jois, abandons her kids — doesn’t tell them where she’s gone, if she’s safe; doesn’t make any effort to see how the kids are doing without her — and...
Movie review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ manages to fly above the MCU dinVideo
As a critic, it has long felt futile to critically engage with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. By the end of Phase Three, with “Avengers: Endgame,” it was clear that these movies were less discrete pieces of cinematic art than they were puzzle pieces of content made to fit into a...
Review: Lily James, Shazad Latif anchor charming rom-com ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’
The romantic comedy may be on the endangered genres list in Hollywood, but thankfully our friends in England have continued to concoct and export enjoyable confections at a steady clip. Earlier this year, we were treated to the delightful “Rye Lane,” a vibrant and fresh take on the meet cute...
Fox opposes fellow journalists trying to uncover documents
NEW YORK — Fox News is opposing a renewed effort by three news organizations to unseal documents related to its recently settled defamation lawsuit, saying it would do nothing but “gratify private spite or promote public scandal.” The Associated Press, The New York Times and National Public Radio asked a...
Carrie Fisher gets her Walk of Fame star, on May the FourthVideo
LOS ANGELES — Carrie Fisher received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, a May the Fourth tribute to a beloved “Star Wars” actor that had a touch of stardust. The late star’s daughter, Billie Lourd, wearing her mother’s portrait printed on her metallic dress, accepted the...
TV Talk: ‘Daniel Tiger’ visits Hosanna House; new Steelers player on ‘Hey Rookie;’ Pete Davidson’s ‘Bupkis’ premieresVideo
“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” PBS’s animated “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” spin-off produced by SouthSide Works-based Fred Rogers Productions, debuts three new episodes next week, including one that visits Hosanna House in Wilkinsburg during a live-action, mid-episode interstitial. The May 9 episode (9 a.m. Tuesday, WQED-TV) focuses on the skill of children learning...
Since his ouster, embarrassing reports on Carlson pile up
NEW YORK — A week after Fox News fired star host Tucker Carlson — for reasons that remain unexplained — he has been the subject of a handful of embarrassing stories about some of his private messages and statements while at the network. The latest was in The New York...
TV Q&A: Why does KDKA-TV play the national anthem every morning?
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 up with KDKA-TV playing the national anthem before the start of their morning news every day? — @xloribeth, via Twitter Rob: From near...
FIFA warns Europe of Women’s World Cup broadcast blackout
GENEVA — Publicly criticizing broadcasters for offering too little to screen the Women’s World Cup has not worked out yet for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who is now threatening a blackout in major European markets. A public standoff that started last October was intensified by Infantino late Monday when he...
TV Talk: Hollywood writers strike; Comcast briefly drops NFL Network
As expected, the Writers Guild of America, which represents writers of scripted film and TV programs, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios and streamers in collective bargaining, failed to come to terms on a new contract Monday night. The WGA called a strike that...
Comcast pulls NFL Network after carriage agreement expires
NEW YORK — Comcast subscribers aren’t able to view NFL Network after the cable company pulled the channel when its carriage agreement expired. The move comes two days after the conclusion of the NFL draft. Both sides still have time to reach an agreement before training camps start throughout the...
Explainer: What’s behind looming Hollywood writers’ strike?
LOS ANGELES — The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms could go on strike as soon as Tuesday. It would be the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Here’s a look at the storylines the...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking Mulaney’s ‘Baby J’ on Netflix, Aerosmith returning to Pittsburgh one last timeVideo
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including this past weekend’s show at Acrisure Stadium with a “Yellowstone” twist, the upcoming return of Aerosmith for their final (?) tour and a new...
‘Cheers’ bar, ‘Tonight Show’ set among TV history at auction
DALLAS — When Johnny Carson retired from “The Tonight Show” after 30 years, one man was determined to make the iconic set part of his burgeoning collection of television memorabilia. “I would love to say that I convinced him that I was the best guy for the job, but really,...
