Sep 16 Lilly Singh on 3 YouTube creators to watch By Joshua Barajas Lilly Singh is about to go from Internet star to late-night TV host with her new program, "A Little Late With Lilly Singh" premiering on NBC this week. Singh, who plans on featuring fellow YouTube creators on her show, shares… Continue reading
Sep 08 ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ star Nikesh Patel on reimagining the rom-com By Pavni Mittal, Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan "Four Weddings and a Funeral" star Nikesh Patel, who plays Kash Khan in the Hulu series, says it was the show’s dedication to inclusion and new voices that attracted him to the project. NewsHour Weekend’s Pavni Mittal spoke with Patel… Continue reading
Jul 30 ‘Chernobyl’ HBO series encourages curious tourists to visit Lithuania By Liudas Dapkus, Associated Press The Baltic country, which served as the filming location for "Chernobyl," has become a destination of so-called atomic tourism since the program aired earlier this year. Continue reading
Jul 16 ‘Game of Thrones’ earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy Award nods By Lynn Elber, Associated Press HBO's "Game of Thrones" slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streaming service that bumped it last year from atop the increasingly crowded… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 6:39 Need a new summer show? Here’s what the critics are watching Summer used to be a season of reruns, but the rise of the streaming era means there's plenty of new fare coming to the small screen. The season will also welcome back popular series like "The Handmaid's Tale," "Pose," "Big… Continue watching
Apr 10 Charles Van Doren, figure in game show scandals, dies at 93 By Dave Collins, Associated Press The handsome scion of a prominent literary family, Van Doren was the central figure in the TV game show scandals of the late 1950s and eventually pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a grand jury that investigated them. Continue reading
Mar 04 Luke Perry dead at 52 after suffering stroke, publicist says By Lynn Elber, Associated Press Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210," died Monday after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. He was 52. Continue reading
Feb 28 The ‘awful’ work of the real doctors who inspired M*A*S*H By Dr. Howard Markel The people in MASH units worked long hours and endured horrific stresses of warfare. Continue reading
Nov 27 ‘SpongeBob’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies of ALS at 57 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Hillenburg conceived, wrote, produced and directed the animated series Spongebob SquarePants that began in 1999 and bloomed into hundreds of episodes, movies and a Broadway show. Continue reading
Oct 25 Prime-time TV reaches record-high percentage of LGBTQ characters, study shows By Lynn Elber, Associated Press While the percentage of regularly seen LGBTQ characters on scripted broadcast series rose from last year's 6.4 percent to hit an all-time high of 8.8 percent, GLAAD said the TV industry is still falling short. Continue reading