TV And Streaming

May 13, 2025 at 11:54 a.m.

The service will enable consumers to view all of ESPN’s various networks.

Host Brian Malarkey poses with a suitcase of cash on season one of Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out.” (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)

San Diego chef Brian Malarkey the new host of ‘Cutthroat Kitchen’ reboot

May 14, 2025 at 6:27 a.m.

The popular Food Network cooking competition series is returning Tuesday night after a seven-year break

Watch live: Stars arrive at the 2025 Met Gala

May 5, 2025 at 3:01 p.m.

It's the first gala in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme.

A look at the new cast of islanders for Season 7 of “Love Island USA.” (Peacock)

‘Love Island USA’ casting event coming to San Diego to find next islander

By Abby Hamblin

May 29, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

The popular Peacock streaming series is looking for its next star with a casting call...

Zwe Sunyata Spacetime, 13, of Washington, spells his word as he competes during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes

May 28, 2025 at 4:10 p.m.

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling...

FILE – The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, April 15, 2013. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

May 2, 2025 at 4:59 a.m.

PBS and NPR get roughly half a billion dollars in public money, and have been...

Tinika Wyatt performing during “The Blind Auditions Part 3” for NBC’s “The Voice.” (Christine Bartolucci/NBC)

San Diego’s Tinika Wyatt advances to the playoff rounds of NBC’s ‘The Voice’

By Abby Hamblin

April 18, 2025 at 6:48 a.m.

The 51-year-old Gospel singer will next compete in the playoff stage after surviving battle and...

Wink Martindale is seen arriving at the International Myeloma Foundation 7th Annual Comedy Celebration at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 9, 2013. The longtime TV game show host died Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at his home in Rancho Mirage He was 91. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Wink Martindale, longtime game show host and legendary DJ, dies at 91

April 15, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

He did one of Elvis Presley's first-ever TV interviews, later making his mark on LA...

President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Trump says CBS and ’60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him

April 14, 2025 at 11:26 a.m.

President Trump attacked “60 Minutes” after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland.

From left, actors Steve Carell, B.J. Novak, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and Rainn Wilson poses in the press room after winning outstanding comedy series for “The Office” at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Aug. 27, 2006, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America/TNS)

Why fans are still coming to ‘The Office’ 20 years later

By Tribune News Service

March 22, 2025 at 6:31 a.m.

Streaming has helped turn 'The Office' into an enduring pop culture touchstone.

An exhibit of Daleks, left, and Cybermen, who are prominent villains in the BBC’s long-running TV series “Doctor Who.” They’re featured in “Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction,” an international exhibition that makes its U.S. premiere on March 15 at the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park. (Phoebe Mackenzie)

Comic-Con Museum set to unveil U.S. premiere of ‘Doctor Who’ exhibit this weekend

March 12, 2025 at 10:32 a.m.

The long-running BBC series has been a frequent presenter at San Diego's Comic-Con convention.

A bald eagle in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, in episode one of the NBC/BBC Studios series “The Americas.” BBC Studios

San Diego arts roundup: Stunning ‘The Americas’ series finds beauty during turbulent times

March 6, 2025 at 5:31 a.m.

Also this week in local arts, Voices of Mexico in La Jolla, San Diego Theatre...

Mikey Madison arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Breakout star Mikey Madison wins best actress Oscar for ‘Anora’ over Hollywood veteran Demi Moore

March 4, 2025 at 11:36 a.m.

The role catapulted the 25-year-old into a burgeoning film career after achieving initial success on...

Sean Baker, winner of the award for best film editing for “Anora,” poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for ‘Anora’

March 4, 2025 at 11:37 a.m.

Baker wrote, produced, directed and edited the film.

Adrien Brody arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Adrien Brody wins best actor for ‘The Brutalist,’ taking home his second career Oscar

March 4, 2025 at 11:37 a.m.

Brody solidified his legacy as one of Hollywood’s most compelling talents.

FILE – Selton Mello, from left, Fernanda Torres, and director Walter Salles, pose for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film, “I’m Still Here”, during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 1, 2024. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

‘I’m Still Here’ win best international film in Brazil’s first Oscar in the category

March 4, 2025 at 11:38 a.m.

The Brazilian film is about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship.

FILE – Palestinian Basel Adra, right, and Israeli Yuval Abraham receive the documentary award for “No Other Land” at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary

March 4, 2025 at 11:38 a.m.

The film is a collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers.

‘The Brutalist’ wins Oscar for best original score

March 2, 2025 at 7:19 p.m.

First-time Academy Award nominee Daniel Blumberg is now an Oscar winner.

Paul Tazewell, winner of the award for best costume design for “Wicked,” poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Paul Tazewell becomes first Black man to win an Oscar for best costume design

March 4, 2025 at 11:38 a.m.

Tazewell won for his masterful design work in 'Wicked.'

Zoe Saldana accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a ing role for "Emilia Perez"

Zoe Saldaña wins first Oscar, sweeping awards season as best ing actress in ‘Emilia Pérez’

March 4, 2025 at 11:39 a.m.

The win adds to a collection of successes for the star on the awards circuit.

Sean Baker accepts the award for best original screenplay for “Anora” during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Sean Baker wins original screenplay Oscar for ‘Anora.’ ‘Conclave’ wins adapted screenplay trophy

March 4, 2025 at 11:39 a.m.

Baker also directed, produced and edited the film starring Mikey Madison.

Oscars 2025: List of winners so far at the 97th Academy Awards

March 4, 2025 at 11:39 a.m.

Here’s a list of winners at the 97th annual Academy Awards.

‘Flow’ wins animated feature Academy Award, delivering Latvia its first Oscar

March 4, 2025 at 11:39 a.m.

The win gives Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis his first Academy Award.

Jazz Charton, left, and Kieran Culkin arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Kieran Culkin wins best ing actor at the Oscars, completing his sweep

March 4, 2025 at 11:39 a.m.

Sunday’s award for portraying Benji in 'A Real Pain' is his first Oscar win and...

Elle Fanning and Ariana Grande arrive at the Oscars

Oscars photos: See reunions, props and more candid moments from the red carpet

March 4, 2025 at 11:40 a.m.

Stars had fun on their way into the Oscars.

Photos: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and more on the Oscars red carpet

March 4, 2025 at 11:40 a.m.

Ariana Grande goes full Glinda; other stars stun in bold red and classic black.

Strip club Cinderella story ‘Anora’ wins best picture at 97th Academy Awards

March 4, 2025 at 11:40 a.m.

Eight of the 10 movies nominated for best picture came away with at least one...

Watch as stars arrive at the Oscars 2025 red carpet

April 2, 2025 at 2:09 p.m.

The Oscars red carpet is a major fashion showcase.

Gold-dusted chocolate Oscar statues are pictured during the Oscars Governors Ball press preview on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Make your Oscars predictions — and see how they compare to expert picks

March 1, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.

What are your top guesses for all 23 categories?

How to watch the 2025 Oscars on Sunday

By Tribune News Service

February 28, 2025 at 9:51 a.m.

This is the first year that the Oscars will stream live on Hulu.

Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars

Everything to know about the 2025 Oscars on Sunday

February 28, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

Original song nominees will not be performed. But that doesn't mean there won't be music.

Conan O'Brien salutes photographers before helping to roll out the red carpet

Oscars producers promise fresh energy, big stars and surprises at the show

April 19, 2025 at 1:09 a.m.

They nixed performances of original songs, but there will be big names on stage.

Actor Will Smith slaps host Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony, one of the most shocking moments in the history of the Oscars. CHICAGO TRIBUNE

This week’s San Diego arts roundup: Expect the unexpected at the Oscars on Sunday

February 27, 2025 at 5:31 a.m.

Also this week, Lyle Lovett, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, a vocal recital by DeAndre...

Lester Holt to step down as the anchor of NBC’s flagship ‘Nightly News’ program

February 24, 2025 at 10:39 a.m.

Holt, who has been anchoring “Nightly News” for a decade, will still remain at NBC.

Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, will perform Feb. 27 at the Magnolia in El Cajon. AP

San Diego arts roundup: Eclectic singer Cat Power to sing at the Magnolia next week

February 20, 2025 at 6:01 a.m.

Also this week: Comedy with Jeff Garlin, Black Voices concert with Gill Sotu, San Diego...

Musician and surfer Jack Johnson in a scene from the documentary “The Cigarette Surfboard,” screening Feb. 18 at the Oceanside International Film Festival. (OIFF)

San Diego arts roundup: Oceanside film festival returns

February 14, 2025 at 12:33 p.m.

Also this week, the Harlem Quartet in La Jolla, David Gray in Valley Center and...

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes pose with a trophy

How to watch the 2025 Super Bowl

February 9, 2025 at 6:19 a.m.

The game will be aired on Fox but there are streaming options, too.

The Grammys had a few surprises up their sleeves. Here are some key moments from the show

February 3, 2025 at 5:34 a.m.

Beyoncé winning the trophy for album of the year was the highlight of the Grammy...

Beyonce accepts the award for album of the year for “COWBOY CARTER during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Blue Ivy Carter looks on from right.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Beyoncé wins album of the year at the 2025 Grammys for ‘Cowboy Carter’

February 3, 2025 at 4:20 a.m.

The 67th Grammy Awards has been reformatted its award show as a vehicle to help...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Kendrick Lamar, winner of Record Of The Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video and Song Of The Year for “Not Like Us”, poses in the press room during the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Full list of 2025 Grammy Award winners

February 3, 2025 at 6:15 a.m.

Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and many more are Grammy winners

Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy for narrating an audiobook of his Sunday school lessons

February 2, 2025 at 6:34 p.m.

Prior to his death, Carter was nominated in the audio book, narration, and storytelling recording...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Taylor Swift attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Photos: Check out the fashions at the 2025 Grammy Awards

By Staff And Wire Reports

February 2, 2025 at 5:38 p.m.

Music’s biggest stars have arrived in Los Angeles for the 67th annual Grammy Awards. The...

Symbol of unity? Inauguration news coverage illustrates differences that pull country apart

April 20, 2025 at 9:49 p.m.

A presidential inauguration is traditionally a symbol of the traditions that bind Americans together. Mainstream...

As seen through a window from the Colonnade outside the Oval Office, President Joe Biden speaks during his farewell address at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Watch: Biden’s farewell address from the Oval Office

January 15, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

In a letter made public before his speech, Biden said the nation has emerged from...

Media companies scrap Venu Sports streaming service before it even started

January 11, 2025 at 11:04 a.m.

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced Friday they were pulling the plug on Venu.

Golden Globes 2025: Full list of winners

January 5, 2025 at 8:52 p.m.

See the full list of winners from the 2025 Golden Globes

Nikki Glaser attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Host Nikki Glaser roasts Harrison Ford, Benny Blanco in Golden Globes opening monologue

By Vivian Kwarmn

January 5, 2025 at 6:33 p.m.

Comedian Nikki Glaser didn't hold back while hosting the 82nd Annual Golden Globes on Sunday,...

Adriana Paz, from left, Edgar Ramirez, Selena Gomez, Jacques Audiard, Karla Sofia Gascon, and Zoe Saldana

‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Perez’ triumph at Golden Globes

January 6, 2025 at 4:44 a.m.

Hollywood stars gather for the Golden Globe Awards, which returns with major star power due...

Dakota Fanning arrives at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Photos: Check out the fashion on display at the Golden Globes red carpet

By Staff And Wire Reports

January 5, 2025 at 6:31 p.m.

The red carpet is out as the 82nd Golden Globes takes center stage. Hosted by...

Have an extra $4 million? You could buy the ‘Breaking Bad’ house

January 3, 2025 at 5:06 p.m.

While “Breaking Bad” certainly has left its mark on New Mexico and this quiet block...

Why Apple TV+ is offering a free weekend of binge-watching

January 3, 2025 at 2:26 p.m.

The two-day offer this Saturday and Sunday is intended to give viewers a taste of...

Cast rehearse a scene from TuYo Theatre’s production of Bernardo Cubria’s “The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latine Vote.” (TuYo Theatre)

San Diego arts roundup: TuYo Theatre staging play about Hispanic diversity

January 2, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Also this week, the Golden Globes, comedian Dustin Nickerson, the closure of Landmark Hillcrest Cinemas,...

FILE – Linda Lavin arrives at the 33rd annual Producers Guild Awards on March 19, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the landmark sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87

December 30, 2024 at 9:42 a.m.

Lavin died in Los Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently discovered lung cancer

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in a classic scene from the 1983 movie “When Harry Met Sally.” CASTLE ROCK

San Diego arts roundup: Our picks for nontraditional New Year’s Eve entertainment

December 26, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

Stream "When Harry Met Sally," or check out the X Christmas party in North Park,...

FILE – People watch TV screens showing a debate between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right on screen, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, at Sports Grill Kendall, where the Miami-Dade Democratic Hispanic Caucus had organized a watch party, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Exhausted by political news? TV ratings and new poll say you’re not alone

December 26, 2024 at 6:22 a.m.

The poll found nearly two-thirds of Americans saying they've found the need recently to cut...

NFL on Netflix: Christmas Day games are a 1st for streaming giant

December 24, 2024 at 8:15 a.m.

Netflix will have one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998 on...

All Netflix wants for Christmas is no streaming problems for its first NFL games

December 20, 2024 at 11:18 a.m.

There will be two Christmas Day games. Mariah Carey kicks it all off with a...

This image released by Netflix shows Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldaña in a scene from "Emilia Pérez."

‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 10, followed by ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Conclave’

December 9, 2024 at 12:57 p.m.

The embattled Globes are still in comeback mode after years of scandal and organizational upheaval.

A photo of the Hotel del Coronado shortly after its completion in 1888. (Hotel del Coronado)

Curious about the Hotel del Coronado's $550 million renovation? Go behind the scenes in this documentary

December 16, 2024 at 12:26 p.m.

The first two parts of the three-episode 'Historic Places' series will air this week and...

FILE – Parade performers lead the Tom Turkey float down Central Park West at the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on Nov. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)

How to watch and stream the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 21, 2024 at 11:52 a.m.

We've got all the info you need to watch the festivities.

The feature film “Saturday Night” will dramatize the craziness involved with the launch of “Saturday Night Live.” SONY PICTURES

S.D. Arts & Culture Newsletter: ‘Saturday Night’ ed

September 26, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

This weekend, Trolley Dances, the San Diego Italian Film Festival, CRSSD music festival, Ballet Collective...

Fleetwood Mac in its “Rumours” days in the late 1970s. COURTESY

S.D. Arts and Culture Newsletter: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ ed at the Shell

September 18, 2024 at 3:01 p.m.

Also this week: Adams Avenue Street Fair, Write Out Loud, Paul Weller, 'The Breakfast Club'...

Father-and-son actor-producers Eugene Levy, left, and Dan Levy will host the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2024. AP

U-T Arts & Culture Newsletter: Can the Levys liven up the Emmys on Sunday?

September 12, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Also this week: Chalk Circle Collective's "Constellations," Amos Lee at Rady Shell, the ENVZN festival...

Dennis Peters plays all 40 characters in Becky Mode’s play “Fully Committed at Scripps Ranch Theatre. (Ken Jacques)

S.D. Arts & Culture Newsletter: Actor is ‘Fully Committed’ to challenging stage role

September 5, 2024 at 6:01 a.m.

This week, San Diego's LGBTQ festival FilmOut, the San Diego Beatles Fair, 'Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice' and...

Legendary American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Arts & Culture Newsletter: San Diego Symphony to celebrate Sondheim

August 22, 2024 at 5:31 a.m.

This week: Rapper Common in Del Mar, film fests for both children and cat fans,...

FILE – Phil Donahue attends the 2019 American Icon Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on May 19, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Phil Donahue, whose daytime talk show launched an indelible TV genre, has died at 88

By Julie Carr Smyth

August 19, 2024 at 2:19 p.m.

The affable host launched his show in Ohio in 1967, creating a format that is...

Zahn McClarnon as Joe Lepahorn in “Dark Winds,” which arrives on Netflix Monday. AMC

San Diego Arts & Culture Newsletter: ‘Dark Winds’ headed to Netflix

August 15, 2024 at 5:31 a.m.

Also this week: Steve Poltz in Solana Beach, a '70s music review in Carlsbad, a...

A graphic displaying foods typically found at sports bars such as burgers, pizza fries and cocktails. (Adobe Stock)

Where to watch your favorite NFL team in San Diego

By Carlos Rico

September 19, 2024 at 10:42 a.m.

Fans of NFL teams from New York, Florida, Washington and many places in between can...

A scene from the documentary “The Power of Sports for Amputees,” premiering Aug. 6 in San Diego. (Marci Krown)

Arts and Culture Newsletter: San Diego Paralympian profiled in ‘Power of Sports’ documentary

August 1, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Also this week, a book on the Sagon Penn case, the Midway Museum's 20 millionth...

Kristin Ringard, left, and her parents, Jon and Lynn Ringard, dress as Greek water gods during the first day of Comic-Con in San Diego, CA, on July 21, 2022.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County /SCNG)

Comic-Con: 13 things to see or do this week at Comic-Con

By Peter Larsen

July 24, 2024 at 1:44 p.m.

We did a deep dive into the Comic-Con schedule to pick some offerings that appealed...

Comic-Con 2024: 26 things you need to know

By Michael James Rocha

July 23, 2024 at 1:16 p.m.

The county's largest convention arrives Wednesday with thousands of events, exhibitors, appearances and vendors. Here...

Peggy a.k.a. Dogpool, the “UK’s Ugliest Dog Winner”, from left, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ on Friday, July 12, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

TV, movie stars and other celebrities to expect in San Diego for Comic-Con

By Carlos Rico

July 18, 2024 at 10:31 a.m.

Stars of some of the biggest TV shows and films will arrive in San Diego...

Brody Schaffer performing on “America’s Got Talent.” (Trae Patton/NBC)

Carlsbad’s ‘Boss Baby Brody’ competes on ‘America’s Got Talent’

By Serena Neumeyer

July 3, 2024 at 6:31 a.m.

Seen on popular clips on Instagram and Tiktok, the 8-year-old 'Boss Baby Brody' can be...

Once more, genial host Alfonso Ribeiro will emcee PBS’ celebration of the Fourth of July, “A Capitol Fourth,” featuring performers such as Smokey Robinson, Sheila E., Loren Allred, Shawn Johnson East, Britt Stewart and the National Symphony Orchestra. The show will air on PBS and stream on YouTube and pbs.org on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. (PBS/TNS)

TV Tinsel: Take in the sights and sounds as Ribeiro hosts ‘A Capitol Fourth’

By Tribune News Service

July 1, 2024 at 4:13 p.m.

Genial host Alfonso Ribeiro will emcee PBS' celebration of the Fourth of July, "A Capitol...

Joaquin Phoenix stars in Apple Original Films NAPOLEON, released theatrically by Columbia Pictures. Photo Courtesy of Sony Pictures/Apple Original Films

The Small Screen: New streaming movies & TV this week

March 1, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

'Napoleon'Ridley Scott’s bio-drama on the French leader is finally making its debut today on Apple...

This image released by HBO shows Kate Winslet in a scene from "The Regime." (HBO via AP)

Kate Winslet’s ‘Regime’ is not a dictatorship – behind the scenes, at least

By Hilary Fox

March 1, 2024 at 9:46 p.m.

LONDON — Kate Winslet is running things — on and off the set of her new TV...

This image released by Apple TV+ shows Noel Fielding in "The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin," premiering March 1. (Mark Johnson/Apple TV+ via AP)

New comedy series ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ stands and delivers

By Mark Kennedy

March 1, 2024 at 9:42 p.m.

NEW YORK — Noel Fielding trades pastry for pistols in the new mouthful of a TV series...

This image released by Netflix shows Ambika Mod, left, and Leo Woodall in a scene from the mini-series "One Day." (Netflix via AP)

In ‘One Day,’ a new Emma and Dexter bring angst and yearning (again and again)

By Yvonne Villarreal

February 24, 2024 at 2:01 p.m.

Long before Netflix hooked viewers with a premise that tested whether a love connection could...

Will a Disney-led sports streaming service be good for consumers?

February 16, 2024 at 12:46 p.m.

Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery are proposing a new sports streaming service to capture...

This image released by Netflix shows, from left, Huey Lewis, Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson, right, in a scene from "The Greatest Night in Pop." (Netflix via AP)

Lionel Richie, Prince and a grumpy Bob Dylan: The untold story behind ‘We Are the World’

By Mikael Wood

February 9, 2024 at 2:35 p.m.

As he took in a recent screening of a new documentary on the making of...

Tortilla chips by Zack's Mighty, shown in Costco's exclusive flavor: Jalapeño Lime.

San Diego stores – Super Bowl LVIII: Costco’s exclusive Game Day chips, free Wendy’s cheeseburgers for days

By Roxana Popescu

February 10, 2024 at 8:59 p.m.

Limited time, limited release tortilla chips hit CostcoImagine a tortilla chip.But it's different. The color...

Sam Reid as Lestat Du Lioncourt and Jacob Anderson as Louis De Pointe Du Lac in AMC's "Interview with the Vampire."

Want to understand television’s troubles? Look at AMC.

By Benjamin Mullin

December 22, 2023 at 6:53 p.m.

Actors wearing fangs and fake blood roamed the basement of the Roxy Hotel in September...

Mike Sears in the United Airlines commerical "Screens (and feels) at every seat."

San Diego actor Mike Sears doesn’t mind being known as the “crying guy” in new airlines ad

December 7, 2023 at 2:43 a.m.

If you're a longtime local theatergoer, you're familiar with Mike Sears. Over the past 20...

John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy travel in the presidential motorcade in Dallas shortly before his assassination on Nov. 22, 1963.

How the JFK assassination changed TV news and the journalists who covered it 60 years ago

By Stephen Battaglio

November 23, 2023 at 9:52 p.m.

On Nov. 22, 1963, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite battled to hold his emotions in...

Albert Lin and Juan Santillan get ready to climb the Cholon waterfalls during their quest to find the lost city of the Chachapoyas in Peru.

Step aside, Indiana Jones: NatGeo’s ‘Lost Cities Revealed’ stars San Diego’s Albert Lin

By Michael James Rocha

November 21, 2023 at 7:34 p.m.

San Diego's globe-trotting explorer Albert Lin, star of the 2019 National Geographic series "Lost Cities,"...

Matthew Broderick photographed Oct. 26 on the La Jolla Playhouse campus, where he's in rehearsals for Joe DiPietro's world premiere play "Babbitt."

Matthew Broderick is the American everyman in La Jolla Playhouse’s ‘Babbitt’

November 5, 2023 at 2:01 p.m.

Sometime after Donald Trump was elected in 2016 but before the pandemic arrived in 2020...

Taylor Tomlinson and Stephen Colbert (credit : Scott Kowalchyk/CBS)<br/>

Cal State San Marcos alum Taylor Tomlinson to host new CBS late-night show

By Samantha Chery

November 2, 2023 at 7:31 p.m.

Temecula-raised stand-up comedian Taylor Tomlinson will soon be the only woman hosting a late-night television...

9 San Diego TV shows or movies you can watch on streaming right now

By Abby Hamblin

September 14, 2023 at 6:40 p.m.

Finding a new TV show or movie to watch among the current bounty of options...

(L-R): Jonathan Bailey as Tim Laughlin and Matt Bomer as Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller in FELLOW TRAVELERS, "White "Nights". Photo Credit: Ben Mark Holzberg/SHOWTIME.

Fall arts preview 2023: 15 TV shows premiering in the coming weeks

By Nina Metz

September 10, 2023 at 12:01 p.m.

Hollywood has been in limbo these last few months. It’s been especially tough for everyone...

Hulu Animayhem features an area where visitors are shrunken down.

Comic-Con 2023: Immersive experiences take over downtown San Diego. Here are 7 you can’t miss

By Natallie Rocha

July 22, 2023 at 5:21 p.m.

Major Hollywood studios might not be at San Diego Comic-Con International with actors, but they...

Chris Raffa (left) and Dounia Yang Sawaya read a comic book outside of the San Diego Convention Center during Comic Con 2023.

Comic-Con 2023: Fans say loss of Hollywood stars means more time for other attractions

By Natallie Rocha

July 21, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.

Hollywood might have needed Comic-Con more than Comic-Con needed Hollywood. Most San Diego Comic-Con International...

An ment for the Showtime/Paramount+ show "Yellowjackets" on the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego in downtown San Diego. Many businesses put the wraps up for Comic-Con International despite it being technically illegal in San Diego.

There are more (illegal) Comic-Con building wraps than ever: Here’s where to find them

July 20, 2023 at 10:44 p.m.

Major movie studios might be skipping big promotional s at Comic-Con International this year, but...

San Diego, CA - JULY 24: People attend Comic-Con in San Diego on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Without much choice, Comic-Con goes back to its roots

July 17, 2023 at 3:37 p.m.

It's hard to imagine now, but the nation's most popular comic book convention — San...

Your guide to San Diego’s Comic-Con International – from A to Z

By Carlos Rico

July 15, 2023 at 7:23 a.m.

Comic-Con International returns next week for four-plus days of s, exhibitions, outdoor activations and cosplayers...

Sesame Street actor and puppeteer Matt Vogel, right, in character as Big Bird, introduces the ists for the Sesame Street at 50 discussion, Sonia Manzano, left, who played Maria, Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, senior vice president of Sesame Workshop Content, Eric Jacobson, who is Grover, Bert and Oscar, and Ryan Ryan Dillon, who is Elmo, on day three of the Comic-Con International Convention, July 20, 2019, at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, California.

Comic-Con 2023: Here’s your Sunday schedule

July 11, 2023 at 6:37 p.m.

The final day of Comic-Con International on Sunday, July 23, at the San Diego Convention...

Pictured: Rebecca Romijn as Una, Anson Mount as Pike and Ethan Peck as Spock of the Paramount+ original series “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” Photo Cr: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 ViacomCBS. All Rights Reserved.

Comic-Con 2023: Here’s your Saturday schedule

July 11, 2023 at 6:36 p.m.

It's Comic-Con International's biggest day Saturday, July 22, with a revitalized Star Trek franchise stealing...

Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa, Ross Marquand as Aaron, Scavengers - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC

Comic-Con 2023: Here’s your Friday schedule

July 7, 2023 at 7:31 p.m.

Comic-Con International’s first big day Friday, July 21, will be all about big TV franchises....

Comic-Con 2023: Here’s your Thursday schedule

July 6, 2023 at 7:29 p.m.

The first official day of Comic-Con International starts on Thursday, July 20, with a Paramount...

San Diego, CA - JULY 23: Cherish McConnell and husband Valor of San Diego dressed as Gwen Stacy Spider-Woman and Spiderman at Comic-Con in San Diego on Saturday, July 23, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Comic-Con 2023: Here’s your Wednesday schedule