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TV Talk: Hill District native Carter Redwood stars in CBS’s ‘FBI: International’Video
For Carter Redwood, his first series regular role starring in CBS’s “FBI: International” checks several boxes of what he hoped for in his acting career. “As a part of my visualization for what I wanted in my career, and what I wanted for myself, I really told myself that I...
TV Talk: Emmy telecast welcomes comedy newcomers ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Hacks;’ shows off Billy Porter’s latest fashion
Sunday night on CBS, the 73rd Emmy Awards began with an opening that was equal parts cringe and joyful fun as host Cedric the Entertainer was joined in rapping about his love of TV by Lil Dickey, Rita Wilson and LL Cool J and the celebrities in attendance who joined...
Emmys vow a ‘good time’ after bleak year; ‘Crown’ may rule
LOS ANGELES — Emmy Awards host Cedric the Entertainer and the show’s producers promise it will be a celebration for all. But it could be much more rewarding, even historic, for some. That includes Netflix’s drama “The Crown” and Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso.” Each is considered a frontrunner Sunday...
TV Talk: Previewing fall streaming, cable and PBS showsVideo
There’s no dearth of content in the months ahead on streaming, cable and PBS. Here are a few highlights of what’s coming soon: Streaming Returning series include “Dear White People” (premiering Wednesday, Netflix), “Doom Patrol” (Thursday, HBO Max), “Creepshow” (Thursday, Shudder and AMC+), the fourth and final season of Billy...
TV Talk: When your prime-time broadcast favorites return
Unlike a year ago when fall premiere dates for returning series were uncertain due to the pandemic, this year most shows are back right on time. One big exception: NBC holds back the final season of partially Pittsburgh-set “This is Us” until early 2022. Here’s when you can expect your...
TV Talk: Broadcasters introduce reboots, spin-offs and a few original seriesVideo
Viewers who savor the comfort of the familiar will be satisfied with the recognizable titles broadcast networks are trotting out as “new” series this fall. Anyone seeking a surplus of originality will be disappointed. That said, not all reboots are created equal and not all original shows are winners. The...
Harris Theater in Pittsburgh returns with ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and it’s BYOB
The Harris Theater is showing movies again. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced that the Harris will reopen Sept. 23 with the start of a three week run of “Dear Evan Hansen.” The film is based on the hit Broadway play about an awkward high school student dealing with typical...
Piers Morgan to launch new TV show in deal with News Corp
LONDON — British presenter Piers Morgan will join News Corp and Fox News Media and host a TV show that will air in the U.S., Britain and Australia, the company said Thursday. News Corp executive chair Rupert Murdoch said Morgan, 56, is “the broadcaster every channel wants but is too...
Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92
LOS ANGELES — Jane Powell, the bright-eyed, operatic-voiced star of Hollywood’s golden age musicals who sang with Howard Keel in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and danced with Fred Astaire in “Royal Wedding,” has died. She was 92. Powell died Thursday at her Wilton, Connecticut, home, longtime friend Susan Granger...
Fox News’ vaccine criticism focuses attention on its own policy
NEW YORK — A steady criticism of covid vaccine mandates by figures on Fox News has drawn attention to its own company’s stringent rules on the topic — even from President Joe Biden. The president was denounced as an “authoritarian” and “divider-in-chief” on Fox last week after announcing new efforts...
‘Jeopardy!’ hosts: Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings will finish 2021
NEW YORK — Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split “Jeopardy!” hosting duties for the remainder of 2021. Sony Pictures Television announced the plan Thursday, the same week that episodes filmed by ousted host Mike Richards are airing. Richards, who also lost his role as “Jeopardy!” executive producer, was initially...
TV Talk: Former ‘Dance Moms’ star, Pittsburgh native stars in Lifetime movie; ‘The Morning Show’ returnsVideo
Viewers who couldn’t get enough of the train wreck that was Lifetime’s Pittsburgh-based “Dance Moms” likely remember Nia Sioux Frazier and her mom, Holly Hatcher-Frazier, as the most poised, sensible and seemingly stable of that show’s regulars. Nia, who now goes by Nia Sioux, was just 9 when “Dance Moms”...
Unity’s Victory Brinker comes up short in ‘America’s Got Talent’ final voteVideo
She may not have come away with the Vegas contract and the $1 million prize, but Victory Brinker is a winner by any standard. When the votes were counted on the Wednesday’s season finale of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” the 9-year-old opera singer from Unity came up short. Magician Dustin...
TV Q&A: Could Jackie Cain return to a Pittsburgh TV station?
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: Former WTAE-TV news anchor Jackie Cain has left her Minneapolis station. Does she end up back in Pittsburgh? And at what station? — Jodi via...
O’Brien, Carrey, Dole praise ‘comedy genius’ Norm Macdonald
NEW YORK — Reactions to the death of Norm Macdonald, who died of cancer Tuesday at age 61. “I am absolutely devastated about Norm Macdonald. Norm had the most unique comedic voice I have ever encountered and he was so relentlessly and uncompromisingly funny. I will never laugh that hard...
‘Saturday Night Live’ comedian Norm Macdonald dead at 61 after battle with cancer
Norm Macdonald, a “Saturday Night Live” cast member best known as the host of Weekend Update, died Tuesday. He was 61. Macdonald succumbed to a nine-year cancer battle that he kept private, his management team told Deadline. “He was most proud of his comedy,” producing partner Lori Jo Hoekstra told...
New Kensington, Arnold go on camera for filming of streaming series ‘Sprung’
Keith Spruill enjoyed getting a look behind the scenes of the production of a television series Monday as filming for Amazon Studios’ “Sprung” was underway in New Kensington. “This could be the new Hollywood,” he said. “That’s what I’m hoping for, at least.” Spruill is the maintenance supervisor at Valley...
TV Talk: Greenfield woman competes on ‘Jeopardy!’ during Mike Richards’ brief tenure as host
Gabbie Kim, a mother of two and birth doula from Greenfield, will compete on Monday’s 38th season premiere of “Jeopardy!” (7 p.m., WPXI-TV). And what a week to appear on the show. Not only is she up against Matt Amodio — who’s on an 18-episode winning streak that netted him...
Met Gala returns Monday with star power after pandemic delay
Thanks to the pandemic, the 2020 Met Gala and its fashion parade was pushed from its traditional May berth and morphed this year into a two-part affair that kicks off Monday night with a mini version of the celebrity-splashed fundraiser. Organizers promise no less the star power. The intimate gala...
TV Talk: Daytime changes for fall include Jay Leno-hosted game show, Nick Cannon talk showVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Already “Dr. Oz” has moved over from WTAE-TV to 10 a.m. weekdays on WPGH-TV, but perhaps the most noteworthy syndicated debut of the Fall 2021 season is “You Bet Your Life” (6 and 6:30 p.m....
‘Shang-Chi’ tops box office again with $35.8 million
NEW YORK — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That total was good enough for the best second-weekend gross of any film during the pandemic, edging...
Disney backs theatrical releases for remaining 2021 films
After endless disruption due to the pandemic and the super-charged growth of streaming services, moviegoing may be going back to something a little like normal. The Walt Disney Co. on Friday announced that all of its remaining films this year will open exclusively in theaters. That includes the Marvel release...
TV Talk: KDKA-TV reporter Nicole Ford jumps to WPXI-TV
It’s not the norm in TV news for a reporter to file her last report for one station on a Friday and then turn up reporting on a rival station a few days later. But when a reporter is part-time and not under contract with the first station, such circumstances...
Marvel asks the question we’ve been waiting for: ‘What If… Zombies?’
NOTE: Spoilers for the Marvel Cinematic and Disney+ universe up through episode 5 of “What If…” Superheroes and zombies. Do I even need to bother with a sales pitch? The latest installment of Marvel’s newest series asks my favorite question yet: “What if… Zombies?” This story concept has already gotten...
In ‘Fauci,’ a big-screen portrait of a pandemic superstar
John Hoffman and Janet Tobias’ “Fauci” is the first big-screen documentary of the nation’s top infectious disease expert and ubiquitous face of the covid-19 pandemic. It’s an intimate portrait of a longtime public servant whose notoriety has risen dramatically — and with that, brought heaps of far-right scorn on the...
