Television

Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia board the plane prior to flight to Moscow in the Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schoenefeld, near Berlin, on Jan. 17, 2021.

World News

In Navalny's final hours of freedom, he was calm, funny and watching 'Rick and Morty'

3:37pm February 16, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Russian authorities announced on Friday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died in a remote Russian prison. Navalny was imprisoned after returning to Russia in 2021.

Franklin, first Black character in 'Peanuts' strip has his own animated special

8:17am February 16, 2024

Craig Shultz, son of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, talks about a new special, Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, the origin story of Franklin Armstrong, the comic strip's first Black character

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Sunday's Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in U.S. TV history

5:28pm February 13, 2024

by Eric Deggans

NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans about Super Bowl viewership and the reach and dominance of NFL programming.

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Kansas City Chiefs fans gather for a Super Bowl watch party in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday. Viewership data show that 200 million people saw at least some part of the game.

Yes, a lot of people watched the Super Bowl, but the monoculture is still a myth

1:51pm February 13, 2024

by Linda Holmes

Super Bowl viewership isn't faltering in the same way broadcast, cable and awards shows are. But do we really need mass consumption of the same cultural work? Or just smart and connected consumption?

Jon Stewart returned Monday as host of The Daily Show.

Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' return is so smooth, it's like he never left

1:48pm February 13, 2024

by Eric Deggans

Stewart eased back into the host's chair Monday night without missing a beat, firing off jokes with a familiar style that felt like he had left just a few weeks ago, rather than in 2015.

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National

Morning news brief

5:13am February 13, 2024

A new effort begins to work out a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Defense Secretary Austin, who's in the hospital, cancels Brussels trip. Jon Stewart returns to anchor The Daily Show on Mondays.

Props and sets are available to rent at EcoSet in Los Angeles. It's a resource for the creative industry that implements zero waste practices on productions and events.

Arts

How Hollywood art directors are working to keep their sets out of the landfill

5:13am February 13, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Sets are often discarded after productions, with thousands of tons of materials going into dumpsters each year. Now art directors and their allies are pushing for a more sustainable approach.

A San Francisco 49ers fan reacts while watching a telecast of NFL football's Super Bowl 58 on a screen outside the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

Sports

The 2024 Super Bowl becomes the most watched NFL championship in history

2:18am February 13, 2024

by Ayana Archie

About 123 million people tuned in across platforms, including CBS, Paramount+, Univision and Nickelodeon. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in a game that went to overtime.

"I love being a mom, but I want to play somebody who pushes the story along," says actor Molly Ringwald. She plays Joanne Carson, ex-wife of Johnny Carson, in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.

Arts

Molly Ringwald breaks free from 'mom purgatory' in 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans'

1:49pm February 12, 2024

by Tonya Mosley

Ringwald represented teen angst in '80s films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. She says early success led to her being typecast, but adds, "I'm really happy with where I'm at right now."

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Super Bowl ads played it safe, but there were still some winners

12:13pm February 12, 2024

by Eric Deggans

Celebrities from Beyoncé to Arnold Schwarzenegger sold products with a wink.