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SportsCenter Host Is Caught Up In The NFL's Free Speech Debate

7:28am October 10, 2017

ESPN suspended SportsCenter's Jemele Hill for another violation of its social media guidelines. David Greene talks to sports journalism professor Kevin Blackistone, who occasionally appears on ESPN.

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Jason Aldean performs "I Won't Back Down" to open the October 7 episode of Saturday Night Live.

Jason Aldean Covers Tom Petty As 'SNL' Responds To Las Vegas

9:03am October 08, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Saturday Night Live broke format this weekend as Jason Aldean performed Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" in response to the October 1 shooting in Las Vegas.

Arts

Kenan Thompson Becomes Longest-Serving Cast Member On SNL

4:58pm October 06, 2017

by Eric Deggans

With the start of this season of SNL, Kenan Thompson became longest-serving cast member in the show's history. So what's the secret to his longevity and making it click with the audience?

Arts

The Greatest Hits Of 'The Platinum Age Of Television'

2:33pm October 06, 2017

"Television has really become where a lot of the action is right now," critic David Bianculli says. His new book revisits the best of the small screen. Originally broadcast Nov. 10, 2016.

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'Jeopardy!' Champion Goes Viral With Quirky Style, Big Bets

7:57pm October 05, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Austin Rogers — a New York City bartender who claims to have analyzed hundreds of episodes to deduce patterns in the questions — has become a viral sensation.

Host Jimmy Kimmel during his opening monologue at the 89th Annual Academy Awards.

WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Slams 'So-Called Leaders' On Gun Control

2:55pm October 03, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Late night hosts on various networks reacted to the massacre in Las Vegas by criticizing political inaction on gun laws, which continues to divide the American public.

"I'm tellin' you, that fish was yay big!": Teen Mutant Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind) prepares to bend air like Beckham in The Gifted.

Arts

Relax, Nerds: 'The Gifted' Knows What It's Doing

5:18am October 02, 2017

by Glen Weldon

A great premise, fun performances, a cool sensibility and excellent special effects make FOX's new mutants-on-the-lam series a solid bet. (Are you listening, Marvel's Inhumans?)

Kate McKinnon as Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Alec Baldwin as President Trump in the opening sketch of the 43rd season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

Music & Culture

On 'SNL,' Jay-Z Wears A Kaepernick Jersey And Alec Baldwin's Trump Is Back

5:22pm October 01, 2017

by Linda Holmes

The 43rd season of NBC's Saturday Night Live kicked off, unsurprisingly, with Alec Baldwin's impression of the president. But its sharpest political moments lay elsewhere.

The Z-Files: Adam Scott and Craig Robinson in Ghosted.

Arts

'Ghosted': A Skeptic And A True Believer Investigate The Paranormal; It's Para-Funny

7:01am October 01, 2017

by Glen Weldon

In this FOX sitcom, Adam Scott and Craig Robinson play two men thrown together to uncover the uncanny. It involves chasing glowy things through warehouses at night.

Monty Hall, in a 1969 photo, hosts Let's Make A Deal.

Arts

Monty Hall, Host Of 'Let's Make A Deal,' Dies At 96

10:09pm September 30, 2017

by Glen Weldon

The unctuous, ingratiating game host was, always, in on the joke, which proved the secret to his enduring appeal.