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Yesterday at 4:00 p.m.
Welcome to SpinCo
Notes on the debundling of NBCUniversal.
By
Josef Adalian
overnights
Nov. 17, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: When Charli XCX Shows Up,
SNL
Is Brat
The fashionably bored Brit got big laughs without breaking a sweat.
By
Joe Berkowitz
snl 50
Nov. 16, 2024
Paul Mescal to Gladi-eat on
Saturday Night Live
With Shaboozey as musical guest.
By
Jason P. Frank
overnights
Nov. 10, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: The Right Man For The Moment
Bill Burr uses the post-election monologue to provoke outrage in a loose, rip-roaring episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
2024 election
Nov. 6, 2024
Watching TV As America Descends Into the Abyss
I spent eight hours with two broadcasts that felt like stage plays from alternate realities.
By
Nicholas Quah
overnights
Nov. 3, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: John Mulaney Helps Get Us Through the Election
Kamala Harris picked a good episode to drop by Studio 8H.
By
Joe Berkowitz
breaking north pole news
Nov. 1, 2024
CBS Holiday Staple
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Is Flying Over to NBC
Ho, ho, whoa!
By
Josef Adalian
overnights
Oct. 20, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Mister Keaton’s Neighborhood
Michael Keaton’s return to Studio 8H feels underbaked in favor of focusing on the upcoming election.
By
Rima Parikh
overnights
Oct. 13, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Trapped in Purgatory
A seemingly cursed night fails to deliver an episode worthy of Ariana Grande’s comedic talents.
By
Joe Berkowitz
predictions
Oct. 2, 2024
Who Is Playing Who in
SNL
50’s Big Election Season?
Some of the results on this fall’s most important ballot are in.
By
Jason P. Frank
overnights
Sept. 29, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Premiere Recap: Jean Smart Leads a Cavalcade of Cameos
The jam-packed premiere has a lot of catching up to do after an eventful summer. Luckily, Jean Smart is the perfect host to kick off season 50.
By
Joe Berkowitz
departures
Sept. 26, 2024
Hoda Kotb Is Leaving
Today …
Next Year
She teased that she’ll be staying in the NBC family — give her a sitcom!
By
Jason P. Frank
now streaming
Sept. 18, 2024
The 30 Best TV Shows on Peacock
Suits
,
The Office, Columbo,
and more.
By
Brian Tallerico
buffering
Sept. 13, 2024
Jokes Amber Can Tell (on CNN)
On
Have I Got News for You
, Amber Ruffin is playing to win — especially when the news “is utter chaos.”
By
Josef Adalian
schedule changes
Sept. 6, 2024
Jimmy Fallon Might Be Laughing a Little Less Than Usual
NBC’s
Tonight Show
will reportedly be down from five to four new episodes a week this fall.
By
Jennifer Zhan
back from the dead
Aug. 19, 2024
Tom Fontana Has Thoughts About a
Homicide
Reboot
“I probably shouldn’t tell you this story, but what the fuck.”
By
Eric Vilas-Boas
arc de triomphe
Aug. 12, 2024
C’est Bon! The Paris Olympics Delivered Huge Ratings for NBC.
And Peacock took home a gold medal, too.
By
Josef Adalian
le sports du jour
Aug. 10, 2024
Your Daily Schedule for the 2024 Summer Olympics
We’re updating it every day.
Allons-y!
By
Savannah Salazar
buffering
Aug. 9, 2024
Our Judges Will Now Review NBC’s Final Scores
Peacock’s highly rated Olympics coverage has proven comprehensive — but not always perfect.
By
Josef Adalian,
Nicholas Quah,
and
Jen Chaney
pool hours
Aug. 3, 2024
All the Swimming at the Summer Olympics in One Easy Schedule
We’re on Katie Ledecky watch.
By
Eric Vilas-Boas
sportify daily
July 26, 2024
We Watched Peacock’s New AI Replicant of Al Michaels
AI or Al?
By
Eric Vilas-Boas
olympics 2024
July 23, 2024
Who Is Going to Be at the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony?
Lady Gaga and Céline Dion are rumored to perform, in addition to French singer Aya Nakamura.
By
Justin Curto
obits
May 27, 2024
NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton Dead at 71
Walton won an Emmy for sportscasting in 1991.
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
May 12, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Mother of the House of Rockefeller
SNL
celebrates Maya Rudolph’s greatness.
By
Joe Berkowitz
buffering
May 10, 2024
What All the Big Streamers Are Telling Advertisers
Everyone wants ad money now. Here’s how they’re planning to get it at next week’s upfronts.
By
Josef Adalian
overnights
May 5, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Dua Lipa Does It All
The pop star and burgeoning actor pulls double duty in an audacious episode otherwise hampered by a pair of unnecessary sequels.
By
Joe Berkowitz
role call
Apr. 19, 2024
Nicole Richie Answers Every Question We Have About
Great News
“I don’t necessarily know what they saw in that audition.”
By
Devon Ivie
the unstreamables
Apr. 17, 2024
11 Great Shows You Can’t Find Streaming Anywhere (and Why)
The streaming era promised unprecedented access to entertainment, but these shows have been caught in TV limbo.
By
Brian Tallerico
overnights
Apr. 14, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Ryan Gosling Breaks Up With You
Nobody but Ryan Gosling gets to laugh through the entire show.
By
Jesse Hassenger
overnights
Apr. 7, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Kristen Wiig Brings Her Friends
Kristen Wiig leads an all-star cast to this season’s best episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Mar. 10, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Josh Brolin Is Seriously Hilarious
SNL
understands that underneath his gruff exterior, Josh Brolin is a total goofball.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Mar. 3, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Sydney Sweeney’s Saturday Night Yikes
SNL
can’t figure out how to best use guest host Sydney Sweeney.
By
Joe Berkowitz
stand-up
Feb. 27, 2024
Anatomy of a Fail
Yes, Shane Gillis bombed on
SNL
, but not for the reasons you think.
By
Jesse David Fox
overnights
Feb. 25, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Shane Gillis Got Away With It
Shane Gillis makes it to
SNL
after all, bringing his conservative-friendly material to his first hosting gig.
By
Joe Berkowitz
dun done
Feb. 23, 2024
Just to Clarify, Sam Waterston Is Not Retiring
As he says good-bye to
Law & Order
(again), the former Jack McCoy has a message for casting directors: Call him!
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
overnights
Feb. 4, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Ayo Edebiri’s Homecoming
Ayo Edebiri’s victory lap comes to
SNL
.
By
Jesse Hassenger
overnights
Jan. 21, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Jacob Elordi Is Too Hot for Conventional Television
SNL
is as mesmerized by Jacob Elordi as the rest of us.
By
Joe Berkowitz
awards szn
Jan. 7, 2024
How to Watch Tonight’s Golden Globe Awards
Hint: It’s on CBS.
By
Jason P. Frank
cheers!
Dec. 31, 2023
What to Watch to Ring in 2024
Ryan Seacrest, Andy & Anderson, football, or Fox News?
By
Justin Curto
overnights
Dec. 17, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Kate McKinnon’s Episode Is an Early Christmas Gift
Kate McKinnon leads
SNL
to a season-best episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Dec. 10, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Adam Driver Is Doing the Most
A dialed-up Adam Driver is a welcome presence in an uneven episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
in memoriam
Dec. 6, 2023
All the Major Broadcast Networks Are Coming Together to Honor Norman Lear
CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, and the CW will simulcast an “in memoriam” tribute card to the architect of the modern sitcom.
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Dec. 3, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Five-Timer Emma Stone Is an
SNL
Unicorn
Emma Stone is as dazzlingly versatile as ever, and her inevitable sixth turn hosting can’t come soon enough.
By
Joe Berkowitz
buffering
Nov. 30, 2023
How the Networks (Barely) Survived the Fall TV Season
“The networks all did what they needed to crawl through the tunnel of crap at the end of
The Shawshank Redemption
,” says one insider.
By
Josef Adalian
overnights
Nov. 19, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Jason Momoa’s Thanksgiving Episode Is a Real Turkey
Like a late-November meal without stuffing or green-bean casserole, the Aquaman star’s
SNL
was clearly missing something.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Nov. 12, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: The Triumphant Return of Timothée Chalamet
Songs and sequels abound in an episode that makes the most of the
Wonka
star’s charisma.
By
Joe Berkowitz
scene report
Oct. 31, 2023
‘I Actually Felt Like I Knew Him’
Days after Matthew Perry’s death, the
Friends
apartment corner transforms into a site of mourning.
By
Devon Ivie
overnights
Oct. 29, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: A Light Halloween
SNL
for Dark Times
Nate Bargatze delivers a spooky, upbeat episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Oct. 22, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Bad Bunny Can Do Whatever He Wants
Bad Bunny put on one hell of a show and made it look effortless.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Oct. 15, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Season-Premiere Recap: Pete Davidson Strikes the Right Tone
The
SNL
crew delivers laughs in their first episode from a strike-extended summer, but the strain of working through a tough week shows.
By
Joe Berkowitz
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