Television

Comedian Trevor Noah is stepping down from 'The Daily Show' after 7 years of hosting

6:08am September 30, 2022

Noah, who took over after Jon Stewart left in 2015, said hosting the show has been one of his greatest challenges and greatest joys. It's unclear exactly when he's leaving and what he will do next.

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Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," speaks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Washington.

Arts

Trevor Noah said he is leaving The Daily Show. Take a look at some memorable moments

5:54am September 30, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Noah announced Thursday he is leaving the show, seven years after he took over as host from Jon Stewart.

Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla.

Arts

Can the hurricane TV reporters come inside now? Please?

1:54pm September 29, 2022

by Eric Deggans

This is an old debate and one the TV news industry seems to have already decided — but until someone is seriously injured doing this kind of reporting, it will continue.

Mourners attend a vigil in Las Vegas following the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival.

Arts

Las Vegas mass shooting survivors tell their own story in '11 minutes' documentary

1:24pm September 27, 2022

by David Bianculli

The new four-hour Paramount+ documentary is told mostly through cellphone videos and police body cams. It is surprisingly not gruesome — the visuals are selected and edited very judiciously.

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Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Ser Criston (Fabien Frankel) discuss country matters.

Arts
Books

'House of the Dragon' episode 6: From here to paternity

10:16pm September 25, 2022

by Glen Weldon

On HBO's Game of Thrones spin-off, questions around several characters' lineage turn the show into one long episode of medieval Maury.

Arts

You can now play for Ted Lasso's team on FIFA

8:08am September 24, 2022

by Scott Simon

The popular soccer video game FIFA will soon let players choose to play with a new team: AFC Richmond, the fictional team featured in the Emmy Award-winning streaming TV show "Ted Lasso."

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Group photo of Bakers in the Tent (L to R) (back) Sandro, William, Abdul, Carol, Maisam, Syabira, Maxy (front) James Rebs Janusz, Dawn, Kevin on The Great British Baking Show on Netflix.

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

5:35pm September 23, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Industry, The Great British Baking Show, and more.

National

'Sidney' is a look at an actor who pioneered a vision of racial equality in Hollywood

5:14pm September 23, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, directed by Reginald Hudlin and supported by Poitier's surviving family, Apple TV+'s documentary Sidney details the life of actor-director-activist Sidney Poitier.

Arts

You won't want to miss this funny and surprising 'Reboot'

1:36pm September 21, 2022

by David Bianculli

Hulu's new comedy series is about the rebirth of an old comedy series — one that never existed. Reboot is the funniest sitcom about making a sitcom since the Showtime series Episodes.

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Books
Arts

From 'Saturday Night' to 'Sunday Night,' Dick Ebersol looks back on 40 years in TV

4:46pm September 20, 2022

If you have an unforgettable live TV moment, chances are Dick Ebersol was involved. The TV executive looks back on an incredible 40-year broadcasting career.