TV and Streaming

White Sox play-by-play man Jason Benetti on May 20, 2016. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Jason Benetti, as NBC’s lead voice for ‘Sunday Night Baseball,’ will work with different analysts every week

By Joe Reedy

March 25, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

Jason Benetti will be the voice of “Sunday Night Baseball,” which moves to NBC and...

A Netflix sign is displayed atop a building in Los Angeles, on Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Netflix swings into MLB with 3 marquee events, including Yankees vs. Giants on opening night

By Joe Reedy

March 25, 2026 at 9:07 a.m.

Netflix is hoping for another home run as its partnership with Major League Baseball begins...

Kevin Cross, president and general manager of NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago and NBC Sports Chicago, points out the peacock feather motif on the anchor desk in Studio A on the second floor of NBC Tower in Streeterville on March 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

NBC Chicago downsizes in its namesake tower with new $70 million TV newsroom

By Robert Channick

March 24, 2026 at 12:33 p.m.

NBC 5 Chicago, Telemundo Chicago and the national NBC News Chicago Bureau have consolidated from...

Savannah Guthrie visits the Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Savannah Guthrie makes offscreen visit to ‘Today’ show, first since her mother went missing

By Associated Press

March 5, 2026 at 10:06 p.m.

The “Today” show said Savannah Guthrie, a longtime co-host of the morning news program, plans...

"The Bear," the Hulu show starring Jeremy Allen White that's set in Chicago, reportedly will conclude at the end of the upcoming Season 5. (Matt Dinerstein/AP)

‘The Bear’ series will end after Season 5

By Doug George

March 5, 2026 at 2:20 p.m.

"The Bear," the Chicago-set comedy drama series by FX, is ending after the upcoming Season...

Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti hangs out on the field ahead of the Sox-Tigers game on opening day on March 28, 2024, at Guaranteed Rate Field. Benetti left the Sox following the 2023 season after eight years as their TV play-by-play voice. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Column: Jason Benetti’s new gig as voice of ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ yet another blemish for Chicago White Sox

By Paul Sullivan

March 5, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

It's safe to say letting Jason Benetti leave the Chicago White Sox TV booth in...

Officials remove the body of actor-comedian John Belushi from a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles where Belushi was found dead on March 5, 1982. Belushi, 33, died of an accidental drug overdose. (Lennox McLendon/AP)

Today in Chicago History: John Belushi’s death in LA shocks his hometown

By Kori Rumore

March 5, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 5, according...

The Brady Bunch House, the two-story single-family home that served as the main setting for the television series “The Brady Bunch” in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, is now designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

‘Brady Bunch’ house, used in exterior shots for the popular sitcom, gets LA landmark status

By Associated Press

March 4, 2026 at 5:37 p.m.

The LA city council voted unanimously on Wednesday to designate the the so-called “Brady Bunch”...

‘Deadliest Catch’ crewman Todd Meadows dies after falling overboard, Coast Guard says

By Becky Bohrer

March 3, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

A deckhand on the reality television show “Deadliest Catch,” which documents the lives of crab...

Hilary Knight skates in the first period against Switzerland at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 9, 2026, in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

US Olympic gold medalists Hilary Knight and the Hughes brothers appear on ‘Tonight Show’

By Associated Press

March 3, 2026 at 7:35 a.m.

Jimmy Fallon made fun of Jack Hughes for getting a tooth knocked out and praised...

Kendall Coyne, left, and Hilary Knight celebrate after victory ceremony for women’s ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Hilary Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

By John Wawrow

March 1, 2026 at 8:27 a.m.

This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh in the wake...

Chicago chef Jonathan Sawyer is on Season 7 of "Tournament of Champions." (Food Network)

Two Chicago chefs to compete on Guy Fieri’s ‘Tournament of Champions’

By Eva Remijan-Toba

March 2, 2026 at 1:12 p.m.

Chicago-based chefs stepped back into the arena for Season 7 of Guy Fieri’s hit series...

The Warner Bros. water tower is seen at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount to take over

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

February 26, 2026 at 10:07 p.m.

Netflix is declining to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming...