If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. At some point, every cord-cutter is likely to have second thoughts. Usually, it’s because they realize they’re missing one of a handful of channels. NBC is one of …
Read More »Snoop Dogg Will Reprise Correspondent Role for Winter Olympics Coverage
Snoop Dogg will return to NBC and Peacock to help cover the Milano CortinaWinter Olympics in February. According to NBCUniversal, “The global megastar will explore northern Italy, from the vibrant streets of Milan to the breathtaking Dolomites, providing his unique perspective to viewers during NBCUniversal’s Winter Olympic primetime coverage.” The …
Read More »'Wicked' TV Special Featuring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Sets Air Date
NBC will air a live Wicked special on Nov. 6. The two-hour special will be taped at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater and will feature the film’s stars, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, as well as special guests, performing songs from the first movie. As the special is set to arrive …
Read More »Sean Combs Files $100M Defamation Lawsuit Against NBC, Peacock Over Diddy Doc
Sean Combs has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBC and Peacock over its recently aired documentary, Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, claiming the program promoted conspiracy theories and “maliciously advanc[ed] the unhinged narrative that Mr. Combs is a serial killer.” The 55-year-old claimed the program, which …
Read More »10 'Homicide' Episodes to Watch Right Now
Today, Homicide: Life on the Street officially gave up its title as the Best TV Show You Can’t Stream. All 122 episodes of the Nineties cop drama are now on Peacock, along with Homicide: The Movie, a 2000 telefilm featuring the entire cast — even the ones whose characters died …
Read More »Rachel Maddow Urges NBC News to 'Reverse' Ronna McDaniel Hire
MSNBC primetime host Rachel Maddow criticized her own network over its hiring of former Republican National Committee ChairRonna McDaniel and called on NBC News to reverse its decision. Maddow, MSNBC’s highest-rated anchor, began her show with a nearly 30-minute monologue blasting the network’s decision as “inexplicable.” “I want to associate …
Read More »Ronna McDaniel's NBC News Tenure Is Over After Just Five Days
After just a few short days, and a whole lot of internal uproar, NBC News has backtracked on its decision to hire former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor. NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde made the announcement in a memo and said he had made the decision …
Read More »Chuck Todd Blasts NBC for Hiring Ronna McDaniel
The calls are coming from inside the newsroom. NBC’s Chuck Todd, former moderator of Meet the Press, laid into his own network’s executives during Sunday’s show in response to NBC hiring former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor to the tune of $300,000 a year, according to Puck …
Read More »Adam Driver Is One of the Best SNL Hosts Ever
Adam Driver cemented his status as one of the all-time great Saturday Night Live hosts this week. During his fourth hosting stint, accompanied by musical guest Olivia Rodrigo, the Oscar-nominated star of Marriage Story and the upcoming Ferrari kicked things off with an opening monologue behind the piano, wherein the …
Read More »All Major Networks Will Honor Norman Lear With Primetime Simulcast
All of the main networks are honoring a late TV great. On Wednesday night, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, and the CW will run a simulcast of an “on-air memoriam card” at 8 p.m. to pay tribute to Lear, who died Tuesday at 101 years old. The broadcast will be a …
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