Viewership For Live Televised Events Down Across The Board
Fewer people are watching live television events such as the Super Bowl and Academy Awards.
Super Bowl Viewership Dips Slightly For Second Straight Year
There were 111.3 million people tuned into the Super Bowl on Sunday, slightly lower than last year.
A Super Bowl For The Ages
If you changed the channel after the third quarter, you missed what ended up becoming a game for the ages.
Super Bowl Commercial Prices Hit $5,000,000 For 30 Seconds Of Ad Time
A Super Bowl ad will cost you a cool $5,000,000 for thirty seconds.
Ringling Brothers Circus To Shut Down After 146 Years In Business
A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.
Norway Begins Getting Rid Of FM Radio
Norway is switching from FM Radio to digital broadcasting. A similar transition in the United States seems unlikely for the time being.
Has 2016 Really Been An Unusually Bad Year For Celebrity Deaths?
It seems as though 2016 has taken many more celebrities lives than past years.
Trump To Remain Executive Producer Of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ After Becoming President
Another conflict of interest for President-Elect Trump.
Vice President-Elect Pence Visits Broadway, Gets A Post-Performance Message
Mike Pence’s night at the theater included a message from the cast. Good for them.
Leonard Cohen, Legendary Singer, Songwriter, And Poet, Dead At 82
Another great loss for music in what has been a difficult year.
Cubs Break 108 Year Old Drought, Win World Series
A drought that began when Theodore Roosevelt was President has finally come to an end.
Chicago Cubs Break Decades Long Curse With NLCS Win
The last time the Cubs were in the World Series, World War II had just ended. Now, they have a chance to break one of the longest droughts in sports history.
Hijacking the National Anthem
Athletes are sitting out the Star Spangled Banner to air their grievances. Management is pushing back.
Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Trial Set For June 2017
A long way off, but there are some important pre-trial matters to resolve between now and then.
Gene Wilder, Comedian And Film Actor, Dies At 83
A skilled comedian and unlikely leading man has passed away at the age of 83.
Summer Olympics Were Lowest Rated Since 2000
Despite being much more conveniently located for viewers in the United States, viewership for the just-concluded Olympics were the lowest they’ve been in sixteen years.
Garry Marshall, Creator Of Classic Television Shows, Dies At 81
The creator of some of the most popular television programming of the 1970s has passed away at the age of 81.
Tom Brady Abandons ‘Deflategate’ Appeals, Will Serve Suspension Beginning In September
New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady has abandoned his option to appeal the ‘Deflategate’ ruling to the Supreme Court and will serve his four game suspension beginning in September.
Tom Brady, N.F.L.P.A. Lose Petition For Full Second Circuit Review
Tom Brady and the N.F.L. Player’s Association suffered another legal setback in their appeal of the ‘Deflategate’ suspension.
Kevin Durant Taking His Talents to Oakland
In the biggest NBA free agent move since LeBron James left and returned to Cleveland, Kevin Durant is joining the Golden State Warriors.
N.F.L. Coaching Legend Buddy Ryan Dies At 82
An N.F.L. defensive legend has passed away at the age of 82.
Dilbert’s Scott Adams and Donald Trump
The cartoonist and student of human psychology is fascinated by the con artist who would be president.
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