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Recap

Survivor recap Episode 1: Bugs in an ear, Obama and goggles?

Recap of Survivor: Kao Rong: Brains Vs. Brawn Vs. Beauty, “I’m A Mental Giant,” Season 32, Episode 1 (original airdate Feb. 17, 2016): Southeast Asia is home to the newest group of Survivors who for the next 39 days (well, for some) they’ll need to endure scorching temperatures and horrible humidity in what’s being described as the most grueling season ever. Here we break down the 90-minute episode into some highlights. The best of pre-game smacktalk … “Being an ER doctor, it’s going to be difficult for me to not show how smart I am,” Peter, from the Brains tribe […]

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TV News & Program Updates

Is this the most grueling Survivor season ever?

Survivor returns for what they are claiming the “most grueling 39 days in Survivor history.” Bring it on! Tonight marks the season premiere of Survivor‘s 32nd season. The season premiere, Survivor: Kaoh Rong,  begins tonight on CBS at 8pm ET/PT with a 90-minute episode. The franchise will return to one of its more popular themes — “Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty” — as 18 new castaways will be introduced including an ER doctor, a pro poker player, a former FBI agent, a former NBA champion, a former Big Brother contestant, as well as a 19-year-old college student. All sharing the […]

Awards Shows

2016 Grammys preview: performers, presenters, nominees and more

LL Cool J returns as host of the Grammy Awards for the fifth straight time as the music industry honors the best recording artists, producers, songwriters and engineers of the past year in The 58th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Top nominees are Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. CBS airs the awards show live Monday, Feb. 15, beginning at 8pm ET (check local listings for Mountain/Pacific Time Zones). For the first time, CBS airs a live Grammys red carpet show hosted by Entertainment Tonight‘s Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frazier, and Shad Moss […]

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Competition

“The Amazing Race” 28 features 11 teams of the Internet Famous

Eleven teams head off on a trek around the world for the 28th season of The Amazing Race, premiering Friday, Feb. 12, at 8pm ET/PT. This season features teams made up of Internet stars popular on YouTube, Vine and Instagram. Phil Keoghan returns as host. In the season premiere “I Should’ve Been a Boy Scout,” the teams leave from their own homes from across America — a first for the the long-running series — and head for Mexico City. There, they’ll set off fireworks and dig at an archaeological Roadblock. The last team to arrive at the checkpoint gets sent back to the […]

2016 Super Bowl Pregame
Sports

2016 Super Bowl pregame show schedule on CBS

ALSO SEE: 50 Sense: Super Bowl 50 frequently asked questions #SB50: Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials All-Star Countdown special on CBS CBS airs Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif, on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 6:30pm ET. But before that, CBS airs seven hours of pregame coverage (we dare you to watch every second of it). 2016 Super Bowl Pregame Show Schedule On CBS Sunday, Feb. 7 11am ET:  Super Bowl 50: Before They Were Pros This NFL Films special looks at the impact of high-school football on current and former NFL […]

Sports

CBS counts down the “Super Bowl Greatest Halftime Shows” Friday

  On Friday, Feb. 5, at 9pm ET/PT, CBS airs the two-hour Super Bowl Greatest Halftime Shows special, looking back at the best halftime shows and performances in the history of the Super Bowl, including Prince (2007), U2 (2002), Beyoncé (2013), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2009), Paul McCartney (2005), Michael Jackson (1993), Madonna (2012), The Rolling Stones (2006) and Katy Perry with the Left Shark (2015). Hosted by NCIS: Los Angeles star Chris O’Donnell, the special also traces the evolution of the halftime spectacular over 49 years and includes interviews with many past Super Bowl performers, producers, […]

NFL Honors 2016
Sports

Conan O’Brien hosts the 2016 NFL Honors ceremony on CBS

On the eve of Super Bowl 50, Conan O’Brien hosts the NFL Honors two-hour primetime awards special at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, honoring the NFL’s best players, performances and plays from the 2015 season. The Associated Press announces its annual Most Valuable Player awards, and the 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame class is revealed. CBS airs the show on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 9pm ET/PT. ALSO SEE: 50 Sense: Super Bowl 50 Frequently Asked Questions Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials All-Star Countdown special on CBS The full list of awards presented: AP Most Valuable Player presented by […]

Super Bowl 50
Sports

#SB50: Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials All-Star Countdown special on CBS

Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier hosts the new Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials All-Star Countdown special (CBS Friday, Feb. 5, at 8pm ET/PT), celebrating the top 10 Super Bowl commercials as revealed in the Feb. 2 Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2016 special on CBS. This special also offers sneak peeks of the highly anticipated commercials to air Sunday during Super Bowl 50 on CBS. ALSO SEE: 50 Sense: Super Bowl 50 Frequently Answered Questions  

Super Bowl 50
Sports

50 Sense: Super Bowl 50 frequently asked questions

All the things you wanted to know about Super Bowl 50 but were afraid to ask Phil Simms. So What Is All This? Super Bowl 50, the NFL’s championship game for the 2015 season, is played Feb. 7 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The winner gets to declare their fans as greatest in the world. The loser has to clean up the confetti. What’s 50 In Roman Numerals? L. Yes, just L. You can see why the NFL went with 50. Is It On TV? Yes, on CBS, at 6:30pm ET. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the […]

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Binge Watching

Blasts From The Past: 10 TV Series From 1990 to Binge-Watch Now

Some years are certainly more interesting than others when in comes to TV fare. And 1990 certainly had a number of memorable TV escapades, for better or worse. It didn’t seem right to shine a spotlight on a young Sandra Bullock’s ill-fated starring stint in a TV adaptation of Working Girl. Then again, that wasn’t as big a bomb as the one that executive producer Steven Bochco dropped when he combined a gritty police-procedural drama with almost-laughable musical numbers in a show called Cop Rock. While those may be amusing binge-watch exercises, there are plenty of others that are also […]