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WGN’s Joe Donlon lands Trump interview on NewsNation

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago-based NewsNation anchor Joe Donlon will conduct the first comprehensive prime-time sit-down interview with President Trump since the passing of Supreme Court Justi...

‘The Great Chicago Fire’ to air on WTTW

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

This fall, WTTW tells the dramatic story of a defining and prescient moment in Chicago history, the Great Fire of 1871 when Chicagoans faced destruction, rebuilt, and prepared ...

What’s up doc? WTVP to air new Bugs Bunny special

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

Transcendence Broadcasting and PBS station WTVP/Peoria are taking a hard look at that "wascally wabbit." On With The Show!, a look at the cultural impact of Bugs Bunny during ...

The Chi will return to Cinespace for Season 4

By Reel Chicago Sep 12, 2020 0 Comment

SHOWTIME has picked up THE CHI for a fourth season. Filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe and executive produc...

Nexstar’s NewsNation debuts on WGN America

By Reel Chicago Sep 1, 2020 0 Comment

WGN NewsNation debuts tonight, representing the return of traditional, trusted, fact-based news reporting to cable television. The live daily three hour prime-time national...

NBC sets premiere dates for One Chicago series and more

By Reel Chicago Aug 27, 2020 0 Comment

NBC is celebrating a November to remember as America’s most-loved dramas make their highly anticipated season debuts the week of Nov. 9-13, including a two-hour premiere of T...

Emmy nominee Meagan Fitzgerald joins NBC News’ Chicago Bureau

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2020 0 Comment

David Verdi, NBC News SVP of Worldwide News Gathering announced that three-time Emmy nominee, correspondent Meagan Fitzgerald will now be based in Chicago, reporting acro...

Chicago P.D.’s Lisseth Chavez receives Imagen nomination

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2020 0 Comment

Every year the Imagen Foundation celebrates positive portrayals of Latinos in the media. This year Lisseth Chavez, Chicago P.D. received the nomination for Best Supporting Actr...

West Side HS invites Chicago Police to join rowing team

By Reel Chicago Aug 21, 2020 0 Comment

A Most Beautiful Thing, a documentary film that chronicles the first African American high school rowing team in the nation made up of young men from the West Side of Chicago, ...

What reviews say about ‘Lovecraft Country’

By Reel Chicago Aug 16, 2020 0 Comment

The wait is over. Lovecraft Country, which was filmed at Cinespace Studios, premiered Sunday night on HBO to 760,000 viewers, the best since Watchmen. Based on the novel of...

Court TV to cover trials of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020 0 Comment

Court TV to cover trials involving George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Robert Durst, R. Kelly & more in months ahead. Court TV, the only multi-platform network devoted to live,...

Chicago’s Vairrun Strickland joins cast of ‘Lost Resort’

By Reel Chicago Aug 12, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago native Vairrun Strickland hopes to have a life-changing mental and physical breakthrough as he joins the Lost Resort cast on the latest season of the TBS television rea...

FX sets September premiere date for ‘Fargo’

By Colin Costello Aug 10, 2020 0 Comment

The novel coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating affect on film and TV production this year. But recovery is slowly beginning. Last week, Reel 360 reported on a few CW Netw...

National Geographic acquires Kartemquinn’s City so Real

By Reel Chicago Aug 6, 2020 0 Comment

National Geographic announced the acquisition of CITY SO REAL, an official Indie Episodic selection at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, set to premiere on the network this fall...

WTTW News launches new shows on CHICAGO TONIGHT

By Reel Chicago Aug 3, 2020 0 Comment

WTTW News today announced it will launch CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES and CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES, two additions to its influential and independent news and public affa...

NBC 5 Chicago announces new anchor desk lineup

By Reel Chicago Jul 31, 2020 0 Comment

Michelle Relerford to join fellow Chicagoan Zoraida Sambolin on NBC 5 News Today. WMAQ-TV today announced a series of changes behind the anchor desk at NBC Tower. Michelle R...

WTTW tonight Eastland: The Shipwreck That Shook America

By Reel Chicago Jul 24, 2020 0 Comment

With sound and editing by Andrew Twiss, score by Steve Rashid, and additional design and surround sound by Sam Fishkin, EASTLAND features rare footage from the day of the disas...

Possible ‘Empire’ spinoff in development

By Reel Chicago Jul 23, 2020 0 Comment

The former FOX Network juggernaut Empire, which was filmed at Chicago's Cinespace Studios, have ended prematurely last spring due to the rampant novel coronavirus COVID-19, but...

Chicago PD, Fire, and Med now streaming on Peacock

By Reel Chicago Jul 17, 2020 0 Comment

After months of anticipation, viewers across America can now stream over 1,500 episodes of Wolf Entertainment programming on NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, Peacock. ...

‘Chicago’ Encores win 7 straight weeks in total viewers

By Reel Chicago Jul 15, 2020 0 Comment

NBC’s encore “Chicago” lineup won the night among the Big 4 networks in total viewers and has now finished #1 among those nets on seven of seven Wednesday nights so far t...