During his State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump referenced the violent gang MS-13. Tonight on Frontline, an investigation examines a series of murders on Long Island linked to the young gang, and how immigrants often are both perpetrators and victims of the killings. Check local listings.

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Feb

DRUNK HISTORY By David Bianculli

The story of Gloria Steinem’s infiltration of the Playboy Club to write a magazine article exposé is one of the drunken tales related in this new episode. Tonight’s topic on Drunk History: sex. And for those who say the two don’t mix, perhaps they haven’t been doing it right. (If memory serves…)

2018

Feb

REDISCOVERING 'STAR TREK' By TVWW Guest Contributor

All eyes have been on the sky lately with the recent launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy, but Elon Musk isn’t the only one bringing us closer to the stars...

2018

Feb

'THE BOMBING OF WALL STREET' IS THE STORY OF AN UNSOLVED ATTACK AND ITS AFTERMATH By David Hinckley

Eight decades before September 11, another terrorist struck an unnervingly similar blow at what was considered another symbol of America’s evil economic tyranny: Wall Street...

2018

Feb

WHEN THE GOING GETS WEIRD, OLYMPIC SKATING TURNS TO WEIRD SONG CHOICES, WEIRD FALLS AND WEIRD WEIR HAIR By Alex Strachan

Let’s face it. It was kinda fun watching Canada waltz to an Olympic gold medal in the team figure skating event this past weekend...

2018

Feb

EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF NUCLEAR WASTE WITH 'ATOMIC HOMEFRONT' By David Hinckley

Think of HBO’s Atomic Homefront as Erin Brockovich without the happy ending...

2018

Feb

WHERE IS MISTER ROGERS WHEN WE NEED HIM IN WASHINGTON AGAIN? By David Bianculli

Next Monday, Feb. 12, is the golden anniversary of the premiere of the landmark public television children’s series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhoood. But today, a week earlier, President Donald Trump has announced his budget plans to eliminate PBS from the federal budget...

2018

Feb

LOVE WILL FIND YOU By Eric Gould

For Valentines Day, here’s Liam Neeson auditioning for the role of Cupid in a bit from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Of course, it’s in his usual tough-guy Taken character, and is ill-fitting, along with his love-sprite wardrobe...

2018

Feb

2018 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES By David Bianculli

NBCSN is all over the Olympics today, showing a few live, but mostly taped, events throughout most of the day and night. In fact, it’s easier to say when NBCSN is not televising coverage today: from 3-5 p.m. ET. Otherwise, it’s there, showing something. Over on CNBC, there’s only one scheduled event: delayed coverage of the mixed doubles semifinal in one of my favorite Winter Olympic sports, curling (pictured). Other coverage can be found, of course, on NBC’s Olympics web

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Feb

2018 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES By David Bianculli

Today’s NBC coverage (some of it Today’s NBC coverage) runs in the morning hours, then resumes in the afternoon from 3-5 p.m. ET, in prime time from 8-11:30 p.m. ET, and for a final burst from 12:05-2 a.m. ET, when all coverage will be live. In prime time, live coverage was scheduled to include the combined downhill run, and late night to feature – also live – the combined slalom gold medal final run in men’s alpine skiing. But wind gusts of 50 mph postponed the ope

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