‘CSI: Vegas’ Revives a 21st-Century Classic: TV Review

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIn the original “The 4400,” characters who’d long been missing suddenly return from an unknown alternate dimension, all at once. As the title suggests, the group of returned individuals numbers some 4,400 strong.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe fifth and final season of “Insecure” begins with Issa (played by series co-creator Issa Rae) looking back: Her character chats with a college-era version of herself in the mirror, with young Issa wondering what the future will hold.It’s a clever way to recap how far the character has come since the show began. Her conversation with herself takes place during a visit to her alma mater, Stanford, to speak on a panel of accomplished young alums.

Hillary Clinton, 73, and her daughter Chelsea Clinton, 40, arrived at UC Irvine Hospital in California, where Bill Clinton remains in ICU. The former Secretary of State and her daughter was spotted stepping out of a vehicle as she held onto a Starbucks coffee and Givenchy bag on Saturday, Oct. 16. Hillary sported a black-and-white jacket, headband and protective face mask. Her daughter Chelsea kept a low profile as she appeared to walk in front of her mom, rocking a green baseball cap.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“You” began by reversing the equation of Golden Age TV dramas. And three seasons in, its act is getting tired.The show, starring Penn Badgley as Joe, a stalker and killer to whose internal monologue we have access, is difficult to compare to series like “The Sopranos” and “Breaking Bad” but for one particular.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticNBC’s “Home Sweet Home,” in which families swap houses in order to see how their counterparts live, is pitched to audiences as a social experiment. But it’s one that unscripted TV has conducted before.Granted, past instances of this particular genre were significantly more geared towards provocation.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe 2009 death of Brittany Murphy, the 32-year-old film star, is the sort of tragedy about which it’s tempting to search for answers — be they practical, about how it happened, or more cosmic, about what greater meaning can be found in the loss of life and potential here.And yet some sets of facts exist beyond our ability to make satisfying sense of them. Sometimes, things are just sad.

PPL has announced that Pink is the most-played female artist of the 21st century (so far) within this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, beating Madonna, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Lady Gaga to the top spot.We know this because of a new PPL airplay chart that has just been published, the first in a series being launched by the UK record industry’s collecting society in the run up to this year’s National Album Day on 16 Oct.

Pink has been named as the most played artist of the 21st century in the UK, in celebration of this year's National Album Day. 

Tyson Fury’s hopes of a unification bout with Anthony Joshua have been dashed after the latter suffered a shock defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThis review contains spoilers for the plot and ending of “Squid Game.”To American viewers, “Squid Game” may seem to have emerged from nowhere. But it is a pretty unsurprising smash hit.The show, which Netflix chief Ted Sarandos has said is on track to become Netflix’s most-watched series ever, has dominated charts the world over, serving as striking proof positive of the streamer’s global strategy.

A judge has recommended that a civil rape case against Cristiano Ronaldo in the United States be thrown out.

After six years without any CSI show on television, CBS has brought back the franchise, and CSI: Vegas will be making its debut tonight, October 6.

 returns to the scene of the crime with original stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox reprising their characters, Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle respectively, after more than six years following the end of the show's initial run.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWhen Jorja Fox’s Sara Sidle steps back into the Las Vegas crime lab in the series premiere of “CSI: Vegas,” she can’t help but marvel at what she sees.

A new report by BuzzFeed News has revealed that a 25-year-old woman has accused DJ, producer and Major Lazer member Diplo of sexual misconduct. In a complaint made to Los Angeles police in October 2020, the woman said Diplo, real name Thomas Wesley Pentz, filmed explicit videos of her, distributed one without her consent, and knowingly gave her an STI.

Like the Tokyo Olympics and Euro 2020 soccer championships, CSI’s revival tied to the series’ 20th anniversary was delayed by a year amid the pandemic.