From the Super Bowl to a self-produced version of “Cops,” the second Trump administration is using imagery to project an air of authority and invincibility.

“Listen, the fact of the matter is Trump loves plastic,” Kimmel said. “Most of his wives are made of plastic.”

The British host of “Last Week Tonight” said he wanted to be “the first to welcome America to its monarchy era.”

People now watch so many programs at so many different times in so many different ways that measuring viewership has become a hot debate in the industry.

*Well, maybe only to me. “S.N.L.” fans all have their own idea of the show’s peak, and this is mine.

TV advertising is the lifeblood of the league, but knowing when to pause the games is a task undertaken by N.F.L. executives, network producers and on-field officials.

Movie audiences are cracking up during serious scenes. What’s a theatergoer to do?

Here’s who went home a winner from the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards.

There is no precedent for a sitting president’s relative to host a show on a major television news channel.

The complete interview, which is at the center of a lawsuit filed by President Trump, shows that “60 Minutes” aired a concise version of Ms. Harris’s answer on Israel.

He won an Emmy for his enthusiastic and sometimes acerbic analysis on sportscasts, but before that he made history as a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Stephen Colbert reveled in an anecdote about Trump’s health secretary nominee blending baby chickens and mice to feed his pet hawks.

As the show celebrates its 50th season, look back at some of its most fiery, shocking and groundbreaking performances.

A Y2K-era phenomenon most famous for his MTV prank show and surreal brand of comedy, Green pioneered ideas that thrive today.

A popular TV host admitted trying to conceal a sexual assault complaint. This time, the reaction was swift and harsh, and aimed not only at him but also his employers.

The comedian, who is based in Los Angeles, said that President Trump was visiting California on Friday “to blame us for the fires in person.”

The “Tonight Show” host donned his own version of the first lady’s inaugural hat, which seemed to prevent the president from kissing her.

The inaugural’s pageantry was interpreted in sharply different ways across the media spectrum. Podcasters weighed in, too.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has leaned heavily on familiar faces from the cable network as he fills out his second-term cast.

We’ll have more than two dozen reporters and visual journalists covering the events in real time, starting early Monday morning.