The first box office forecasts for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" are in and it's looking like the sequel is the hit Hollywood has been waiting for this year. Bauer Xcel Media's Kate Spies and FHM's Nick Dimengo join Cheddar to discuss the early reviews and more top entertainment headlines. They say that while it might not match the success of 2015's "The Force Awakens," it is sure to be the biggest movie of the year.
Next, we discuss the sexual harassment scandal facing NFL Network. The league's broadcasting arm suspended three of its former players now working as on-air analysts. Dimengo and Spies put the news in the context of the NFL's controversy-riddled year.
We also get the latest on the #MeToo movement's influence in the food industry. Ten women came forward to The New York Times, accusing restaurateur Ken Friedman of sexual harassment.
Finally, we get a preview of the newest season of "The Bachelor," and the ladies vying for leading man Arie's heart.
October starts with a gov't shutdown averted, some promising data on Covid cases, Facebook whistleblower, Tom Brady returns to Foxboro and the Super Bowl halftime show is set.
Cheddar recommends "BMF" on Starz, "Midnight Mass" and "Squid Game" on Netflix, and the first two seasons of "Succession" on HBO Max.
Jill and Carlo try to make sense of the various happenings in Congress, including what's in these two big spending packages that Dems are trying to get passed. Plus, a big win for Britney Spears in court, YouTube throws down the ban hammer on anti-vax videos and more.
Even as the number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S. has rapidly increased, support from banks has lagged behind. Cheddar's Michelle Castillo reports on the ongoing challenges for some business owners who may also be dealing with the issue of being undocumented.
Video-sharing tech platform YouTube on Wednesday announced immediate bans on false claims that vaccines are dangerous and cause health issues like autism, cancer or infertility.
The approval for Pfizer's vaccine in kids could be delayed slightly, Biden gets involved in Dem negotiations, why everything so expensive, all the devices Amazon announced, and the James Bond movie is finally coming out.
Alex Bell, a Post-Doctoral Scholar at UCLA, joins 'Cheddar Reveals' to discuss how exposure to innovation influences who becomes an inventor and how much genius has been lost over the years.
Jill and Carlo talk government shutdown, spending showdowns, vaccine mandates, Facebook and more. Plus, should felons whose actions changed history be granted clemency? Debate!
Kelly has been convicted in a sex trafficking trial after several accusers testified in lurid detail how he subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage.
“Dear Evan Hansen” may have been a hit on Broadway, but the filmed adaptation of the Tony-winning show is off to a slow start at the box office in its first weekend in theaters.
