Brian Steinberg
@bristei.bsky.social
Senior TV Editor at Variety, covering media, advertising, sports TV, late night and much more. Also talk about comics and music. 'Some days are diamonds / Some days are rocks'
The listings for AMC said 'Road House,' and I assumed I'd see Patrick Swayze....
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The listings for AMC said 'Road House,' and I assumed I'd see Patrick Swayze....
Gil Thorp insists on maintaining telephone manners in a social-media world....
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Gil Thorp insists on maintaining telephone manners in a social-media world....
You know this woman is furious and outraged because her fists are clenched so tightly against her clavicle and upper sternum that she has rendered herself unable to adjust her jacket collar as she no doubt originally intended. Look out, Augie!
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
You know this woman is furious and outraged because her fists are clenched so tightly against her clavicle and upper sternum that she has rendered herself unable to adjust her jacket collar as she no doubt originally intended. Look out, Augie!
America's hottest restaurant chain is 'Wally's Wings,' where diners can feast on pieces of a strange hybrid man-chicken whose visage adorns the menu in a bid to spur appetite and keep thoughts of cannibalism at bay...
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
America's hottest restaurant chain is 'Wally's Wings,' where diners can feast on pieces of a strange hybrid man-chicken whose visage adorns the menu in a bid to spur appetite and keep thoughts of cannibalism at bay...
'Crazy, easily-manipulated Toby has a friend other than me?' asks Mary Worth. 'This simply cannot stand.'
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
'Crazy, easily-manipulated Toby has a friend other than me?' asks Mary Worth. 'This simply cannot stand.'
The 'Mark Trail' narrator seems unaware that Shania is NOT facing the rage of the feral hog and, also that the feral hog looks more curious than angry...
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The 'Mark Trail' narrator seems unaware that Shania is NOT facing the rage of the feral hog and, also that the feral hog looks more curious than angry...
Dagwood Bumstead has clearly bumbled a supermarket run in which he was supposed to get a favorite ice-cream treat and instead brought delivered hand-dipped turkey legs that no one is going to enjoy...
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Dagwood Bumstead has clearly bumbled a supermarket run in which he was supposed to get a favorite ice-cream treat and instead brought delivered hand-dipped turkey legs that no one is going to enjoy...
CAA has hired Becky Van Dercook, a former CBS News producer who helped manage social media for politics influencer Jack Schlossberg, to help traditional journalists explore creator ventures, and vice versa....
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CAA’s New Hire Has Creator Advice for Journalists, and Journalism Advice for Creators
CAA has hired Becky Van Dercook, a former CBS News producer and a social media manager, to help TV anchors and journalists navigate creator media
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November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
CAA has hired Becky Van Dercook, a former CBS News producer who helped manage social media for politics influencer Jack Schlossberg, to help traditional journalists explore creator ventures, and vice versa....
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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'Marvin' gets a lot of criticism for its overreliance on poop jokes, but there are things it does that are even more unsettling....
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
'Marvin' gets a lot of criticism for its overreliance on poop jokes, but there are things it does that are even more unsettling....
Oh Lord, what is Fox News up to now?
The Fox Corp.-backed outlet is placing a heavier emphasis on programming with religious themes, seeing potential gold (and frankincense and myrrh, perhaps) in wooing an audience for faith-based content
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The Fox Corp.-backed outlet is placing a heavier emphasis on programming with religious themes, seeing potential gold (and frankincense and myrrh, perhaps) in wooing an audience for faith-based content
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Fox News Media Puts Focus on Programming With Religious Themes to Keep Viewers Under Its Tent
Fox News Media is investing more heavily in programming with religious themes in a bid to keep viewers seeking out content across media platforms
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November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Oh Lord, what is Fox News up to now?
The Fox Corp.-backed outlet is placing a heavier emphasis on programming with religious themes, seeing potential gold (and frankincense and myrrh, perhaps) in wooing an audience for faith-based content
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
The Fox Corp.-backed outlet is placing a heavier emphasis on programming with religious themes, seeing potential gold (and frankincense and myrrh, perhaps) in wooing an audience for faith-based content
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
The Phantom has depended on his stallion 'Hero' for decades, but somehow left the horse in a stone courtyard without any caretaker or regular contact with other creatures...
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Phantom has depended on his stallion 'Hero' for decades, but somehow left the horse in a stone courtyard without any caretaker or regular contact with other creatures...
This is what streaming has done to us. Instead of saying, 'Hey I caught a late-night rerun of 'Fawlty Towers' on the PBS station or 'Have you checked out 'Are You Being Served?,' we now describe series in A.I.-defined categories like 'Fast Action National Security Potboilers'...
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is what streaming has done to us. Instead of saying, 'Hey I caught a late-night rerun of 'Fawlty Towers' on the PBS station or 'Have you checked out 'Are You Being Served?,' we now describe series in A.I.-defined categories like 'Fast Action National Security Potboilers'...
The challenges of doing a comic strip about senior citizens, like 'Crankshaft' below, is that, inevitably, characters face their own mortality (no matter what the people who manage 'Gasoline Alley' do with centenarian Walt Wallet). Below, characters show signs of 'sundowning'...
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The challenges of doing a comic strip about senior citizens, like 'Crankshaft' below, is that, inevitably, characters face their own mortality (no matter what the people who manage 'Gasoline Alley' do with centenarian Walt Wallet). Below, characters show signs of 'sundowning'...
'I can tell you'll do just fine as a new parrot owner...and I'm not even going to raise the question of why you don't have some sort of carrying case for the bird, who might fly away from you because IT'S STILL A WILD CREATURE?'
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
'I can tell you'll do just fine as a new parrot owner...and I'm not even going to raise the question of why you don't have some sort of carrying case for the bird, who might fly away from you because IT'S STILL A WILD CREATURE?'
Dagwood thinks so much about food that even his internal monologue is stuffed with nods to menus, plating and presentation....
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Dagwood thinks so much about food that even his internal monologue is stuffed with nods to menus, plating and presentation....
Just in: Former Turner Sports chief Lenny Daniels joins Professional Fighters League as COO
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Lenny Daniels Joins Professional Fighters League as COO
Lenny Daniels Joins Professional Fighters League as COO
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November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Just in: Former Turner Sports chief Lenny Daniels joins Professional Fighters League as COO
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Slylock Fox shocker: No criminal is at fault in today's escapade, and blame largely falls on a public citizenry too distracted by social media and mobile phones to think more critically about the offers they encounter every day!
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Slylock Fox shocker: No criminal is at fault in today's escapade, and blame largely falls on a public citizenry too distracted by social media and mobile phones to think more critically about the offers they encounter every day!
Hey, have we checked in on how that woman-parrot date in 'Mary Worth' is coming along? Well, after a romantic dinner of salad (even the narrator is impressed!), this star-crossed couple turns up the volume on a little Blood, Sweat and Tears. Romance appears guaranteed...
November 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hey, have we checked in on how that woman-parrot date in 'Mary Worth' is coming along? Well, after a romantic dinner of salad (even the narrator is impressed!), this star-crossed couple turns up the volume on a little Blood, Sweat and Tears. Romance appears guaranteed...
This chicken was arrested within seconds, according to people familiar with the matter, and placed in solitary confinement until the proper authorities can consider the ramifications of his, um, fowl play. Oops!
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This chicken was arrested within seconds, according to people familiar with the matter, and placed in solitary confinement until the proper authorities can consider the ramifications of his, um, fowl play. Oops!
MSNBC was known for its primetime progressive-opinion shows.
MS NOW will still have them, but has been placing new emphasis on a home-grown team devoted to hard news
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MS NOW will still have them, but has been placing new emphasis on a home-grown team devoted to hard news
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MSNBC Was Known for Opinion. MS NOW Has Put Added Focus on News
MSNBC was known for its primetime opinion programming, but as MS NOW will place new emphasis on traditional news, and building a new team
variety.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
MSNBC was known for its primetime progressive-opinion shows.
MS NOW will still have them, but has been placing new emphasis on a home-grown team devoted to hard news
variety.com/2025/tv/news... via
@variety.com
MS NOW will still have them, but has been placing new emphasis on a home-grown team devoted to hard news
variety.com/2025/tv/news... via
@variety.com
That is one MASSIVE apartment described in NYT Metropolitan Diary...!
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
That is one MASSIVE apartment described in NYT Metropolitan Diary...!
MSNBC was known for its opinion programming. Its successor, MS NOW, is putting a spotlight on news....
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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MS NOW, Known for Opinion, Brings Harder News Into Mix
MS NOW is known for its primetime opinion programming, but it has recently been putting new emphasis on traditional news, and building a new team
variety.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
MSNBC was known for its opinion programming. Its successor, MS NOW, is putting a spotlight on news....
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
'Don't adjust your settings....We are MS NOW,' says @CapehartJ as MSNBC changes over.....
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
'Don't adjust your settings....We are MS NOW,' says @CapehartJ as MSNBC changes over.....
It's only their first date and already there's talk of self-improvement and development goals...
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's only their first date and already there's talk of self-improvement and development goals...