Amid the chaos that was 2018, the show business industry lost some major players. There were icons of the big screen (Burt Reynolds) and TV (Penny Marshall, Billy Graham, Anthony Bourdain), along with such legends as Marvel hero Stan Lee, sportscaster Keith Jackson and singer Aretha Franklin, to name just a few of the…

UPDATED with video: President George W. Bush spoke at his father George H.W. Bush’s state funeral in the D.C.’s National Cathedral, breaking with the precedent of having the sitting POTUS deliver presidential remarks at such state events. But then, President Donald Trump did not know 41, who died Friday, except to…

UPDATED with video: Jon Meacham, President George H.W. Bush’s biographer and a frequent MSNBC contributor, spoke at length about 41 at the state funeral today, but he seemed at times to be speaking to President Donald Trump, who sat in the front pew with three former Dem presidents. Noting George H.W. Bush had “big…

No kumbaya moment at the National Cathedral in D.C. today as current and surviving presidents and their spouses shared the Awkward Pew during the state funeral of President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday. President Barack Obama was seen smiling slightly, presumably at the uncomfortable-ness of getting elected to…

The memorial service for George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, is getting underway at 11 AM ET the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Bush died November 30 at age 94. At least four people will deliver eulogies at the service: President George W. Bush, former Canadian Prime Minister Brian…

The 41st President of the United States will be laid to rest in a private funeral today, but the public can watch the service for George H.W. Bush on TV and online. See below for a schedule and for the details about watching the event that starts at 11 a.m. ET at the Washington National Cathedral. At least four…

Former President George H.W. Bush, who died late Friday at 94, was brought to the U.S. Capitol Monday to lie in state until Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave an eloquent speech, after which House Speaker Paul Ryan gave a speech with many words. Veep Mike Pence, however, had a message to…

 CBS’s 8-10 PM Garth: Live at Notre Dame (1.3, 8.85M) was Sunday’s most watched entertainment program on Sunday, but not CBS’s most watched. That distinctions went to its lead-in, 60 Minutes (1.3, 10.52M), which lacking a late-afternoon NFL lead-in, tied Brooks in the demo and topped in total viewers featuring…

Nominations for the 2019 Grammy Awards will be postponed two days until Friday, Dec. 7, due to scheduled memorial services for former President George H.W. Bush. The nominations originally were set for Wednesday, Dec. 5, but the Recording Academy announced today that the two-day delay is necessary to avoid conflict…

Refresh for updates on coverage. NBC News and MSNBC will broadcast special coverage of events honoring President George H.W. Bush starting December 3 as his body arrives to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. TODAY‘s Savannah Guthrie and NBC Nightly News‘ Lester Holt will lead coverage of the 41st president's…

Airing 24 hours after news broke of George H. W. Bush’s passing, Saturday Night Live paid tribute to the former president who was the subject of 22 sketches on the late-night program during his Presidential campaign and four-year tenure. At the end of the Weekend Update, hosts Michael Che and Colin Just switched to a…

Although he was never a Hollywood favorite during his tenure, President George H.W. Bush did have many memorable moments captured on video, ranging from news sound bytes to political gaffes to parodies of his tenure. The latter were particularly evident via Saturday Night Live, which did 22 sketches on the…