NBC looks to Lester Holt for debate win after 2016 mishaps

There is a great deal at stake at the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. One of those things - not nearly so significant as who will be the most powerful person in the world, certainly, but unquestionably there - is the reputation of a news network.

Around the remote: Chuck Barney’s picks for Sept. 25-Oct. 1

DON'T MISS: The presidential debate - They've been throwing long-distance verbal jabs at one another for months. On Monday the candidates - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump - finally come face to face on the same stage at New York's Hofstra University in the first of three scheduled debates.

HCTV Program Schedule for Sept. 26 – Oct. 2, 2016

Two interviews with U. S. World War II veterans, from the series taped by HCTV at Laurel Lake Retirement Community, will be shown on HCTV this week: Joseph Zapytowski of the U. S. Army and Edmund Lutz of the U. S. Marine Corps. Hudson Rotary Club presents Katie Schilling, director of Student Development at Kent State University, and exchange student Jasiek Dolkowski, who tells a bit about his home community in Poland.

Donald Trump Invites Gennifer Flowers to Attend Monday’s Debate

Gennifer Flowers blows a kiss to talk show host Larry King during her live interview on CNN's Larry King Live show in Hollywood, CA. According to reports leaked to the press, US President Bill Clinton admitted during a deposition in the Paula Jones investigation to having an affair with Flowers while he was governor of Arkansas.

Donald Trump unleashes on ‘dopey’ Mark Cuban, threatens to…

Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to put Gennifer Flowers, a woman Bill Clinton said he had an affair with, in the front row of Monday's debate as a direct result of Hillary Clinton's campaign giving Mark Cuban a front-row seat at the titanic event. "If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Gennifer Flowers right alongside of him," he wrote on Twitter .

Clinton, Trump look to overcome weaknesses on debate stage

A technician examines the lighting grid as preparations continue for Monday's first debate presidential between Democratic Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. less A technician examines the lighting grid as preparations continue for Monday's first debate presidential between Democratic Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, Saturday, Sept.

TV Gord’s What’s on for the Week of September 25-October 1, 2016

A couple of new shows , many more returning shows, and a couple of notable events . Happy viewing! Charles Osgood, who has hosted this easy-going, casual news and human interest series for 22 years, is leaving the show at the age of 83. His final broadcast is a tribute to his long and varied career by the show's correspondents.

TV this week: Clinton, Trump square off in first debate

DON'T MISS: The Presidential Debate - They've been throwing long-distance verbal jabs at one another for months. On Monday the candidates - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump - finally come face-to-face on the same stage at New York's Hofstra University in the first of three scheduled debates.

Why You Should Care About the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Hillary…

Swing state paper bucks nearly century-long tradition supporting Republicans, calling Donald Trump "a clear and present danger to our country" The paper's editorial board says it's breaking a nearly century-long tradition of backing Republicans and supporting Hillary Clinton instead. The paper's makes it clear it doesn't take the move "lightly," insisting this "is not a traditional race, and these are not traditional times."

Ted Cruz Endorses Guy Who Said His Dad May Have Helped Kill JFK

Hell froze over flying pigs as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz endorsed Donald Trump on Friday the same man who promised to " spill the beans " on his wife, branded him with the nickname #LyingTed and, oh yeah, claimed his father helped assassinate JFK . "After many months of careful consideration, of prayer and searching my own conscience, I have decided that on Election Day, I will vote for the Republican nominee, Donald Trump," Cruz wrote in a message on Facebook.

Trump’s Director of African-American Outreach Says Detractors…

Omarosa Manigault, the director of African-American outreach for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, told PBS' "Frontline" that critics of the Manhattan billionaire will have to "bow down" to him when he is president. In a clip from "The Choice 2016," an upcoming "Frontline" special, Manigault, a former contestant on Trump's NBC show "The Apprentice," discussed attending the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner with Trump and watching President Barack Obama poke fun at the real-estate magnate over his charge that the president was not born in the United States.

Trump calls for racial unity, embraces a stop and friska

PITTSBURGH >> Lamenting a “lack of spirit” between whites and blacks, Donald Trump encouraged racial unity on Thursday even as he called for one of the nation's largest cities to adopt “stop and frisk” policing tactics that have been widely condemned as racial profiling by minority leaders. The Republican presidential contender, eager to blunt criticism that his campaign inspires racism, confronted racial tensions after police-involved shootings of black men in Oklahoma and North Carolina.

Emmys: The Show That Had Everything

THR's awards columnist applauds a terrific host, a funny and brisk show and a group of winners more worthy and diverse than pundits imagined possible. For the second year in a row, TV's biggest night had a terrific host ; wrapped up earlier than advertised; featured a remarkably diverse set of nominees; and, in the end, produced a group of winners better than any pundit, including this one, ever imagined possible.