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09/23/2025 - 12:00 AM

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#213: Epic Songs of '75 | We’re ranking epic songs that peaked in 1975. These songs shaped a generation, created relationships and defined musical styles. Find out which EPIC SONGS OF ‘75 make our list as rock experts like Don Felder, Frankie Banali, Robert Mason, Rikki Rockett and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 12:30 AM

The Top Ten Revealed

#214: British Invasion Bands | We’re ranking our favorite British Invasion bands. Innovative, groundbreaking and iconic style – learn about the bands that defined a generation. Find out which memorable BRITISH INVASION bands make our list as rock experts like Eddie Money, Lita Ford, Bob Eubanks, and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 1:00 AM

The Top Ten Revealed

#216: Epic Songs of '70 | We’re ranking epic songs that peaked in 1970. These songs shaped a generation, created relationships and defined musical styles. Find out which EPIC SONGS OF ‘70 make our list as rock experts like John 5, Jeff Pilson, Eddie Money and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 1:30 AM

The Top Ten Revealed

#218: Rockin' Ghoulish Songs | We’re ranking Ghoulish Songs that give you goosebumps. These songs may have you barking at the moon or casting a spell, sit back as we get spooky with music! Find out which Rockin’ Ghoulish Songs make our list as rock experts like Eddie Money, Randy Jackson, Bruce Kulich and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 2:00 AM

Hell's Kitchen

#514: 2 Chefs Compete | The two finalists must work with an architect to design restaurant spaces for their final dinner service competition.

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09/23/2025 - 3:00 AM

Hell's Kitchen

#515: Winner | The final two contestants square off in their last dinner service competition. The winner gets the head chef job at the Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa in Atlantic City.

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09/23/2025 - 9:00 AM

The Big Interview with Dan Rather

#608: Oak Ridge Boys | Dan Rather sits down with 5x Grammy® Award-winning country music group, the Oak Ridge Boys, who discuss lessons learned after fifty years on the road together and sing a little of “Elvira”, one of the catchiest country songs ever recorded.

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09/23/2025 - 10:00 AM

Hell's Kitchen

#1711: Trying to Pasta Test | This week, the All-Stars get a late-night call from Chef Gordon Ramsay with instructions on their next challenge. They're given $20 to purchase ingredients and create three restaurant-quality pasta dishes, to demonstrate their ability to maximize a profit off the ingredients purchased. Gordon invites special guest judges, Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson (James Beard Award Winner) and Bruce Kalman (Chef/Owner of Union Restaurant). Find out whose head will be on the chopping block.

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09/23/2025 - 11:00 AM

Hell's Kitchen

#1712: Five Is the New Black | Chef Ramsay reveals to the remaining All-Stars that they will be competing for the coveted black jacket by facing a series of three difficult challenges: “Taste It, Now Make It,” in which contestants must use their senses to recreate a dish; “Five Domes,” in which contestants have 30 minutes to create a cohesive restaurant quality dish using mystery ingredients hidden under domes; and “Free For All,” in which the All-Stars must make a dish of their choice using ingredients picked out by Ramsay. Find out who receives Chef Ramsay's stamp of approval and who gets the boot.

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09/23/2025 - 12:00 PM

Hell's Kitchen

#1713: Stars Heating up Hell | The remaining All-Stars must instruct athletes Candice Park (WNBA), Jordan Wieber (2012 Olympic Gold Medalist), Ricky Williams (Heisman Trophy Winner, Univ. Of Texas), Shawne Merriman (NFL football linebacker) and Reggie Miller (NBA Hall of Famer) to cook their signature dishes – using only verbal instructions. Later, for the first time ever, the all-star contestants will be cooking in one kitchen during dinner service, with special guests rapper and musician Wyclef Jean and actor Mathew Moy (“2 Broke Girls”). Find out who makes it to the final four.

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09/23/2025 - 1:00 PM

Hell's Kitchen

#1714: Families Come to Hell | When the families come to visit, the four remaining All-Stars are feeling extra-motivated to succeed. For this week's challenge, the chefs must choose a gift, each of which contains a secret ingredient on which they must base their dish. They will then anonymously serve their dishes to each family, and whoever gets the most votes, wins a day in Malibu with Chef Ramsay and his/her family. Then, actresses Gabrielle Dennis (“The Game”) and Anna Konkle (NEW GIRL) join dinner service, during which each contestant will have the opportunity to run the kitchen, but will be tested, as certain dishes will have the wrong ingredient. Find out who makes it to the final three.

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09/23/2025 - 2:00 PM

Classic Albums

#201: Cream: Disraeli Gears | Arguably the first supergroup, Cream achieved massive worldwide success in 1967 with “Disraeli Gears” and ensured their place in rock's hall of fame. We will discover how Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton created the album with the help of lyricist Pete Brown, artist and lyricist Martin Sharp, producer Felix Pappalardi and legendary engineer Tom Dowd.

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09/23/2025 - 3:00 PM

Classic Albums

#202: Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Made in 1973, during a prolific period of songwriting for Elton and Bernie Taupin, the sessions for this album provided so fruitful that Elton was able to release his first double album. Featuring exclusive interviews with Elton John, Bernie Taupin, fellow peers such as Tim Rice and the musicians and producers who helped to achieve this landmark album along with wonderful archive footage of some Elton's great performances.

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09/23/2025 - 4:00 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#213: Epic Songs of '75 | We’re ranking epic songs that peaked in 1975. These songs shaped a generation, created relationships and defined musical styles. Find out which EPIC SONGS OF ‘75 make our list as rock experts like Don Felder, Frankie Banali, Robert Mason, Rikki Rockett and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 4:30 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#214: British Invasion Bands | We’re ranking our favorite British Invasion bands. Innovative, groundbreaking and iconic style – learn about the bands that defined a generation. Find out which memorable BRITISH INVASION bands make our list as rock experts like Eddie Money, Lita Ford, Bob Eubanks, and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 5:00 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#216: Epic Songs of '70 | We’re ranking epic songs that peaked in 1970. These songs shaped a generation, created relationships and defined musical styles. Find out which EPIC SONGS OF ‘70 make our list as rock experts like John 5, Jeff Pilson, Eddie Money and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 5:30 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#218: Rockin' Ghoulish Songs | We’re ranking Ghoulish Songs that give you goosebumps. These songs may have you barking at the moon or casting a spell, sit back as we get spooky with music! Find out which Rockin’ Ghoulish Songs make our list as rock experts like Eddie Money, Randy Jackson, Bruce Kulich and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 6:00 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#219: Epic Songs of '85 | We’re ranking epic songs that peaked in 1985. These songs shaped a generation, created relationships and defined musical styles. Find out which EPIC SONGS OF ‘85 make our list as rock experts like Kelly Hansen, Randy Jackson, Kevin Cronin and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 6:30 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#221: Country Outlaws | They can sing, they can write and they sure can run from the law! Today we’re ranking Country Outlaws and celebrating what makes them stand out from the crowd. Find out which COUNTRY OUTLAWS make our list as rock experts like Don Felder, Randy Jackson, Rick Derringer, Bruce Kulich and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 7:00 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#222: Songs of America | So many topics are explored in song lyrics. Today we are ranking tunes that talk about America. Find out which SONGS OF AMERICA make our list as rock experts like Kenny Aronoff, Lita Ford, Jeff Pilson and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 7:30 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#223: Rockin' Christmas Songs | So many songs help cheer in the holiday season. Today we are counting down Rockin’ Christmas Songs that bring joy to the season. Find out which ROCKIN’ CHRISTMAS SONGS make our list as rock experts like Dee Snider, Don Felder, Alan Parsons, Sebastian Bach and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 8:00 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#301: Rockin' ROCK Titles | Today’s list is made up of songs that have the word ROCK in their title. Who used it best?! Find out which ROCKIN’ ROCK TITLES make our list as rock experts like Mark McGrath, Dee Snider, Steve Stevens and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 8:30 PM

The Top Ten Revealed

#302: Epic Songs of '74 | We’re ranking epic songs that peaked in 1974. These songs shaped a generation, created relationships and defined musical styles. Find out which EPIC SONGS OF ‘74 make our list as rock experts like Carnie Wilson, Mark McGrath, Sebastian Bach, and more count us down!

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09/23/2025 - 9:00 PM

AXS TV Concerts

Toby Keith: 35 mph Town | Country music superstar Toby Keith pays a visit to WTTW’s Grainger Studio as Soundstage returns to the entertainment venue where it all began 40 years ago.

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09/23/2025 - 10:30 PM

AXS TV Concerts

Zac Brown Band: Live From the Artists Den | Zac Brown Band sell out the historic Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York, making for a massive crowd on their episode of Live from the Artists Den. The warm summer evening under the stars seemed to be the perfect ambience for the band's set, which incorporated country, bluegrass, reggae, and jam music. Their setlist spanned their Grammy-winning catalog, including the Caribbean-inspired “Jump Right In,” and free-spirited anthem “Free.”

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09/23/2025 - 11:30 PM

Rock Legends

#1005: Glen Campbell | Glen Campbell was a country music legend known for such hits as “Rhinestone Cowboy,” “Wichita Lineman,” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix.”

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09/24/2025 - 12:00 AM

Rock Legends

#0804: Jefferson Airplane | Leading music critics cast a fresh light on the career of psychedelic pioneers Jefferson Airplane from helping define the San Francisco Sound to headlining some of the biggest rock festivals of the 1960s.

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09/24/2025 - 12:30 AM

Rock Legends

#0805: The Police | The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and are regarded as one of the first new-wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz. Leading music critics cast fresh light on the band.

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09/24/2025 - 1:00 AM

Rock Legends

#0806: Joni Mitchell | Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, responsible for hits such as “Both Sides Now” and “Big Yellow Taxi,” is widely considered 1960s and '70s folk royalty. Leading music critics cast fresh light on the career of Joni Mitchell.

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09/24/2025 - 1:30 AM

Rock Legends

#0807: Creedence Clearwater Revival | Thanks largely to John Fogerty's rough, inimitable voice and seemingly bottomless supply of great melodies, Creedence Clearwater Revival were the preeminent American singles band of the late Sixties and early Seventies.

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09/24/2025 - 2:00 AM

Hell's Kitchen

#401: 15 Chefs Compete | Fifteen vie for the position of executive chef at Gordon Ramsay's new restaurant, scheduled to open in the summer of 2008; Gordon gets physically sick from a contestant's concoction; one contestant goes missing.

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09/24/2025 - 3:00 AM

Hell's Kitchen

#402: 14 Chefs Compete | Each team must accurately slice a halibut into six-ounce fillets; one member of each team must work as the maitre d' while the others staff the kitchen; one chef is eliminated.

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09/24/2025 - 9:00 AM

The Big Interview with Dan Rather

#411: Meat Loaf | The multi-talented artist talks about his music, his passion, acting and he shows off his extensive collection of sports memorabilia.

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09/24/2025 - 10:00 AM

Hell's Kitchen

#1715: The Final Three | For the first time ever, Chef Ramsay decides to keep three All-Stars to compete in the finale. As a reward, Ramsay invites the contestants to a pampered retreat at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. However, what the contestants think is a relaxing vacation is soon turned upside-down when Ramsay reveals this will be their last challenge before the finale. The three finalists must cook and perfect their menus and only two will advance. Then, the final two All-Stars pick from the season's past contestants to join them on their team for the final dinner service. With a head chef position at the first ever Hell's Kitchen flagship restaurant at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, and a salary of a quarter of a million dollars on the line it all comes down to this. Find out who is named the winner.

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09/24/2025 - 11:00 AM

Hell's Kitchen

#1716: The All-Star Finale | The two remaining All-Star contestants compete in the final dinner service for the chance to become a head chef at the first ever Hell's Kitchen flagship restaurant at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, and a salary of a quarter of a million dollars. The finalists will need to rely on their team to put their differences aside, work together and deliver the best dinner service. Find out who is named winner.

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09/24/2025 - 12:00 PM

Hell's Kitchen

#1601: When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down | On the Season 16 premiere of HELL'S KITCHEN, Chef Gordon Ramsay welcomes the newest crop of hopefuls on the grounds of a U.S. Army training facility. The 18 aspiring chefs will have to demonstrate they have the discipline to succeed in HELL'S KITCHEN, before proving their culinary skills in the kitchen. Once Ramsay is confident they have a chance to survive, they are then split up into two teams – men (blue) vs. women (red) – and greeted by the Signature Dish Challenge! The winning team will enjoy a special dinner hosted by Ramsay at Takami Restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the losing team will be tasked with cleaning both kitchens and preparing the dining room for the season's first dinner service. Later, during the dinner service, and joined by VIP guests actor Nolan Gould (“Modern Family”) and actress Erica Ash (“Real Husbands of Hollywood”), one team will deliver a fantastic service that impresses Chef Ramsay.

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09/24/2025 - 1:00 PM

Hell's Kitchen

#1602: Crepe Grand Prix | The teams go head-to-head during the first-ever HELL'S KITCHEN Crepe Grand Prix challenge, with the contestants racing to present Chef Ramsay with 10 acceptable savory crepes. The winning team will head to Santa Barbara for a luxurious dining experience on a yacht. Meanwhile, the losing team will face a fishy punishment as they take on the responsibility of handling fish delivery day. Later, during the dinner service featuring VIP guests – actress Noureen DeWulf (“Anger Management”) and actor Dash Mihok (“Ray Donovan”) – one team will struggle right out of the gate before someone's lack of passion leads to another elimination.

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09/24/2025 - 2:00 PM

Classic Albums

#203: Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley | The program tells the story behind the making of Elvis Presley's first album for RCA Records “Elvis Presley” and his incredible transition from local performer to international singing sensation, heart-throb and icon.

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09/24/2025 - 3:00 PM

Classic Albums

#206: Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell | Since its release in 1977, “Bat Out Of Hell” has sold in excess of 30 million copies and is currently one of the top selling albums of all time. The program discusses how the songs were recorded, what techniques were used to get the sounds on tape and builds up a picture that gives insight into the process that allowed the tracks on the album to become part of a body of work that has ultimately stood the test of time.

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09/24/2025 - 4:00 PM

Rock Legends

#0804: Jefferson Airplane | Leading music critics cast a fresh light on the career of psychedelic pioneers Jefferson Airplane from helping define the San Francisco Sound to headlining some of the biggest rock festivals of the 1960s.

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09/24/2025 - 4:30 PM

Rock Legends

#0805: The Police | The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and are regarded as one of the first new-wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz. Leading music critics cast fresh light on the band.

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09/24/2025 - 5:00 PM

Rock Legends

#0806: Joni Mitchell | Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, responsible for hits such as “Both Sides Now” and “Big Yellow Taxi,” is widely considered 1960s and '70s folk royalty. Leading music critics cast fresh light on the career of Joni Mitchell.

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09/24/2025 - 5:30 PM

Rock Legends

#0807: Creedence Clearwater Revival | Thanks largely to John Fogerty's rough, inimitable voice and seemingly bottomless supply of great melodies, Creedence Clearwater Revival were the preeminent American singles band of the late Sixties and early Seventies.

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09/24/2025 - 6:00 PM

Rock Legends

#0808: Earth, Wind & Fire | Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin and African. They are one of the most successful bands of all time. Leading music critics cast fresh light on their career.

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09/24/2025 - 6:30 PM

Rock Legends

#0809: Otis Redding | Known as the voice of soul music, Otis Redding died in a plane crash at 26 years old. His song “(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay” hit No. 1 in 1968. Leading music critics cast fresh light on the career of Otis Redding.

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09/24/2025 - 7:00 PM

Rock Legends

#0810: Santana | Leading music critics tell the story of Santana, the San Francisco-based Latin rock band that exploded onto the music scene with their breakthrough performance at 1969's Woodstock music festival.

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09/24/2025 - 7:30 PM

Rock Legends

#0811: Talking Heads | Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison. Leading music critics cast fresh light on the career of Talking Heads.

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09/24/2025 - 8:00 PM

Rock Legends

#0901: Allman Brothers | The Allman Brothers Band combined deeply Southern strains of music — blues, country, and gospel — with boisterous rock & roll and their jazzy, jam-oriented style. Thus, they created the “New South” sound, drafting a template to be used for decades by everyone from Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Marshall Tucker Band to My Morning Jacket and the Drive-By Truckers.

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09/24/2025 - 8:30 PM

Rock Legends

#0902: Aretha Franklin | Multiple Grammy winner and “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin is known for hits such as “Respect,” “Freeway of Love” and “I Say a Little Prayer.”

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09/24/2025 - 9:00 PM

AXS TV Documentary

Eric Clapton: The 1970s Review | Eric Clapton’s musical journey through the seventies is recalled, from his days with musical collectives after Cream disbanded, to his hugely successful solo career, as told by musicians and biographers who knew him best during that period.

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