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If, at any earlier time in his career, anyone had suggested to Jimmy Kimmel that people would someday be citing him as the conscience of the nation, he would surely have done the world's greatest spit-take.

A new Showtime documentary series proved uncomfortably timely this week, with the pay channel pulling a repeat of "Active Shooter: America Under Fire" on Monday night, after the mass shooting event in Las Vegas.

"Dancing with the Stars," a show that by design is drenched with as much unbridled enthusiasm as it is with sequins, kicked off Monday night with a somber Tom Bergeron standing front and center, addressing the deadly mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas late Sunday.

Mixing the tense international situation with the qualities of a spy thriller, "Frontline's" latest documentary, "North Korea's Deadly Dictator," provides what's described as "a rare glimpse" inside Kim Jong Un's regime, as well as the bizarre circumstances surrounding the assassination of his half-brother in a Malaysian airport.

No, you don't get the day off. But that doesn't mean that October 3 isn't a holiday.

The music world lost one of its greatest songwriters on Monday when rock legend Tom Petty died at the age of 66.

Rocker Tom Petty died Monday after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital, Petty's manager Tony Dimitriades confirmed to CNN.

"Saturday Night Live" didn't waste any time going after President Trump and his comments regarding hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.

OK, stop if you've heard this one: A guy enters a political race as a publicity stunt to help boost his brand, and actually winds up winning and faces the thorny challenges of holding elected office.

Las Vegas is where Jason Aldean celebrated one of the high points of his hugely successful career.

Celebrities offered sympathy and support for Las Vegas after the massacre that left at least 50 people dead.

Country music star Jason Aldean was on stage when a gunman attacked the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada late Sunday night.