Television
-
Actor Taye Diggs brings new children's book to NapervilleOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - It's hard to imagine that anyone ever made fun of Taye Diggs for his looks, but they did when he was a young boy. Diggs said he was the only black child in his Rochester...
-
Roger Ailes looks back at Fox News successOct 06, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — As the most powerful man in the universe, or one of them anyway, Roger Ailes can look back on the first 15 years of his crowning achievement, Fox News Channel...
-
Mount Prospect 'Idol' winner Lee DeWyze dropped by labelOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - It's the one elimination he couldn't avoid. Lee DeWyze was dropped by his label last month, the Hollywood Reporter revealed Thursday morning. In an interview with The ...
-
A.C. Nielsen of TV ratings fame dies at 92Oct 05, 2011 3:00 pm - Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., who led the company that grew into an international firm that produces the TV ratings known as “the Nielsens,” has died at the age of 92. Nielsen ...
-
Finances threatening ‘Simpsons’Oct 04, 2011 3:00 pm - NEW YORK — In its 23rd year on TV, “The Simpsons” could be on the endangered species list. The show’s producer said Tuesday that the show can’t continue under its curren...
-
Ricki Lake rumbas along on 'Dancing'Oct 04, 2011 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — “Dancing With the Stars” contestants were asked to perform routines that reflected the most meaningful time in their lives, and when the dancing was done, ...
-
Cowell regrets 'X Factor' projectionsOct 04, 2011 8:00 am - NEW YORK — Simon Cowell acknowledges that he regrets saying ratings less than 20 million for the U.S. version of “The X Factor” would be a failure. The show's September ...
-
Matt and Trey: Goin' down to 'South Park' againOct 04, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK - By some accounts, the world was created in six days. On the other hand, it takes Matt Stone and Trey Parker seven of them to create a "South Park" episode. B...
-
Glen Ellyn native makes 'Twilight,' other soundtracksOct 04, 2011 5:00 am - Alexandra Patsavas could have picked any band in the world to be on the new soundtrack "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part I." Yet the Glen Ellyn native - a three-t...
-
Like a TV network, Yahoo launches fall programmingOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — With TV network style, Yahoo is launching a fall slate of shows in a bid to strengthen its original programming. On Tuesday, Yahoo Inc. announced that it wil...