Television
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Wheaton couple want fitness - not fame - from reality showJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - When Jerry and Estella Hayes went to a casting call for NBC's "The Biggest Loser," they weren't looking for a way to get on television. The Wheaton grandparents were loo...
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Networks have inauguration plans on screen and off
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- In all their planning to cover Barack Obama's inauguration as the nation's 44th president, television networks have paid particular attention to people who m...
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'Slumdog Millionaire' wins 4 at Golden Globes
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- In a riches-to-rags year in the worldwide economy, an international rags-to-riches tale touched hearts, minds and Golden Globe voters. "Slumdog ...
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'Hee-Haw' comedy duo member Jon Hager dead at 67
Jan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jon Hager, who performed in the musical comedy duo The Hager Twins on "Hee-Haw," has died. He was 67. Sam Lovullo, who produced "Hee-Haw" and was a fr...
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'Monsters of the Midday' ready for televised returnJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Together again, for the first time: It's Mike North and Dan Jiggetts. Yes, the Monsters of the Midday are back, only not in middays but mornings, and not on radio but TV...
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Working in real time might hinder '24' as it enters a new political eraJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Like a decorated World War II veteran in the Vietnam era, or a Weather Underground holdout in the Reagan '80s, Jack Bauer soldiers on, even though the times have suddenl...
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Golden Globes promise glamour and pizazz Sunday
Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- "The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards" would be sure to tower over last year's telecast, even without trying. And executive producer Barry Adelman is trying. ...
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CBS' 'Flashpoint' fizzles on return to TVJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - "Flashpoint," CBS' summer SWAT-team replacement series, returns to play with the prime-time big boys at midseason at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, on WBBM Channel 2. Friday bei...
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Even as networks trot out new shows, TV sticks with tried and trueJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Once upon a time, in the world of network television, January was a big deal, a launching pad for important new shows. Some of TV's most influential programs debuted in ...
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Stephanie March returns to 'Special Victims Unit'
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Stephanie March is back on the job as New York prosecutor Alexandra Cabot on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." March will guest star on NBC's top-rated...