Television
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Widescreen: Internet has become kinder place for performers in their golden yearsSep 08, 2021 11:00 pm - It gets harder to see with every passing week, but there are still good things about social media. Last week's global outburst of joy over the return of '70s pop icons A...
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'Lucifer' star promises 'good-slash-great' series finale
Sep 08, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - After six years, 'œLucifer'ť stars Tom Ellis and Lauren German are kissing goodbye to their devil-and-detective double act. They've been solving crimes tog...
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AP Emmy pundits favor 'The Crown,' 'Ted Lasso' for honors
Sep 08, 2021 7:00 am - Feeling lucky, Mr. Mandalorian? How about you, Duke of Hastings? The Emmys tend to field an eclectic group of contenders, and increasingly so as new platforms have expan...
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New to streaming this week: 'Kate,' 'Come From Away' and MTV's VMAs
Sep 07, 2021 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on 'The Wire,' dead at 54
Sep 06, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on "The Wire" created one of the most beloved and enduring characters in a prim...
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'Warm and loving and generous': 'Today' weatherman Willard Scott dead at 87Sep 06, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Willard Scott, the beloved weather forecaster who charmed viewers of NBC's "Today" show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died. He...
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Networks, streaming services look to sci-fi, fantasy for fall TV season
Sep 05, 2021 7:32 am - Fickleness is paying off for the young. Because Generation Z and a slice of millennials are more likely to drop and add streaming services in pursuit of tempting new sho...
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'Billions' banks new episodes as Showtime drama returns after long breakSep 05, 2021 7:30 am - "Billions" has had a long Season 5 break, but it's ready to pick up where it left off. As with so many other shows, the pandemic shut down production on the Showtime dra...
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Constable: Libertyville grad's look at Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X becomes a Netflix docSep 04, 2021 1:00 am - The highlight of Johnny Smith's personal sports history as a member of Libertyville High School's Class of 1999 might have been his final game as a varsity basketball pl...
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Feder: Bittersweet farewell closes out ABC 7's 'Windy City Live' after 10 yearsSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Today the curtain falls on “Windy City Live,” closing out a 10-year run for the locally produced talk and entertainment show on ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, Robert Feder rep...