Television
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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...
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China bans men it sees as not masculine enough from TV
Sep 02, 2021 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's government banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters Thursday to promote 'œrevolutionary culture,'ť broadening a campaign to tighten contr...
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Fall TV season serves up what viewers want: sci-fi, fantasy
Sep 02, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - 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 ...