Television
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'~Kim's Convenience' to end with 5th season finale in April
Mar 08, 2021 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Canadian sitcom "Kim's Convenience'³ is set to close up shop after its fifth season. The show's producers said Monday the popular series will come to an e...
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Wayne Brady presides over Fox's new 'Game of Talents'Mar 08, 2021 5:00 am - Wayne Brady clearly is game for games. Before beginning his daytime run as the host of "Let's Make a Deal" (which recently aired its 2000th CBS episode), the comedian-ac...
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Will Paramount+ be a mountain or a molehill in streaming?
Mar 06, 2021 6:30 am - NEW YORK - Paramount+ debuted Thursday as the latest - and last - streaming option from a major media company, this time from ViacomCBS. It's betting that consumers are ...
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'WandaVision,' a sitcom sendup, was a pandemic parable, too
Mar 06, 2021 6:30 am - Imagine being trapped in the confines of your own neighborhood, losing a sense of the outside world - and of yourself - with each passing day. Things are seeming kind of...
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Royalty TV: UK monarchy and television have complex ties
Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's royal family and television have a complicated relationship. The medium has helped define the modern monarchy: The 1953 coronation of Queen Eliz...
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From NIU to Zamunda: Joliet native is Murphy's maestro for 'Coming 2 America'Mar 04, 2021 5:00 am - "Coming 2 America" would have been a daunting assignment for any film composer. The Eddie Murphy sequel, premiering Friday, March 5, on Amazon Prime Video, required a mu...
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Miss Universe competition to air live from Florida in May
Mar 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After a year and a half, the Miss Universe competition will return with a live telecast on May 16. The 69th Miss Universe event will be held at the Semin...
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With much respect, Cynthia Erivo takes on Queen of Soul
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Tony Awards could bring Cynthia Erivo another Emmy. Days after the British performer belted Aretha Franklin's 'œAin't No Way'ť during a red carpet i...
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Catherine Zeta-Jones joins Michael Sheen in 'Prodigal Son'
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Catherine Zeta-Jones was already a fan of 'œProdigal Son,'ť so when the chance came to join the show, she jumped, lured by the prospect of working alo...
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CBS to air Emmy Awards on Sept. 19; no host yet
Mar 02, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Emmy Awards will be held on Sept. 19 and air live on CBS. The network and the Television Academy announced Tuesday that the 73rd annual ceremony w...