Television
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The hunt for fall TV brings a last gasp of new shows and - perhaps at long last - a shift in old habits
Sep 15, 2020 6:00 am - A couple of weeks ago, NBC announced that Season 5 of its hit series "This Is Us" will premiere on Nov. 10, with a two-hour episode. How nice. That the show had yet to b...
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Yes, Drew Barrymore is launching a talk show in a pandemic - and wants to 'bring a little late-night' to daytime TV
Sep 15, 2020 6:00 am - Don't worry: Drew Barrymore is well-aware that right now is not the ideal time to launch a new daytime talk show. "I had a very different vision and perception of what w...
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Lawsuit accuses 'Cheer' star from Naperville of sexually soliciting minors
Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas - Twin boys in Texas say that beginning when they were 13, "Cheer" star Jerry Harris, who is from Naperville, sent them sexually explicit photos and vi...
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Feder: Carol Marin says she's bowing out of TV newsSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Carol Marin, one of Chicago's most honored and respected journalists of all time, is bringing down the curtain on her legendary TV news career after 48 years, Robert Fed...
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New Netflix series showcases 11-year-old 'koala whisperer'
Sep 13, 2020 7:30 am - Like a lot of young people, 11-year-old Izzy Bee has a special bond with animals. Unlike a lot of young people, she shares it with one of the planet's most cuddly - koal...
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'Black-ish' star Ross reflects on politics, motherhood, new movie
Sep 13, 2020 7:19 am - Like so many, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the novel coronavirus. So every Friday and many Tuesday afternoons, he hosts The Washington Post's...
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New PBS film probes construction boom on Latino workers
Sep 13, 2020 7:00 am - RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) - Since the Great Recession, cities like Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, and Hobbs, New Mexico, have seen construction booms. Homes and skyscrapers have ...
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Uninvited Pigeon invades author Mo Willems' TV special
Sep 12, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mo Willems is very serious about the importance of being silly. That's apparent to the children and adults tickled by 'Ε“There Is a Bird on Your Head!'...
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Little Richard song to introduce 'Monday Night Football'
Sep 11, 2020 7:00 am - ESPN is hoping that one of the architects of rock n' roll can bring some new energy to their "Monday Night Football" show with fewer fans in the stands this year. The ne...
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Barrymore sets high standard in her models as talk show host
Sep 11, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Drew Barrymore is setting a high standard for herself as she joins the world of daytime talk show hosts on Monday. She wants to emulate David Letterman a...