Television
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New league pleased with first-week ratings but cautious
Feb 13, 2019 6:00 am - The Alliance of American Football was a ratings winner in its inaugural weekend, but founder Charlie Ebersol realizes it is a small sample size. "We feel really good abo...
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Chicago Cubs, Sinclair to launch sports network in 2020
Feb 13, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group are launching a regional sports network in 2020 that will be the team's exclusive TV home. The Cubs said Wed...
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Kate Gosselin tries G-rated dating in 'Kate Plus Date'
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Don't expect anything like "The Bachelorette" with Kate Gosselin's new TLC dating show. Gosselin said it was important to her that her eight chil...
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'Boomerang' series updates story for millennial audiences
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, where TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upco...
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Halle Berry's 'Boomerang' updates story for new generation
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Halle Berry and Lena Waithe say they've updated the 1992 movie "Boomerang" for a new generation. Berry said the original story that focused on bl...
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Nielsen's top programs for Feb. 4-10
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 4-10. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "The Grammy Awards," CBS, 19.88 million. 2. "The ...
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NBC's 'Last Call with Carson Daly' to end after 17 years
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - It really is last call for NBC's late-night show with Carson Daly. NBC said Tuesday that the show will end after 17 years, with Daly deciding to focus...
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Nielsen says just under 20 million watched Grammy Awards
Feb 11, 2019 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Nearly 20 million people watched Childish Gambino and Kacey Musgraves earn four trophies each at the Grammy Awards, about the same audience as th...
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PBS' 'Finding Your Roots' looks into political leaders' past
Feb 11, 2019 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., hopes this season of his popular PBS series "Finding Your Roots" helps a divided U.S. see how all Americ...
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'Saturday Night Live' star Aidy Bryant ready to be shrill
Feb 11, 2019 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - "Saturday Night Live" star Aidy Bryant says she was drawn to the Hulu series "Shrill" because of the chance to play a woman who is about more tha...