Television
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Historian offers program on Betty WhiteApr 17, 2018 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, April 24, McHenry County College will welcome Barry Bradford, nationally recognized speaker and award-winning historian. He will present "Betty White: Ameri...
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Nielsen's top programs for April 9-15
Apr 17, 2018 7:00 am - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for April 9-15. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "Roseanne," ABC, 13.77 million. 2. "The Big Bang...
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Meteorologist rants on-air about reaction to his forecast
Apr 16, 2018 7:00 am - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The winter that won't end has taken its toll on a TV meteorologist in western Michigan. Garry Frank of WXMI-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, went...
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'Lost in Space' adrift in vast area between shows for kids, grown-upsApr 14, 2018 7:25 am - Pawing through pop culture's never-ending garage sale, Netflix has come up with a conspicuously big but dissatisfyingly flat remake of "Lost in Space," Irwin Allen's ini...
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How Zooey Deschanel's 'New Girl' avoided the Manic Pixie Dream Girl tropeApr 14, 2018 7:23 am - The Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope demonstrates our culture's compulsive need to categorize people. Coined by critic Nathan Rabin, it initially referred to an eccentric fe...
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CNN's Don Lemon to contributor: be honest
Apr 13, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - CNN's Don Lemon apparently has his limits. The evening host shut down a former Donald Trump aide - and paid CNN contributor - on Thursday, telling him no...
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Pranks and pleas: How 'Westworld' and 'Avengers' deal with spoilersApr 13, 2018 6:00 am - On Monday afternoon, “Westworld” showrunners Jonathan Nolan (a former Barrington resident) and Lisa Joy promised fans in a Reddit forum that a video spoiling all of the ...
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Hargitay takes advocacy for sex assault victims to HBO
Apr 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Portraying a heroic sex crimes detective on television has provided Mariska Hargitay with a platform to help sexual assault victims in real life. Hargita...
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'Fox & Friends': Influence comes with the president's ear
Apr 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's the epicenter of television journalism, the most influential news show on the air. But "Fox & Friends" doesn't feel that way. Fox News Channel's day...
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Showtime's 'Circus' returns with new co-host Alex Wagner
Apr 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A lot has changed since the three hosts of Showtime's "The Circus" shared duck at Washington's Momofuku restaurant at the end of the show's last season. ...