Television
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Jamie Foxx to host 'Beat Shazam,' an app-based game show
Jan 11, 2017 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Jamie Foxx is turning game-show host. The Oscar-winning actor will host Fox TV's "Beat Shazam," an interactive game show based on the song-identi...
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Lithuanian TV apologizes for Nazi gestures by actress
Jan 11, 2017 6:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Lithuania's public television apologized Wednesday for a live show in which a popular actress made gestures to represent Adolf Hitler's moustache...
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British TV trailer shows Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson
Jan 11, 2017 6:00 am - A British TV network has offered the first glimpse of actor Joseph Fiennes playing Michael Jackson in an upcoming comedy series. Sky Arts has released a trailer for its ...
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Watch Lyric Opera's 'Bel Canto' from the comfort of homeJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - "Bel Canto," the opera inspired by Ann Patchett's 2001 novel about a hostage crisis in Peru, had its world premiere in late 2015 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and you c...
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Shonda Rhimes: Don't look for Donald Trump in 'Scandal'
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A roundup of news Tuesday from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting deta...
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Nielsen's top programs for Jan. 2-8
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 2-8. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Playoff: Detroit vs. Seattle, ...
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Shonda Rhimes: Don't look for Donald Trump in 'Scandal'
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - There's the world of Trump and the world of "Scandal." Don't go looking for similarities between the two, because the ABC show's creator certainl...
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Writer: Gay rights TV miniseries is for all, including Trump
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black says his upcoming TV miniseries about the gay rights movement is for everyone, up to and including ...
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Jenna Elfman tries again for TV comedic success
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Jenna Elfman is taking aim again at finding comedic success on television. The actress best known for her hit ABC show "Dharma & Greg" that ran f...
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Patti Austin among many `Taking the Stage' to inaugurate a Smithsonian museumJan 10, 2017 5:00 am - In an all-star cast of a major event, it's always nice to get the opening spot. Grammy-winning singer Patti Austin had that position last September at the inaugural cere...