Television
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Epic 'Planet Earth II' offers creatures'-eye view of nature
Feb 16, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - From jungles to deserts to mountains, the BBC's epic nature series "Planet Earth II" takes viewers around the world - and around many genres of television....
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Sparks fly over Maher's booking of provocateur Yiannopoulos
Feb 16, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bill Maher's decision to book conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos on his HBO show drew quick condemnation from another guest. Jeremy Scahill, a...
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2 tough guys meet their match in Maggie Siff on 'Billions'
Feb 15, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Last season, "Billions" performed a delicate balancing act. Chuck Rhoades, the powerful and perverse U.S. Attorney (played by Paul Giamatti), was locked ...
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Making 'Portlandia': Brainstorming, basketball, improv
Feb 15, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The "Portlandia" brain trust is gathered to hash out another round of endearingly goofy tales set in a mythical (sort of) Portland. Laptops dot the confere...
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'Love Actually' update to air on 'Red Nose Day Special'
Feb 15, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Whatever happened to the characters from "Love Actually"? Viewers will find out thanks to Richard Curtis, the writer-director of the beloved 2003 feature, who...
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Nielsen's top programs for Feb. 6-12
Feb 14, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 6-12. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "Grammy Awards," CBS, 26.07 milli...
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Rachel Lindsay named ABC's first black "Bachelorette"
Feb 14, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - ABC has named a black woman as its "Bachelorette" for the first time in the show's history. Rachel Lindsay will lead the 13th season of "The Bachelor"...
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'Tower' is a well-crafted doc that deliberately leaves out a major detailFeb 14, 2017 5:00 am - Keith Maitland's "Tower," a creatively envisioned but intentionally incomplete look at the 1966 University of Texas sniper attack that left 16 dead and dozens wounded, w...
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CBS fires newscaster Josh Elliott
Feb 13, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - CBS has fired newscaster Josh Elliott after being surprised by his live announcement that he'd no longer be working regularly at the network's streaming ...
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ABC and People teaming up for documentary on Princess Diana
Feb 13, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Princess Diana will be the subject of a four-hour documentary miniseries airing on ABC this August. A joint project of ABC and People magazine, the program, t...