Television
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'Black Mirror,' 'Westworld' make for provocative sci-fi TVOct 21, 2016 6:00 am - Science-fiction fans are enjoying an exciting fall on network and cable outlets, and Friday brings Netflix subscribers the season's biggest thrill. "Black Mirror," a col...
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Not so 'Insecure': Issa Rae blazes trail with HBO series
Oct 20, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For Issa Rae, it feels like the 1990s. The creator and star of the HBO series "Insecure" said she's enjoying the debut of her TV show at a time when popu...
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Burns adapting 'The Gene' book into PBS film
Oct 20, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ken Burns is getting back into medicine. The documentarian has acquired the rights to make author Siddhartha Mukherjee's book on molecular biology, "The ...
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Analysis: Things - like the Emmys - 'rigged' against Donald Trump
Oct 20, 2016 1:00 am - For a moment during Wednesday night's presidential debate in Las Vegas, Donald Trump completely proved the point Hillary Clinton was trying to make about him. Specifical...
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Long-time business correspondent Ali Velshi joining MSNBC
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Long-time business correspondent Ali Velshi is joining MSNBC. The news network announced Tuesday the immediate appointment of Velshi, best known from his...
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The filmmaker behind the 'Hamilton' documentary reveals all
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What was to become the Broadway phenomenon "Hamilton" was still raw and unshaped when documentary filmmaker Alex Horwitz turned on his camera three years...
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Nielsen's top programs for Oct. 10-16
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Oct. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "The OT," Fox, 15.38 million. 2....
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Hugh Laurie is back as a TV doctor in Hulu's dark 'Chance'
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Hugh Laurie warmly recalls "House" and the flawed physician he played as artful combinations of tragedy and comedy. Laurie is returning to TV as ...
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NBC 'Today' show needs a host and Billy Bush needs job
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The fallout over Billy Bush's lewd conversation with Donald Trump has left NBC's "Today" show unexpectedly looking for help in its third hour and Bush po...
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'Price is Right' contestants make history with 3-way tie
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Price is Right" history was made on Monday's episode when a trio of contestants spun different combinations of $1 on the game show's colorful wheel. ...