Television
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Political odd couples make for insights in PBS' 'Contenders'
Sep 13, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shirley Chisholm memorably billed herself as "unbought and unbossed" when she ran for president in 1972. John McCain's forthright message to voters wa...
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Tom Brady, Michael Strahan produce 'Religion of Sports' show
Sep 13, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Call it the unholy alliance: one-time Super Bowl rivals Tom Brady and Michael Strahan are teaming up to produce a six-part documentary TV series called the...
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HBO and Vice's nightly newscast delayed 2 weeks
Sep 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - HBO and Vice Media are delaying the launch of their evening newscast for two weeks until Oct. 10 to make sure all of its creative elements work, includin...
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Nielsen's top programs for Sept. 5-11
Sep 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Sept. 5-11. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Football: Carolina at Denver...
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Witness: TV star's plane veered to right before crash
Sep 13, 2016 7:00 am - MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A witness to an airplane crash that killed "Ice Road Truckers" driver Darrell Ward says the Cessna 182D was making a second attempt to land at a w...
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As PGA season ends, Streelman joins Urlacher on TV seriesSep 13, 2016 1:01 am - Another PGA Tour season ended for Wheaton's Kevin Streelman and Luke Donald, the former Northwestern star, at Sunday's BMW Championship in Indiana. Both failed to quali...
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'Dancing With the Stars': Ranking the contestants from best to worstSep 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Although the "Dancing With the Stars" premiere was completely overshadowed by the two men who stormed the stage to protest Ryan Lochte (and were later arrested), there w...
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Kirstie Alley joins 'Scream Queens' for its sophomore season
Sep 12, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kirstie Alley is joining the second-season cast of Fox TV's "Scream Queens." The show's setting is moving from a college campus to a hospital with a d...
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How Netflix Can Dominate TV (Hint: It's Not Cheap)
Sep 12, 2016 7:00 am - Binge-watching has not yet supplanted traditional TV-watching, but we're moving in that direction, and TV networks are, in my opinion, not well-positioned for this shift...
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Guild study: Hiring of women, minority TV directors lags
Sep 12, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The expanding world of TV series is creating more opportunities for female and minority directors, but they remain a fraction of those hired, a Hollyw...