Television
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WGN America's historical drama explores 'Underground' railroadMar 07, 2016 4:00 am - A group of slaves band together to escape from their 1857 Georgia plantation in a new drama series premiering on WGN America. The hourlong “Underground,” debuting Wednes...
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'Downton Abbey' captured the real - if frustrating - pace of social changeMar 06, 2016 6:20 am - As "Downton Abbey" comes to a close this weekend, I've been re-watching the series from the beginning and considering one of the strongest criticisms of it: that change ...
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'Downton Abbey' explored social change even as it stayed put
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For all its six seasons, "Downton Abbey" has been a graciously paced time-scape through early 1900s Britain. Home base, of course, was the grand estate t...
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DVD previews: 'Peanuts Movie,' 'In the Heart of the Sea'Mar 05, 2016 6:17 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, March 8: "The Peanuts Movie" (G, 93 minutes, 20th Century Fox): Computer-animated, 3-D tale based on a script written in pa...
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Fox gets 16.9 million viewers for GOP debate
Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The 16.9 million people who saw Fox News Channel's coverage of the Republican presidential debate on Thursday have made it the fourth most-watched debate...
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Melissa Harris-Perry exit puts focus on MSNBC record
Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - MSNBC's facelift over the past two years has cut the airtime of some of its most prominent minority personalities - and it is starting to be noticed. The...
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'Omen' sequel series 'Damien' on A&E lacks focusMar 04, 2016 4:54 am - By Sean Stangland sstangland@dailyherald.com The ratings success of "Bates Motel," the series about Norman Bates and his mom before they went "Psycho," has apparently co...
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Nielsen says 23.5 million watched Super Tuesday returns
Mar 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Nielsen company says an estimated 23.5 million Americans watched Super Tuesday election returns on six networks at 10 p.m. EST Tuesday. During that h...
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Lady Mary an ex-con? After 'Downton,' stars seek challenges
Mar 02, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - What's happening to certain "Downton Abbey" stars is downright criminal. Joanne Froggatt, the TV drama's vulnerable Anna Bates, is morphing into a 19t...
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'Downton Abbey' explored social change even as it stayed put
Mar 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - For all its six seasons, "Downton Abbey" has been a graciously paced time-scape through early 1900s Britain. Home base, of course, was the grand estate that l...