Television
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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...
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Rapper A$AP Rocky to host MTV's reimagined Woodies at SXSW
Mar 02, 2016 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Rapper and actor A$AP Rocky will host MTV's reimagined Woodies this month. The network announced Wednesday that Rocky will host the 12th-annual show on Ma...
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Disney revives 'High School Musical' with open casting call
Mar 01, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The Disney Channel is reviving "High School Musical." The channel said Tuesday it's starting a nationwide casting search for the latest sequel in the hit T...
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CBS News hires Josh Elliott for online news service
Mar 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - CBS News has hired former "Good Morning America" personality Josh Elliott to be an anchor on the network's CBSN online news service, and an occasional co...
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'Hap and Leonard' tracks unlikely pals in a get-rich scheme
Mar 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Hap and Leonard" is one part buddy drama, one part caper comedy, and a rich dose of swampy film noir. Mostly, it's a spiky exploration of two comrades i...
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Documentary, album explore Loretta Lynn's Appalachian rootsFeb 29, 2016 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When Loretta Lynn was growing up in Butcher Hollow in Kentucky in the 1930s, her home in the coal mining community was always filled with music, eithe...
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It's 2 more years of 'NCIS,' with star Mark Harmon onboard
Feb 29, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - There's no end in sight for CBS' long-running mega-hit "NCIS." The network says it has renewed the series for two more seasons, and that series star and execu...
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New Viceland channel gears for start on Monday
Feb 29, 2016 5:00 am - NEW YORK - The new Viceland cable channel takes to the air Monday with the ultimate in user-generated programming. The network set up a phone number a few weeks ago and ...
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Christina Hendricks turns femme fatale for Sundance's 'Hap and Leonard'Feb 29, 2016 4:00 am - Fans of “Mad Men” may find themselves doing a double-take this week when they spot a blond, tight-jeans-clad Christina Hendricks in a role that is in sharp contrast to t...