Television
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'Breaking Bad' prequel shifts spotlight to Naperville's Bob OdenkirkFeb 04, 2015 5:00 am - Walter White may be dead and (presumably) buried, but “Breaking Bad” fans won't be totally left out in the cold with the premiere of its prequel, “Better Call Saul.” The...
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'It's Always Sunny' takes cue from 'True Detective'Feb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Quick, imagine an artistic link between the insanely funny "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and bleakly dramatic "True Detective." The FXX sitcom, ...
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How much is too much television?Feb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Beth Hoppe loves television dramas. Yet even with a digital video recorder and on-demand services that enable her to watch on her own schedule, there's not en...
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NBC's Brian Williams apologizes for false Iraq storyFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams apologized Wednesday for incorrectly claiming as recently as last week that he rode on a helicopter that came under e...
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Adapted telenovelas take hold in prime-time TVFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Gina Rodriguez and America Ferrera have more in common than being the only Latina women to have won Golden Globes for best actress: Both of their series' w...
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Oliver bulking up on staff with news experienceFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - John Oliver says that he's hired three new researchers to help with what has become his HBO show's signature, a long-form take on a newsy subject where it's o...
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Nielsen's top programs for Jan. 26-Feb. 1Feb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 26-Feb. 1. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. Super Bowl: New England vs. Seattle, NBC, 11...
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ABC's 'Forever' tries to make its title ring true, or closeFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Matthew Miller, creator of ABC's freshman drama "Forever," is used to the industry ritual of anxiously checking a show's ratings the morning after it airs....
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'Fresh off the Boat,' a funny sitcom about Asian-AmericansFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Diversity on TV takes a step forward with ABC's "Fresh off the Boat," which boosts Asians' scant presence in prime time with a sitcom about an Asian-American ...
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'Foyle's War' returns for a final, satisfying seasonFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - The end is at hand for "Foyle's War," the absorbing, impeccably produced World War II-era series that moved smoothly from crime to spy drama as the years p...