Television
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Former 'American Idol' finalist avoids jail over dad's billsJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Former "American Idol" finalist LaKisha Jones has avoided jail on a civil contempt conviction for failing to pay her father's nursing home bills. Gen...
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Jay and Mark Duplass' 'Togetherness' explores brotherly loveJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Steps have been taken to avoid any mix-up distinguishing the voices - Mark's from Jay's - when the tape is transcribed. But the Duplass brothers assure t...
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Rainn Wilson returns to TV in Fox crime series 'Backstrom'Jan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Rainn Wilson knows he'll be remembered as Dwight Schrute, the odd, overly confident character lacking social graces that he played on NBC's "The Office" for n...
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Nielsen's top programs for Jan. 12-18Jan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 12-18. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. AFC Championship: Indianapolis a...
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'Food Court Wars' eatery closing in West DundeeJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - Winning a Food Network show wasn't enough to save a West Dundee mall eatery from closing, but its owners say they are working on opening a new spot in Chicago. Taco ...
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TV networks make unequal progress toward on-screen diversityJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - Kenya Barris, creator of ABC's "black-ish," was motivated to write the comedy about an African-American family's efforts to honor its heritage in part by the unreality o...
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TV networks make unequal progress toward on-screen diversityJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - Kenya Barris, creator of ABC's "black-ish," was motivated to write the comedy about an African-American family's efforts to honor its heritage in part by the unreality o...
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Annie Lennox: 'Strange Fruit' criticism 'painful,' unfairJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Annie Lennox says online criticism leveled at her remarks about the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit" was hurtful and unfair. "It was so painful...
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Comedy Central to roast Justin BieberJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Comedy Central says Justin Bieber will be the victim of its next roast. The channel said Tuesday that the pop star will face the music at a taping in Los A...
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Wilmore taking his own path as Colbert replacementJan 19, 2015 4:30 am - LOS ANGELES — As Larry Wilmore sits down with a plate of pasta, a fan hands him a slip of paper with an idea to explore on Wilmore's new Comedy Central show premiering M...