Television
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Wallenda ready for Chicago tightrope walksOct 31, 2014 1:00 am - With Chicago's chilling winds howling in the background, tightrope walker Nik Wallenda declared Friday he's ready to attempt two back-to-back skyscraper crossings, one o...
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'McCarthys' inspired by creator's modern familyOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - After the sitcom "Happy Endings" was, ironically, abruptly canceled, writer Brian Gallivan looked close to home for his next gig: His own family inspired "...
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'The View' now under ABC News in latest revamping effortOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - ABC says "The View" is being claimed by the network's news division after 18 seasons under ABC's entertainment side. In its announcement Thursday morning, ABC...
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2 country stars help shape Will Chase's TV personaOct 29, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Will Chase's character on ABC's "Nashville" is the quintessential superstar. Country singer Luke Wheeler has a team of publicists and his own barbecue sauce....
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Senators stage their own 'Survivor' showOct 29, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich were willing to go to great lengths to prove that a Democratic and Republican U.S. senator could work together. Like halfway ar...
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Disney's Marvel plans for superhero films through 2019Oct 29, 2014 1:01 am - Walt Disney Co.'s Marvel unveiled a slate of nine superhero films that will take the studio through mid-2019, adding two more "Avengers" and projects based on black and ...
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Documentary on 'National Barn Dance' screening in SchaumburgOct 28, 2014 11:00 pm - For almost four decades, WLS radio and television's "National Barn Dance" was one of Chicago's biggest exports in entertainment, featuring stars such as Gene Autrey, Geo...
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TruTV goes for laughs with 'Friends of the People'Oct 28, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Sketch-comedy shows are like frozen-yogurt shops: While there are probably way too many, most are good enough to stay afloat. Still, it takes a special breed ...
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Neil Patrick Harris to host new NBC variety seriesOct 27, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - NBC is bringing Neil Patrick Harris back to series television as host of a comedy-variety series. The new show is based on the successful British TV format "A...
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'The Voice' makes a Swift moveOct 27, 2014 5:45 am - Taylor Swift certainly has a voice and knows how to use it ... and appropriately, she's now using it on “The Voice.” In the week of the debut of her fifth album, “1989,”...