Television
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BBC chief quits over TV reportNov 10, 2012 3:19 pm - LONDON — George Entwistle, the director general of the BBC, resigned on Saturday night over a TV program the network had aired that wrongly implicated a British politici...
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On election night, TV trounced TwitterNov 10, 2012 3:00 pm - PALO ALTO, Calif. — According to Twitter, there were 31 million tweets on Election Day, with the site hitting a peak of 327,452 tweets-per-minute the moment TV networks ...
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Hasselhoff hopes for retro ‘Knight Rider’ filmNov 09, 2012 4:13 pm - NEW YORK — David Hasselhoff still feels a connection with the younger generation, even though his popular TV series “Baywatch” has been off the air for more than a decad...
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Jack McBrayer prepares for life after ’30 Rock’Nov 09, 2012 4:13 pm - LOS ANGELES — Jack McBrayer can see the end of “30 Rock” just up ahead. The Emmy-nominated actor best known as Kenneth the Page from the Emmy-winning show says the mood ...
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‘Firefly’ marks milestone in Science TV specialNov 09, 2012 2:13 pm - LOS ANGELES — The “Firefly” saga consists of 14 TV episodes, one big-screen movie and the undiminished passion of the space Western’s fans, stars and producers. To mark ...
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Oliver Stone delves into America's 'Untold History'Nov 09, 2012 4:00 am - Oliver Stone's “Untold History of the United States,” premiering Monday, Nov. 12, on Showtime, is bound to antagonize and infuriate. The 10-part documentary series is al...
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Biden to appear on NBC’s ‘Parks and Recreation’Nov 08, 2012 1:55 pm - WASHINGTON — Fresh off re-election, Vice President Joe Biden will appear on the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” next Thursday. The vice president’s office said Biden ...
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Fox loses bid to block Dish’s AutoHop ad-skippingNov 08, 2012 4:44 am - News Corp.’s Fox Broadcasting unit lost its bid to block Dish Network Corp.’s ad-free primetime television service and its so-called AutoHop features before a copyright-...
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Suburban sisters claim spotlight on 'Family Feud' tonightNov 07, 2012 10:00 pm - Five sisters from the Northwest suburbs will be featured on Friday's episode of “Family Feud” after winning $20,500 in the first round Wednesday. The show, which airs a...
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Bears players, Elk Grove students film ‘Play 60’ commercialNov 07, 2012 11:07 am - On Sunday, kids around the suburbs watched on TV as Charles Tillman of the Chicago Bears forced four fumbles against the Tennessee Titans, but on Tuesday a group of stud...