Television
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BBC adapting Rowling’s ‘Casual Vacancy’ for TVDec 03, 2012 10:43 am - LONDON — The BBC says it is turning J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults into a television drama. “The Casual Vacancy” is a darkly humorous saga of modern British life ...
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“Doc McStuffins' tops 'Dora' among preschoolersDec 02, 2012 4:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney's “Doc McStuffins” has emerged as the top-rated cable TV show for preschoolers, taking viewers from Viacom's children's networks and its long-r...
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Ricky Martin finds new home on small screenDec 01, 2012 7:27 pm - NEW YORK — Ricky Martin is saying goodbye to Broadway’s “Evita.” But don’t cry for him. The Latin superstar has a slew of new projects in the works, including two telev...
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Protests flare in Bahrain for Kim Kardashian visitDec 01, 2012 7:26 pm - MANAMA, Bahrain — Just hours after reality TV star Kim Kardashian gushed about her impressions of Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas to disperse more than 50 hard-line ...
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'House of Style' brings together past, present in documentaryDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - NEW YORK — The “House of Style” that MTV built back in 1989 has undergone some serious renovation, but it always had good bones. The show's past and present come togethe...
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Seth MacFarlane surprises film students with Oscar contestNov 30, 2012 2:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Oscar host Seth MacFarlane is inviting college students to join him onstage at the Academy Awards. The “Family Guy” creator made a surprise appearance at U...
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Bravo's 'Shahs of Sunset' returns for season twoNov 30, 2012 4:00 am - Last season, Bravo viewers were introduced to a group of young Iranian-Americans — or Persians — in Los Angeles, men and women, Muslim and Jewish, straight and gay. On S...
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Jeff Zucker to head CNNNov 29, 2012 9:57 am - NEW YORK — CNN on Thursday named former NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker as its new top executive, searching for a way to turn around the original cable news network as i...
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ABC to celebrate Dick Clark on New Year’s EveNov 28, 2012 10:23 am - NEW YORK — ABC is turning its first New Year’s Eve without Dick Clark in four decades partly into a celebration of the showbiz impresario’s life. Clark, who originated t...
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`Dancing With the Stars: All Stars’ champ crownedNov 28, 2012 5:29 am - LOS ANGELES — She was dissed on “The Bachelor” and came in third place during her first stint on “Dancing With the Stars,” but Melissa Rycroft is now a winner. The reali...