Television
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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...
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ABC's Diane Sawyer spurs jokes from TwitterverseNov 07, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Diane Sawyer's Election Night performance left some viewers asking if she had begun celebrating Tuesday's election a bit early. Co-anchoring ABC News' coverag...
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Bruno Mars a hit as ‘SNL’ hostNov 06, 2012 2:07 pm - NEW YORK — Bruno Mars’ recent appearance on “Saturday Night Live” was more like “Saturday Night Fever”: He says he had so much fun hosting the show, he’d be happy to do ...
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Awards show throws dogs more than a boneNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - This awards show has the usual — red carpet, stars and a glamorous Beverly Hills setting. But it's also one of the few where people know who won before it airs, and no o...
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Rich 'Svengoolie' Koz hospitalizedNov 05, 2012 4:00 pm - Chicago TV stalwart Rich Koz, perhaps better known as his alter ego Svengoolie, is recovering after experiencing “a cardiac event” on Saturday, Nov. 3, according to a ne...
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Chris McDonnell leads Hispanic TV stationNov 05, 2012 2:22 pm - Imagine Arlington Heights native Chris McDonnell’s early days as general manager and president of Telemundo Chicago, the Spanish-language television network owned by NBC...
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Older CBS shows coming to pay service Hulu PlusNov 05, 2012 12:36 pm - Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Older CBS shows like “Medium” and “Numb3rs” are coming to the $8-per-month online video service Hulu Plus. Monday’s deal falls short of wh...
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MTV to air fundraiser for devastated Jersey shoreNov 05, 2012 7:49 am - NEW YORK — MTV, home of the “Jersey Shore” reality show, plans to air a fundraising special to help rebuild New Jersey’s devastated shoreline. The one-hour program will ...
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NBC ratings finally back on trackNov 03, 2012 7:22 am - NEW YORK — During NBC’s slow slide to near-irrelevancy in prime time over the past decade, a succession of entertainment executives sat in boardrooms plotting comeback m...
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Mary J. Blige, HBO joining Sandy benefit concertNov 02, 2012 3:06 pm - NEW YORK — Mary J. Blige and HBO are joining NBC and its benefit concert Friday for Superstorm Sandy victims. The telethon is scheduled to air at 7 p.m. Central, with Br...