Television
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TV game-changer Fox marks 25th year SundayApr 21, 2012 1:10 pm - LOS ANGELES — Television networks are masters of self-promotion, so it’s no surprise that Fox is carving out two prime-time hours Sunday to celebrate its 25th year. But ...
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Cable television has literally gone to the dogsApr 21, 2012 7:25 am - LOS ANGELES — Filmmakers are calling DogTV a new breed of television — an eight-hour block of on-demand cable TV programming designed to keep your dog relaxed, stimulate...
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Campaign commercials give hint of ad war to comeApr 21, 2012 7:23 am - NEW YORK — Get ready. The presidential ad campaign coming to a TV and radio near you is going to be nasty, expensive and heavily influenced by independent groups, partic...
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2,000 turn out to see Kardashians at Woodfield FridayApr 20, 2012 10:00 pm - Meeting the Kardashians was the No. 1 thing on Mariah Mayberry's bucket list. But the 20-year-old, who got in line at 11 p.m. on Thursday after driving from Decatur to S...
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Voters boot Colton Dixon from 'Idol'Apr 20, 2012 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — “American Idol” viewers apparently weren't caught in a romance with Colton Dixon. The 20-year-old alt-rocker was revealed Thursday to have received the few...
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Lawsuit claims 'Bachelor' show discriminatesApr 18, 2012 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two black men are taking “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” to court with a lawsuit that claims the reality shows are blocking contestants of color...
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Gavin DeGraw exits ‘Dancing’Apr 18, 2012 7:57 am - LOS ANGELES — The sweetness is gone for Gavin DeGraw on “Dancing with the Stars.” The singer-songwriter and his professional partner, Karina Smirnoff, were bounced from ...
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Fewer viewers for CBS Monday comediesApr 17, 2012 2:38 pm - NEW YORK — Competition is taking a bite out of television’s most popular lineup of comedies. The Nielsen Co. says viewership was down significantly for the CBS Monday co...
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson takes his lumps on theater sitcomApr 17, 2012 12:00 pm - NEW YORK — Jesse Tyler Ferguson of “Modern Family” might be a star now, but he remembers those awful days sweating it out in front of casting directors. “I've had many h...
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2 Kardashians will stay at Woodfield even longer FridayApr 16, 2012 5:00 pm - The Kardashian sisters will stay twice as long as originally reported at the Sears store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Friday, April 20, but only two of them are now e...