Television
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Kal Penn hopes for dialogue with new show for young voters
Sep 21, 2020 7:00 am - Politics has been more than a little shouty of late. Actor and activist Kal Penn would quietly like to change that. 'œToday we have the blessing - or a curse - of being ...
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Ellen DeGeneres makes on-air apology, vows a 'new chapter'
Sep 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ellen DeGeneres used her opening monologue of the new season of her daytime talk show to address allegations of a toxic work environment, apologizing for...
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Ken Jennings on his new 'Jeopardy!' producer gig, Alex Trebek and filming the show in a pandemic
Sep 21, 2020 6:00 am - Back in January, longtime “Jeopardy!” executive producer Harry Friedman did something he never had in two decades of running the show: He called a contestant on the phon...
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Emmy winners highlight push for social justice
Sep 20, 2020 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Regina King and Uzo Aduba used the come-as-you-are fashion edict for Sunday's virtual Emmy Awards to highlight the national struggle for social justice. Bo...
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Emmys 2020: 14 things to know, from Zendaya's historic win to a record-breaking 'Creek' sweep
Sep 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Yes, the Emmy Awards aired Sunday night as scheduled, and yes, it was very strange. Here are some of the things to know from the three-hour telecast, which took place co...
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Jimmy Kimmel can surely have fun with a virtual Emmys show, but will TV ever feel like a shared experience again?
Sep 20, 2020 7:31 am - Producers of Sunday night's Emmy Awards telecast at 7 p.m. on ABC are doing everything they can to roll with the 2020-ness of it all, instead of working against it. Jimm...
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Everything's coming up Roses at the EmmysSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - "Schitt's Creek," the little Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family named the Roses, made history at Sunday's Emmy Awards with a comedy awards swee...
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Sarah Paulson explores the backstory of 'Ratched' in Netflix suspense seriesSep 19, 2020 7:26 am - Anyone who saw the 1975 feature film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" undoubtedly remembers Louise Fletcher's Oscar-winning turn as domineering asylum Nurse Ratched. No...
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Emmy predictions when predicting the future is folly
Sep 18, 2020 6:00 am - Stipulated: "Watchmen" will win the Emmy Award for best limited series and Regina King, its indomitable center, will be honored at Sunday's largely virtual ceremony host...
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Widescreen: The Emmy win I want won't be on Sunday's telecastSep 18, 2020 6:00 am - Television fans will almost certainly find something to like about this year's Emmys, airing at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, on ABC, with expanded categories and a diverse s...