Television
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NBC shows off fall lineup with stars, athletes, Kardashians
May 13, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - NBC hoped to wow advertisers with its reach and content at a glitzy presentation Monday for its fall lineup, parading out a clutch of Kardashians and Oly...
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End of 'Big Bang' stirs debate over future of TV comedies
May 12, 2019 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - In 2006, TV critics swooned over "30 Rock," part of a new breed of comedy that dared to fly without a laugh track and whose ranks included "Arrested Develo...
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Why at least 3,500 parents may be having regrets after last night's 'Game of Thrones'May 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Warning: Full spoilers below for Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 5, "The Bells." • • • What do you do if you've named your baby after a genocidal maniac? That's t...
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In satisfying 'Veep' finale, Selina gets what she wanted - and the final indignity she deservedMay 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Spoiler alert: This review discusses the series finale of "Veep." A fond and appropriately bitter farewell, then, to the beautifully shriveled heart of HBO's pitch-perfe...
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NBC bets on comedy next year, 'This Is Us" for years to come
May 12, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - NBC didn't invoke its "must-see TV" 20th-century marketing slogan in announcing a renewed emphasis on sitcoms next season, but it could have. Calling com...
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Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba in charge of 'L.A.'s Finest'
May 12, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Expanding a comic book's mythology can bring slighted characters to the forefront. That's also the case with "L.A.'s Finest," a TV series riff on the ...
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'Game of Thrones' recap: There are no winners in the apocalyptic penultimate episodeMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - "I am not your little princess. I am Daenerys Stormborn, of the blood of Old Valyria, and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood, I will take it." She said it sev...
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Is your favorite TV show canceled? A guide to what's renewed and what's in limboMay 11, 2019 7:26 am - It's that time of year again: Next week, executives and advertisers will gather in New York for the annual broadcast TV upfronts, where networks make the final call abou...
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PBS film tackles Mexican Americans' role in winemaking
May 11, 2019 7:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - For generations, Mexican-born Gustavo Brambila's family has worked in the wine industry of California's Napa Valley in some form. He went to col...
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What 'Game of Thrones' has in common with the final season of 'Lost'May 10, 2019 6:00 am - George R.R. Martin, the author whose “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels inspired HBO's “Game of Thrones” phenomenon, doesn't want his TV show to disappoint viewers the way ...