Television
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Jessica Williams leaves 'Daily Show' but not Comedy Central
Jul 01, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Comedy Central's "Daily Show" has said goodbye to longtime correspondent Jessica Williams, who is working on a new project with the cable network. Williams jo...
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CBS reporter traveling to 59 parks in a year
Jun 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Conor Knighton didn't take the easy route when he proposed a "CBS Sunday Morning" story on the National Park Service's centennial. His idea approved, he'...
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Chechen leader Kadyrov seeks apprentice on reality TV show
Jun 30, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Another powerful, controversial man is taking to reality TV to find an assistant - not Donald Trump but the leader of Chechnya. Russian state television on...
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HLN's Nancy Grace leaving her legal show
Jun 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tough-talking former prosecutor Nancy Grace is leaving her prime-time show on the HLN network in October. The CNN sister station said Grace told her staf...
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'The Hunt' casts animal world's predators in new light
Jun 30, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Watching a polar bear stalking a doe-eyed seal for a meal tends to put our warm feelings for the bear on ice. But "The Hunt," a seven-part documentary...
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Jessica Williams leaving as 'Daily Show' correspondent
Jun 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jessica Williams is leaving as a correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" this week after four years. But she's not straying far. The network s...
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Legend, Pitt among stars taking new power role: TV producer
Jun 28, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The actor's classic mantra: "What I really want to do is direct." The revised version: "I want to produce." More entertainers are getting the chance t...
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Nielsen's top programs for June 20-26
Jun 28, 2016 7:00 am - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for June 20-26. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 11.73 mil...
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'Law & Order' director gets probation on child porn charges
Jun 28, 2016 7:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A television director with credits on "Law & Order" and other shows has been sentenced in New York to 10 years' probation on child pornography ...
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'Amazing Race' contestant heads to Oklahoma primary runoff
Jun 28, 2016 7:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma cowboy turned reality show contestant Jet McCoy advanced to a runoff for the Republican nomination for an Oklahoma Senate seat while his br...