Television
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Caitlyn Jenner focuses on advocacy in new season of TV show
Jan 14, 2016 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Caitlyn Jenner changed her life last year. Now she's living it. After coming out as a woman in the first season of "I Am Cait," Jenner is focused...
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'Chicago P.D.' to focus on police shootings, producer says
Jan 14, 2016 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A roundup of news Wednesday from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting de...
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'Sesame Street': Now brought to you by the letters HBO
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - With the extension of "Sesame Street" into a high-price neighborhood - HBO, where it premieres Saturday morning - it has signaled significant urban renewal. "...
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NBC: Fallon in best shape ever despite falls
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Jimmy Fallon's series of falls have raised some concern among NBC executives, but the network entertainment chief said Wednesday that the late-ni...
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Activision taps 'Hateful Eight' producer for studio venture
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Activision Blizzard Inc. is enlisting the producer of "The Hateful Eight" to help lead its TV and film studio as the "Call of Duty" publisher prepares...
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Cable news network Al Jazeera America to shut down
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. - The Al Jazeera America cable news network said Wednesday it will shut down two and a half years after its launch, a victim of a rough business environ...
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Nielsen: 31.3 million watched Obama's last State of Union
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The Nielsen company says 31.3 million people watched President Barack Obama deliver his last State of the Union, his smallest audience for the an...
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Josh Holloway: USA series 'Colony' characters are expendable
Jan 13, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Don't get too attached" to the characters on "Colony." That's Josh Holloway's advice to viewers of the new sci-fi series, which premieres Thursday on th...
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Chicago White Sox pick Benetti to replace Harrelson on home gamesJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Growing up in south suburban Homewood, Jason Benetti was a big fan of both the Chicago White Sox and their high-profile TV broadcaster. "You know, I grew up watching Haw...
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New CBS entertainment chief vows more prime-time diversity
Jan 12, 2016 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. - CBS is committed to increasing the diversity of its prime-time series, the network's new programming chief said, offering himself as evidence. "I'm ju...