Television
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Netflix's 'Derek' returns handled with tender, loving careMay 31, 2014 5:30 am - Ricky Gervais' “Derek,” which returns to Netflix on Friday with six new episodes that recently aired on British television, is a quiet and hopeful little comedy about so...
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Wilmette woman wins 20th victory on 'Jeopardy!'May 31, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Julia Collins can count another "Jeopardy!" victory and another milestone. The TV game show said Collins won her 20th game Friday, putting her alone in sec...
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Wilmette woman extends 'Jeopardy!' winning streakMay 29, 2014 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” champion Julia Collins is keeping her winning streak alive. The TV game show says Collins scored her 19th consecutive victory on Thursday's con...
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Insult king Rickles honored in Spike TV tributeMay 28, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - Don Rickles engages in what might be called Comedy S and M. He insults audience members (whether famous or unknown, each a hockey puck in his eyes) and they l...
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North Shore native looks for 19th 'Jeopardy!' winMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - Answer: She predicted in her eighth grade yearbook that she would someday be a “Jeopardy!” champion. Question: Who is Julia Collins? To be fair, anyone who watches cont...
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Fractured psyche a fascinating twist to 'Night Shift' characterMay 27, 2014 5:30 am - Outside, it's a cool day in Albuquerque, N.M., but inside, it's all Texas for visiting press. NBC's new medical drama “The Night Shift” is in production for its Tuesday,...
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Fame, family and TMZ focus of CW summer seriesMay 26, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - Exactly what does it take to make it in Hollywood? Thanks to Harvey Levin, one fame-hungry family is about to find out. Levin is co-producing a new reality se...
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Opinionated Don Lemon breaking out at CNNMay 26, 2014 5:15 am - NEW YORK - CNN's Don Lemon braced himself after being recognized by a viewer on a Harlem street. "I don't always agree with you," the person began, ominously. "But keep ...
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HBO's 'The Normal Heart': An outrage that's still relevantMay 25, 2014 5:30 am - What luck to have lived long enough to blithely watch an HBO movie adaptation of Larry Kramer's 1985 play, "The Normal Heart," from the vantage point of 2014, where the ...
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Disney analyzing pay-TV mergers for impact on businessMay 24, 2014 8:01 am - Walt Disney Co. is evaluating how the planned merger of AT&T Inc. and DirecTV will affect its business, according to Jay Rasulo, chief financial officer of the world's b...