Television
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USA's 'Playing House' delivers comic look at friendshipApr 29, 2014 5:45 am - Emma and Maggie are lifelong best friends. They love each other unconditionally, as childhood friends can even when their lives have gone in very separate directions as ...
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Battling cancer, NBC honors Tom Brokaw in L.A.Apr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - NBC's Tom Brokaw, about to be honored with his name atop the network's West Coast news center, says that cancer has slowed him but not stopped him from workin...
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Fox to broadcast live musical 'Grease' next yearApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Fox apparently isn't going to let NBC dominate the world of live TV musicals. Fox jumped into the theater game Monday by announcing it will broadcast a three-...
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Weather Channel sends Bettes to chase tornadoesApr 28, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - The Weather Channel is sending meteorologist Mike Bettes back out to chase tornadoes less than a year after he was hurt when an Oklahoma storm sent his SUV tu...
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Craig Ferguson leaving late night, and Geoff?Apr 28, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - A few weeks after David Letterman announced he'd be retiring from the CBS late-night television lineup, Craig Ferguson did the same. Ferguson, host of "The...
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Glenview native Sam Witwer moving on from vampire roleApr 28, 2014 1:00 am - In his first TV acting job, on the show "JAG," Sam Witwer had two lines: "Sup?" and "How's it goin', Vic?" "The world could not become a brighter place when I got that ...
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Cat Deeley ditches fun side for bad girl roleApr 27, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - U.K.-born and bred Cat Deeley has found a place in Hollywood, thanks to hosting the Fox dance competition show, "So You Think You Can Dance," which will launc...
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HBO's John Oliver recognizes debt to Jon StewartApr 27, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK — When the time comes for a young bird to leave the nest, he's often more than ready to go and doesn't care too much what Papa Bird thinks. The analogy doesn't ...
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SHS grad headed to 'The Voice'?Apr 27, 2014 1:01 am - A 2012 Stevenson High School graduate is one of the contestants in an online competition that could lead to an appearance on NBC's "The Voice." Lauren Hall submitted a v...
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Columbus Short not returning to 'Scandal'Apr 26, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Columbus Short won't be returning to "Scandal" following his legal troubles. The 31-year-old actor said in a statement released Friday that he's exiting th...