Television
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Montel Williams campaigns for medical marijuanaOct 21, 2012 6:12 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Talk show host Montel Williams has accused opponents of an Arkansas ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana of resorting to “racist” ima...
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'Night of Too Many Stars' shines on one who's notOct 21, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Moments of absurdity are to be expected at the biennial “Night of Too Many Stars” benefit on Comedy Central. Things like Seth Rogen auctioning off a trip to t...
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Cancellation hangs over season's new showsOct 21, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Watch out, Fox. The Cancellation Bear is gaining on you. The website TV By the Numbers is making sport out of predicting which television series will survive ...
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Slumbering Slingbox awakens with new tricksOct 20, 2012 7:46 am - Before there were iPads and iPhones, Apple TVs and Roku players, there was the Slingbox. No one had seen its like before. You hooked it up to your home television, conne...
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‘True Blood’ actor Chris Bauer to return to stageOct 20, 2012 6:15 am - NEW YORK — “True Blood” star Chris Bauer is going to be sinking his teeth in a new play in New York. The Atlantic Theater Company said Thursday that Bauer will star in a...
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Tom Hanks lets obscenity slip on ‘GMA’Oct 19, 2012 12:15 pm - NEW YORK — ABC and Tom Hanks are apologizing after the actor let slip a swear word during a live appearance on “Good Morning America.” Hanks telegraphed his “f-bomb” dur...
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ABC special shines light on Chicago violenceOct 19, 2012 9:09 am - NEW YORK — ABC News said it wanted to step beyond reporting on the gang violence in Chicago to explore ways of reducing it. The network, as shown in reports airing on Th...
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'The Girl' tells Tippi Hedron's side of 'The Birds'Oct 19, 2012 6:00 am - When Alfred Hitchcock cast unknown actress Tippi Hedren as the star of his horror film "The Birds," she couldn't believe her good fortune. As work on the film proceeded,...
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NBC cancels ‘Animal Practice’Oct 18, 2012 2:29 pm - LOS ANGELES — Crystal the monkey is hanging up her doctor’s coat. NBC said Thursday it’s pulling the low-rated sitcom “Animal Practice,” with the last episode to air Nov...
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Brenly leaves Cubs broadcasting boothOct 17, 2012 6:02 pm - Bob Brenly says he won’t return to the Cubs broadcasting team next season. WGN-TV and Brenly released a joint statement Wednesday announcing his departure from the Cubs....