Television
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HBO exec: Slave drama 'Confederate' announcement mishandled
Jul 26, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - HBO's programming chief said the cable channel erred in how it unveiled plans for a series envisioning modern Southern slavery, but he defen...
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HBO announces five-part miniseries on Chernobyl accident
Jul 26, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - HBO says production will begin next year on a miniseries about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The five-part series will star Jared Harris a...
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Feder: Newsman Walter Jacobson talks turning 80, cancer and his memoirsJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Legendary Chicago newsman Walter Jacobson, who turns 80 on Friday, talks about his upcoming birthday, his battles with cancer and the rerelease of his memoirs in paperba...
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Nielsen's top programs for July 17-23
Jul 25, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 17-23. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday)...
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Taraji P. Henson to host Black Girls Rock honoring Issa Rae
Jul 25, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Taraji P. Henson will host BET's 2017 Black Girls Rock Awards honoring "Insecure" creator and star Issa Rae and others. BET said the Oscar nominee and "E...
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New series from 'The Simpsons' Matt Groening set for Netflix
Jul 25, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Netflix says it has ordered an adult animated comedy from "The Simpsons" mastermind Matt Groening. "Disenchantment" will take place in the crumbling medi...
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President (bleep): TV sitcom bars use of Trump's name
Jul 25, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - President Donald Trump's name is off limits on the upcoming season of Comedy Central's "Broad City." Series creators Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson sa...
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Feder: Hip-hop artist Che "Rhymefest" Smith creating music for new weekday morning show premiering on WCIU TVJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Famed Chicago hip-hop artist and songwriter Che "Rhymefest" Smith has been commissioned to create original music for "The Jam," the new weekday morning show soon to prem...
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Phelps loses by 2 seconds to simulated shark in 'Shark Week'
Jul 24, 2017 7:00 am - Michael Phelps has finally met his match in the water: a "great white shark." The Olympic champion swimmer was bested Sunday night in the Discovery Channel's Shark Week ...
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Phelps loses by 2 seconds to simulated shark in 'Shark Week'
Jul 24, 2017 7:00 am - Michael Phelps has finally met his match in the water: a "great white shark." The Olympic champion swimmer was bested Sunday night in the Discovery Channel's Shark Week ...