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'Ripper Street' stars Macfadyen, 1880s London
Matthew Macfadyen is perfectly presentable in jeans and a crewneck sweater that coordinates nicely with the blue of his eyes. But the look is far from ...
A disconnect between violence and television
If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school ...
Burnett: reality can work without being mean
Mark Burnett says reality TV shows don't have to be mean to work. The veteran producer of "Survivor" and "The Voice" is working on a new CBS show, ...
CBS chief touts renewed sensitivity post-Newtown
CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler says the network is sensitive to concerns about violence following the Connecticut school shooting, and that ...
CBS welcoming actor Angus Jones back to comedy
The teenage actor Angus T. Jones is expected back at "Two and a Half Men" next week, with CBS accepting his apology for calling the popular comedy ...
Actress Eden Sher shouldn't lose the braces
If the creators of ABC's "The Middle" have their way, poor Sue Heck's teeth will never be fixed. Actress Eden Sher wore a set of removable braces to ...
ABC learns once is enough for all-star dancers
There's no second act for celebrities on "Dancing With the Stars." ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee said Thursday that was the lesson from the ...
Meredith Vieira leaving 'Millionaire'
Meredith Vieira is leaving "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" after 11 years as host of the syndicated game show. The former "Today" show host and ...
Fox: No content changes to drama on serial killer
Fox's entertainment chief said Tuesday that the network did not change the content of "The Following," its upcoming drama about a serial killer, ...
Fox taking a page from HBO for 'big event' series
Fox is taking a page from HBO and scheduling some "big event" series. The network's entertainment chief, Kevin Reilly, said Tuesday that Fox wants to ...
A chemistry class for actor Kevin Bacon
Things are getting a little steamy among the stars of Fox's new thriller, "The Following." The series, which debuts Jan. 21, features Kevin Bacon as ...
Fox: Passion, disagreements with new 'Idol' team
Five minutes into their season-opening news conference and the new team at "American Idol" were having their first disagreement — about their ...
Letterman says he sees psychiatrist weekly
Three years after an extortion scandal that led him to bare his infidelities, David Letterman said he sees a psychiatrist once a week to try to be the ...
Protest over proposed show on prolific rapper
Oxygen television executives weren't talking Monday as negative attention grew about "All My Babies' Mamas," its proposed program featuring a musician ...
'Smash' musical getting cast album
The Broadway show within a show on NBC's "Smash" is getting its own cast album. NBC and Columbia Records said Sunday that a 22-song cast album for ...
NBC execs say it's not a 'shoot-'em-up' network
NBC executives said Sunday they are conscious about the amount of violence they air in the wake of real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school ...
Michael J. Fox to play newscaster in new NBC show
On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in the show's ...
Playboy an inspiration for McCarthy show
Jenny McCarthy says she's looking to Hugh Hefner's old "Playboy After Dark" as an inspiration for her new talk show. The actress and former Playboy ...
TV documentary features presidents' staff chiefs
Makers of a Discovery network documentary on presidential chiefs of staff have a perfect participation record. All 19 living men who had that job gave ...
Bombing victim grateful for tragedy counseling
When Carolyn McKinstry hears that young survivors of a mass shooting like last month's in Connecticut are receiving counseling, she can speak to its ...
Pacino says he didn't want to meet Spector
Al Pacino said Friday that he decided not to meet famed record producer and convicted killer Phil Spector before portraying him in an HBO movie — only ...
HBO to make adaption of AIDS play
Julia Roberts and Mark Ruffalo will star in an HBO movie adaptation of "The Normal Heart," the play about the onset of the AIDS crisis in New York ...
Wahlberg: I'm not making a Boston 'COPS'
Donnie Wahlberg says he doesn't think he'd be allowed back in his hometown if he made a Boston version of "COPS." The actor is producing a nonfiction ...
TBS only briefly considered 'Cougar Town' change
TBS and the makers of "Cougar Town" say they only briefly considered changing the show's title with its move to cable TV, but they didn't want to ...
Stanford holds off Wisconsin 20-14 in Rose Bowl
Andrew Luck, Toby Gerhart and coach Jim Harbaugh started Stanford's improbable football renaissance, yet they never stood in the center of the Rose ...