
JFK retrospective, Latino history on PBS schedule
PBS' fall schedule will examine President John F. Kennedy's life and his death 50 years ago through a modern lens, part of the network's increased ...

'The Young and the Restless' top Emmy nods
CBS' soap "The Young and the Restless" earned a leading 23 Daytime Emmy nominations on Wednesday, including three of the four competitors for best ...

Ebert, nation's best-known film critic, dies at 70
Roger Ebert had the most-watched thumb in Hollywood. With a twist of his wrist, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic rendered decisions that influenced ...

Comings and goings at 'Downton Abbey' next season
Shirley MacLaine will be returning to "Downton Abbey" next season, and opera star Kiri Te Kanawa is joining the cast. MacLaine will reprise her role ...

'Parade's End' keeps British TV invasion going
Tom Stoppard is sitting on the patio of a Sunset Boulevard hotel, bathed in California winter sunshine, framed by bamboo landscaping and looking very ...

Karnow, Vietnam reporter-historian, dies at age 87
Stanley Karnow, the award-winning author and journalist who wrote a definitive book about the Vietnam War, worked on an accompanying documentary and ...

'Downton Abbey' gets early iTunes showing
Select "Downton Abbey" fans are in for an early viewing treat and bragging rights. Apple said Monday that people in North America who hold iTunes ...

PBS shows to examine Newtown school shooting
Public television is putting its resources into a week-long examination of the Connecticut school shooting. PBS announced Monday it will air a series ...

Big night for cable TV in Globes
The taut political thriller "Homeland," the coming of age comedy "Girls" and "Game Change," the movie about Sarah Palin's rocky campaign for the vice ...

Review: Aereo makes it tempting to cut cable TV
Broadcast networks make many of their shows available on the Internet, but you usually have to wait at least a day after an episode airs on television

'Downton,' 'Girls,' 'Idol' and more this January
Where once the post-holiday schedule was a blizzard of chilly reruns, January is aburst with premieres and finales. Already, the adored British ...

Plot spoilers pose 'Downton Abbey' challenge
There are many delicious reasons to watch the returning "Downton Abbey" and an exasperating one to skip it: The cover's been blown on major plot ...

Audra McDonald new 'Live From Lincoln Center' host
Broadway superstar Audra McDonald is adding a new chapter to her long history with Lincoln Center. The singer-actress is the new host of "Live From ...