Television

Television

• Fox News signs Karl Rove for 4 more years

  Karl Rove enlivened Fox News Channel's election coverage last year by questioning the network's declaration that Barack Obama had been re-elected. 

• Webb to work for 'Inside Edition' at Super Bowl

  The beauty pageant queen who shot to social media stardom during the BCS championship will be back in front of the cameras ahead of the NFL's title ... 

• Fox hires Dennis Kucinich as analyst

  Days before President Barack Obama's inauguration for a second term in office, Fox News Channel has signed Dennis Kucinich, one of his former ... 

• White House calls NRA video repugnant, cowardly

  The White House says a National Rifle Association video that makes reference to President Barack Obama's daughters is "repugnant and cowardly." Obama ... 

• CNET reporter quits over CBS interference

  Technology reviews by website CNET have long been respected for their thoroughness and integrity, but that reputation has come under scrutiny after ... 

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  '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 ... 

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  Coca-Cola to address obesity for first time in ads

  Coca-Cola became one of the world's most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it's taking to the airwaves for the first ... 

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  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 ... 

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  Rating increase for Golden Globes awards this year

  The Nielsen Co. says Sunday's Golden Globes awards ceremony got a nice ratings bump over last year. With Tina Fey and Amy Poehler handling host ... 

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  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 ... 

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  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 ... 

• 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 ... 

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  No charges for NBC host over ammunition magazine

  NBC journalist David Gregory won't face charges for displaying a high-capacity ammunition magazine on his "Meet the Press" news program last month, ... 

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  Kimmel says he expects to run 3rd in late night

  Jimmy Kimmel says he expects to settle in at third place in the ratings behind Jay Leno and David Letterman, even as one week of direct competition ... 

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  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 ... 

• Correction: TV-Kimmel Ratings story

  In a story Jan. 10 about the ratings for "Jimmy Kimmel Live," The Associated Press reported erroneously that the show airs at 11:35 a.m. The correct ... 

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  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 

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  TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuits

  The Barry Diller-backed Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to ... 

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  BCS title game's TV rating hurt by rout

  The BCS title game's television rating was up from last season, but the lopsided score kept viewership down. Alabama's 42-14 rout over Notre Dame drew ... 

• 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 ... 

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  'Downton' draws rich audience for season premiere

  "Downton Abbey" drew nearly 8 million viewers for Sunday's much-anticipated season premiere. PBS and WGBH announced Monday that the third-season ... 

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  Jimmy Kimmel moves to late-night's sweet spot

  During production of his final post-midnight show, Jimmy Kimmel's studio audience waited patiently while he taped a string of promotional spots. 

• South Sudan arrests 2 state TV journalists

  A journalists group says two reporters working for state TV in South Sudan have been arrested without charge. The Committee to Protect Journalists ... 

• TV drama's cancellation causes uproar in Thailand

  A Thai TV station's decision to cancel a popular and edgy soap opera mini-series has caused an uproar among viewers and critics who are demanding that ... 

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  White House, GOP draw red lines in debt debate

  Struggling for the upper hand in the next round of debt talks, Republicans and Democrats this weekend drew lines in the sand they said they'd never ...