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In this 1963 file photo, singer Frankie Avalon and actress Annette Funicello are seen on Malibu Beach during filming of "Beach Party," in California in 1963. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that former "Mouseketeer" Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/File)

Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer and film star, dies

NEW YORK (AP) -- Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a perky, cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, then teamed up with Frankie Avalon...

entertainment / television Mon, Apr 08, 2013 - 2:33pm

This Jan. 13, 2013 file photo shows Jay Leno, host of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," left, and Jimmy Fallon, host of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" backstage at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. NBC announced Wednesday, April 3, 2013 that Jimmy Fallon is replacing Jay Leno as the host of "The Tonight Show" in spring 2014. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file)

Leno to leave NBC's 'Tonight Show' next spring

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC on Wednesday announced its long-rumored switch in late night, replacing incumbent Jay Leno at "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon and moving the iconic franchise...

entertainment / television Wed, Apr 03, 2013 - 12:32pm

There's a 'Catch-22' in TV drama development

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mittell had other things to do last month when ABC aired a two-hour debut of the drama “Red Widow,” so he set his digital video...

entertainment / television Mon, Apr 01, 2013 - 7:00am

After NBC's bad winter, can spring bring new life?

Can “Hannibal” and “Revolution” signal spring for NBC? What a bleak winter it's been for broadcast networks and their new scripted shows! While the jury is out for CBS’ “Golden...

entertainment / television Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 12:19pm

Super Bowl falls short of ratings record

NEW YORK (AP) — With a partial power outage, an overly excited quarterback and a game that suddenly turned from snoozer to sizzler, CBS had its hands full at the...

entertainment / television Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 9:16am

This undated screenshot provided by Go Daddy shows the company's Super Bowl advertisement. (AP Photo/Go Daddy)

Oh the drama! Super Ads go epic

NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl ads this year morphed into mini soap operas. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shrugged off aliens so he could get more milk for his kids...

entertainment / television Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 11:14am

This October 2012 photo released by TNT shows actor Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing in a scene from "Dallas." Hagman, who died of cancer at 81 the day after Thanksgiving, was diagnosed in 1992 with cirrhosis of the liver from a life of heavy drinking and, three years later, when a malignant tumor was discovered on his liver, successfully underwent a transplant. The series returns for a new season on Monday at 8 p.m. CST on TNT.(AP Photo/TNT, Skip Bolen)

'Dallas' returns with J.R. Ewing's final schemes

J.R. Ewing wouldn't hesitate to cheat his fellow man. He also famously cheated death. In the second-season finale of “Dallas” back in 1980, he was shot by an unknown assailant...

entertainment / television Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - 1:52pm

20 years on, Katie Beers says kidnapping saved her

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — Being chained as a 10-year-old for more than two weeks in a coffin-size box in a suburban New York dungeon was, Katie Beers says 20...

entertainment / television Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 8:57am

TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuits

NEW YORK — The Barry Diller-backed Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to expand beyond New York City this spring...

entertainment / television Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 7:20am

David Letterman says he sees psychiatrist weekly

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — 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...

entertainment / television Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 8:40am

NBC execs say it's not a 'shoot-'em-up' network

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — 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 shooting, but...

entertainment / television Mon, Jan 07, 2013 - 8:38am

‘McDreamy’ says he beat Starbucks for coffee chain

SEATTLE (AP) — “Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey may be the real “McSteamy.” The actor, who was dubbed “McDreamy” by fans of the hospital drama while his co-star affectionately has...

entertainment / television Fri, Jan 04, 2013 - 3:54pm

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 1992 file photo, Jack Klugman, left, and Tony Randall laugh at a news conference announcing that they will reprise their most famous roles as Oscar Madison and Felix Unger respectively, for a one-night benefit performance of Neil Simons play, "The Odd Couple", in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 90. (AP Photo/Craig Fujii, File)

'Odd Couple' star Jack Klugman dies in LA at 90

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For many, Jack Klugman will always be the messy one. His portrayal of sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison on TV's "The Odd Couple" left viewers laughing but...

entertainment / television Tue, Dec 25, 2012 - 7:44am

Dr. Phil's stolen classic Chevy recovered

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- Los Angeles police say they've recovered a stolen 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible that belongs to talk-show host Phil McGraw. Detective Jess Corral said Tuesday that...

entertainment / television Tue, Dec 04, 2012 - 10:19pm

KSAX-TV television ends news operation in in Alexandria, Minn.

Alexandria television station KSAX-TV announced today that it will substantially reduce its operations in Central Minnesota effective immediately. Seventeen employees will be affected by the reduction in station operations. "It's...

news / state / television Wed, Jun 27, 2012 - 6:53am

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