Old rules don't mean much to broadcasters
The most striking thing about the broadcast TV networks announcing their new fall schedules this past week was how little that actually meant.
Around the remote: Television picks for the week of May 19-25
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Winning performance by NBC on Preakness coverage
BALTIMORE - Whether it's a Sunday night football game or the third Saturday in May at Pimlico, when NBC Sports floods the zone with members of its A-Team, the telecast is almost always a winner.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
'The Voice' brings back Aguilera, Cee Lo Green
"The Voice" is leaving the judging drama to its rivals.
For baseball and replay, better late than never
"We have the technology ..."
'Zombieland' writer announces the series is dead at Amazon
LOS ANGELES - Amazon hasn't yet announced which of the 14 pilots it released last month will be getting series orders, but there's already been one confirmed casualty: "Zombieland."
Dave on Demand: The television week in review
With viewers abandoning "American Idol" in flash mobs, the future of the former ratings juggernaut is wrapped in turmoil and Scotch-taped in uncertainty.
'Mad Men' Vincent Kartheiser finds a new role
To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man.
'American Idol' finale draws record low ratings
Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show.
The broadcast networks retool again for fall
Robin Williams is back. So is Michael J. Fox. And, with a new cast, "Ironside."
How ABC's Scandal' became must-tweet TV
LOS ANGELES - "Scandal" revolves around a beautiful, law-breaking Washington power-fixer with killer instincts and a matching wardrobe. She's madly in love with the very flawed president of the United States, who, among other things, recently murdered a Supreme Court justice. And they're the good guys.
With viewers defecting, major networks enlist star power for the next TV season
LOS ANGELES - If viewers are losing interest in broadcast TV, what can lure them back? Executives hope they have an answer: stars.
Sarah Hyland shares her beach-bound thoughts
You might not be able to take the New Yorker out of Sarah Hyland, but the actress -- and now swimsuit model -- is happy to be parking herself at the beach.
TV, movie shoots get inside track at Irwindale Speedway
IRWINDALE, Calif. - A loud screeching sound echoed across the oval racetrack as a driver burned rubber, revving the engine of a silver Mercedes-Benz and spinning the vehicle a full 360 degrees while kicking up a cloud of dust and smoke.
Family, friends 'bonkers' as Candice Glover takes 'American Idol' crown
PORT ROYAL, S.C. - When Candice Glover was announced as the next American Idol on Thursday night, her six younger siblings didn't hold back.
Tim McGraw recasts ACM's TV special, airing Sunday
When the producers of the Academy of Country Music's annual television special approached Tim McGraw about the 2013 edition, the country music star immediately flashed on the program's format.
'Scandal' cast performs finale live for Academy
Forget the DVR.
'American Idol' to crown Harrison or Glover as champ Thursday night
One is a little bit country. The other is a little bit R&B. Either country crooner Kree Harrison or vocal powerhouse Candice Glover will be revealed Thursday night as the 12th season champion of "American Idol."
Paper wrap: 'The Office' ends its 8-year run
That's a wrap! Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but "The Office" has closed shop. The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company's Scranton, Pa., branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run.
