"Days of Our Lives" scored a rare win for best drama series at the Daytime Emmys in a show marked by an envelope mix-up, expletives and the constant din of audience chatter heard during the cable telecast that stretched beyond its time slot.
On Monday, John Oliver will begin a summer-long stint as host when Jon Stewart takes a leave of absence to direct his first feature film, "Rosewater." But the Cambridge-educated comedian is not quite willing to believe that he's made it.
One day after dismissing its longtime production pair, "American Idol" has a new executive producer.
The Kansas City Repertory Theatre was the originating company for “A Christmas Story, The Musical,” which is up for three awards, including best musical. And Lauren Ward, a Hickman Mills High School graduate who has forged a stage career in London and New York, is up for a Tony in recognition of her featured performance as Miss Honey in “Matilda the Musical,” a British show that is nominated in 12 categories.
"The Fosters" is a study in unlikely bedfellows. The new ABC Family drama pairs mainstream star Jennifer Lopez and Peter Paige, who played bubbly Emmett in the cult favorite series "Queer as Folk," as executive producers. It brings to television a rare depiction of a lesbian couple as heads of a household.
The TV Land channel says William Shatner will guest star on this month's live premiere of "Hot in Cleveland."
There is life after the hit NBC series "The Office," but actor John Krasinski says it's been "really weird" and he misses his friends and the routine of the show that gave him his start a decade ago.
Kelly Jones, co-host of KCTV-5’s “Better Kansas City,” has departed the station, and the show will be off the air for retooling this summer. Jones’ co-host, Lisa Holbrook, remains at the station.
Mayhap you are familiar with places like Casterly Rock, White Harbor and the Iron Islands? Mayhap the place to be Saturday night is Charlie Hooper’s in Brookside for a “Game of Thrones” trivia contest.
Jon Stewart is starting a summer-long break from anchoring "The Daily Show," but it will be no holiday. He'll be in the Middle East making his first movie.
If you discovered your inner masochist by following the first two seasons of AMC’s “The Killing,” you’re probably arguing with yourself about whether to return for the third.
ABC is proudly promoting the new series “Mistresses” as “13 weeks of seduction.” That sounds a lot more positive than “13 weeks of episodes that weren’t good enough for our regular TV season but we need to run somewhere because we paid for them, so they’ll give us a little freshness in summer, but don’t expect any more.”
Evil men lurk in the shadows of most television worth watching. Pick up the remote, and you’ll soon find a woman being attacked. The choices are limited for those not seeking the very worst of human nature during their leisure time. Most successful dramas, from ABC to AMC to HBO, can’t resist the urge to throw in at least a threat of sexual violence.
The popular A&E reality show that shows a Louisiana family of duck-call makers has captured greeting-card attention. Just in time for Father’s Day, Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards is introducing a series of six Duck Dynasty cards.
When the days turn so hot you’re afraid to leave the air conditioning, use your indoor time wisely by catching up on TV shows that have already gotten a thumbs-up from viewers and critics. These dozen titles are new enough that it’s not too late to immerse yourself. Find them OnDemand, on DVD, streaming on Netflix or in old-fashioned reruns.
The cast members themselves still don’t fully understand what they shot, and any actors’ gathering includes requisite huddling sessions where information is shared and theories are floated.
For two hours, “Behind the Candelabra” lays bare Liberace’s loneliness, his insecurity, his narcissism and his futile attempts to keep his sexuality a secret before his death from AIDS. The film, which premieres Sunday on HBO, isn’t a smear job, but it’s not a revelation, either.
Deception takes on new meaning in Rick Beyer’s mesmerizing documentary “The Ghost Army,” premiering Tuesday on PBS. Put simply, the film tells the story of a group of American soldiers who were hand-picked to deceive the Germans by impersonating entire platoons of GIs.
ABC calls its new Canadian import “Motive” because that’s what the mystery is. Each episode starts by identifying the killer and the victim, so instead of being a whodunit, “Motive” is a “whydunit,” which, except for the appeal of the show’s star, amounts to a “whocares.”
Starting Monday, John Oliver will preside on "The Daily Show" while Jon Stewart directs and produces the movie "Rosewater." Oliver says of the challenge that awaits him: "You're taking this engine and hoping you can operate it with a lower skill set than the guy who designed it."
