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Hulu draws more bidders

2013-05-25 00:00:00

Yahoo Inc., fresh off its $1.1-billion deal this week to acquire personal blogging site Tumblr, got in line Friday to pick up video streaming site Hulu. The late bid by the cash-rich Internet portal giant came on the same day that the Santa Monica...

ABC's 'Whodunnit?' puts amateur gumshoes to the test

2013-05-24 10:30:00

"Whodunnit?" is not your granddad's game of "Clue," nor is it a fusty version of an Agatha Christie novel. "CSI" creator Anthony E. Zuiker, for his first foray into unscripted TV, has come up with a show he's dubbed a "cinematic murder mystery of...

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows

2013-05-24 13:47:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � -------------------- SERIES Trisha's Southern Kitchen In the season...

'Behind the Candelabra': Fun facts about the legendary Liberace

2013-05-24 12:33:00

Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, “Behind the Candelabra,” looks at the relationship between flamboyant pianist Liberace (Michael Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Matt Damon). The film, which is in competition for the...

First-round bids due this week for Hulu

2013-05-23 14:24:00

The first round of bids were due this week for Hulu, the popular online TV service whose prospective sale has attracted interest from digital media players as well as cable operators. An initial bid has been submitted by the Chernin Group, a next-...

PASSINGS: Flynn Robinson, Steve Forrest, Mack Emerman

2013-05-23 21:40:00

Flynn Robinson Guard in Lakers 1971 championship team Flynn Robinson, 72, a flashy guard who was a member of the 1971-72 Lakers team that brought Los Angeles its first NBA title, died Thursday at Keck Hospital in Los Angeles from complications...

Eva Longoria graduates with master's degree in Chicano studies

2013-05-23 11:04:00

Eva Longoria is backing up her beauty with a whole lot of brain. The actress graduated with a master's degree Wednesday. Longoria, 38, took home a real degree (not an honorary one) in Chicano studies from Cal State Northridge, where she physically...

TV This Week: May 26 - June 1: 'Smash' on NBC

2013-05-24 15:54:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SUNDAY Them? The Bluth family is back in...

'S.W.A.T.' star Steve Forrest dies

2013-05-23 12:07:00

Actor Steve Forrest, best known as the star of the 1970s action drama "S.W.A.T.," has died. Forrest passed away at his home in Thousand Oaks on Saturday, his family announced. He was 87. "S.W.A.T.," which aired on ABC for two seasons in 1975 and 1976,...

On ABC's 'Mistresses,' those who stray might well pay

2013-05-24 05:00:00

Alyssa Milano has been in fairly racy series in her television career, such as the bed-hopping-crazy "Melrose Place," but she needed persuading to star in a drama called "Mistresses." By its very title, not to mention its ongoing focus on infidelity,...

Hulu bids are in. 'Fast & Furious' to smoke 'Hangover III.'

2013-05-24 07:19:00

After the coffee. Before deciding what movie not to see this weekend. The Skinny: I'm going to try to not stuff myself on "Arrested Development" this weekend. Just because Netflix is releasing all the new episodes this weekend doesn't mean I have to...

Xbox One: Microsoft focuses on managing content, not gaming

2013-05-21 17:42:10

Liberace had a daytime show on ABC in 1958.

2013-05-24 18:53:00

Season 4 of the ABC hit comedy wrapped up with a funeral for a character the audience had never met, but that proved to be a blessing in disguise.

2013-05-22 19:27:00

Melissa Joan Hart, current star of the ABC Family series "Melissa & Joey," pictured here from a guest spot on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

2013-05-20 14:19:34