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'American Horror Story,' 'Big Bang Theory' top Critics' Choice bids

2013-05-22 09:05:00

The critics have spoken: horror, geeks and HBO make for some good TV. The nominations for the third annual Critics' Choice Television Awards were announced Wednesday morning by the Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. -- and FX's "American Horror...

Hitchhiker Kai, arrested in slaying, was recognized by neck tattoo

2013-05-17 13:32:00

A neck tattoo on Caleb McGillvary, also known as Kai, was what helped a New Jersey resident lead police to the animated hitchhiker wanted�in connection with a slaying, New Jersey prosecutors said Friday. McGillvary, 24, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker...

Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker, arrested in slaying

2013-05-17 10:15:00

Caleb McGillvary, also known as Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker of “Smash, smash, SUH-MASH!” fame, was arrested in Philadelphia on a New Jersey�warrant in a slaying case, authorities said. McGillvary, 24, was arrested without incident...

Tony Goldwyn and Amy Schumer perform 'Scandal' fan fiction

2013-05-16 09:37:00

While "Scandal" fans eagerly await the reportedly "crazy" season finale of the much-buzzed-about ABC drama Thursday night, they can distract themselves with this clip from Wednesday's episode of "Watch What Happens Live." Tony Goldwyn, in town for ABC's...

Less dancing at ABC! Viacom jumps gun in upfront ad race.

2013-05-15 05:40:00

After the coffee. Before the CBS and TNT upfronts. Jealous yet? The Skinny: It feels like I've been here a week. Oh wait, I have been here a week! By the time most of you read this, I'll have already been to two upfront events and in desperate need of a...

Mark Sanford sworn into Congress, calls himself 'humbled'

2013-05-15 16:11:00

WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford, after a detour to the governor's office and, infamously, to Argentina, is back in Washington as a member of Congress.� The former three-term congressman and two-term governor was sworn in Wednesday as the representative for...

Stephen Colbert writes a Dan Brown novel

2013-05-15 08:32:00

Bestselling author Dan Brown appeared on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday night to promote his new thriller "Inferno," which is out this week. The novel, which once again features symbologist Robert Langdon (or, as host Stephen Colbert...

Viral star Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker wanted for murder

2013-05-16 14:49:00

"Smash, Smash, SmAAaash!!!" Those words made "Kai the hatchet-wielding�hitchhiker a viral sensation. That was his�description of how he�swung a blow for justice in Fresno to stop a large driver who allegedly ran over and attacked a PG&E employee....

John McCain introduces Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013

2013-05-09 11:39:00

Calling the business practices of the television industry an "injustice being inflicted on the American people," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation Thursday he said will give consumers more choice and control over their pay-TV services....

McCain is prepping legislation to overhaul pay-TV business

2013-05-09 04:30:00

The maverick wants to cook the TV industry's golden goose. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is preparing to introduce legislation perhaps as early as Thursday that would dramatically overhaul the television business and will probably be met with strong...

Mark Sanford attributes victory to S.C.'s tradition of forgiveness

2013-05-08 09:24:00

WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford said his surprisingly strong victory in a special election Tuesday is a testament to South Carolina’s forgiving tradition, and he vowed to be a watchdog for taxpayers in his district when he returns to Congress. Sanford,...

Amazon's big TV push reflects reality of a swiftly changing business

2013-05-08 06:00:00

Amazon, the online retailer, recently posted 14 original "TV pilots" on the Web for public viewing and reviewing. In an instant, and before a single show has officially debuted, it has established a brand. Television is changing fast, so fast that it is...

Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks open #Comedyfest, co-hosted by Comedy Central and Twitter.

2013-04-30 18:38:23

Comedy Central's "Futurama" feasts on popplers -- a yummy treat that looks kinda like chicken fingers but turns out to be baby aliens.

2013-04-22 13:41:00

Erik Griffin, a "first-generation American-born comedian/actor," has honed his skills on comedy circuit hot spots -- from the Just for Laughs festival and the "Comics Unleashed" TV special to working with Lewis Black and appearing as a guest star on the TNT show "Franklin & Bash.

2013-04-18 08:45:00