Television

‘The X-Files’: Chris Carter talks ‘improbable’ comedy of ‘Jose Chung’

2013-05-18 20:52:22

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CW ventures further into sci-fi / fantasy with new fall shows

2013-05-17 05:00:00

NEW YORK — The CW is increasing its stock in fantastical television. The network, often overlooked when measured against its larger broadcast competitors, is building on its efforts to broaden its target 18- to 34-year-old audience. It's adding...

Networks send SOS to Michael J. Fox, Robin Williams and other stars

2013-05-17 06:00:00

� If viewers are losing interest in broadcast TV, what can lure them back? Executives hope they have an answer: stars. Lifting the curtain on their 2013-14 schedules at the "upfronts" in New York this week, the networks behaved like smartphone-...

'Star Trek' to hit warp speed. ESPN takes U.S. Open. CW upfront.

2013-05-17 06:22:00

After the coffee. Before the flight back to Los Angeles. The Skinny: Finally heading home after a week and a half in New York. Hope my cats remember me and didn't tear our place up. Friday's headlines include the weekend box-office preview, some...

All hail our smart TV masters, but not just yet

2013-05-17 09:00:00

After many false starts, television is becoming an interactive medium. In a sense, it's always been one — even two channels require a choice. Long accustomed to the illusion that the screen is a window through which we are sometimes directly...

Is your TV a smart TV? How to connect to the Internet

2013-05-17 09:00:00

It's not enough these days to wonder what to watch on your TV; a growing question for many is how to watch. Just like any device in your life, TVs can now connect to the Internet. This lets you grab shows from the Internet and watch content whenever you...

Metta World Peace does the weather, talks Lakers season

2013-05-18 08:26:00

Metta World Peace joined Liz Habib on the KTTV-TV (Channel 11) news broadcast Friday night to talk sports and do the weather with meteorologist Pablo Pereira. "I came to L.A. because of Phil Jackson, Kobe [Bryant] reminded me of [Michael] Jordan,...

Smart TV: The industry push to keep getting smarter

2013-05-17 08:00:00

For decades we've been watching TV. Now a new generation of televisions is beginning to watch us. Technological advances are giving the old clunky "boob tube" an I.Q. injection. Some of the new breed of smart TVs comes equipped with facial recognition...

Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'

2013-05-18 00:00:00

As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...

Still jonesing for 'West Wing'? Try Danish import 'Borgen'

2013-05-17 10:30:00

Thrusting an intelligent idealist into a leadership position is a time-honored method of chronicling the corruptive nature�of power, particularly the political variety. (Please see�"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") In recent years, television writers have...

USA moving past 'blue skies' with 'Graceland,' sitcoms, reality

2013-05-17 17:00:00

Over the last few years, as ratings for cable networks like AMC and TLC have surged, their brand identities have shifted just as dramatically. History, the channel that five years ago was known for its dusty old World War II documentaries, is now better...

2013 TV upfronts: ESPN not worried about a la carte or competition

2013-05-14 09:23:00

ESPN President John Skipper said Tuesday he isn’t too worried about proposed legislation from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would allow consumers to pick what channels they want instead of buying a big package of networks. “We don’...

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is engaged. The TV anchor, who replaced Ann Curry on the show last summer, is set to marry media consultant Mike Feldman, 44, a former consultant to Al Gore. She announced the news on the NBC morning show Monday.

2013-05-17 14:14:00

Premieres: July on Sundance Channel Why we're watching: It's like, a TV show about making a TV show. Seriously though, Sundance and Entertainment Weekly partner up to offer a rare glimpse inside the writers' room on some of our favorite scripted television series.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Billy Crystal, right, and Miley Ray Cyrus are seen on stage at the "Idol Gives Back" fundraising special of "American Idol" in Los Angeles on April 6, 2008.

2013-05-10 09:16:00