Rescue Me (tv program)

2013 TV upfronts: Fox overhauls schedule

2013-05-13 08:02:00

NEW YORK -- Coming off a television season that saw its ratings fall by 20%, Fox unveiled a new schedule heavy on big names both in front of and behind the camera in hopes of rejuvenating its prime-time lineup. “We’re making the biggest...

NBC's 'Chicago Fire' has kindled a following

2013-04-22 05:00:00

NBC's "Chicago Fire" did not exactly generate a lot of heat when it launched last fall. The drama about the truck and rescue squads of a fictional Chicago firehouse lacked the moody darkness, charismatic antiheroes and explosive violence of critical...

Netflix gets into the awards game with the Flixies

2013-02-28 12:32:00

Just when you thought awards season was behind us, Netflix decides to get into the game with its own awards. But don't worry, these awards take a realistic look at just how you use Netflix and you won't even have to watch Seth MacFarlane sing about...

'Do No Harm' pulled from NBC's schedule

2013-02-08 15:47:00

"Do No Harm" proved harmful to itself. The ratings-anemic freshman drama has been pulled from NBC's schedule. The cancelation comes after just two episodes. The prognosis hadn't been good, considering the Thursday midseason drama, which centered on a...

PASSINGS: Fontella Bass

2012-12-28 00:00:00

Fontella Bass, 72, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, died Wednesday at a St. Louis hospice of complications from a heart attack suffered three weeks ago, said her daughter, Neuka Mitchell. Bass had...

Winter TCA: USA's 'Graceland' tracks crime, not white jumpsuits

2013-01-07 12:24:00

On USA network, nothing on "Graceland" is what it seems. For the network that boasts an open-door policy for characters, the larger-than-life persona of the King of Rock and Roll (Elvis Presley) will not be one of its new recruits when the network's new...

Charles Durning dies at 89; Tony winner also got Oscar, Emmy nods

2012-12-25 08:22:00

Charles Durning, a Tony Award-winning actor whose prolific work in films and television included supporting roles in the classic comedy "Tootsie" and the TV sitcom "Evening Shade," died Monday. He was 89. Durning, a decorated veteran of World War II,...

Television takes on 9/11 amid its 10th anniversary

2011-08-14 00:00:00

Every once in a while, a fire truck will pass by Rudolph Giuliani's window, and the former New York mayor will flash back to that dreadful day when he had to drop everything and rush to ground zero. "It's just hard to hear it and not react," he said in an...

'Rescue Me' recap: Revelations come in all shapes and sizes

2011-07-28 16:36:09

Wednesday's Highlights: 'Franklin & Bash' on TNT

2011-08-02 21:37:10

'Rescue Me' recap: Loud and angry vs. silent but deadly

2011-08-04 16:36:46

'Rescue Me' recap: The power of 'Operation Oral Sex'

2011-08-11 16:35:36

Comedy Premise: A remake of the British series "Gavin & Stacey," about a couple and the oddballs they call their friends and families.

2013-05-10 22:41:02

Born in Evanston, Daniel Sunjata (right) grew up in Chicago and graduated from Mount Carmel High School, where he played linebacker for two state championship football teams. The former "Rescue Me" star will play Paul Briggs in USA Network's upcoming drama "Graceland.

2012-08-20 20:08:00

Durning was the only member of his unit to survive Omaha Beach during the landings in Normandy, France on D-Day. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge.

2011-11-08 16:35:58