PBS film tackles Mexican Americans' role in winemaking
Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 11:10
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
For generations, Mexican-born Gustavo Brambila's family has worked in the wine industry of California's Napa Valley in some form. He went to college on a baseball scholarship but the passion of...
NBC shows off fall line-up with stars, athletes, Kardashians
Monday, 3 June 2019, 10:47
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
NBC hoped to wow advertisers with its reach and content at a glitzy presentation Monday for its fall lineup, parading out a clutch of Kardashians and Olympic gold winning athletes, getting "The Voice"...
'Big Bang Theory' stars reflect on show's end, next steps
Saturday, 1 June 2019, 08:37
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
With "The Big Bang Theory" ending after 12 seasons, viewers can comfort themselves with reruns. The cast has those — and residuals— but not the reassuring workplace rhythm and...
'Big Bang Theory' exits TV airwaves with emotional episode
Friday, 31 May 2019, 08:36
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
"The Big Bang Theory" closed out its run as television's top-rated comedy with an emotional final episode that saw some big changes for the show's group of geeky misfits. The long-running series...
NBC bets on comedy next year, 'This Is Us' for years to come
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 08:33
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
NBC didn't invoke its "must-see TV" 20th-century marketing slogan in announcing a renewed emphasis on sitcoms next season, but it could have. Calling comedy the "heart" of its brand, the network...
Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba in charge of 'L.A.'s Finest'
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 08:29
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Expanding a comic book's mythology can bring slighted characters to the forefront. That's also the case with "L.A.'s Finest," a TV series riff on the 2003 "Bad Boys II" movie in which women, notably...
End of 'Big Bang' stirs debate over future of TV comedies
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 08:26
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
In 2006, TV critics swooned over "30 Rock," part of a new breed of comedy that dared to fly without a laugh track and whose ranks included "Arrested Development," ''The Office" and "Everybody Hates...
'Empire' to get 1 more season on Fox amid schedule shake-up
Friday, 24 May 2019, 10:35
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
"Empire" will return for its final season this fall on Fox — with Jussie Smollett a question mark — and should count itself lucky. Fox, the lowest-rated network among the big four...
Jussie Smollett will not return to 'Empire' for next season
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 10:33
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Fox Entertainment said Tuesday that Jussie Smollett will not return to his series "Empire" next season in the wake of allegations by Chicago officials the actor lied about a racially motivated...
Hugs, tears mark taping of final 'Big Bang Theory' episode
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 10:32
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Hugs and tears punctuated the final taping of "The Big Bang Theory," a lovefest for its stars, crew and audience alike. There were plenty of punchlines as well, as the true-to-form hit comedy...