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Pharrell Williams Joins ‘The Voice’ As A Coach

Pharrell Williams Joins ‘The Voice’ As A Coach

April 1, 2014

By Patrick Kevin Day Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Pharrell Williams will be joining the coaching lineup of NBC’s “The Voice” when that reality singing competition show returns...

‘How I Met Your Mother’ braces for ‘ambitious’ finale

‘How I Met Your Mother’ braces for ‘ambitious’ finale

March 27, 2014

By Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times (MCT) While shooting the pilot for “How I Met Your Mother” back in 2005, Alyson Hannigan genuinely believed the show was destined to fail — not because...

Coldplay’s Chris Martin Joins ‘The Voice’ in Format Twist

Coldplay’s Chris Martin Joins ‘The Voice’ in Format Twist

March 20, 2014

By Gerrick D. Kennedy Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — “The Voice” is getting yet another dose of pop star power. NBC’s hit singing competition show has recruited Coldplay’s...

‘Dancing With the Stars’ New Cast Revealed

‘Dancing With the Stars’ New Cast Revealed

March 4, 2014

By Yvonne Villarreal Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — The new crop of celebrity hoofers competing in Season 18 of “Dancing With the Stars” has been revealed. As has become tradition,...

‘Real Housewives’ Stars Teresa, Joe Giudice Reportedly Plan To Plead Guilty On Fraud Charges

February 28, 2014

By Peter Sampson The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) (MCT) HACKENSACK, N.J. — Teresa and Joe Giudice, stars of the Bravo network’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” have reached a plea agreement...

Spanish-language television studios breaking the language barrier

Spanish-language television studios breaking the language barrier

February 20, 2014

By Douglas Hanks The Miami Herald (MCT) What would make Nickelodeon film a teen series in Miami? A Spanish-language script. Every character on Nickelodeon’s popular new show, “Every Witch...

TNT cancels Frank Darabont’s ‘Mob City’

TNT cancels Frank Darabont’s ‘Mob City’

February 11, 2014

By Yvonne Villarreal Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Frank Darabont’s post-“Walking Dead” work life is off to a zombie-crawl, with TNT deciding to cancel his period noir drama “Mob...

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ inducted into Broadcasting Hall of Fame

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ inducted into Broadcasting Hall of Fame

January 28, 2014

By Patrick Kevin Day Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — “Everybody Loves Raymond” ended in 2005, but the love persists. This spring, the Ray Romano sitcom will be inducted into the National...

‘American Idol’ 13th season premiere slides in the ratings

‘American Idol’ 13th season premiere slides in the ratings

January 16, 2014

By Ryan Faughnder Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Fox’s long-running “American Idol” continued to show its age with the ratings from its season premiere Wednesday night. The 13th...

Jodi Benson reprises her ‘Little Mermaid’ character for Disney special

Jodi Benson reprises her ‘Little Mermaid’ character for Disney special

November 27, 2013

By Rick Bentley The Fresno Bee (MCT) FRESNO, Calif. — The impetuous Sofia, the latest princess to join Disney royalty through her Disney Channel series “Sofia the First,” has always been...

With JFK’s death, Television came of Age

With JFK’s death, Television came of Age

November 21, 2013

By David Hiltbrand The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a watershed event for television as much as it was for the nation, providing the medium with...

With the best work often now on small screen, film stars are happily signing on

With the best work often now on small screen, film stars are happily signing on

Jackson Miller, Shirt Editor September 17, 2013

By Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times (MCT) The Berlin Wall was a thing of chicken wire and Kleenex compared with the barrier that once stood between film and television in America. Unlike British...

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