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ABC stands by 'The Good Wife'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Topical shows don't always make the cut. ABC canceled "Hank," a comedy about a corporate bigwig (Kelsey Grammer) who gets fired and has to start over again. Unlike Alphabet execs, CBS bosses are standing by their ever-so-current drama "The Good Wife," which airs at 10 tonight on Channel 62.

C-SPAN lets area students have a voice

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Attention all student filmmakers -- this could be your big break.

TV pick: Jon, Kate still aren't doing that great

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Five seasons. That's all it took to turn Jon and Kate Gosselin into enemies. Now their obviously troubled marriage is coming to an end and America gets to return to the scene of the crime one last time.

'Curb Your Enthusiasm' sports more blue humor

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Sure, the current season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" has been all about "Seinfeld" and reuniting the cast. But clearly, given the subject matter and the language, star and creator Larry David is enjoying the fact that the show is on HBO and not NBC. Sadly the raunchy, silly times that made up a pre-tay, pre-tay funny, if not blasphemous, season seven will come to an end at 9 p.m. Sunday. Expect more blue humor as well as Larry's unyielding determination to get back with his ex-wife Cheryl (Cheryl Hines).

Oprah says prayer, consideration influenced exit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:12:00 EST

Oprah Winfrey says her powerhouse daytime television show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey said Friday that her decision to end "The Oprah Winfrey Show" came "after much prayer and careful thought."

For Oprah, 25th season to be talk show's last

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Talk show goddess Oprah Winfrey is ending an era. Her production company, Chicago-based Harpo Productions Inc., said Thursday that the iconic host will announce today on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that her syndicated program will end in 2011.

Trebek tours Ford plant before 'Jeopardy!' taping

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:27:00 EST

Dearborn -- Alex Trebek, host of "Jeopardy!," one of the nation's most popular quiz shows, made a rare visit to Metro Detroit Thursday to tape clues for the show at Ford Motor Co.

'Farscape' series megaset offers good sci-fi fun

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:27:00 EST

This week's new releases for kids, teens and families, from the sci-fi adventure of "Farscape" to the more personal story behind "Is Anybody There."

'Chef' is latest in reality soup

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:27:00 EST

The new "Chef Academy," in which Britain-based French celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli comes to Los Angeles to "test" a new cooking school, is not actually a "Top Chef" spinoff, but the title does share the key word, which is enough to create a brand association in the viewer's mind.

Matthew Bomer more than a pretty face in 'White Collar'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Actor Matthew Bomer is a good-looking guy. Fans have been admiring his handsomeness ever since he starred in 2007's short-lived ABC show "Traveler."