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Published on Sunday, 20 July 2014 10:30 AM by
Click here to read Friday's TV Q&A and other posts from the summer TV critics press tour. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The Television Critics Association honored TV's best last night at the 30th annual TCA Awards. I am a voting member of TCA and my big disappointment in these picks is…
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Published on Sunday, 20 July 2014 08:21 AM by
James Garner, who died yesterday in Hollywood at 86, was a native of Norman, Oklahoma, a hotbed of honky tonk and western swing of the Bob Wills variety. And he loved it all, especially the singers—from nearby Texas—who went against the grain, namely Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. A good…
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Published on Saturday, 19 July 2014 06:00 PM by
Click here to read Friday's TV Q&A and other posts from the summer TV critics press tour. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- CBS made a one-year deal with the NFL to air eight games on Thursday nights this fall, beginning Sept. 11 with the Pittsburgh Steelers going against the Baltimore Ravens.…
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Published on Friday, 18 July 2014 02:03 PM by
Click here to read Friday's TV Q&A and other posts from the summer TV critics press tour. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- My PG laptop died this morning so blogging will be lighter and more typo-filled than usual as I am left only with an iPad today for coverage of The CW…
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Published on Friday, 18 July 2014 11:13 AM by
Click here for a link to headlines of recent TV news and views posts. TV Q&A with Rob Owen Submit a question to TV Q&A by clicking here. This week's TV Q&A (after the "Read more" jump below) responds to questions about “The Newsroom,” “Ripper Street,” Emmy nominations and “The Glades.”As…
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Published on Friday, 18 July 2014 06:00 AM by
A Federal Judge struck down California's death penalty. US District Judge Cormac Carney found that lengthy delays in carrying out the death penalty amounted to a violation of the Eight Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Judge Carney wrote: Inordinate and unpredictable delay has resulted in a death penalty…
Published on Thursday, 17 July 2014 05:43 PM by
Read more coverage from the TV critics summer press tour by clicking here. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- For the final season of CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men," Walden (Ashton Kutcher) and Alan (Jon Cryer) will pretend to be gay and get married for the sole purpose of making…
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Published on Thursday, 17 July 2014 04:25 PM by
Read more coverage from the TV critics summer press tour by clicking here. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- CBS expands the "NCIS" franchise again with another spin-off, "NCIS: New Orleans" (9 p.m. Tuesday starting Sept. 23), starring Scott Bakula as special agent Dwayne Pride. Viewers already got a taste of the…
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Published on Thursday, 17 July 2014 02:18 PM by
Read more coverage from the TV critics summer press tour by clicking here. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- CBS retained its hold on the No. 1 broadcast network in total viewers for the 2013-14 season but fell to third in the key demo of adults 18-49 behind NBC and Fox, so…
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Published on Thursday, 17 July 2014 02:18 PM by
Read more coverage from the TV critics summer press tour by clicking here. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- CBS retained its hold on the No. 1 broadcast network in total viewers for the 2013-14 season but fell to third in the key demo of adults 18-49 behind NBC and Fox, so…
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