Ken Howard's screen credits included coach Ken Reeves in "The White Shadow" and Thomas Jefferson in "1776." But his most enduring contribution happened off the screen: He was president of the Screen Actors Guild and helped lead its merger in 2012 with the American Federation of Television and Radio...
Slickness can work for — or against — you, as two new dramas demonstrate. "The Catch," debuting at 10 p.m. Thursday on ABC, thrives on sophisticated skulduggery, fun stars and swank clothes, homes and offices. NBC's "Heartbeat" mixes frothy comedy, romantic turmoil and medical melodrama with awkward...
PBS fans showed their support for WUCF TV in a big way during the spring membership campaign that ended Sunday. Viewers donated $440,000, surpassing the drive goal of $365,000. During the drive, which started March 5, "Downton Abbey" concluded its highly successful run. The programs that helped...
A GOP debate isn't happening Monday, but the schedule will be filled with presidential candidates anyway. Fox News Channel, which was supposed to show the debate, offers a Megyn Kelly interview with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at 9 p.m. on "The Kelly File." Donald Trump talks immigration on "Hannity"...
The week's highlights include the return of "Dancing With the Stars" and the premieres of "The Catch" and "Heartbeat." "Dancing" remains the most-watched series on Disney-owned ABC. The contest's 22nd season starts at 8 p.m. Monday. Athletes usually do well on this show, so the strongest contenders...
UPDATED: Donald Trump's feud with Fox News Channel and Megyn Kelly is back on. He can elaborate on the situation on ABC's "This Week" at 10 a.m. Sunday on WFTV-Channel 9. On Friday, Trump urged viewers to boycott Kelly's Fox News show and dismissed her as "sick and the most overrated person on...
Premiering Tuesday before it moves to its official time slot on Wednesday, "Heartbeat," a doctor show from NBC, comes on like a longing look at ABC's indomitable "Grey's Anatomy" — a semi-comical medical drama where the sexual tension counts for as much as the medical challenges and ethical conundrums....
For its musical Palm Sunday TV spectacular take on a Christian passion play – the theatrical retracing of the last days and hours in the life of Jesus – Fox, Dick Clark Productions' and "Glee" music producer Adam Anders, enlisted the city of New Orleans, Tyler Perry and a passel of pop songs and...
Although "Crowded," a new situation comedy on NBC with Patrick Warburton and Carrie Preston, is still officially set to premiere on Sunday, it in fact slipped onto the air a few days early. Its first two episodes were "previewed" on Tuesday, following "The Voice," getting the double benefit of...
Two of the more disturbing American obsessions — serial killers and xenophobia — collide in CBS' new "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders." The good news is that the international nature of the spinoff ensures that each hour will open with a picturesque shot of a colorful locale — the teeming markets...
Netflix delivered two new comedies Friday occupying opposite ends of the fresh/frozen aisle. "The Characters" is a revolving-star sketch series offering a "Portlandia"-like showcase to rising comedians, a concept with mixed but consistently interesting results; "Flaked" stars Will Arnett as yet...
"Veep's" Season 5 premiere episode will screen in advance next month with cast member and longtime Chicago theater actor Gary Cole in tow to talk about the show and his local roots. The panel discussion is part of this year's Chicago International Television Awards (April 20), which are a minor...
Add "Zoobiquity" to the list of medical projects filmed in Chicago. "Zoobiquity" star Peter Facinelli shared pictures Wednesday from the Chicago set of the Fox pilot. The pilot, adapted from the book by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers, follows the unlikely pairing of socially challenged...
Chicago native Jennifer Beals has landed a leading role on the NBC series "Taken," a prequel to the film franchise that starred Liam Neeson, Deadline reported Wednesday. Beals, 52, confirmed the news on Twitter. She's slated to play the special deputy director of national intelligence, who takes...
CBS' "Big Brother" is scheduled to host a casting call March 26 in the River North neighborhood for the 18th season of the reality competition, show representatives announced Monday. Producers are looking for aggressive and ambitious people 21 years and older willing to live with a group of strangers...
Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis is set to star in "The Exorcist" pilot, which is slated to film in Chicago, Fox announced Monday. Davis will play Angela Rance, who "does everything she can to stay positive and keep her faith even though her family is currently struggling," according to the Fox...