ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Showtime Network President David Nevins was finishing up his introductory remarks at the Television Critics Assn. press tour when a tall handsome man walked on stage offering him a "damn good cup of coffee."

When most people read books they like, they recommend it to a friend. When actress Roma Downey reads a book she likes, it can become a CBS event series.

The boys are back in town.

There will be no heavy lifting when the CW sets its 2015-16 lineup.

BET's upcoming miniseries "Book of Negroes" is set during the same tumultuous American era as "Roots" and as last year's Oscar-winning "12 Years a Slave." Although the story contains depictions of atrocities, it is at its heart a tale of triumph.

"Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew," the MTV show that ran for seven seasons before airing its last episode in 2012, will be brought back by the music network this summer with six new episodes.

The Weeknd's songs are rife with late-night misbehavior. But they're much less alluring when the actual police get involved.

Alibaba Pictures’ inaugural film will be a comedy written and directed by 30-something author Zhang Jiajia, the company announced Sunday in Beijing. Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai will produce the movie, which will star Tony Leung and is slated for release this year.

Meghan Trainor breezes past troubles on "Title," the debut album that follows her 2014 smash "All About That Bass," which spent eight weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100. Last month it also earned Grammy nominations for record and song of the year.