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So what price would DirecTV pay for the Dodgers channel?

Time Warner Cable says it is dropping the price of the Los Angeles Dodgers' sports channel, in the hopes that other distributors will sign on after a long and contentious dispute.  But so far there's no telling whether the newly floated price will satisfy holdouts like satellite provider DirecTV. ...

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'Better Call Saul' recap: Dark side lures Jimmy, Kim to 'come away'

Both Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and his girlfriend, Kimberly Wexler (Rhea Seehorn), hear a siren’s call to “come away, come away” from their dead-end law jobs and step into the dark side on “Bali Ha’i,” Episode 206 of AMC’s “Better Call Saul.” Even though Jimmy gained a generous income, corporate...

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Why Fox says you don't need faith to enjoy 'The Passion,' a live show about Jesus' crucifixion

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  • Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Limitless' on CBS

    Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Limitless' on CBS

    SERIES Billion Dollar Buyer In this new series billionaire hospitality mogul Tilman J. Fertitta meets with up-and-coming product suppliers, samples their goods, offers feedback and then decides whether to place a major purchase order for their products. 7 and 10 p.m. CNBC The Flash While Barry...

  • Ratings for 'The Passion' are not a miracle for Fox

    Ratings for 'The Passion' are not a miracle for Fox

    Fox's "The Passion" scored less than miraculous results in its Palm Sunday broadcast. The semi-live musical, which told the story of Jesus' last days on Earth and was broadcast from the streets of New Orleans, drew a relatively modest audience of 6.6 million viewers and a 1.6 rating among viewers...

  • Guy Pearce, 'Game of Thrones' star Carice van Houten are having a baby

    Guy Pearce, 'Game of Thrones' star Carice van Houten are having a baby

    The Red Priestess is with child! Carice van Houten is pregnant with her first baby with actor Guy Pearce. Van Houten, who plays the calculating Melisandre on HBO's "Game of Thrones," and the "Memento" alum showed off their sense of humor when they announced the news on Twitter over the weekend....

  • Terminally ill comedian Quincy Jones lands stand-up special at HBO

    Terminally ill comedian Quincy Jones lands stand-up special at HBO

    Here's a bit of heartwarming news to start your Monday: HBO announced Monday that comedian Quincy Jones will headline a stand-up special to air this spring on the premium cable network.  What's the big deal? In July, the 32-year-old Jones (not to be confused with the legendary music producer of...

  • 'The Walking Dead' recap: Act of bravery leads to shocking result

    'The Walking Dead' recap: Act of bravery leads to shocking result

    Fledgling fighters Dr. Denise Cloyd (Merritt Wever) and Dr. Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt) bravely venture outside the Alexandria Safe-Zone. Tragically, only one returns alive on “Twice as Far,” Episode 614 of AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” Normally timid psychiatrist turned surgeon Denise insists on...

  • Lena Dunham, America Ferrera: We're female millennials, and we choose Hillary Clinton

    Lena Dunham, America Ferrera: We're female millennials, and we choose Hillary Clinton

    “There’s this narrative,” said America Ferrera, “about young women not being inspired by Hillary. And that’s just not the case.” At least it wasn’t in Hollywood on Sunday evening, where a predominantly young female crowd gathered to hear Ferrera, Lena Dunham and Chelsea Clinton discuss their support...

  • Jesus singing Katy Perry, selfie talk and other takeaways from 'The Passion'

    Jesus singing Katy Perry, selfie talk and other takeaways from 'The Passion'

    Only on Fox could viewers be introduced to a trendy Jesus who picks up loaves of bread for the Last Supper from a food truck before launching into a performance of Creed's "With Arms Wide Open." That's a taste of what unfolded Sunday during the network's live-ish musical production, "The Passion."...

  • 'The Family's' Joan Allen finds freedom in simplicity

    'The Family's' Joan Allen finds freedom in simplicity

    Joan Allen still lives in the same one-bedroom Upper West Side apartment she moved into in 1983, shortly after arriving in New York from Chicago, but her career has been anything but static. She's a Tony Award winner and three-time Oscar nominee who's appeared in films as wide-ranging as the stylish...

  • Monday's TV Highlights: 'Bates Motel' on A&E

    Monday's TV Highlights: 'Bates Motel' on A&E

    SERIES Supergirl This new episode helps set up next week's crossover with "The Flash," as Siobhan Smythe (Italia Ricci) schemes against Kara (Melissa Benoist). 8 p.m. CBS Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) and her therapist (Michael Hyatt) are stuck on a plane together during a mysterious...

  • TV Picks: 'Pee-wee's Big Holiday,' 'Ice Age' Easter, eagle-cam

    TV Picks: 'Pee-wee's Big Holiday,' 'Ice Age' Easter, eagle-cam

    "Pee-wee's Big Holiday" (Netflix). The third Pee-wee Herman film finally arrives, following the second, "Big Top Pee Wee," by only nearly three decades. (It's the last new Pee-wee material since the 2010 stage show and subsequent HBO special, and the best new Pee-wee material since "Pee-wee's Playhouse"...

  • Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows: 'Pitch Perfect 2' on HBO

    Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows: 'Pitch Perfect 2' on HBO

      SERIES Cooking on Food Network In the season premiere of "The Pioneer Woman," host Ree Drummond prepares a new-mom care package, 10 a.m., then, at noon, actress-chef Valerie Bertinelli prepares a shepherd's pie on the season finale of "Valerie's Home Cooking." For Peete's Sake Holly Robinson...

  • 'Rockford Files' regular Joe Santos dies at 84

    'Rockford Files' regular Joe Santos dies at 84

    Joe Santos, who played Lt. Dennis Becker on "The Rockford Files," has died at 84. Santos died Friday in Santa Monica after a heart attack earlier in the week, according to his agent, Alicia Beekman. Santos' career spanned more than four decades, from a guest shot on "Naked City" in the early 1960s...

  • Mexican actress Kate del Castillo opens up about El Chapo-Sean Penn meeting

    Mexican actress Kate del Castillo opens up about El Chapo-Sean Penn meeting

    Kate del Castillo, the Mexican actress who helped orchestrate a meeting between actor Sean Penn and drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is opening up about the strange meeting of minds in Mexico. The telenovela and film star, who played a drug trafficker on Telemundo's "La Reina del Sur," recounted...

  • TV This Week March 20 - 26: 'The Passion' on Fox

    TV This Week March 20 - 26: 'The Passion' on Fox

    SUNDAY John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Denis Leary and "Empire's" Taraji P. Henson lend their voices to the computer-animated special "Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade." 7:30 p.m. Fox Live from New Orleans — actually tape-delayed on the West Coast — it's "The Passion." The final days and hours in the...

  • 'American Idol' recap: Tristan McIntosh departs ahead of the top 5

    'American Idol' recap: Tristan McIntosh departs ahead of the top 5

    “Where is everybody?” Ryan Seacrest wondered while gazing at the remaining final “American Idol” contestants scattered sparsely on risers on the side of the stage. The host’s momentary confusion – whether or not genuine – was understandable. The singers have been sent home at a rapid clip this...

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