A reboot of a TV show that was a worldwide hit returns to its roots
Twenty-five years on, "Ugly Betty" is back in a new series in Colombia -- the country where she first came to life on the small screen.
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'I've lived in an incredible time': Comic Bob Newhart dies at 94
Best known for an everyman persona that powered two classic TV sitcoms, Newhart managed to be the funniest guy in the room while playing unassuming characters.
LeVar Burton has portrayed the Black experience "from our enslavement to the stars"
LeVar Burton has three roles he'll forever be known for: Kunta Kinte on the TV series Roots, Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation and host of Reading Rainbow. Those roles have had profound impacts on people and he now understands, as he puts it, "my job is to be LeVar Burton." He talks to Rachel about the tension of that job, his changing definitions of success and learning to embrace the chaos.
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FX miniseries 'Shogun' nominated for a whopping 25 Emmy awards
Unlike the 1980s miniseries version, the new adaptation of Shogun features fully-formed Japanese characters. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with the creators, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks.
We unpack the 2024 Emmy nominations
The nominations the Emmy Awards were just announced, and it was a good day for The Bear, which set a new record in the comedy category. And plenty of our favorites also got Emmy nods, including Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Shōgun, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows. We'll help you unpack this year's the notable nominees and snubs.
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Potential Emmy nominations could go to 'The Crown' and FX’s 'Shogun'
Emmy nominations will be released Wednesday morning, the awards will hold their second ceremony of the year this coming September.
Filmmakers profile America's economically lost generation in 'Two American Families'
FRONTLINE documentarians Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes spent decades following two working-class families who lost well-paying manufacturing jobs and then struggled to regain their way of life.
Here are the 2024 Emmy nominations
Nominations for the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 15.
6 takeaways from the 2024 Emmy nominations
Some of the nominations were expected — The Bear earned 23 nominations and Shogun received 25 nods. But the Television Academy still had a few surprises up its sleeve.
Reality star Savannah Chrisley says her parents were victims of political persecution
Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks. Speaking at the Republican National Convention, their daughter, Savannah, blamed "rogue prosecutors."