TV

‘The West Wing’ was my inspiration. 25 years on I got to meet President Bartlet

5:00am August 26, 2024

When NPR was offered the chance to interview Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about The West Wing, I dashed through the newsroom with an energy to rival the show's iconic walk and talks.

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In an episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee called "Larry Eats A Pancake," Jerry Seinfeld has coffee with Larry David.

Jerry Seinfeld and the fraught history of comedians and 'political correctness'

6:21am May 04, 2024

by Leah Donnella

Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?

Arts

Bass Reeves deserves better — 'Lawmen' doesn't do justice to the Black U.S. marshal

5:23pm November 05, 2023

by Eric Deggans

As a Black TV critic who loves Westerns, Eric Deggans really wanted to like this show. But he found the first four episodes were focused on being a Modern Western Epic, at the expense of Reeves' story

The Price Is Right celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1991, but Barker was just getting started. Clockwise from top: Rod Roddy, Janice Pennington, Holly Hallstrom, Barker, Dian Parkinson and Kathleen Bradley.

Longtime 'Price Is Right' host Bob Barker dies at 99

5:24pm August 26, 2023

by Amy Blaszyk

For 35 years, Barker was a familiar presence in the living rooms of everyone from little old ladies, to kids home sick from school. He used his fame to promote another great passion: animal rights.

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U.S. actors, from left, Don Dacus, Annie Golden, Treat Williams, Beverly d'Angelo, director Milos Forman, and Cheryl Barnes arrive for the presentation of Hair during the 32nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France May 10, 1979.

Arts

Actor Treat Williams, star of 'Hair' and 'Everwood', is killed in a motorcycle crash

2:25am June 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series Everwood and the movie Hair, died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said. He was 71.

Arts

And the winner is: MTV Movie & TV Awards relies on old clips as it names its winners

1:45am May 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Scream VI won for best movie and The Last of Us was crowned best TV show at a host-less, pre-taped and muted MTV Movie and TV Awards on Sunday night.

Police and media surround the area where Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot in front of the Motilal Nehru medical college in, Prayagraj, India, Saturday, April 15, 2023.

World News

A former Indian politician and his brother were shot dead live on TV

10:14am April 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India.

After more than a decade of accolades and controversy, 'The Wendy Williams Show' ends

11:22am June 17, 2022

Wendy Williams, who has been the show's original host since its premiere in 2009, has not been on the air following her battle with Graves' disease.

Netflix is testing a way to crack down on password sharing. The streaming service has been asking some users of the popular streaming site to verify that they live with the holder of the account.

Economy

Netflix plans to start charging for password sharing, and customers aren't happy

4:19pm March 17, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The company said it has previously encouraged account sharing but that the practices are "impacting our ability to invest in great new TV and films for our members."

Arts

The 'Wendy Williams Show' is ending with Sherri Shepherd waiting in the wings

4:04pm February 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

"Sherri" will "inherit" the time slots on Fox owned-and-operated stations that have been the backbone of Williams' nationally syndicated talk show since 2008