NFL Network Gets Into the Game with Newly Minted Hall of Famers
Aug27

NFL Network Gets Into the Game with Newly Minted Hall of Famers

Pro football season is just around the corner and the NFL Network ratcheted up the anticipation with a special event last Thursday honoring its three newest members of the team – newly inducted Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson, Terrell Davis and Kurt Warner. The new crew means NFL Network, which is going into its 15th season, nabbed three of the seven of this year’s newest HOF members, who were installed in ceremonies in Canton,...

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Network Specials Shine a Spotlight on Princess Diana 20 Years After Her Death
Aug24

Network Specials Shine a Spotlight on Princess Diana 20 Years After Her Death

“I want to be the queen of people’s hearts,” Princess Diana said in a televised interview just two years before her life was tragically ended in a Paris car crash while being pursued by paparazzi.   And that she clearly still is, 20 years after the shocking accident which rocked the world and led to a massive outpouring of grief at the death of the young royal who forever changed the face and the culture of the British monarchy....

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CBS Plans for Total Coverage of the Solar Eclipse Over America
Aug18

CBS Plans for Total Coverage of the Solar Eclipse Over America

Not a lot of work will be getting done on Monday, August 21 as all eyes will be on the sky for the great eclipse over America, the first such total eclipse of the sun over the continental United States since February 26, 1979. CBS News is springing into action across the path of totality for the momentous event with a full day of coverage beginning with “CBS This Morning” and continuing throughout “The CBS Evening News.” All-day...

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‘Versace,’ ‘The Orville’ and ‘Marvel’s Inhumans’ Showcased at TCA
Aug14

‘Versace,’ ‘The Orville’ and ‘Marvel’s Inhumans’ Showcased at TCA

During the Television Critics Association summer press tour, close to 150 programs are presented to TV reporters, many of whom fly in from all over the country and Canada for the confab, which concluded last week. Some of the most talked about came at the end when ABC, Fox and FX each had a day to showcase their respective shows at the Beverly Hilton, with some presentations on the Fox lot. Here is the second part of our look at some...

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The New ‘Will & Grace,’ ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and ‘Menendez Murders’ Previewed at TCA
Aug11

The New ‘Will & Grace,’ ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and ‘Menendez Murders’ Previewed at TCA

Even as news from outside the doors of the Beverly Hilton, including Disney pulling future programming from Netflix in favor of its own subscription service and Facebook producing original content roiled the traditional television ecosystem, networks continued to put their best and their brightest front and center for the second half of the Television Critics Association summer press tour. New and returning shows were presented by...

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