Post Downton, PBS Gives Viewers Like You the Royal Treatment
When the ornate doors of “Downton Abbey” closed earlier this year — despite the fact that creator Julian Fellowes gave nearly all of the beloved characters a happy series-ending sendoff — millions of viewers around the world were left with a gaping hole in their hearts. And for PBS, where “Downton” appeared on “Masterpiece” for six seasons and engendered huge ratings for the public broadcaster, that’s a huge hole to fill. Thus, at the...
Diversity Takes Center Stage at TV’s Summer Press Tour
Although the recent Primetime Emmy nominations showed the Television Academy does not have a #SoWhite problem, it doesn’t mean that diversity is not a front and center issue in the television industry. Addressing the topic head-on, the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour and CTAM, the cable portion of the confab taking place at the Beverly Hilton, broke with tradition of presenting specific shows and put on a panel Aug. 1 in...
‘The Americans’ Comes in From the Emmy Awards Cold
The Cold War spy drama “The Americans,” in its fourth season on FX, has finally surfaced where it should – on the list of major nominations for the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards released today. Stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, and on screen and off screen couple who recently welcomed a baby boy, both got tapped–as did the show itself for best drama series. But the competition will be more than brutal, as one of the other...
Top TV to Check Out Before the Games Begin
Are you ready for all the hype, pageantry, thrills, chills – and scary stories about the Zika virus? In just less than a month, beginning with the August 5 opening ceremonies, NBC and its cable networks and digital platforms will be all about the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, which run through Aug. 21. We are talking about hundreds of hours of programming on the Peacock Net and NBCU outlets including Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC and USA...
Lear and Lorre: An Iconic Television Tag Team
They are both undisputed kings of comedy on CBS, with years of number one shows between them. And although Norman Lear and Chuck Lorre came up in the business during different generations, many of their core values are very similar – especially when it comes to making people laugh. Lear and Lorre were interviewed onstage at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills by journalist Pete Hammond June 2 as part of programming by the...
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