Section: TV
"The Jeffersons" actor Sherman Hemsley dies at age 74
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | July 24, 2012 at 9:52 pm
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El PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Sherman Hemsley, the actor who played George Jefferson on television in "The Jeffersons," a 1970s sitcom that was one of the first to focus on a black family, has died at age 74 in El Paso, Texas, his representative said. "Sh...
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"Modern Family" cast sues to void contracts in salary dispute
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | July 24, 2012 at 9:48 pm
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Much of the cast of "Modern Family" sued to void their contract on ABC's Emmy-winning hit after rejecting the latest salary offer from 20th Century Fox Television. Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric...
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NBC’s broad comedy strategy: bring on the kids and monkeys
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | July 24, 2012 at 8:13 pm
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NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - NBC is ignoring an old showbiz adage - never work with kids or animals - as it makes an unapologetic bid for broader comedies this fall. The show's smart, critically acclaimed and sometimes esoteric Thursday comedies score Emmy...
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"SNL" airing primetime election specials in September
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | July 24, 2012 at 8:11 pm
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NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen will need to keep a couple of Thursdays open in September. "Saturday Night Live" will air two primetime election specials on September 20 and 27 - both Thursdays. NBC entertainment chairman Bob G...
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"Homeland" season 2 gets inside Claire Danes’ scrambled mind
by TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News | July 24, 2012 at 8:04 pm
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Looks like a stint at the mental hospital didn't take, because Carrie Mathison's brain is still a jumble of conspiracies in the new trailer for the second season of "Homeland." When fans of the Showtime thriller last checked...
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