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Networks send SOS to Michael J. Fox, Robin Williams and other stars
If viewers are losing interest in broadcast TV, what can lure them back? Executives hope they have an answer: stars. Lifting the curtain on their 2013-14 schedules at the "upfronts" in New York this week, the networks behaved like smartphone-...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Blackbeard, ABC (tv network), Margo Martindale, Castle (tv program)
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NBC comedy trailers: 'Michael J. Fox,' 'Welcome to the Family,' 'Sean'
NBC is relying on the star power of veteran sitcom performers with its 2013-14 lineup, announced Sunday in New York City. With "30 Rock" and "The Office" no longer on the schedule, the ailing network has added two new comedies, one starring Sean Hayes...
Tags: Seth Meyers, Parks and Recreation (tv program), Fox Broadcasting Company, The Office (tv program), Entertainment
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TV broadcasters are in suspense over their upfront ad haul
Can the return of Michael J. Fox, agent Jack Bauer and "Ironside" help vanquish the flesh-eating zombies that are threatening to take a bite out of television broadcasters' fortunes? ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are unveiling their fall lineups this week...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Radio City Music Hall, ABC (tv network), Television Industry, Auction Service
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2013 TV upfronts: NBC revamps with family Thursday, Spader Monday
NEW YORK -- In a time long removed from Michael Scott and must-see TV, NBC is hoping Michael J. Fox and Sean Hayes can help fill its Thursday night comedy void. The network on Monday unveiled its programming for the year ahead during its annual upfront...
Tags: Go On (tv program), Radio City Music Hall, Jimmy Fallon, Radio, Chicago Fire (tv program)
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2013 TV Upfronts: NBC betting big on 'The Michael J. Fox Show'
At NBC's Upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Hall in New York City, the beleaguered peacock network was betting big on Michael J. Fox. In a sign of its importance to the network, "The Michael J. Fox Show" was the first new series to be showcased...
Tags: Seth Meyers, ABC (tv network), Fox Broadcasting Company, Diseases and Illnesses, Entertainment
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2013 TV Upfronts: No shortage of NBC plugs in Michael J. Fox show
This post has been corrected. See below for details.NEW YORK -- Looks like there will be no shortage of plugs for NBC in the network's new sitcom starring Michael J. Fox. A preview clip that the network showed to advertisers during its upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Music Hall looked like...Tags: Today (tv program), Stanley Cup Playoffs, Radio City Music Hall, Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show (tv program)
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2013 TV upfronts: NBC lineup aims at rebuilding Thursday comedies
NEW YORK -- NBC is hoping that sitcom pros Michael J. Fox and Sean Hayes can conjure their magic once more. The beleaguered network announced its 2013-14 lineup Sunday with a focus on restocking its dwindling comedy pantry. "The Office" and "30 Rock"...
Tags: Hannibal (tv program), Go On (tv program), Blackbeard, Jimmy Fallon, Chicago Fire (tv program)
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Farewell party at 'The Office' after 9 years
An old index card reads: Original. Real. Poignant. Those were the first words Greg Daniels jotted down a decade ago as his guide in adapting the daft British TV series "The Office" for an American audience. The ideas on the flimsy card stock proved...
Tags: Go On (tv program), The Mindy Project (tv program), Starbucks Corp., 30 Rock (tv program), Television Industry
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A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession
Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Amgen Inc., University of California, Los Angeles, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry
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Stanley A. Dashew dies at 96; helped revolutionize credit card industry
Stanley A. Dashew, an inventor and entrepreneur who helped revolutionize the credit card industry, died of natural causes Thursday in Los Angeles, according to a family spokesman. He was 96. Dashew held 40 patents in fields as diverse as credit card...
Tags: Mining, Transportation, Travel, Bank of America Corp., Public Transportation
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Transient pulled man out of wheelchair, stole it, police say
A 53-year-old Glendale man pleaded not guilty this week to charges that he pulled a man out of his wheelchair and stole it so he could use it as a prop for panhandling, police said. Prosecutors charged Phillip Papineau with felony grand theft and felony...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Theft
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Winter blues and summer bummer link brains of rats and man
Nicholas Spitzer and Davide Dulcis felt for people in higher latitudes whose attitudes soured in the shorter daylight hours of winter. The neuroscientists, who work in balmy San Diego, wondered whether summer was a bummer for rats. They’re...
Tags: University of California, Davis, Research, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Science
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