Full Coverage: Television Critics Association 2016
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After the breadth of O.J.
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After a protracted opening bit in which he semi-seriously attempted to pull a “MacGyver” and charge his phone with a lemon, a copper penny and a paper clip, writer-producer Peter Lenkov finally admitted it would take six lemons to finish the job and talked about his process in bringing the ’80s action series back to life.
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After a morning in which CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller was taken to task for the network’s deficiency of nonwhite leads in its fall shows, the casting on midseason legal drama “Doubt” at least presented a breakthrough for him to boast about.
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“We all know it’s the National Crop Insurance Service,” joked actor Michael Weatherly about the meaning of the acronym “NCIS,” the show he called home for 13 years.
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Is there one more big deal left for the hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory”?
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Fans of Donald Glover know that he’s much more than lovable nerd Troy Barnes from “Community.”
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If anyone could give Cookie Lyon a run for her money, it’s Mariah Carey.
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When CBS presents its fall programs at the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour this week, its lineup will include three new comedies built around TV veterans Kevin James, Matt LeBlanc and Joel McHale; a tech-infused medical drama with Dermot Mulroney, a legal drama with Michael Weatherly and a reboot of “MacGyver” starring Lucas Till.
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In the era of “peak TV” when critical accolades can mean as much as ratings for a show, Fox is seen as playing it safe with four shows based on proven movie and television franchises in the upcoming TV season.
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In May, one of the first changes that came after Fox’s upfront presentation was the shift of the new baseball drama “Pitch” from next spring to Thursdays this fall.
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Amazon has revealed the title to its forthcoming Woody Allen series: “Crisis in Six Scenes.”
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By the end of the panel for Mariah Carey’s upcoming docuseries “Mariah’s World” at the Television Critics Assn.
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Rami Malek might be the hero of USA’s “Mr.
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In her first appearance at the Television Critics Assn. press tour, ABC’s new entertainment president, Channing Dungey, took a forward-looking approach.
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NBC could be taking a bigger dive into the streaming waters in the next couple of months.
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If the Rio Olympics are in trouble, you wouldn’t immediately know it from listening to the NBC panelists discussing the Games at the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour Tuesday morning.
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From superhuman superheroes to super-funny black female comedies; from the whiteness of the late-night comedy landscape to the importance of representation onscreen and behind the scenes, diversity was a hot topic in the first few days of the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour.
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Turner Entertainment Chief Kevin Reilly told reporters Sunday that the new paint job he promised for both the TNT and TBS networks is well underway, starting with a decrease in ad loads on TNT and embracing more creative ad opportunities.
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Despite surface similarities, no inspiration for HBO’s “The Night Of” was drawn from the massive popularity of true crime podcast “Serial” for one very good reason.
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Twelve years after Carrie and the girls shared their last brunch on HBO on “Sex and The City,” Sarah Jessica Parker will make her return to television in another series that examines the perils of modern romance.
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It was the ushering in of a new guard for HBO on Saturday at the Television Critics Assn. media tour.
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Filmmaker Alex Horwitz knew from experience that something interesting would come of training cameras on his friend and former Wesleyan roommate Lin-Manuel Miranda as he worked on his new project.
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It’s the jolt of news that has “Gilmore Girls” fans more wired than if they had just sipped coffee from Luke’s Diner: a premiere date for the revival has at long last been announced.
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Netflix may have experienced slower than expected subscriber growth in the second quarter, but that won’t stop it from putting money where its streaming mouth is.
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This year’s auction to shift public airwaves from carrying TV signals to delivering wireless services for mobile devices has PBS President Paula Kerger concerned a “great deal.”
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“Stranger Things,” the nostalgia-spinning Netflix series that won the hearts and Twitter accounts of many, could be back for another season.
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The Television Critics Assn. announced the nominees for the 32nd TCA Awards on Wednesday, with “Mr.
