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  • Fox's schedule for the fall

    Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

    Fox's prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. — "Bones" 9 p.m. — "Sleepy Hollow" Tuesday 8 p.m. — "Dads" 8:30 p.m. — "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" 9 p.m. — "New Girl" 9:30 p.m. — "The Mindy Project" Wednesday 8 p.m. — "The X Factor" Thursday 8 p.m. — "The X Factor...

  • Barbara Walters to announce her retirement Monday

    Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters is retiring. The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on "The View" that she will retire from TV journalism next summer. ABC said in an announcement late Sunday that, until then, Walters will continue to anchor and report for the network,...

  • Seth Meyers to replace Jimmy Fallon late at night

    Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Meyers is moving from his "Weekend Update" desk to his own late night show on NBC. The network said Sunday that the 12-year "Saturday Night Live" cast member will replace Jimmy Fallon at the 12:35 a.m. "Late Night" show next year. Fallon is moving up an hour as Jay Leno's...

  • NBC hopes Hayes, Fox can bolster Thursdays

    Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — NBC will try to awaken the ghosts of past dominance on Thursday night by making it a "family night" of television bolstered by the additions of Sean Hayes and Michael J. Fox. NBC on Sunday became the first of the major broadcasters to announce its plans for next season, and...

  • Ryan Seacrest becoming Telemundo kingmaker

    Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — Busy Ryan Seacrest is moving into the Spanish-speaking television market. The Telemundo network said Sunday the "American Idol" host will produce a new music series that each week will pit two established artists against each other in a competition for the audience's vote....

  • NBC's new season schedule

    Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

    NBC's prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. — "The Voice" 10 p.m. — "The Blacklist" Tuesday 8 p.m. — "The Biggest Loser" 9 p.m. — "The Voice" 10 p.m. — "Chicago Fire" Wednesday 8 p.m. — "Revolution" 9 p.m. — "Law & Order: SVU" 10 p.m. — "Ironside" Thursday...

  • NBC promotes fall season with Twitter contest

    Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — NBC is giving the public more than just a new slate of programming. There are prizes to be had, too. The network said Sunday that it's holding a Twitter-based sweepstakes linked to its fall schedule presentation to advertisers — a social-media twist on the annual TV rite...

  • Bears, glaciers: Show pits man against Alaska

    Updated: Sat, May 11, 2013

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey knows what it's like to mush across the wilds of Alaska. Now it remains to be seen how he survives being dropped off in the middle of that wilderness and navigates his way out without the help of a dog team. Seavey, 26, who became the youngest Iditarod...

  • ABC plans 'Once Upon a Time' spinoff next season

    Updated: Sat, May 11, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — ABC is planning a spinoff of its fairytale drama "Once Upon a Time" for next season as well as an action-adventure series based on the Marvel Comics universe. That show, "S.H.I.E.L.D.," comes from hit-maker Joss Whedon. ABC announced its programming plans on Friday. New...

  • NBC bringing back 'Ironside,' renewing 'Community'

    Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — NBC is ordering up a new comedy for next season from "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence and an updating of the '70s cop drama "Ironside." And in a surprise move, the network is bringing back "Community" for a fifth season. This quirky college comedy has struggled in the ratings...