Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — PBS says the fourth season of "Downton Abbey" will begin in January and run for eight weeks. The series is the highest-rated drama in public TV's history. The costume drama about the family and servants in a stately English home stars Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern,...

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox, facing the ebbing ratings power of "American Idol," is betting big on its first miniseries showcase starting with a limited-edition "24," and shows from heavyweight producers Seth MacFarlane and J.J. Abrams to invigorate its schedule. The network is making its largest...

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

Some highlights of Fox's moves in its schedule for next season, released on Monday. WHAT'S NEW: Jack is back! A signature character from Fox's history, Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer returns with "24," at least for a little while. Fox is launching a series of high-profile miniseries, and the...

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

Some highlights of NBC's moves in its schedule for next season. WHAT'S NEW: A lot. The long-struggling network invested heavily in new programming and has ordered 17 new series for next season. John Malkovich as Blackbeard. James Spader as a wanted fugitive. Dracula brought to life. A cops...

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters said Monday that retirement from her epochal television career is near, but it's not happening right away. Walters, who began in television news as a "Today" girl in 1961, became the medium's best-known interviewer and invented a daytime talk show at an age...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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....