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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC pulled the plug Friday on Brian Williams' newsmagazine "Rock Center" after a short, troubled life in which it failed to find a consistent home on the network's prime-time schedule. The show's final broadcast will be on June 21, NBC Universal News Group Chairwoman Pat...

Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Top CBS News anchor Scott Pelley delivered a tongue-lashing to fellow journalists on Friday, urging them to worry less about the "vanity" of being first on a story and more about being right. "This has been a bad few months for journalism," Pelley said. "We're getting the big...

Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bravo's hit cooking competition show "Top Chef" is heading to New Orleans. The cable TV network issued a statement Friday that "the vibrant food scene of New Orleans will be a welcome addition in the 11th season of the series." The statement also said Bravo is working in...