Updated: Sat, May 4, 2013

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — The actors who play Pam, Jim, Dwight and other beloved characters from the popular NBC show "The Office" bade farewell on Saturday to the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton that served as the TV setting for their fictional paper company. The NBC mockumentary about...

Updated: Sat, May 4, 2013

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — The actors who play Pam, Jim, Dwight and other beloved characters from the popular NBC show "The Office" are bidding farewell to the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton that served as the TV setting for their fictional paper company for nine seasons. The NBC...

Updated: Fri, May 3, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN says Howard Kurtz will address his mistaken story on gay basketball player Jason Collins on "Reliable Sources," the weekly media criticism show he hosts on the news network. Kurtz also worked for website The Daily Beast, which retracted one of his stories that suggested...

Updated: Fri, May 3, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Right now the broadcast networks are feverishly fashioning their fall prime-time schedules. Some 104 pilots are being screened by execs and test audiences, with just one-third expected to pass muster and become series for the 2013-14 season. Once they premiere, maybe a dozen...

Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Soon after taking the stage, Marc Maron decides to skip the act. He's got a packed room at a downtown New York club, all eager to see the 49-year-old comic tape what will be a comedy special for Netflix. Normally, such tapings are carefully structured and finely calibrated....

Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon church-owned NBC affiliate in Utah has pulled the "Hannibal" TV show because of its graphic violence. The first three episodes of the serial-killer drama that aired on KSL-TV became increasingly graphic and "extremely gory," drawing complaints from many viewers...

Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leah Remini had good reason to join the new ABC sitcom "Family Tools." The former "The King of Queens" star has a development deal with the network, and ABC Entertainment Group President Paul Lee asked her to be part of the comedy debuting 8:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday. Then...

Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS' soap "The Young and the Restless" earned a leading 23 Daytime Emmy nominations on Wednesday, including three of the four competitors for best actor, while ABC rival "General Hospital" had 19 nominations. The 40th annual Daytime Emmy awards will be held June 16 in Beverly...

Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Violence, gore and gunplay were staples on prime-time television even in the most sensitive period directly following the Newtown school shooting. A study of 392 prime-time scripted programs on broadcast networks shown during the month following Vice President Joe Biden's...

Updated: Tue, Apr 30, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — AOL is making its most substantial dip into original video programming with new series from Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria and Nicole Richie. The Internet company unveiled 15 new digital series Tuesday in a presentation to advertisers in New York. AOL is...