Late-night network talk shows still dominated by white men

LOS ANGELES — The role of female speak show hosts in late-night TV network history, all 50-plus years of it, can be summed up in two words: Joan Rivers. It takes just another two – Arsenio Hall – to do the same for minorities. There’s no indication that is going ...

The Review Show’s move to BBC4: a typical piece of BBC cowardice

Kirsty Wark and Martha Kearney on the Review Show set.

TV streaming: six of the best shows

House of Cards: watch the trailer Reading this on mobile? Click here to view video Speaking at a Bafta-organised forum a fortnight ago, director Peter Kosminsky stated he had had an epiphany. Like a great many TV fans right now, he had stayed up late watching back-to-back episodes of House ...

Monday’s talk shows

Updated: February 10, 2013 6:58PM “Windy City Live” (9 a.m., Channel 7): “Beautiful Creatures” stars Jeremy Irons and Emmy Rossum; author Walter Mosley. “Live With Kelly and Michael” (9 a.m., Channel 9): Actress Emmy Rossum; actress Jane Lynch.

UPDATE: Nemo postponed rock shows… and what’s still happening

You can’t stop the rock! But you can postpone it. Especially if you’re a snowpocalypse. Here’s a list of cancelled shows and, if available, the new dates (updates to come):  Passion Pit’s Saturday show at Agganis Arena has been moved to Sunday. Papadosio’s Friday show at the Sinclair has been ...

MTV’s Buck Wild: what the show’s stars can learn from their predecessors

A travesty? MTV’s Buck Wild is ready for its closeup The premiere of MTV’s newest reality show, Buck Wild, is just over a month away. But prominent figures in the state where it is set are far from celebrating the attention that it will surely bestow. West Virginia senator Joe ...

CBS dominates broadcast, cable shows showing strength in ratings

Yet it was also a huge week for some cable networks as the huge broadcasters head toward their holiday season hibernation. The Tru TV network scored the highest ratings in the network’s history with the sixth season premiere of “Hardcore Pawn,” seen by 3.1 million people last Tuesday, the Nielsen ...

Lebanon student shows off invention on national TV show

Seven-year-old Owen Zimnoch has had his fair share of excitement and disappointment recently. Owen’s invention, The Beam Bouncer, wowed the judges in May at the statewide Invention Convention and impressed comedian and speak show host Steve Harvey so much he had Owen on the show. The only problem — the ...

Blinkbox bag HBO shows: Game of Thrones season 2, Boardwalk Empire, The …

Blinkbox, the Tesco-owned motion picture and TV cloud streaming and digital download service, have signed a deal that will see them getting top HBO shows before they even hit DVD or Blu-ray.

“Game of Thrones” in focus among TV shows at Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO – Television actors treated Comic-Con audiences to glimpses of their upcoming shows, including HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” which highlighted its new season premiere on Friday at a packed showcase inside the giant pop culture event. “Thrones” fans, many dressed as their favorite characters, lined up hours in advance ...