Hugh Laurie is returning to the medical profession. But anyone who expects to see the last doctor he played on television is looking in the wrong house...

2016

Aug

IS 'BLACK-ISH' HELPING THE DIVERSITY CONVERSATION? THE CREATOR AND STARS WEIGH IN By David Hinckley

Kenya Barris, creator of ABC’s hit sitcom black-ish, says he’s sick of talking about “diversity.” “I would be so happy when ‘diversity’ is not a word,” Barris told the Television Critics Association...

2016

Aug

THE ABC REPORT: KYRA SEDGWICK, PROCEDURALS, MARVEL, AND MORE By David Hinckley

ABC’s new entertainment president says she’s thrilled to bring back Kyra Sedgwick, and wouldn’t mind if a little more Marvel and Star Wars came along, too...

2016

Aug

ABC'S NEW ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT TAKES OFFICE THIS FALL By David Hinckley

Oh, look, Kiefer Sutherland’s saving the world again in September...

2016

Aug

STARZ HAS FAITH IN 'AMERICAN GODS' By David Hinckley

Neil Gaiman’s cult classic American Gods has spent 15 years migrating from the printed page to a video screen, and its message doesn’t feel even a tiny bit old...

2016

Aug

NBC'S 'THE GOOD PLACE' CREATOR TALLIES THE SCORE By David Hinckley

The new NBC sitcom The Good Place just might be the most optimistic television show ever...

2016

Aug

WOMEN HAVE THE REAL CONTROL IN ‘POWER’ By David Hinckley

Don’t be fooled by all the testosterone that flows through Starz’s raw-edged drama Power...

2016

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'THE BOYS OF '36' RECALLS THE U.S. ROWERS OF A CONTROVERSIAL OLYMPICS By David Hinckley

Before “The Boys of '36” came along, some folks might have thought the only feel-good story for Americans in the 1936 Olympics was Jesse Owens...

2016

Aug

THE DEATH NOTICE FOR BROADCAST TELEVISION IS STILL PREMATURE By David Hinckley

You might want to hold off on those obituaries for broadcast television networks, the chairman of NBC entertainment programming told television writers in Beverly Hills Tuesday...

2016

Aug

DIVERSITY PANEL SAYS THERE'S STILL WORK TO DO By David Hinckley

Television is making some strides toward looking like its viewership, but a panel of industry professionals told television writers Monday that it’s still a lot easier to get into the game if you’re a white guy...

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