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Nielsen’s top programs for Aug. 8-14
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Aug. 8-14. Listings include the week’s ranking and…
Britney Spears to perform at MTV Video Music Awards
NEW YORK – Britney Spears is returning to the MTV Video Music Awards stage after…
Sold! New Playboy Mansion owner closes deal for $100 million
LOS ANGELES – The deal is done, and the Playboy Mansion has a new owner.…
NBC audience soars with first full week of Olympics Games
NEW YORK – You don’t need to be a numbers-cruncher to guess what won the…
Jenner-starring E! series ‘I Am Cait’ axed after 2 seasons
NEW YORK – E! network is cancelling “I Am Cait” after two seasons. The reality…
‘American Horror Story’ coming to Halloween Horror Nights
LOS ANGELES – The serial killers, ghosts, vampires and other freaky misfits from “American Horror…
Eminem joins Drake on stage to quash rumoured quarrel
DETROIT – Drake and Eminem have knocked down rumours of bad blood by appearing on…
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two’ tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
Review: Moments of awe, hours of tedium in ‘No Man’s Sky’
If SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is right, our entire universe is a computer simulation. Fortunately…
UK critics fall for ‘Groundhog Day’ musical, over and over
LONDON – “Groundhog Day” is back, this time on stage. Is it deja vu, or…
Correction: Obit-John McLaughlin story
NEW YORK – In a story Aug. 16 reporting the death of John McLaughlin, The…
Man arrested at Kendall Jenner’s home charged with stalking
LOS ANGELES – A man arrested outside model and reality television personality Kendall Jenner’s Los…
Review: New ‘Ben-Hur’ stands in shadow of Wyler’s 1959 epic
Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation…
Shaun White’s ex-bandmate accuses him of sexual harassment
SAN DIEGO – A former member of Shaun White’s rock band is suing the Olympic…
Blake Shelton apologizes for tweets, denies being hateful
NASHVILLE – Country star Blake Shelton apologized on Twitter for offending people with his language,…
No soup for Fitz? Jets quarterback meets ‘Seinfeld’ creator
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Hello, Larry. Long-time New York Jets fan Larry David made a…
‘Brave Enough’ by Lindsey Stirling among new album releases
Here’s a list of some new album releases for the week ending Aug. 20: 50…
Nathan Carroll to star as Terry Fox in ‘Marathon of Hope: The Musical’
WATERLOO, Ont. – After a nationwide search, Nathan Carroll has been cast to portray Terry…
Review: Lisa Hannigan’s graceful melodies champion ‘At Swim’
Lisa Hannigan, “At Swim” (ATO Records) Lisa Hannigan fills “At Swim,” her third, stirring album…
Comedian Andrea Martin joins ‘Hairspray Live!’ cast
NEW YORK – Andrea Martin has jumped aboard the cast of NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” to…
Review: Blood Orange’s ‘Freetown Sound’ is personal, topical
Blood Orange, “Freetown Sound” (Domino) “Freetown Sound,” the latest from Devonté Hynes A.K.A. Blood Orange,…
CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield to host new HLN prime-time show
LOS ANGELES – CNN’s “Legal View” host Ashleigh Banfield is moving to a new channel.…
CTV’s ‘Your Morning’ to present wide variety of trending news, say hosts
TORONTO – When CTV’s “Your Morning” debuts Monday, co-host Ben Mulroney hopes it will challenge…
Iggy Pop and Bjork headed to Montreal for Red Bull Music Academy event
MONTREAL – Punk rock purveyor Iggy Pop and Icelandic experimentalist Bjork are heading to Montreal…