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The myth behind daylight saving time, which officially ends at 2 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 6, is that farmers campaigned to implement it, according to a report by, appropriately, Time magazine, which explains that the real origin of the practice is…
Fox unveiled its prime-time slate for midseason, including premiere plans for five new shows: “The Mick,” “Star,” “My Kitchen Rules,” “24: Legacy” and “APB.” Newly announced launches include “My Kitchen Rules,” which will premiere Thursday, Jan. 12, and “APB,” set…
Comedy Central is pulling the plug on a comedy series that has had a pretty good run on the cable net. Deadline.com reports that “Workaholics” is coming to an end after season seven. The show, which stars Blake Anderson, Adam…
Quentin Tarantino, whose 1994 masterpiece “Pulp Fiction” revolutionized filmmaking and whose latest movie, the 2015 Western “The Hateful Eight,” flopped at the domestic box office, has been threatening for some time to retire after he directs his 10th feature film….
U.S. intelligence officials have issued a warning about a possible attack by al Qaeda on Monday, the day before the presidential election, The New York Post reports. The threat specifically concerns New York, Texas and Virginia, according to the report,…
A Hollywood producer who is behind the recent Tom Hanks movie “Sully” along with the Ben Affleck film “The Accountant” could become secretary of the U.S. Treasury in a Donald Trump administration, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Steven Mnuchin has…
A long-running show that just received a renewal for two seasons will become the series with the most episodes of any prime-time scripted series in TV history. Fox announced the renewal today of “The Simpsons” for its 29th and 30th…
A late-night show that just recorded its most-watched month ever announced plans for a live simulcast on election night. The show is Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.” Comedy Central announced that the show will air its election…
CTAM, the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, announced this week that it’s forming a strategic integration with the Association of Cable Communicators. Here’s the statement released Thursday by CTAM: CTAM and the Association of Cable Communicators (ACC), the cable…
Statement from Nielsen, Nov. 4, 2016: Last Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, Nielsen released its November 2016 Cable Network Coverage Area Universe Estimates. These estimates represent the number of U.S. “Cable Plus” households in which each cable network is received. A…