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- 'The Big Bang Theory' prequel about Sheldon: Jumping the shark?CBS has given a straight-to-series order for a TV show that will be a prequel about a young Sheldon Cooper from 'The Big Bang Theory' as it reaches 10 years on the air.Â
- Post-'Apprentice,' could Arnold Schwarzenegger's next move be to the Senate?The short-lived host of 'The Apprentice' could be taking a grudge match against Trump to Washington. The former governor of California has hinted he could be considering a return to politics.Â
- Here's what critics are saying about 'Marvel's Iron Fist' as Marvel, Netflix plot a TV universeEarly reviews for 'Iron Fist' – the latest TV series to come from the Marvel-Netflix team-up that has produced series including 'Jessica Jones' and 'Luke Cage' – are grim.
- Viewers search for meaning in 'The Americans' amid renewed Russia-US tensionsThe FX TV show 'The Americans' debuts its fifth season on March 7. The program focuses on Russian spies living in America during the 1980s.
- Is 'DWTS' trying to draw young viewers by adding Brittany from 'Glee'?'Glee' star Heather Morris will compete on the upcoming season of ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars.' 'DWTS' does far better with total viewers than it does with bringing in viewers ages 18-49.Â
- How watching a TV show has become more like reading a bookBinge-watching has been a phenomenon for some time, and both for modern shows and classic hits. What does this mean for the TV business?
- First Look'This Is Us,' praised for adoption depiction, continues story of son and birth fatherThe most recent episode of 'Us' included Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and his birth father, William (Ron Cephas Jones), traveling to William's hometown. The show has received praise from adoptive parents and those who were adopted themselves.
- Stars, bestselling source material power 'Big Little Lies': How HBO, FX are remaking miniseries'Big Little Lies,' which is based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty and stars Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley, debuts on HBO on Feb. 19.
- ABC selects first black Bachelorette in move toward diversity for long-running TV franchise'The Bachelor' contestant Rachel Lindsay will star on an upcoming season of 'The Bachelorette.' The 'Bachelor' series began in 2002 but has never had a black bachelor or bachelorette as its star.
- CNN's 'History of Comedy' keeps the funny in the fundamentals of the comedy it probesThe docuseries debuted on Feb. 9 and will air its next episode on Feb. 16. The program bursts with information as well as laughter.
- Netflix's 'Dear White People' arrives in April: Will show tackle race with skill of film?The upcoming TV series 'Dear White People' Â is based on the well-reviewed 2014 movie of the same name. A trailer was recently released for the show.
- Do you win in late-night by focusing on Trump?'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert recently beat Jimmy Fallon's top-rated program 'The Tonight Show' in ratings after Colbert focused on recent actions by President Trump and his administration. NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' is experiencing its best ratings in two decades, likely for the same reason.
- On new sitcom 'Superior Donuts,' experience, mulishness battles initiative, being too impulsive'Superior' stars Judd Hirsch as the owner of a Chicago doughnut shop who hires a young go-getter. The program is now airing on CBS.Â
- How will '24: Legacy' play in the era of immigration bans?The latest take on the successful TV series '24' debuts after the Super Bowl on Feb. 5. But some critics are expressing concern with how the show depicts its villains.
- Jon Stewart appears on Colbert's 'Late Night': How duo changed pop culture, politicsStewart, Colbert's former 'Daily Show' colleague, appeared on Colbert's show Tuesday to discuss recent actions by President Trump. The duo had a big impact on pop culture and politics during their time on 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report,' respectively.
- Mary Tyler Moore was legendary TV actress on 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'Moore won seven Emmy Awards for her TV work and was nominated for an Academy Award for the film 'Ordinary People.' After winning a Lifetime Achievement Screen Actors Guild Award, the actress said she wanted to remembered 'as a good chum. As somebody who was happy most of the time and took great pride in making people laugh when I was able to pull that off.'
- Will ABC's 'Black-ish,' praised for tackling topical issues, get a spin-off starring Yara Shahidi?The network is reportedly considering creating a new program that is set in the world of its acclaimed sitcom 'Black-ish,' which stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.
- First LookEllen DeGeneres popularity demonstrated with a record number of People's Choice AwardsEllen DeGeneres set a record for the amount of People's Choice Awards to be received by a celebrity following the 2017 ceremony.Â
- 'Big Little Lies': Reese Witherspoon riffs on Hollywood and the 'Smurfette Syndrome'The actress stars in the upcoming HBO miniseries 'Big Little Lies,' which co-stars Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, and Zoe Kravitz. 'It’s so refreshing to spend time with all of these women,' Witherspoon said of the project.
- First Look'Arrested Development,' revived by Netflix, could have a fifth season soon'Development' producer Brian Grazer said new episodes for the comedy are 'really close.' The show aired from 2003 to 2006 on Fox and was revived by Netflix in 2013.