DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The 2018-2019 TV season won’t be ending until this August, but the major broadcast networks have already decided on the future of many...
(The Washington Post) – One of the many reasons to hope for more diverse pop culture is that in a world with more than one television...
LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris confiscated his daughter’s phone for a teenage misstep, he was taken aback...
(Rolling Stone) – Terrence Howard is standing in front of a mirror inside his extra-deluxe, penthouse-level Chicago apartment, looking at himself looking back. You could say...
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Actress Vivica A. Fox will be starring in the second season of Empire as Cookie Lyon’s oldest sister, it was announced Thursday. According to Entertainment Weekly, Fox’s character seeks out...
(Glamour) – The music-biz drama Empire demolished TV ratings with its debut season: It’s the most watched new show in 23 years. The character fueling all of those...
(BET) – Terrence Howard’s personal drama may be costing him his Empire. According to Page Six, the actor’s role in the upcoming second season of hit series...
(Christian Science Monitor) – This spring, NBC, home of such classic comedies as “Cheers” and “Seinfeld,” got the public’s attention when it announced that it would...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A roundup of news Thursday from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting...
(The Washington Post) – Most of the people who hold jobs behind the camera in Hollywood are white and male, and despite the recent unflattering coverage...
FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Lee Daniels, co-creator of Fox’s mega-hit “Empire,” is developing a new pilot for the network about...
The Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Here’s a roundup of news Tuesday from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and...
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — NBC has found the young woman who will ease on down the yellow brick road. The network Wednesday unveiled...
(New York Daily News) – “Empire” is known for its dramatic twists – but the latest one has taken place off screen. Stars Trai Byers and...
(Forbes) – Considering the vast amounts of quality television airing at any given time, there are bound to be a number of would-be snubs or omissions...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laurence Fishburne is joining the “Roots” miniseries remake. A&E Networks said Wednesday that Fishburne will play writer Alex Haley, whose novel about...
Matt Zoller Seitz, VULTURE (Vulture.com) — All this week, we’re presenting the Vulture TV Awards, honoring the best in television from the past year. The nominees...
Frazier Moore, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — When Oprah Winfrey was a youngster, the mere sighting of an African-American on television was occasion to...
(LoveBScott.com) – Empire star Grace Gealey says she was surprised to learn how Black people in America deal with color and complexion. Grace, who comes from the...
(Grantland) – It’s not quite true that I’ve never seen anything like Empire. The centuries are plump with art and popular culture driven by tales of...
(Ebony.com) – FOX’s hit show, Empire, is getting bigger by the week. This is evidenced by the millions of viewers that tune in every Wednesday to view the...
ALICIA RANCILIO, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jussie Smollett, one of the stars of Fox’s prime-time soap, “Empire,” says he counts his mom as one...
(The Huffington Post) – Shonda Rhimes proved long ago that she is a force to reckon with. The growing influence she has had in television...
LOS ANGELES, March 12 (UPI) — Longtime artistic collaborators Sean “Diddy” Combs and Mary J. Blige are to guest star on the hit sitcom black-ish, ABC announced Thursday. The...
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the eighth straight time, Fox’s music business soap “Empire” pulled in more viewers than it had...
