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‘Cheers’ actor, radio host Jay Thomas dies at 69

LOS ANGELES – Jay Thomas, a radio talk show host and actor with recurring roles on the sitcoms “Murphy Brown” and “Cheers,” has died, his publicist said. Thomas was 69. He was “on...

‘Game of Thrones’ used to be all about the journey. Now it’s about the destination.

The boats and horses on “Game of Thrones” are moving faster than ever. Last week, Daenerys dispatched Tyrion and Davos to King’s Landing and, moments later, the men were rowing to its shores...

Maya Rudolph to star in live ‘A Christmas Story’ in December

NEW YORK – The Fox network has cast Maya Rudolph to help lead the live TV musical “A Christmas Story” this winter. The “Saturday Night Live” veteran and star of “Bridesmaids” will...

The arguments about women and power in ‘Game of Thrones’ have never been more unsettling

“Game of Thrones” is a series that embodies the tropes of high fantasy and subverts them. And in no area in the series has that been more clear than its gender politics. Women on ...

Wondering how ‘Kevin Can Wait’ will get rid of Erinn Hayes?

It was the strangest twist of the TV season: In June, shortly after the first season finale of CBS’ Kevin James sitcom “Kevin Can Wait,” the show’s creators decided to get rid of the charact...

The only way for ‘Game of Thrones’ to be true to itself is to end as tragically as possible

After Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) set triumphant sail for Westeros at the end of the sixth season of “Game of Thrones,” and after a rather talky beginning to the seventh season of the...

Are the dragons in trouble on ‘Game of Thrones’?

“Game of Thrones” is full of ominous foreshadowing, but it’s rarely as explicit as what viewers saw last week when Qyburn unveiled a deadly new contraption. Cersei had promised a group of no...

‘Stranger Things’ is coming back; here’s what you need to know

The nostalgia-heavy, small-screen blockbuster “Stranger Things” returns to Netflix with a new season on Oct. 27 – just in time for a pre-Halloween weekend binge session. Netflix u...

Part-time Durango resident gets DIY Network series

Tim McClellan hosts ‘Boomtown Builder’ after disqualification from HGTV show

Michael Phelps defends Shark Week ‘race’ against great white

Don’t expect an apology from Michael Phelps to TV viewers who were disappointed with his race against a simulated great white shark for a Discovery Channel Shark Week special. The...

Taraji P. Henson to host Black Girls Rock honoring Issa Rae

NEW YORK – Taraji P. Henson will host BET’s 2017 Black Girls Rock Awards honoring “Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae and others. BET said the Oscar nominee and “Empire” actress ...

Diahann Carroll reflects on a career of firsts on stage and screen

WASHINGTON – Diahann Carroll, at 81, welcomed a visitor to her “fabulous” suite at Washington’s Willard Intercontinental Hotel – marble bathroom, dining table for eight, stunning views of th...