‘Vikings’ renewed for a third season
Get your pillage on — “Vikings” has been renewed for a third season on History. The scripted drama will resume production on 10 new episodes this summer, to premiere on...
View ArticleLohan’s reality show not expected to be renewed
Maybe it’s just that no one cares anymore. Sunday’s two-hour season finale of Lindsay Lohan’s OWN reality show, “Lindsay,” corralled only 406,000 total viewers — way down from the 693,000...
View ArticleAdrien Brody is a lock star in ‘Houdini’ miniseries
When Adrien Brody was growing up in Queens, he did magic tricks at kids’ birthday parties. Billed as “The Amazing Adrien,” he says, “I did pretty advanced stuff. I worked...
View Article8 things to watch this week
1. The Knick Friday, 10 p.m., Cinemax Dr. Algernon Edwards (Andre Holland) forces Thackery’s (Clive Owen) hand during surgery, angering Eleanor (Maya Kazan). Still in recovery after her uncomfortable...
View ArticleEpic news as ‘A.D.’ casts a wide net
Greta Scaachi, Joanne Whalley and “Crossbones” star Richard Coyle will headline “A.D.,” the Mark Burnett/Roma Downey sequel to their epic miniseries “The Bible,” which grabbed huge ratings on History...
View ArticleVice to get TV channel, replacing H2 on A&E Networks’ roster
“Modern Marvels,” is moving over for some sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll, courtesy of Vice Media. A&E Television Networks is turning over one of its channels to edgy millennial-focused...
View ArticleHistory remembers the Alamo in ‘Texas Rising’
Texas wasn’t always the biggest, baddest state in the US. Its independence from Mexican rule was a hard-won fight by the Texas Rangers, a scrappy (you might say pathetic), disorganized...
View ArticleLaurence Fishburne plants ‘Roots’ in A&E miniseries reboot
“Black-ish” star Laurence Fishburne will play Alex Haley in A&E’s remake of the 1977 landmark miniseries “Roots.” “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” will tell the story of Haley’s...
View ArticleCraig Ferguson to host new History Channel series
Well, no one saw that coming. “Celebrity Name Game” host Craig Ferguson will also host a new History series called “Join or Die with Craig Ferguson,” the network announced Thursday....
View ArticleRelatives have ‘proof’ Alcatraz escapees are still alive
In June 1962, three inmates shimmied through a hole they’d chiseled into the walls of Alcatraz prison and climbed up to the roof. To mask their escape, they’d placed in...
View ArticleThis photo could finally crack a notorious Alcatraz cold case
For more than 50 years, Alcatraz officials have stated that three inmates who escaped the notorious prison in 1962 drowned in the waters of San Francisco Bay. But thanks to...
View ArticleYoung fashionistas hit ‘Runway Junior’ and more on TV this week
“Hunting Hitler” Tuesday at 10 p.m. on History A team of renowned investigators, using over 700 pages of secret documents declassified by the FBI, search for definitive answers to see if Adolf Hitler...
View ArticleThrilling ‘War and Peace’ mini-series puts trite network TV to shame
Lovers of costume drama and romance, Russian-style, will feast their eyes on a splendid new production of Leo Tolstoy’s 19th-century novel “War and Peace.” Produced by the BBC and awards addict Harvey...
View ArticleFerguson prefers new non-late-night gig: ‘I can’t fake enthusiasm for the...
Craig Ferguson is branching out into cable. The Scottish-born former “Late Late Show” host, who became a US citizen in 2008, kicks off “Join or Die with Craig Ferguson,” his new History series,...
View Article‘Roots’ star’s DNA revelation
British-born actor Malachi Kirby is largely unknown in the US. That’s about to change. Kirby, 26, stars as Kunta Kinte in “Roots,” a four-part reboot of the landmark ABC miniseries premiering Monday...
View Article‘Roots’ remake can’t live up to the hype
Despite an avalanche of hype, screenings and round-table discussions targeted at Emmy voters, “Roots” is so far only a modest success. The four-part miniseries debuted on four outlets (History,...
View ArticleOzzy Osbourne wants to go to Mars — if there’s an AA meeting
Ozzy Osbourne has spent most of his life on tour, but for the first time, the Prince of Darkness is embarking on a detour. With his son Jack at his side, the duo are fronting “Ozzy and Jack’s World...
View Article‘Vikings’ renewed for a third season
Get your pillage on — “Vikings” has been renewed for a third season on History. The scripted drama will resume production on 10 new episodes this summer, to premiere on the network in 2015. Currently...
View ArticleLohan’s reality show not expected to be renewed
Maybe it’s just that no one cares anymore. Sunday’s two-hour season finale of Lindsay Lohan’s OWN reality show, “Lindsay,” corralled only 406,000 total viewers — way down from the 693,000 viewers who...
View ArticleAdrien Brody is a lock star in ‘Houdini’ miniseries
When Adrien Brody was growing up in Queens, he did magic tricks at kids’ birthday parties. Billed as “The Amazing Adrien,” he says, “I did pretty advanced stuff. I worked with pyrotechnics at [age] 11....
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