Summer shines and so do these 10 don't-miss shows

NEW YORK (AP) — No matter how fine the weather may be, you just can't stay outdoors all summer. Who could handle all that sun block and fresh air?

Sesame Workshop project urges kids to visit parks

"Sesame Street" wants kids to take a break from parking it indoors, and head out to a park instead.

Short hosting 'SNL,' McCartney is musical guest

"Saturday Night Live" is welcoming two prominent up-and-comers to this week's show.

Globes mostly dwell on cable, jilt broadcast fare

The Golden Globes have an ear for musical drama, handing two nominations to ABC's new "Nashville" and a nod to NBC's freshman series, "Smash."

Guide to TV DVD sets as holiday gifts

A TV show DVD set represents more than a holiday gift that's easy to wrap. It also demonstrates respect: you know the recipient is mentally fit and couch-ready for a viewing marathon of "Doctor Who" or "House."

Skip 'Liz & Dick' and watch a film they headline

NEW YORK (AP) — The good news: If you thought "Liz & Dick" would be lame, you aren't wrong.

Ex-NFL star Strahan becomes Kelly Ripa's co-host

The only worry on Michael Strahan's mind when he made his entrance Tuesday as the new co-host of "Live!": "Don't trip," he summed up after the show.

'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek has all the answers

Let's take "Breakfast" for $500: An Oh Henry! chocolate bar and a Diet Pepsi.

Back to the future for new season of 'Mad Men'

In retrospect, the bombshell with which "Mad Men" concluded last season was inevitable.

NBC's 'Smash' blends drama with original songs in a celebration of Broadway, ordinary life

As TV series go, "Smash" does a smashing job of abstaining from the usual: no courtrooms, no operating rooms, no interrogation rooms.

TV time: 'Breaking Bad,' 'Happy Endings' among year's best

Don't look back.

Barbara Walters gets 'Fascinating' on her special

On her new TV special, Barbara Walters gets up close and personal with Donald Trump. Maybe too personal. "We started with his hair," Walters confides.

Barbara Walters gets 'Fascinating' on her special

On her new TV special, Barbara Walters gets up close and personal with Donald Trump.

A documentary illuminates elusive Woody Allen

You will see his typewriter, the Olympia portable Woody Allen has used for pounding out everything he's written since his teens.

Kelsey Grammer rules supreme on Starz drama 'Boss'

It goes without saying, Kelsey Grammer had a spectacular run as pompous but goodhearted Dr. Frasier Crane, scoring critical and popular success in a sitcom role whose duration is matched in TV annals only by James Arness as Marshall Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke" a generation e Kelsey Grammer arlier.

Andy Rooney exiting '60 Minutes'

With 1,096 essays for "60 Minutes" under his belt, Andy Rooney will deliver his 1,097th on today's broadcast of the TV news magazine. And it will be his last as a regular contributor.

Emmy's a winner with Jane Lynch presiding as host, Mark Burnett as producer

Even if your favorite nominee got snubbed, Sunday's Emmycast could have been the most satisfying in memory.

From fall's TV crop, 10 newcomers worth sampling

The fall TV season isn't what it once was. Series are rolled out by the networks year-round, as fall premieres blend into midseason arrivals and beyond.

Movie review: A film tracks Conan on his comedy tour

For you fans who can't get enough of Conan O'Brien on his late-night TBS show, and who are game to revisit the tumultuous time when NBC's squeeze play put him out of a job while reinstating Jay Leno at "The Tonight Show," a new documentary film should be right up your alley.

'Lost' dynamic duo feel 'empty' now that it's over

Don't expect a laser show. Don't bet on the island to lift off into space.

Will viewers find answers as 'Lost' nears the end?

As a "Lost" fan, I'm well-versed in its many clashing versions of reality.

Conan O'Brien to make TBS his new late-night home

NEW YORK | The late-night guessing game is over, with a startling twist: Conan O'Brien is choosing TBS as his future talk-show home.

Oprah Winfrey plans nighttime show on her network

NEW YORK | Oprah Winfrey has reigned in daytime for a quarter-century, but she'll be moving to nights to host a show on her brand-new cable channel.

Brand-new sitcoms prep to join TV Land classics

When TV Land was launched in 1996, it was more than just another cable channel. It was a refuge where viewers could revisit old friends like Beaver Cleaver, the Clampetts and Sheriff Andy Taylor. It was a portal into a video past, a carefully tended landscape of idealized TV.

Andy Richter calls 'Tonight' exit frustrating

Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien's sidekick at "The Tonight Show," is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network's late-night upheaval.

'The Simpsons' marks 450th episode with special

To speak of the latest milestone by "The Simpsons" seems to restate the obvious.

Already indicted, Blago gets chance to be fired

NEW YORK | Donald Trump boasted that the upcoming season of "The Celebrity Apprentice" is the best ever and promised the star power of its cast "blows `Dancing With the Stars' away."

4 Jackson brothers reunite for A&E miniseries

As the old saying goes, "If you like this kind of thing, you'll like this."

A noble tradition: Entertainers misbehaving on TV

Entertainers have been misbehaving on TV -- or accused of it, at least -- long before singer Adam Lambert was even born.

Big Bird's still huge as 'Sesame Street' hits 40

Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street!

Monty Python's bright (and silly) side of life

Those who don't know Monty Python, and don't care, have been blessed with six hours they can spend on something other than watching IFC's new documentary series.

'Family Guy' sidekick debuts his own cartoon show tonight

On the premiere of his new Fox show, Cleveland Brown gets a fitting send-off from the world he inhabited on "Family Guy."

Joan Allen stars as artist Georgia O'Keeffe in TV film

Georgia O'Keeffe stirs recognition in certain predictable ways: her no-nonsense face leathered by the New Mexico sun; her paintings of animal skulls and of flowers that mystically evoke ladies' privates.

Among fall's TV frosh, 10 new shows worth sampling

In sizing up the new series on tap for fall, it's worth remembering that a new show usually premieres with its pilot episode. And a pilot isn't always representative of the series that will follow.

What's new this fall? Doctor shows and Jay Leno?!

What can you say about a fall TV season most distinguished by the leap to prime-time by Jay Leno?

'At the Movies' gets new co-hosts starting next month

Cue the closing credits for "At the Movies" co-hosts Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz, who've endured a year of caustic reviews for their performance as film critics.

The term 'Cronkiter' faces scrutiny, debunking

Legendary figures sometimes find a few tall tales seeping into their obits when they die. Their legendary status invites it.

Patti Blagojevich makes reality show debut

NEW YORK | Viewers could be saying "Get me out of here!" after the premiere of NBC's "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!"

Jay Leno nears the end of his 'Tonight Show' road

An appraisal of a veteran talk-show host and comedian should have lots to say about his funniness.

Network shows waiting to hear the verdict for fall

Harold Perrineau is waiting for a simple yes or no.

TV aims to embrace the recession

Wouldn't it be cool if all the new TV series cultivated from the mortgage crisis added up to an unforeseen message: The crisis is over!

Lots of what-ifs surround the co-stars of 'SVU'

Let the dance begin at "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

Recession forcing layoffs at Sesame Workshop

The crisis on Wall Street is plaguing Sesame Street.

ABC's new murder myster-romance a cross between 'Moonlighting,' 'Murder, She Wrote'

Richard Castle is a wildly popular mystery novelist. He's also a best-seller with the ladies.

'Late Night' host Fallon just wants to have fun

After a bullish staff meeting (which ended with a cheer) and before a wardrobe fitting (strictly suit-and-tie), Jimmy Fallon took time to marvel at how busy he is these days.