PBS boss defends “Downton Abbey” delay
Season 4 will begin on Jan. 5, again months after the UK broadcast. The delay, says PBS chief Paula Kerger, has “actually benefited us.” PLUS: Will “Sherlock” be delayed, too?, “The Bletchley Circle” will be back for Season 2.
PBS will have the first female co-anchor team
Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff have been named co-anchors of “NewsHour.”
CBS to air a 2-hour special on teachers
“Teach,” airing Sept. 6, will follow four exceptional teachers through an entire school year.
Peyton & Eli Manning make a rap music video for DirecTV
Check out “Football on your Phone” to promote NFL Sunday Ticket.
“NCIS” books “24” alum Leslie Hope
Her one-episode guest appearance will have “tremendous importance in the NCIS world,” says “NCIS'” boss.
HBO teams with Larry Wilmore and “Awkward Black Girl” web star
Wilmore will produce “The Misadventures Of Awkward Black Girl’s” Issa Rae will star in a comedy project about a modern-day black woman.
Adam Brody would like to see an “O.C.” see reunion — on stage
The 33-year-old last night said of the 10th anniversary: “It’s very gratifying to be a part of something that seemed to mean something to a lot of people and be part of this story that everyone kind of invested in.”
“Falling Skies” down in season finale
About 3.7 million tuned in Sunday.
“Justified” inspiration Elmore Leonard suffers a stroke
The 87-year-old author is recovering at a hospital.
Cookie Monster covers Icona Pop’s “I Love It”
His version is, of course, all about cookies.