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Television screens are filling up faster than a speeding bullet with superhero fare, but TV has a long history with crime fighters in tights.
From the snowy Yukon to the desolate expanses of Death Valley, television has long hitched up its wagon and headed to the hardscrabble life of the frontier.
TV history has a periodic table-sized list of popular nerd characters, and they’ve always been on the outside looking in. Not anymore. A slew of shows with nerdy folks at the center proves that it’s now all geek to us.
'Most Wanted' indeed—from big screen to YouTube to Syfy show, almost 60 years later Jim Henson’s fuzzy friends remain as popular as ever.
Washington’s intersection of politics and power has been a go-to setting for TV shows for decades. But the presidential hagiographies (and JFK obsessing) of yore have yielded to far more 'Scandal'-ous fare.
NBC's competition series 'Last Comic Standing' returns May 22 after four years away. Stand-up has long been a part of variety shows and late-night talkers, and TV history has seen its share of series devoted to performers with hand-held microphones, hoping to make 'em laugh.
Comic-Con has come a long way from its start in a San Diego hotel. It has grown into an essential stop on the TV circuit, with mainstream dramas and comedies elbowing their way into the tent alongside genre fare.
The launch of the fall TV season brings a host of new shows for streaming on many screens, from PCs to smartphones to tablets. While monetization and measurement remain challenging, growth over the past two decades has been spectacular.