TV News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/tv/ Get the latest TV news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking TV news, including analysis and opinion on top TV stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:53:04 -04005TV News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/tv/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifU.S. film, TV actors to honor Rita Moreno with lifetime award<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-film-tv-actors-honor-rita-moreno-lifetime-235304488.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U5KvTt975teJE9EXdwXxhA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T235304Z_1_CBRE96L1UCS00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-RITAMORENO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Moreno poses at a screening in honor of the "West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition" Blu-ray release in Hollywood" align="left" title="Moreno poses at a screening in honor of the "West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition" Blu-ray release in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild, which represents film, television and other performers in the United States, on Monday said Rita Moreno will receive its lifetime achievement award at its annual awards ceremony in January. Moreno, 81, has been performing for nearly 70 years as an actress, singer and dancer and won an Oscar in 1962 for her supporting role as the sassy Anita in "West Side Story," a character she informed with her own upbringing in a Bronx "barrio. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-film-tv-actors-honor-rita-moreno-lifetime-235304488.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:53:04 -0400Reutersu-film-tv-actors-honor-rita-moreno-lifetime-235304488<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-film-tv-actors-honor-rita-moreno-lifetime-235304488.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U5KvTt975teJE9EXdwXxhA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T235304Z_1_CBRE96L1UCS00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-RITAMORENO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Moreno poses at a screening in honor of the "West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition" Blu-ray release in Hollywood" align="left" title="Moreno poses at a screening in honor of the "West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition" Blu-ray release in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild, which represents film, television and other performers in the United States, on Monday said Rita Moreno will receive its lifetime achievement award at its annual awards ceremony in January. Moreno, 81, has been performing for nearly 70 years as an actress, singer and dancer and won an Oscar in 1962 for her supporting role as the sassy Anita in "West Side Story," a character she informed with her own upbringing in a Bronx "barrio. ...</p><br clear="all"/>'Modern Family' star Jesse Tyler Ferguson's wedding ceremony officiated by Tony Kushner<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/modern-family-star-jesse-tyler-fergusons-wedding-ceremony-231358907.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ta3J1XFeLrQmiUv0JeaeUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T231358Z_1_CBRE96L1SJK00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-MODERNFAMILYWEDDING-TONYKUSHNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ferguson arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles awards season Tea Party in Los Angeles, California" align="left" title="Ferguson arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles awards season Tea Party in Los Angeles, California" border="0" /></a>By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jesse Tyler Ferguson of "Modern Family" has tied the knot. The TV sitcom star wed lawyer Justin Mikita, in downtown New York City on Saturday, his publicist told TheWrap Sunday. "Never been happier. XO Goodnight!" Ferguson tweeted early Sunday morning. Ferguson, 37, and Mikita, 27, became engaged last year in Mexico, after being together nearly two years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/modern-family-star-jesse-tyler-fergusons-wedding-ceremony-231358907.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:13:58 -0400Reutersmodern-family-star-jesse-tyler-fergusons-wedding-ceremony-231358907<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/modern-family-star-jesse-tyler-fergusons-wedding-ceremony-231358907.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ta3J1XFeLrQmiUv0JeaeUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T231358Z_1_CBRE96L1SJK00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-MODERNFAMILYWEDDING-TONYKUSHNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ferguson arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles awards season Tea Party in Los Angeles, California" align="left" title="Ferguson arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles awards season Tea Party in Los Angeles, California" border="0" /></a>By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jesse Tyler Ferguson of "Modern Family" has tied the knot. The TV sitcom star wed lawyer Justin Mikita, in downtown New York City on Saturday, his publicist told TheWrap Sunday. "Never been happier. XO Goodnight!" Ferguson tweeted early Sunday morning. Ferguson, 37, and Mikita, 27, became engaged last year in Mexico, after being together nearly two years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>'Sons of Anarchy' gets the comic-book treatmentBy Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Sons of Anarchy" has found a new - but decidedly old-fashioned - way to draw fans in. The FX biker drama has inspired a comic book, which will launch September 11 through a partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and BOOM! Studios, which publishes such comics and graphic novels as "Adventure Time," "2 Guns" and "28 Days Later. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sons-anarchy-gets-comic-book-treatment-232722866.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:27:22 -0400Reuterssons-anarchy-gets-comic-book-treatment-232722866'Bunheads' canceled by ABC FamilyBy Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Bunheads" is no more. The ABC Family series has been canceled, the network told TheWrap on Monday. "'Bunheads' is a wonderful series that we are very proud to have aired," an ABC Family spokesperson told TheWrap in a statement. "The series had amazing storytelling, the most talented cast and a passionate and loyal fan base. Recognizing all of this, we took extra time to try and find ways to bring the series back for another season, but in the end it simply wasn't possible. We wish the cast and crew the best in their future endeavors. ...http://news.yahoo.com/bunheads-canceled-abc-family-002701768.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 20:27:01 -0400Reutersbunheads-canceled-abc-family-002701768Paramount's new TV chief Amy Powell: we'll be more like a start-up than a TV studioBy Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Amy Powell took the reins as the new chief of Paramount's TV division on Monday, adding a third division to her purview (alongside microbudget film label Insurge and Paramount Digital). The promotion cements her status as one of the top executives at Paramount, a place she has worked for almost a decade. Powell has long stood out in slow-moving Hollywood for her embrace of innovative marketing tactics. ...http://news.yahoo.com/paramounts-tv-chief-amy-powell-well-more-start-233227868.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:32:27 -0400Reutersparamounts-tv-chief-amy-powell-well-more-start-233227868Influential British comedian Mel Smith dies<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/influential-british-comedian-mel-smith-dies-162854975.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vnnSBcehee_ytv4jLbkQKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T162854Z_1_CBRE96J19SE00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-SMITH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="ROWAN ATKINSON AND MEL SMITH POSE WITH OPERA HOUSE BEHIND IN SYDNEY" align="left" title="ROWAN ATKINSON AND MEL SMITH POSE WITH OPERA HOUSE BEHIND IN SYDNEY" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British comedian Mel Smith, who became a household name in Britain for a series of television sketch shows in the 1970s and 80s which colleagues said had inspired a generation of comics, has died of a heart attack, his agent said on Saturday. Smith, who died on Friday aged 60, found fame starring in hugely popular shows "Not The Nine O'clock News" and "Alas Smith and Jones" and went on to direct the films "Bean" and "The Tall Guy". "I still can't believe this has happened," said Griff Rhys Jones, his comedy partner in his best-known TV shows. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/influential-british-comedian-mel-smith-dies-162854975.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 12:28:54 -0400Reutersinfluential-british-comedian-mel-smith-dies-162854975<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/influential-british-comedian-mel-smith-dies-162854975.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vnnSBcehee_ytv4jLbkQKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T162854Z_1_CBRE96J19SE00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-SMITH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="ROWAN ATKINSON AND MEL SMITH POSE WITH OPERA HOUSE BEHIND IN SYDNEY" align="left" title="ROWAN ATKINSON AND MEL SMITH POSE WITH OPERA HOUSE BEHIND IN SYDNEY" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British comedian Mel Smith, who became a household name in Britain for a series of television sketch shows in the 1970s and 80s which colleagues said had inspired a generation of comics, has died of a heart attack, his agent said on Saturday. Smith, who died on Friday aged 60, found fame starring in hugely popular shows "Not The Nine O'clock News" and "Alas Smith and Jones" and went on to direct the films "Bean" and "The Tall Guy". "I still can't believe this has happened," said Griff Rhys Jones, his comedy partner in his best-known TV shows. ...</p><br clear="all"/>In fickle Emmys, handicapping favors 'Thrones' over 'Horror'<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fickle-emmys-handicapping-favors-thrones-over-horror-235144000.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sqCtFnCXpXMBd3uLYIxuvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T235144Z_1_CBRE96H1UAX00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-EMMYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Coster-Waldau from the HBO series "Game of Thrones" arrives as a guest at the premiere of the new film "Oblivion" in Hollywood, California" align="left" title="Actor Coster-Waldau from the HBO series "Game of Thrones" arrives as a guest at the premiere of the new film "Oblivion" in Hollywood, California" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Although "American Horror Story: Asylum" bested HBO's fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" in picking up the most Primetime Emmy nominations on Thursday, the fright-filled FX miniseries could face another tough year at the fickle Emmys. "It's cursed by being in the horror genre," Hollywood awards show handicapper Tom O'Neil of Goldderby.com said. "Emmy voters, like Oscar voters, are horrified of the horror genre and tend to stay away. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fickle-emmys-handicapping-favors-thrones-over-horror-235144000.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:51:44 -0400Reutersfickle-emmys-handicapping-favors-thrones-over-horror-235144000<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fickle-emmys-handicapping-favors-thrones-over-horror-235144000.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sqCtFnCXpXMBd3uLYIxuvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T235144Z_1_CBRE96H1UAX00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-EMMYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Coster-Waldau from the HBO series "Game of Thrones" arrives as a guest at the premiere of the new film "Oblivion" in Hollywood, California" align="left" title="Actor Coster-Waldau from the HBO series "Game of Thrones" arrives as a guest at the premiere of the new film "Oblivion" in Hollywood, California" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Although "American Horror Story: Asylum" bested HBO's fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" in picking up the most Primetime Emmy nominations on Thursday, the fright-filled FX miniseries could face another tough year at the fickle Emmys. "It's cursed by being in the horror genre," Hollywood awards show handicapper Tom O'Neil of Goldderby.com said. "Emmy voters, like Oscar voters, are horrified of the horror genre and tend to stay away. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Marvel's 'Agents' hope to entice Comic-Con fans to lagging ABCBy Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney offered Marvel comic devotees an exclusive look at its new television series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" on Friday as its ABC network hopes to engage the "super fans" at Comic-Con to bounce back from a ratings decline. Banking on the huge success of Marvel's films that include 2012's "Avengers," ABC and Disney's television series tries to lure young fans of the films to a new platform for the universe created by the comic books. ...http://news.yahoo.com/marvels-agents-hope-entice-comic-con-fans-lagging-040336930.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 00:03:36 -0400Reutersmarvels-agents-hope-entice-comic-con-fans-lagging-040336930
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