Topic “television”

(The Associated Press)

NEW YORK -- Sixteen years into her career as television's chief justice, Judy Sheindlin is as comfortable in her role as the nation appears to be with her.

"Judge Judy" is such a familiar part of daytime TV that now, in the post-Oprah Winfrey syndication world, it's easy to overlook how...

By Molly Knight Raskin (Special to The Washington Post)

Before she became a parent, Claire Harvey was firm on the subject of screen time.

“I wasn’t allowed to watch a lot of TV when I was younger, and I wanted my kids to have the same sort of innocent childhood,” Harvey says. “I am the mother who said to herself, ‘My kids will never watch TV!’ ”

Today, however, as she and her husband...

By Becky Krystal (The Washington Post)

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The romance. The intrigue. The big, beautiful country house.

We can analyze the recipe for success of “Downton Abbey,” the British television...

By Valerie Phillips (Standard-Examiner correspondent)

In January of 2009, chef Viet Pham was fired from his job at a Provo restaurant, with no other job prospects. Four years later, he’s competing against Bobby Flay on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef.” The episode of Pham versus Flay will air locally at  11 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6.

“Getting fired was actually a blessing in disguise, because...

By Michelle Jennings Wiebe (Tampa Bay Times)

The family room used to be the main television viewing room. Now, more families want their TVs in bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens and outdoors.

Televisions have become ultra-thin, so the possibilities have skyrocketed in how to creatively integrate, or hide, them in interiors. In addition, these “customized” features can add to the value...