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Jun 19 2012 10:42 AM ET

'Homeland,' 'Community,' Christina Hendricks among Critics' Choice Award winners

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The second annual Critics’ Choice Television Award winners were announced last night, and Homeland was named Best Drama Series, following up its Golden Globe win in January. Claire Danes was named Best Actress for her role in the series (Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and Giancarlo Esposito snagged Drama Actor awards). Other big winners included Community for Best Comedy, The Voice for Best Reality Series — Competition, and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for Best Talk Show.

In what is sure to foreshadow an Emmy showdown, funny ladies Amy Poehler and Zooey Deschanel were both named Best Actress in a Comedy Series, with Louis C.K. honored as Best Actor in a Comedy. Emmy winners Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen won for Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series for their work on Modern Family. The only repeat winner from last year, Christina Hendricks won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on Mad Men.

Take a look at the full list of winners below: READ FULL STORY »

Jun 18 2012 11:25 AM ET

'Breaking Bad' season 5 haunting photo: Mirror mirror -- EXCLUSIVE

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Something is keeping Walt and Sky up at night, and we bet it’s nothing good.

Here’s an exclusive first-look teaser photo for the fifth season of Breaking Bad that shows the happy couple unable to sleep. The framing of this image helps unnerve the viewer, because the mirror directly reflects back on “you” — in other words, we should be able to see ourselves/the camera in this photo based on how it’s shot, but instead we just see a blank wall in front of Skyler. Breaking Bad returns to AMC on July 15.

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Jun 14 2012 01:10 PM ET

'Breaking Bad' star Bryan Cranston to host Television Critics Awards

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Bryan Cranston isn’t afraid to stand before a tough crowd. Case in point: The Breaking Bad star will host the annual Television Critics Association awards next month.

The show, being held July 28 in Los Angeles as part of the TCA press tour, will honor television critics’ picks for best television programming for the 2011-2012 season. Cranston, a first-time host, is nominated in the dramatic category for his role as Walter White on Breaking Bad.

Last year, Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman hosted the ceremony, which handed out awards to Mad Men, Game of Thrones and Friday Night Lights, among others.

Jun 4 2012 12:02 PM ET

'Breaking Bad' season 5 key art revealed -- PHOTO

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Hail to the king, baby! Here’s the key art for AMC’s fifth season of Breaking Bad, which gets underway July 15. As you know, the upcoming eight episodes launches the first half of the acclaimed drama’s final season, which will conclude in 2013. Here’s Walter White looking like a man you don’t want to mess with: READ FULL STORY »

Jun 1 2012 10:00 AM ET

'Breaking Bad' exclusive clips: Inside the explosive finale and the world's biggest meth lab!

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Breaking Bad‘s fourth season was one of the longest sustained exercises in pure cinematic tension, as the ever-more-hapless Walter White found himself enmeshed in a cold war with his boss Gus Fring. The complete season hits DVD and Blu-Ray next Tuesday, but to whet your appetite, EW has obtained a couple of nifty exclusive clips that take you behind the scenes of the series. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 15 2011 02:58 PM ET

InsideTV Podcast: The best, worst, and most overrated shows of 2011: Plus, what we're jazzed about for 2012, and 'Survivor' picks!

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It’s that time of year. The time to start panicking because you have yet to begin your holiday shopping? Well, yes, but it’s also the time when we here at the InsideTV Podcast take a moment to reflect back on the year in television. What were our favorite shows? What good show had a bad season? What series is completely overrated? And which new shows scored and bored? Dan Snierson, Jessica Shaw, and I give our controversial picks, and also peek ahead to 2012 to name the shows we’re most looking forward to watching next year. (Hint: One of the picks is in the photo above.) READ FULL STORY »

Dec 11 2011 07:51 PM ET

AFI's top 10 TV shows: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Louie' in; 'Glee' out

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The American Film Institute has been releasing a top 10 movie list since 2000, yet one more volley in the heady awards season hullabaloo. But since 2001, the AFI has also released a list of its top television programs of the year, and their selections have often recognized shows overlooked by other awards groups, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Wire, Battlestar Galactica, and Party Down.

This year’s list recognizes several shows for the first time, including HBO’s Game of Thrones, Showtime’s Homeland, FX’s Justified and Louie, and CBS’ The Good Wife. Notably absent: Fox’s Glee, which was on the ’09 and ’10 lists; AMC’s The Walking Dead, which made last year’s list; and any miniseries or made-for-TV movies, which usually make up a healthy portion of the list.

Check out the full top 10 below:  READ FULL STORY »

Aug 26 2011 10:00 AM ET

Anderson Cooper reveals what's on his Must List: Does it include Gerard Depardieu?

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Anderson Cooper is a huge pop culture junkie. The CNN anchor and talk show host (his daytime chat series Anderson premieres on Sept. 12 in syndication) loves to talk entertainment, especially if it involves the Real Housewives franchise. Naturally, EW asked Cooper to give us his Must List for right now which, sadly, did not include Gerard Depardieu, the source of his recent giggle fit. Read below for Cooper’s current pop culture obsessions…

ANDERSON COOPER’S MUST LIST: 

Sleep No More — “It’s an interactive play that is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. It’s like being in a David Lynch movie set in a 1940’s hotel. The audience moves around freely, in silence, wearing masks. I try to describe it, and end up sounding crazy. I end up saying simply, ‘Go see it.’” READ FULL STORY »

Aug 19 2011 11:00 AM ET

Bryan Cranston to play a superspy on 'The Simpsons' -- EXCLUSIVE

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He may be known best these days for playing a meth kingpin on Breaking Bad, but Bryan Cranston is set to moonlight for one night as an action hero on The Simpsons. EW has learned that the three-time Emmy winner will voice Stradivarius Cain, a suave Hollywood superspy whom Homer sees as an illusion after suffering a head injury. Cain has a very important mission: to make Homer into a man that Marge can’t resist.

The episode, titled “The Spy Who Learned Me,” is slated to air in spring 2012. The animated comedy’s 23rd season, which debuts Sept. 25 on Fox, will also feature the guest voices of Jane Lynch, Michael Cera, Andy Garcia, Jeremy Irons, Joan Rivers, and Kiefer Sutherland.

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Aug 12 2011 01:31 PM ET

'Sons of Anarchy' showrunner claims AMC fired Frank Darabont because 'Mad Men' 'gutted' AMC

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UPDATED: AMC’s year got off to an awkward start, beginning with very public contract negotiations with Mad Men. Then came the unexpected departure of showrunner Frank Darabont from The Walking Dead, and the revelation that the network was apparently playing hardball with Breaking Bad over a shortened final season. Toss in the audience-frustrating season finale of The Killing, and the network looks like a genuine three-ring circus, albeit a circus defined by moral ambiguity. Last night, Sons of Anarchy showrunner Kurt Sutter drove his metaphorical motorcycle into this metaphorical circus and metaphorically shot the elephant so he could cook it on his metaphorical spit. Metaphors! READ FULL STORY »

Aug 1 2011 09:31 PM ET

'Breaking Bad' shopped to other networks as fifth (and final?) season renewal talks continue

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Breaking Bad, coming soon to HBO! Or not.

With renewal talks dragging out between Breaking Bad studio Sony Pictures Television and AMC, the acclaimed drama has been shopped to a few other networks, sources confirmed.

AMC firmly wants to bring the show back for a fifth season — that’s the good news. Breaking Bad recently returned to 2.6 million viewers — a series high. But shows get more expensive as they age, and AMC is looking for ways to reach a financially effective deal. The network proposed a shortened fifth season (six or eight episodes instead of the usual 13) which producers rejected (thankfully). READ FULL STORY »

Jul 18 2011 01:11 PM ET

'Breaking Bad' returns to biggest ratings ever

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AMC’s critical darling Breaking Bad returned Sunday night with a tense episode that delivered its highest ratings ever.

A total of 2.6 million viewers and 1.5 million adults 18-49 tuned into the premiere telecast, up a whopping 30 percent from its third season debut more than a year ago. That’s still down slightly from the fourth season debut of Mad Men, for those keeping score on that front, though edges out the Madison Ave. drama in the adult demo.

Breaking Bad has managed the rather improbable feat of growing in the ratings every season on AMC. (I mean, it’s only improbable when you look at how ratings normally behave, not if you’re a fan of the show.)
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Jul 15 2011 07:00 AM ET

InsideTV Podcast: Aaron Paul previews 'Breaking Bad' premiere and discusses whether the show will end after season 5 ('It makes me really sad')

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Television’s best show is here to rescue us from the doldrums of summer TV as Breaking Bad returns Sunday night on AMC. In honor of the occasion, Melissa Maerz and I did what any two jacked-up obsessive fans of the crystal meth drama would do: We kidnapped Emmy winning star Aaron Paul and forced him to deliver some dirt on the new season for the latest edition of the InsideTV Podcast! “If you like crazy and dark, you’re gonna love this season,” Paul promises. After giving us a taste of what’s in store for Jesse Pinkman, Paul also talks about creator’s Vince Gilligan’s recent comments that the show could end after season 5. “It makes me really sad,” says Paul about the possibility of the drama coming to a close, although there is something to be said for going out on top. “It makes sense to end it on a good note. It’s good to end with people wanting more.” Not that he wants that to happen. “I feel we could do 6 [seasons]. I don’t want it to end.” Speaking of finales, the rabid Lost fan also discusses his thoughts on the island drama’s final chapter and dissects a less celebrated role on his resume: that of “Wasted Guy” in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder. READ FULL STORY »

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