Dolly Parton hosting a two-hour puppy-filled variety special on CBS and the seventh and final season of the hospital drama, “The Good Doctor” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira …
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Jon Stewart’s return to ‘The Daily Show’ felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away
NEW YORK (AP) — No, Jon Stewart really wasn’t sitting at his desk at Comedy Central for the last nine years, waiting for someone to turn the lights back on. Yet it almost felt that way during Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show” Monday night. His signature moves — blunt satire, facial grimaces, incisive use of video and some occasional …
Read More »Laura Linney and Nico Parker are mother and daughter in Laura Chinn’s ‘Suncoast’
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — When writer-director Laura Chinn was a teenager in 2005, her mother moved her and her terminally ill brother to Florida. The idea was for him to spend his last days in hospice in peace. Instead, the place was mobbed by protesters and media because, as they’d quickly discover, Terri Schiavo was in that same hospice. …
Read More »‘This Is Us’ star Justin Hartley leads his own show with CBS’ ‘Tracker,’ playing a loner with skills
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Hartley is one of those guys who is as comfortable in the rough outdoors as he is safe inside, enjoying creature comforts. “Don’t get me wrong, I like room service. I like an airport greeter. But I also dig camping and stuff like that,” he says. “I love all of it. I love the idea …
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