‘Full Metal Jousting’ Gear. No, It’s Not Tinfoil.

A skeptic find out that wearing “Full Metal Jousting” armor is not for the faint of ... anything.

TV: PBS, cable offer Black History Month specials

Each February, two strong forces — PBS and cable — propel Black History Month. This year’s shows range from the upbeat and uptempo — a Cab Calloway profile (Feb. 27), a vibrant production of the Tony-winning musical “Memphis” (Feb. 24) — to the dead-serious.

Louisiana's profile grows on TV

Alligator hunters, raccoon wranglers and crawfish catchers in Louisiana's critter-filled swamps and bayous are increasingly common on television.

Big Bang has record night, Alcatraz stays strong & 19 other shows

We're fully settled into a new year of genre television now, and the list of shows we're watching just keeps getting bigger. Next week, we'll add even more, but this week the shows already on our chart were more than enough to make things interesting. Alcatraz held on to solid numbers in its third week, and Merlin continues to impress over on Syfy. But the big winner was CBS, who saw record ...

History expert pleads guilty to stealing documents

A memorabilia collector and self-styled expert on presidential history pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to steal thousands of documents signed by leaders throughout U.S. history. ...

"American Idol" producer goes on attack against rivals

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe came out fighting against rival TV shows on Tuesday, calling singing contest "The Voice" a "gimmicky" show and making clear he was fed up with defending "Idol"s slipping ratings. Speaking to reporters following headlines of bumper audiences for this week's return of NBC's "The Voice," Lythgoe questioned whether other TV ...