Entertainment

Almost any kind of job can become the basis of a reality show, television producers say. Competitively growing beards. Grooming possums.

No one's ever accused a Bond villain of being subtle -- but could their plans to topple the economy actually work?

The popularity of dance competition shows on TV has led to more adults enrolling in dance classes. But will that trend last any longer than the shows?

We're just a few weeks into the new fall TV season and viewership is down 11 percent across the major broadcast networks. Is it just a year of bad TV? Or should they worry in TV Land?

The new Batman film is an action flick spiced with an undercurrent of economic inequality. Bruce Wayne, after all, is a one-percenter.

Geoff Boucher of the L.A. Times' Hero Complex blog explains why moviegoers see the same superheroes in the theater over and over again.

Movie studios aren't all screening new films, though. Some find the convention is a place to make deals without having a high profile.

More than two dozen Viacom Inc. channels -- including Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central -- were blacked out for DirecTV subscribers after the companies failed to reach an agreement on programming fees.

The CEO and president of BET Networks discusses television programming for African Americans, and the role of the network in today's media sphere.