NEW YORK (AP) — Some of last week’s most popular television programs are much older than most of the people who watched them.

ABC’s showing of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was the most-watched of a handful of holiday specials that aired in prime-time last week, reaching 5.3 million viewers, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois woman who lost 144 pounds (65 kilograms) on “The Biggest Loser” television program has written a book about her experiences.

The (Springfield) State ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Former FIFA Council member Kwesi Nyantakyi said on Wednesday he will appeal a lifetime ban imposed by soccer’s governing body.

Nyantakyi was banned on Tuesday after being filmed taking bribes by an undercover television program in Ghana.

He expressed “shock and ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Scene-stealing snakes, bears, turkeys and lobsters all make an appearance in the latest season of a television program featuring New Hampshire’s Fish and Game conservation officers.

“North Woods Law” returns to the Animal Planet cable network on Sunday at 9 ...

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian rights lawyer says police have arrested a young comedian who was working for a popular satirical television program.

Azza Soliman told The Associated Press on Monday that plainclothes policemen raided Shady Abu Zaid’s house in a Cairo neighborhood early on Sunday ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have detained a staunchly pro-government talk show host over allegations he insulted police and disseminated false news on his state television program.

In a statement carried on state news agency MENA late Saturday, Cairo prosecutors ordered Khairi ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her work as a special correspondent on a television program.

The Deseret News reports Smart shared the news Tuesday in an Instagram post.

Smart, a special correspondent for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Forces Network will broadcast the NFL’s conference championship games on Sunday despite the federal government shutdown.

There was some question about access to the games for the U.S. military after the AFN put a message on its Facebook page on Saturday that ...

LONDON (AP) — The British prime minister’s office says it is treating with “utmost seriousness” a television producer’s allegation that she was sexually assaulted inside 10 Downing St., the official office for Britain’s leader.

Daisy Goodwin, who created royal period drama “Victoria,” says ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — ESPN’s “College GameDay” is returning to James Madison University in Virginia for the second time since 2015.

News outlets report the Saturday morning football show will broadcast from Harrisonburg this week before the Dukes play Villanova. The Dukes have won 17 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The ability of television networks to know how many people are watching their programs is one temporary casualty of Hurricane Irma.

The Nielsen company said Tuesday that its ratings information from this past weekend is delayed because the company’s processing center in ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A television program featuring New Hampshire’s fish and game conservation officers is back for a second season.

“North Woods Law: New Hampshire” returns to the Animal Planet cable network Sunday at 10 p.m. Network officials say the second season features officers ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey passed two new decrees Saturday — one that expelled more than 4,000 civil servants and another that banned television dating programs.

The country’s Official Gazette published the decrees Saturday evening. The first named thousands of civil servants to be dismissed, ...

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — A Maine, girl has gone to sleepovers and trick-or-treating with her pet duck. Now they’re going on a national TV program together.

Morse Street Elementary School student Kylie Brown and her pet duck, Snowflake, took the internet by storm last year when a video of ...

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The long-running PBS television program “Antiques Roadshow” has canceled its summer stop in Gillette.

The network says in a press release that logistical issues led to the decision. It says planning is underway to reschedule a stop in Wyoming as part of a future ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — People in southwest Colorado could soon be watching Denver-based television thanks to a decision by the Federal Communications Commission.

The Durango Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2mdNwYh ) that the FCC on Wednesday granted a ...

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana jail has made changes including additional officers and more resources for inmates after letting a cable television program film for four months inside its walls, a sheriff said.

The Clark County Jail also has added two body scanners to better ...

LYNN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts plastic surgeon who’s been a guest on several national television programs is facing drug charges.

Police say 70-year-old Sheldon Sevinor was arrested Sunday when officers conducting surveillance on a suspected drug dealer witnessed what appeared to be a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — John Hostetter, an actor, painter and musician best known for playing the steady stage manager in “Murphy Brown,” has died.

Hostetter died Sept. 2 of complications resulting from a long battle with cancer, his wife, Del Appleby, told The Associated Press on Thursday. ...