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'Futurama' to end (a second time) after seven seasons

"Futurama" was canceled once before, and now it's being canceled again. Comedy Central announced on Monday that the long-running animated comedy will come to a close at the end of its seventh season on Sept. 4. The 13-episode final season premieres June...

Tags: The Simpsons (tv program), Comedy Central (tv network), Burt Ward, The X Factor (tv program), Futurama (tv program)

This weekend: Anthony Bourdain premiere; MTV Movie Awards

Staff writer

This weekend: Awards, comedy, a finale and premieres, including the promising "Parts Unknown." Anthony Bourdain is good company, and that makes him good television. He was wonderful on "No Reservations," and he flourishes on "Parts Unknown," debuting at...

Tags: Steve Carell, The Simpsons (tv program), Paul Walker, The Good Wife (tv program), Kerry Washington

Snooki elopes, and other celebrity April Fools' Day pranks

Did Snooki and fiancé Jionni LaValle elope? Nope! The "Jersey Shore" star tweeted a photo of herself in a fluffy wedding dress and enormous tiara hugging her fiancé (prom-style) Monday, which happened to be April Fools' Day. "Jionni and I eloped!!!...

Tags: Movies, Aziz Ansari, Jonah Hill, April Fools' Day, Star Trek (movie, 2009)

Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'The Neighbors' on ABC

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------   SERIES Whitney Whitney (Whitney Cummings)...

Tags: Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Levine, Christopher LLoyd, Andy Dick

Tonight: 'American Idol' does Detroit; 'Modern Family' bully; Miami Heat streak

Staff writer

The highlights Wednesday night: 1. The eight finalists on "American Idol" perform the music of Detroit, the Motor City, at 8 on Fox. Because those eight singers have two hours to fill, expect to hear the judges talk at length. That should divide the...

Tags: Ty Burrell, The Middle (tv program), PBS (tv network), Nashville (tv program), Katie Couric

Baltimore Symphony announces 2013-14 season

There’s a light and dark theme running through the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-2014 season, which includes works dealing with great loss, as well as great compassion. “Sometimes through tragedy, whether a world war or a...

Tags: Culture, CSI (tv program), André Watts, Marin Alsop, Arts and Culture

ABC Family to air weekend of classic animated Disney movies

Facebook is about to redesign News Feed: Here's what to expect

SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is rolling out a radical new redesign of News Feed, the biggest since it launched the feature in 2006. The giant social network plans to unveil the redesign at a press conference Thursday at its Menlo Park, Calif.,...

Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Cuban, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Corporate Officers, Genentech Inc.

Hartford Stage's 50 Years To Be Celebrated At National Corporate Theatre Fund

Tags: Culture, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Human Interest, American Express Company, Tony Awards

An Oscar lesson for Seth MacFarlane: Listen to Captain Kirk

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Anger Management' on FX

30 Rock:

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 13 - 19, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------   SERIES 30 Rock: Jack (Alec Baldwin) persuades Liz (Tina Fey) to go to Florida with him, where they make a...

Tags: OWN (tv network), Patrick Dempsey, Jason Mewes, History (tv network), FX (tv channel)

Review: Visiting Shatner's world

At the end of his rambunctious one-man show Thursday at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, William Shatner gave what must have been the least-needed apology uttered that night in Costa Mesa: "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm real." It wasn't an off-...

Tags: Music, Mark Hamill, Entertainment Events, Brad Paisley, Golden Globe Awards