Jane Kaczmarek

While she was shooting the series finale of "Malcolm in the Middle" in March, Jane Kaczmarek said she was looking forward to some down time. "I'm going to take a nap, then take another nap -- and then I'm going to take a nap," she said at the time. "I'...

Nominees and winners in major categories for the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards: DRAMA SERIES: "Grey's Anatomy," ABC "House," Fox "The Sopranos," HBO "24," Fox (Winner) "The West Wing," NBC COMEDY SERIES: "Arrested Development," Fox "Curb Your...

Drama Series: ''Grey's Anatomy,'' ABC; ''House,'' Fox; ''The Sopranos,'' HBO; ''24,'' Fox; ''The West Wing,'' NBC Comedy Series: ''Arrested Development,'' Fox; ''Curb Your Enthusiasm,'' HBO; ''The Office,'' NBC; ''Scrubs,'' NBC; ''Two and a Half Men,''...

As Frank Barone used to say, "holy crap." They killed Ana-Lucia. And Libby. And Nadia. And Renze. You know it's May sweeps when characters start dropping faster than Paula Abdul's tears. A look at some of the shocking things that happened last week:...

Sunday's Emmys may well test the adage that any publicity is good publicity. This year's crop of nominees certainly got people talking when they were announced; most of that chatter, though, was of the "What the hell?" variety. As the ceremony...

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences changed its voting procedures for the Emmys this year with the goal of opening up the awards to a wider range of shows and performers. That did indeed happen Thursday, when the nominees for the 58th annual...

There are quite a few amusing moments in ABC's new comedy "Help Me Help You." Which is not quite the same thing as saying it's a very funny show. Ted Danson, as apparently renowned therapist Dr. Bill Hoffman, suffering through his own mid-life crisis, is...

When "Malcolm in the Middle" filmed its pilot episode, Frankie Muniz was, as his TV dad Bryan Cranston puts it, "a little 13-year-old with a squeaky voice." Seven years have passed since then, and a lot has changed. "Now he's a little 20-year-old with...

Ch-ch-changes ... . When I was growing up, my father always commented that change was difficult for me. As I've gotten older, I've learned to roll with the remote control. Because when you watch TV like it's your job you can't get too attached to...

The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game will now have more value than connecting the actor with another famous person like say, Godzilla. Bacon, 48, has created a charity website that capitalizes on the enduring popularity of his namesake game, reports USA...

A changing of the guard took place in nominations for the 54th annual nighttime Emmy Awards announced Thursday, as an influx of new series joined the party, elbowing out an older generation of stalwarts, including "ER" and "Frasier." The most prominent...

It is no longer a secret that for big Hollywood nights like the Emmy Awards, designers provide free gowns and tuxedos to deserving stars (those likely to be on camera or in the path of photographers). Now that a number of the recipients of freebie duds...