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   Watch Sean 'Diddy' Combs on 'Downton Abbey' (Video)

   9:11 am 5/16/2013

   • by THR Staff

   In a Funny or Die spoof, the rapper-actor unveils footage of his new role on the hit PBS drama.Read more

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   'Downton Abbey' Season 4 Gets Air Date

   7:30 am 5/14/2013

   • by Erin Carlson

   The next installment of the hit PBS drama will premiere in January after the network rolls out a new series, "Last Tango in Halifax." Read more

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   Fun.'s Jack Antonoff on Writing 'Super WHY!' Songs, Post-Grammy Plans

   2:25 pm 3/21/2013

   • by David Greenwald, Billboard

   The PBS children's show's live tour will feature a number of Antonoff compositions.Read more

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   Philip Roth Unmasked: TV Review

   7:56 am 3/12/2013

   • by Todd McCarthy

   The great novelist speaks with PBS's "American Masters" about psychoanalysis, sex-obsessed characters and turning 80 for this invigorating doc.Read more

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   TV Ratings: 'Downton Abbey' Finale Rises to Record 8.2 Million Viewers

   10:15 am 2/19/2013

   • by Michael O'Connell

   UPDATED: Besting its season premiere and eclipsing its December debut in Great Britain, the U.K. import shows no signs of slowing for PBS. Read more

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   'Lincoln' Screenwriter Tony Kushner Criticizes Tea Party, George W. Bush on 'Charlie Rose'

   1:45 pm 2/15/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   "There’s this rejection of this sort of basic idea of human community," the "Angels in America" playwright says of the conservative political movement.Read more

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   How PBS Landed the Rights to Sought-After J.D. Salinger Documentary

   9:00 am 2/9/2013

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   "American Masters" executive producer Susan Lacy pursued filmmaker Shane Salerno for three years. "It was like I was Harrison Ford and she was Tommy Lee Jones,” said Salerno, referring to "The Fugitive."Read more

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   L.A. Manhunt Suspect Christopher Dorner Praises CNN, MSNBC Talent in Manifesto

   11:18 am 2/7/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   The fugitive ex-cop's writings also single out Charlie Sheen as being "effin awesome." Read more

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   Fox News Is Most - and Least - Trusted Source for News: Poll

   6:57 pm 2/6/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   Meanwhile, Comedy Central is as credible a news source as NBC, according to a survey by Public Policy Polling.Read more

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    Jeremy Piven Considers Long-Term Prospects of PBS' 'Mr Selfridge'

    12:13 pm 1/15/2013

    • by Michael O'Connell

    The "Entourage" star admits a return to TV was not the plan, but the creator of his highly-rated UK drama has hopes for a four-season run.Read more

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