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Mel Brooks an American Master and then some

By David Zurawik — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:23:00 EDT

And the 2,000 Year Old Man is still on his game

You cannot understand American humor in the second half of the 20th Century without appreciating the crazed genius of Mel Brooks.

Preakness TV ratings up year to year, according to NBC overnight data

By David Zurawik — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:31:00 EDT

Race up 6 percent. pre-race rises 24 percent for network coverage

The audience for NBC's coverage of the Preakness was up by as much as 24 percent during the afternoon, according to overnight Nielsen data provided by the network.

NBC Sports delivers another winning Preakness telecast

By David Zurawik — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:30:00 EDT

WBAL offers much coverage, but dippy tone is a downer

Whether it's a Sunday night football game or the third Saturday in May at Pimlico, when NBC Sports floods the zone with members of its A-Team, the telecast is almost always a winner.

Amy Schumer talks about her journey from Towson to TV and concert stardom

By David Zurawik — Sun, 19 May 2013 09:51:00 EDT

She's the comedy buzz of the TV year

Amy Schumer can tell a story. Knowing how to craft a short narrative and make it pay off with a laugh has, after all, helped make her one of the hottest comedians on TV and the concert circuit these days.

Ray Rice to play featured role in USA's 'Characters Unite' campaign

By David Zurawik — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:17:00 EDT

Announcement expected Thursday in New York at upfront presentations

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice will be the first player featured during the upcoming season in USA's "NFL Characters Unite" campaign, the cable channel will announce later today.

Bill O'Reilly riding O'Malley hard over Baltimore jail scandal

By David Zurawik — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:05:00 EDT

O'Malley says Fox and others ignoring key fact in reports

Fox News is not backing off on the Baltimore prison story scandal despite a bunch of big national stories that have conservatives salivating over the damage they see the Obama administration suffering.

Martin O'Malley makes it to the Oval Office -- But it's not the one in Washington

By David Zurawik — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:35:00 EDT

Governor visits 'House of Cards' set to highlight incentives success

I saw it with my own eyes -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley standing centerstage Tuesday in the Oval Office.

Seth Meyers will succeed Jimmy Fallon on 'Late Night'

By David Zurawik — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:57:00 EDT

NBC puts post-Leno lineup in place for 2014

NBC Sunday announced that Seth Meyers will replace Jimmy Fallon who is moving up to the "Tonight Show" in 2014.

CNN, MSNBC, Fox show true colors in choice of stories this week

By David Zurawik — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:27:00 EDT

And how about Jodi Arias, the media critic, taking after Nancy Grace on Twitter?

Last week was a great one for cable news watching.

No tears here as NBC finally puts 'Rock Center' out of its journalistic misery

By David Zurawik — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:19:00 EDT

But what will we do without Chelsea Clinton's hard-hitting reports?

You will find no tears here for the cancellation of Brian Williams' "Rock Center," which was first reported Friday by the New York Times.