FX Chief Weighs In on Violence on TV, It's Always Sunny and Anger Management

John Landgraf

"I'm a really curious person ... I'd be interested in studies on violence in entertainment and the correlation of violence in real life," FX chief John Landgraf told reporters at the FX winter previews Wednesday. "If we find meaningful correlations, we should act on those correlations."

Landgraf, whose network airs the sometimes brutally violent Sons of Anarchy, was responding to the inevitable questions about violence and responsibility question that has been prevalent at the Television Critics Association tour this month. Although he pointed out that the U.S. and U.K. consume the same violent media (The Walking Dead is the No. 1 cable show in England), violent gun deaths are significantly higher in the States. He theorized that it is differences in the countries' gun-control policies ... read more

The Wednesday Playlist: 60 Minutes' Sports Spinoff, Stars Take a Dive, People's Choice

Kaley Cuoco

Showtime's competitive juices aren't limited to the arena of scripted entertainment. Now the pay cable network is challenging HBO's Real Sports franchise by turning to masters of long-form narrative with the launch of 60 Minutes Sports (10/9c). Among the segments in Wednesday's premiere: a closer-up profile by Bob Simon of FC Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi, whose prowess at 25 was demonstrated in last Sunday's 60 Minutes piece on the Barcelona team. read more

Get Committed: The Angel of Death Strikes Twice on American Horror Story: Asylum

Sarah Paulson

[Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Wednesday's episode of American Horror Story: Asylum. Read at your own risk!]

The beginning of the new year is always so full of hope and it seems even American Horror Story: Asylum caught the optimistic spirit. Well, as much as... read more

Jenna Dewan-Tatum Goes "Dark, Intense and Emotional" In Lifetime's She Made Them Do It

Jenna Dewan-Tatum

Jenna Dewan-Tatum recently announced her pregnancy with husband Channing Tatum, but before motherhood hits the top of her list, the actress lands on America's most wanted list in the Lifetime TV-movie She Made Them Do It (Saturday, 8/7c).

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Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan Expecting First Baby

Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum

2012 has been a banner year for Channing Tatum, and it seems like 2013 will be as well.

Tatum's wife, American Horror Story: Asylum's Jenna Dewan-Tatum, is pregnant with the couple's first child, People reports.

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Get Committed: Who Else Is Bloody Face on American Horror Story: Asylum?

Dylan McDermott

[Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Wednesday's episode of American Horror Story: Asylum. Read at your own risk!]

Bloody Face has a dirty little secret: He's a daddy!

Wednesday's episode of American Horror Story: Asylum is proof that our theory wasn't so sick after all: The future Bloody Face... read more

Homeland, Modern Family Lead SAG Nominations

Claire Danes and Damian Lewis

A year after getting snubbed, Homeland nabbed three Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations Wednesday, including drama ensemble.

The Showtime drama's cast will be up against ...
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AFI Names the Top 10 TV Shows of 2012

Claire Danes, Louis C.K.

Homeland and Louie are among AFI's top ten TV shows of 2012, the organization announced Monday, along with its top 10 films of the year.

Other TV series honorees included... read more

American Horror Story: Why Did Jessica Lange Sign on for Season 3?

Jessica Lange

When FX renewed American Horror Story for a third season, the network touted that Jessica Lange was set to return for Round 3 as well.

That makes the two-time Oscar winner, thus far, the only actor who will appear in all three seasons of Ryan Murphy's anthology series. But why did Lange decide to be the one constant in the repertory cast? Well, apparently, there's nothing Murphy could do that would make her not want to return. read more

Get Committed: A Scary Santa Haunts American Horror Story: Asylum!

American Horror Story: Asylum

[Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Wednesday's episode of American Horror Story: Asylum. Read at your own risk.]

First aliens, then Nazis and now... a murderous Santa Claus!

He knows when you've been naughty and when you've been nice — and he'll kill you either way. That's how dangerous... read more

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