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Michael J. Fox Discusses His Return to TV

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox will return to TV this fall with a semi-autobiographical comedy on NBC — 31 years after Family Ties premiered on the network and made him a teen heartthrob. And, yes, times have definitely changed. read more

Taylor Swift Gets Apology from Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox, Taylor Swift

Do we smell wedding bells after all for Taylor Swift and Sam Fox? Not quite, but Michael J. Fox did apologize to the singer for comments he made about her earlier in the week.

After Tina Fey jokingly told Swift to stay away from the younger Fox at Sunday's Golden Globes, the Family Ties alum said he wouldn't even know who she was if... read more

Michael J. Fox: Taylor Swift Is Never, Ever, Ever Dating My Son

Taylor Swift, Michael J Fox

Michael J. Fox does not want his son Sam to be Taylor Swift's next target.

On Sunday's Golden Globes, co-host Tina Fey cautioned the serial dater to stay away from Sam, who was Mr. Golden Globe. "She needs some time to learn about herself," Fey quipped.

Vulture later caught up with the Family Ties alum who said ...
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Hulu Plus to Begin Streaming CBS Content

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Hulu will begin streaming archival content from CBS in January, the two companies announced Monday.

As part of the arrangement, Hulu Plus subscribers will have access to more than 2,600 shows from the network's library for the first time, Additional titles will be announced later, but for now the shows that will be available are FrasierFamily Ties, MacGyverMedium, Numb3rsCSI: MiamiStar Trek, Sabrina, the Teenage WitchTwin PeaksThe TudorsThe Twilight Zone and I Love Lucy, according to Hulu. As of now, no current scripted shows will be available.

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The Inside Story on How NBC Landed Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Twelve years ago, Michael J. Fox left ABC's Spin City in order to focus on his fight with Parkinson's disease. At the time, the actor stressed that he was not "retiring," but just looking to "relieve the strain of producing and performing a weekly network series."

Now it's back to the future for the sitcom king, who once again feels up to the task — and is returning to TV in a big way. NBC, where Fox became a superstar in the 1980s as young conservative icon Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties, has given a rare 22-episode guarantee (before a lick of film is even shot) to a new sitcom based on Fox's life.

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NBC Orders New Michael J. Fox Family Comedy Straight to Series

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox is headed back to his first TV network home for his new comedy.

The five-time Emmy winner's new family comedy project has been ordered straight to series by NBC, the same network which aired Family Ties three decades ago.

"To bring Michael J. Fox back to NBC is a supreme honor and we are thrilled that one of the great comedic television stars is coming home again," NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said in a statement. "From the moment we met with Michael to hear his unique point of view about this new show, we were completely captivated and on board. He is utterly... read more

Cougar Town Boss Bill Lawrence on the Season Finale, Moving to TBS and Killing Big Carl

Josh Hopkins, Courteney Cox

Our favorite wine-guzzling cul-de-sac crew is headed for some major changes on Cougar Town — and we're not just talking about the recent passing of Big Carl (R.I.P old friend!) Tuesday's hour-long season finale (8/7c on ABC) will see the gang migrate west to Napa for Jules (Courteney Cox) and Grayson's (Josh Hopkins) wedding. But will they actually tie the knot?

Behind the scenes, the episode marks the comedy's last hurrah on ABC before it moves to TBS for Season 4. The change also includes a new showrunner who will take over the day-to-day duties from co-creators and executive producers Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel. But fans should rest assured: Lawrence and Biegel aren't going anywhere. Lawrence talked with TVGuide.com about the wedding-themed season finale, the move to TBS, his involvement next season and why Big Carl had to go... read more

Exclusive: Meredith Baxter to Guest-Star on Switched at Birth

Meredith Baxter

Meredith Baxter will guest-star on ABC Family's Switched at Birth, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

Baxter will play Bonnie Tamblyn Dixon, the mother to  Lea Thompson's character Kathryn and biological grandmother to Daphne (Katie LeClerc). Sparks fly and tension arrisses when she arrives for a family visit.

ABC Family sets return dates for Pretty Little Liars, Lying Game and more

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Icons & Innovators: Denis Leary and Michael J. Fox

Denis Leary & Michael J. Fox

"You want us to talk to each other?" Denis Leary jokes, relaxing with his old pal Michael J. Fox. "This is really hard, because we don't have a lot to say to each other. Actually, we do, but it's mostly hockey talk." In fact, Leary, 54, and Fox, 50, share a lot more than their love for the Boston Bruins: They're devoted dads and husbands (Fox married Family Ties costar Tracy Pollan in 1988, one year before Leary wed writer Ann Lembeck) with their own charities: the Leary Firefighters Foundation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Fox's Emmy-winning role as a hedonistic paraplegic on Leary's recently wrapped drama Rescue Me reignited his acting career, leading to his irreverent turns as an... read more

'80s Child Stars: They Grow Up So Fast!

Tina Yothers

Though they'll forever be preserved in the amber of syndication and on DVD, child stars grow up too. Take a trip down memory lane right through the present day at Snakkle, which has assembled the gallery "Hold On to Your Scrunchies! See Where Your Fave '80s Sitcom Siblings Are Today." Catch up with (the first) Becky from Roseanne (Alicia Goranson), Growing Pains' Ben Seaver (Jeremy Miller), Family Ties' Jennifer (Tina Yothers) and...
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Premiered: September 22, 1982, on NBC
Rating: TV-PG
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Premise: Former 1960s flower children raise their kids during the conservative Reagan era in one of the best written and acted family sitcoms of the 1980s, a show that occasionally tackled serious issues such as racism and a parent's heart attack. Michael J. Fox won three consecutive Emmys for his portrayal of Alex, the suit-and-tie Republican student who adores William F. Buckley Jr. and devours the Wall Street Journal. Fox later married costar Tracy Pollan, who appeared as his college girlfriend.

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