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Bill Moyers, who carried an unblemished air of moral conviction throughout a 43-year career as a broadcast journalist, mostly in his later years for PBS, died Thursday in Manhattan, the New York Times reported. He was 91.

Moyers was characterized by an insatiable and wide-ranging intellectual curiosity, but he was deeply concerned not only with how things are but how they should be.

He was also well known for his views that the mainstream media reflect the bias inherent in their ownership by giant corporations whose goals align with those of the right. But despite uncovering disappointing behaviors on the part of politicians and various institutions over the years, Moyers was fundamentally an idealist.

In an op-ed in the Washington Post, the Nation editor and publisher Katrina Vanden Heuvel wrote: “Moyers constantly reminded us of journalism’s indispensable role in our democracy. Instead of providing yet another venue for the predictable preening of establishment leaders,...

Richard Leibner, a pioneering talent agent who represented such notable broadcast news journalists as Dan Rather, Diane Sawyer, Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney, Norah O’Donnell, Ed Bradley, Morley Safer and Fareed Zakaria, died today at his home in New York City. He was 85.

His death was announced by UTA vice chairman Jay Sures in a memo to staffers obtained by Deadline.

Leibner began his agency career in the 1960s as co-founder, with Nate Bienstock, of the New York-based firm N.S. Bienstock, which was acquired by UTA in 2014. Leibner retired in 2021.

“Richard will be remembered as the agent who transformed the news business,” Sures wrote in the memo. “Decades ago, he made it his personal mission to see that big name news stars should be treated and compensated like traditional movie and television stars. Over the years, he signed and represented some of the best and brightest and most iconic names including Dan Rather,...

Richard Leibner, the prominent talent agent who transformed the TV news business by guiding the careers of such renowned broadcast journalists as Dan Rather, Diane Sawyer, Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney and Norah O’Donnell, has died. He was 85.

Leibner died Tuesday at his home in New York, UTA vice chairman Jay Sures announced. The agent started out in the 1960s at New York-based N.S. Bienstock, which was acquired in 2014 by UTA.

Leibner also signed and represented the likes of Morley Safer, Ed Bradley, Bob Simon, Steve Kroft, Bill Whitaker, Chuck Scarborough, Paula Zahn, Brian Stelter, Daniel Schorr and Fareed Zakaria before he retired in December 2021 after 58 years in the business.

“Decades ago, he made it his personal mission to see that big name news stars should be treated and compensated like traditional movie and television stars,” Sures told staffers in a memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.

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Richard Leibner, a celebrated talent agent who represented some of the best-known anchors in TV news, first at a firm he helped build and then for UTA, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 85 years old.

In his time, Leibner served as an agent and adviser to Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley, Morley Safer, Bob Simon, Steve Kroft, Bill Whitaker, Diane Sawyer, Chuck Scarborough, Paula Zahn, Brian Stelter and Fareed Zakaria, among others. He was a passionate advocate for clients, and was never been shy about delivering his opinion of the latest goings-on in the ever-churning news sector.

Leibner firmly believed that top news anchors should be treated akin to Hollywood royalty. “Decades ago, he made it his personal mission to see that big name news stars should be treated and compensated like traditional movie and television stars,” said Jay Sures, UTA’s vice-chairman, in a memo to staffers Tuesday.

Richard Leibner, the long-serving agent who has backed some of the best-known news anchors in the U.S., is delivering some headlines of his own: He’s retiring after decades on the job.

The veteran talent representative intends to step away from his role as partner at United Talent Agency at the end of the year, according to a memo sent to staffers by Jay Sures, co-president of the agency. “Throughout his career, Richard has represented one major news figure after another, building them up, helping make them household names and playing an important role ensuring journalism always stood for something meaningful, ethical and about high quality,” Sures said.

His exit from UTA will mark the end of an era. Leibner is a clever and passionate advocate for clients, and has never been shy about delivering his opinion of the latest goings-on in the ever-churning news sector — as long as he isn’t being quoted.

Sharyn Alfonsi admits she’s having something of a “crazy season” on “60 Minutes.”

Her work this year for the CBS newsmagazine has taken her from an investigation of the death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to a profile of beloved comedian Adam Sandler. The Sandler feature, which aired late last year, proved to be a “palette cleanser” of sorts, after Alfonsi spent time interviewing El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele and gaining access to the cell in which Epstein was held.

Alfonsi is being awarded a Columbia University-du Pont Silver Baton this week for her reporting on the migration crisis on the U.S.-Mexican Border, a sign that her work at the newsmagazine, where she serves as a contributor, is gaining a wider profile. “I’m kind of trying to pick up the number of stories I’m doing, but with the idea that [executive producer] Bill Owens gave me: ‘Don’t...

One of the inherent challenges in telling a true crime story is that crimes never exist in a vacuum. For as much as the details behind a particular offense are key, whether it be a misdemeanor or something far more cataclysmic, there are always other factors to consider. “No One Saw a Thing,” a six-part documentary series premiering Thursday on Sundance TV shows what’s possible when “answers” get effectively removed from the Q&a equation. Director Avi Belkin offers a detailed rundown of the circumstances leading up to the death of Ken Rex McElroy, but wisely that is not where the series ends.

Rather than lead up to the public, vigilantist shooting death in the middle of Skidmore, Missouri, McElroy’s death in July 1981 serves as the spark for a long-simmering flame that the show argues is still burning in the collective anxieties of the entire town. Through interviews...

Susan Zirinsky, the new head of CBS News, has a lot on her plate, and she is making changes quickly. One thing she seemingly does not need to worry about — for now — is the Sunday night stalwart “60 Minutes,” still a top-10 rated primetime network broadcast series when it’s not a rerun.

The program has endured, even while gradually losing its all-star lineup. Mike Wallace, Harry Reasoner, Morley Safer, Ed Bradley, commentator Andy Rooney and legendary creator Don Hewitt, have died. Steve Kroft, who inherited the Mike Wallace tough-guy role, just retired. The show continues even though it’s been tarnished by #MeToo accusations that have led to the ouster of Jeff Fager, the executive producer after Hewitt, and contributor Charlie Rose.

So the timing of a new documentary, “Mike Wallace Is Here,” may either be a perfect salve, for longtime fans, or a lesson about great journalism for younger folks.

Producer Katherine “Katy” Textor, who collaborated with Morley Safer on nearly all of his reports over his last years on 60 Minutes, died of cancer Friday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. She was 45 and her death was reported by CBS.

Textor came to CBS News in 2003 from ABC News, where she was a White House producer, political reporter on the Bush-Gore 2000 presidential race and worked for the documentary unit. She began working with Safer at 60 Minutes in 2004.

Textor was remembered by colleagues for her dedication to Safer and his work that helped keep the legendary correspondent on the air until a few weeks before his death. Over a 12-year period with Safer, she produced profiles, features and investigations.

The biggest news-maker among those stories was the much-anticipated first interview with Ruth Madoff in 2011. Nearly 19 million people watched the wife of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff tell Safer she knew nothing about...

Katherine “Katy” Textor, a longtime ’60 Minutes’ producer who worked closely with Morley Safer during his final years, died Friday following a battle with cancer. She was 45.

“Katy Textor was a scrupulous journalist and a wonderful storyteller. Her energy and personality will be impossible to replace at ’60 Minutes,” “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens said in a statement.

“Katy fought a courageous battle over the last two and a half years, but her tenacity didn’t surprise those of us who knew her at ’60 Minutes,'” said “60 Minutes” execuitve producer Tanya Simon. “We saw it in her work and in her friendships — she was whip-smart with a megawatt smile and a fierce sense of loyalty, warmth and compassion.

Born May 17, 1974 in Seattle, Texter attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1996 from the Annenberg School of Communication. Early in her career...

Katherine “Katy” Textor, the dedicated producer who collaborated with Morley Safer over his last years on CBS' 60 Minutes, died of cancer at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Friday. She was 45.

The producer fought a courageous battle, according to the 60 Minutes staff, and continued to work throughout her illness producing stories for other correspondents, including the first televised interview with a Theranos whistleblower and story about the Syrian refugee crisis.

“Katy Textor was a scrupulous journalist and a wonderful storyteller. Her energy and personality will be impossible to replace at 60 Minutes,” said Bill Owens, 60 Minutes executive ...

Steve Kroft will retire from 60 Minutes at the end of his 30th season on the newsmag, CBS News announced Friday.

America’s most-watched news program. The 73-year-old correspondent is currently the news magazine’s longest tenured reporter, having reported nearly 500 60 Minutes stories – many among the broadcast’s biggest moments.

Kroft, who arrived at CBS News in 1980, will announce his plans to step down this Sunday after the broadcast’s 51st season finale. The newsmag will celebrate his 50-year career with a tribute broadcast in September.

His last segment for the newsmag, airing this Sunday, is an investigation into bank fraud.

When Kroft came to 60 Minutes in 1989, he joined what CBS News is fond of calling its journalists’ Murderers’ Row – an all-male club that included Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner and Ed Bradley. Kroft’s first assignment for the newsmag took him to radioactive Chernobyl.

Among Kroft’s career highlights:...

Veteran “60 Minutes” Steven Kroft will retire from the show where he has been a fixture since joining in 1989.

“Steve Kroft’s reporting for ’60 Minutes’ has been as important as any correspondent’s in the history of this broadcast,” executive producer Bill Owens said in a statement on Friday. “Steve, with his sharp eye for detail, rich writing and demanding journalism, has set the bar at ’60 Minutes’ for three decades.”

Kroft’s last show will be May 19 but the program will plan a special broadcast in September to celebrate his 50-year career in journalism.

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Kroft, who first joined CBS in 1980, is one of the network’s most celebrated reporters, and has amassed a trove of journalism awards including Peabodys and Polks during his years at the network. When he first signed on with “60 Minutes,...

Decades ago while Judge Judy Sheindlin was working in family court, she recalls journalist Morley Safer asking her if she thought things would get better in the future. At the time, she says she told him she believed things would actually take a turn for the worse. Every day she was presiding over cases including drug-related struggles, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, and she knew those struggles were timeless.

But because such struggles are timeless, so too is the syndicated courtroom series she launched in 1996, “Judge Judy.” The show has not only stayed on for 22 consecutive years, but has thrived in its past 10, averaging 10 million total daily viewers and ranking as the No. 1 rated show in syndication, even as the television landscape expands exponentially around it. Currently renewed through the 2020-21 television season, it has also helped Sheindlin earn the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,...

Alan Weisman, a longtime producer for “60 Minutes” known for his work with Morley Safer, died Thursday at his home in New Jersey of natural causes. He was 68.

Weisman produced some of Safer’s most memorable “60 Minutes” segments, including the 1984 profile of Jackie Gleason and the 1989 jailhouse interview that brought national attention to the plight of Joyce Ann Brown, whose conviction for murder was set aside shortly after the segment aired. Weisman also produced Safer’s interviews with such showbiz notables as Jack Lemmon, Woody Allen and violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

Weisman worked on the “60 Minutes II” series that aired on CBS from 1999 to 2005. Most recently he produced segments for the Showtime series “60 Minutes Sports.”

“Alan Weisman was a brilliant writer and sophisticated storyteller. He was also a brutally honest and funny colleague,” said Bill Owens, executive producer of “60 Minutes.” “I have never met anyone prouder to have worked at CBS and ’60 Minutes.

Let's hear it for the writers!

The Writer's Guild of America held their annual awards show on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Donald Glover's breakout series, Atlanta were among those recognized for their achievement of the written word.

Read on below to see the full list of winners.

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Film Winners

Original Screenplay

Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24

Adapted Screenplay

Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures

Documentary Screenplay

Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films

Television And New Media Winners

Drama Series

The Americans, Written...

Garry Shandling, Gene Wilder and Anton Yelchin were among several late celebrities that received a touching tribute at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday. Henry Winkler - the Fonz himself - introduced the emotional segment, honoring director and Happy Days creator Garry Marshall before a slideshow of names flickered across the screen."He was alive, he was a generosity of spirit and knowledge. I should know - he gave me my career. And I will tell you that anybody who was lucky enough to meet him, he changed their life," shared Winkler of Marshall, who died in July. "On behalf of all of us,...

Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer, who died May 19 at the age of 84, had spent an astounding 46 years on the program, joining just two years after it launched. Safer changed war reporting when he revealed video of U.S. servicemen setting fire to Vietnamese villages in 1965. But he also was an artist, and among the first things he did when he was on the road was to paint a still life of his hotel room. Here, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager remembers his friend and colleague: Some of the most fun I had with Morley

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Veteran CBS newsman and longtime 60 Minutes TV show correspondent Morley Safer has died at the age of 84. Mr. Safer's retirement from 60 Minutes was announced one week ago. Reportedly, he was in declining health at that time, but a cause of death has not been reported.

This past Sunday, May 15, after 60 Minutes, CBS aired a special: Morley Safer: A Reporter’s Life. It included his profiles of Jackie Gleason, Katharine Hepburn, and Anna Wintour. The special also featured interviews with Tom Brokaw, David McCullough, and retired U.S. Brig. Gen. Joe Stringham.

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2016 has seen more than its fair share of loss, with numerous icons from the world of movies, TV, music and more passing away over the past few months. Today, the news industry lost one of its most venerable icons, when Morley Safer of 60 Minutes fame died at the age of 84. The award-winning journalist passed in his Manhattan home this morning, although a cause of death was not given.

The news of Morley Safer's death comes just one week after he announced his retirement from CBS News, after 46 years on the network's long-running news program 60 Minutes. In CBS News' extensive obituary on the late news man, they reveal that his career at CBS started in 1964, under unusual circumstances. Morley Safer was working for the Canadian network CBC, when one of his colleagues sent CBS a tape to apply for a job. The tape also featured Safer, and the network decided to hire him instead.

He’s a longtime fixture of the broadcast news industry and sadly Morley Safer died earlier today (May 19) in New York City.

The “60 Minutes” alum began working for CBS News back in 1964 and had announced his retirement just last week.

Safer won 12 Emmy Awards during the course of his long and distinguished career and he is survived by his wife Jane and his daughter Sarah. Stay linked to the GossipCenter for further details as they become available.

Morley Safer, “60 Minutes” correspondent for 46 years, died today in his New York City home. He was 84. The mainstay of the CBS news magazine announced his retirement just last week, which was followed by a one-hour special chronicling his illustrious career on Sunday night. While undisclosed at the time, it appears his retirement coincided with his deteriorating health. “After more than 50 years of broadcasting on CBS News and ’60 Minutes,’ I have decided to retire,” Safer said last week. “It’s been a wonderful run, but the time has come to say goodbye to all of my friends at CBS and the dozens of.

The death of legendary CBS News reporter Morley Safer has brought renewed interest in his most famous news report, one that forever changed how Americans look at their country’s military power. On August 3, 1965, Safer, who was one of the first broadcast journalists to be permanently assigned to Vietnam, accompanied a group of Marines to the village of Cam Ne. The village was suspected to be a Viet Cong stronghold, and the Marines were ordered to seek and destroy. Instead, the village was filled with women, children and the elderly. Safer’s crew rolled the cameras as the Marines ordered the.

Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer has died just days after he formally retired from the CBS news program, The New York Times reports. Details regarding Safer's death were not immediately available. He was 84.

Safer was with 60 Minutes for 46 seasons, during which time he covered an array of subjects: He interviewed Jackie Gleason in a bar, became one of the first to report on the health benefits of red wine and helped overturn the life sentence of Lenell Geter, an engineer wrongly convicted for a robbery. Over the course of his career,...

Tributes to Morley Safer are pouring in from across the world after the legendary former “60 Minutes” correspondent died Thursday at the age of 84. “What an incredible life and career #MorleySafer had,” Anderson Cooper tweeted. “From Vietnam to his decades @60Minutes. There was no one else like him.” Other media luminaries like Katie Couric, Larry King and Lester Holt also offered their own memories and condolences for the legendary reporter. Also Read: Morley Safer, Legendary '60 Minutes' Correspondent, Dies at 84 Read more reactions below. Morley Safer was a master of his craft and set a high bar for all of us in broadcast.

Just a week after retiring from 60 Minutes following 46 seasons reporting for the iconic news program, equally legendary newsman Morley Safer has passed away today at age 84, CBS announced. Safer reportedly died in his Manhattan home; no cause of death has been announced at this time. Safer had been in declining health when he announced his retirement. CBS broadcast a special hour dedicated to Safer just this past Sunday. “Morley was one of the most important journalists in any medium, ever,” said CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves. “He broke ground in war reporting and made a name that will … Continue reading →

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Morley Safer, an old-style, in-the-trenches newsman who was among the first reporters to bring the horrors of the Vietnam War onto the TV sets and into the living rooms of average Americans, died Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 84 years old and had recently announced his retirement from his homebase of nearly half a century, the CBS Sunday news magazine 60 Minutes. Safer had been in declining health, but CBS, announcing his passing this morning, gave no cause of…...

Veteran newsman and 60 Minutes mainstay Morley Safer died on Thursday at age 84, just days after the CBS newsmagazine celebrated his 46-year run and recently announced retirement with a one-hour special. A cause of death has not yet been noted, though he was said to be in declining health when he announced his retirement on May 11.

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“Morley was one of the most important journalists in any medium, ever,” CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves said in a statement. “He broke ground in war reporting and made a name that will forever be synonymous with 60 Minutes.

Legendary 60 Minutes host Morley Safer has died. CBS released a statement confirming that the longtime news anchor had died Thursday in his Manhattan home at the age of 84.The news of his death comes just one week after Safer announced that he was retiring after 46 seasons with the program. He released a statement at the time saying: "It's been a wonderful run, but the time has come to say goodbye to all of my friends at CBS and the dozens of people who kept me on the air." "He was an extraordinary writer and reporter, and a true gentleman," said...

Legendary 60 Minutes host Morley Safer has died.

CBS released a statement confirming that the longtime news anchor had died Thursday in his Manhattan home at the age of 84.

The news of his death comes just one week after Safer announced that he was retiring after 46 seasons with the program. He released a statement at the time saying: "It's been a wonderful run, but the time has come to say goodbye to all of my friends at CBS and the dozens of people who kept me on the air."

On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a special tribute to Safer.

"He felt the love and the appreciation,...

Morley Safer, longtime correspondent for "60 Minutes" ... has died at the age of 84, according to CBS News. Safer had just announced his retirement a week ago, after 46 years on "60 Minutes." He was the show's longest serving correspondent. He'd been with CBS News since 1964 and ran the network's Saigon bureau during the Vietnam War. He made a name for himself with his intense reports from the war -- which frequently ticked off the White House. Morley went...

Morley Safer, “60 Minutes” correspondent for 46 years, died today in his New York City home. He was 84. The mainstay of the CBS news magazine announced his retirement just last week, which was followed by a one-hour special chronicling his illustrious career on Sunday night. While undisclosed at the time, it appears his retirement coincided with his deteriorating health. “After more than 50 years of broadcasting on CBS News and ’60 Minutes,’ I have decided to retire,” Safer said last week. “It’s been a wonderful run, but the time has come to say goodbye to all of my friends at CBS and the dozens.

Somewhere, Warren Beatty is having a good chuckle over the name of Kevin James‘ new CBS sitcom. The formerly untitled project, which was ordered to series earlier this year, will be called "Kevin Can Wait," TVLine has learned.

The multi-cam sitcom finds James playing a retired cop looking forward to spending more quality time with his wife Donna (played by Childrens Hospital‘s Erinn Hayes) and three kids (including Melissa & Joey‘s Taylor Spreitler), only to discover he faces a tougher time at home than he did on the streets.

The cast also includes Mary-Charles Jones,...

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And the clock winds down. Morley Safer is retiring from the 60 Minutes TV show on CBS, after 46 years. The veteran news correspondent, who has been with the CBS News division for more than 50 years, will not be with 60 Minutes for season 49.

Immediately following Safer's last 60 Minutes broadcast, CBS will air Morley Safer: A Reporter’s Life, on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 8:00pm. The special will include Safer's profiles of Jackie Gleason, Katharine Hepburn, and Anna Wintour. Also to be featured are interviews with former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, historian David McCullough, and retired U.S. Brig. Gen. Joe Stringham.

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Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick. Morley Safer’s time at 60 Minutes is coming to an end.

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On Wednesday, the veteran reporter announced his retirement from CBS’ Sunday-night news magazine – where, after 46 years, he ranks as its longest-serving correspondent.

CBS will honor the 84-year-old newsman with a one-hour special, Morley Safer: A Reporter’s Life, this Sunday at 8/7c.

Safer’s first season as a regular 60 Minutes correspondent began in 1970 with a story about the training of U.S. Sky Marshals, and wrapped with his 919th...

Morley Safer, who has been with the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes since 1970, is retiring. The network said today that it will celebrate his career in an hourlong special titled Morley Safer: A Reporter's Life to air this Sunday after 60 Minutes. Safer's first season as a regular 60 Minutes correspondent began in 1970 with a story about the training of U.S. Sky Marshals. His final 60 Minutes report — number 919 — a profile of Danish Architect Bjarke Ingels, was broadcast in…...

Morley Safer will retire this week after 46 years as a correspondent on “60 Minutes.” “After more than 50 years of broadcasting on CBS News and ’60 Minutes,’ I have decided to retire. It’s been a wonderful run, but the time has come to say goodbye to all of my friends at CBS and the dozens of people who kept me on the air,” Safer said. “But most of all I thank the millions of people who have been loyal to our broadcast.” Safer joined “60 Minutes” in 1970 and is the longest-serving correspondent of the popular news magazine. He will be celebrated this...

CBS has decided to keep Life in Pieces in the family.

The Eye network has renewed the freshman comedy for a second season, TVLine has learned. CBS notes that the well-reviewed sitcom, which stars Colin Hanks, Betsy Brandt, Thomas Sadoski, James Brolin and Dianne Wiest, ended its inaugural season as TV’s No. 1 new comedy in viewers (10.53 million) and adults 18-49 (2.7), thanks in large part to its enormous Big Bang Theory lead-in.

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CBS CEO Les Moonves foreshadowed a Life in Pieces pickup last March,...

If your jaw met the floor as this week’s NCIS came to a close, know that Michael Weatherly was equally surprised to see Ziva David’s Israeli farmhouse go up in (a whole lot of) flames. “It is a very provocative image isn’t it?” the actor shared with TVLine on Wednesday.

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With his final appearance set for the Season 13 finale airing May 17, “As I got myself into a head space of what’s going to happen to the character,...

It’s another unwarm welcome for the International Response Team when Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders rolls up to South Africa, as seen in this exclusive sneak peek.

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In the first of tonight’s two new episodes (airing on CBS at 9/8c), when an American college student working in Johannesburg is killed and his brother goes missing, Jack and the team suspect a local gang could be behind both. In the clip above, said gang makes their opinion on the Irt’s intervention violently clear...

As long as CBS is programming Sunday nights, it seems like there will be a 60 Minutes. Will this venerable program be cancelled or is it defacto renewed each year? Stay tuned.

One of the most successful shows in television history, 60 Minutes continues to offer investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news. Correspondents include Steve Kroft, Scott Pelley, Anderson Cooper, Lara Logan, Sharyn Alfonsi, Bill Owens, Lesley Stahl, Morley Safer, Bill Whitaker, Armen Keteyian, and Jeffrey Fager.

The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available -- usually the next day, around 11:30am Est/8:30am Pst. Refresh to see the latest.Read More…...

Anna Wintour's signature shades are clearly not limited to the front row at fashion shows. The Vogue editrix was spotted wearing sunglasses inside all throughout last night's Academy Awards. Wintour sat in between Harvey Weinstein and her daughter, Bee Shaffer, who were both somehow able to watch the show like the rest of us—sans eye protection. While we weren't able to catch the endless eye rolls we're certain Wintour gave during the numerous musical numbers, it's safe to say that those sunglasses were on for a reason. So why does Wintour keep them on inside? Well, during a 2009 interview with 60 Minutes' Morley Safer, the head of the fashion bible explained that...

This venerable CBS newsmagazine keeps ticking along. Now in its 47th year, it is hard to imagine that 60 Minutes could ever be cancelled -- but can any TV show go on forever? Stay tuned.

One of the most successful shows in television history, 60 Minutes continues to offer investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news. Correspondents include Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Steve Kroft, Lara Logan, Scott Pelley, Morley Safer, Bob Simon, Lesley Stahl and Bill Whitaker.

The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available -- typically around 11:30am Est/8:30am Pst. Refresh to see the latest. (more…)...

Morley Safer, a pillar of broadcast journalism as a member of CBS’ 60 Minutes team for almost five decades, died Thursday in his Manhattan home, the network said. He was 84. Safer helped change Americans’ perception of the Vietnam War in 1965 with an eye-opening report about the torching of the village of Cam Ne. A native of Toronto, Safer earned a Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2009. He also collected 12 Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, two George Polk Memorial Awards and the Paul

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Errol Morris on The Unknown Known: "It could be like Jabberwocky out of Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking-Glass" Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze "It's a failure of imagination. It's important to have priorities," says former Us Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and we see his memo on strategic thought from September 30, 2001 on the screen in Errol Morris's The Unknown Known.

In New York the snowflakes were falling as Peggy Siegal hosted a perfect evening with Tom Brokaw and Errol Morris in conversation at the Museum of Arts and Design on Columbus Circle followed by dinner at Circo. Among those walking the red carpet before The Unknown Known were Naomi Wolf, Candice Bergen, David Chase, Jamie Colby and 60 Minutes men Morley Safer and Bob Simon.

I had a quick chat with Errol Morris and Naomi Wolf before the screening.

Anne-Katrin Titze: There seems to be some confusion what the Unknown Known really is.

A version of this story first appeared in the March 7 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. If your goal is verisimilitude within the realm of TV news, you could do worse than to recruit Morley Safer. The sage of 60 Minutes is among several media figures playing themselves in the second season of House of Cards. "Have suit, will cameo," laughs Safer. So how did his appearance come together -- beyond, as Safer jokes, "my renowned acting ability"? Cards creator Beau Willimon says Safer was a natural to go toe-to-toe interviewing Kevin Spacey's scandal-plagued vice president,

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The Sixties, Tom Hanks' ten-part documentary series on CNN, is slated to start this May. But last night saw the debut of "The British Invasion" episode, presumably to capitalize on the fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The hour kicked off with the Beatles arriving in the States, and as familiar as that story is, we'd pay to see a documentary just on that week: every moment is golden, from the interviews with hysterical fans to the Elvis impersonation by Ringo Starr. Then, armed...

Lapham's Quarterly Editor and Publisher Lewis Lapham announced today their annual gala, the Decades Ball The 1950s, was held last night, June 3 at Capitale 130 Bowery at Grand Street. The evening, emceed by Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, included performances and readings by Tom Hanks and Patricia Clarkson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Martha Plimpton, Tony Kushner, Ari Graynor, Steven Pasquale, Francois Battiste, Paul Muldoon, Nellie McKay, and a toast by Editor and Publisher of Lapham's Quarterly, Lewis Lapham. Kevin Philips received the 2013 Janus Prize, presented by benefit co-chair Morley Safer.Check out photos from the event below...

It's hard to believe that 60 Minutes is in its 45th season. How long will the TV series continue? Probably as long as the ratings make it worthwhile for the network.

60 Minutes airs on Sunday nights on CBS. Correspondents include Steve Kroft, Lesley Stahl, Bob Simon, Scott Pelley, Morley Safer, Byron Pitts, Lara Logan, Anderson Cooper, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Below are the TV show's ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if 60 Minutes will be renewed for a 46th year (though it's hard to imagine that the series will ever be cancelled).

These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:

Episode 45-32: Sunday, 05/19/13

1.2 in the demo (-8% change) with 8.15 million (-20% change).

Season averages:...

As told to Katie Arnold-Ratliff

Eva Mendes, the beguiling actress -- who can be seen in the new thriller "The Place Beyond the Pines" -- revs up with a cup of joe and winds down with Morley Safer.

Best Comfort Food

I always thought I'd outgrow pizza someday, but it's still my favorite. There's a restaurant here in Los Angeles called Masa whose deep-dish is really trending around my house right now.

Best Surprise

Hugo, who I got seven years ago, was supposed to be just a guard dog, but he's become such a force in my life. He's incredible: I pity the squirrel who thinks he can walk around the backyard after 10 p.m.

Best Pick-Me-Up

Coffee. Sure, it sounds obvious -- but I'm Cuban, and in our culture, coffee is no joke.

Best Compliment

Years ago I did a film with Ellen Barkin, and when I met her she said,...