Chad Coleman, left and Sonequa Martin-Green star as Tyreese and Sasha on AMC's The Walking Dead. Frank Ockenfels /AMC hide caption
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Mike Nichols was an ultimate Hollywood insider who won every major show business award directing for stage, film and TV. But his life in America began as an immigrant from Germany. Nichols was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in June 2010. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI hide caption
Nielsen To Rate Streaming Services, Assault Allegations Haunt Cosby
Bill Cosby speaks at a press conference about African- American art on Nov. 6. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell, the original judges on Fox's American Idol. Michael Becker/AP hide caption
Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman star in the BBC series Doctor Who. Ray Burmiston/Ali/BBC hide caption
Jon Stewart (from left) and Stephen Colbert hosted live editions of their programs, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, on Tuesday. Comedy Central hide caption
Benedict Cumberbatch, right, and Martin Freeman star as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson on the BBC's crime drama Sherlock. Robert Viglasky/© Hartswood Films hide caption
'Sherlock' Star Benedict Cumberbatch: Show's Last Season 'Really Freudian'
Frances McDormand, left, stars with Richard Jenkins, right and Devin McKenzie Druid in HBO's Olive Kitteridge. Jojo Whilden/HBO hide caption
A new digital platform called Simpsons World features all 25 years of episodes. FX says it is trying to cater to both old-fashioned TV fans and people who watch shows on other devices. FOX hide caption
Tyler Ritter (center) stars in CBS's The McCarthys with, clockwise from top left, Jack McGee, Laurie Metcalf, Jimmy Dunn, Joey McIntyre and Kelen Coleman. Monty Brinton/CBS hide caption
June "Mama June" Shannon jokes with daughter Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, star of TLC's unscripted series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
James Brown performs onstage at the TAMI Show on December 29, 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption