Critically reviled. Hopelessly dated. Forever near extinction. Yet in a TV landscape full of brutally realistic hits, sitcoms with background laughter are not only still popular, but have become ...

The tried-and-true network TV procedural is having a moment right ... all while there’s some longer storyline percolating in the background. CBS has that going with “Elsbeth” and “Matlock ...

When background actors secure a job, most expect to be working a few days, at most. They don’t expect to be working every day for months. Last July, a casting call went out for a new show, ...