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NEWS ABOUT: A&E

A&E stories: 9 news summaries

 A&E to Drop 
 Swayze's  
 Beast: Source 

Low ratings, star's declining health hurt show

Jun 4, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Insiders say A&E has axed The Beast, a Sony-produced series about an FBI cop played by Patrick Swayze, after its first season. Soft ratings and Swayze's worsening cancer impaired the show, though the network has yet to confirm the report, writes Variety. More »

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entertainment • television • TV ratings • Patrick Swayze • A&E • The Beast • cancellations

MC Hammer Lands
Reality Show

'90s rapper to A&E viewers: It's Hammertime

Feb 18, 09 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - MC Hammer will follow his upcoming concert with Vanilla Ice with another project sure to inspire nostalgia: a half-hour reality show. Hammertime, which will air later this year, follows the once-bankrupt rapper as he "lives a more economically balanced life," the A&E show's reps said.... More »

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reality TV • rap music • MC Hammer • A&E

Swayze Checks Into Hospital With Pneumonia

Cancer-stricken star misses appearance to promote new show

Jan 9, 09 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze checked himself into the hospital after coming down with pneumonia, People reports. Swayze, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, was forced to cancel an appearance to speak about his new show The Beast at a TV Critics Association panel in LA. “We wish him the very... More »

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cancer • pancreatic cancer • actor • Patrick Swayze • A&E • The Beast

Swayze: I Catch 'Myself With
a Smile on
My Face'

Cancer-stricken actor
is working, 'proud' of it

Oct 29, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is healthy, working, and excited by the future, the New York Times reports. The actor, who is responding well to treatment for pancreatic cancer, is shooting a cop drama for A&E, The Beast. “I do find myself, at the end of the day, riding... More »

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television • Chicago • pancreatic cancer • actor • Patrick Swayze • A&E • The Beast

 Illusionist Escapes
 Imploding Building
 —Barely

Vows never to try another dangerous stunt

Jul 31, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Goth illusionist Criss Angel escaped an imploding hotel in Florida last night, reports Central Florida News. During the stunt, which aired live on A&E's Mindfreak, the daredevil had three and a half minutes to pick handcuffs and four padlocked doors before catching a helicopter on the roof. While... More »

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Florida • publicity stunt • magic • Criss Angel • illusion • escape • stunts • A&E

 Swayze Filming New Show

Actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January

Jul 30, 08 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze was back at work for the first time since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the Daily Mail reports. The 55-year-old actor was joined by his wife on the Chicago set of A&E’s The Beast. The actor, who is undergoing chemotherapy, has called himself a... More »

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television • Chicago • celebrity • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze • A&E • The Beast

 Swayze: 'I'm a Miracle' 

Actor appears fit at LAX en route to filming new drama series

Jul 22, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rugged actor Patrick Swayze, battling pancreatic cancer, gave a thumbs up sign to onlookers and declared himself  a "miracle" as he passed through Los Angeles' airport. It was a rare public appearance by the 55-year-old actor, who's currently shooting a TV drama series in Chicago in which he plays... More »

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pancreatic cancer • LAX • Patrick Swayze • A&E • The Beast • Lea Thompson

 TV Home Shows
 Boom During Bust 

'People loved comedies during the Depression, too,' producer says

Jun 12, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Home shows are becoming the heavyweights of reality television, even as the housing market continues to plummet, the New York Times reports. HGTV and TLC have million-plus nightly audiences as shows that provide step-by-step guidance to potential homesellers and buyers appeal to viewers weary of past hits that traded on... More »

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reality TV • housing market • home resales • home renovation • real estate values • housing crisis • TLC • A&E • HGTV

 Swayze to Star in A&E Series 

'Dirty Dancing' star to continue treatment for pancreatic cancer

Jun 8, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer isn't stopping Patrick Swayze from making a jump to the small screen with his new show on A&E. Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer but says he's responding well to treatment, secured the network's OK and will start filming The Beast this summer. He'll star as a weathered... More »

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television • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze • television news • A&E

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