Finding Bigfoot: Further Evidence (8pm, Animal Planet) - Footage of what appears to be the eyes of Bigfoot brings the team to Kentucky to investigate reports of activity in Daniel Boone National Forest. The Ricky Gervais Show (9pm, HBO) - Ricky, Stephen and Karl share their definitions of what it means to be an Englishman. Karl explains why, if he wasn't English, he'd rather be Italian. Goat Rodeo Live (10pm, UNC-TV) - Classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs bluegrass with fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer and Nickel Creek mandolin player Chris Thile at Boston's House of Blues. Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (10pm, A&E) - A look at the making of Paul Simon's album "Graceland" and the controversy over Simon's decision to collaborate ... Continue reading →
Brandishing lawsuits like swords, the Dish Network and at least one television network filed dueling lawsuits on Thursday over Auto Hop, a feature that allows Dish subscribers to automatically skip all the advertising during prime time shows.Dish’s suit against the four major networks — ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC — asks for a ruling that Auto Hop “does not infringe any copyrights that could be claimed by the major networks, and that Dish, while providing the Auto Hop feature, remains in compliance with its agreements with the networks.”The Fox network, which was the first to announce a suit on Thursday, said it was seeking damages for copyright infringement and for breach of contract. The networks all have lucrative contracts with Dish that allow the distributor ... Continue reading →
Credit: AP Photo RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson was in critical condition Thursday at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week. Watson's daughter, Nancy, told The Associated Press that the 89-year-old Watson fell Monday at his home. She said he didn't break any bones but that he was "real sick." A spokeswoman at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem said Arthel Watson — Arthel is his legal first name — was in critical condition Thursday. The blind singer and guitarist has won several Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award. He also received the National Medal of the Arts. Watson also received the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian award, in 1986. He and his ... Continue reading →