Family Ties News

Anyone who came of age in the 1980s can instantly visualize one scene when hearing the name "Billy Vera and the Beaters": Michael J. Fox and future wife Tracy Pollan slow dancing to "At This Moment" on the TV sitcom Family Ties .

Michael J Fox 's return to television could turn out to be something very special indeed.

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Broadcast networks Fox and NBC are turning to proven favorites to lure new viewers next season, with Fox rebooting the defunct Kiefer Sutherland action series "24" and NBC bringing back Michael J. Fox in a comedy loosely based on his life.

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"The Michael J. Fox Show" is helping bring back the family comedy to NBC. The series stars Fox as Mike Henry, a news anchor with Parkinson's, who goes back to work thanks to some pushing from his family, particularly his wife Anne, played by Betsy Brandt.

Michael J. Fox left prime-time television more than a decade ago to focus on his battle with Parkinson's disease.

Our good friend -- and former TVWeeker -- James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly writes , "NBC will continue to program a two-hour comedy block on Thursdays despite its struggles on the evening.

"Look who's making the news again. One of New York's most beloved news anchors, Mike Henry , put his career on hold to spend more time with his family and focus on his health after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Is this the face of Count Dracula? It is according to NBC, which announced Sunday that Jonathan Rhys Meyers will play the vampire in a drama series premiering this fall.

Michael J. Fox plays a news anchor who wants to get back to work on 'The Michael J. Fox Show' from NBC this fall.

Sunday afternoon, NBC released its new primetime schedule , and has decided to give a James Spader action thriller the coveted post- "The Voice" timeslot.

Matthew Perry wants you to know that he is not responsible for the most recent rumor that a Friends reunion is in the works.

Fox's big break was in the popular '80s television show Family Ties . He also starred in the hugely successful Back to the Future trilogy, not to mention many other films, before returning to TV in the '90s in the smash hit series, Spin City.

We're only a few short weeks away from the season finale of Glee, and today we're getting our first look at Blaine in the episode titled "All Or Nothing." In the photo, released exclusively on EW.com, Blaine is seen checking out potential engagement rings with upcoming guest star Patty Duke.

Six years have flown by and the Keatons are still going strong under one roof! Liberal ex-flower children Steven Keaton and his wife Elyse are trying to raise their kids right, even when their values don't always line up, especially when it comes to uber-Republican Alex , shopaholic Mallory , strong-willed Jennifer , and young Andrew .