James Burrows, ‘Cheers’ Co-Creator and Prolific TV Director, Dies at 85
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"James Burrows, ‘Cheers’ Co-Creator and Prolific TV Director, Dies at 85" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo, Deadline, CBS News and People.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "James Burrows, ‘Cheers’ Co-Creator and Prolific TV Director, Dies at 85" trending?
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Coverage (11)
- James Burrows, prolific comedy director behind ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ dies at 85 Los Angeles Times · 3h ago
- “We Lost a Giant”: James Burrows Mourned by Eric McCormack, NBC The Hollywood Reporter · 3h ago
- 'Cheers' director James Burrows dies at 85 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 3h ago
- Legend James Burrows Departing Words Should Haunt Hollywood The Daily Beast · 3h ago
- Legendary TV director behind ‘Cheers,’ ‘Will and Grace’ dies at 85 MassLive.com · 3h ago
- James Burrows, Master of the TV Sitcom, Dies at 85 The New York Times · 3h ago
- James Burrows, Legendary Sitcom Director Who Shaped Half a Century of American Television, Dead at 85 Yahoo · 4h ago
- James Burrows Dies: Legendary TV Comedy Director & ‘Cheers’ Co-Creator Was 85 Deadline · 4h ago
- James Burrows, co-creator of "Cheers" and prolific director, dies at 85 CBS News · 4h ago
- James Burrows, Cheers Co-Creator and Will & Grace Director, Dies at 85 (Exclusive) People.com · 4h ago
- James Burrows, ‘Cheers’ Co-Creator and Prolific TV Director, Dies at 85 Variety · 4h ago
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