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Comedian Bill Cosby is the top TV dad of al time: Tivo
MUMBAI: Television comic icon Bill Cosby whose father character Cliff Huxtable was a staple on American television for many years on The Cosby Show has been named the top TV dad of all time.
Home entertainment company Tivo which came out with the Personal Video Recorder
(PVR) conducted a survey in the US.
From Raymond Barone’s kind but befuddled approach to parenting, to Homer Simpson’s ubiquitous “Doh!” and throttling ways, TV dads are as different as the audiences who love and adore them. Tivo asked Americans to rank the top 25 past and present TV dads. Caring, involved and nostalgic dads ranked highest.
Still in the top 25, but closer to the end of the list, were TV dads who are infamous for being lewd, crude and tattooed. They included Homer Simpson in The Simpsons, Tony Soprano in the gangster saga The Sopranos and Ozzy Osbourne in MTV’s reality show The Osbournes.
Meanwhile to celebrate Fathers Day Tivo will honour real-life American dads. The company has launched an interactive initiativ3e in the US Search for TiVo’s Top Five Dads. This search is designed to find true role models — dads who lead busy lives but manage to spend quality time with their families, even if it means missing their favourite sitcom or the big game.
Till 31 July nominations for the “Search for TiVo’s Top Five Dads” will be accepted at www.tivo.com. TiVo real-life dad nominees can come from any walk of life. Entries should illustrate how the nominee lives life on a schedule, but always makes time for his family, how he deserves more time in his life for some fun and relaxation. The entries swhould also show how the nominees consistently give back to the community.
The top five real-life dads will win Ultimate Dad’s Day Out packages. This will include their choice of a golf outing, fishing trip or tickets to a
professional athletic event, a day of lawn maintenance, a backyard cook-out for the family, and a TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder with a product lifetime service.
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Asianet Television Awards 2026 celebrates women power in Malayalam TV
“She is the Colour” theme honours icons as ceremony airs on March 14 and 15 at 7 PM.
MUMBAI: If television lights up living rooms, this year Asianet decided to let women provide the colour. The Asianet Television Awards 2026 turned the spotlight firmly on women empowerment with the theme “She is the Colour”, celebrating the strength, resilience and achievements of women who continue to shape society and the Malayalam entertainment industry.
The ceremony honoured several distinguished personalities whose journeys have left a lasting cultural imprint. Among them was legendary playback singer Vimala Varma, widely recognised as the first Malayalam playback singer. The evening also paid tribute to Padma Shri awardees Devaki Amma and Vimala Menon for their exceptional contributions in their respective fields.
Leading women from the Malayalam film industry were also recognised during the event, including actor Shweta Menon, who currently serves as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, and National Award winning actor Surabhi Lakshmi.
The awards ceremony brought together a glittering lineup of actors and industry figures, including Jayasurya, Vijay Babu, Asha Sarath, Lena, Esther Anil, Anumol, Akhila Bhargavan, Sarayu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Gayathri Suresh, Sabumon Abdusamad, Swasika, Tini Tom, Sijoy Varghese, Kailash, Veena Nandakumar, Sabareesh Varma, Ansiba Hassan and Dinesh Prabhakar. Kishan Kumar, executive vice president Malayalam at JioStar, was also present at the event.
Beyond individual recognitions, the awards celebrated excellence across Malayalam television, acknowledging artists and technicians whose work continues to drive the industry forward.
The evening also offered plenty of spectacle, with elaborate dance performances, stunt acts and comedy skits performed by popular television and film personalities, turning the ceremony into a full fledged entertainment showcase.
Viewers will get to watch the celebrations when the Asianet Television Awards 2026 air on Asianet on March 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, from 7 pm onwards, bringing the star studded tribute to homes across Kerala and beyond.
