AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020

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TUESDAY, Dec. 29

MEDIA-60 MINUTES — One of television’s hottest shows is also among its oldest. Viewership of CBS’ pioneering newsmagazine “60 Minutes” is up 9 percent over last year, the largest increase of any prime-time show on any of the top four networks. Its success in the frenzied news year of 2020 is a tribute to both durability and adaptability. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 900 words, photos.

OBIT-FRANCE-PIERRE CARDIN— Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose famous name embossed myriad consumer products after his iconic Space Age styles shot him into the fashion stratosphere in the 1960s, has died, the French Academy of Fine Arts said Tuesday. He was 98. SENT: 400 words, photos.

TV-MALLIKA CHOPRA — Mallika Chopra, daughter of meditation and wellness expert Deepak Chopra , discusses her work as a a “mindfulness consultant” on the new Apple TV+ animated children’s series “Stillwater.” Chopra also shares how she's helping others stay grounded during the pandemic. By Brooke Lefferts. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos and video.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-PINOCCHIO. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Monday. 558 words, film stills.