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‘MacGyver’ update won’t be gun-free zone; more Colbert live

Lucas Till participates in Pop Network's "MacGyver" panel during the CBS Television Critics Association summer press tour on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Lucas Till participates in Pop Network's "MacGyver" panel during the CBS Television Critics Association summer press tour on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Lucas Till participates in Pop Network's "MacGyver" panel during the CBS Television Critics Association summer press tour on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs.

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21ST CENTURY MACGYVER

One of the hallmarks of the 1980s series “MacGyver,” starring Richard Dean Anderson, was his avoidance of gun and reliance on his wits to disarm or keep the bad guys at bay.

MacGyver hasn’t changed his outlook in the CBS reboot starring Lucas Till, but that doesn’t mean it will be a gun-free show.