Monthly Archives: August 2012

One of the high points of the Republican National Convention all week was the exuberant skewering of it each night on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (11 p.m.). “RNC 2012: The Road to Jeb Bush 2016,” as they’ve been calling it, has been originating from Tampa, where correspondents have lacerated the city, let the [...]

“Wipeout” (ABC, 8 p.m.), one of the most popular network shows for small children (who often call it “faw down”) has been picked up for a sixth season, ABC announced yesterday. Even more surprising, perhaps, is that “Anger Management,” the Charlie Sheen sitcom, has done well enough in its initial run to warrant 90 more [...]

In his guest spot during the auditions, Jesse Tyler Ferguson was one of the best judges on “So You Think You Can Dance” (Fox, 8 p.m.). Tonight he returns as the Top 8 dance, and two more are eliminated. Plus he’s on a rerun of “Modern Family” (ABC, 9 p.m.) at about the same time. [...]

The death of Neil Armstrong Saturday at 82 is noted with a special day of programming on History. It begins early with the space program documentary “Failure is Not an Option” (8 a.m. and 2 p.m.) and continues with “Moonshot” (10 a.m. and 4 p.m.), “Our Generation: Apollo 11: The Moon Landing” (noon), “Tech Effect: [...]