The Weird ‘All My Children’ Finale
It’s probably not the best thing to tune into a show for the first time at the end of a 41 year run. But the series finale Friday of “All…
‘Big Bang’ Bests ‘X Factor’
The ballyhooed fall “Idol” replacement “The X Factor” did about the same for its Thursday night edition as it did for its Wednesday debut – about 12 million. It was…
The New Fall Season: Fridays
We’ve been looking at the new network fall TV season night by night. One more time, Friday gets the short shrift. NEW SHOWS “A Gifted Man” (CBS, 8 p.m., tonight).…
Also on Friday: Return of ‘Fringe,’ ‘Supernatural’
It’s the night when the supernatural most infuses network shows – so a couple of them drift there. Not just the literal “Supernatural” (The CW, 9 p.m.) in its third…
James Spader Crashes ‘The Office’
“The Office” has always been so full of comic talent and singular characters that the loss of Steve Carell would never threaten the future the show the way, say, Ricky…