Almost quarterly, you can count on a juicy, torn-from-the-headlines TV movie peopled by favorites from other shows, thoroughly enjoying doing something different. The star tonight is Rob Lowe, who takes…
I’m almost starting to believe those crass predictions on celebrity deaths. After the passing of two significant R&B figures earlier in the week, by both Jimmy Castor and Johnny Otis,…
Peter Berg turns on the camera and pretty much lets the action happen in hisnew series “On Freddie Roach” (HBO, 9:30 p.m.), following the famous boxing trainer of the Wild…
One of the biggest rallies in the South Carolina primary season may be the jokey one scheduled for Friday afternoon from TV's Stephen Colbert. The Comedy Central host, who portrays…
Anyone who needs proof that “American Idol” has changed completely from the show it once was need only look at Thursday’s episode of Pittsburgh auditions. Where once the audition rounds…
FX lucked out when it went into the animation business, presenting the funny “Archer” (FX, 10 p.m.), the spy caper that starts its third season with a star turn by…
A common staple of national cable news outfits is the missing person. Almost always, it is an attractive young white woman who is being pursued. But cases of the missing…
The cast for next month’s “Survivor: One World” was announced Wednesday, looking more like the buff young cast of “Big Brother.” In a season that will emphasize the how men…
Every year, it seems that people question whether “American Idol” (Fox, 8 p.m.) can continue its run as No. 1 show on TV. It happened especially last year when the…
I’m not much for soap operas, but there’s something about the UK import “Mistresses” (BBC America, 10 p.m.) that is appealing to me. It could be the maturity of the…