Thursday TV: ‘Saving Hope,’ Hopeless Dating
Not to be confused with the comedy “Raising Hope,” the new “Saving Hope” (NBC, 9 p.m.) is a hospital yarn infused with a beyond the dead angle, like the cancleled…
‘Homeland’ Leads TCA Nominees
The first season Showtime drama “Homeland” leads all shows in nominations for this year’s Television Critics Association Awards with four, including Program of the year, outstanding achievement in drama, outstanding…
Wednesday TV: CMT Awards, Six Returning Series
Toby Keith co-hosts the 2012 CMT Music Awards (CMT, 8 p.m.) with Kristen Bell, of all people. Performers include Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Little big Town, Willie Nelson,…
At the ‘Untamed Americas’ Premiere
It’s not often you see a red carpet outside the local theater. But there one was Tuesday outside the Uptown Theatre, the rare single-screen neighborhood theater on Connecticut St NW.…
Tuesday TV: ‘Love in the Wild’ Among Returning Shows
As dull as “The Bachelorette” continues to be – especially this season – it still retains a smidgen of action compared to the excruciatingly slow new entries into the prime…
Hangin’ with Jared Harris, ‘Mad Men’s Lane Pryce
Alas poor Lane. The Brit had quite a bit of trouble trying to fit in with the American go-getters on “Mad Men” despite his name on the door as partner…
Monday TV: Two from Gordon Ramsay
It was never clear what exactly the differences were supposed to be between “Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox, 8 p.m.) and “Master Chef” (Fox, 9 p.m.). Yes, professional chefs were in the…
Puzzling Through the MTV Movie Awards
There may have been a time when the MTV Movie Awards were a big deal in Hollywood – a irreverent coronation of popular movies that were usually ignored by the…
Richard Dawson Has Died
I was just thinking of Richard Dawson the other day. The British actor, who came to fame in the U.S. through a role on “Hogan’s Heroes,” but went on to…
Sunday TV: New Western, Finale of ‘Thrones’
The Western is alive and well, judging from ratings of last week’s “Hatfields & McCoys,” which beat most everything on TV. Seems just the right time, then, to introduce “Longmire”…