Tuesday TV: Life After ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
Travis Wall made his name on “So You Think You Can Dance,” where he finished fourth in season two but went on to become one of the show’s top choreographers,…
Mamie Gummer: A Dork as Doc
“Emily Owens M.D.” is the first starring role for Mamie Gummer, the expressive daughter of Meryl Streep and sculptor Don Gummer. But, she told reporters at the TV Critics press…
Monday TV: Models Age and Are Sage
You could watch a dozen seasons of “America’s Next Top Model” and never glean the knowledge dropped by the wise and often trailblazing women featured in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ documentary “About…
Jeff Probst Getting Into Talk Show Biz
When Jeff Probst invites his audience into the studio of his new daytime talk show, he won’t say “Come on in, guys.” He’ll leave that “Survivor” catchphrase for the islands,…
Sunday TV: Inspector Lewis Solves David Soul Mystery
The quartet of new Inspector Lewis mysteries on “Masterpiece Mystery” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) wraps up with the murder investigation of a visiting American professor with a controversial theory…
Award Show and No Shows
It stands to reason that an awards show for television show would begin to be dominated by thanks delivered by video. So it was for Louis C.K., thanking the Television…
The Appeal of Danish Murder Mysteries
Despite the cancellation this week of “The Killing,” the adaptation of Danish thrillers continues to be an attraction to makers of American television. Saturday, FX chief Jon Landgraf announced it…
Saturday TV: Whole Lotta Games
The games begin in earnest, and after a huge audience for Friday’s opening ceremony, the other networks quietly beg off, even more than they do already in the dead of…
Bristol Palin Among ‘Dancing’ All-Stars
The Palin plan for conquering America now has nothing to do with politics, it’s all about reality TV. With the unveiling Friday of Bristol Palin as cast member of “Dancing…
Friday TV: Olympic Opening And Not Much Else
There’s plenty of pressure on London's Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games (NBC, 7:30 p.m.) to live up to the big event in China four years ago. While the…