Thursday TV: MTV Awards vs. Obama Moment
A popular African-American man takes the podium in a nationally televised event tonight and rallies voters -- for people's choice video. Comedian Kevin Hart hosts the "2012 MTV Video Music…
Wednesday TV: Kickoff Time, and Clinton
Convention politics faces its most formidable competition with the start of NFL football season. First comes the hoopla of "Football Night in America" (NBC, 7:30 p.m.) across state lines at…
Two New Dudes in Daytime
The worst kept secret in daytime TV has been he choice of cohost for “Live! With Kelly.” Kelly Ripa had to pretend she was making the big announcement Tursday morning…
Tuesday: Here Come the Dems
The other side gets its chance as the Democratic National Convention (CSPAN, PBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, 7 p.m.; ABC, NBC, CBS, 10 p.m.) begins in Charlotte, N.C. The…
Labor Day Without Jerry
Something was wrong with Labor Day and not just the melancholy about the end of summer or the wearing white shoes thing. It was the disappearance of the Jerry Lewis…
Daniel Tiger Takes Over the Neighborhood
Since Fred Rogers died in 2003, The Kingdom of Make Believe has undergone a coup. Gone are the charming, expressionless rubber handpuppets who populated the kingdom, replaced by technicolored offspring…
Labor Day TV: A New ‘Coma,’ Bourdain’s Last Season
It’s an odd time to revive the 1978 thriller “Coma” (A&E, 9 p.m.). Michael Chrichton, director of the original, died in 2008; Tony Scott, a co-producer of the remake, jumped…
Sunday TV: ‘Breaking Bad’ Finale for Now
It’s been a tense, powerful season for “Breaking Bad” (AMC, 10 p.m.), the one must-watch series of the summer. Walter White, having won the cartel war last year, now must…
Remembering Hal David, 1921-2012
Sad to hear the death Saturday of Hal David, the great lyricists whose simple, profound words were indelibly paired with Burt Bacharach’s often complex melodies to create a sophisticated soundtrack…
Saturday TV: ‘Doctor Who,’ College Football Both Are Back
“Doctor Who” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) returns bigger than ever in what they’re calling the seventh season premiere under the direction of writer Steven Moffat. With bigger than usual adventures…