The New Fall Season: Thursdays
We're previewing the season's new shows on broadcast TV all week, night by night. Thursday is traditionally one of the most important and competitive nights, which is why a lot…
Thursday TV: Divorce Tips, Political Satire
A stab right to the heart is delivered by the innocence of children on the documentary “Don’t Divorce Me! Kids’ Rules for Parents on Divorce” (HBO, 6:30 p.m.). Another squad…
Little Guy is ‘Big Brother’ Winner
Ian Terry, the brainy young Tulane student who streaked, crawled under tables, and wore a dog costume when he came time to cristen his alliance with a sound effect (quack)…
The New Fall Season: Wednesdays
We're looking at the new fall season day by day this week. With a half dozen comedies and six new shows, here’s how Wednesday shape up in the new fall…
Wednesday TV: ‘Survivor’ Starts Again, ‘Big Brother’ Comes to an End
The 25th season for “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.) starts in the Philippines with a cast that includes at least a few familiar faces among the 18 castaways. Among them is…
Two Winners Named on ‘Dance’
To cap a season in which there was one weekly show instead of two, they crowned two winners instead of one on the “So You Think You Can Dance” finale…
Randy Newman on Mitt Romney (in Song)
He spends a lot of his time coming up with agreeable pop for the animated film market, just as his uncles used to score for old Hollywood movies. But when…
The New Fall Season: Tuesdays
We’re looking at the new fall schedule all week, night by night. Here’s what up for Tuesdays – though no new shows start tonight. NEW SHOWS “Ben and Kate” (Fox,…
Tuesday TV: ‘Death and the Civil War’ to Syria
Call it the Civil War Death Trip. When 60,000 soldiers died in America’s bloodiest war, representing fully 2 percent of the nation’s population survivors found it hard to deal with…
Jon Stewart vs. Bill O’Reilly in D.C. Oct. 6
It’s not exactly “The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” but Jon Stewart is bring a big pre-election event to D.C. next month that will pit him against his TV…