Sunday TV: Teen Choice, ‘Bachelorette’ Finale
Let me stop from writing about the TCAs for a moment to talk about the TCAs. It’s been a bit of a mixup this weekend that the reporters tweeting about…
Your ‘Downton Abbey’ Spoilers
Season three of “Downton Abbey” begins next week in England (where it may well be swallowed by the Olympics). But that was the reason PBS felt free to show such…
PBS Packs the First Day of Press Tour, Plus Cupcakes
From cupcakes to the Civil War, soul food to Martha Stewart’s kitchen, British drama to well, more British drama – with participation from Dick Gregory, the president of Harvard, a…
Mark Wahlberg Will Replace Fred Willard on PBS
“Antiques Roadshow” host Mark Wahlberg will takeover the hosting duties of its spinoff show “Market Warriors,” which debuted Monday with a host that lasted one episode – Fred Willard. The…
Saturday TV: Couple of Cable Movies, Past Olympic Glories
Gary Cole has the ability to play some strange roles. But few are as strange as Canadian Air Force Colonel Russsell Williams, who presided in a town where he was…
BWI to LAX to TCA
A full day of travel from East to West Coast meant I got to avoid all of the lurid coverage of the massacre in Colorado. Just as well. Nonstop coverage…
Friday TV: ‘Portlandia’ Brunch Special, Hold the Grilled Cheese
It’s been a long dry spell for “Portlandia,” the funny sketch series with a keen sense of place. Having won a couple of Emmy nominations this week, it’s between seasons…
‘Horror Story’ Ties ‘Mad Men’ for Most Emmy Nominations
Nominees for the 64th Emmy Awards announced early Thursday showed fealty toward recent cable winners while making way for expanded nominations for PBS favorites, and a slight of hand involving…
Thursday TV: ‘Project Runway’ Return, New ‘Sullivan & Son’
“Project Runway” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.) usually ends at a big runway event, namely New York Fashion Week. However, for the 10th season of the design competition starts with a runway…
Wednesday TV: ‘Mama Drama,’ Desperate Landscape
There’s no shortage of people to dislike on reality TV. And here’s 10 more of them. The new “Mama Drama” (VH1, 11 p.m.) features five mother-daughter combinations. The girls act…