Thursday TV: So You Think You Can ‘Duet’
Sick of singing competitions? Too bad. The first of several knockoff reality shows to fill the airwaves this summer is “Duets” (ABC, 8 p.m.), a show like the voice in…
Dude Wins ‘American Idol,’ Big Deal
Well, is it a big surprise that scruffy bearded white guy with guitar won “American Idol”? Phillip Phillips did so Wednesday night after a typically bloated two hour finale that…
Wednesday TV: Last Night of Sweeps, ‘Idol’ Finale
It used to be the biggest night of the TV season, let alone May sweeps (and the regular results show moves from Thursday to Wednesday to fit into it). But…
End Run in ‘Dancing’ Finale
In the end, the Super Bowl star beat the English soprano as Donald Driver became the fourth NFL star to win “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday. It was a come…
Winner Emerges on ‘Idol,’ Will Probably Lose
Of the least compelling finale in “American Idol” history (is anybody talking about it? Does everyone know the finalists’ names?), one of the two emerged as a clear winner. Jessica…
Tuesday TV: ‘Dance,’ ‘Idol,’ Draw Seasons to End
Chances are the person selected to win “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 9 p.m.) will be the least well known personality on the show yet. To confirm this slide from…
Monday TV: ‘House’ Closing, ‘Ninja’ Invasion
As great as dramas have become on cable, the same improvement can’t be found on broadcast TV, where most hour long shows are still bad variations on cop, hospital and…
Trump Picks Another ‘Celebrity Apprentice’
Clay Aiken came in second again on a network reality competition. The “American Idol” runner up came in second to Arsenio Hall, whose win as the fifth “Celebrity Apprentice” was…
Billboard Awards a Testament to Dead, Living
The past, present and future collided in the Billboard Music Awards Sunday, the out of season music awards show from Las Vegas. With a number of artists to be celebrated…
Sunday TV: Billboard Awards, Jesse Stone Returns, ‘Sherlock’ Finale
Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen host the 2012 Billboard Music Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, not because they’re singers or musicians but because they…