‘The Amazing Race’ Gets a 20th Season Winner
Setting a record for the number of legs won on the race, it may have been no surprised that occasionally bickering military couple Rachel and Dave Smith won “The Amazing Race”…
Cumberbatch’s Return to ‘Sherlock’
He’s been remade on film dozens of times, but the version created by Steven Moffat and embodie by Benedict Cumbertatch for a BBC/PBS coproduction that plays here on “Masterpiece Mystery”…
Also on Sunday: Comedy Awards, ‘Race’ Finale
One of the good things about “The Comedy Awards” (Comedy Central, 9 p.m.) is that even its organizers joke that it’s unnecessary addition to the march of trophy-giving shows on…
Manning Up on ‘SNL’
In addition to the usual array of actors, musicians and a smattering of political figures “Saturday Night Live” has been keen to have a number of sports figures also host…
On TV Tonight: Beasties in the Hall
How did the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction (HBO, 9 p.m.)end up on premium cable? In recent years it was run on Fuse or VH1 after several…
Also on Saturday: Eddie Izzard in New ‘Treasure Island’
Eddie Izzard shaves his head (but keeps the mascara) to play Long John Silver in a new production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” (Syfy, 7 p.m.) with a cast…
Remembering Adam Yauch, 1964-2012
Sad to hear of the passing of Adam Yauch, the mighty MCA of the Beastie Boys Friday in New York. He was just 47, but will seem forever younger than…
Friday TV: More Gold Digging, Alaska Style
You know what your Friday night needs? Alaskan old miners! Since the season finale of “Gold Rush” there hasn’t been much out there to watch in this specialized field of…
‘What’s Going On’ Forty Years Later
Forty years after Marvin Gaye put on an historic concert at the then-new Kennedy Center – presenting his breakthrough “What’s Going On” album before a hometown crowd on what would…
Last Twang of Country Cut from ‘Idol’
Last season’s “American Idol” finale was a battle between country singer. The biggest star ever from the show, who also returned to perform on the results show Thursday night is…