Monday TV: ‘The Voice’ and ‘Revolution’ Return; A Year in a DC High School
I am fully prepared to accept Shakira and Usher as new occupants of spinning judging chairs on "The Voice" (NBC, 8 p.m.). Besides the economy of their single names, they…
After Apology, to Africa on ‘Amazing Race’
The basketball-delayed broadcast of "The Amazing Race" Sunday was amazing for entirely different reason: It started right off the bat with an apology. "Parts of last Sunday's episode, filmed in…
Pacino as Spector: Mesmerizing Eccentric
Al Pacino has put his brand on a number of unusual characters in the past, but he seems particularly well suited to portray an eccentric just about his own age…
Also On Sunday: Chenoweth & Vanderpump
Kristen Chenoweth is still recovering from both a set accident on "The Good Wife" and her own performance on the Oscar red carpet with the Cabaret performance "The Dames of…
The Unsettling World of ‘Girl Model’
It looks like another splendid talent competition, meant to bring out all the young girls in a distant corner of Siberia, bringing them hope with promises of glamor and remuneration…
Saturday TV: Kids’ Choice Awards, TV Movies
Josh Duhamel, known to this audience as Fergie's hubby, hosts the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.) in L.A., where slime will fall and kids will scream for their favorites.…
Friday TV: Still in Steubenville, the Emanuel Brothers and More Madness
In a "20/20" (ABC, 10 p.m.) covering the rape convictions of high school football stars in Steubenville, Ohio, Elizabeth Vargas has an opportunity to get it right where reports of…
Thursday TV: Let the Madness Begin
Well, here it is, the full weight of March Madness, and an all day roster of NCAA tournament games that start at noon and go to midnight on four different…
Fallon Addresses His ‘Tonight’ Move, Sort Of
Leave it to my friend Bill Carter at The New York Times, the dean of late night TV chroniclers, to nail down the news Wednesday that not only would Jimmy…
‘Idol’ Contestants Meet the Beatles
Hey, "American Idol." If the Beatles were so revolutionary half a century ago, as your show intro insists, how come this competition is among solo acts and not bands? Beatles…