Sunday TV: Farewells to Sochi, Downton
Another slightly more exhausted parade of athletes marks the Closing Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics (NBC, 9 p.m.) and what other spectacles? Cossacks horsewhipping Pussy Riot? A salute to Bob…
Saturday TV: About a Bore
Once, "About a Boy" (NBC, 11:05 p.m.) was a swell book by Nick Hornby. Then it was shined up for a Hugh Grant movie of the same name. Now it's…
Friday TV: Der Stingle on Das Boat
Sting has found the refuge of rock stars of a certain age: Broadway. Though he already wrote songs for the animated Disney project "The Emperor's New Groove," his new "The…
Kimmel Cries Wolf; TV News Bites
As Jimmy Fallon continued his remarkable first week on "The Tonight Show" (with a sketch that featured Will Ferrell and Michelle Obama, for one thing), his late night rival and…
An Unremarkable ‘Idol’ Top 13
"American Idol" came up with its Top 13 finalists Thursday, which as a whole didn't look like the most promising bunch, dominated by pale guys with guitars and belting women,…
Thursday TV: Snakebit Victim,’Taste’ Finale
Feeling perhaps a tad responsible for encouraging him in his dangerous beliefs by having him star in the oddball series about a couple of religious snake handlers,National Geographic presents a…
See You, Cee Lo
Cee Lo Green let it be known Wednesday he would be giving up his spinning chair on "The Voice." Vertigo, he explained. Actually, he said he had to put in…
Wednesday TV: Skaters and Ice Queens
The start of women's figure skating competition tonight on The Winter Olympics (NBC, 8 p.m.) and the competition of Kim Yuna of South Korea, above, and Russian teen Julia Lipnitskaiaon, comes on…
Tuesday TV: Life & Death of Penn Station
There's a terrific, succinct report on "American Experience" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) about "The Life and Death of Penn Station." The monumental train station, privately built to evoke…
Fallon Starts ‘Tonight Show’ Strong
The first episode of "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" Monday showed the show was already in good hands. Though they spent half the time talking about the historic nature…