Friday TV: Patina Miller Sings on PBS
"Live from Lincoln Center" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) kicks off its 39th season with a performance by Broadway star Patina Miller, who told reporters at the winter press…
Thursday TV: Mean Dad for Laughs
There is a false notion that if a family comedy is based on a witers' actual experience, then it must be funnier as well. That's he idea for "The Goldbergs,"…
Wednesday TV: A Final Case for ‘Psych’
One of the great influential cable series of this century was "Monk," which blended a caper with a kind of light-heartedness not often seen since screwball films. From that same…
Final ‘Voice’ Battle Round, Until the Next
The judges have been a little grabby during the battle rounds on "The Voice" this season. Just about every one of them has picked up their allotted steals already. The…
Tuesday TV: Schama’s ‘Story of the Jews’
The author and historian Simon Schama has made his mark as one of TV's most animated and erudite hosts with his past histories of art, England and America. He seems…
Diana Nyad Sinks on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Sean Avery Also Elbowed Out
She may have been the first person to swim from Florida to Cuba in shark-invested seas, but Diana Nyad couldn't navigate "Dancing with the Stars" for more than one week,…
Monday TV: Big View of Women
TV has been a little heavy with the overweight lately, with voyeuristic shows lately from "The BIggest Loser" to "My 600 lb Life" to the returning summer "Extreme Weight Loss."…
A ‘Girls’ Finale on Opening Night
Just as another esteemed HBO comedy, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," ended its fourth season at a Broadway opening night, so did the third season end of "Girls" Sunday. Adam's debut in a…
Sunday TV: House Building as Competition
Bringing back that Sunday night tradition of "Extreme Home Makeover" is the slight variation "American Dream Builders" (NBC, 8 p.m.). Instead of one family's home being improved in a whirlwind…
Saturday TV: Leguizamo’s Life Story Again
Bursting with energy and talent, John Leguizamo is also quite under-employed. Why else would his stage triumphs all be autobiographical one-man shows? His latest, "Ghetto Klown" (HBO, 10 p.m.), is…