Playlist 2-7-14
The burst of early Beatles dominated the show on this 50th anniversary weekend of the British Invasion, of course, with sets designed to emulate their first set on "The Ed…
‘X Factor’ X-ed Out
Fox cancelled "The X Factor" Friday, after three seasons of disappointing ratings. Hyped as the singing competition that would usurp "American Idol," the Simon Cowell concoction has consistently been third…
Friday TV: Opening Ceremonies in Sochi
From what we've heard about Sochi so far, the "XII Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony" (NBC, 7:30 p.m.) may consist of stray dogs and odd toilet configurations. But no, it…
Leno’s ‘Tonight’ Exit: Chin Up, Chin Out
Jay Leno went beyond mawkish in his final night hosting "The Tonight Show." In the few minutes he had carved out to himself at the end of his final telecast…
Thursday TV: Olympics Start, Leno Ends
The first action from Sochi is presented in the clumsily titled XXII Winter Olympics 2014 Primetime (NBC, 8 p.m.), with figure skating, snowboarding and women's freestyle skiing on the schedule.…
Report from Star-Starved Amnesty Show
It might have palled against the big Amnesty International shows of the late 80s because of lack of publicity as much as from the lack of huge stars. True, Madonna…
Wednesday TV: ‘Top Chef’ Finale in Maui
The eleventh season champion of "Top Chef" (Bravo, 10 p.m.) is crowned in Hawaii and given the $125,000 grand prize. It's between Nina Compton, 34, of Miami, and Nick Elmi,…
Tuesday TV: Don’t Shun PBS’ ‘Shunned’
From the people who gave us the similarly symathetic (and equally slow-moving) "The Amish" last year comes a second documentary that looks at one of their most brutal practices. "The…
Juan Pablo’s Own Vietnam
Forty years may be long enough to forget a big war, so there was no mention of the divisive conflict when "The Bachelor" randomly set this week's episode in Vietnam.…
‘American Promise’ Finally Comes to TV
Twelve years of shooting, more than 13 years in the making, and a full year after they came to the TV Critics Association winter press tour to promote it, the…