Wednesday TV: Reality Takes a Dive
Stunt reality shows are often stuffed with celebrities on their way down or those whose names you never really learned in the first place. Rarely has there been such a…
Also on Wednesday: ‘People’s Choice,’ ‘Washington Heights’
Kaley Cuoco of the "Big Bang Theory," right, returns to host the 39th People's Choice Awards (CBS, 9 p.m.) from the Nokia Theatre in L.A. What kind of stars tend…
Squabbling ‘Idol’ Judges Deny Feud
As the two new divas on the “American Idol” panels dismissed their widely-publicized verbal scuffles Tuesday, producers discussed a greater threat to the high rated show as it enters its…
How Lorenzo Lamas Got to ‘Joe Schmo’
In the previous incarnations of "The Joe Schmo Show," which reignites this week on Spike TV, there have been some plants who have turned out to be stars, including Kristen…
Naked Truth About New ‘Cougar Town’ Home
In moving “Cougar Town” from ABC to TBS for its fourth season, there haven’t had to be too many changes, show creator Bill Lawrence told an early panel at the…
Also On Tuesday: Glorious ‘Justified’ Return, ‘Abolitionists’ and ‘Africa’
One of TV's best series returns for a fourth season. Even at a time when westerns are growing slowly on the edges of cable Graham Yost's "Justified" (FX, 10 p.m.)…
Color-Blind Casting Built ‘Deception’
The new “Deception” isn’t the first broadcast show with an African-American women leading the cast - it’s not even the only one currently on the air (“Scandal” is another). But…
Monday TV: ‘Deception,’ ‘Reportoro’ and ‘Staircase’
The new network drama "Deception" (NBC, 10 p.m.) plays like the first half of a glossier-than-usual Lifetime mystery, with the childhood friend of a dead heiress, now a cop, goes undercover…
‘Smash’ Rival Voted for McPhee on ‘Idol’
She may be shooting daggers at Katharine McPhee during much of their time on “Smash,” but on a panel to promote the second season, Megan Hilty admitted she was a…
NBC: Out of the Orifice
NBC executive sessions at the semi-annual TV press tours have been worth watching as showcases of self-flagellation. “I think last year I came out here and admitted right off the…