‘Battle of the Nutcrackers,’ Reality-Style
A "Battle of the Nutcrackers" week on Ovation begins with a surrealist 2006 version by Mikhail Chemiakinas from Saint Petersburg, Russia, "Marinsky Theatre's The Nutcracker" (Ovation, 8 and 10:15 p.m.).…
Monday TV: ‘Fear Factor’ Returns
It’s been six years since “Fear Factor” (NBC, 8 p.m.) has been on the air and what have we learned? Eating bugs can be icky, but that’s not the half…
HBO’s Hard ‘Luck’
Not sure it was the best idea for HBO to provide a “sneak preview” of their next big drama on Sunday. “Luck” will be one of its primary offerings next…
A Towering, Twisty ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Finale
“Boardwalk Empire,” which established itself as a first rate historical drama in its first season, only to give way to a full season of double-cross and retribution, presented its finale…
An Easy Finale Win on ‘Amazing Race’
Winning with one of the biggest leads in show history overachiever Cindy Chiang and her fiancé Ernie Halvorsen took the $1 million prize on the 19th season finale of “The…
Sunday TV: King Miniseries, Two Big Finales and ‘Luck’
Pierce Brosnan stars in a two-night miniseries based on "Stephen King's Bag of Bones" (A&E 9 p.m.) about a writer haunted by the death of his wife, played by Annabeth…
Alec Baldwin, Without Apologies, on ‘SNL’
When it came time to tell his side of the most overblown story of the week -- being kicked off a flight for playing Words with Friends before takeoff, Alec…
Saturday TV: Marinovich’s Story, Video Game Awards
The Heisman Trophy Presentation (ESPN, 8 p.m.) is followed by the story of a promising quarterback who never reached that goal. Todd Marinovich was trained from birth by his single-minded…
Friday TV: Tough Guys in Film and TV
It’s the 100th anniversary of Broderick Crawford’s Birth. And in lieu of a “Highway Patrol” marathon, Turner Classic Movies celebrates with some of his films. It starts with “Larceny, Inc”…
Another Teen Destroyed on ‘X-Factor’
For the second consecutive week, a young teenage girl was destroyed, and was reduced to convulsive sobs, as her dreams (and rightful place in the semi-finals) was robbed by a…