As season 11 approaches for “American Idol,” its stars and producers are finding themselves doing something different: Defending itself from the crush of other, popular singing competitions – both “The…
When Charlie Sheen turned around with a big gold-toothy smile, my first instinct was to seek an apology for the two (!) live appearances I was assigned to cover last…
J.J. Abrams’ new series has an island, a time-traveling intrigue and Jorge Garcia. But the new “Alcatraz,” his new show starting next week about prisoners from that fabled prison who…
Kiefer Sutherland wasn’t keen to return to TV after eight seasons and 200 episodes of the iconic series “24.” Then someone handed him a script while he was on Broadway…
The college football season, and the parade of bowl games, finally culminates in the BCS Championship Game (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.) in New Orleans, with No.1 LSU vs. No.2 Alabama. The…
When it came time to expand the late night Bravo talk show “Watch What Happens Live,” the first thing host Andy Cohen had done was expanding the liquor options. “We…
In his short time as NBC enertainment chief, Robert Greenblatt has gotten used to the pattern of its network’s executive sessions : They start with confessions, admitting failure and apology.…
Here’s the show you’ve been waiting for: “Downton Abbey,” the elegant but frothy series at about an English manor house (that seems more of a castle) from the early 20th…
The characters of John Grisham’s decade old book (and blockbuster movie) return in a new series of the same name, “The Firm” (NBC, 9 p.m.), a production that features some…
And now there are six. With a slightly narrowed field, now all male, here comes yet another GOP debate, whose full title is “ABC News’ Your Voice, Your Vote: Republican…