Monday TV: Brian Williams Tries Again
“Rock Center with Brian Williams” (NBC, 10 p.m.), the newsmagazine that sounds like a Don Kirshner concert knockoff, had its start on Halloween night last week from Rockefeller Center, which…
‘Hell on Wheels’ Builds a Railroad
The building of the transcontinental railroad is such a good subject for a series, it’s a wonder something like “Hell on Wheels” (AMC, 10 p.m.) hasn’t happened before. Just a…
Also on Sunday: Pretty Great ‘Page Eight’
For all the quality on TV tonight, from “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO, 9 p.m.) to “Homeland” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) and “Dexter” (Showtime, 9 p.m.), the best thing might be the feature-length…
The News Comes Through for ‘SNL’
Being off a couple of weeks helps “Saturday Night Live” build up its material. Not that the writers need time to write; it just gives the world time to come…
Saturday TV: MTV at the Occupation; Christmas Begins
Most of the fare of MTV’s “True Life” has to do with personal individual stories: “I Want a Perfect Body,” “I’m a Textaholic,” “I Have a Hot Mom.” Today’s episode…
No ‘Glee’ in ‘X Factor’ Land
Ten singers were eliminated from “The X Factor” Thursday – a big purge on a night when only one act was to be eliminated. But the group that got the…
Friday TV: Pat Summitt Talks and ‘The Wizard of Oz’
University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach is soon to embark on her 39th year of coaching with her biggest obstacle a diagnosis for early onset dementia. She tells her story…
Thursday TV: ‘Bones’ Back, Deaf Poetry
The balance to be struck on most network procedurals is between the time spent on crime on how much we get to know the investigators. Because Emily Deschanel’s starring character…
The First Live ‘X Factor’ Performances for Votes
On the day they announced a second season for “The X Factor,” live performances for audience votes began on season one. It was a fast-moving two hour showcase of 12…
Saturday TV: First College Football Saturday; ‘Get Low’
They’ve been teasing NFL football with preseason games for a month, but college football returns like a sudden midfield pileup. Among the many, many games that kick off the season’s…