Monday TV: Finales for ‘Sing Off,’ ‘Bored to Death’
For the third and least-watched season of “The Sing Off” (NBC, 8 p.m.) – it had a lot of competition – the finalists are the Dartmouth Aires, Pentatonix and Urban…
Sunday TV: Soul Train Awards, Chaz’ Journey
Cedric the Entertainer hosts the 40th anniversary 2011 Soul Train Awards (BET, 9 p.m.), where Gladys Knight, right, and Earth, Wind and Fire will be honored with Legend Awards. Among…
Comcast Fail
It’s been a tough couple of months since my last cable contract lapsed, before I moved. It was eye-opening how much TV I could watch through basic, bare-boned cable, online…
Saturday TV: Here Come the Bad Christmas Movies
From a black Friday comes a darker Saturday, where the floodgates of bad movies slightly about Christmas begin to invade TV. “Debie Macomber’s Trading Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) seems to…
Friday TV: Lots of Animated Specials, ‘Il Postino’ as an Opera
Either the market is ripe for a whole lot of new animated holiday specials, they are somehow easier to produce, or both. For whatever reasons, the Chistmas season, which begins…
Competing ‘Peanuts’ Specials for Thanksgiving
It’s just the kind of dilemma that would befall Charlie Brown, he of the anemic Christmas tree, the rock in the trick or treat bag, the unrequited love for a…
Also On Today: Parades, Football, Gaga
The 85th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC, 9 a.m.) is leaving a bigger imprint than ever on TV this season. Not only does the main event continue until noon,…
‘X Factor’ Eliminates Two
The oldest and largest acts on “The X Factor” were given walking papers in a double elimination night that left just seven in the running for the $5 million prize.…
Wednesday TV: Country at the White House, ‘Sound of Music’ in Mumbai
Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, the Band Perry, darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, right, and Lauren Alaina pay tribute to country music in a concert introduced by President…
A War Reminder in ‘Dancing’ Win
It was an unlucky 13th season for “Dancing with the Stars” – low ratings, low-wattage cast, little to no buzz. But throughout the season, a bright spot was the high…