Also on Tuesday: The Auburn vs. Alabama Rivalry
Documentaries have been made about the intense rivalries between Red Sox and Yankees fans the devotees of Michigan football and that of Ohio State, or Duke vs. North Carolina. But…
Herman Cain Comes Clean to Kimmel
Odd that the main forum for Herman Cain to respond to what he calls his latest firestorm would be on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Kimmel is a lively and amusing interviewer,…
Martinez Perfect Twice
Army veteran turned actor J.R. Martinez was the first of the season to score a perfect 30 on “Dancing with the Stars” for his waltz with Chery Burke to “What…
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…