Back on the Boardwalk
The hot failed Constitutional amendment this season is the eighteenth. Prohibition is not only the subject of Ken Burns’ latest six-hour, three part documentary that starts next week, it’s also…
The New Fall Season: Sundays
This is the last in a series about what the new fall TV season is bringing to broadcast networks. Strangely, there aren't as many new shows for what was once…
Also On Sunday: New ‘Race,’ ‘Simpsons’ Seasons
Fresh from its latest Emmy win just a week ago, “The Amazing Race” (CBS, 8 p.m.) returns for season 19, with a start in Southern California. First stop: Taipei, Taiwan.…
A Perfect ‘SNL’ Opener, Predictably
It was in its way a perfect episode of “Saturday Night Live” – a lack of dud sketches, an opening monologue with cameo star power and a pair of memorable…
Saturday TV: ‘SNL’ Returns, ‘Morlocks’ and More
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) returns for its 37th season, a remarkable run in TV any time of the day, but especially for topical weekend live comedy. Alec Baldwin…
The Weird ‘All My Children’ Finale
It’s probably not the best thing to tune into a show for the first time at the end of a 41 year run. But the series finale Friday of “All…
‘Big Bang’ Bests ‘X Factor’
The ballyhooed fall “Idol” replacement “The X Factor” did about the same for its Thursday night edition as it did for its Wednesday debut – about 12 million. It was…
The New Fall Season: Fridays
We’ve been looking at the new network fall TV season night by night. One more time, Friday gets the short shrift. NEW SHOWS “A Gifted Man” (CBS, 8 p.m., tonight).…
Also on Friday: Return of ‘Fringe,’ ‘Supernatural’
It’s the night when the supernatural most infuses network shows – so a couple of them drift there. Not just the literal “Supernatural” (The CW, 9 p.m.) in its third…
James Spader Crashes ‘The Office’
“The Office” has always been so full of comic talent and singular characters that the loss of Steve Carell would never threaten the future the show the way, say, Ricky…