The Panapoly of PBS at TCA
The PBS sessions are a high point of the TV Critics Association because the panels, like the programming, offers such a wide variety. Kids programming, “Downton Abbey,” a big array…
‘Downton’ A Boost for PBS
PBS chief Paula Kerger rode to the TV Critics Association fresh on the success and Golden Globe nominations for “Downton Abbey” and the burgeoning publicity for season two, which starts…
Food Choices Improve for Yul Kwon
Yul Kwon, the 13th season winner of “Survivor” is becoming a fixture of PBS portion of the TV Critics Press Tour. He presented a panel on his series “America Revealed”…
Wednesday TV: Another ‘Mobbed’ and More Reality
Howie Mandel presents another “Mobbed” (Fox, 9 p.m.) special, this one featuring a an overproduced proposal. Another occasional reality special, “I Get That A Lot” (CBS, 8 p.m.), returns, featuring …
Pasadena Turnaround: TCA Begins
There’s a bit of a crazy turnaround in Pasadena today. The Rose Bowl game and its attendant Tournament of Roses Parade just wrapped up yesterday. As they check out of…
Friday TV: Dave’s Tradition, ‘Chuck’ Holiday
One of the great unsung traditions of network television occurs tonight when Jay Thomas and David Letterman take turns trying to knock the meatball off the top of the studio…
‘Work of Art: The Next Great Artist’ Picks a Winner
Kymia Nawabi, 30, who specializes in drawing and painting and expanded into sculpture, won the second season finale of “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Her personal approach to…
Tuesday TV: Double Decking the Halls
The latest Yuletide movie fits into the Tuesday night series of original detective flicks on TNT. “Deck the Halls” (TNT, 9 pm.) stars Scottie Thompson as a detective looking into…
On Tonight: ‘American Masters’ Settles in Eames Chair
One of the enduring images of clean, 20th century modernity is the Eames Chair, built out of a long design process by Charles and Ray Eames, a husband and wife…
Jimmy Fallon’s Old Home Week
Sully, the Southie troublemaker, trying to get into his old high school dance 15 years too late -- the cold open for "Saturday Night Live" was a good metaphor for…