‘Shōgun’ Sweeps Revived TCA Awards
“Shōgun” slayed at the revived TV Critics Association”s revived TCA Awards Friday, winning program of the year, new program of the year, outstanding achievement in drama for Anna Sawai. The…
Wednesday TV: ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’
Following the terrifically entertaining first season of “Feud” way back in 2017 that depicting the seething rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Ryan Murphy’s long awaited second season is…
Drew and Jennifer Retreat from Daytime Premieres
To some consternation, some daytime talk shows were planning to return for new seasons, effectively breaking the writers’ and actors’ strike that have kept most daytime talk shows (and all…
Remembering Bob Barker, 1923-2023
Sad to hear of the passing of Bob Barker, the daytime television icon, who died Saturday at 99. It was a long, great life and many of the tributes so…
‘Succession,’ ‘The Bear’ Take TCA Awards
“Succession” won program of the year and, for the third time, outstanding achievement in drama in the TV Critics Association’s 39th annual TCA Awards announced Monday. The Chicago based restaurant…
A Homemade K.C. Sitcom, ‘Daddy’s Divas’
Sometimes dads get the notion of using their home video cameras to make funny little films, enlisting their whole family to star. The results can be amusing afterwards for all…
‘Abbott Elementary’ Sweeps TCA Awards
In yet another awards show in pandemic exile, the TV Critics Association honored one of the newest comedies around on Saturday and one of the oldest. First season ABC comedy…
Four-Part ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’
The rise and fall of Bill Cosby in American culture is a considerable tale of race and talent and decades of denial for behavior that led to his conviction of…
‘Naomi,’ Ava DuVernay’s New Superheroine
It’s gotten to the point where the CW network couldn’t think of launching a new series that isn’t a superhero show. Hence the new series “Naomi” (CW, 9 p.m.), ostensibly…
Mailbag: Reconsidering ‘Startup’
A reader writes: I read your review with disbelief. This is such a great series, the acting is impeccable, the locations, authentic and real, as is the street-talk. The plot…