Alec Admits Flirting on ‘Survivor’
It may have been curtains for Alec Christy on “Survivor: San Juan del Sur” last week, but it’s finals week at Florida Gulf Coast University. He’s been spending the semester…
Franco’s ‘SNL’ Weapon: Nicki Minaj
It was a packed and satisfying "Saturday Night Live" this week and not just because of the usual pre-holiday boost. James Franco has done this job before and, after kind…
We All Survived ‘Peter Pan Live!’
Although it seems to have received half the viewers of last year's live musical event, NBC's "Peter Pan Live!" was a step up from "The Sound of Music" on a…
Wes Says Wings Weren’t Worth It
Wesley Nale’s eviction from "Survivor: De Juan Del Sur" last week may have been one for the record books. With two different hidden immunity idols flushed out during tribal council…
When Bowie Met Bing
It's one of the iconic videos of the holiday season: An alien-looking David Bowie trading countermelodies with the 20th century's most iconic crooners, Bing Crosby. But their 1977 TV collaboration…
Thanks, Giving Doesn’t Work on ‘Survivor’
No good deed goes unpunished on “Survivor: San Juan del Sur.” Boston fireman Jeremy Collins may have defied the show’s protocol by joining Natalie Anderson in declining a luxury reward…
Josh Assesses His Ouster on ‘Survivor’
For a while, things were going pretty well for Josh Canfield on “Survivor: San Juan del Sur -- Blood vs. Water.” The savvy and likable player had won over his…
CNBC’s ‘Money Talks’ Walks
CNBC has quietly canceled “Money Talks,” the one-season reality show that followed the sports book operations of an ex-con in Las Vegas. The prime time show had low ratings from…
‘Survivor’ Quitter Says She Was Rushed
To hear Julie McGee tell it, she wasn’t really ready to quit “Survivor: San Juan del Sur” in last week’s episode; it was the show’s producers were pushing her to…
Avoiding the Concert for Valor
The biggest concert in the known world was occurring just a couple of miles away, but I stayed home to watch it on TV anyway. The trouble with big, genre-jumping…