Paul and Ringo Get Back
For all its hype and pitfalls, "The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles" on Sunday had its moments -- the ones connected to the band itself.…
Mary’s in the Mud on ‘Downton Abbey’
An assortment of comings of goings marked Sunday's "Downton Abbey." First of all, Lord Grantham was summoned to help his brother-in-law out of an unspecified jam in America; Bates didn't want…
When The Beatles Made Their Bow on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 Years Ago Tonight
It's one of those indelible grade school memories: Winter, Sunday night and a family TV tradition, "The Ed Sullivan Show." The silvery curtains rise, and out he comes, looking more…
Dampening the Dazzling Opening Ceremony
Given the international platform to showcase its culture, Russia ran a pretty good opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics. Through a reliance on a stunning projection system and myriads of…
‘X Factor’ X-ed Out
Fox cancelled "The X Factor" Friday, after three seasons of disappointing ratings. Hyped as the singing competition that would usurp "American Idol," the Simon Cowell concoction has consistently been third…
Leno’s ‘Tonight’ Exit: Chin Up, Chin Out
Jay Leno went beyond mawkish in his final night hosting "The Tonight Show." In the few minutes he had carved out to himself at the end of his final telecast…
Juan Pablo’s Own Vietnam
Forty years may be long enough to forget a big war, so there was no mention of the divisive conflict when "The Bachelor" randomly set this week's episode in Vietnam.…
‘American Promise’ Finally Comes to TV
Twelve years of shooting, more than 13 years in the making, and a full year after they came to the TV Critics Association winter press tour to promote it, the…
Diversity Comes to ‘Downton Abbey’
One of the more lopsided Super Bowl games in recent history (and not too many memorable commercials to look out for) made it easy to slip over to "Downton Abbey"…
Some Thoughts on the Super Bowl
Well, the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman cast a pall on just about everything in this fake holiday over a football game. The Puppy Bowl seemed dumb and dated in…