Lots of People, Little Material on ‘SNL’
Holiday homecomings at "Saturday Night Live" can mean a raft of former cast members making their reappearances with other stars. Such it was this week when the Paul Rudd hosted…
Demi is Done; Girls Go On ‘X Factor’
Demi Lovato came into "The X Factor" results show Thursday mentoring as many acts as anybody on the show. She had two still left in her category of girls, the same…
Walking to ‘Mob City’
The success of "The Walking Dead" has some wondering what its effect will be. Won't other networks try to create their own zombies? Not quite yet, but in the mean…
Yuletide Yanking on ‘The Voice’
The spirit of Christmas must be invading "The Voice" as it lurches toward semi-finals next week. Not only were most of the time-killing songs in Tuesday's results show from the holiday…
Turkey Shoot on ‘The X Factor’
Family gatherings, stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce. For "The X Factor," Thanksgiving is also a time to crush dreams. On an episode when no family connection failed to be exploited, the…
Cee Lo Left With a Song on ‘The Voice’
Cee Lo Green got to perform, but the last remaining member of his team went home Tuesday on "The Voice." The judge who always seems to make the most eccentric…
‘Generation Cryo:’ New Kind of ‘Catfish’
Amid all its other wrong turns, MTV has done a good job from time to time presenting documentaries of young people telling good first person stories about their lives. The…
Saturday TV: Cosby, Silverman Return
Two distinct approaches are evident in the two new comedy specials tonight. In "Bill Cosby: Far From Finished" (Comedy Central, 8 p.m.) represents his first new standup show in decades,…
The British Push of Americana
Just as British rock musicians two generations ago revived and updated American blues for U.S. audiences, it may be the British touch, perversely, that has boosted the music known as…
‘X Factor’ Redefines British Invasion
The British Invasion is universally understood to mean the crush of UK bands that overturned the music industry led by the Beatles nearly a half century ago. In the limited…