‘The Voice’ Down to the Top 8
Big night for Adam Levine Tuesday. First, Carson Daly announced Levine had been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, a designation about which he had very little to say. Then…
Eastbound and Gone
I was generally repulsed by "Eastbound and Down" in its first season. I took too seriously how big a jerk Kenny Powers was in adjusting to a post-baseball career. The…
Four Women Cut from ‘X Factor’
The double elimination on "The X Factor "Thursday was double that as the one female group, Sweet Suspense, had a sour moment right off the bat, with the trio eliminated…
Eating Grubs and Pride on ‘Survivor’
With the lopsided alliance forging ahead on the single, newly-merged tribe on "Survivor," tribal councils can be pretty predictable -- even when an episode has two of them, as Wednesday's…
Van Alden Finds His Mojo on ‘Empire’
Boardwalk Empire has grown into such an expanding saga, some characters can be gone for weeks before reappearing on the series. Such is the case with arguably the biggest name…
Kerry Washington on ‘SNL’
It didn't take long for "Saturday Night Live" to address its major criticism this season: Its lack of female cast members of color. Earlier this season, Kenen Thompson, go-to cross…
Showtime’s Bracing ‘Time of Death’
Few would expect, from the fun-loving production company Magical Elves, the group behind shows from "Project Runway" and "Top Chef" to "Braxton Family Values," the kind of dignity and empathy…
Only Technical Knockouts on ‘The Voice’
The weird combat terms on "The Voice" have moved this week from battle rounds to knockouts (maybe to be followed by sucker punch- and piledrive-rounds if they want to further…
Before Iran, Carrie Deals with Dana
One of the most frustrating episodes of "Homeland" on Sunday also became the one of most grave personal danger to Carrie Mathison. The business of the quite short episode -- 46 minutes…
Sunday TV: ‘Blackout’ a Disaster All Right
Beware a TV movie not given a description of fiction or documentary; whose style is pegged as "Blair Witch Project." That usually means: amateurish actors, no production values, shot with…