Andy Wins ‘Big Bro,’ Elissa Fan Favorite
Andy Herren, the young redheaded professor from Chicago, ended up winning "Big Brother" Wednesday, in a 7-2 vote among the jury that was no contest. Though he had befriended and…
Shootout at ‘The Bridge’
Sorry if there's less enthusiasm than usual for the usual shoot-em-up conclusions to TV dramas. Doesn't it seem that this is too easy a solution in American television? Days after…
Going After Loved Ones on ‘Survivor’
It's been common in recent years for "Survivor" to bring back former players to compete against new ones. For season 27, which started Wednesday, it's half and half, as 10 former…
‘Breaking Bad’s Messy End
I've been a fan of "Breaking Bad" since the start and kept watching with varying intensity throughout. And while fellow fans have been salivating over its denouement this fall, it…
Merchant, Gervais Plot Separate Comedy Courses with ‘Derek,’ ‘Hello Ladies’
Watching separate new comedies from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant this month is like trying to adjust to solo projects from Laurel and Hardy. How could they exist on their…
Rather Peachy Start for ‘X Factor’ Season
It's been several weeks since there has been a major singing competition on broadcast TV. How have warbling dreamers coped? So here's The X Factor coming back for a third…
‘The Bridge’ Episode Itself is Bridge
"The Bridge" lived up to its name Wednesday with an hour that served only as a connector between episodes. We learned right away that Sonya had survived the ramming of…
At the ‘Crossfire’ Opening Night Party
"Crossfire," CNN's signature and much reviled back-and-forth political argument show, had the bad luck to be revived after a eight years lapse in a week when actual news was breaking…
Billie Jean King’s Victory Lap
As if to keep the enthusiasm for tennis up after the close of another U.S. Open, here's a timely "American Masters" (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) on one of…
To Hell With ‘Sons of Anarchy’
I vowed to stop watching "Sons of Anarchy" about the time one of the gang's daughters was burned alive by another ruthless gang leader. It was a scene that could…