Extra Warning for ‘Homeland’ Finale
The second season finale of “Homeland” was so explosive and surprising Sunday night, Showtime felt it needed to run an extra warning before it aired. "In light of the tragedy…
Dogged Winner for ‘Survivor’
From a final three that had the oldest average age than perhaps any in “Survivor” history, the tough therapist from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Denise Stapley,41, won the $1 million on…
‘SNL’ Holiday Edition: Martin Short, McCartney and a Cast of Thousands
"Saturday Night Live" is like college -- and has probably been running longer than some of them. Graduates return home, especially around holidays and they get a month long winter…
Fiddling with Reality in Reality Shows
I was a little surprised to find I was on “ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer” Thursday night, for even a couple of seconds. America’s leading reality TV blogger…
‘Homeland’ Leading Awards Categories
In the rush of nominations this week for awards next year, “Homeland” was an early, if predictable, front-runner, leading all of the Golden Globe nominees, announced this morning, with four,…
Another Major Death on ‘Homeland’
Why do so many dramas hinge on showdowns in forlorn abandoned factories? Aside from the barren atmosphere and all manner of possible hazards, it’s probably also really cheap to shoot…
Come from Behind ‘Amazing Race’ Win
If "The Fabulous Beekman Boys" was on a Viacom owned cable network, the conspiracy suspicions about the surprising win of Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge on "The Amazing Race" Sunday…
‘SNL’ Out-Foxxed
You knew things weren't going well on "Saturday Night Live" when the most promising comic bit for Jamie Foxx was one about a slave uprising film with Leonardo DiCaprio as…
Two Final Fours in Singing Competitions
Why wait until March for madness, with two Final Fours set in the season's two major singing competition shows. Two women went home on both “The Voice” Wednesday and “The…
Mr. Burns Explains the Fiscal Cliff
He's not too happy about the election results either.