Anthony Bourdain Cancels His Reservations
The upcoming ninth season of “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” will be his last, the Travel Channel announced Monday. The bon vivant former chef has traveled to more than 60 countries…
The Appeal of Danish Murder Mysteries
Despite the cancellation this week of “The Killing,” the adaptation of Danish thrillers continues to be an attraction to makers of American television. Saturday, FX chief Jon Landgraf announced it…
Bristol Palin Among ‘Dancing’ All-Stars
The Palin plan for conquering America now has nothing to do with politics, it’s all about reality TV. With the unveiling Friday of Bristol Palin as cast member of “Dancing…
NBC Monkeys with its Comedy Approach
Whatever its other failures as a network, NBC could always look to its Thursday night lineup of comedies for the kind of lauded work that just doesn’t appear on any…
Cowell Conjures the Judges Drama as ‘X Factor’ Boot Camp Begins
Like the fearsome visage in “The Wizard of Oz,” Simon Cowell’s face addressed the reporters at the TV Critics Association press tour Monday with the kind of wrath of the…
Mariah Carey Confirmed as New ‘Idol’ Judge
In a bit of drama that looked a bit like a Bob Newhart bit, Fox Entertainment president announced to reporters at the TV Critics Association press tour that multiplatinum singing…
‘Horror Story’ Ties ‘Mad Men’ for Most Emmy Nominations
Nominees for the 64th Emmy Awards announced early Thursday showed fealty toward recent cable winners while making way for expanded nominations for PBS favorites, and a slight of hand involving…
‘History Detectives’ Search for Dylan’s 1965 Newport Guitar
History isn’t what it used to be. At least on “The History Detectives” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Here it is their 100th episode, kicking off its 10th season…
Now J-Lo is Leaving ‘Idol’ Too
The day after Steven Tyler quit “American Idol,” Jennifer Lopez said she’d be leaving the show’s judges table as well. She made it official by calling the radio show of…
Steven Tyler Quits ‘American Idol’
It stands to reason that Steven Tyler’s official resignation from “American Idol” would be as nonsensical as most of his spoutings serving two seasons as judge. “After some long...hard...thoughts…I’ve decided…