Last Twang of Country Cut from ‘Idol’
Last season’s “American Idol” finale was a battle between country singer. The biggest star ever from the show, who also returned to perform on the results show Thursday night is…
Fox Fights ‘The Voice’ With ‘The Choice’
Once, Fox network was so confident in its hosting of “American Idol,” that any imitator or competition was barely noted. Now, in a season where “The Voice” is reaching or…
Urkel’s Out on ‘Dancing’
Jaleel White, TV’s onetime Steve Urkel, was the latest celebrity to be eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday. His ouster came after a rumba dance-off with another low vote-getter,…
Scale Determines ‘Biggest Loser’ Winner
Stumbled upon an odd approach to filling network time tonight: a show in which abunch of people weigh themselves – and that’s it. Turns out it was the finale of…
Refilling the Water Cooler at ‘Mad Men’
Much as I’m enjoying the season of “Mad Men,” the most serious show on TV today, I’m getting a little annoyed by how each episode this season seems built around…
’30 Rock’ Goes Live into Sketch Show
The second attempt by the sitcom “30 Rock” to gain attention by performing its episode live was a mixed affair. In some ways it was a static collection of sketches…
On ‘Idol,’ Elise, Alas, Is Last
You can’t say she didn’t see it coming. Elise Testone, who despite compliments for her strong and soulful voice, had found herself in te bottom three five of the seven…
Obama Slow Jams the News
It was sort of an appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” but more a case of “Late Night” going to where President Obama was – talking to college students…
‘Mad Men’ Gets Trippy
Those wondering how the early 60s men in flannel were going to fit into the crazier, psychedelic mid to late 60s as time marches relentlessly on in “Mad Men” got…
The Faucets and Fatalities of ‘Mad Men’
Gee, I was all ready to be one of those nit-picky people who zero in on one detail of a “Mad Men” episode – a song, a phrase, a scrap…