Remembering Dick Clark
Like Ryan Seacrest, who began the “American Idol” telecast Wednesday saluting his New Year’s Rockin’ Eve boss, Dick Clark, who died at 82 Wednesday, was a conduit to pop culture.…
Judges Flex Power, Eliminating Three
Those thrown off “The Voice” and “Dancing with the Stars” this week got to the end of their run thanks to low votes from fans and final decisions from judges.…
Scanning the British Tube
You may have the mistaken impression that British TV is all “Downton Abbey” and “The Office” – the kind of consistency in excellence we could only hope to replicate in…
Lena Dunham and the New ‘It’ ‘Girls’
It’s easy to think of Lena Dunham’s new series “Girls” (HBO, 10:30 p.m.) as a kind of anti-“Sex and the City,” a reality check for young women who imagined fashion…
Jessica Sanchez Gets A Save
If the essentially powerless judges on "American Idol" were going to use their single save on any one remaining contestant, it was logical they used it on Jessica Sanchez. The…
‘Dancing’ Rankings Rocked
Rock week on "Dancing with the Stars" was not just an opportunity for participants to stick their tongues out in the manner of the guest band Kiss, nor just a…
The Night ‘Mad Men’ Almost Changed Forever
It was the unusual episode of “Mad Men” where women were at peril. Richard Speck was on the rampage against student nurses in Chicago and it was frightening everyone from…
Vergara Good ‘SNL’
A few weeks of reruns of "Saturday Night Live" really make it welcome when it returns. And with Sophia Vergara hosting, it was one of the best episodes top-to-bottom in…
DeAndre DeTatched from ‘Idol’
Girls screamed every time he took the stage, but DeAndre Brackensick's falsetto faltered more than once, and it caught up with him this week on "American Idol." He was eliminated…
Handful Sent Home on Two Reality Shows
On a night when another round of primaries failed to knock out any candidates, a bunch of people on reality shows were more easily eliminated. Perhaps that is the appeal…