A Perfect ‘SNL’ Opener, Predictably
It was in its way a perfect episode of “Saturday Night Live” – a lack of dud sketches, an opening monologue with cameo star power and a pair of memorable…
The Weird ‘All My Children’ Finale
It’s probably not the best thing to tune into a show for the first time at the end of a 41 year run. But the series finale Friday of “All…
‘Big Bang’ Bests ‘X Factor’
The ballyhooed fall “Idol” replacement “The X Factor” did about the same for its Thursday night edition as it did for its Wednesday debut – about 12 million. It was…
James Spader Crashes ‘The Office’
“The Office” has always been so full of comic talent and singular characters that the loss of Steve Carell would never threaten the future the show the way, say, Ricky…
‘X-Factor’ No ‘Idol’ in the Ratings
“The X Factor” might have seemed like “American Idol” in its premiere Wednesday, but not in the ratings. Though it did well among young audiences, it only managed 11.72 million…
Unveiling ‘The X Factor’
After more than a year of foreshadowing, anticipation and just sheer hype, the nation found out what “The X Factor” actually was in the show’s two hour premiere Wednesday. It’s…
‘New Girl’ Does Well in Premiere
One of the best reviewed new shows of the season also had one of the highest audiences Tuesday. “New Girl,” starring Zooey Deschanel as a nerdy post-breakup girl with new…
World Peace Eliminated
Athletes are usually the ones who go the farthest on “Dancing with the Stars.” With the natural instinct toward training and winning – and the likelihood that they’re already in…
‘Men’ Mows Down Monday Competition, ‘Broke Girls’ Enriched
The retooled “Two and a Half Men” got record ratings Monday -- some pro-football, “American Idol” level numbers for the first episode minus Charlie Sheen and with Ashton Kutcher. Some…
Bigger Dance Floor, Smaller Skills
The 12th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” they’ve moved into a huge, barn-like studio, with a big wide floor, an orchestra that can be pneumatically lifted from the ground…