No Room for Bill Moyers at PBS?
It’s great news that the great newsman and wise cultural observer Bill Moyers has decided to cut his TV retirement short at 77 and return once again to public television.…
Letterman: Fighting the Fatwa with the Funny
Becoming the target of a jihad only played into David Letterman’s careerlong self-deprecating humor Monday. It was a shot in the arm for writers just back from vacation. The jihad…
A Hantz Returns to ‘Survivor’
Russell Hantz swore he’d never go on “Survivor” again. But he never said anything about his nephew. So 19-year-old Brandon Hantz, left, an oil tank crewman from Katy, Texas, is…
Dewey Wins Notice in New C-SPAN Series
Having profiled all the Presidential homesteads and libraries C-SPAN moves this fall into what could have been. A new 14 part series “The Contenders: They Lost the Election but Changed…
Ryan Murphy Upends ‘Glee Project’ Finale
Ryan Murphy made a mark by setting up and exploding his previous TV shows, especially “Nip/Tuck” and he’s put “Glee” on the edge more than once. His upcoming “American Horror…
Threats Can’t Stop Letterman’s Drummer Week
Extra security will be posted around the Ed Sullivan Theatre this week and “Late Show with David Letterman,” and not because it’s the second annual Drummers Week. A jihadist hasn’t…
‘The Hour’ is Not ‘Mad Men,’ Producers Say
It’s kind of a kneejerk reaction that any 20th century period drama is considered a remake of “Mad Men.” “Comparisons have been made,” says Derek Wax, executive producer of the…
On Tonight: Gloria Steinem, Reluctant Heroine
The TV Critics Association summer press tour came this year in bunny ears. There was a visit to the Playboy Mansion so they could introduce their programming. NBC presented a…
Also On Monday: New ‘Lying Game’
Already the home of one adaptation of Sara Shepard young adult books with lying as a theme – the hit “Pretty Little Liars” – ABC Family is rolling out a…
No Lie: Fibbing Trend at ABC Family
The network that still turns to “The 700 Club” at 11 p.m. and has Family in its title has lately turned to edgier fare involving teens and especially series that…