Thursday TV: Dog and Movie Shows
Now that your Oscar nomination disappointments have waned let's look at a couple of awards shows that really don't matter. First up, George Lopez hosts the first "World Dog Awards"…
Wednesday TV: A Funny Search for Love
A man who has a blind date with a troll -- a real, snuggle toothed, hairy troll -- would seem a terrible, sexist joke. But since Jay Baruchel is there,…
Tuesday TV: Fat and Klan Lives
Like a lot of new TV stars, Whitney Thore was found on the internet, where she refused to let her sudden weight gain because of a medical problem stop her…
Monday TV: Hacking Into ‘Eye Candy’
Victoria Justice isn't much of a computer hacker. "I can hit control/alt/delete. That’s as far as that goes," she says. But in her role as a hacker in the R.L.…
Sunday TV: ‘Golden Globes,’ ‘Togetherness,’ ‘Girls’
Whoever else goes home with a Hollywood Foreign Press Association statuette, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are likely to be winners on "The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards" (NBC, 8…
‘MythBusters’ Test ‘The Simpsons’
"Mythbusters" (Discovery, 9 p.m.) opens its 10th season with something sillier than usual: testing the actual applications of scenes from "The Simpsons," with its producer Al Jean on hand. "We recognize…
Also on Saturday: Finale for ‘The Missing’
The frantic search of a couple well-played by James Nesbitt and Frances O'Connor comes to a finale in "The Missing" (Starz, 9 p.m.). But the door will be open for…
Friday TV: ‘Glee’ and Other Singing
No season of "American Idol" made as little noise as this year's. But after two nights of premiere auditions, here's something different, highlights from the American Voices festival hosted by…
Thursday TV: Brutal Police Satire ‘Babylon’
Sometimes series are a little too timely. With the brash new British series "Babylon" (Sundance, 10 p.m.), the scenario about city police and their race relation problems following a shooting…
Wednesday TV: New ‘Empire’ After ‘Idol’
For all the talent involved in — Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and producer Lee Daniels of “The Butler” fame — the new saga “Empire” (Fox, 9 p.m.) should be…