Friday TV: Orange Bowl vs. Sugar Bowl
Today's big bowl games play opposite one another: Oklahoma State vs. Missouri in the Cotton Bowl (Fox, 8 p.m.) and Clemson vs. Ohio State in the Orange Bowl (ESPN, 8:30…
Thursday TV: ‘Community’ Redux
If any comedy needed a reboot it was "Community" (NBC, 8 and 8:30 p.m.), which was kind of spinning out after creator Dan Harmon was removed from the show for…
New Year’s TV: Rose Bowl, Parade
It's the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade (HGTV, NBC, Hallmark, 11 a.m.) with Vin Scully as grand marshal and 50 carefully prepared all-flower floats going down the streets of Pasadena…
Tuesday TV: Rockin’ Eve and All That
At midnight, everybody will enter the year 2014, whether the TV is on or not. Still, millions will check in to ensure the calendar turns when the mirrored ball falls…
Monday TV: The Start Up of Act Up
The use of anger and outrage to fuel an effective movement is tracked in David France's documentary premiering on "Independent Lens" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings). "How to Survive…
Sunday TV: Kennedy Center Honors
Honorees for The 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 9 p.m.), a rare bright spot in the desert of holiday week programming, are Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, Shirley MacLaine, Carlos Santana…
Saturday TV: Gladys Knight, Reality Star
She's received nine Grammys, is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and partiipated on "Dancing with the Stars." At 70 she's still touring and had a song featured…
Canonizing Marvin Hamlisch
You could hardly find a more laudatory documentary about a show business figure than the one tonight premiering on "American Masters" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). "Marvin Hamlisch: What…
Also On Friday: Nikita’s End and Other Celebs
She's kicked all the butt she's going to kick and now "Nikita" (The CW, 9 p.m.), the glamorous action adventure that could, ends its run with a series finale and…
Thursday TV: Food, Bowl Games, No Boxing
Just as there may be an explosion of food and goodies around the house on holiday week, there are a lot of new food shows starting tonight as well. The…