Saturday TV: Teacher in Canadian West
The latest new series for Hallmark, "When Calls the Heart" (Hallmark, 9 p.m.) is drawn from their two hour movie shown in October, about a city teacher in the 19th…
Friday TV: New ‘Enlisted,’ ‘Helix’
It took a while for the new "Enlisted" (Fox, 9:30 p.m.) to take its place on the network lineup. Geoff Stults, who pops up in any number of failed plots,…
Wednesday TV: ‘Chicago P.D.’ ‘People’s Choice’
From the people who gave you "Chicago Fire" comes the even worse "Chicago, P.D." (NBC, 10 p.m.), which tries in its stumbling ways to create a rogue department whose actions…
Tuesday TV: Lots of New Shows
Two new network series start tonight and it's tough to tell at first which one is worse. "Killer Women" (ABC, 10 p.m.) is another one of those absurd sagas about…
Monday TV: New Bachelor, Old Movie Fan
Chris Harrison claims that Juan Pablo Galavis, the inarticulate Venezuelan soccer player on "The Bachelorette" is the most popular contestant they've ever had. What's that about? Because he was shirtless…
Sunday TV: Back to Downton
Because it is the biggest hit in PBS history, there is an awful lot of promotion surrounding tonight's fourth season start of "Downton Abbey" on "Masterpiece Classic" (PBS, 9 p.m.).…
Saturday TV: The Funny Side of Oprah
Proving that Oprah Winfrey, for all her grave seriousness, has a sense of humor, she gives us another taste of "Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious" (OWN, 10 p.m.), in which the…
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…