Monday TV: New Cartoon from Dan Harmon
Dan Harmon was separated from his creation "Community" before last season. His first return to TV comes on a new animated show he's created with Justin Roiland. "Rick & Morty"…
Sunday TV: A Welcome Return for ‘Treme’
For being a Golden Age of Television, there aren't so many great TV shows on at one time that the return of one doesn't quickly fill the bill as all…
Saturday TV: It’s Just the Same Christmas Movie, Over and Over
It may seem like there are a load of new Christmas movies on cable every year, but actually they're all just variations on one story: An overworked single city woman…
Friday TV: Garth vs. Babs
Barbra Streisand returned to her roots in October 2012, performing at the new Barclays cener in Brooklyn. The concert was captured in a special 'Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" that…
Thursday TV: Parades, Muppets and Gaga
It's one of the oldest and strangest parades in American history. "Macy's Thanksgiving Parade" (NBC, CBS, 9 a.m.) marks the formal appearance of Santa Claus, but it also has a…
Wednesday TV: ‘SNL’ Stuffing for Holiday
Thanksgiving Eve is ushered in with a smorgasbord of old Turkey-based "SNL" sketches from the years, from Paul Simon in a bird suit from season two to the family that…
Tuesday TV: Cops in Houston and Boston
There's nothing too different about two shows on cable regarding law enforcement in action in Houston and in Boston. Both certainly want to see their suspects' hands right away. "Boston's…
‘Generation Cryo:’ New Kind of ‘Catfish’
Amid all its other wrong turns, MTV has done a good job from time to time presenting documentaries of young people telling good first person stories about their lives. The…
Monday TV: HBO’s ‘Toxic Hot Seat’
A weird way for the tobbaco industry to get the heat off of it for causing so many house fires over the years was to shift the blame to furniture:…
Sunday TV: American Music Awards, Two New HBO Series
Pitbull hosts the 2013 American Music Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles with performances by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons,…