Friday TV: Happy Birthday Ann Blyth
Evan Rachel Wood was pretty good opposite Kate Winslet in the HBO version of the James M. Cain story three years ago. But it was Ann Blyth who nailed the…
Thursday TV: ‘Pitch’ and ‘Owners Manual’
It never worked as a companion show to "Mad Men," but the reality show that follows a contemporary ad agency's campaign strategy, "The Pitch" (AMC, 11 p.m.) returns to stand…
Wednesday TV: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Returns
The hottest reality show on cable looks like a ZZ Top reunion series. That's mostly because of the foot-long beards and sunglasses of the Robertson family, but "Duck Dynasty" (A&E, 10…
Tuesday TV: Paranoids Behind the Moat
First there were the "Doomsday Preppers" (National Geographic, 9 p.m.), paranoid people preparing for the worst; that led to the spinoff "Doomsday Preppers Bugged Out" (National Geographic, 8 p.m.). Now…
Monday TV: CMA Music Fest, Bed Talk
Performances from the four day event in Nashville last June make up the three hour "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" (ABC, 8 pm.) featuring Shania Twain, Keith Urban…
Also On Sunday: Cops Among the Ruins
The ruins of Detroit are so cinematic, they can stand alone for drama and decay. On top of them is set the grim new cop drama "Low Winter Sun" (AMC,…
Friday TV: New ‘White Queen,’ ‘Strike Back’ Back
With the end of "The Borgias" and between seasons of "The King of Thrones," those in need of medieval pageantry, love and war cable style might be appeased by "The…
Thursday TV: Back to Roswell, More Sharks
One of its Thursday night B-movies got a lot of attention earlier this summer, so let's try another: "Invasion Roswell" (Syfy, 9 p.m.), about the secretive area in New Mexico,…
An Absorbing ‘Broadchurch’
How good is the new British import "Broadchurch" (BBC America, 10 p.m.)? Fox has already announced it would make its own version of the absorbing and heartbreaking series even before…
Also On Wednesday: ‘Raising Fame’
Kids don't come to Hollywood seeking fame by themselves; they bring their moms. The special "Raising Fame" (TLC, 9:30 p.m.) follows three sets of mothers and daughters seeking fame in…