Thursday TV: Here Comes Canadian Shows
May Sweeps ended yesterday. Networks have gone to plugging schedules with reruns, Canadian imports and shows they lost faith in since they ordered an initial run of episodes. That's the…
Wednesday TV: ‘MasterChef’ Returns
Cooking competitions all have basically the same ingredients. What sets one apart from the other? For "Master Chef" (Fox, 8 p.m.), the amateur competition that returns for a fourth season,…
Tuesday TV: When the Army Punk’d Nazis
An untold tale of World War II come to light with a film on the team whose mission was to fake out Germany. "The Ghost Army" (PBS, 8 p.m., check…
Monday TV: Mel Brooks Profile, ‘Big C’ End
You don't really do a biography of Mel Brooks; you turn on the camera and try to hang on. At 86, he's still full of stories and energy as he…
Sunday TV: Prince on Billboard Awards
Tracy Morgan, of all people, hosts The 2013 Billboard Music Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.), live from the MGM Grand in Los Vegas. It's an event whose results should already be…
Saturday TV: Rush Inducted, Stefon’s Farewell
I was close to thinking the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had run out of figures to induct; or that there were so few left, maybe the annual induction…
Friday TV: Rigoletto in Vegas
Michael Mayer, the Tony-winning director of "Spring Awakening," makes his Met debut with a new version of Verdi's "Rigoletto," set in the 1960s Vegas on a new "Great Performances at…
Thursday TV: Finales and a Fond Farewell
Not sure why there's still a question whether Steve Carell returns for the end of "The Office" (NBC, 9 p.m.) after nine years. He's already been seen in the promos…
Wednesday TV: Zebras and Finales
Look, I know it's all about season finales this time of year, but do you know about the nomadic zebras on the saltpans of Botswana? According to the "Great Zebra…
Tuesday TV: So You Still Think You Can Dance
Usually they wait until the singing competitions stop before lacing tup he dancing shoes. But here's the premature premiere of season ten for "So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox,…