Also on Monday: New ‘Dancing,’ Tapper
After months of Monday nights with Sean Lowe as "The Bachelor," he returns again as the last addition to the "Dancing With the Stars" (ABC, 8 p.m.). As it happens,…
Opening the ‘Bates Motel’
It's generally a lazy idea to remake something in pop culture simply because young audiences are unlikely to seek out the vastly more accomplished original versions. "Psycho" was remade a…
Sunday TV: Boston and Brackets
First the Red Sox falter and now Boston is the laughing stock of reality TV. Following such shows as "Southie Rules" and "Boston's Finest" comes "Wicked Single" (MTV, 11 p.m.)…
Saturday TV: ‘Tom, Dick & Harriet,’ All ‘Men in Black’
Steven Weber plays an ad exec who can't find a new job at 50 after he leaves his job. So he hires a young con man played by Andrew Francis…
TV Tonight: Cheney Considers His Actions
Dick Cheney seemed to enjoy fostering a Darth Vader image while he was in office as the most powerful vice president in American history. Some of his positions are so…
Also on Friday: Bindi Irwin, Selena Gomez Return
Bindi Irwin was just a tot when she took over the family business after her dad Steve Irwin died. Now she's a little older and ready to star in the…
Thursday TV: Following the ‘Funeral Boss’
In December, TLC initially shelved its special "Best Funeral Ever" (Discovery Fit & Health, 9 p.m.) because its outrageous themed ceremonies at a Dallas funeral home seemed at odds with…
Wednesday TV: Rogosin Salute, ‘Survivor’
Those carefully-cast and practically-scripted reality shows are sometimes called "docu-series." Which is an insult to actual docudramas as developed by filmmaker Lionel Rogosin in the late 50s. His documentary work,…
Tuesday TV: ‘Preacher’s Daughters,’ Chefs
A special heartache for preachers are their occasionally wayward children, whose actions sometime reflect poorly on their family and profession. Of the young women followed on the new "Preachers' Daughters"…
Monday TV: ‘Kings Point,’ End for ‘Bachelor,’ J.R.
While visiting her grandmother at a retirement community in Delray Beach, Fla., Sari Gilman started bringing her camera. After a while she had a narrative of the tough old birds…