Saturday TV: Valentines and Stuff
On the last Saturday night before Valentine's Day, there are a number of hearts and flowers in the programming, particularly with an original TV movie, "Be My Valentine" (Hallmark, 9…
Friday TV: New Way to Find ‘The Job’
Not humiliating enough just to send out resumés that don’t get replies or coming up short at job fairs? How about putting that desperation on display over television? That’s what…
Also On: ‘Touch’ Back, ‘Alpha Dogs’
The kind of thing Kevin Bacon is doing on "The Following" (which normally would be showing a rerun tonight), Kiefer Sutherland had been doing on "24" and now on "Touch"…
Thursday TV: ‘Community’ Comes Back
A fourth season finally begins for "Community" (NBC, 8 p.m.), with a battle to determine a place in a coveted History of Ice Cream class. Dean Pelton insists it be…
Wednesday TV: ‘American Idol’ in Hollywood
With the auditions over, "American Idol" (Fox 8 p.m.) moves to Hollywood. There, you'll be pressed to recall all the voices that were passed through to the new level (mainly…
Tuesday TV: ‘Smash’ Back, Silicon Valley Visit
"Smash" (NBC, 9 p.m.) returns for another try in a second season. The Marilyn Monroe musical is poised to open on Broadway, but there are complications. Primarily there are more…
Monday TV: Kelley’s Back, Strong Church Doc
David E. Kelley, who had multiple shows on TV at once, from "Chicago Hope" to "The Practice" with "Ally McBeal" to "Harry's Law," returns to the medical procedural on the…
Sunday TV: Bowls, in Both Super and Puppy
Apparently there's a football game on tonight. Baltimore vs. San Francisco (CBS, 6:25 p.m.) represents Super Bowl XLVII. It's not just the game, though; it's the other fuss, the overdone…
Saturday TV: Lifetime Widow Pic ‘Betty & Coretta’
Black History Month takes a strange turn tonight with the TV movie "Betty & Coretta" (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), about the friendship and alliance between the widows of Martin Luther King…
Farewell to ’30 Rock’
Tough to say goodbye to one of the smartest and most consistent network comedies of the century. "30 Rock " (NBC, 8 p.m.) bids farewell after seven seasons and a…