Friday TV: ‘Made in Jersey’ Alongside ‘Fringe’
With the cynical intent to cash in on that now fading Viacom product “Jersey Shore” the latest CBS legal procedural puts the slightest bump in the hair of Janet Montgomery,…
Thursday TV: New ‘Last Resort,’ ‘Elementary’
The most compelling new network drama of the new season is undoubtedly “Last Resort” (ABC, 8 p.m.), which begins with a chilling act of insubordination on a sub when troubling…
Wednesday TV: New ‘Neighbors’
Dumb is the aim of the deliberately absurd new sitcom “The Neighbors” (ABC, 9:30 p.m.), about a family that moves into a neighborhood that is otherwise populated with aliens trying…
Tuesday TV: ‘Vegas,’ ‘Mindy,’ ‘Ben, Kate’
Period dramas haven’t done so well on broadcast Tv after the failures in recent years of “The Playboy Club” and “Pan Am.” The latest window into the 60s is “Vegas”…
Monday TV: ‘Partners,’ Carl Sandburg
“Modern Family” swept the Emmys again Sunday, and as it sets the pace in comedy ratings in network TV, it is also the most influential factor in the crush of…
Sunday TV: Emmys, Emmy-worthy ‘Treme’
THE 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) ought to be just that much more wry with the addition of Jimmy Kimmel as host. When he arose at dawn to…
Saturday TV: Creative Arts Emmys, Football
Because there will only be time for a dozen awards or so to be given at tomorrow’s main Emmy Awards, dozens of other awards were reserved for the 2012 Creative…
Whats On Friday: Vegas Arts Center, ALMA Awards
The grandiosity comes a bit thick and tedious on the special “From Dust to Dreams: Opening Night at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local…
Thursday TV: Divorce Tips, Political Satire
A stab right to the heart is delivered by the innocence of children on the documentary “Don’t Divorce Me! Kids’ Rules for Parents on Divorce” (HBO, 6:30 p.m.). Another squad…
Wednesday TV: ‘Survivor’ Starts Again, ‘Big Brother’ Comes to an End
The 25th season for “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.) starts in the Philippines with a cast that includes at least a few familiar faces among the 18 castaways. Among them is…