Monday TV: ‘Carrie’ Nation, Soul Food
As the stars of teen-aimed soaps age out after a few years ("Gossip Girl"), it comes time to replace them with new shows with younger stars and start again. Instead…
Sunday TV: Globes and a World of Returning Cable Shows
The Golden Globe Awards (NBC, 8 p.m.) occurs just as the rest of the TV midseason crashes in like a ton of bricks. Tina Fey and Amy Pohler parlay their…
Saturday TV: Here They Comes: Miss America, Cyndi Lauper
A couple of reality show hosts, Brooke Burke-Charvet and Chris Harrison, co-host the 2013 Miss America Competition (ABC, 9 p.m.). The 92nd annual event is live from the Planet Hollywood…
Friday TV: More Amish Bashing on ‘Banshee’
There are certain expectations of a Cinemax Friday night series and the new "Banshee" (Cinemax, 10 p.m.) hits both of them right away - some out of place sex scene…
Thursday TV: Formal ‘Penn’ Start, Oscar Noms
The official time slot premiere comes tonight for "1600 Penn" (NBC, 9:30 p.m.), the family comedy set in the White House that pretty much made its debut last month with…
Wednesday TV: Reality Takes a Dive
Stunt reality shows are often stuffed with celebrities on their way down or those whose names you never really learned in the first place. Rarely has there been such a…
Also on Wednesday: ‘People’s Choice,’ ‘Washington Heights’
Kaley Cuoco of the "Big Bang Theory," right, returns to host the 39th People's Choice Awards (CBS, 9 p.m.) from the Nokia Theatre in L.A. What kind of stars tend…
Also On Tuesday: Glorious ‘Justified’ Return, ‘Abolitionists’ and ‘Africa’
One of TV's best series returns for a fourth season. Even at a time when westerns are growing slowly on the edges of cable Graham Yost's "Justified" (FX, 10 p.m.)…
Monday TV: ‘Deception,’ ‘Reportoro’ and ‘Staircase’
The new network drama "Deception" (NBC, 10 p.m.) plays like the first half of a glossier-than-usual Lifetime mystery, with the childhood friend of a dead heiress, now a cop, goes undercover…
Sunday TV: Long Premieres for ‘Abbey,’ ‘Loser’
It's great to have "Downton Abbey" back on "Masterpiece Classic" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings), though public television seems set on messing with the magic by its odd manner…