Wednesday TV: Kickoff Time, and Clinton
Convention politics faces its most formidable competition with the start of NFL football season. First comes the hoopla of "Football Night in America" (NBC, 7:30 p.m.) across state lines at…
Tuesday: Here Come the Dems
The other side gets its chance as the Democratic National Convention (CSPAN, PBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, 7 p.m.; ABC, NBC, CBS, 10 p.m.) begins in Charlotte, N.C. The…
Daniel Tiger Takes Over the Neighborhood
Since Fred Rogers died in 2003, The Kingdom of Make Believe has undergone a coup. Gone are the charming, expressionless rubber handpuppets who populated the kingdom, replaced by technicolored offspring…
Labor Day TV: A New ‘Coma,’ Bourdain’s Last Season
It’s an odd time to revive the 1978 thriller “Coma” (A&E, 9 p.m.). Michael Chrichton, director of the original, died in 2008; Tony Scott, a co-producer of the remake, jumped…
Sunday TV: ‘Breaking Bad’ Finale for Now
It’s been a tense, powerful season for “Breaking Bad” (AMC, 10 p.m.), the one must-watch series of the summer. Walter White, having won the cartel war last year, now must…
Saturday TV: ‘Doctor Who,’ College Football Both Are Back
“Doctor Who” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) returns bigger than ever in what they’re calling the seventh season premiere under the direction of writer Steven Moffat. With bigger than usual adventures…
A Rare Friday ‘Daily Show,’ Vienna Concert
One of the high points of the Republican National Convention all week was the exuberant skewering of it each night on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (11 p.m.). “RNC…
Thursday TV: ‘Wipeout’ vs. Final Night of Republican Convention
“Wipeout” (ABC, 8 p.m.), one of the most popular network shows for small children (who often call it “faw down”) has been picked up for a sixth season, ABC announced…
Wednesday TV: Jesse Back as Judge on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
In his guest spot during the auditions, Jesse Tyler Ferguson was one of the best judges on “So You Think You Can Dance” (Fox, 8 p.m.). Tonight he returns as…
Convention Finally Starts as Coverage Stops
Coverage of the 2012 Republican National Convention finally begins today, after Monday’s originally scheduled start was scuttled for weather concerns. That means a lot of things are squeezed into the…