Thursday TV: ‘Scandal’ Mongering,
Some shows are just bad, others are just hatful. “Scandal” (ABC, 10 p.m.), starring Kerry Washington, left, in a preposterous D.C. caper, is in the latter category. She portrays a…
Wednesday TV: New Sitcom, Old Pratfalls
Jessica St. Clair has been in about a million things on TV (including "Samatha Who?" "United States of Tara," "Worst Week," "In the Motherhood," "Notes from the Underbelly," "Sons of…
Tuesday TV: Dam Idea, Results for ‘Voice,’ ‘Dance’ and GOP
There are a lot of contemporary parallels in the huge public project sold in the depths of a depression to get Americans to work and create energy found in the…
Monday TV: Bios of Two Southern Writers, Championship too
Two Southern women who earned worldwide fame for writing a single novel – and never releasing another – are profiled separately tonight on back-to-back editions of “American Masters” (PBS, 9…
‘The Killing’ Returns With a Plan
Cynics will likely take note that the second season of “The Killing” (AMC, 8 p.m.) occurs on April Fools Day. Some viewers felt like they were fooled when the first…
Also On Sunday: ‘Game of Thrones’ Returns, Country and Gospel Specials
Much anticipation accompanies the second season return of “Game of Thrones” (HBO, 9 p.m.), which had been building with such rich characterizations and quickening action when the first season ended.…
Saturday TV: Final Four, ‘Bridesmaids,’ Redneck Finales
His kids shared an award last year, so he gets to be the host this year: Will Smith presides over the 25th "Kids Choice Awards" (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.), which brings…
Friday TV: ‘Magic City’ Sneak
It doesn’t officially premiere until Sunday, but first full episode of the new series “Magic City” (Starz, midnight) gets a sneak preview tonight after “Spartacus: Vengeance” (Starz, 10 p.m.). “Magic…
Thursday TV: Pauly D Goes Solo, New ‘Rules’
The “Jersey Shore” season and its reunion are over; here come the spin-offs. The first of them is from a more northern shore: Johnson, R.I., home of Paul DelVecchio, better…
Wednesday TV: ‘Whitechapel’ Returns, ‘Whitney’ Finale
The inventive British import “Whitechapel” (BBC America, 10 p.m.), which solved modern murders by comparing them to historical cases, returns for a new season tonight. Rupert Penry-Jones and the ever-familiar…