After surviving another Shark Week with a final replay of “Great White Invasion” (Discovery, 7 p.m.), Discovery channel turns curious to the world’s deepest questions. The stylish series, “Curiousity” (Discovery,…
The role of women in TV comedy is still a hotly debated topic into the 21st century, even as talents such as Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Kristen Wiig rise…
Some network series are treated even more poorly than, say, “Love Bites.” “Friends with Benefits” (NBC, 8 and 8:30 p.m.), a comedy originally slated as a midseason show, never got…
It’s about time somebody made a show based on the real life drama of a Midwestern truckstop, which buzzes with life alongside the highway in an otherwise sea of darkness.…
William Hurt takes on a beard pegleg and a brusque personality as Captain Ahab in the latest interpretation of Herman Melville’s masterpiece. The two part “Moby Dick” (Encore, 8 p.m.)…
A finale comes to “The Bachelorette” (ABC, 8 p.m.) with some kind of mayhem hinted at before the finale rose and possible proposal. But this time it comes from the…
Of all the light crime dramas populating cable TV this summer, the new “Against the Wall” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.) stands out largely because of its star Rachael Carpani, who looks…
The latest comedy import from England sets its sights on a traditional but not strictly observant Jewish family who get together each Friday. Each family has their quirks and this…
Onetime boy group singer turned reality star turned TV host, Nick Lachey said he wouldn’t subject his new marriage with Vanessa Minnillo to the kind of exploitation he invited in…
Cartoons never fade, they just get reimagined. After recent remakes of “Looney Tunes,” "He-Man" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," here comes a renewed version of the 1980s “ThunderCats” (Cartoon Network,…