Saturday TV: Another Debate, Parody to Follow
And now there are six. With a slightly narrowed field, now all male, here comes yet another GOP debate, whose full title is “ABC News’ Your Voice, Your Vote: Republican…
Friday TV: All Hail ‘Portlandia’
“Portlandia” (IFC, 10 p.m.) is such a funny show you wonder if Fred Armisen is being held back on “Saturday Night Live.” More like he feels inspired to riff with…
Thursday TV: “Project Runway All Stars,’ ‘Stuffers’
There will be a lot of familiar faces in the first “Project Runway All Stars” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.) from Mondo Guerra and Austin Scarlett to Elisa Jiminez, Kara Janes and…
Tuesday TV: ‘Work It’ Doesn’t, Caucuses Meet
It may be a golden age for TV comedy, but that doesn’t mean that some of them are terrible. The worst new one this year debuts tonight. “Work It” (ABC,…
Monday TV: Tournament of Rose Ceremonies
The new year brings a crowded midseason to network TV, packed with all kinds of questionable reality programming that they mostly kept from fall schedules. The first variation is “Celebrity…
Sunday TV: Chris Lilley’s ‘Angry Boys,’ Oprah’s Return
Chris Lilley, who appears as multiple characters in his series such as “Summer Heights High,” returns with a new show in the same mockumentary style. “Angry Boys” (HBO, 10 and…
A Longer Rockin’ Eve
New Year ‘s Rockin Eve has never taken so much time – five hours at least to countdown one 10-second stretch time. But in addition to “Dick Clark’s Primetime New…
Also On Saturday: Countdowns and Coldplay
“New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly” (NBC, 10 and 11:30 p.m.) will also emanate from Times Square, hosted by a guy who has seen success since last year as host…
Friday TV: A Rush of ‘Gold Rush’ and Bowl Games
“Gold Rush” (Discovery, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 p.m.), which runs in a marathon today, has gotten so popular, it now requires a “Gold Rush Aftershow Special” (Discovery, 9 p.m.),…
Thursday TV: Behind the National Film Registry
In the week when another 25 films, from “Forrest Gump’ and “Bambi” to “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Faces,” have been named to the National Film Registry for preservation…