Friday TV: Postseason Baseball Begins, ‘House’ as Musician
Postseason baseball begins today and will try to be as dramatic as that frenzied final day of the season Wednesday. It’s American League wild card winners Tampa Bay at Texas…
Thursday TV: ‘How to Be a Gentleman,’ ‘Latino List’
It’s got one of the strongest supporting casts on TV, with Rhys Darby (Murray from “Flight of the Conchords,” Dave Foley of “Newsradio,” Mary Lynn Rajskub of “24.” But at…
Wednesday TV: New ‘Suburgatory,’ More ‘Luther’
New fall shows are still trickling out at the networks, and the new sitcom tonight, “Suburgatory” (ABC, 8:30 p.m.), about a fresh-faced but cynical girl who moves out to the…
On Tonight: The Ballad of Steve Bartman
We’re nearing the high emotion of baseball’s postseason, where World Series dreams are so close. So when things go wrong, fans can be unforgiving. That’s how Cubs fan were when…
Monday TV: New ‘Terra Nova,’ ‘Hart of Dixie’
To escape a pollution-soaked future, a family decides to go back in time to save themselves and the planet in the much-ballyhooed and long-awaited new “Terra Nova” (Fox, 8 p.m.).…
Also On Sunday: New ‘Race,’ ‘Simpsons’ Seasons
Fresh from its latest Emmy win just a week ago, “The Amazing Race” (CBS, 8 p.m.) returns for season 19, with a start in Southern California. First stop: Taipei, Taiwan.…
Saturday TV: ‘SNL’ Returns, ‘Morlocks’ and More
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) returns for its 37th season, a remarkable run in TV any time of the day, but especially for topical weekend live comedy. Alec Baldwin…
Also on Friday: Return of ‘Fringe,’ ‘Supernatural’
It’s the night when the supernatural most infuses network shows – so a couple of them drift there. Not just the literal “Supernatural” (The CW, 9 p.m.) in its third…
Also On Thursday: New Face on ‘The Office,’ ‘Grey’s’ Back
Of all the returning shows tonight, in the opening week of the new fall season, most of the speculation is on “The Office” (NBC, 9 p.m.). Steve Carell is gone;…
Also On Wednesday: ‘Modern Family,’ ‘CSI’ Return
With a couple of new shows on today (though one of them being the unknown “X Factor,” which nobody can tell whether it will do the kind of business “American…