‘House’ Closing
After eight seasons and what will be 177 episodes, the Fox drama “House” will end this spring its producers announced Wednesday. A joint statement from executive producers David Shore, Katie…
Wednesday TV: ‘Person to Person’ Revived
It’s been more than 50 years since Edward R. Murrow sat down each week for his fluffiest prime time news show, interviewing celebrities from their homes. Now “Person to Person”…
The Chamber Music of Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore in a suit is almost as disarming as Thurston Moore going acoustic. But his solo tour for his album "Demolished Thoughts" that played a sold out show at…
Take Me To ‘The River’
If it got a fraction as much hype from its network as “Smash” did from NBC, you’d know that “The River” (ABC, 9 p.m.) is the second great broadcast offering…
Also on Tuesday: ‘Doomsday Preppers,’ ‘NCIS’ 200th
Chicken Little is king on the mean-spirited new series “Doomsday Preppers” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) in which the super-paranoid prepare for the worst for the sole purpose of viewers to…
How Much Spielberg Is In ‘Smash’?
How involved is Steven Spielberg in the new “Smash”? After all, his name appears on so many movies and TV shows these days, you begin to wonder how much involvement…
Monday TV: ‘Smash’ and NBC’s ‘Super Monday’ Push
It’s surprising nobody’s thought to do it before: Get the clever people behind Broadway shows to do television. “Glee” proved there was an audience for shows with song, and “South…
What Hath the Super Bowl Wrought?
How’d the Super Bowl get to be a national holiday? It’s another professional sports championship turned national bad snack eating day with an emphasis on commercials and inordinate interest in…
Sunday TV: Some Kind of Football Thing
It’s all about a football game today, even when it’s not. Super Bowl XLVI (NBC, 6 p.m.) officially starts at sundown but the preshows begin at 1 p.m. Though commercials…
Lana Del Rey Returns to ‘SNL’ as Parody
It didn’t take a month for “Saturday Night Live” to take a controversial musical performance and turn her into a parody skit. Saturday, Kristin Wiig donned a similar white dress…