Thursday TV: Couric’s 2011 Review, Another Republican Debate
Yesterday, Barbara Walters reviewed 2011 in terms of the people who most fascinated her; tonight, ABC News’ latest diva gets to present her own annual review, “The Year with Katie…
Lowe Blowe: All-American Bigots
Lowe’s pulling its ads from “All American Muslim” has given that TLC show it’s biggest boost yet. It was cowardly and small-minded for the home improvement chain to pull ads…
The Amanpour Experiment Ends
Sorry to hear Christiane Amanpour stepping down from helming ABC’s Sunday morning talk show “This Week.” The ace international reporter may have been misused by the network anyway. ABC News…
Wednesday TV: Least Fascinating TV Special
The annual special “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011” (ABC, 9:30 p.m.) has devolved into The 10 People With Whom You Wouldn't Want to Spend Another…
‘Work of Art’ Pieces On Sale Online
In one of the niftiest commercial tie-ins for a reality show, creations by the contestants on Bravo’s “Work of Art: The Next Artist” have been made available to buyers at…
Breakfast with the Dog Whisperer
Cesar Millan is sitting in an old refurbished Washington D.C. hotel blocks from the White House and thinking of doing his “Dog Whisperer” routine on Bo. “I want to do…
Tuesday TV: ‘Loser’ Winner, Country Special
A winner is named on “The Biggest Loser” (NBC, 9 p.m.) from between finalists John Rhode, 40, of Mesa Ariz., Antone Davis, 44, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Ramon Medeiros, 27…
Patti Smith Exhibits at the Atheneum
As an artist, Patti Smith is nothing if not multi-disciplanary. She began as a poet. She hung around with Robert Mapplethorpe. I read her as a rock critic in magazines…
‘Battle of the Nutcrackers,’ Reality-Style
A "Battle of the Nutcrackers" week on Ovation begins with a surrealist 2006 version by Mikhail Chemiakinas from Saint Petersburg, Russia, "Marinsky Theatre's The Nutcracker" (Ovation, 8 and 10:15 p.m.).…
Monday TV: ‘Fear Factor’ Returns
It’s been six years since “Fear Factor” (NBC, 8 p.m.) has been on the air and what have we learned? Eating bugs can be icky, but that’s not the half…