A Towering, Twisty ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Finale
“Boardwalk Empire,” which established itself as a first rate historical drama in its first season, only to give way to a full season of double-cross and retribution, presented its finale…
An Easy Finale Win on ‘Amazing Race’
Winning with one of the biggest leads in show history overachiever Cindy Chiang and her fiancé Ernie Halvorsen took the $1 million prize on the 19th season finale of “The…
Sunday TV: King Miniseries, Two Big Finales and ‘Luck’
Pierce Brosnan stars in a two-night miniseries based on "Stephen King's Bag of Bones" (A&E 9 p.m.) about a writer haunted by the death of his wife, played by Annabeth…
Alec Baldwin, Without Apologies, on ‘SNL’
When it came time to tell his side of the most overblown story of the week -- being kicked off a flight for playing Words with Friends before takeoff, Alec…
Saturday TV: Marinovich’s Story, Video Game Awards
The Heisman Trophy Presentation (ESPN, 8 p.m.) is followed by the story of a promising quarterback who never reached that goal. Todd Marinovich was trained from birth by his single-minded…
Friday TV: Tough Guys in Film and TV
It’s the 100th anniversary of Broderick Crawford’s Birth. And in lieu of a “Highway Patrol” marathon, Turner Classic Movies celebrates with some of his films. It starts with “Larceny, Inc”…
Another Teen Destroyed on ‘X-Factor’
For the second consecutive week, a young teenage girl was destroyed, and was reduced to convulsive sobs, as her dreams (and rightful place in the semi-finals) was robbed by a…
Thursday TV: ‘Community’ Rips ‘Glee;’ ‘Office’ Party
I’ve been liking “Community” (NBC, 8 p.m.) more and more this season; its writers are increasingly bold in turning out special episodes or trying out different points of view. While…
Was ‘Top Model’ All-Star Winner Yanked for New One?
Most of the 17th (!) season finale of “America’s Top Model” was in Greece. It was the show’s first all-star edition (by which they mean: models who had already been…
Singing Double on ‘X-Factor’
In lieu of memorable starpower among the contestants, “The X-Factor” is playing up the fake fued between judges. Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul chose to keep Marcus Canty last week…