Also On Monday: ‘Terra Nova’ Finale
One of the TV season’s biggest disappointments has been “Terra Nova” (Fox, 8 p.m.), which, despite its big budget and Spielberg pedigree, has been one of the least-talked-about, least blogged…
Neither Coach Nor Ozzy Win ‘Survivor’
They came into the 23rd season confident they’d be dominating the game they loved so much and one of them would surely win. But while Benjamin “Coach: Wade and Oscar…
Sunday TV: Finales for ‘Homeland,’ ‘Dexter,’ ‘Survivor’
Don't expect a neat, predictable first season finale for "Homeland" (Showtime, 10 p.m.). The best series of the season distinguished itself with twists and unexpected turns that began with its…
Jimmy Fallon’s Old Home Week
Sully, the Southie troublemaker, trying to get into his old high school dance 15 years too late -- the cold open for "Saturday Night Live" was a good metaphor for…
Remembering Cesaria Evora, 1941-2011
Cesaria Evora, the Grammy winner who introduced the West African sounds of Morna to the world late in her life, died Saturday in her native island of sao Vicente in…
Here’s Jerry
The artistry of the comedy of Jerry Lewis gets the full attention in the authorized movie biography “Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis” (Encore, 8 p.m.), which wasn’t even…
Also on Saturday: WWE Christmas, Bowl Games Start
Billy Ray Cyrus stars in one of the dullest holiday movies of the season, “Christmas Comes Home to Canaan” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.). A sequel to the 2009 “Christmas in Canaan,”…
Friday TV: The Return of ‘Tim,’ ‘Christmas in Washington’
With nary a hint of a promotional push (compared to, say, the campaign for the indecipherable “Luck”),the third season of one of the funniest animated shows on TV, “The Life…
No Surprise in ‘X-Factor’ Ouster
He had been among the slate of those receiving the least amount of votes for four weeks running, so it was time Thursday for Marcus Canty to finally take his…
‘Downton,’ ‘Pierce’ Up for Most TV Golden Globes
The Golden Globe nominations for television, released this morning, are a typical mixed bag, that may be, on second thought, more mixed up than ever. It is the stately, old…