A Great Fall from Fall River
In a town already renown for its basketball, and a family that had its share of stars, Chris Herren was a whiz. He was a once in a generation point…
Tuesday TV: Baseball Gone; ‘Glee,’ ‘New Girl’ Return
The end of baseball means Fox can try to resurrect a season that started well for them. That means the first new episode of “Glee” (Fox, 8 p.m.) in a…
Lake Ahead, Grace Stalls on ‘Dance’
Actress and former talk show host Ricki Lake is slowly pulling away from the pack on “Dancing with the Stars” scoring a 53 out of a possible 60 on two…
‘Today’ Goes Royal on Halloween
How obsessed is the “Today” show with the Royal Wedding, to which they devoted so much time this year? Enough to keep it in mind as their main set of Holloween…
Monday TV: Will Ferrell’s Twain Prize, Halloween
“The Mark Twain Prize” (PBS, 9 p.m.) seems to be less and less about Samuel Clemens and more about who’s available. Hence this year’s 14th annual winner, Will Ferrell, who…
Sunday TV: ‘Allen Gregory,’ Simpson’s ‘Treehouse’
The latest addition to Fox’s Sunday night animation lineup doesn’t look like the others. “Allen Gregory” (Fox, 8:30 p.m.) is the stylishly drawn saga of a super precocious turned pretentious,…
Saturday TV: U2, Zombies and Witches Among Original Movies
It’s the 20th anniversary of “Achtung Baby,” U2’s big album that produced such songs as “One” and “Mysterious Ways.” A new documentary about its making, “From the Sky Down” (Showtime,…
Friday TV: ‘Grimm’ vs. Game 7
It would seem suddenly that storybook characters are all the rage, as a second new network drama based on them begins. The first of them, “Once Upon a Time,” actually…
‘Project Runway’ Picks a Winner
Anya Ayoung-Chee, who was already Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe in 2008 added another crown of achievement Thursday, winning the ninth season of “Project Runway” in its finale. Ayoung-Chee, 29,…
Thursday TV: Beavis and Butt-head Return
I may be a little too excited about the return of “Beavis and Butt-head” (MTV, 10 p.m.) to television. The two antisocial dorks were perfect in their era to mock…