Thursday TV: ‘Miss Representation,’ ‘Sweet Home Alabama’
Women are possibly more woefully represented on TV today than they were 20 years ago. Kids get a terrible message from what they see. The result is a Congress nearly…
Wednesday TV: World Series Begins
Scotty McCreery, the “American Idol” winner whose debut album hit No. 1, sings the National Anthem to kick off the World Series (Fox, 7:30 p.m.). Game 1 has the Texas…
Here’s the ‘X-Factor’ Top 17
It took an excruciating two hours, but the four judges on “The X-Factor” chose their four-act teams Tuesday, informing half the singers who had come to their “homes” they were…
Carson Kressley Finally Cut on ‘Dancing’
He may have a queer eye for the straight guy, but Carson Kressley also has a pair of left feet. And though he tried to make a case that entertainment…
Tuesday TV: ‘Man Up!,’ Scream Awards, Yet Another GOP Debate
What could be a worse sitcom than last week’s tired Tim Allen vehicle, “Last Man Standing”? ABC answers with the new “Man Up!” (ABC, 8:30 p.m.), another new sitcom with…
Martinez Congas to Top
Halfway through the season, J.R. Martinez shot to the top of the leaderboard Monday on “Dancing with the Stars” with his first 10 and personal best score of 28 overall…
Record Ratings for ‘Walking Dead’
Flesh eating zombies and a level of gore not previously seen on TV helped make the second season premiere of “The Walking Dead” not only the most watched show on…
On Tonight: Harry Belafonte, Entertainer and Activist
The day after the memorial to Martin Luther King was officially dedicated in Washington comes the story of the singer and humanitarian who was by his side as the battle…
Also On Monday: ‘Lottery’ Life Changing, Vincent Price is Right
There are stories galore of people whose lives were ruined by winning the lottery, and far more of people who squandered money on the bad odds all their lives to…
Sunday TV: ‘Walking Dead’ Returns, ‘Case Histories’
Zombies haven’t so completely taken over the popular imagination that there isn’t still an appetite for the second season of “The Walking Dead” (AMC, 9 p.m.), the stark and effective…