SUNDAY Will top nominees“Kinky Boots” or “Matilda the Musical” sweep the “Tony Awards” (8 p.m., CBS)? Find out tonight. Neil Patrick Harris hosts. A new alien species arrives; Tom and Anne deal with her pregnancy; and Hal has some disturbing nightmares as “Falling Skies” (8 p.m., TNT) returns with back-to-back [...]
Networks unveil their fall schedules this month. So when will you know if your favorite show has been canceled (and find out about shows that might become your new favorites)? While many shows have already been renewed (CBS , for example, got a jumpstart in March by renewing 18 shows), [...]
Like that Thanksgiving turkey, the TV schedule has been picked clean, of debuts at least. (January, however, looks to be a very busy month.) So, what to watch? Fortunately, many old favorites are still showing first-run episodes… for now. Here’s a sampling of what’s on this week. SUNDAY Arguably the [...]
This week, it’s all about the World Series, which airs at 5 p.m. on Fox today and, if necessary, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. And on “Monday Night Football,” the 49ers face the Cardinals in Arizona. If you aren’t a sports fan, though, there are a few other highlights. SUNDAY My [...]
Networks are busy poring through the ratings, shuffling their schedules and shifting attention to midseason. Some news of note this week: It was a good week for a few freshman dramas. Two CBS shows got picked up for a full season: the modern day take on Sherlock Holmes "Elementary" and [...]
Finally. Cablevision and AMC have reached a deal with Dish Network. As I've lamented over the past weeks, the ongoing lawsuit meant Dish subscribers (of which I'm one) had to miss last week's premiere of "The Walking Dead." "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" fans, too, were left without access to [...]
This season’s first casualty was the CW’s legal dramedy “Made in Jersey,” which was canceled after just two episodes. Here’s a look at how some of the other new shows are doing. “Revolution,” (10 p.m. Monday, NBC) Should you watch? This show takes place 15 years after a big blackout [...]
September is a busy month on TV. While this is the time of year when attention focuses on all those bright and shiny new shows the networks are hoping you will watch, most of us are more eagerly awaiting the return of old favorites. So when will your favorite show [...]
In a previous post, I previewed Fox’s midseason line-up, which includes “Alcatraz” and “The Finder.” Here’s a look at several other shows debuting soon: “Rob” (Jan. 12, CBS): For those who own the “Deuce Bigalow” boxed set, are related to Rob Schneider or only watch TV shows with three letters [...]
While raising their broods, quintessential moms Carol Brady, Marion Cunningham and June Cleaver remained upbeat, sometimes crossing over into downright perky. But that might be owed only partially to solid maternal instincts and more to a lack of those instincts being seriously tested. I mean, was the insincere Eddie Haskell [...]
The Screen Actors Guild announced their nominations, including for TV. Among them: Drama ensemble: HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and “Boardwalk Empire,” AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” CBS’ “The Good Wife” and Showtime’s “Dexter." Comedy ensemble: “Modern Family,” “The Office,” “30 Rock,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “Glee.” If I were to pick [...]
After a DVR breakdown that had me lamenting the loss of dozens of shows, and many shows taking holiday breaks or, like "Covert Affairs," planning season finales, I thought I'd have nothing to watch. Then Fox gave me hope... "Alcatraz" is just around the corner. This week, Fox announced its [...]
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Greetings fellow television fans, fanatics, addicts and enthusiasts; welcome to our blog about TV for the Press Democrat Online. Together we will keep up with what’s coming up, examine new and existing programs in depth and from time to time take a moment to appreciate programs from the past. In addition, we’ll delve into the deep corners of Netflix and Hulu to recommend shows from around the world. My hope is together we will find enough quality programming to fill our TV viewing schedules and never again utter the words, “All these channels and nothing to watch!”
— Wallace Poulter