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 [...]
Summer’s not officially over, but with most kids back in school and Labor Day a week away, it’s starting to feel like it. So it’s a perfect time to sit back and watch a little TV to unwind. But you’re still busy, right? So here’s a look at some of [...]
There are a few more finales this week, and a couple of reality show returns. MONDAY Probably the most notable finale of the week: After eight seasons, “House” concludes with a one-hour retrospective followed at 9 p.m. by the series finale, with House facing six months in jail while his [...]
This week, the CW, ABC and CBS announced their fall lineups. A quick looks and what's coming...and what's going. CW While some other networks are betting on comedies, the CW is sticking with dramas: “The Carrie Diaries” (a “Sex and the City” prequel about Carrie’s early years), which will debut [...]
NBC announced its fall schedule Sunday. In addition to the series I mentioned in a previous post Friday, the network will also have the new comedy “Guys With Kids” about guys in their 30s coping with fatherhood. To make room for its new shows, NBC canceled “Awake,” “Are You There, [...]
Time to say a bunch of goodbyes again this week as a whole slew of shows shutter for the season. SUNDAY “Desperate Housewives” (9 p.m., ABC) ends its eight-season run tonight as the women of Wisteria Lane bid farewell for good. In tonight’s episode, Bree is on trial for murder, [...]
As many TV shows come to a close, networks shift their focus to fall. Will your favorite show stay to entertain another year, or was this season's finale its last? And what new shows did the networks pick up in the hopes that they will become your next favorites? The [...]
This week is a busy one for season finales, so here’s a look at some shows that are ending (for now): SUNDAY “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., CBS) ends with a two-hour finale. MONDAY Martha Stewart guest-stars on “2 Broke Girls,” (8 p.m., CBS) as Max and Caroline try to [...]
After a few weeks of high-profile returns and new-series debuts, I can't find much to get excited about this week, other than new episodes of all the old stand-bys, and the season finale of "The Good Wife"... which only means I'll have to wait months before it's back. Nevertheless, here's [...]
I’m beginning to think this weekly post should be called watch what’s on Sunday, since that seems to be when many of the best shows are on. Some shows to look for this week: SUNDAY After two successful sitcoms, Julia Louis-Dreyfus goes for a third with “Veep” (9 p.m., HBO). [...]
SUNDAY As “Desperate Housewives” takes a break leading up to its final episodes, ABC airs back-to-back episodes of its new comedy “GCB” (9 p.m.) On Showtime, not one, not two, but THREE series return tonight: “Nurse Jackie” (9 p.m.), “The Big C” (9:30 p.m.) and “The Borgias” (10 p.m.). TUESDAY [...]
SUNDAY “Game of Thrones” (9 p.m., HBO) and “The Killing” (8 p.m., AMC) both return tonight for their second seasons. “Game of Thrones” is the kind of show you watch with lights off, curtains drawn and your cellphone stowed. Even the opening credits need to be watched, since they help [...]
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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