Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free

Travel Channel has a new Man vs. Food marathon all night. Discovery has a Who Was Jesus? marathon all night. At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by the Academy of Country Music Awards. NBC has a new Dateline at 7, then new episodes of Kings and Celebrity Apprentice. At 8, FOX has a new episode ... MORE

Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S34E20) Seth Rogen returned to host for the second time to promote his new mall cop movie (yeah, I know). Unlike last time, when there were one or two stand-out sketches, this episode didn't have any particularly memorable moments. However, there were Muppets, Mogwai and a thinner Seth Rogen involved, so maybe ... MORE

Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Cable/Satellite, Reality-Free

Nothing has frustrated TV fans more than the never-ending release of The State DVD from MTV. It has become the Duke Nukem Forever of the television universe. One minute, it's on and the next minute, it's off. Then it's back on again, then the whole thing gets called off. Then it rises from the ashes like a ... MORE

Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free

CBS has March Madness all night. TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night. At 8, NBC reruns the ER finale, if you missed it. TCM has Take the Money and Run at 8. At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted. Lifetime has the movie Nora Roberts' High Noon at 9. Hallmark has the movie ... MORE

Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free

Former SNL and High School High star Jon Lovitz will be opening up his own comedy club at the Universal Citywalk on the West Coast. In a display of ego and lack of imagination, it will be called the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club.Admittedly, I've never seen Lovitz perform stand-up comedy. I sort of figured he had faded into celebrity obscurity ... MORE

Filed under: Episode Reviews, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free

(S02E21) Wow. Just, wow! This was one of the best episodes of the season. This was also one of the most heartbreaking episodes of the entire series.I loved everything about this ep -- the pacing, the storytelling, and the surprises. It was all great. But did I mention the heartbreak? Click through for the ... MORE

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, OpEd

Last season, Gabriel Byrne, Dianne Wiest and Blair Underwood lead an amazing cast in one of the most daring new projects on television: HBO's In Treatment. For nine weeks, the show aired virtually every night in half-hour installments. Gabriel Byrne was the constant, therapist Paul Weston, and each show featured one of his therapy ... MORE

Filed under: Law and Order, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free

This doesn't come as a surprise, does it? NBC has ordered an 11th season of Law & Order: SVU. It isn't a surprise because of all the shows on NBC's roster - not including ER, which just had a celebrated swan song - are struggling in the ratings. Law & Order SVU is the lone exception, still drawing nearly 10 ... MORE

Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Dollhouse

(S01E08) For a second ... for just a second ... I thought Ballard's dream was actually happening. Is that what Ballard actually wants? To do the nasty with Echo or Caroline or whomever? If the situation with Victor and Sierra is proof that true love circumvents the programming of the Actives, then maybe Ballard is Alpha and the ... MORE

Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free

At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap. NBC has two new episodes of Howie Do It at 8, followed by new episodes of Friday Night Lights and Dateline. FOX has new episodes of The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse. The CW has a new Everybody Hates Chris at 8, then a new episode ... MORE

Filed under: Other Reality Shows

When I heard about Bravo's new reality program, The Fashion Show, a few phrases came to mind: "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" was one. "Don't get mad, get even" was another. Then there was "Anything you can do, I can do better." Yes, it seems that The Fashion Show is a show that was conceived as a replacement for Project Runway, the ... MORE

Filed under: News, Industry, Programming, Music and Variety, Reality-Free

Well, here's a plot twist I didn't see coming.WHDH, the NBC affiliate in Boston (I'm watching it right now) says that they're not going to show Leno's new 10PM show. Starting in September, the station is going to show local news at 10PM instead! NBC is fuming (I'm sure Leno isn't happy either - he's from ... MORE

Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Doctor Who, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free

What follows is a trailer for the new Doctor Who semi-spin-off, K9. It can't be considered a real, official spin-off because the BBC is in no way involved in the production.This version of K9 shouldn't be confused with the one on The Sarah Jane Adventures. Per one of its creators Bob Baker (who is ... MORE

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Video, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

Southland, the gritty new police drama from film producer Ann Biderman, puts the spotlight on the dark and grimy corners of Los Angeles as seen through the eyes of uniformed cops and plainclothes detectives. Unfortunately, the series premiere is mired in cop show clichés and forgets to deliver ... MORE

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

No, George Clooney did not show up for the series finale of ER.But it was a pretty good finale anyway. It's impossible to please all fans of a long-running show in a series finale because we expect too much, and what we expect can change depending on whether you've been watching it since the beginning or just ... MORE

Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Casting, Reality-Free

Actor Justin Bartha is taking a break from saving Nic Cage's ass in the National Treasure movies to star in the upcoming Fox comedy The Station. Judging by a network description of the show, The Station was seemingly designed to repel network audiences and get canceled before the third episode airs.It's a comedy about ... MORE

Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free

If you tune in to the premiere of the new Comedy Central Presents... stand-up shows tonight, you'll see a couple of familiar faces in John Mulaney (11PM) and Kristen Schaal (11:30PM). Schaal might be the easier face to place - her role as Mel, the lone groupie on Flight of the Conchords expanded this season, to ... MORE

Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free

Freaks and Geeks is not only a cult classic among TV fans, but it's also one of TV Squad's favorite "Ol' Yellers". Those are the shows that were taken out back and shot down by the networks before they had a chance to fully develop, despite the crying, whimpering, snot-producing pleas of those who loved them most. It may ... MORE

Filed under: Cancellations, Ratings, Reality-Free

According to industry scuttlebutt, My Name Is Earl is on the ropes and at risk of being canceled by NBC. Nikki Finke is reporting that it's practically a done deal at NBC, but Earl could be moving to Fox. It's not just the lousy Nielsen ratings that have done the shaggy-dog sitcom in, it's also the rising production costs. NBC has ... MORE

Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews

(S18E07) Phew! March Madness is over and we had a fresh episode of Survivor on its regularly scheduled night! Although the episode title mentions Coach, I didn't want to use him in the image above. I've decided he's not Little Lord Fauntleroy -- he's Willie Nelson's odd spawn. You know ... the one they don't mention in public.Joe (above) ... MORE

Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S01E18) So what did we learn tonight? We learned that Davis Bloome had a pretty crappy childhood. We learned that Doomsday is the Judas to Clark's Jesus. We learned yet again that the cops in Metropolis suck (why can Clark solve mysteries that they can't?). We learned that being an unstoppable monster doesn't necessarily ... MORE

Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals

Recently, MTV has announced that The Real World (and the Challenges) will be going on for at least four more seasons. With the 21st season coming to a close, it brought up the big question: Should The Real World be renewed? After watching The Real World: Brooklyn, I have to say yes.I started watching during The Real ... MORE

Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free

Did you like Just Shoot Me? It was one of those shows I didn't really watch when it was on NBC but later caught in syndicated reruns, and it was really an underrated sitcom. It was actually quite funny and had a great cast. When people talk about the great NBC sitcoms over the years they always talk about Seinfeld, ... MORE

Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Ratings

Last night's April Fool's special I Get That a Lot on CBS picked up quite a few viewers; early estimates give it 10.3 million. It's a far cry from Idol's 23.7 million, but in today's television landscape, 10 million viewers isn't anything to sneer at. Which means that there are suits at CBS looking at the program and thinking what ... MORE

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Reality-Free

As we bid farewell to ER tonight, I can't let it pass without commenting on my all-time favorite episode of the series, the incomparable "Love's Labor Lost". Anyone who's a fan of the show should remember the heartbreaking story of a young couple, Sean and Jodi O'Brien, who were about to give birth to their first child and the ... MORE

Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free

At 8, NBC has an ER Retrospective, followed by the ER series finale. CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and Eleventh Hour. ABC has a new In The Motherhood, followed by a new Samantha Who? FOX has new episodes of Bones and Hell's Kitchen. There's ... MORE

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, Programming, Daytime, Reality-Free

Yesterday - a day usually set aside for light-hearted pranks and various other yuk-yuks - will forever be remembered now as the day that CBS got rid of Guiding Light, the longest running drama on TV (it started on radio in 1937 and TV in 1952). It's probably the starting gun for other networks to get rid ... MORE

Filed under: The Office, Reality-Free

Ever wonder what the Dunder Mifflin gang would look like if they were made out of gooey, rainbow-colored, bunny-shaped goodness? Here's your chance to find out.Inspired by the The Washington Posts's Peeps Diorama contest, the folks at OfficeTally.com started The Office Peeps contest - just in time for Easter. The site asked readers to design a ... MORE

Filed under: OpEd, Rescue Me, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

Hard to believe that it's been over a year and a half since Rescue Me bowed its season four finale. The minisodes that aired last summer served to remind us that the FDNY drama was alive and kicking, but more than anything, they made one other point clear - there ain't nothing like the real thing. Rescue Me ... MORE

Filed under: OpEd, Lost, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free

Lost continues to impress me. I really do think it's one of the great TV dramas of all-time, and last night's episode was rock solid. Except for one thing I'm going to be nit-picky about.OK, so Sawyer and Kate bring young injured Ben to the Others so they can save him, and Richard tells them that, yeah, I can save him, but he ... MORE

Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals

I knew that television executives were insane, but I didn't know they would go this far. They're letting right-wing gun advocate rocker Ted Nugent host his own reality television show. In that show, he will train a group of volunteers on how to survive in the wild and then he, along with his 18-year-old son, will ... MORE

Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Pickups and Renewals

No more waiting for the next season of Project Runway. After all of the legal disputes, NBC Universal, The Weinstein Company, and Lifetime have finally resolved their disputes. Part of the deal involves having five years of Project Runway on Lifetime. That could mean between five and ten seasons (two seasons a ... MORE

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S02E13) "I've been having one helluva shitty month and someone is gonna pay." - Patty

Another great ending to another great season of television. The general consensus seems to be that season two of Damages far outpaced season one. They were pretty tied up for me - that was, until last night's finale. Just like

... MORE

Filed under: Rescue Me, Interviews, Celebrities, Reality-Free

After several high-profile movie roles in films such as Menace II Society, Dead Presidents, and Crash, Larenz Tate headed to New York City for a regular gig on the FX drama, Rescue Me. Tate plays "Black Sean," the newest probie forced to contend with Tommy Gavin and the rest of the motley crew at the firehouse. Tate ... MORE

Filed under: OpEd, Scrubs, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S08E12) I always think that a J.D.-less episode of Scrubs would be refreshing, mainly because it's always good to get out of his head. But it's one thing to not have Zach Braff around; it's completely another when no one in the main cast but Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke is on the call sheet for the week. That's the ... MORE

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free

Yup, tonight is the final ER. NBC will have an hour-long retrospective at 8 PM and then the two-hour season finale of the show at 9 PM (sorry, fans of My Name Is Earl, The Office, and 30 Rock). We've seen several old favorites come back this season in previous episodes, and we know that a couple more are coming back ... MORE

Filed under: Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free

Yesterday was a sad day for many TV fans. Guiding Light was cancelled after 72 years of continuous broadcasting (radio and TV). Even people I know who don't watch soaps, were upset by the end of this program.That said, it's with some real glee that I tell you that AMC has picked up Breaking Bad for a third season. It's not just that ... MORE

Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Reality-Free

The earlier announcement that comedienne Wanda Sykes might be one hair pulling development meeting away from getting her own late night show was a promising one. She's got a good bit of star power to boost her ratings. She's had a good bit of experience as a late night comedy writer, most notably with The Chris Rock Show and least ... MORE

Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Life on Mars

(S01E17) It's the last episode ever of the American version of this show. I'm not sure if it's appropriate or not, but it happened on April Fool's Day, as well. They certainly took the show to its most literal conclusion possible. As I write this, I'm still processing a lot of the story.Comparisons are inevitable, and the ... MORE

Filed under: OpEd, Lost, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S05E11) "Maybe there's something they can do." - Juliet

At the risk of sounding clichéd, I'm gonna say it anyway - all the pieces are coming together. While I didn't particularly care for any of tonight's flashbacks (personally, I've never really gotten into Kate at all), what happened on the island in 1977 was

... MORE