Now that's how to pull off an April Fool's joke. On Tuesday, in the wee hours on The Late Late Show and later that morning on The Price is Right, the hosts of those two CBS shows -- Craig Ferguson and Drew Carey -- switched places...

2014

Jan

KEN BURNS DELIVERS NEW PROJECTS -- AND A LENA DUNHAM JOKE By Bill Brioux

One score and 13 years ago, Ken Burns started making documentaries for PBS. He's still going strong -- and still a reliable highlight of the Television Critics Association press tour...

2014

Jan

DEAR JOURNAL: 'RAKE' SHOW RUNNER REVEALS ALL AT TCA By Bill Brioux

TV writer-producer Peter Tolan always shows up for Television Critics Association press conferences ready to entertain. And this time, he brought his personal journal...

2014

Jan

NAKED PASSIONS FLARE AT TCA 'GIRLS' SESSION By Bill Brioux

Opening questions at press conferences often can set the tone for what follows. At the Television Critics Association session for HBO's Girls, a question about nudity sparked a very emotional reaction...

2014

Jan

SARAH PALIN: RED, WHITE AND SHOES By Bill Brioux

Did TVWW contributor Bill Brioux attend Friday's Television Critics Association breakfast with Sarah Palin? You betcha...

2013

Nov

FERGUSON STILL WORKING WITH A SKELETON STAFF By Bill Brioux

Bill Brioux attended a couple of Late Late Show tapings last week as an audience member and gives us the bare bones report on TV's fastest and funniest late night host...

2013

Oct

GLEE SAYS TEARY GOODBYE TO CORY MONTEITH By Bill Brioux

Thursday's tribute to Cory Monteith was, as expected, a weepy one. To its credit, Fox's Glee did not overly exploit the hour...

2013

Oct

'THE SIMPSONS': FRIGHT TITLES AND DAWN OF THE DUFF By Bill Brioux

The Simpsons' 24th annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode aired Sunday, wtih the title sequence by Guillermo del Toro, director of such films as Pacific Rim and Hellboy...

2013

Aug

FROM 'THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.' TO 'NCIS' By Bill Brioux

From Illya, with love: David McCallum's 50-year run as a top TV star...

2013

Aug

BATES RIPS NBC AT FX 'HORROR STORY' SESSION By Bill Brioux

Oscar-winner Kathy Bates still harbors strong feelings over the cancellation of her former series, Harry's Law...

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Bill Brioux is the David Bianculli of Canada, except he keeps his white beard to himself. He currently contributes to the Toronto Star, The Canadian Press and blogs at brioux.tv, TV Feeds My Family.

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