Though Ben and Kate can be a bit grating, principal series creator Dana Fox has penned a pretty funny first episode, which will be part of a new Fox comedy line-up...

2012

Sep

'PARTNERS' STAR URIE STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT By Ed Bark

CBS' new Monday comedy Partners may not be able to survive long-term, but it won't be Michael Urie's fault...

2012

Sep

FOX'S 'MINDY PROJECT' AN UNEVEN WORK IN PROGRESS By Ed Bark

The Mindy Project is a minor disappointment in light of all the accomplished guest stars populating its opening half-hour...

2012

Sep

FOR MOST COMPETITION SHOWS, IT'S IN WITH THE NEW By Ed Bark

A spate of new judges for Fox's American Idol — and NBC's The Voice — raises questions of high ratings import for these top dog talent competitions and others...

2012

Sep

J.J. ABRAMS' DARK WORLD By Ed Bark

Revolution, the most promising and expensive new series on NBC's fall schedule, is from the guy who keeps conjuring up doomsday or, at best, very foreboding scenarios...

2012

Sep

A PREPOSTEROUS MIX OF SYRINGES AND SHIVS By Ed Bark

Fox has grown accustomed to having a Monday night doctor in the house. Now it has The Mob Doctor, a notably inferior exercise in dese, dems and doses...

2012

Sep

SOME STARS HAVE YET TO MAKE THE 'KENNEDY CENTER' CUT By Ed Bark

This week's announcement of the annual Kennedy Center honorees again raised questions of who's in and who's still out...

2012

Sep

PRIME-TIME ADJUSTMENTS FOR FOOTBALL DOUBLEHEADERS By Ed Bark

Do you and your DVR get the blues on NFL football Sundays? CBS in particular wants to help...

2012

Sep

OH, BABY: NBC EXPANDS ITS KID COUNT WITH 'GUYS WITH KIDS' By Ed Bark

The one-time kid-free Peacock network is loading up on babies and/or baby talk with comedies Guys with Kids, The New Normal and the returning Up All Night...

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Ed Bark

Since 2006, Ed Bark's local and national TV stories and observations have been showcased on his pioneering website, www.unclebarky.com. For 26 years before that, he was TV critic for the Dallas Morning News. He's a past president of the Television Critics Association, and for seven years served on the national Peabody Awards board.

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