We’ve heard, read and seen many eloquent and emotional tributes to Robin Williams since his death on August 11^th. When David Letterman returned to Late Show after his vacation, it was his turn to pay homage...

2014

Jun

FIFA-FO-FUM By Linda Donovan

The world's largest sporting event, what we in the U.S. might call a soccer tournament, starts this week in Brazil. The 2014 World Cup will be watched across the globe and John Oliver is both "excited and extremely conflicted about it..."

2014

Apr

CONAN GOES 'COSMO' By Linda Donovan

Conan took Team Coco to Dallas from 3/31 through 4/3 and we're sure the city will never be the same. During his time there he visited the headquarters of an international institution that started in Dallas about 50 years ago -- Mary Kay cosmetics...

2014

Mar

'SPORTS NIGHT' MEETS SPORTS GUY By Linda Donovan

Actor Josh Charles has been very busy recently making appearances to address the shocking and, according to some fans, distressing plot twist revealed in the 3/23 episode of The Good Wife. Here at TVWW, we remember Charles quite fondly for his first starring role in a weekly series: as Dan Rydell in Aaron Sorkin's Sports Night...

2014

Mar

THE SHOCKING GOOD 'GOOD WIFE' SHOCKER (SPOILERS AHEAD!) By Linda Donovan

Fans of The Good Wife who haven’t already seen the Sunday, 3/23 episode have had an extraordinarily challenging time avoiding the answer to the “What happened?!” question about their favorite show. Those of us who already have that answer will want to watch this video for a behind-the-scenes look...

2014

Mar

IF ONLY IT WERE THIS EASY By Linda Donovan

Billy Joel surprised his audience at Madison Square Garden Friday night by bringing out someone to join him that most of us wouldn't expect: AC/DC singer Brian Johnson. We here at TVWW preferred an appearance by Joel earlier in the week with Jimmy Fallon..

2014

Mar

EMMY-WORTHY AFTER OSCAR? By Linda Donovan

When Kevin Spacey guested on Jimmy Kimmel after the Oscar telecast, he reminded Kimmel about the talk show host's first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

2014

Feb

"SEE I AM WONDER MIKE…" AND BRIAN AND LESTER By Linda Donovan

The Sugarhill Gang may have added those last two names to their famous “Rappers Delight” lyrics if they’d been able to see what Tonight Show viewers witnessed this past week.

2014

Feb

YOU GOT IT, DUDE By Linda Donovan

Jimmy Fallon will soon take over hosting duties for The Tonight Show. To remind us of that upcoming historic event, Fallon used his waning days on his show recently to insert himself into a set that looked eerily similar to the bedroom of a character from a hugely successful sitcom from the glory days of ABC’s TGIF: Full House...

2014

Jan

THE STUFF THAT TV DREAMS ARE MADE OF By Linda Donovan

My name is Linda, and I’m a TV addict. My jones began for me as a child...

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Linda Donovan

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Linda's childhood love affair with television propelled her into working in that very medium for over 20 years. Ironically, despite her early devotion to programming, her specialty was station administration and FCC compliance. So she can tell you all about The Flintstones as well as why it does not qualify as E/I under the Children's Television Act.

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