It would be nigh unto impossible for Downton Abbey to overstay its welcome on PBS. Over the years it's become the network's most popular series ever, as executives are quick to note. But now the days of reckoning are beckoning...

2015

Aug

WHEN TVWORTHWATCHING ASKS AT PRESS TOUR, THEY ANSWER By Ed Bark

At this point in these proceedings, the elongated summer Television Critics Association "press tour" still seems to be stretching from here to eternity. Which seems like an apt time to roll out our first batch of material generated solely by tvworthwatching.com questions...

2015

Jul

HBO TAKES TCA PRESS TOUR SOMEWHAT LAYING DOWN By Ed Bark

Renowned and even revered for its star-powered TV "press tour" panels, HBO shrunk to something of a Little Dipper with its Thursday afternoon/evening show and tell...

2015

Jul

HALLMARK CHANNEL CATERS TO OLDER DEMO, SERVES UP "SUCCESS" AT TCA By Ed Bark

No, it's not a soup kitchen because the food is way too good and the setting far too opulent...

2015

Jul

TREVOR NOAH'S CHARM OFFENSIVE By Ed Bark

Trevor Noah's two-step program seemed daunting at first glance. And it had nothing to do with the mountain he'll soon be climbing as the new host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show...

2015

Jul

A MARATHON DAY AT TCA PRESS TOUR WITH MAMMOTH NETFLIX By Ed Bark

BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- The summer Television Critics Association "press tour" began an edifying/jellifying two-and-a-half week run Tuesday with an unprecedented full-day presentation from the hottest non-TV network of our times. That would be Netflix...

2015

Jul

NETFLIX'S 'WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER' RETURNS FOR PREQUEL By Ed Bark

At last comes the origin story of the talking mixed vegetables can...

2015

Jul

SPIKE'S 'TUT' IS A BETTER THAN EXPECTED PLAYGROUND FOR KINGS AND KINGSLEY By Ed Bark

Hey, it’s not all that bad. And in the coin of Spike TV’s realm, that equates to being pretty good. Tut is the young male-targeted network’s first original scripted drama since 2007, when Kill Point came and went...

2015

Jul

HBO GOES TO THE HEAD OF THE EMMY CLASS AGAIN By Ed Bark

HBO and its most popular series ever, Game of Thrones, again led all networks and series in prime-time Emmy nominations announced Thursday. Each upped their totals from last year, with HBO nabbing 126 nods...

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