Tonight’s This Is Us features an injury, a confrontation, and a quiet triumph – but not necessarily in that order, and definitely not to the same siblings.

2017

Oct

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT By David Bianculli

Frances Conroy, the Six Feet Under co-star who appeared in the very first edition of American Horror Story, shows up in this latest story cycle, Cult, for the first time -- this time as a brunette.

2017

Oct

WHAT DIVIDES US ALSO UNITES US: MORGAN FREEMAN ON 'THE STORY OF US' By Alex Strachan

Are there are any common traits that link human cultures and beliefs around the world?...

2017

Oct

TWO NEW SHOWS ON AUDIENCE NETWORK ARE WORTH A LOOK By David Hinckley

The Audience Network pops out two new comedies Tuesday that couldn’t be much more different either from each other or the rest of television...

2017

Oct

JASON ALEXANDER GETS HIS COSTANZA ON IN 'HIT THE ROAD'S' UNREPENTANT SENDUP OF 'THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY' By Ed Bark

It’s hard to imagine the timing being much worse for a sitcom whose first episode finds two principal characters providing sexual favors in return for anticipated career advancements...

2017

Oct

AUDIENCE NETWORK'S 'LOUDERMILK' IS AS FRESH AS ITS TITLE CHARACTER IS SOUR By Ed Bark

Ron Livingston has made a series of strong impressions -- mostly on HBO -- in Band of Brothers, Sex and the City and Boardwalk Empire. Add the cult movie Office Space, a gift that keeps on giving...

2017

Oct

THE BIG BANG THEORY By David Bianculli

Two potentially explosive events take place in tonight’s show. First, Howard shares his old science stuff with Sheldon and Raj, which leads to a road trip to the desert to set off a vintage model rocket. The more incendiary event, however, may be Penny’s befriending of Leonard’s mother (played, as always, by Christine Baranski) – much to Leonard’s understandable displeasure.

2017

Oct

THE VOICE By David Bianculli

Last week, Gary Carpentier (pictured) became the last voice added to The Voice in the audition rounds. Now come the Battle Rounds, where singers perform in tandem, with the winners advancing and the losers hoping to earn a “steal” from a rival judge.

2017

Oct

SUPERGIRL By David Bianculli

Last week, the Season 3 premiere introduced the slightly new dynamics for Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), especially at work, where her alter ego, Kara Danvers, no longer has Cat Grant as her media-empire boss. (That frees up Calista Flockhart, who plays Cat, to move to better roles, or at least more prestigious shows.) Meanwhile, tonight’s episode of Supergirl introduces a new villain from the DC Comics stable: Psi, who has various mental powers and, in this new TV incarnation, can make peop

2017

Oct

2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES By David Bianculli

Game 3. The Houston Astros have taken the first two games in this year’s American League Championship Series, beating the New York Yankees, both times, by a score of 2-1. During Sunday’s Game 2, the Astros scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. For Game 3, the Yankees have home-field advantage, meaning the Yankees, not the Astros, will get the last at-bat.

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