SEASON FINALE: In this two-hour expanded installment, the Red Devil killer is unmasked – but not, I’m guessing, before there’s a final revision to the overall body count.

2015

Dec

THE MUPPETS By David Bianculli

Tonight’s human guest star: Mindy Kaling.

2015

Dec

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. By David Bianculli

WINTER FINALE: If you’ve stayed with this series, you’ve noticed, I’m sure, it’s managed to plumb more emotional depths than ever before. One of its effective tricks this year has been to establish a strong romantic bond between a couple, then rend them apart, either by distance or death. Tonight’s winter finale threatens a bit of both: Simmons, long separated from and only recently reunited with Fitz, now has to watch helplessly, forced by HYDRA to monitor the port

2015

Dec

2015 VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW By David Bianculli

This year’s scheduled musical performers include Selena Gomez and Ellie Goulding, and the Victoria’s Secret models this year include first-timer Gigi Hadid. She’s pictured here, for identification purposes – but personally, I only watch these Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show specials for the articles.

2015

Dec

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON By David Bianculli

During this early run-up to the 2016 presidential election, Jimmy Fallon already has hosted Republican front-runner Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Tonight, Fallon widens his focus by making room for another Democratic challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

2015

Dec

CHANGING AUDIENCES AND TV MONEYBALL: THE BIGGEST BEHIND-THE-SCENES TV STORY OF 2015 By Alex Strachan

Wicked City will not go down in the annals of TV as one of the most influential series of its day. When the book closes on 2015, though, Wicked City — shuttered after just three episodes — will have made history of a kind...

2015

Dec

'YOU'RE THE WORST' REWARDED FOR ITS BAD BEHAVIOR By David Hinckley

FXX’s You’re the Worst has pulled one of the best switch acts on television, which probably explains why its reward at the impending end of its second season is that it will get a third season...

2015

Dec

THE VOICE By David Bianculli

It’s the semifinal round, televised live, with the final nine contestants performing for the opportunity to keep competing. Tomorrow night, five of the nine will be eliminated.

2015

Dec

THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT By David Bianculli

Director George Roy Hill, whose movies include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and Slaughterhouse-Five, directed this 1964 Peter Sellers comedy about two precocious teen girls obsessed with the life of a playboy orchestra conductor, played by Sellers. It’s much more G-rated and pleasant than it might sound – and watch, too, for Sellers’ female co-star, the woefully underappreciated Paula Prentiss.

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