Tonight’s guest hosts are former SNL regulars, and best-buddy comedy standouts, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. With the two of them fronting the show, you know it’s going to one of be the best, as well as the last, SNL of the year, and it doesn’t really matter who they’ve got as musical guest. But for the record, it’s, uh, Bruce Springsteeen. Did I say one of the best?

2015

Dec

LOSERS VS. ALSO-RANS WILL TEST EVEN HARDENED BOWL FANS By Gerald Jordan

College football bowls represent binge watching on a grand scale... The real pros are about to be tested. Beginning Saturday, 42 football bowl games will be played in contests that range from old guard and traditional to some head-scratching matchups...

2015

Dec

'THE AFFAIR' CLOSES A SUDSY SEASON 2 SUNDAY By David Hinckley

One of the problems with affairs is that they so often turn out to be less than you wanted them to be. Showtime’s The Affair makes that point in a couple of ways, one of which is the show itself.

2015

Dec

MAKING A MURDERER By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Following in the true-life, exhaustively detailed criminal investigations of the American Life podcast Serial, and of HBO’s Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, this new 10-part Netflix documentary, streaming in its entirety, today, tells the story of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man imprisoned for rape and other crimes for 18 years, then exonerated by DNA evidence. And when he prepares to file suit for his wrongful incarneration, it’s not long before he’s c

2015

Dec

A CHRISTMAS CAROL By David Bianculli

Patrick Stewart stars in this 1999 adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, one of two strong modern versions of the holiday tale televised tonight in prime time.

2015

Dec

A CHRISTMAS CAROL By David Bianculli

George C. Scott stars in this 1984 adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, one of two strong modern versions of the holiday tale televised tonight in prime time.

2015

Dec

THE KNICK By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: In tonight’s Season 2 finale, Thackery (Clive Owen) goes against the advice of his superiors at the Knickerbocker. In other words, for Thackery, it’s just like any other day…

2015

Dec

THE SOUP By David Bianculli

SERIES FINALE: The Soup has been around since 2004, in one form or another, with Joel McHale holding court over a properly sarcastic sampling of segments from talk TV and other, equally soapy daytime genres. Tonight is the very last episode of this 11-year-old E! series, so you know what that means: Starting tomorrow, “No Soup for you!”

2015

Dec

IDRIS ELBA RETURNS WITH JUST 2 HOURS OF 'LUTHER' -- BE GRATEFUL By David Hinckley

Idris Elba returns to star as John Luther in what’s billed as the show’s fourth season, and he hasn’t lost a step. Apparently playing a severely damaged London detective is like riding a bicycle...

2015

Dec

HOW ONE PBS STATION SWORE OFF PLEDGING AND MADE MORE MONEY By Tom Brinkmoeller

Imagine, if you will, a major U.S. city where, as in most cities, there is a public-television station. But one thing is different: it doesn't pull the plug on those fine shows several times a year and plead for money endlessly for days...

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