SEASON PREMIERE: Hard to believe, but South Park begins Season 17 tonight. And it’s still as funny as ever – and as envelope-pushing. Tonight’s opener, “Let Go, Let Gov,” is about a new social media used by Cartman, that has him broadcasting his thoughts directly via an antenna-like device on the top of his head. So what’s so groundbreaking about that? Well, its name, for one. It rhymes with Twitter. And on South Park, home of Mr. Hankey, that rhyme’s no

2013

Sep

THE BRIDGE By David Bianculli

FX just renewed this show for a second season – and just in time, since tonight is the series’ penultimate episode of Season 1.

2013

Sep

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

SERIES PREMIERE: Joss Whedon returns to TV with his newest drama series, a spinoff of The Avengers movie series. It stars Clark Gregg, whose character of S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson is revived from Whedon’s Avengers film – just as the character himself is revived, somehow, from the dead. This set-up episode may be heavy with premise and introduction, but Whedon has earned our trust, and the cast, including the always sparkling Gregg, should be fun to spend time with, as they chas

2013

Sep

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE By David Bianculli

Last week’s premiere established the characters and the premise. This week, it’s on to serious (and not-so-serious) case work, as Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher join forces, on the Brooklyn police force, to solve crime.

2013

Sep

THE MINDY PROJECT By David Bianculli

James Franco continues his guest star role as the medical resident who filled in for Mindy while she was away. Now she’s back – but he’s not intending to go anywhere. (Of course, since he’s only a guest star, he will, but why not play along?)

2013

Sep

PERSON OF INTEREST By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: The new season begins with the addition of two terrific actresses, upgraded from recurring players to series regulars: Amy Acker, as the villainous Root, and Sarah Shahi, as investigator Samantha Shaw. And based on their previous encounters on this drama series, they still have some things to iron out.

2013

Sep

THE COLBERT REPORT By David Bianculli

This should be fun: This is Stephen Colbert’s first show back after finally winning the Emmy this year. You think he took an enthusiastic victory lap before?

2013

Sep

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE By David Bianculli

Last night, Paul McCartney took over Hollywood Boulevard for Kimmel’s show. How do you follow that? With Justin Timberlake, who does the same thing tonight. Not a shabby way to start a new season…

2013

Sep

WINGING IT WITH ABC'S 'MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.' By Ed Bark

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is the only new fall show unavailable for review either via a DVD sent in the mail or on a network’s password-protected media site...

2013

Sep

ABC'S 'THE GOLDBERGS' MAKES THEM WANT TO SHOUT (CEASELESSLY) By Ed Bark

Brace your eardrums. Paced by Jeff Garlin as an extremely easy to anger dad, ABC’s The Goldbergs is one big sonic boom of a sitcom...

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