Via the miracle of a remote control button push, viewers can segue Thursday night from a glam Jennifer Lopez as an American Idol judge to a battered, weepy one in the opening scene of NBC’s Shades of Blue...

2016

Jan

GUNS IN AMERICA By David Bianculli

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama went on live TV to talk about gun violence, in what already has become one of his most attention-getting speeches since his ones about “Obamacare” and race. And tonight, CNN’s Anderson Cooper moderates a live town hall event from Virginia, with the title and topic Guns in America. It’s an invitation-only question-and-answer session, and though the National Rifle Association was invited to send representatives, NRA spokesperson Andrew Aru

2016

Jan

THE BLACKLIST By David Bianculli

MIDSEASON PREMIERE: This year of The Blacklist begins with Liz (Megan Boone) in the glass box, where Red (James Spader) was placed as the series began. And she’s awaiting trial – but also awaiting, or at least fearing, a possible murder attempt by her enemies. That’s what Red fears is coming. And, as usual, his instincts are good.

2016

Jan

ANGEL FROM HELL By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This is a CBS series that was delayed from a fall launch, and I don’t expect it to improve with age. This new Jane Lynch show would have been a better fit over at Fox, where her Glee act fit in with that network’s punky and spunky attitude. But here, her character of an abrasive guardian angel is far, far short of me declaring, It’s a Wonderful Show. Don’t expect bells to ring – here, or in the ratings.

2016

Jan

SHADES OF BLUE By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Not many people get to launch seasons of two different shows in as many days. Yesterday, Jennifer Lopez helped preside over the final season of Fox’s American Idol, and tonight she stars in a new police drama series, Shades of Blue, playing a cop whose conflicted career and home life unfurls in flashback over the course of a season. For Lopez fans, it’s a three-hour J-Lo fest: two hours of American Idol, followed by this. But for general police drama fans, it’s

2016

Jan

COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE By David Bianculli

Tonight’s newly streamed episode features Steve Martin, and he and Jerry Seinfeld poke fun at each other like they’re already in a buddy-comedy road picture. They aren’t – not technically, though they’re buddies, comedians, and on the road – but they should be. To watch, visit the Comedians in Cars Geting Coffee page on the Crackle website.

2016

Jan

READY OR NOT, HERE COME DUELING O.J. SERIES By David Hinckley

Whoever decided we need to revisit O.J. Simpson’s life and murder case with two multi-part television documentaries should now raise his or her hand and explain...

2016

Jan

ABC'S 'AMERICAN CRIME' CONNECTS ON A 'BIG SWING' By David Hinckley

If you want to see what a “big swing” really looks like on prime-time television, check out the second season of ABC’s American Crime...

2016

Jan

AMERICAN IDOL By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This is Season 15 for American Idol – and the final one, since this former TV juggernaut, like others before it, eventually has seen its audience erode to the point where it’s no longer viable. And though it’s no longer the massive media phenomenon it once was, American Idol still deserves credit at succeeding where so many competition shows of its type have failed. Many series make stars of the judges, but not the talent – The Voice, I’m looking at

2016

Jan

MIKE & MOLLY By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: It’s a new season for Mike & Molly, and it’s a short one, as well as the final one. Regardless, Molly (Melissa McCarthy) now has another new job – this time on a radio show.

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