More shows have just been added to our calendar of midseason TV, including a firm date for Eddie Izzard's Treasure Island movie. And we've stretched our coverage into June, July and August...

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2012 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT By David Bianculli

CBS, 7 & 9:45 p.m. ET; TBS, 7:45 & 10:15 p.m. ET -- Tonight offers the sweetest of the Sweet 16 games, at least if you’re into Cinderella teams and potential upsets. TBS has the biggest of these, with 13th-ranked Ohio (pictured) upsetting enough teams, on their path thus far, to face No. 1 North Carolina at 7:45 p.m. ET. The later game on TBS features a double-digit seed as well, when 11th-ranked N.C. State goes up against No. 2 Kansas at 10:15 p.m. ET. And even CBS has a potential

2012

Mar

MOYERS & COMPANY By David Bianculli

Public TV, Friday - Sunday (Check local listings) -- This week’s new edition, “Moving Beyond War,” focuses on the increasingly loud drumbeat to sound a call for a possible war against Iran. Bill Moyers interviews Andrew Bacevich, a scholar whom Moyers credits as being among “the most perceptive observers of America’s changing role in the world.” Bacevich is beating a drumbeat, too – for something other than war. To find where and when to see this series

2012

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS By David Bianculli

It’s a Bronte night on TCM, starting with this 1939 classic adaptation of the Emily Bronte novel. Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier star as Cathy and Heathcliff, with David Niven and Geraldine Fitzgerald in supporting roles. After this, it’s on to Jane Eyre, at 10 p.m. ET, and a 1944 adaptation of sister Charlotte Bronte’s novel, starring Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine and Margaret O’Brien. Then, at midnight ET, the triple feature ends with 1946’s Devotion, a somewhat

2012

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FRINGE By David Bianculli

This series is back, promises Fox, for six fresh episodes in a row. The starter is a love story, of sorts. But on Fringe, even love can cause lots of trouble, and dig up lots of things – including another mysterious capsule.

2012

Mar

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

One of tonight’s guests, alone, makes this a Must-See hour for those who enjoy political discourse. He’s Andrew Sullivan, whose opinions often clash with those of Maher, but in a way that’s entertaining, and sometimes informative, rather than just boisterous.

2012

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'MAD MEN' RETURNS, COCKY AND CONFIDENT AS EVER By David Bianculli

(From NPR) Yes, it was worth the wait. Absolutely. "Mad Men" returns Sunday with a two-hour season premiere — and by the time it's over, if you react the way I did, you'll be satisfied and even comforted to have spent two wonderful hours with the folks at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce...

2012

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A SECOND LOOK PROVIDES JUST THE RIGHT 'TOUCH' By Theresa Corigliano

I did the pilot of "Touch" a disservice when I reviewed it here a few months ago. For whatever reason, I wasn't initially receptive, didn't get it; but in the back of my mind, I wanted to re-view, in the literal sense of the word, when it returned (Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on Fox)...

2012

Mar

HIS KINGDOM FOR A HORSE: A FORMER STUDENT OF DAVID MILCH'S TAKES THE LONG VIEW OF MILCH'S 'LUCK,' AND LIFE By TVWW Guest Contributor

When HBO announced last week that it was cancelling the horseracing drama Luck because a third horse had been injured on the set and had to be euthanized, I had mixed emotions -- [TV WORTH WATCHING proudly presents a guest column by Ben Yagoda...]

2012

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NBC'S 'BENT' HAS POTENTIAL By Theresa Corigliano

"Bent" is a situation comedy in the truest sense of the word. If John McCain was "maverick-y" back in 2008, this one is "situation-y"...

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