Walking Dead, which draws roughly double the audience for AMC's two other main events, Mad Men and Breaking Bad, remains a high-quality show amidst its depths of depravity...

2012

Oct

1950: BURNS AND ALLEN MAKE THEIR TV DEBUT By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1950, husband-and-wife radio stars George Burns and Gracie Allen made their television series debut with The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show...

2012

Oct

2012 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS By David Bianculli

Two do-or-die Game 5s are played tonight, in a tension-filled doubleheader on TBS. First up, at 5 p.m. ET, is Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees, forced by the Orioles’ 13th-inning go-ahead run. Next, at 8:30 p.m. ET, is the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals game. It’s the first time all four series have gone five games under this modern configuration, so enjoy the drama.

2012

Oct

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE By David Bianculli

Even though TCM is presenting a special lineup this month devoted to political movies, Sundance Channel has a notable one on tap tonight: The Manchurian Candidate. Unfortunately, it’s the 2004 remake, not the haunting original – but with Denzel Washington in the lead, it’s still worth watching.

2012

Oct

BORN YESTERDAY By David Bianculli

Judy Holliday won a Best Actress Oscar, and deserved it, for her portrayal of a gangster’s ditzy moll who takes private tutoring lessons to lessen her ditz factor. Based on Garson Kanin’s Broadway hit, it’s a riot – as is Broderick Crawford as the tough-guy star of this 1950 comedy.

2012

Oct

FRINGE By David Bianculli

Last week’s episode showed us a tougher side of Etta (Georgina Haig), a return to Walter’s lab, and another mission to fulfill, thanks to a Betamax tape with a hidden message. (And I thought I was the only source around for Beta tapes these days.)

2012

Oct

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

After the vice presidential debate, it’s time for another new Real Time. Guests this week include Ben Affleck and Ann Coulter – if they’re both seated on the panel, this one could be incendiary.

2012

Oct

1962: 'MCHALE'S NAVY' LAUNCHES ON ABC By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1962, ABC introduced the sitcom McHale's Navy, which starred Ernest Borgnine as the commanding officer of a WWII Navy PT boat...

2012

Oct

2012 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS By David Bianculli

The New York Yankees delivered a thriller of a postseason game yesterday: after trailing the Baltimore Orioles for the entire game, the Yankees tied it in the bottom of the ninth when Raul Ibanez hit a solo homer – then won the game in the bottom of the 12th when he hit another one. The Yankees now lead the series 2-1, with Game 4 played at 7:30 p.m. ET on TBS. Other games today, and where you can find them: the final-elimination Game 5 of the Cincinnati Reds vs. San Francisco Giants serie

2012

Oct

THE BIG BANG THEORY By David Bianculli

The guys on this show always have women trouble – and tonight, there’s trouble when it’s discovered that Alex, the physics grad student Sheldon (Jim Parsons) has selected to help with some research, is an attractive woman (played by Margo Harshman).

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