Last year, ABC had what seemed like the most promising new show of the season – but The Muppets never gelled, and now it’s gone. Yet despite a tepid new lineup, ABC once again has one promising new show… but this year, will promises be fulfilled?

2016

May

USA'S 'ROYAL PAINS' WRAPPING UP 8 YEARS OF PLOT LINES By David Hinckley

By present standards, USA’s Royal Pains could probably be called TV lite. Or, just as easily, TV delightful...

2016

May

JEREMIAH JOHNSON By David Bianculli

Long before The Revenant and Leonardo DiCaprio, there was Jeremiah Johnson and Robert Redford. Watch this 1972 movie about survival in the wilderness, and compare and contrast –if you can bear it.

2016

May

MODERN FAMILY By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: In tonight’s season-ending episode, Jay (Ed O’Neill) decides to re-enter the workplace, yet finds it different than when he left. The episode title, “Double-Click,” refers to a very funny visual sight gag.

2016

May

BLACK-ISH By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: Falling asleep in front of the TV set – an occupational hazard for TV critics – is the plot device that allows tonight’s season finale to present an extended dream sequence episode, in which the characters on the show all inhabit their loose counterparts from Good Times. Sometimes very loose counterparts, as the episode is titled “Good Times-ish.” Dyn-O-Mite!

2016

May

NASHVILLE By David Bianculli

This is the penultimate episode of this season, not even the season finale, yet it finds a way to include Elton John as a special guest star, performing with Gunnar. And yet not even this earned the show a renewal? Sigh.

2016

May

THE AMERICANS By David Bianculli

In last week’s episode, Paige pushed her parents to get even closer to her bible-study teacher and his wife, to whom Paige revealed the truth about her parents being Soviet sleeper agents. That may have been tricky enough as is – but when the teacher goes missing while visiting a foreign country, his wife suspects the worst. And so does Paige… See Alex Strachan's TV That Matters for an appreciation.

2016

May

THE VOICE By David Bianculli

So this is Bloody Tuesday for The Voice fans, or at least for its remaining contestants: Half of the Top 8 will be eliminated tonight. My apologies, then, for questioning the term “semifinal” in regards to last night’s show. When you’re cutting down that many entrants at once, you indeed are in semifinal land.

2016

May

NCIS By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: In addition to being the Season 13 finale, tonight’s episode marks the last appearance of Michael Weatherly as Tony DiNozzo. How will he exit? With some drama, some pathos, some comedy – and, I’m certain, a head slap or two.

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