Craig Ferguson, sporting a liberated, Mohawk-y ‘do, stood on his anchor desk and left us with a joyous, Proclaimers-like, jump-up-and-dance anthem. Would that CBS had given him a band ages ago, that was a stompin’ good way to go out...

2014

Oct

HUGH WILSON: BEHIND THE SCENES ON WKRP IN CINCINNATI By Bill Brioux

Part of the fun in speaking with WKRP in Cincinnati creator Hugh Wilson for the long-awaited DVD release of his series was getting his backstory. I’m always curious about where TV storytellers come from and how they got into The Game...

2014

Aug

DON PARDO 1918 - 2014 By Bill Brioux

Born February 22, 1918, Dominick George "Don" Pardo joined the NBC Radio Network as an announcer in June of 1944 -- or, as Lorne Michaels once pointed out, "before I was born..."

2014

Aug

ROBIN WILLIAMS: 1951-2014 By Bill Brioux

Some entertainers, you really hope that when you meet them, you like them. The thing about Robin Williams was that, when you met him, you liked him even more. The surprise was how candid and unguarded he was...

2014

Jul

'DOWNTON' AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS By Bill Brioux

BEVERLY HILLS, CA —Downton Abbey is PBS’s Super Bowl. The BBC import draws the highest ratings on the public broadcaster, and network officials once again gave it red carpet treatment at press tour...

2014

Jul

2014 TCA AWARDS: ONSTAGE AND AFTER By Bill Brioux

Host Terry Crews of Fox's Brooklyn Nine Nine showed he can sing as well as do shtick. “President Camacho” was joined by surprise guest co-host Miss Piggy, who seemed right at home in a room full of hambones...

2014

Jun

'LOUIE': OVERFLOWING WITH TRUTH AND INSIGHT By Bill Brioux

All other shows, thanks for coming out. There’s nothing else on TV like Louie. The FX series wrapped up for a fourth season Monday night with two more brilliant episodes, concluding a trilogy featuring co-writer and producer Pamela Adlon...You always knew this season wound not be like the others...

2014

Apr

COLBERT: CBS GETS IT EXACTLY RIGHT By Bill Brioux

Bill Carter, of The New York Times, has told me for at least two years that Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman. On Thursday, CBS made it official....

2014

Apr

NO FOOLING: CRAIG FERGUSON, DREW CAREY PULL APRIL 1 SWITCHEROO By Bill Brioux

Now that's how to pull off an April Fool's joke. On Tuesday, in the wee hours on The Late Late Show and later that morning on The Price is Right, the hosts of those two CBS shows -- Craig Ferguson and Drew Carey -- switched places...

2014

Jan

KEN BURNS DELIVERS NEW PROJECTS -- AND A LENA DUNHAM JOKE By Bill Brioux

One score and 13 years ago, Ken Burns started making documentaries for PBS. He's still going strong -- and still a reliable highlight of the Television Critics Association press tour...

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