Last night's Davidson-Kansas game was a down-to-the-buzzer thriller, and I wish Davidson had won. As it is, though, Kansas' victory means that all four regional #1 seeds made it to the Final Four. That's unprecedented -- and it makes for the prospect of some more terrific television...

2008

Mar

IT'S SHOW TIME ON SHOWTIME: "TUDORS" RETURNS, TRACEY ULLMAN DEBUTS By David Bianculli

Last year was an image-changing year for the Showtime cable network in its battle to emerge from the shadow of HBO. "Dexter," more brilliant than ever. "Californication," audaciously enjoyable. "Meadowlands," quirky and unpredictable. "Weeds," always a delight, with its best guest-star list ever...And, oh yes, "The Tudors"...

2008

Mar

EXCLUSIVE!: NBC'S "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" RETURNING FOR SURE By David Bianculli

Here's an exclusive I'm very pleased to report: NBC's "Friday Night Lights" will, indeed, be returning for a third season, according to series star Kyle Chandler...

2008

Mar

HBO'S "IN TREATMENT" HAS BEEN VERY GOOD THERAPY By David Bianculli

When HBO's "In Treatment" began nine weeks ago, it established its unorthodox dramatic structure instantly: Gabriel Byrne would play a therapist, Paul, who each weekday would take part in a different scheduled session...

2008

Mar

GREAT DOCUMENTARIES ARE ALIVE AND WELL -- JUST NOT ON BROADCAST TV By David Bianculli

PBS offers a fabulous documentary tonight, the conclusion of its thorough two-part "Frontline" examination of "Bush's War." HBO offers a fabulous documentary tonight, too, an inspiring special called "Autism: The Musical"...

2008

Mar

SIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME: BRITNEY GOES THE SITCOM ROUTE By David Bianculli

As the first step in her career reclamation attempt, troubled pop star Britney Spears goes the sitcom route. She appears tonight (8:30 p.m. ET) in a guest spot on the CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother"...

2008

Mar

"AMERICAN IDOL" BEATLES NIGHTS DIDN'T PLEASE PLEASE ME By David Bianculli

After six seasons, "American Idol" finally got rights to the John Lennon-Paul McCartney catalog and did a theme night, then returned a week later with George Harrison's songs added to the mix as well. Given such an amazingly deep and rich resource, how could the contestants and the show fail? Yet they did. Big time...

2008

Mar

NIGHTS OF THE ROUND(BALL) TABLE: TV COVERAGE TO PLEASE LANCE A LOT By David Bianculli

If March Madness is an annual illness, TV, satellite and computer technology have combined to make it a pop-culture pandemic. There are 64 games in the NCAA men's basketball brackets -- and if you subscribe to the right cable or satellite system, purchase the right package, or have signed up for a free VIP pass to watch streaming video on your computer at home or (gasp!) at work, it's all available...

2008

Mar

CHANGES ARE COMING TO THIS SITE... GLACIALLY, BUT SURELY By David Bianculli

I'm so grateful, truly, for every single one of you who takes the time to visit this site, that I want to apologize for the delays in making TV WORTH WATCHING every bit as dynamic and interactive as originally envisioned. But we're getting there... or, at least, getting closer...

2008

Mar

WHEN GOOD SHOWS HAPPEN TO BAD PEOPLE By David Bianculli

The FX drama series "The Riches," about husband-and-wife con-artist gypsies who steal the identities of a well-to-do dead couple, returns for its second season tonight at 10 ET. It's a wonderful series, but it made me wonder: When, exactly, did we start rooting for the gypsies, tramps and thieves in our weekly TV dramas?...

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