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EVERYBODY'S A CRITIC: HBO's 'Girls' is Evaluated by Girls -- And a Mom
Dick Clark Dies at 82, Leaves Behind a High-Scoring TV Legacy
Great News About Two TV Greats: David Attenborough and Ernie Kovacs
EVERYBODY'S A CRITIC: A Theatrical Lighting Designer Sheds Light on NBC's 'Smash'
SPECIAL FEATURE: A Look at HBO's 'Girls,' By and With Those Who Get the Demo
Girls, Girls, Girls: We've Got HBO's New Comedy Series Covered -- Thrice
Five Things I Loved About the Season Finale of FX's 'Justified'
Mike Wallace: Dead at 93, But Not Soon Forgotten -- Or Equalled
'Magic City': It Looks Great, But Isn't
'Homeland,' 'Thrones,' 'Parks & Recreation,' 'Portlandia' Among Those Winning Peabody Awards
Couric vs. Palin Morning Show Duel: Ready, Aim, Fireworks!
Which of Monday's 'American Masters' Documentaries Is Better? I Say: 'Boo!'
Tonight's TV Worth Watching? Here Are My Best Bets -- No Fooling
'The Killing,' 'Game of Thrones' Are Up to Their Old Tricks
'Mad Men' in England: One if by Land, Two if by Sky, and Why to Be 'Mad as Hell' at Rupert Murdoch
I Love AMC's 'Mad Men,' But Can't Tell You Why
'Frozen Planet' Is Really Cool TV - But Looks Better Than It Sounds
Calling All Readers! Let Your Day Job Be a Ticket to a TVWW Guest Column
HBO Sarah Palin Docudrama, 'Game Change,' Is Fair and Balanced
Boldly Go to NPR's 'Fresh Air' Today, And Hear My Interview with William Shatner
Ten Years On, HBO's 'Real Time with Bill Maher' Is Real Good
Hey, Hey, It's The Monkees -- My Memories of Davy Jones And Company
PBS 'American Experience: The Amish' Is a Wonderful Documentary, Pure and Simple
2012 Oscars: An Illustrated, Annotated Tour, from Billy Crystal to... Chewbacca?
Got a Minute? Help Us Choose Some New TVWW Slogans
'Ocean Giants' PBS 'Nature' Special Is One Whale of a Show
HBO's 'Life's Too Short': Once Again, Ricky Gervais Explores Unease as an Art Form
Ken Burns Visits Barack Obama, Then Me -- But Only One of Us Fed Him Hoagies
More than 25 Years Later, Still the Best That TV Has to Offer
PBS 'Nature' Show Reminds Me of My Own Rocky 'Raccoon' History
'Downton Abbey' Season 2 -- See It End on DVD Before It Ends on PBS!
NBC's 'Smash': A Musical Treat, A Dramatic Triumph... And a Gift
Super Bowl Musical Mania: Madonna at Halftime, 'The Voice' Afterward, 'Smash' The Next Day
Today on NPR's 'Fresh Air,' I'll Be a 'Smash' -- Interviewing Producers Behind That New NBC Series
Once On 'X Factor,' Paula Abdul Is Now an Ex-'Factor'
I'm Braying for Assistance: Help Me Rename This TV Donkey
Good 'Luck': HBO Brings David Milch, and Other Thoroughbreds, to a New TV Series
It's Worth Eavesdropping on David Steinberg's 'Inside Comedy' Conversations
Reach Out and 'Touch' Kiefer Sutherland's New Fox TV Series
'Nova' Investigates a Fascinating Mystery -- And the Prime Suspect Is Framed!
Phil Ochs Documentary Kicks Off Second Quarter-Century for Superb PBS 'American Masters' Series
Karl Pilkington Talks to TVWW about 'An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List'
Mmm, Doughnuts! ... And Other Menu Items on My Can't-Miss 'TV Dinners' Restaurant
FX's 'Justified' Justifies Its Place on Annual Top 10 TV Lists... Including Mine
Even on a Holiday, the TVWW Gang is Hard at Work
Bill Moyers Resurfaces -- First with Stephen Colbert, Then On His Own New Series
Are You There, Bad TV? It's Me, 'Chelsea' -- And 'Rob,' Too
'CBS This Morning' Takes First Steps, Doesn't Stumble... And Heads in the Right Direction
Park in Front of the TV and Gorge -- On 'House of Lies' and Other Great Offerings
China Cracks Down on Reality TV -- And May Be On to Something
'Oprah's Next Chapter' Rewrites Her Playbook, and Ends Up a Winner
My 2012 TVWW New Year's Resolution: Search for Tomorrow... And It'll Be There
For TV, It Was a Very Good Year: My Top 10, and 20, And More, of 2011
What a Way to End the Year, At 'Fresh Air'
'American Horror Story' Characters Die So That It May Live -- Anew
My In-Person Encounters with 2011's Kennedy Center Honorees -- 60 Percent of Them, Anyway
So What Did I Find Under My Tree This Christmas? The Same Damned Cat...
Yule Like This, Three: Very Early Christmas Treats by Darlene Love -- and The Smothers Brothers
Yule Like This, Too: David Letterman's Almost Annual Holiday Show
Yule Like This: Holiday TV, Holiday Radio, and a Christmas Love Story
My Two Top 10 Lists for 2011 -- One for All of TV, the Other for New Cable Shows Only
Terry Gross and I Talk TV Today on NPR's 'Fresh Air'
Dick Smothers Wants to Compete on ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' -- And I Think It's a Great Idea
Books for Your Friends, Written by Mine
Good Grief! 'Charlie Brown Christmas' Almost Missed Its Chance to Become a TV Tradition
'Fear Factor': Call Out the Instigators, Because There's Something In the Air
One Christmas Rerun Worth Repeating: Get 'The Point'?
Today on NPR's 'Fresh Air': My Killer Interview with 'Dexter' Star Michael C. Hall
The Word Is Out: George Clooney Has Optioned My Smothers Brothers Book
A 'M*A*S*H' Note to Harry Morgan: 'Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen'
TVWW Recommends: More Holiday Gift Suggestions, Just in Time
'Charlie Brown Christmas': TV's Best Holiday Special Mistreated Again
Taking TV's Midseason Temperature: Some Shows Are Serving up Stunners
Stephen Sondheim's Brilliant, Unrealized Idea for a TV Special
Cyber Monday Special: Exclusive Advance Access to Holiday DVD Sales
Giving Thanks This TV Season: I May As Well Spell It Out
Act Now for Big DVD Savings -- No, Really, Act NOW!
Woody Allen PBS Documentary Is No Dead Shark: It Keeps Moving -- And It's Fascinating
In 'X Factor,' X Marks the Spot... For X-cruciating
Today on NPR's 'Fresh Air': Regis and I Spend an Hour Talking about Old TV Times
Prepping for Regis... And There's a Lot of TV History to Cover
NBC's 'Grimm' Promotion: We're #1 -- Sort Of...
Who You Gonna Call as New Oscars Host? My Vote: Billy Crystal!
Happy Birthday To Us! TV WORTH WATCHING Is Four Years Old!
'Hell,' No! AMC's 'Hell on Wheels' Breaks Its Smart Series Streak
Between a 'Rock Center' And a Hard Place: NBC Newsmagazine's Premiere Ratings
'Rock Center' Impresses in First Outing -- But on NBC, Is Quality Enough?
What Did YOU Watch, Or Record, Sunday Night?
TOM YELLIN: The TV Worth Watching Interview
'America in Primetime': Finally, a TV Show about TV Gets It Right!
China Sees Too Much Tacky Reality TV, Decides to Dim Some
'Secondhand TV' Bad for Kids? So Is Firsthand Exposure to Stupid TV Studies
'Once Upon a Time,' ABC Had a Charming Idea for a New TV Series
Who's the 'Boss'? Kelsey Grammer -- And On His New Show, He's the One to Watch
Eye Remember, Mama: CBS Logo Turns 60 Years Old
It's a Zombie Jamboree at AMC, with 'Walking Dead' Registering Monster Ratings Numbers
Harry Belafonte Bio Another HBO Treat -- and Triumph
'Walking Dead' Or Alive? Season 2 Returns Strongly, Even with Backstage Changes
Kickoff Curse Lives -- And, Across the Board, Bad New Shows Die!
'Breaking Bad' and 'Dexter' -- Different Shows, Same Ultimate Ending?
'Parks and Recreation': Thanks for the Nice TV Surprise
Scorsese's HBO George Harrison Biography is Lyrical, Musical, and Beautiful
KEN BURNS & LYNN NOVICK: The TVWW Interview (Plus, a Review of 'Prohibition')
Showtime's 'Homeland' One of Year's Best -- And Most Unsettling -- New Dramas
2011 Fall TV Doldrums Almost Over -- After a Few More Not-So-Great Days Ahead
Fifty Years Ago Sunday, NBC Unveiled Two 'Wonderful' Shows -- One With a Mouse, One with a Moose
On TV, Meet the New Boss -- Different Than the Old Boss
Four New Series Premiere Tonight, But the Returnees Are Better
Your Mission, Jim, Should You Decide to Accept It...
Both Kutcher and Sheen Show Up on TV Monday, But Get Upstaged by Star Cameos... And a Still Photo
Emmy Telecast Begins and Ends as 'Modern Family' Awards Show
Just As New Shows Arrive, Old Ones Conclude Their Seasons -- And Quite Nicely, Too
For a Real Challenge, CW's 'H8R' Should Send Itself To TV Critics
TV WORTH WATCHING 2011 Fall TV Preview Is Here!
On 9/11, What to Watch to Observe -- or Avoid -- TV's 10th Anniversary Coverage
MEL BROOKS: The TV Worth Watching Interview
FX 'Rescue Me' Finale Does Itself, And Its Subject, Proud
STUDENT BLOG #9: Another Stab at Explaining and Exploring Anime
STUDENT BLOG #8: 'Airheads,' A Cure for 'Steve Buscemi Amnesia'
High Steaks Radio: My Rib-Eye Discussion with Mark Bittman Replays on 'Fresh Air'
Linda Ellerbee Explains 9/11 to Young Viewers -- And Keeps It Brilliantly Simple
9/11 Anniversary TV Specials Have Me Looking, and Listening, Back
Goodnight, Irene... Hello, Gaga?
Staring Hurricanes Right in the Eye -- and Living to Tell the Tale (If You Call This Living)
Bill Moyers Returns to TV -- A Welcome Move, But Not Welcome at PBS
PBS 'P.O.V.: Short Cuts' Has Spinoff Gold Hidden Within
In My Expert Opinion, Expert Opinions Still Matter
Emmy Folks Launch 4th Annual Auction: Get Your Perks and Memorabilia Now!
Devote an Hour to BBC America's 'The Hour': You'll Be Back for More
Bullet Points: Gloria Steinem, Opening TV Credits, 'Bad' Episodic TV Titles
Press Tour Leftovers: Yummy Bites about Some of Fall's Best TV Offerings
Taking a Travel/ Re-Entry Day -- Back with More Press Tour Nuggets Tomorrow
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose Indeed: 'Friday Night Lights' Wins TCA Program of the Year
Roll Up: Paul McCartney Takes Us On A Magical History Tour
PRESS TOUR: Latest News Involves Lady Gaga and a '24' Movie - But Not Together
FX's 'American Horror Story': Get Ready for Fall TV's Best, Scariest New Series
MSNBC Hosts Predict Next President, Identify Past TV Pundit Influences
PRESS TOUR: PBS 'Prohibition' Another Potent Concoction from the Ken Burns Team
PRESS TOUR: Hugh Laurie Supports the Blues, But Not iPods
'Walking Dead' News and a Hefner Playboy Mansion Account -- Or Is That Redundant?
TCA Press Tour Fall 2011: TVWW Is In the House
Spoiler Alert: Once Again, I'm Attacking Absurdly Tardy Spoiler-Alert Sensitivity
'Curb,' 'Entourage': Two HBO Eighth-Season Shows -- One Improving, One Outrageous
Two, Two, Two Blogs in One: It's a Love Story AND a TV Review...
Thanks for Writing, and Even Tweeting, About My Classic TV Network Idea
Why 'Men of a Certain Age' Should Be Sent to a Home -- For Terrific, Underappreciated TV
'Friday Night Lights' Leaves, 'Breaking Bad' Returns
Emmy Nominations 2011: Nods and Snubs for 'Justified,' 'Episodes,' Others
'Rescue Me," 'Damages': Two Great TV Series Return, Fiery as Ever
Summertime Bounty: TV, Like Fruit, Is Ripe and Delicious
'Torchwood,' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Return: Summer TV Just Keeps Getting Better
My Wish Came True: James Spader Is Joining NBC's 'The Office'
'Men of a Certain Age' Presents Season Finale on TNT... And Talk Today on NPR
From Cohan to Conan in One Easy (Soft-Shoe) Step
Yes, It's Our Country's Anniversary -- But Remember Some Summertime TV Anniversaries as Well
I'll Always Have Paris -- And the Steps from 'Midnight in Paris'
Remembering 'Columbo' Star Peter Falk... Oh, And One More Thing
How Ya Gonna Keep Him Here on the Web After He's Seen Paris?
Predictions about TV's Future: I Guessed Right -- Now It's Your Turn
Hey, Carrie Ann Inaba! Nothing Personal, but... Fook Yu!
Ed Martin Is Right: Once Again, MTV and Timberlake Have Redefined 'Boob Tube'
'Breaking Bad': The Series, The DVD, My Life
Let James Arness Rest in Peace: Kelsey Grammer Did NOT Match His Iron Man TV Record
Why 'True Blood' Rules: Zombies, Werewolves and Witches May Be Hot Now, But Vampires are Forever
2011 Season Finales: An Illustrated, Alphabetical, Very Subjective Recap
'Oprah' Finale: Cutting An Angelic Figure, In More Ways Than One
Peabodys at 70: Still Pioneering, Still Entertaining
Sherman, Set the Wayback Machine for... Later Tonight, After the Peabody Awards
Now I Lay Me Down to Sweep: For May TV Sweeps, Except for Oprah, Why Bother?
Trump's Presidential Bid Is Trumped by... Trump
'Freedom Riders': Important, Exciting New Documentary from PBS 'American Experience'
James Durbin Elimination an 'Idol' Travesty
Please Welcome Our Newest TVWW Writer: Jane Boursaw
Please Stand By: Today Is Especially Crazy
With 'The Voice,' NBC Profits by Going Dutch
Happy Golden Age, 'Vast Wasteland': It's Your 50th Anniversary!
Will Donald Trump Run for President? My Prediction: Yes, But...
'Justified' Season Finale: FX Series Delivers Potent Kick
TV Comedians: With Breaking Bin Laden News, It's Not Just Funny Business
TV Delivers the News: Bin Laden Killed in Navy SEALs Raid on Pakistan Compound
Royal Wedding Photo Album Review: Majestic Indeed
Watch Me Pull a Rabbit Out of My Hat! Aw, That Trick NEVER Works...
Outrageous in the Best Way: TV's 'South Park,' Broadway's 'Book of Mormon'
PBS 'Stonewall Uprising': It's a Riot, But It's Serious
'Talking Funny,' 'Cinema Verite,' 'Treme': HBO Goes 3 for 3
'Ernie Kovacs Collection': A DVD Set That Belongs in Yours
For Earth Day, Public TV Profiles Environmental Pioneers - Naturally
HBO's 'Game of Thrones': Hard to Follow, But Not to Watch
More Brilliant TV Idiocy Ahead: Science Channel Orders 'An Idiot Abroad 2'
At the Paley Museum: Hearing, Rather than Lecturing, About Ernie Kovacs
Reports of the Death of Broadcast TV Dramas Are Premature: Just Watch These Three Outstanding Series
Glenn Beck and 'Upstairs, Downstairs': Different (Key)Strokes for Different Folks
HBO Documentary 'His Way' Salutes Real-Life Broadway Danny Rose
'The Killing': AMC's Latest Dark, Daring TV Triumph
It's Such a Special Day, One Set of Best Bets Isn't Enough
Peabody Awards 2011 Winners: Once Again, Great Stuff, and Great Taste
STUDENT BLOG #7: See a Little, Like a Lot -- Watch the Starz, It's 'Camelot'
Showtime's 'United States of Tara': Like Its Heroine, It's Got More than One Personality
HBO's 'Mildred Pierce' Remake Takes Full Advantage of Miniseries Format
HBO 'Big Love' Finale Review: Don't Click Here Unless You Want to Discuss Details
Do You Have to Be an Idiot to Buy a New Phone Plan? Or Just Look Like One on TV?
'Bridge Over Troubled Water' -- Great Album, And Now Terrific TV, Too
I Said It First, and Now Neil Patrick Harris Agrees: He Should Host a TV Variety Show
Some Pledge Shows Are Well Worth Watching -- If You Can Find Them
People, Let Me Tell You 'Bout My Best Extras...
Singing the Praises of 'Troubadours' on PBS 'American Masters'
Charlie Sheen, 'In His Own Words' - And, on ABC, With His Own Rope
Oscars 2011: Final Award is Anti-'Social,' But There's a Lot to Like as 'King' Gets Crowned
For a Valuable Second Opinion, Look to England -- and to BBC News and Ricky Gervais
'American Idol' Has Found Its Heart, And Its Salvation, in Jennifer Lopez
News, Comedy, Drama -- Broadcast TV's Shining Examples of Each
Showtime's 'Episodes': No Second Season Yet, But There Better Be One
Elementary, My Dear Watson: On 'Jeopardy,' Computer Bites Man
Another Proposal to Cut Funding for Public Broadcasting? What a Big Bird-Brained Idea
Moist Eyes, Heavy Heart, Can't Watch: 'Friday Night Lights' Delivers a Bittersweet Farewell
With Return of FX Series, Enthusiasm, Praise and Loyalty Are 'Justified'
'Friday Night Lights': Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
Shawn Ryan Swims Upstream, Going from FX to Fox, with New 'Chicago Code' Cop Series
When the Super Bowl Ends, It's Time for... 'Glee'? Yes, and Smartly So
40 Years Later, You Really Should Get 'The Point'
Look At the (SUB)Way TV is Making You (FORD) Focus on Internal Ads
Oprah, Larry, Regis... My Take On the 'Big 3' Leaving Their Respective TV Shows
Look Who's Talking, And to Whom, On TV... Or Don't...
A Veteran TV Writer Interviewed, A New TVWW Writer Introduced: More Treats from TV Worth Watching
'American Idol' In a Tailspin? After Day One, Too Early to Tell
'Civil War' is Coming Back -- To PBS, in April
Quick Question: Anybody Wanna Come Out and Play after 'American Idol'?
Twice as Many Best Bets as TVWW Can Fit to Print? Some Days, Yes... As in This Sunday
Time Slot Shifts: Some Are Promotions, Others Are Death Kisses
FX's 'Lights Out': Another Great New Show to Start the New Year Correctly
Happy 40th Anniversary, Archie Bunker
Five New Shows Premiere Sunday, Ranging from Excellent to Excrement
Advance Warning on Two Thursday TV Offerings -- One to Catch, One to Throw Back
Here Come de Judges! Here Come de Judges!
Lifetime Starts the New Year With an Old Trick: Women-as-Victims Movies
HAPPY NEW YEAR! My TVWW Resolution For 2011 Is...
Final Notes for 2010: Best and Worst Lists, and One Final Thanks
Thanks for all Those 'White Christmas' Dreams, Damnit...
Doctor Who Christmas Special: For Once, America Gets to Share the British TV Tradition
Hey, Listen! Terry Gross and I Talk TV, for Most of Today's 'Fresh Air'
'Tis REALLY the Season to Be Checking Out Our Site -- and Checking It Twice
UPDATE: 'Simpsons' Katy Perry Clip Is Available - If You Act Now
Do 'The Simpsons' Blush? And, If So, What Color?
"Who" Cares? I Do: Missing Craig Ferguson "Doctor Who" Musical Number Finally Surfaces
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend -- Look at the Shopping Deals HERE, without Leaving the House!
"God, That's Good!": PBS Presents Brilliant Sondheim Birthday Celebration
All I Am Saying, Is Give "LennoNYC" A Chance...
Late-Night Surprises: Springsteen Sings, Ferguson Doesn't
STUDENT BLOG #6: The Appeal of Zombies, Pre-"Walking Dead"
Seeing TV Differently, Through the Eyes of College Students
"Conan," Night 2: A Marked, Necessary Improvement
For "Conan," Third Time's Not the Charm -- Not on Opening Night, Anyway
Ready for Some Late-Night Coco? For Conan O'Brien, Third Time's the Real Test
Happy Birthday to Us -- TV WORTH WATCHING Is Three Years Old!
Sunday, Sunday: Answer to a Quality TV Lover's Prayers
From D.C. Rally to 'Indecision 2010' - And the 'Real' News Teams are Around, Too
New TCM History of Old Movies: It's Good, and the Movies Afterward are Even Better
With 'The Walking Dead,' AMC Delivers a Zombie Show with Brains
Sondheim's 'Evening Primrose': Blossoming at Last on Home Video
HBO's 'In Treatment': Lots of Changes, But Still Reliably Engrossing
Should You Watch New PBS 'Sherlock'? Elementary, My Dear Watson...
The Rise, and Fall, of 'Dangerously Funny'
TVWW Contributors: We're Here, There and Everywhere... Well, Almost
Satellite Serendipity: Both Diane Werts and I Are Tuned to Satellite Radio
Today on NPR's "Fresh Air": Me... As the Interviewee
Live, from New York -- It's Thursday Night!
'Simpsons' Goes Truly Twisted with Couch Gag by Guest Artist Banksy
Sunday Night is Amazing -- Even without Broadcast TV
It's Johnny's Birthday, It's Johnny's Birrrrth-day...
New HBO Documentary Illuminates Springsteen's 'Darkness'
A Day in the Life, As Requested: Today, it's Fresh Air -- and Synergy!
TV's Tenured 10: The Oldest Shows Currently Broadcast in Prime Time
Genius TV? MacArthur Fellowship Takes It Down to "The Wire"
Happy Anniversary to You! And You, And You...
Spoiler Alert: I'm About to Rant about Spoiler Alerts
Showtime's 'Dexter' Continues to Slay Me
Why Are TV's Court Jesters Making the Most Sense? And The Most News?
Oh, Hoppy Day: Another New Columnist Joins the TVWW Fold
Let It Ride on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire": It's the Best Bet for Fall, By Far
This Fall's TV Viewing Advice: Out with the New, In with the Old
9 Out of 10 Critics Agree: Don't Watch NBC's "Outlaw"
One Week to the REAL Fall Premiere Week, Look What's Happening NOW...
HBO's "True Blood": Thanks for a Bloody Great Summer
Kickoff Curse Claims Another Victim... And Look Who's Next: CW's "Hellcats"
The First New Fall Shows are Here -- And So Is TVWW's Annual Fall Preview!
TV WORTH WATCHING 2010 Fall TV Preview Is On the Way... Tomorrow
I Want to Be a Paperback Writer... Paperback Wriiiii-ter!!
Where to Find the New Emmy Winners on TV? Glad You Asked...
After the Emmys, OUR Winners Are TVWW Reader Nathan and (Ahem) ME...
The Biggest Winner at the Emmys? HBO's "Temple Grandin" -- And Deservedly So
And the Emmy Goes to... Well, for Now, We're Just Guessing -- and So Can You
Digging Deep Into This Site, for Another Old Ray Recchi Story... And One of Mine
Why I Watch BBC America's "The Choir" with Glee -- and Enjoy "Glee" Just as Much
More Relaunch News, Radio and Newspaper Stuff, and Thoughts on Early Emmy Winners
The Relaunch is Here! The Relaunch is Here!
One if By LAN, Two if By PC: "The Relaunch is Coming! The Relaunch is Coming!"
Great New DVD Releases: Clear Eyes, Crafty Killers, Flying Squirrels
"Max Headroom" Finally Arrives on Home Video -- 25 Years Into Its Future
The New TV Season: On Broadcast TV, Not Much Fresh TV Worth Watching
News from the 2010 Summer TCA Press Tour -- From Some Favorite Colleagues
Watch AMC's "Rubicon" -- And Watch It CLOSELY!
AMC's "Mad Men" Returns, Starting with Four Brilliantly Weighted Words
Burt Reynolds Should Be a Recurring Character on USA's "Burn Notice"
Letter from the TVWW Mailbag -- One Contributor Writes a Reader about... ME?
USA's "Covert Affairs" Worth Watching; Other Summer Shows, Not So Much
TVWW Internal Memo: Your Mission, Eric Gould, Should You Decide to Accept It...
Newest Emmy Nominations: Lots of Past Oversights Corrected!
GUEST BLOG #102: TVWW Gang Weighs In On Emmy Nomination Wishes: Who SHOULD Get Noticed...
Powerful FX Two-Punch: "Rescue Me" Returns, Louis C.K. Regroups
Hell Freezes Over Again: First the Book is Finished, and Now the Website Relaunch is Nearly Here
Check Out -- Or Check Into -- ABC's "Boston Med" Documentary Series
TV Documentaries Inspire and Inform, While Shows Like "Wipeout" Suggest TV's "Downfall"
Once Again, A "Fresh Air" Interview Yields Some Breaking News About NBC's "Friday Night Lights"
Computer Problems Almost Do Me In -- But I Live to Scream Another Day
"A-Team" Movie Loses, But TV WORTH WATCHING Reader Wins
Cable Comedy Pioneer Robert Klein Strikes Again -- On HBO, Again
It's True Love, Welcoming Back HBO's "True Blood"
TVWW Movie Contest Results: MacGruber Bombed Bigger Than ANYONE Expected
The "24: Finale: In the End, The Clock Counts Down to 00:00:00
ABC's "Lost" Finale: Death, Be Rather Proud
Newest TVWW Contest: Guess the Opening-Weekend Grosses for Two More TV-Inspired Movies
The Smothers Brothers Call It Quits, High-Class but Low-Key
Rowan University: Graduation Day, And One Memorable TV History Essay
For "24" And Its Final Hour, It's Not Too Late to Kill Jack Bauer
STUDENT BLOG #5: Rolling with the Ups and Downs of "Grey's Anatomy"
Kent State, 40 Years Later -- A Personal Perspective
So Long, Bill Moyers: Television Will Be Poorer without You
Speaking and Watching at the BEA: My Weekend in Vegas
Singing the Praises of Fox's "Glee": It's Back, and Even More Delightful
HBO's "Treme": Tasty, Musical, Defiantly Different, Just Like New Orleans
STUDENT BLOG #4: The Sun Should Set on Fox's "Sons of Tucson"
The Beatles on "Idol," "Amazing Race," "Glee": Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, or No, No, No?
Tonight on "Late Late Show": Attack of the Robot
An Incidental Easter Weekend Anniversary: 41 Years Ago, CBS Fired the Smothers Brothers
69th Annual Peabody Awards Announced: As Usual, Great Taste -- Honoring Great Shows
'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution': Try It, You'll Like It
Fabulous, Fractured Females: "Nurse Jackie" and "United States of Tara" Return Tonight on Showtime
AMC's "Breaking Bad" Comes Crawling Back -- And It's Terrific
Discovery's Newest Nature Series: It's a Semi-Wonderful "Life"
HBO's "The Pacific" Is a Superb Sibling to "Band of Brothers"
Diane Holloway, and Millions of Others, Get Their Wish: Betty White Will Host "SNL"
CBS "Early Show" Presents "Colon Cam," Billed as "First TV Anchor to Undergo Live TV Colonoscopy"
My "Breaking Bad" Interview Breaks Today on NPR's "Fresh Air"
2010 ABC Oscar Telecast: Twice the Best Picture Nominees, Twice the Hosts, but Not Twice the Value
After Leno's First Week In Late Night, What's Happening? Lots -- But Not in Late Night
Jay Leno Returns to Late Night, Leaves Prime Time to "Parenthood"
Post-Olympics Reprise: One More Look at Theresa Corigliano's On-the-Scene Olympics Report
I Don't Usually Do This, But You MUST Watch This Keith Olbermann Segment from MSNBC's "Countdown"
Late Night Prepares to Shift Again, And Ferguson Already Is Experimenting
"Under Our Skin" Documentary Deserves National TV Exposure
Ricky Gervais Continues to Bat 1.000 on TV, This Time with HBO's "Ricky Gervais Show"
GUEST BLOG #77: Cindy Ronzoni on the coolest February sweep of all -- curling!
NBC's 2010 Olympics: Off to a Tragic/Thrilling/Impressive Start
Did Super Bowl XLIV Really Outdraw "M*A*S*H"? Not Necessarily...
"Undercover Boss": For CBS, A Smart Use of the Post-Super Bowl Slot
HBO's "Temple Grandin": The Best Telemovie in Years
What Did YOU Think of Last Night's "Lost"?
The Beginning of the End: ABC's "Lost" Is Back, For One Last Lap
STUDENT BLOG #3: An Anime Primer, and Pop Quiz: What Is "Moe"? (Hint: NOT One of the Three Stooges)
Final Verdict on Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse": Regarding the Cast, Missed It By That Much
Please Stand By: New Blogs Coming This Afternoon, Tomorrow
Goodbye, Conan -- Hello, Returning Cable Series and Other Good TV
We Know Jay Leno's Next Move -- Now How About David Letterman's?
Academy of TV Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame: The Smothers Brothers Get Inducted, Not Indicted
Today's Blog Is Late -- But With a Great Excuse
Conan, Take 2: Here's My Opinion Piece for CNN.com
NEWS FLASH: Conan Refuses NBC's Post-Midnight "Tonight Show" Offer
Leno Rumored to Return to 11:30: NBC's Latest Moronic Move
Smothers Brothers Book Update: Mostly Good News, and One Missed Opportunity
Coming Up for Fresh Air, I End Up Doing a Lot of "Fresh Air"... Today, George Lucas!
Your Own "Top 10" Lists and Additions -- Keep 'Em Coming!
Today, "Fresh Air"... Tomorrow, "Fresh Air" Again, Maybe... Two Chats, With Two Different Terrys
Only Four Shopping -- and Viewing -- Days Until Christmas
Perfect Timing: Smothers Brothers Pop Up on "The Simpsons," and Are Dreamy
"Dangerously Funny," Week 3: Fun, Pivotal, Scary Thrill Ride
Another Shopping-Weekend Reminder: "Fresh Air" and TVWW Recommendations
Holiday Shopping Steal of the Day: "Seinfeld" DVD Set at 1/3 the Price!
And the Smothers Stuff Just Keeps on Coming... Now, New Web Pages At A New Website
"Dangerously Funny" Update, But Also Back to Business: Watch TNT's "Men Of a Certain Age"
"Dangerously Funny" Week: What a Whirlwind, Part 2: Ferguson and Skirball
"Dangerously Funny" Week: What a Whirlwind, Part 1
My Smothers Brothers Book "Drops" This Week -- And So Do I, Into a Few National TV and Radio Shows
Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"/"Seinfeld" Combo Platter: Pure, Delicious Brilliance
Early, Easy Quality-TV Shopping: The TV WORTH WATCHING Holiday Gift Guide Rises Again!
AMC's "The Prisoner" Remake: Not Worth the Wait, Or the Time
How will "Curb Your Enthusiasm" End This Year? Our Website's Designer Has a Bold Prediction
Why Has TV WORTH WATCHING Been Sluggish of Late? Guilty -- with an Explanation
AMC's "Mad Men" Serves Up a Stunning Surprise -- And a Modern-Day TV Triumph
The Time Has Come: I'm Grounding Myself Until My Room Is Clean
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Back from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood -- And What a Warm, Inspiring Place It Was
New Monty Python Mega-Documentary: And Now for Something Completely Entertaining
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Great News: My Smothers Brothers Book Arrives In Time for the Holidays
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Letterman's Surprise Admission: An Unexpected Late-Night Time Bomb
CW's "The Beautiful Life" Is Cursed, But Not Kickoff Cursed
A Week Into the New TV Season, What Do YOU Think?
Park Yourself In Front of the TV for PBS "National Parks"
Craig Ferguson: Amusing, Honest, Literary Autobiography Author -- on Purpose
TV History All Over the Place: Larry Gelbart Friday, "Bonanza" Saturday, Leno Tonight
Beatles Fans, Repeat After Me: "Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine..."
15 TV Things to Look Forward To This Month
Themes to Me, And to Others, That TV Is Missing a Musical Best Bet
Feeling Nostalgic about the Wild, Wild Western
twentysomething years ago, there was "thirtysomething"...
Don Hewitt Dies At 86, But His 41-Year Old CBS "60 Minutes" Is Still Ticking
Fox "Octomom" Special Is the Runt of the TV Litter
AMC's "Mad Men" Returns with Its Charismatic Cast of Retrosexuals
Solution to Emmy Flap: Make Better Programs, Stupid
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"Monk" Begins Final Season with a "Brady" Punch
One "Cheers" for the TCA Awards: How and When the Awards Really Began
GUEST BLOGS #38-39: Diane Holloway, Bill Brioux on 2009 TCA Awards
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Ben Silverman Exits NBC Universal: Quality TV Stock Futures Rise
Pushing Daisies: Gone from TV, But Arriving on DVD
One Last Piece of Our Cronkite Tribute: Bill Brioux Quotes A Swearing, Stuttering Uncle Walter
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2009 Emmy Nominations: What They Missed, What They Got Right
RomaFictionFest: Keeping Scripted Television Alive, Part II
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Thanks to the Jackson Memorial TV Coverage, We'll Always Have Paris -- But Should We?
Problems With Site Server -- May Not Be Able to Update Today
Michael Jackson Coverage Goes Mega -- Again
What's On YOUR Wish List of TV Shows That Ought to Be Out on DVD?
My Smothers Brothers Book Now Has a Cover -- And I Love It
TNT's "HawthoRNe": Is Cable TV Trying Too Much AND Too Little?
"True Blood": Once Again, a Bloody Good TV Treat
Re-Entry to Real Life: Today "Fresh Air," Tomorrow the World...
Neil Patrick Harris Slam-Dunks CBS Tony Awards with Naughty Musical Finale
Frozen Hell! Flying Pigs! Peaceful Middle East! My Smothers Brothers Book Is Done!!
TV WORTH WATCHING Has a Father's Day Treat, If You're Shopping for Dad (Or Are One)
On the Same Night, NBC Glides with Conan, But Not Before Crashing with "I'm a Celebrity"
NBC: "I Used to Be a Network... Get Me Out of Here!"
Jay Leno Leaves "Tonight," "Pushing Daisies" Returns, and Alan Alda Drops a "M*A*S*H" Note
Conan's Proper Approach to NBC's "Tonight Show": Reverent Irreverence
Fox Gets Buoyant Head Start on Fall Schedule, with "Glee"
Great News for Quality TV: "Dollhouse," Others Get Fall Renewals
The Day After: Already, I'm Lost without "Lost"
CW's "Everybody Hates Chris" Deserves Reprieve for its "Sopranos" Cliffhanger
"Star Trek" TVWW Contest Prizes Boldly Go To Two Different Winners
BREAKING NEWS: Was the Fix In On NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice"? Take Your Own Smell Test
"Amazing Race," "Celebrity Apprentice" Finales: Very Emotional, For Very Different Reasons
"Star Trek" TVWW Contest Is Officially Closed -- Winner Announced Tuesday
TV WORTH WATCHING Contest: On Opening Weekend, How High Will "Star Trek" Boldly Go?
STUDENT BLOG #2: A Younger Perspective on Fox's Endangered "Dollhouse"
NBC Unveils Clips of Several New 2009-10 Fall Series -- "Parenthood" Makes Best First Impression
Closing In On Smothers Book, Opening Up On Twitter
"Celebrity Apprentice" Heavyweight Diva Duel: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Beeyotch
TV Worth Watching Begs: Networks, Please, Renew These Shows
DirecTV Makes Two More Brilliant TV Acquisitions: "Oz" and "Deadwood"
"The Cougar" on TV Land: What's Wrong with This Picture?
STUDENT BLOG #1: A Review, and Defense, of "Wrestlemania 25"
What Do Jon Stewart and Benjamin Franklin Have in Common? Or Stephen Colbert and Will Rogers?
Three New Thursday TV Shows, No New Thursday Triumphs
FX's "Rescue Me" Returns -- Finally, and Brilliantly
With HBO's "In Treatment" and Showtime's "United States of Tara," TV is Great Therapy
40 Years Ago -- On April 3, 1969 -- CBS Fired the Smothers Brothers
A Few Minutes About Andy Rooney...
Hey, Look! Another Smothers Day!
28 Years of NBC Thursday Drama Excellence -- Great Streak, But It's Almost Over
Another "Smothers Day" -- Remember, Patience Is a Virtue
Spring Break for My Students, Smothers Marathon for Me
With "Kings," NBC Does Something Different -- And Interesting
NBC's "Chopping Block": Off With Its Head
Does Ken Burns Need a New Sponsor -- Or a Federal Bailout?
Nathan Fillion Makes ABC's "Castle" a Comfy Place to Visit
"Breaking Bad" Returns Brilliantly, With Even More Intensity
Late-Night TV Chess: Thanks to a Bishop, Craig Ferguson Is King
Second Impressions: NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," Day Two
First Impressions: NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Debut
Talk Show History Is Written Tonight, In a New Game of Late-Night Chess
Another Happy Smothers Day: More High-Intensity Book Work
NBC Needs To Extend Its "Life"
What the Oscars Did Right Last Night
"American Idol" Still Connects... And Serves Up Some Karmic Payback
TV Worth Watching Guides You to eGuiders
"Stealing Lincoln's Body" Is Too Good To Be True -- Yet, Amazingly, It Is
Fox's "Dollhouse" Has the Feel of Joss Whedon's Fourth TV Triumph
Letterman Soars With Heroic US Airways Crew
Just a Tease -- But Changes, and New Writers, Are Coming to TV Worth Watching
With "60 Minutes" and Grammys, CBS Does Itself Doubly Proud -- Next Step, Timberlake TV?
41 Years Later, "60 Minutes" Still Delivers the (Very) Goods
Over-the-Air TV: Now You See It, Now You See It a Little Longer
Three-Way Scripted TV Battle: How Unusual Is THAT?
Here's an Irritating TV Mistake, From NBC's "Medium"
Super Bowl XLIII: Super Game, Super Halftime, Not-So-Super Ads
Tacky Tricks of the TV Trade: NBC's "Office" After Super Bowl, "Chuck" in 3-D
Katie Couric As Ready-For-Prime-Time Player
"CBS Evening News" Makes It A Later Evening -- Why Not?
Catching Up on Press Tour, Courtesy of Bill Brioux
TNT's "Trust Me" Is No Modern "Mad Men" -- or Updated "thirtysomething," Either
One TV Question Posed, One TV Press Tour Secret Revealed
If Broadcast TV Is to Survive, All is "Lost"
I Watched President Obama in My TV History Class -- Where Were You?
Watch History on TV Today, Almost Wherever You Turn
Sunday Serves Up Two Powerhouse Battles for Viewer Attention -- Both Involving HBO
Appreciating Patrick McGoohan: To Me, His "Prisoner" Was Number 1
Make 'Em Laugh: PBS Humor Documentary IS a Laughing Matter
Golden Globes: This Year, They Went Off Without a Strike
Jack's Back on Fox's "24," Accepting Responsibility -- But Unapologetic
Packing Away the Holiday Ornaments, And Saying Thanks...
Maximize Your "Damages": Intense FX Legal Drama Is Back
So What TV is Worth Watching in 2009? Try These, for Starters...
Deeper Into the TV Worth Watching Readers' Poll -- Your Questions, Your Other Favorites
TV Worth Watching Readers' Poll: "Mad Men" Best Show of 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR! My New Year's Resolution Is...
Here's My Top 10 TV List of 2008 -- What's Yours?
Merry Christmas Eve Two-Way: Terry Gross Interviews Me On Today's "Fresh Air"
TV Holidays Are Festive Again: Letterman Is Back with His Annual Christmas Show
The Password is... Unfortunate
Whoops! Some TVWW Shopping Links Were Messed Up...
With NBC Presenting "Momma's Boy" at 10, A Leno Alternative IS Better
More Christmas TV Treats -- This Time, Where to Find Them Online
Not Too Many Shopping Days Left Until the Holidays -- So Please Shop Here!
"The Shield," Boston Legal" Ended Beautifully -- But for TV Drama, What's Next?
Now That Leno Has Landed, What's Next? Some Thoughts...
Leno in Prime Time? Good for Business, Bad for TV
The Show with the Most Famous Balcony Scenes Since "Romeo & Juliet" Ends Tonight
Once Again, It's Smothers Day!
Look Who's Talking -- On TV, That Is -- And Who's Shockingly Good At It
ABC's "According to Jim" -- It's Alive! Alive!
Holiday DVD Shopping? Holiday TV Viewing? TV Worth Watching Has It All, So Please Dive In!
For Thanksgiving, TV Worth Watching Will Spare a Turkey: "Rosie Live!"
The Variety Show Deserves to Be Reincarnated -- But Is Rosie Its Savior?
FX's "The Shield" Ends As It Began, with a Killer Episode
Even Sweeps Don't Keep Cable From Demanding Attention
ABC Mows Down "Daisies," Fox Presents Bite-Sized Taste of "24"
"Pushing Daisies" Needs ABC's Support Now More Than Ever
ABC's "Pushing Daisies": An Endangered Flower That Must Be Protected
New Holiday DVD Shopping Guides Are Up -- Please Shop. Please. Pretty Please...
The Best, And Worst, Of Current TV Commercials
Ricky Gervais Scores Comedically and Technologically -- Look Ma, No Hands!
NBC Product Placement Stoops to Another Egregious Low
"Chocolate News": Comedy Central Gets Its Newest Breakout Vehicle
Scarborough Spills Steaming Cup of F-Word on "Morning Joe"
TV Worth Watching Marks First Anniversary! Exclamation Marks Justified!
Obama Wins -- Election TV Coverage Does, Too
Today's Election Day Advice Is Short and Simple...
"SNL" Fires One Final Election-Year Bullseye
TV Worth Watching Is Voting Early: Best TV Series of 2008 Is "The Daily Show"
Will "30 Rock" Ride Tina Fey Fever to Become Must-See TV?
TV Hardball Doubleheader: Obama, Baseball Throw Their Best Pitches
World Series Game 5, Pt. 2: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, and Obama's On the Horizon
Two TV Acting Triumphs in Two Days: What a Hamm!
This Weekend, It's a Mad Mad "Mad Men" World
Will "SNL" Fever Transmit to "30 Rock"? It Deserves To...
"Pushing Daisies": ABC Loves It, ABC Loves It Not
Taking a Personal Holiday: It's Smothers Day
For Remainder of Presidential Campaign, Politics Is, And Isn't, A Laughing Matter
Mini-Reviews: McCain on "Letterman," Latest "SNL Thursday," New Series "Crash" and "Crusoe"
Final Presidential Debate Was...A Debate! And a Great One...
Baseball Playoffs on Fox, Possible "Hail Mary" Pass on Presidential Debate
Tonight's "Frontline" is Truly "Choice" Television
Bob Schieffer: Having Candidates Scrap Debate Rules Would be "The Dream"
Funny Thing: Politics Makes Comedians Work Overtime
Lots of New Shows Tonight, But Only Some Are Worthwhile
Who Came Out Ahead in the Second Presidential Debate? "That One..."
Tina Fey As Sarah Palin: One of the All-Time Greats In the "SNL" Political Pantheon
Dissecting the Debate: One More Episode in This Season's Best TV Drama
Tonight's Vice Presidential Debate: Three Predictions, One Recommendation
"Friday Night Light" Returns -- But Where? And What is NBC Thinking?
Sarah Palin May Be Slipping, But Katie Couric and Tina Fey Are Soaring
"Dexter" Returns -- Showtime's Killer Show is Back, And is Thrilling
McCain Bails on Tomorrow's Debate -- And on Last Night's "Letterman"
More Premieres, More Season Returns, More Yawns
Network Series Premiere, But PBS Shines with "American Masters"
Emmys The Day After: Good Wins, Bad Hosts, Dull Presenters, Nice Surprise
Emmy Voting Procedures Better, But Still Tricky to Predict
Three Quirky New DVD Sets, All Worth Watching (And Owning)
Tuesday's One-Two-Three Punch of Quality TV: "House," "Fringe," "Shield"
"Saturday Night Live" Returns Brilliantly -- For Five Minutes
Good for Viewers: Bad New Shows Are Rejected Quickly
Craig Ferguson Goes All Howard Beale, In A Good Way
The "Hole" Truth About Fox's "Hole in the Wall"
Among the New Broadcast Series We've Seen, Fox's "Fringe" Is the Best
TV Season Is Rolling Out New Stuff -- And So Are We
Coagulations! HBO Bounces Back with "True Blood"
Republicans Get Message Across Unfiltered
Palin Takes Stage, "Daily Show" Takes Aim, "90210" Takes Off (Barely)
Gustav Storms Gulf Coast, TV News Networks Storm Storm
Republican Convention, Hurricane Season, Fall Season -- Split-Screen Scrambles Everywhere You Look
Obama Gets High Marks from Most Analysts, But CBS Deserves Low Ones
Democratic National Convention Day 3: Broadcast TV Missed the Best Parts
Democratic National Convention Day 2: More Unity, But Also More PUMAs
Democratic National Convention TV Coverage: Here's What You're Missing
Goodbye, Olympics -- Hello, Politics and Other "Dangerous Jobs"
First of New Fall Shows Surfaces Monday -- And So Does TV's Kickoff Curse
Networks Thrilled by Olympics Viewership -- But May Be Embracing the Wrong Moral
Best New TV Show of the Fall Season? No One Can Say...
CW Withholds Press Screeners for "90210" -- Earth Continues to Rotate on Axis
For Michael Phelps and NBC's Olympics Coverage, Eight is Enough
Michael Phelps' Midas Touch: Every Outstretched Hand Turns to Gold
Your Mission, Mr. Phelps, Should You Decide To Accept It...
Thanks to the Olympics, NBC Looks Like a Network Again -- For Now
Smothers Brothers Finally Coming Out on Video -- With My Liner Notes!
NBC's Olympics Coverage -- So Far, So Great
Olympics Opening Ceremony Was Transcendent TV -- Here's An Annotated Scrapbook
Olympics Opening Weekend: What and Where Are You Watching It?
Check Your TV Temperature: Do You Have Olympic Fever?
Bob Woodruff Serves Up Tasteful TV Special, On China
TV Worth Watching Suggests: A Roundabout Way for "Dr. Horrible" to Reach Broadway
Forget "American Idol" -- British Idol is "Doctor Who"
TV's Digital Conversion: What Will Bugs Bunny Look Like Without Rabbit Ears?
I Come to Bury "EliteXC Saturday Night Fights," Not to Praise It
No, You're Not Delusional -- The TV in TV Worth Watching Is Flickering On!
For "X-Files" Movie Box-Office Returns, The Truth Is Out There - And It's Brutal
AMC's "Mad Men" Returns -- And Once Again, It's a Blast from the Past
One More Day for "X-Files" Contest Guesses -- and One More Round of News from TCA
Another Box-Office Guessing Game: X (Files) Marks the Spot, but Which One?
A Personal History of, and Farewell to, TCA Press Tour
TCA Awards Presentation: The Makers and Watchers of Quality TV Share the Love
"Desperate Housewives" Time-Jump Inspired by "Lost" Flash-Forward
Emmy Nominations Are Out, "Mad Men" Is In, and "Friday Night Lights" Was Robbed
Update: Evil Triumphs, "Dr. Horrible" Back Up and Running
Joss Whedon's "Dr. Horrible" Is Just What the Doctor Ordered
"Fringe" Is Fabulous: J. J. Abrams and Company Do It Again, This Time for Fox
Reopening "The Closer," Trying to Save "Grace," Diving Into TCA Press Tour
HBO's "Generation Kill" Caught between Iraq and a Hard Place
TCA Press Tour: Canaries in the Coal Mine, with Note Pads?... And an Update!
Breaking News from TCA Tour, Courtesy of Diane Werts
AFTRA Votes to Settle, Fellow Union's Hopes SAG
Minisodes, Mini-Seasons and Mini-Press Tours
TCM Stays True to Its Identity -- A Cable Rarity These Days
Linda Ellerbee, As Always, Treats Kids Like Adults
What's Right with This Picture?
If You Don't Dive Into "Mad Men" DVD, You're Crazy
Hollywood Should Balk at Prospect of a Strike Two
True TV Tributes Deserve Hours, Not Moments
For Summer-Starved Quality TV Fans, ABC's "Hopkins" Is Just What the Doctor Ordered
ABC's "Japanese Game Show" Is Better Than Expected, but "Wipeout" Is Even Worse
Can I Be Trusted to Accept -- and Decline -- Ads? I Need Your "P.O.V."
"Get Smart" Movie -- Your Mission, Should You Decide to Accept It...
"Get Smart" Movie Remake: Sorry About That, Chief
Good DVD for a Slow Summer: "Californication"
Tim, Tiger, the Tonys and Kobe: What a Father's Day for TV...
Father's Day Choices: Remembering Old Broadway, Old TV, and Old TV Dads
"Celebrity Circus" Another Big (Top) Network Embarrassment
NBC's "Celebrity Circus": Another Sucker-Born-Every-Minute Move
"Soap" Navigates Slippery Slope of Overpopulated DVD Boxed Sets
One Good Side Effect of the Writers' Strike: Summer TV Documentaries
New CBS Drama Takes "Sybil" Liberties
"Swingtown" Languishes on CBS, "Fear Itself" Surprises on NBC
2008 Presidential Primary Contest Is History -- In More Ways Than One
"Sex" Adjusts Opening-Week Total, But Winner Stays the Same Here
"Sex" Sells -- $55.7 Million Worth! Who Would Have Guessed? (Besides Me...)
Season Finale Was So Good, I'm Lost without "Lost"
TV Worth Watching's First Reader Quiz: How Much Is "Sex" Worth?
"Sopranos" Educational Conference Sparks Unexpected C*ntroversy
HBO's "Recount": Enjoy It, But Don't Mistake It for a Documentary
Frank Rich Working with HBO? This Could be Rich Indeed...
From "American Idol" to "American Gladiators" -- Goodbye, TV Season
TV Worth Watching Welcomes Its First Other Contributor: Diane Werts
My Smothers Brothers Book Is In the Works -- Finally!
CBS Upfront Update: Dog and Pony Show, Minus the Pony
Upfront Update: CBS Dims "Moonlight," Embraces "Mother"
What's New at the Network Upfronts? So Far, Less than Usual...
ABC Rescues NBC's "Scrubs," While NBC Launches First Fall Promo and NBC NY Anchor Drops the 'F' Bomb
Being Up Front With the Network Upfronts
The Aloha TV Season: You Say Hello, I Say Goodbye
HBO's "Hear and Now" Is A Treat for the Eyes -- and Ears
CBS Calls Indiana for Clinton, Then Sweats Hours Waiting for a Second Opinion
"Two and a Half Men" Spoofs "CSI" -- But Not for the First Time
CBS Goes to the Dark Side of the "Moonlight" Promos
Watching Ringo Starr Now and Then -- As in 2008 and 1981
NBC Slips from Must-See to Please-Watch TV
The Magic of Live TV: Paula Abdul Hears Double On "American Idol"
Special Guest Stars -- A TV Trick That Goes Back a Long Way
Timely Advice for CBS: Be Good to "Your Mother" -- With Update!
One More Democratic Debate? Sure -- If Run By Some Good, Old Moderators
Don't Look Now (Actually, Please Do), But Broadcast TV Is Back
American Idol, American Politics -- "America Has Voted, and..."
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Pennsylvania Primary
More on My Newsmaking Conversations with Kyle Chandler and Tim Robbins
Murrow, Minow, Chayefsky, Sorkin, Kelley and Robbins -- Six Degrees of "Mad As Hell"
Latest Democratic Debate Provides No Fireworks -- And Maybe That's Okay
More Tim Robbins, and Other News, from the NAB: What Happens in Vegas Isn't Staying There
At NAB Convention, Tim Robbins Speaks His Mind -- And His Speech
April 14, 2008 - Extras! Extras! Read All About Them -- Finally!
April 10, 2008 - Welcome Back, NBC Thursday Night -- Especially "30 Rock"
April 09, 2008 - I've Got a "Secret" I Don't Want
April 08, 2008 - Broadcast Showings of Cable Series: Something Borrowed, Something Blew
April 07, 2008 - More Shows Returning! Another Strike Looming?
April 04, 2008 - "Battlestar Galactica" Returns with Frakking Strong Episode
April 03, 2008 - NBC Plans, God Laughs
April 02, 2008 - This Just In: 2007 Peabody Awards Announced, and It's Another Discerning Roster
April 02, 2008 - Networks Missing the Value of Reliability
March 31, 2008 - We're Number 1's! Top NCAA Seeds Advance to Final Four
March 28, 2008 - It's Show Time on Showtime: "Tudors" Returns, Tracey Ullman Debuts
March 27, 2008 - Exclusive!: NBC's "Friday Night Lights" Returning for Sure
March 26, 2008 - HBO's "In Treatment" Has Been Very Good Therapy
March 25, 2008 - Great Documentaries Are Alive and Well -- Just Not on Broadcast TV
March 24, 2008 - Sit Me Baby One More Time: Britney Goes the Sitcom Route
March 21, 2008 - "American Idol" Beatles Nights Didn't Please Please Me
March 20, 2008 - Nights of the Round(ball) Table: TV Coverage to Please Lance a Lot
March 19 - Changes Are Coming to This Site... Glacially, but Surely
March 18, 2008 -- When Good Shows Happen to Bad People
March 17, 2008 - It's Some Laughing Matter: The First Post-Strike Sitcoms Are Back
March 14, 2008 - HBO's "John Adams" Makes It Three for Three for Tom Hanks
March 13, 2008 - ABC's "Lost" Is Great, But Its "Enhanced Lost" Is Grating
March 12, 2008 - Lewis Black Doesn't Triumph Over "Evil"
March 11, 2008 - Digging Deeply Into HBO's "In Treatment"
March 10, 2008 - When Is It Fair, and Unfair, to Reveal TV Secrets?: Two Case Studies
March 07, 2008 - Saying Goodbye to "The Wire"
March 06, 2008 - When Good Ads Happen to Bad TV Shows
March 05, 2008 - Republicans Solidify, Democrats Liquefy
March 04, 2008 - For TV, It's Super-Super-Duper Tuesday
March 03, 2008 - Here's Something Rare: Praise for What ISN'T On TV
February 29, 2008 - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Blog
February 28, 2008 - An Embarrassment of Riches on Live TV
February 27, 2008 - To Everything There is a (TV) Season, Turn, Turn, Turn... Including Pete Seeger
February 26, 2008 - I'm Just Mad about Saffron... And HBO's "The Gates"
February 22, 2008 - Post-Strike Rewards: "Saturday Night Live" One Night, Oscars the Next
February 21, 2008 - Listen to the Jukebox, Send Some Feedback
February 20, 2008 - "Company," From Then to Now
February 19, 2008 - Careful, NBC, or Your Initials Soon May Stand for "Nothing But Crap"
February 18, 2008 - The Writers' Strike Is Over, But the Unscripted Junk Continues
February 16, 2008 - Still Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
February 15, 2008 - On the CBS "Dexter," There Will Be Blood... But Not as Much
February 14, 2008 - The Writers Are Back: Wow! Wow! Wow!
February 13, 2008 - Viewers Held Hostage, Day 100: Our Long National TV Nightmare Is Over
February 12, 2008 - Fiddling Around with "My Grammy Moment"
February 11, 2008 - TV Writers Vote Tomorrow, And May Be Back to Work Wednesday
February 9, 2008 - Still Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
February 08, 2008 - The Strike May be Ending - And HBO's "Inside the NFL" Definitely Is
February 07, 2008 - With or Without Writers, Late-Night Shows are Hitting Home Runs
February 06, 2008 - Super Tuesday's Clear Winner Is... A Player to be Named Later
February 05, 2008 - Shifting from Super Bowl to Super Tuesday
February 04, 2008 - Yes, Virginia, It Was a Super Bowl
February 2, 2008 - Still Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
February 01, 2008 - Super Debate, Super "Lost," Super Bowl, Super Duper Tuesday
January 31, 2008 - How Will Viewers Find "Lost" - If They Do?
January 30, 2008 - The February Ratings Sweeps Start Tomorrow - Barely
January 29, 2008 - Day 87: American TV Held Hostage
January 28, 2008 - Diving Into "In Treatment," And Loving It
January 26, 2008 - Still Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
January 25, 2008 - Fox and P.T. Barnum Agree Again... For Now
January 24, 2008 - One Month to the Oscars, and Counting - Quickly
January 23, 2008 - Ringo Stars on TV, And Saves the Best for Latest
January 22, 2008 - "Moment of Truth" for Network TV?
January 21, 2008 - Forget the Talk Show Wars - It's Time for an Official Late-Night Feud
January 19, 2008 - Still Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
January 18, 2008 - AMC Follows "Mad Men" With Another Bold Series
January 17, 2008 - What's On, and Gone, On TV's Late-Night Shows
January 16, 2008 - "American Idol" Up to Its Old Tricks - and Why Not?
January 15, 2008 - While Others are Idle, Fox Has "Idol"
January 14, 2008 - NBC's "Golden Globe Winners Special" a Real Loser
January 12, 2008 - Still Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
January 11, 2008 - Three Sunday TV Offerings Chase Past Glories... At Various Speeds
January 10, 2008 - Strike News: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
January 08, 2008 - Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Are Back - and Are Terrific
January 07, 2008 - Late-Night Comebacks, Take Two: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Return Tonight
January 5, 2008 - Still Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
January 04, 2008 - Getting Down to "The Wire," One Last Time
January 03, 2008 - Late-Night Impressions, First Night Back
January 02, 2008 - Ready or Not, Here It Comes: TV's Pseudo-Second Season
January 01, 2008 - Happy New Year, Especially for Late-Night Fans
December 31, 2007 - 10 Best TV Series of the Year, Times Two
December 29, 2007 - Still Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
December 28, 2007 - Best TV Series of 2007? Best TV Ad? Same Winner...
December 27, 2007 - My Three Favorite Live TV Mistakes of 2007
December 26, 2007 - "Kennedy Center Honors" All of Television
December 25, 2007 - Merry Christmas!!!
December 24, 2007 - The Next Mass Medium, One Chunk at a Time
December 22, 2007 - Still Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
December 20, 2007 - Wait Till Next Year: In 13 Days, Late-Night Talk Shows Return
December 19, 2007 - New FCC Ruling is Worth Getting "Mad as Hell" About
December 18, 2007 - Late Night Shows Ask, "Can We Talk?" - And Some Will, Very Soon
December 17, 2007 - Yesterday, AFI Embraced TV's Best; Today, ABC and NBC Don't
December 15, 2007 - Easier Than Rolling Off a Blog
December 14, 2007 - Ricky Gervais And His "Extras" Special TV Show
December 13, 2007 - "Late Show" Christmas - Baby, Please Come Home
December 12, 2007 - Reality Can Be Cruel, And So Can Reality TV
December 09, 2007 - Tom Brokaw Brings "1968" Up to Date
December 08, 2007 - Fasten Your Seat Belts: Strike Talks Break Off Again, And Sound Really Broken
December 07, 2007 - Shop! In the Name of Love...
December 06, 2007 - TV Alchemy: Turning "Tin Man" Into Gold
December 05, 2007 - WGA Strike Reaches One-Month Mark - And So Does TV Worth Watching
December 03, 2007 - "You Guys Know Who Philo Farnsworth Was?"
December 01, 2007 - All Hail the Queen of Christmas TV
November 30, 2007 - Strike Movement, and Late-Night Strike Moves
November 29, 2007 - One Less Strike, One More Debate
November 28, 2007 - Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You-Tube...
November 27, 2007 - Great Grief! "Charlie Brown Christmas" Still the Best
November 26, 2007 - If Video Killed the Radio Star, Who Killed the Video Star?
November 25, 2007 - Strike Talks Resuming, Scripted Shows Evaporating
November 24, 2007 - Supporting the Strike, One Frame at a Time
November 23, 2007 - One-Word Advice, from Plastics to Quarterlife
November 22, 2007 - Happy Thanksgiving - Pass the TV Turkey
November 21, 2007 - Final Body Count for "The War"
November 20, 2007 - Quarterlife's Next Life...and Other Good News
November 19, 2007 - Day 14: Viewers Held Hostage
November 18, 2007 - Mission: Impasse-able
November 17, 2007 - Live, But Only in New York, It's Saturday Night!
November 16, 2007 - Icon Believe TV Land's "50 Greatest TV Icons" List
November 15, 2007 - Happy Birthday to Me
November 14, 2007 - Even on Broadway, The Show Mustn't Go On
November 13, 2007 - Gather Ye TV Shows While Ye May
November 12, 2007 - Is There Quarterlife After Television? Yes.
November 11, 2007 - Aaron the Strike Out King
November 10, 2007- Those were the (Satur)days
November 9, 2007 - The Play's the Thing
November 8, 2007 - Strike One! Strike Two
November 7, 2007 - Up and Cyber-Running
November 6, 2007 - Day One, of Both the Website and the Writers' Strike
Behind David in the picture is the first TV owned by his father, Virgil Bianculli, a 1946 Raytheon. (The TV, not his father. His father was a 1923 Italian.)
David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air, occasional substitute host for that show's Terry Gross, and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His most recent book is 2009's Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,' and he's at work on another.
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