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Nielsen To Rate Streaming Services, Assault Allegations Haunt Cosby
Thursday, November 20, 2014
NBC The Latest To Distance Itself From Bill Cosby
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Republicans Criticize Obama's Immigration Actions Ahead Of Unveiling
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Bill Cosby's Silence On Rape Allegations Makes Huge Media Noise
Monday, November 17, 2014
This may be the first time in a long while that Bill Cosby can't control the public conversation about Bill Cosby.
Read the recent biography Cosby: His Life and Times, and you see a portrait of a talented performer who took control of his business and career interests early on, ...
Farewell To Randy Jackson, An Example Of All That Ails 'American Idol'
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Look up "show business survivor" on the Google machine, and you're likely to find a picture of Randy Jackson staring back at you.
That's a curious thought, as news breaks that Jackson is leaving Fox's American Idol singing competition after 13 years as a judge and mentor — the ...
As A New 'Doctor Who' Season Ends, Have Its Stories Matched The Hero?
Friday, November 07, 2014
It was, perhaps, one of the biggest gambles on television this year. And it has worked out beautifully.
British character actor extraordinaire Peter Capaldi stepped into the shoes of the biggest character in science-fiction TV, the Doctor, alien star of the BBC's Doctor Who. And his portrayal of a morally ...
Sabiduría: A Doula's Wisdom
Friday, November 07, 2014
'Daily Show', 'Colbert' Strain To Lampoon Democratic Losses
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Jon Stewart may be the only media figure who started his election coverage Tuesday with an apology.
"I did vote today ... I was being flip and it kind of took off," said Stewart, who had told CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour in an interview earlier Tuesday that he wasn't ...
'Sherlock' Star Benedict Cumberbatch: Show's Last Season 'Really Freudian'
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
HBO's 'Olive Kitteridge' May Be The Best Depiction Of Marriage On TV
Monday, November 03, 2014
Marriages, especially long ones, are among the most complex and misunderstood relationships regularly depicted on television.
On the small screen, marriages are usually static things; they are good or bad and continue along in whatever way is needed to further the week's plotlines, from Mike and Carol Brady's upbeat union ...
In An Online, On-Demand Age, TV Reruns Are Redefined
Friday, October 31, 2014
Can Shows Like 'The McCarthys' Replace CBS' 'Thursday Night Football'?
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Five weeks after the fall TV season started, the broadcast networks are still cranking out new shows.
And in the case of CBS's The McCarthys, you may wish they had stopped a bit sooner.
Tonight is a crucial moment for CBS; it's the first Thursday night with scripted shows since ...
TLC's 'Honey Boo Boo' Cancellation Shows Dangers Of Exploitative TV
Friday, October 24, 2014
It's easy to slip into gloating mode, now that cable channel TLC has finally canceled a show so many of us critics have hated for so long: Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.
Unfortunately, the cancellation comes following a horrifying moment: Gossip site TMZ reported Thursday that June "Mama June" ...
James Brown On Film: An Admiring And Unflinching Look At 'Mr. Dynamite'
Friday, October 24, 2014
Winners And Losers Of The Fall TV Season Begin To Emerge
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
The Boston Herald's Missed 'Cartoongate' Lessons
Sunday, October 19, 2014
The worst fate of all may be to make a terrible mistake and then learn the wrong lessons from the experience.
That's the thought I had reading a heartfelt column about the Boston Herald's unfortunate decision to publish a cartoon featuring a White House gate-crasher asking the nation's first ...
HBO GO Available To Non-Cable Subscribers In 2015
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Rosie Perez Settles In As The First Latina Co-Host On 'The View'
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
AMC's 'The Walking Dead' Is A Hit Show With Two Meanings
Saturday, October 11, 2014
The Walking Dead is so successful – it's TV's most popular show with young viewers and cable television's highest-rated drama – that AMC has already picked it up for a sixth season, days before the fifth season starts Sunday.
And it returns this fall with a bloody, explicit answer to ...