In "Johnny Carson: King of Late Night," the PBS American Masters documentary airing tomorrow night (5/14), the "Tonight Show" host is referred to as an American Sphinx - right there before our eyes, yet enigmatic. Director Peter Jones shines a light on the more mysterious aspects of Carson's life -…
We've been waiting four seasons for our favorite roguish mystery novelist, Rick Castle, and his captivating muse, Detective Kate Beckett, to get together already! Finally, unless the promos and teaser clips are diabolically misleading, tomorrow night's (May 7) episode is the one.
Season finale time is a bittersweet time for fans of Julianna Margulies' "The Good Wife" -- bitter, because one of the smartest and most brilliantly-performed dramas on the air is about to take a few months' respite, and sweet because of the promise of a banquet of TV deliciousness.
There was a festive feeling among the "Blue Bloods" company Monday as the team completed production of its second season. The creative changes and behind-the-scenes drama of Season 1 are distant memories. Last month, the show about an Irish-American family full of New York City cops -- a Grownup TV…
Once you see Julia Louis-Dreyfus' new HBO "Veep" black comedy, it's a little unsettling to think that, as reported in the New York Times, she talked to the likes of Al Gore and Al Franken and real-life chiefs of staff and speechwriters to help get ready for her role as Vice President Selina Meyer.…
If you haven't yet seen Laura Linney's "The Big C," this would be a good time to sample the audacious dark comedy that, over its first two seasons, made viewers laugh out loud and cry cathartic tears. Showtime launches the series' third season tonight (4/8) (along with new seasons of its "Nurse…
"Dancing With the Stars" has stepped past NBC's "The Voice" in a big way, as last Monday's show averaged 17.6 million viewers compared to "The Voice's" 11.8. That's good news for DWTS fans, who may have been dismayed by headlines about the ABC dance competition opening to lower numbers than last…
It's been a 17-month wait, but "Mad Men" finally returns tonight (3/25) amid a hale of hyperbole aimed at getting the public back in the mood for the 15 Emmy-winning drama. The AMC website even offers a handy "Mad Men" party planner; you can almost smell the vermouth! Will Season 5 live up to the…
Remember the 1960s glory days of the spy film, when the Cold War and the success of the James Bond movies spawned dozens of globe-trotting agents with licenses to kill? Change the tuxedo-clad spy guy into a mother who happens to be a fierce former CIA agent on the hunt for her kidnapped teenage…