Brian Williams' show is back tonight but for how long? --- ABC put out its midseason schedule and "Cougar Town" is nowhere to be seen. --- Joy Behar's HLN show will be pulled off the air in December. --- All this + The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

Anthony Bourdain takes his "No Reservations" to sample the delicacies of Naples, Italy and James May drives up to Scotland for rounds of whiskey in "James May Drinks To Britain" - and we're on board. --- We take issue with "The Wrap" taking issue with the first 2 eps of this season's "Curb" just because last night's ep was so fantastic. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

The much-anticipated (and simultaneously dreaded) season finale of "True Blood" aired last night - what did you think? There were some excellent twists and many questions were raised for next season. These questions were raised a little too conveniently in our estimation, telegraphed from a million miles away, which left the episode a little less than gripping. Still it was fun and we can't believe we have to wait until next summer for more swampy vampire shenanigans. more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: @aots, "Web Soup", "Modern Family", "Cougar Town", "Psych", "The Daily Show" (Jerry Seinfeld guests), Letterman (Jessica Simpson), Fallon (Forest Whitaker) more ›

The news is out that the Super Bowl was the most watched program ever and that the remnants of The Who are the most embarrassing senior citizens ever. Viewers were also generally very unimpressed with the commercials that ran during the show and while a lot of people think "so what" let's not let them get away with that. more ›

A highlight of the interminable 52nd Annual Grammys was Stephen Colbert's award, his first Grammy, for the soundtrack to his hilarious holiday special, "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All." His monologue was the most intelligent banter of the night - it was all downhill from there. From the out of tune singing, to an inability to self-censor for a broadcast audience, a confusing 3D experience, and, the very weak "mosh pit" stage design (3 or 4 "Jersey Shore"-style fist-pumpers?), Tinseltown scored an #epicfail with those and countless other "why?" moments. more ›

We were initially surprised at how badly we did with our Golden Globe picks compared to the winners in last night's broadcast but when we realized how little we have in common with a film reviewer from Luxembourg we felt a lot better. Yes, a small group (<100) of foreign journalists award Golden Globes for what they consider the "best" in American TV programming and we couldn't second guess them - fail, we only got 4 out of 11 right. It might have helped if we knew which networks might have thrown them soirees in advance but that info wasn't available. Supposedly the fact that they are so malleable is something that makes the Golden Globes "cooler than the Oscars" according to CNN, but we're not buying it. more ›

Fire on the Mountain (not the Grateful Dead song): With the LA fires again making national and international news, we recall our recent interview with The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore who specifically talked about the built up areas of the Angeles National Forest. You heard it here first. more ›

Remember the hubbub over the US Olympic Committee's plan to launch their own TV network? Other than the several questions of legality (what about NBC's rights? what about the International Olympic Committee's rights?) there was also the question of just what they would actually show? Now they don't have to answer any questions because they are punting. --- Who thinks this is a good idea: a dramedy series based on the movie "St. Elmo's Fire"? Topher Grace will be one of the producers. more ›

Could anything be as uninspiring as August television? Lookit what we've listed, what are we missing? What precious programming gem are you watching tonight? All we can say is, thank you Anthony Bourdain, we can't wait to see you in our old stomping grounds, San Francisco. more ›

This week in late night: Paul McCartney returns to the Ed Sullivan Theater 45 years later to be interviewed and perform on Letterman. Also, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and "The Colber(t) Repor(t)" return from break. more ›

Here on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War with over 4,000 American dead and tens of thousands of Americans wounded PBS' Frontline launches its two-part special "Bush's War". Of course conservative pundits will accuse PBS of being the citadel of the liberal media but Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, or any of their ilk could never come up with a documented timeline of evidence that illustrate what a completely disgusting mess we're in. The "Bush's War" website will include an annotated master chronology with over 100 video clips and images supporting the 4 hour program. more ›

There's a few new shows and seasons starting this week, including the 2 hour premiere of "Lost" on Thursday but it all just feels like a build-up to the Super Bowl. more ›

So I spent my Sunday sick as a dog on the couch watching, of all things, football, literally because I was too wiped to find the clicker and move on. I'd forgotten how obnoxious the graphics were and how pompous and full of itself football has become. Still, gotta watch the Super Bowl for the commercials so I still have some time to devote to that. Am dismayed that the talentless hack Ryan Seacrest is going to be entertainment host for the Super Bowl and even more dismayed that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are the featured band - can they not find an artist from the most current decade to perform at these effing things? more ›

I've managed to avoid watching NFL playoffs and college bowl games but I'm getting worn down, I'm tellin' ya. If I got the Fox Movie Channel I would watch Less Than Zero tonight at 7pm because I'm just about as strung out as Robert Downey Jr.was in that flick. I'm not begging for the writers to capitulate, I want them to win, I'm just begging the networks to send me some shite to write about. Didn't you guys put stuff out on DVDs for the holidays? I'm sure that there's plenty of folks walking around with unused balances on their gift cards that would drop some cash on some of your repackaged programming. more ›