We've come up with our list of picks for tonight's Screen Actors Guild Awards which begin at 5pm on TNT/TBS/tnt.tv. Pick your own and compare - we're particularly weak on the mini-series categories, if you've got insight on those shows, please share it here. more ›

"Saturday Night Live" writer John Mulaney is an excellent standup comedian and Comedy Central is premiering his new hour-long special tonight at 10pm. It's a must-watch, definitely the best hour of TV tonight. We ask the man how it came about in this interview. more ›

HBO's "Luck" officially premieres on Sunday. Strap in for the long haul to get the most out of the show - be patient. --- "Chuck" celebrates its season finale tonight but poor "Fringe" seems to be on the ropes. --- Don't miss Sundays season finale of "After Lalely." more ›

Tonight Showtime launches another great series that examines comedy, "Inside Comedy," as, hopefully, a supplement to the brilliant series "The Green Room With Paul Provenza." --- "The Office" has a spinoff next year. --- TV news & The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

Kiefer Sutherland returns to primetime TV with "Touch" tonight on Fox, are you going to be watching? --- Bill Lawrence, creator of "Cougar Town," has at least 1 new series coming to TV sometimes soon. --- More TV news + Danny McBride vid + The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan more ›

Lucy Liu is a big part of "SouthLAnd" on TNT - check it out tonight at 10pm. --- Hear our conversation with SF Sketchfest co-founders Janet Varney and Cole Stratton on the Channel Zero Podcast. --- TV news + The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan in the full post. more ›

Alanis Morissette is featured in tonight's "Mortified Sessions" on Sundance, don't miss this great show. --- Here's to hoping that "Chelsea Lately"'s move to new production studios mean we get more "After Lately." --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

Hulu unveiled a slate of new shows and a new season of Morgan Spurlock's "A Day In The Life" last weekend. Will these shows help keep Hulu relevant or do they need to keep negotiating to get more TV reruns? --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan weekend edition. more ›

A chat with SF Sketchfest's LA-based co-founders Janet Varney and Cole Stratton. SF Sketchfest started last night and runs for 2 weeks. Check out the schedule, there is guaranteed to be a show or performer you will want to see - make the trip to comedy Babylon! more ›

Tonight FX brings us "Archer" and "Unsupervised" but check out my summary of the final day of the TCAs with FX's panels. Russell Brand was mind-blowing despite the extreme resistance to even the idea of his new show (we're gonna watch). --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

Michael Cudlitz of "SouthLAnd" responds to our remarks yesterday and an interview is on the way! --- TV and comedy fans need to check out Greg Fitzsimmons hour-long showcase at the Laugh Factory tonight. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

We've got interviews with almost the entire cast of FX's "Justified" in advance of tonight's season premiere at 10pm. --- Letterman's comedian booker Eddie Brill was officially fired this AM. --- Check out the interviews and tonight's TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

Here's our summary of our experiences at the 2012 Golden Globes complete with videos of people we spoke with. --- We look at our scorecard of winning picks (6 out of 11) as well as the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. more ›

So we made some picks for the TV nominees. Why no movies? Because we're too busy watching TV. Hopefully the HFPA doesn't go out of their minds with Zooey Deschanel list and award a "show with potential" vs. "shows that have arrived." more ›

This weekend the focus is on the Golden Globes but don't forget great new episodes of "Portlandia," "Todd Margaret," and "Shameless," as well as the season premiere of "Real Time With Bill Maher" and the season finale of "Hell On Wheels." -- Check out the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

People's Choice awards "2 Broke Girls" despite showrunner spreading ignorance and racism. --- Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel host Critics' Choice tonight on VH1. --- Eddie Brill needs to book more female comics on Letterman: fact. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

Tonight NBC premieres "Are You There, Chelsea?" a new series co-produced by Chelsea Handler and based on one of her memoirs. --- The Paley Center has unveiled the full lineup of shows to be featured at PaleyFest2012. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

The "Cougar Town" showrunners pulled some guerilla marketing by hosting a free bar with food at the TCAs last night in order for TV critics and journalists to echo the question: Why isn't "Cougar Town" on the schedule? --- Also check out the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

We've included some of our interview video clips from last week's "Portlandia" premiere party. Didn't get much time with Armisen but co-creators Carrie Brownstein & Jonathan Krisel gave us some tidbits. --- Check tonight's schedule and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

Tonight we have the much-awaited premieres of "Portlandia" & "Todd Margaret" on IFC; Sunday is owned by Showtime's "Shameless," "House of Lies," & "Californication" --- Like Foo Fighters? Dave Grohl will be on "After Lately." --- + My report from the "Portlandia" premiere. more ›

Jesse Thorn has been producing his public radio show "The Sound of Young America" out of LA for several years and this week relaunched the show as "Bullseye" with a clearer mission and philosophy. Find out why and who his dream guests are. more ›

A lull in notable premieres tonight, other than "The Vampire Diaries," means it's time for documentaries to fill your time until some good late night TV comes one. --- There are some local live shows for you to check out and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for inspiration. more ›

There's a Joe Bodolai tribute at Canter's tonight. --- Comedy Central disses the 51% in its 2012 show lineup, WTF? --- Hallmark cancels "The Martha Stewart Show" --- "Game of Thrones" teases. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. more ›

NBC is back with new episodes tonight and all the late night shows seem to be up and running again. --- IFC is prepping us for their Friday season premieres of "Portlandia" and "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret". --- All this + The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

CBS is back with new episodes of shows tonight, breaking the holiday drought. --- The AV Club posted their "Best Podcasts" list and we have a bone to pick with them because there's some radio shows on there, stay true to the medium please! --- + The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan more ›

We've got some highlights for you this weekend - there are actually some new TV episodes and good movies available for a change! --- Versus turns into the NBC Sports Network on Monday and we're convinced it will be the same old crap from NBC Sports. more ›

Finally a handful of new show episodes tonight including a new "Chelsea Lately"! --- We run down the list of Golden Globe noms and voice a coupe educated opinions, check them out and voice your own. more ›

With 90+% repeats on TV we're rehashing another glorious year of TV coverage here at LAist. Check out our favorite moments/stories of the year, thank you for your support. --- Tonight we suggest you check out comedian Felipe Esparza's special on Showtime. more ›

Joe Bodolai committed suicide in an LA hotel sometime over the weekend and I'd like to challenge the vast comedy and entertainment community to step up and honor the man that gave so many chances to so many people who are now successful in LA today. more ›

Check out our 2011 Honorable Mentions list powered by reader submissions here on LAist and via Twitter. Thank you for your contributions! There were so many good shows, you can appreciate the difficulty in even attempting a "Top Ten." more ›