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 ›

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 ›

We hunted down some shows for you to check out on this long weekend in the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. --- AMC _is_ making a mistake by splitting "Walking Dead" season. --- TNT cancels "HawthorNE", too little too late. more ›

Los Angeles City Council President (and possible Mayor hopeful) Eric Garcetti will take a second spin in primetime tonight as fictional L.A. Mayor Ramon Quintero on TNT's drama "The Closer." Garcetti last trod the TV boards in the fall in the same role. more ›

The must-watch scripted show of the night is "Men of a Certain Age" on TNT at 10pm. The Hollywood Reporter has a great write-up of some hints for these final episodes provided by Mike Royce, Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Brittany Curran. Be forewarned that there's a couple (very minor) spoilers in the piece but you should still read it and, of course, watch tonight. more ›

Check out our summary of the "Louie" premiere - video coming soon. --- More "Men of a Certain Age" audio. --- Not much on TV tonight until late night ("Chelsea Lately," "Childrens Hospital"), hope you've got Netflix and/or DVR waiting for you. --- The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan and more. more ›

There's a great new episode of "Men of a Certain Age" on TNT tonight at 10pm and coincidentally there's an upcoming "Men of a Certain Age" event at the Paley Center as well as a "Mythbusters" night. --- Stars of "Twin Peaks" will be on USA's "White Collar"? Count us in. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. more ›

We finally spoke with Mike Royce, co-creator and showrunner of TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" which will have its mid-season premiere tonight at 10pm and it's a must-watch. Mike Royce is the guy that makes sure this show happens - from the writing room to what happens when they shoot a scene of this great show. Please check out our discussion and watch the show tonight. more ›

Check out our Peabody Awards videos with Ray Romano, André Braugher, Scott Bakula, and Mike Royce from TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" and Graham Yost, Timothy Olyphant, and Elmore Leonard of FX's "Justified." --- Oprah is "over." --- Lisa Kudrow to host the 15th Annual Webby Awards. --- Check out the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. more ›

Please review our TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. With NBC scheduling reruns instead of new episodes for this Thursday night we're trying to absorb as much comedy as we can between now and this weekend. --- "SNL" will have Zach Galifianakis return as host on March 12. --- "Community" season finale will include Josh Holloway from "Lost." --- Reminder: "Onion Sports Dome" is now on at 8pm on Comedy Central. more ›

Hard to believe it's already been a year since we last went to the Screen Actors Guild Awards and while it's a shame that we won't be there this year, we look forward to going back next year. [check out our 2009 and 2010 coverage]. Was it only last year that Sandra Bullock pulled then-husband Jesse James onto the stage in the press room to urge us all to applaud for this "handsome" man who "has been so supportive" of her and her efforts? I guess we'll be missing timeless moments like that this year. We felt awful for her but, then again, look at that frickin' guy, it's like she was asking for trouble. more ›

Let us know what you thought about last night's premieres of: "Californication," "Episodes," "Shameless," and "The Cape." We have a couple great video clips from "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" (the Pro Bowl Shuffle) and "SNL" (Jim Carrey in a hilarious/creepy Amusement Park sketch). --- Definitely check out tonight's mid-season finale of "Men of a Certain Age" - it's a winner (TNT @ 10pm). See our full post for tonight's listings and links to some cool podcasts related to our recent TV reporting. more ›

If there is a core to TNT's "SouthLAnd," it is Michael Cudlitz's character, Officer John Cooper, who embodies the show: steadfast in his devotion to his job and the force, yet conflicted, flawed, and very real, just like the streets of Los Angeles the show is shot on. Cudlitz shared details with us about his character and the upcoming season of "SouthLAnd" which premieres tomorrow night at 10pm on TNT. more ›

We were big fans of "SouthLAnd" when it first premiered on NBC and were very pleased when the show was picked up by TNT after a badly handled dumping by the Peacock. "SouthLAnd" returns on January 4th with all new episodes premiering on TNT. This is a great show focusing on patrol cops and detectives shooting on location on the very real streets of Los Angeles. The energetic and masterful season premiere picks up right where we left off with key storylines led by Regina King and Ben McKenzie as Detective Lydia Adams and Patrol Officer Ben Sherman (respectively). We had a chance to ask the pair a few questions on a conference call late last week. --- Also check out our blurb about the Golden Globe nominations for TV as well as the TV Junkie Must-Watch picks of the night and full listings. more ›

Sundance premiere's "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys" tonight at 10pm and the promos lead us to believe that this is in the old territory of exploitive reality shows - prove us wrong Sundance! --- Viewership numbers for last night's premiere of "Men of a Certain Age" are discouraging. Please don't let this be another "Terriers". --- Our friend Greg Proops will be doing another free podcast night tomorrow at Bar Lubitsch in WeHo at 8pm and we will begin doing a weekly podcast starting next week. --- See our "Must-Watch" programs for tonight and the listings of worthy alternatives in the full post. more ›

FX has cancelled "Terriers" - we participated on an unprecedented conference call with FX President and General Manager John Landgraf who expressed his regret at having to cancel the show while simultaneously uttering the timeless TV business reason for cancellation: the numbers. Tonight: "Men of a Certain Age" season premiere = Must-Watch. See our full listings and other news/info/opinion. more ›

On December 6th the second season of "Men of a Certain Age" returns to TNT and coincidentally the first season is available on DVD as of today. TNT has been re-running episodes in preparation for the new season so now you have several options to catch up on one of the best shows to (barely) debut in 2009. more ›

Weekend TV Wrap Up: "SNL" does Bryan Cranston a disservice; "Dexter" muddled; "Bored To Death" FTW! Also: Rick Sanchez out? Like he's been the worst CNN offender; Brittany Curran gives us a tour of the "Men of a Certain Age" set. more ›

We're entering a period of the summer doldrums when it comes to TV so we've been checking out some DVD sets: more ›

According to this story on The Hollywood Reporter, finally Friday nights are getting a second look by the networks. As a kid of the '70s and '80s, we remember Friday nights being a big deal only to see the night turn into reruns sometime in the '90s. We don't really see a lot of value in "Ghost Whisperer" and "Medium" and neither do viewers as the ratings for those shows have been trending lower. more ›

Before Ben McKenzie took the role of rookie Patrol Officer Ben Sherman on formerly NBC's and now TNT's "Southland", we all became familiar with him for his portrayal of the conflicted Ryan Atwood in Foxs "The O.C." Tonight the season finale of "Southland" airs at 10pm on TNT - we hope that this series, one of the best that premiered in 2009, makes it back for many more seasons. There is nothing formulaic about this contemporary portrayal of what patrol officers in Los Angeles do every day - the writing is superb and every episode brings a multitude of real LA locations to the screen with an incredible cast that makes every episode that much more real and gripping. more ›

Brittany Curran plays Lucy Tranelli, the daughter of Ray Romano's character, Joe Tranelli, in TNT's excellent "Men of a Certain Age" (aka #MOACA) which just finished its first season a few weeks ago. We met and interviewed Curran just after the SAG awards and were very happy to see that she was going to be part of PaleyFest2010's "Men of a Certain Age" panel on the 12th. We asked her a few questions to find out from a first-timer, what it's like to be a part of a panel being honored at PaleyFest. more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: @aots (OK Go, Marvel Comics unveils), "Lost", "Southland" (unseen episodes), "The Daily Show", Letterman, Ferguson (Steven Wright!) more ›

[We have started this supplemental column called "The Pitch" where we ask someone who is involved with the creation, production, promotion of a show the top 3 reasons why it deserves attention from the LAist audience and they "pitch" the show.] more ›

Betty White is the epitome of the sweet and savvy grandma everyone wishes they had - it was an amazing experience to speak with her. The 16th Annual SAG Awards are at 8pm tonight, on TNT and TBS, but you can watch the red carpet coverage starting at 3pm on E! If you get the East Coast feed on DirecTV or get HD programming you can watch the SAGs starting at 5pm, but if you don't you'll have to wait until the 8pm broadcast on vanilla cable. more ›

Tonight is the last episode of the Conan O'Brien version of "The Tonight Show" on NBC before it reverts back to the Jay Leno version. We predicted there would be problems with putting Leno on at 10pm as far back as December of 2008 but we never dreamed that NBC would make such a complete and utter screw up of things. How much more does Jeff Zucker have to screw up before the board cans his ass (and throw Dick "The Dick" Ebersol out while you're at it)? more ›

We talked with Bakula about "Men of a Certain Age", one of the best shows on TV right now, he gave us some hints about the rest of the season (Sarah Clarke aka Nina from "24" will be coming back!) and also let us in that he's hoping friend and former co-star Matt Damon will walk away with an award on Saturday. more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: "The New Adventures of Old Christine", "Modern Family", "Nip/Tuck", "The Daily Show" (Ringo Starr), Conan (Ricky Gervais), Ferguson (Richard Lewis). more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: "Better Off Ted", "Dirty Jobs" (first 1/2), "Better Off Ted", "Southland" (see today's interview with series star Tom Everett Scott), Conan (Tom Brokaw), Fallon (Ringo Starr). more ›