Monday, May 21 2012
TV networks playing for laughs in a big way in the fall
LOS ANGELES — What’s so funny about the TV networks’ new fall schedules? Everything — or at least that’s the hope of programmers who unveiled…
Networks shake things up for fall
AKRON, Ohio — The commercial broadcast networks have announced their plans for next season. I’m scared. There’s a beast in New York City. A very…
Friday, May 18 2012
Time to pull the plug on ‘House’
An odd bit of swag arrived via mail the other day, courtesy of the Fox network. Sandwiched between two heavy chunks of acrylic glass was…
Wednesday, May 16 2012
Search for the next ‘Mad Men’: seeking classic originals for AMC
NEW YORK — On a recent morning, Joel Stillerman, an executive with the cable network AMC, was sitting in his 15th-floor office opposite Madison Square…
Tuesday, May 15 2012
AIDs documentary, Oscar-nominated performance, Heigl misfire among new DVD/Blu-ray titles
The coming DVD and Blu-ray releases include quite a few noteworthy movies, although not always for good reason. Let’s run through?some … “We Were Here”…
The end is near for ‘30 Rock’
LOS ANGELES — NBC confirmed Monday that “30 Rock” would end its seven-season run this season with a final 13 episodes. Speaking Monday at his…
Monday, May 14 2012
TV’s ‘Sherlock’ widens viewers’ familiarity with British actor
LOS ANGELES — If the title character of television’s “Sherlock” ever went looking for Hollywood’s Holmes, it would be the quickest case in the history…
TV networks desperately seeking young-adult viewers
LOS ANGELES — Earlier this week, long-languishing NBC ordered a fall sitcom with an apt title: “Save Me.” As they get ready to roll out…
Friday, May 11 2012
Howard Stern talks about playing nice on ‘America’s Got Talent’
LOS ANGELES — Howard Stern isn’t worried about a learning curve when it comes to being a judge on NBC’s hit show “America’s Got Talent.”…
Fox renews ‘Touch,’ cancels ‘The Finder,’ ‘Alcatraz’
LOS ANGELES — Fox has picked up three comedies and two dramas for the 2012-13 season, stealing a familiar face from NBC and nabbing Kevin…
