11 Winners And Losers Of The TV Season
The official end of the network television season was this week, and good lord, what a disaster! Here’s the good and the bad — but mostly the bad.
The official end of the network television season was this week, and good lord, what a disaster! Here’s the good and the bad — but mostly the bad.
And the identity of the Replicator, whom they’ve been chasing all season is… Spoilers ahead.
Some of the smartest money on Wall Street is betting that CBS shares can go a lot higher. How the oldest of old-media companies became a hedge fund darling.
Summer TV is a haven for absurdity, melodrama, and crap that would never fly in the fall. These shows might be legitimately good — and I’m holding out hope! — but ironic enjoyment is equally enticing.
What. Just. Happened. Spoilers, obviously.
The crime procedural has a crime library, a full-time researcher, and a full-time former FBI agent to keep the show as accurate as possible. But all this research also makes the writing staff a little paranoid.
Five new comedies — one of which stars Robin Williams! — and three new dramas.
CBS’s first quarter earnings, released today, shined in part because it doesn’t own a major movie studio. At least not yet.
The TV show with the best guest stars on Earth has its Season 4 finale on Sunday. From Michael J. Fox through Carrie Preston and Maura Tierney, let’s rank them from first to worst!
The governor plays along with the Late Show’s tradition of relentless fat jokes about him.
The comedies that seemed like hits for NBC have turned out not to be — and soon, CBS will move into first place. Plus other network developments!
A student who was caught in the cross fire at the Sandy Hook shooting tells how he was saved by a heroic teacher.
Sadly, it’s not going to be about a mulatto, an albino and a mosquito sharing an apartment in Seattle.
GLAAD identifies the best and worst of the record-breaking 2012-2013 season.
Here’s our first look at the upcoming American interpretation of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Thoughts?
Simon offered the Ambassador “an opportunity to express your views, according to a letter obtained by BuzzFeed.
The former speaker has dropped out, but his three network embeds are still here. A picture on Facebook features Gingrich posing with the three of them. Is this goodbye?
The first images from the set of the pilot “Elementary” have leaked onto the internet, showing Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu as Holmes and Watson. This of course has everyone asking– Watson, what in da hell you wearing girl?!
I want some of what she’s on! Kristin Chenoweth stopped by tonight’s “Late Show” to, in theory, plug her upcoming ABC dramedy, “GCB,” and catch up with David Letterman. Instead, we were treated to a rambling tale of eyelash extensions, formaldehyde allergies, Asian stereotypes, anti-inflammatory medication, Vicks VapoRub (in the nose, to kill bacteria), neck braces, falling earrings, and dear lord will someone please come carry her off the stage?
If you blinked, you may have missed it. Here’s Conan O’Brien’s super-short cameo as a MacLaren’s Pub patron in the background of a scene from tonight’s new episode of “How I Met Your Mother.”
On “Face The Nation,” Santorum says his comments doubting Obama’s faith were taken out of context.
These guys are the ultimate hobbyists, why shouldn’t they get their own trading cards?
David Letterman has embraced the Linsanity. On Wednesday’s “Late Show,” Letterman dedicated his Top 10 List to the out-of-nowhere Knicks superstar, highlighting the 10 worst Jeremy Lin-related puns.
Before Adele won six Grammys last night, she was profiled by Anderson Cooper on “60 Minutes.” Here’s a three-minute reel of the interview’s most memorable moments.
She really expressed herself.
“We’ve had a death in our family.” After an opening performance by Bruce Springsteen, host LL Cool J kicked off the 54th Annual Grammy Awards tonight with a prayerful tribute to Whitney Houston, who died yesterday at the age of 48. What a beautifully moving moment.
NBC debuted a promotional spot called “The Brotherhood of Man” over the weekend and while it was cool to see Ron Swanson, Jack Donaghy, Andy Bernard, and Brian Williams performing a musical ditty together, it also caused many rolled eyes and raised eyebrows. Not to worry, internet! TV networks have been churning out these silly ads — in which all of the network’s biggest stars put on a song and dance in one long extended commercial — for decades.
Tumblr user Synecdoche wrote a perfect opening scene for Fred Durst’s new sitcom. The real show is currently in development for CBS’ fall lineup.
Late-night wars come and go, but grudges last forever. Renowned Jay Leno-hater Howard Stern joined David Letterman on tonight’s “Late Show” to congratulate Letterman on his 30 years in late-night TV. And since Letterman hates Leno just as much as Stern does, what better way to celebrate than by spending five minutes talking smack about him!
The 2012 presidential election would already be over if politics was more like like American Idol and high school. (via cbs.com)