Tag Archives: Television

Saturday Night Live returns tonight with Matt Damon hosting and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as musical guests. I expect to see battling reviews from our Blogcritics up tonight or tomorrow. A little play by play action might be nice. Here’s what they have to say about themselves: …

Chairman Michael Powell has already expressed concerns that the deal would create significant concentration in the direct broadcast satellite business: U.S. Federal Communications Commission staff are recommending the agency block EchoStar Communications Corp.’s plans to acquire rival satellite television provider DirecTV and its parent Hughes Electronics, people familiar with the …

Jerry Falwell calls Mohammed a “terrorist” tomorrow night on 60 Minutes: In a 60 Minutes interview with CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon, Falwell also affirms the Christian Right’s steadfast support for the state of Israel against its Islamic enemies and hints that right-wing religious groups are influencing U.S. government policy …

When I first heard the premise of ABC’s Less than Perfect, I started flashing on the buried Fox sitcom, Babes. That short-lived series revolved around a trio of fat sisters who shared an apartment in the big city. Appealingly cast (Wendy Jo Sperber, Susan Peretz and Ed‘s Leslie Boone), the …

Says Conan O’Brien: It’s amazing what famous people will tell you when you lock them in a small, dark room and deprive them of human contact. From Snoop to Shatner and Fabio to Mr. T, we’ve got all their whimpering confessions caught on tape. PALTROW SECRETS: “You’d never know it …

For you serious “bookie” types (reading not wagering), there is Book TV all weekend long (Saturday at 8 a.m. to Monday at 8a.m.) on C-SPAN2. The schedule this weekend: Saturday, October 5 (All times Eastern) 8 a.m. Children’s Books. From Tillicum Middle School in Bellevue, Wash., Helen Szablya and Peggy …

How much does C.S.I.: Miami want you to know it’s part of the same franchise that gave us C.S.I.? So much that they’ll stick another Who song in the opening credits (“Won’t Be Fooled Again”), even if it makes less contextual sense than the first did. C.S.I. fans already know …

Mostly overlooked for eight seasons, a resurgent “Friends” walked away with its first comedy series Emmy Award, while voters heaped more Emmy gold on “The West Wing.” Jennifer Aniston of NBC’s “Friends” earned lead comedy actress honors for playing the pregnant Rachel after having previously competed in the supporting category. …

HBO’s “Six Feet Under” and NBC’s “The West Wing” were the top nominees heading into Sunday’s 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. HBO’s macabre funeral home drama competed in six of the 27 categories presented during the televised ceremony. The White House drama competed in seven categories. “Six Feet Under” received …

The outlandishly smart hero of Fox’s new John Doe (Dominic Purcell) knows everything but his own name. A super savant with the ability to learn anything instantly (put him behind the controls of a helicopter and he’s quickly able to fly it in pursuit of a childnapper), Doe wakes up …