"Housewives" follows a pretty clear formula, which is sometimes what makes it so good, and at the same time what sometimes makes it, well, formulaic. If we had a dramatic episode last week (which we did), then we know that this week will be...

I feel like "Heroes" and I are in a bad relationship, and because I loved "Heroes" so much for one year, I am trying to forgive it now without realizing that it may have changed for good.

My Wednesday night line-up is packed: I DVR six shows in three time slots, meaning there is no room for anything else. With that, I should almost be happy to hear that two of my hump day shows -- "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Pushing Daisies" -- have...

Last night's "Top Chef" helped me figure out a little conundrum. I've been enjoying the show this season, but my friends -- people whose opinions I trust -- haven't been feeling it. The newest episode really brought that disparity into view for...

Last night's episode of "30 Rock" was like a light shining down from the comedy Gods in heaven: No distracting guest stars (sorry Oprah, Martin, and Aniston), the right amount of Tracy Morgan (too much upsets the balance of the whole show, both...

Now that's more like it. Season 5 of "The Office" has been wildly inconsistent thus far. Given the plotlines that have either stagnated or just plain disappeared (the abrupt departure of Holly; Jan and her baby; Ryan's story arc; Pam's art...

If a lifetime of viewing nighttime soaps and reading comic books has taught me anything, it's that if there's no body, there's no death.

Last week I remarked that while I've been enjoying the cast for the New York season, I've been underwhelmed by the food they're producing. This episode didn't necessarily change that assessment, but the proceedings as a whole were much more...

Dear Bettie,
You weren't my first, you weren't my last. But you were the best. For a young man navigating the treacherous waters of puberty clutching illicit photos in one hand, pulling his hair out with the other, it was your faded black &...

Last night's "Top Chef" started with the best Quickfire judge ever for one of the worst Quickfire challenges, as domestic goddess Martha Stewart dissected the cheftestants' one-pot meals. I'm fairly sure the show has done the one-pot meal...

You may have to start 2009 without several of your favorite cable networks. According to Nikki Finke's "Deadline Hollywood Daily" column in LA Weekly, and several other major media sources, a money dispute between the cable giant and Viacom...