After Angelina Jolie learned she carried a “faulty” BRCA1 gene, which dramatically increases the risk of breast cancer, she had a double mastectomy. By her side was fiance...

In a TV world where everyone wants to push the envelope, HBO is amping it down. “Family Tree” (Sun., 10:30 p.m.) is a gentle and effortlessly charming mockumentary from Ch...

Ryan Lochte, the haters mock you and your new reality show, “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” (10 p.m. Sundays on E!). Google the show’s title and the word “stupid,” and ...

I’m not the target audience for PBS’ “Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac” (locally at noon Fridays on WHUT). In seventh grade, I broke the saw blade so often in woo...

Mindy, you get better every week! “The Mindy Project” is the Fox sitcom in which actor/writer/producer Mindy Kaling plays a Big Apple doc obsessed with rom-coms and unluck...

Every scene in the sixth-season premiere of “Mad Men” (AMC, Sundays, 10 p.m.) seemed to be symbolic of something. But … what? As an English major, I would like to propos...

Fans of the vulgarian “Entourage” and admirers of the aristocratic “Downton Abbey” would seem to have little in common. Yet both types of viewers may wonder: Should I ...

Usher is a new judge on “The Voice” (NBC, Mon. and Tue. at 8 p.m.). In an interview with Jimmy Fallon, the singer said viewers might be surprised by his sense of humor, an...

Adapted from the new book “My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks” ($15, Parenthascancer.com) by Express columnist Marc Silver and his daughter Maya Silver Before soccer...

In the spirit of this holy season, with the holidays of Passover and Easter fast approaching, I didst layeth myself down in front of the magic box known as The Television and ...

Last week, I polled a dozen people under or slightly over age 30: “Ever heard of Rhoda?” Only two said yes. Rhoda Morgenstern was the character played by Valerie Harper on...

Morrissey, described as a “militant vegan” singer, canceled his “Jimmy Kimmel Live” appearance because the guest list included the bearded, unkempt stars of A&E’...

My editor read about “Double Divas” (Lifetime, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.) and asked me: How is this a show?” Dear editor: It is a show because it has all the ingredients of a fi...

What is better, faux reality or real reality? Two new series enable us to examine that pressing question. “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.) is a script...

“The Americans” (FX, Wednesdays, 10 p.m.) calls itself a “period drama.” The period: 1981 in D.C. The plot: Two Soviets nefariously spy while posing as a suburban coup...