TV is still the king of disasters. Sure, you could get Superstorm Sandy updates from a computer or smartphone, but there’s nothing like sitting in front of a television set ...

Critics say ABC’s “Nashville” (Wednesdays, 10 p.m.) is so entertaining that even if you don’t like country music, you’ll enjoy this drama about 40-something country ...

Nats fans, I must confess: The reason the team won Game 4 of its playoff series was me. I decided not to tune in on TV, lest I jinx my favorite team by watching. And it worked...

In my preview of fall TV, I put NBC’s “Revolution” on my list of shows to shun. The sci-fi drama (Mondays, 10 p.m.) is about life after Earth loses electricity and all f...

President Obama says his favorite TV show is “Homeland,” which must mean he admires spy Carrie Mathison, played by Claire Danes, left. Republican presidential nominee Mitt...

So many new daytime talk shows this fall! Can you match the persona/sound bite with the host/talk show? 1. Pithy questioner: “You were kind of spiraling out of control, were...

Amid the hoopla over new shows, let us pause to bid adieu to summer’s breakout hit: “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” (TLC; season finale 10 p.m. Wed.). “Honey Boo Boo” is ...

Viewers in Utah aren’t able to watch NBC’s “The New Normal” (9:30 p.m., Tuesdays), about a gay couple (Andrew Rannells, above left, and Justin Bartha, right) who despe...

I can’t believe it took me four years to find out about “Childrens Hospital.” I recently heard series creator Rob Corddry talk about it on “The Daily Show,” tuned in...

I’ve watched “America’s Next Top Model” ever since my daughters tied me to a chair when the show was on. The kids are now grown, yet “ANTM” still has a hold on me....

In promos for “Abby & Brittany,” premiering Tuesday on TLC at 10 p.m., I saw what appears to be a young woman with two heads, riding a bicycle. At first, I thought thi...

Last night, the CW launched a series based on the children’s game musical chairs, above. Only it was musical chairs “on steroids,” in which “20 thrill-seeking daredevi...

Bye-bye, 2012 Olympics! After Aug. 12, you’ll be history. I’ll miss you. But you’ve left me with a lot to think about: Gold-medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte deserves a real...

“Hollywood Heights” is a gift from Nick at Nite to lovers of truly bad TV. The soap, airing weeknights at 9 p.m., is a masterpiece of inane plotting. There are teens who ...

“You should write about ‘Louie,’” my wife suggested. “It’s very quirky.” I groaned, because “quirky” is an overused word that means everything and nothing. I...