Which intergalactic attack is more harrowing: ABC's "V" or HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"?
By Heather Havrilesky Oct 31, 2009
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Why has Courteney Cox's painfully manic midlife-crisis sitcom been embraced by fans and critics?
By Heather Havrilesky
October 14, 2009
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Patricia Heaton's Midwestern matriarch is sometimes funny, but ultimately too manic and silly to embrace
By Heather Havrilesky
September 30, 2009
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Look, Mom! A dysfunctional family sitcom that's actually funny!
By Heather Havrilesky
September 23, 2009
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ABC's new serial drama slips the world a roofie and keeps it company
By Heather Havrilesky
September 18, 2009
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On TV this fall, token gay replaces token black and Ellen DeGeneres fills Paula Abdul's tiny, wobbly shoes
By Heather Havrilesky
September 13, 2009
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Smug rich people condescend to hapless entrepreneurs on Mark Burnett's new reality show, "Shark Tank"
By Heather Havrilesky
August 2, 2009
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ABC's drama "Defying Gravity" sends McDreamy astronauts on a collision course with a meteor made of stinky cheese
By Heather Havrilesky
July 30, 2009
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TV experiments with the unbearable importance of looks, from "More To Love" to "Dating in the Dark"
By Heather Havrilesky
July 26, 2009
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An ill wind blows in the macho stupidity of "Dark Blue" and the insipid nothingness of "Great American Road Trip"
By Heather Havrilesky
July 19, 2009
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The president goes on TV to marshal public support for his plan, and the GOP's not happy about it
By Gabriel Winant
June 25, 2009
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The bad science and special effects of "Impact" are hurtling toward your TV this summer. Be afraid, be very afraid!
By Heather Havrilesky
June 18, 2009
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"Dollhouse" lives, "Earl" dies, and Leno joins the living dead! The networks announce their puzzling fall lineups.
By Heather Havrilesky
May 24, 2009
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One of the series' deepest mysteries is revealed and intriguing new loopholes open up in the thrilling season finale.
By Laura Miller
May 14, 2009
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In its last episode, the charming (and canceled) cop show finally unlocks the secrets of our hero's past. But they're not what you might expect.
By Stephanie Zacharek
April 2, 2009
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Watching the detectives: Some new sleuths make waves, from "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" to "The Unusuals." Plus: With "Life on Mars" canceled, will Sam get back to where he once belonged?
By Heather Havrilesky
March 29, 2009
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When push comes to love: "Cupid" demonstrates the pitfalls of romance (and romantic comedies), "30 Rock" skewers love, and "Millionaire Matchmaker" presents a modern Cupid with a grudge to bear.
By Heather Havrilesky
March 22, 2009
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The unrelenting darkness of "Breaking Bad" makes the homicide detective show "Castle" look like a fairy tale by comparison.
By Heather Havrilesky
March 8, 2009
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By Weldon Dodd
January 23, 2009
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For all her preparation, Sarah Palin got caught napping on perhaps the key facet of the Bush administration's foreign policy.
By Alex Koppelman
September 11, 2008
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Early excerpts of Sarah Palin's interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson have been released, and it appears Gibson wasn't the patsy some predicted he'd be.
By Alex Koppelman
September 11, 2008
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Why "The Bachelorette" hears wedding bells while "The Bachelor" vows to honor and obey his libido alone. Plus: Why "Shear Genius" is anything but.
By Heather Havrilesky
July 6, 2008
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TV's dance marathon rages on, from the inspired kids of "So You Think You Can Dance" and "America's Best Dance Crew" to the inspired jackasses of "Dance Machine"!
By Heather Havrilesky
June 29, 2008
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What you need to see, read, do this week: A lavish gay TV wedding, a moving movie memoir, the sound of schoolyard heartbreak.
May 10, 2008
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An ABC News report on women who prey on teens says they're different from men who do the same. Does that make anyone else uncomfortable?
By Carol Lloyd
February 28, 2008