Before you tune in to HBO’s new horse racing series “Luck” (premiering Sunday at 9 p.m.), there are a few things you should know. If you have a little girl, even if she ...

I was sad to read that the Parents Television Council rates “The Bachelor” (ABC, Monday, 8 p.m.) as possibly the worst prime-time show for children. Really, it’s, like, ...

A killer flu left me unable to do much besides watch TV. I landed on a marathon of “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover,” the Bravo reality show in which no-nonsense hairstylist Ta...

TV of 2011, thanks for the CUCKOO memories. Among my favorites: Nuttiest talk show entrance and exit: Zach Galifianakis busted his way out from WITHIN CONAN O’BRIEN’S DESK...

Dear readers: I must confess I can’t pick 2011’s best new shows because I haven’t had time to watch ‘em all. Then I had a brainstorm: “Back to school night” method...

The year’s most appealingly tragicomic series is about to end its rookie season. “Enlightened” (HBO, Mondays, 9:30 p.m.) is a portrait of a mad corporate slave. Amy Jell...

“Virgin Diaries” (TLC, premieres Sun. at 9 p.m.) is a reality show about TV’s most neglected demographic: adult virgins. Affianced Ryan, 31, and Shanna, 28, are sexual v...

“The X Factor” (Fox, Wed. and Thu., 8 p.m.) wants to convince America that televised singing competitions matter more than ever. In fact, there are so many televised singi...

For those of us who aren’t acquainted with an Iraq War soldier or veteran, the conflict may seem distant and unknowable. But each Monday night this fall, we gain an intimate...

Kids Say the Darndest Things! That was a TV segment hosted by genial Art Linkletter in the 1950s and ’60s. Once he asked a girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. “A...

President Obama is sad that his daughters watch “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” His wife doesn’t mind: “I’m more concerned with how they take it in: What did you ...

It’s been a mean month in reality TV. In “Top Model” land, the very religious Shannon devised a phone allocation plan that would have given zero minutes to Bianca. Bianc...

Who will be the new Oprah: Anderson Cooper? Rosie O’Donnell? Katie Couric? I don’t care, because my favorite daytime personality is still going strong. Judge Judy, who has...

New chick sitcoms are everywhere! How do these chicks rate on the chick-o-meter: Are they 21st-century feminists or hapless throwbacks? New Girl (Fox, Tuesdays, 9 p.m.): Indi...

The most highly decorated hour of TV airs Saturdays on HGTV: “Dina’s Party” at 10 p.m., followed by “Donna Decorates Dallas” at 10:30 p.m. Dina Manzo once dwelt in t...