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...

Who is angrier: Charlie Sheen or an alligator wrapped around a bait pole? The top-rated cable shows on Thursdays have been Sheen’s new sitcom, “Anger Management” (FX, 9:...

People often ask me, “Do you watch ‘Breaking Bad’?” My answer: “No, I do not.” And then they always say, “IT IS SO GOOD!!!!” I haven’t tuned in because I fea...

As host of TLC’s “Craft Wars” (Tues., 10 p.m.), Tori Spelling is described as a “passionate crafter.” Do you doubt that the onetime “Beverly Hills, 90210” star i...

Not being a teenager, I did not tune in to “Awkward,” the show about cool but socially awkward teens, during its first season on MTV. But there’s so much buzz about the ...