Television
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Amy Poehler says she's bound for 'Office' spinoff
Jul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Amy Poehler confirmed to The Associated Press that she'll be joining the planned "Office" spinoff, paving the way for her eventual exit from "Saturday Night ...
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'Monk'-y shines: Tony Shalhoub's series returns to formJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Cable USA has enjoyed success bringing a more lighthearted tone to conventional cop shows, most recently with the playful spy series "Burn Notice," but that approach has...
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William Petersen's 'CSI' life of crime to end
Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- William Petersen is leaving "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," a move that might have fans of his brainy crimebuster Gil Grissom screaming bloody murder. P...
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Rush* making a stop on 'Colbert Report'
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Rush will be appearing on "The Colbert Report," and it's not Limbaugh. The Canadian band Rush, which hasn't performed on U.S. television in more than three d...
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Despite sap, A&E's addiction drama packs a chargeJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A&E's new drama "The Cleaner" is sappy, sentimental, melodramatic and clichéd, and it doesn't miss a trick. This is the sort of show where, when a kid wins a football ga...
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Dozens line up to be the 'Biggest Loser'Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The grand prize for being "The Biggest Loser" is $250,000. But for many of the dozens lined up Sunday morning in Schaumburg for a chance to be on the show, the money is ...
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State of family sitcoms is not so funny
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Bill Engvall has not yet seen the overnight ratings for "The Bill Engvall Show." It's the morning after the premiere of the sitcom's second season, and he...
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Reasons to watch or not watch the All-Star GameJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm thinking of boycotting the All-Star Game this year, out of solidarity with A.J. Pierzynski. A.J. got royally hosed in the voting this season - and I don't mean the f...
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HBO presents a pat war drama; CBS surprises with 'Flash point'Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Two new action-packed summer dramas debut this weekend. One is pretty much what a viewer might have expected, while the other veers off suddenly and becomes quite intere...
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USA's 'Burn Notice' plays with fire over summerJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The thing about a light, frothy summer replacement series is it's hard for a show to be content with being "just" a frothy summer replacement. If it's successful at that...