Ted Cox
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'Bones' jumps the shark but still has styleSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Bones" returns for its fourth season Wednesday and immediately jumps the shark, then continues on its effortless way gliding like a graceful water-skier along the shore...
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Parties change, coverage doesn'tAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In the interest of fairness, the major TV networks will cover the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., much as they covered the Democratic Convention in De...
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'Prison Break', 'Gossip Girl' come back earlyAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The formal start of the TV season isn't until late September after the Emmy Awards, but Fox and the CW get a jump on things next week with a Labor Day launch. Fox's "Pri...
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Bochco's 'Raising the Bar' stoops to the lowest common denominatorAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - David E. Kelley cut his teeth on "L.A. Law," Steven Bochco's pandering attempt to do a legal series after he prematurely allowed "Hill Street Blues" to atrophy. Yet Kell...
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WBBM chooses Barack over BearsAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - All-news WBBM 780-AM, the Bears' flagship radio station, will break into the exhibition game at Cleveland tonight to air Sen. Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech...
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TBS tries to jump on Beijing bandwagon with ad OlympicsAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Just when you thought it was safe to return to TV without the Olympics, TBS adds an Olympic element to its annual "World's Funniest Commercials" special by giving gold, ...
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When, where Convention junkies can get their fixAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Television coverage of the Democratic National Convention begins today. The major broadcast networks will air major speeches live during the 9 p.m. hour today through Th...
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NBC takes slightly tarnished, but hard-earned silver medalAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - It doesn't matter whether or not perfect 10s were allowed at the Beijing Summer Games. NBC's Olympics coverage isn't getting a perfect score from me. Although I will ad...
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Racy new British teen series strives to outpace its American influencesAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - If you missed the U.S. premiere of the randy new British series "Skins" earlier this week, consider yourself lucky. Now is when things really start to get interesting. A...
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'Sesame Street' abides, endures as it starts 39th seasonAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Today's column is brought to you by the letter A and the number 1, because "Sesame Street" has been producing Grade A educational television as the No. 1 program for kid...