Television

Grading TV’s buzz-worthy shows

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If I were the only TV viewer in the world, the Nielsen...

Time runs out for Fox’s ’24’ , but a film version...

LOS ANGELES — Jack Bauer has cheated death a few dozen times, but he couldn't avoid cancellation...

10 things to love about ‘Mad Men’

"That's life. One minute you're on top of the world, next minute some secretary's running you over with a lawnmower...

Starz, no. 3 pay channel, scores first original series hit with...

LOS ANGELES — There's no confusing Starz's "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" with Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar...

NBC kills Leno show but stays silent about Conan

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CHICAGO — NBC has unveiled its post-Winter...

As Hispanic population explodes, so does Spanish-language TV

MIAMI — Their advertising sales may be down nearly $100 million...

Kirstie Alley takes her weight-loss battle to reality TV

LOS ANGELES — The fluctuating weight of Kirstie Alley...

‘American Idol’ has lost its heart

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Three weeks into a new season, I have made my judgment: "American Idol" without Paula Abdul is sadder, weaker, less interesting and absolutely, positively less fun...

In new Fox series ‘Past Life,’ Kelli Giddish is strong but...

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PASADENA, Calif. — In the new Fox series "Past Life," Kelli Giddish plays Dr. Kate McGinn, a scientist who believes in reincarnation and uses clues from those past lives to deal with problems in the present...

On Friday, O’Brien to say farewell to NBC

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CHICAGO — Sometime early Friday evening in Los Angeles, Conan O'Brien will say goodbye to his viewers as he concludes taping his final edition of "The Tonight Show" just 236 nights after his first...