Talk-show tango: May 18-22

Well let's see. Last week on The View, Brooke Shields talked about the recent alleged (don't you love that word?) head-butting incident in NYC which may or may not have involved Kiefer Sutherland. Or rather she did not talk about it, saying as the mother of kids she was just happy to be out that...

Talk-show tango: Jan. 19-23

There's only one talk-show pre-emption caused by coverage of Barack Obama's inauguration, which will dominate TV Tuesday on main networks from 10 a.m. (some starting only at 11 a.m.) until 1 p.m. ET and all day on the news channels. The View is taking Tuesday off. Also of note this week, Jimmy Fallon is making...

Talk-show tango: Jan. 12-16

Oprah offers something predictable this week (not that there's anything wrong with that) in her Monday episode of Falling Off the Wagon Follow-up. Which presumably will have her following up on fessing up to what everyone who watches the show and passes by a magazine rack knows: Oprah has not gotten her weight under control,...

Jack Bauer in a tie? Messenger bag, stat!

Tonight's seventh-season opener -- a two-episode stand Jan. 11, another two hours Jan. 12, both nights at 8 p.m. -- begins with signs that things are not quite right. Jack in a shirt and tie? With no messenger bag full of spy tricks and guns? This is like seeing Batman wearing only a short velour...

When, where: midseason 2009

Hey there my lovely chickens! If this is January, there must be lots of new TV to watch and this first week of the midseason does not disappoint. Of course, I'm already behind but here is my (selective, of course) list of what new shows are debuting and when, along with websites where available. I've...

Talk-show tango: Jan. 5-9

Hello chickens! Happy New Year and you are WELCOME; I knew you'd be grateful that I spared you from my best of the year lists and other tiresome proclamations. Why would I bother when there are so many really smart people out there who've already done it better? But on to business. The roundup of...