Peter Capaldi named 12th Doctor
Concerned that the hoopla around the Royal Baby had established new expectations for what qualifies as a global media…
The Bletchley Circle revives a bygone era (like a few months ago) when British spies still existed on TV
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, April 21. All times are Eastern.
The real BBC really cancels The Hour
After two seasons that brought us too dangerously close to The Truth, the BBC—the real-life, unsexy one—has canceled…
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The Hour: "Season Two, Episode Six"
I half suspect both of The Hour’s finales have been so satisfying because they build relentlessly, over the course of a…
New TV trickles back in, so The Hour, its job done, leaves the airwaves for another year
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, January 2. All times are Eastern.
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The Hour: “Season Two, Episode Five”
Look, I like Bel Rowley a lot, but sometimes, I wonder what the hell the people writing her are thinking. Like tonight,…
Top Chef proudly presents a roller skating Padma Lakshmi
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, December 26 All times are Eastern.
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The Hour: “Season Two, Episode Four”
I spent most of the last summer talking about how The Hour, for whatever faults it has, does “journalism drama” far…
Don't stop believin' our Sopranos reviews will run forever
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, December 19. All times are Eastern.
The Golden Globes also like Lincoln, but prefer The Newsroom to Mad Men
Swiftly burning through all the goodwill it earned by ousting Ricky Gervais in favor of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (a…
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The Hour: “Season Two, Episode Three”
I always like The Hour best when it culminates in an episode of the show within the show, and that’s what makes the…
Christmas? Modern Family is more popular than Christmas now
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, December 12. All times are Eastern.
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The Hour: “Season Two, Episode Two”
Look. I like The Hour a lot. I really do. But the second episode of the second series was chockablock with things that…
Contemplate your own imperfections while staring into the chiseled abs of Arrow
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, December 5. All times are Eastern.
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The Hour: “Season Two, Episode One”
There are some tricks that will get me every time. The second Freddie was so cagey about what he’d been up to in…
Can we entice you into watching The Hour by promising you Q from Skyfall is in it? No?
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, November 28. All times are Eastern.
Dominic West on The Hour, John Carter, and yes, The Wire
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
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Call The Midwife: “Concussed, Nonplussed”
Call The Midwife debuts tonight on PBS at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, 7 p.m. Central and Mountain on most stations, but…
The Crimson Petal And The White
The Crimson Petal And The White debuts tonight on Encore at 8 p.m. Eastern.
Romola Garai on The Hour and playing a “destination prostitute”
In spite of Romola Garai’s considerable résumé in her native United Kingdom, she might still be best known to U.S.…