TV Ratings: 'Idol' Goes Out On Top, 'SYCTYD' Barely Registers
‘American Idol’ went out on top in the ratings in its final week, but final numbers were well below last year. The results show drew 21.5 million viewers – well above Tuesday’s performance show (no...
'Mad Men' Recap: 'The Other Woman,' Joan's Sacrifice And Peggy's Bombshell
Who do you think is the identity of ‘The Other Woman’? Is it Joan, who offers herself to another man for enough money to change her life? Is it Peggy, who is in some way Don’s emotional mistress? I...
TV Ratings: CBS Dominates With 12 Of The Top 20 Shows
If the latest TV ratings week was a final exam, CBS would get an A+ and NCIS would graduate at the top of the class. The stalwart once again topped the Nielsen ratings, besting all other scripted a...
'Mad Men' Recap: 'Christmas Waltz,' Flirting And Back Taxes
Is it just me, or is ‘Christmas Waltz’ one of the weakest ‘Mad Men’ episodes all season? It’s not because of the characters featured (Harry, Joan and Lane, primarily). I think it’s because one gets...
'Desperate Housewives' Goes Out On A (Relatively) High Note
One of the final weeks of the TV season was a mixed bag for the networks. CBS, FOX and ABC had a few things to croon about, while NBC had to settle for, well, just a couple.
'Mad Men' Recap: 'Dark Shadows' And Desperation All Around
In ‘Dark Shadows,’ Betty grows jealous and irritable while trying to watch her weight, Pete fantasizes about a virtual stranger amid his failures, and Don does something almost as underhanded as Be...
'The Office' Recap: 'Free Family Portrait Studio'
‘The Office’ has limped to the season-ending finish line with ‘Free Family Portrait Studio.’ With only a couple of laugh-out-loud moments and plenty of change ahead, it makes one worry for the seri...
TV Ratings: CBS, FOX Dominate, PBS Impresses With 'Sherlock'
CBS dominated the ratings last week with 14 of the Top 25 programs. But FOX managed to tie it in the 18-49 demo with a 2.2 rating. ‘NCIS’ was tops again, while ‘American Idol’ performed quite stron...
'Mad Men' Recap: 'Lady Lazarus' And Office Angst
There’s a lot of angst at the heart of ‘Lady Lazarus.’ Megan can’t stand advertising and yearns to return to acting; Pete is apparently unhappy in his marriage and seeks another lover; and Peggy gr...
'The Office' Recap: 'Turf Wars'
A lot of people seem to think that if ‘The Office’ jumped the shark, it was with the “Michael Scott Paper Company” phase. Those who weren’t a fan of that storyline were probably a bit miffed by ‘Tu...











