Bill Pullman in “1600 Penn” on NBC.
The actor Bill Pullman is portraying the president again, but his obsessions go far beyond the screen.
“Life on Fire,” a new series, and “Doomsday Volcanoes,” both on PBS, depict Iceland as a seething caldron on the verge of Armageddon.
Like “Jersey Shore,” whose slot it is filling, “Buckwild” is prompting anger over what some consider the exploitation of stereotypes.
December 27, 2012
The theaters of Broadway will dim their lights at 8 p.m. on Thursday in honor of Charles Durning, and again at 8 p.m. on Friday in honor of Jack Klugman.
December 26, 2012
The actor, who plays Matthew Crawley on "Downton Abbey," discusses developments that British viewers are now aware of but which have not yet occurred in the American broadcast of that series.
Many of the archetypes of the reality series “Storage Wars,” a marvel of casting, spill over to the New York spinoff, “Storage Wars: New York,” which has its premiere on Tuesday night.
Unlike “American Bandstand,” “Soul Train” was a genuine reflection of what was going on in American households.
NBC will broadcast the Cowboys-Redskins matchup, a win-and-you’re-in showdown, as the last regular-season game of the season.
Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer, stand-up comedians and friends, are living a dream come true with a talk show on MTV.
“Mom and Dads,” a show in Israel featuring a gay couple and their child, is just one indication of changing attitudes about homosexuality there.
Was 2012 a nadir for reality television? Can the offerings possibly get any worse? Has the genre become too ludicrous to parody?
Mr. Anderson was known for his children’s show “Thunderbirds,” but he also was a force behind more grown-up fare like “Space 1999.”
Mr. Osmond appeared in films including “The Front Page” and television shows, among them “The Twilight Zone.”
Jack Klugman and Charles Durning, who both died on Monday, were shining examples of actors who made everyday characters believable.
Television in India occasionally tests the boundaries, but nearly every soap opera seems to circle back to marriage and the relatives who come with the words “I do.”
CBS will broadcast the Kennedy Center Honors on Wednesday recognizing the achievements of Led Zeppelin, Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman and Natalia Makarova.
Mr. Klugman was a character actor who leapt to television stardom as Oscar Madison on “The Odd Couple” and as the crusading pathologist of “Quincy, M.E.”
John Miller of CBS News was a constant figure in the coverage of the shootings in Newtown, Conn., bringing a rare level of seriousness to a story that brought out the worst in television news.
The Sprout channel’s all-night “Snooze-a-Thon” on Christmas Eve offers overexcited preschoolers sleep assistance that their parents could probably better benefit from.
The comedy star is 58, rich beyond imagination and still working.
Among the top offerings on television this year: “Sherlock,” “Southland,” “Louie,” “The Killing” and HBO’s documentaries.
The New York Times’s chief television critic weighs in on TV series and events that delivered the goods this year. Or didn’t.
A sampler of oddities, stray thoughts and ephemera from TV 2012 illustrates just how head-spinning the medium can be.
New collections of shows as varied as “All in the Family” and “Doctor Who” are available for viewers who can’t get enough of their favorite characters.
A selective compendium of DVD releases, divided into seasonal themes, new releases, repackaged favorites and movies for cinephiles.
The Wii U, the first major video game console to hit the market in six years, is likely to be the biggest gift for gamers this season.
January 2, 2013
December 31, 2012
Alessandra Stanley, the chief television critic of The New York Times, is going abroad to watch foreign television this year.
As Thom Beers has learned, a successful blue-collar TV show needs danger, fighting and a greenhorn.
The Sweet Spot: If you were CNN’s new president, what changes would you make? David Carr and A. O. Scott discuss, with Brian Stelter.
“Chainsaw Gang,” a new show on CMT, is about people who carve elaborate objects using chain saws. Neil Genzlinger of The Times decided to see if he, too, could be a chain-saw artist.
The new truTV competition show puts its singers through creative trials, such as a submersible swing.
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