DAVID BIANCULLI

Founder / Editor

ERIC GOULD

Associate Editor

LINDA DONOVAN

Assistant Editor

Contributors

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2009
Feb
10
 
 
This notice is a bit premature -- but it's fair warning, and one I'm thrilled to make, that TV Worth Watching is about to expand a bit. Updated design, new features, and, most important of all, some new contributors...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
9
 
 
Sadly, the broadcast networks these days seem to be doing less and less of what makes them special and valuable, rather than more and more. But last night, with "60 Minutes" and the Grammys, CBS served up 4.5 hours of phenomenal television, and pure class...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
6
 
 
This Sunday night at 7 ET, "60 Minutes" presents an edition that may draw enough viewers to dethrone Fox's "American Idol" as the most popular program of the week. Even if not, it's a lock for the week's Top 5 -- an amazing feat for a TV series that is older than Ryan Seacrest...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
5
 
 
Yesterday, less than two weeks before the nation's TV stations were to make the switch from analog to digital-only signal transmission, Congress voted to delay the transition date, from Feb. 17 to June 12. If President Barack Obama signs the bill as expected, it's the over-the-air equivalent of a temporary stay of execution. But boy, what a botched hand-off this has turned out to be...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
4
 
 
Tonight at 9 ET, there's a new episode of ABC's "Lost," a series so good, and so exciting, I have to watch it as it airs. But also, at the same time, are new episodes of two other shows I record, and watch, just as faithfully: NBC's returning "Life" and Fox's new "Lie to Me"...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
3
 
 
Last night's episode of NBC's "Medium" contained an on-screen error that wasn't major, but, to a journalist and teacher, was more than a little annoying. It concerned a TV news report being viewed by a character on the show. In other words, it was a fake local TV newscast, faked by a real national TV show...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Feb
2
 
 
Super Bowl XLIII final scorecard: The game was super. Bruce Springsteen's halftime was super. The ads? Not so much...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
30
 
 
Hoping to cash in on Sunday's Super Bowl audience and momentum, NBC is employing one trick after another. One trick is presenting a special one-hour edition of "The Office" after the Super Bowl post-game show, and the other is promoting and presenting a special 3-D episode of "Chuck" on Monday...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
29
 
 
Wednesday's prime-time edition of "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" was the first volley in a three-part prime-time salvo aimed at heightening her profile in the next 10 days. Next Wednesday, she hosts a special prime-time interview special keyed to the Grammys. Then, a week from Sunday on "60 Minutes"...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2009
Jan
28
 
 
Tonight at 8 ET, in what's called a one-night experiment, "The CBS Evening News" with Katie Couric is presenting a special prime-time edition. What's wrong with that? Not much... but there is something...