Last-minute network addition: CBS is pre-empting its regularly scheduled programming at 9 p.m. ET tonight to present an instant special honoring Mary Tyler Moore. Gayle King and her best friend, Oprah Winfrey, are among those paying tribute. For our tributes here at TVWW, read Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes, David Hinckley’s All Along the Watchtower, and my own Bianculli’s Blog.

2017

Jan

THE PATH By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: The second season of Aaron Paul’s post-Breaking Bad TV drama surfaces today on Hulu. He plays Eddie, a man who becomes involved with a cult religion known as the Meyerists. In last season’s cliffhanger, Eddie left the religion, and his family. In Season 2, we get to witness the fallout from that emotional decision. Michelle Monaghan, Hugh Dancy co-star.

2017

Jan

STAR By David Bianculli

This week’s new episode is called “New Voices” – and for it, the female trio decides to embrace a new singing style – and a whole new image. Just another page from the Rock Follies playbook – but who, besides me, remembers that mid-1970s musical miniseries import?

2017

Jan

ALZHEIMER'S: EVERY MINUTE COUNTS By David Bianculli

This PBS documentary sets out to explain not only how crippling a disease Alzheimer’s is, but how extensive of an epidemic it represents. For a full review, see Linda Donovan’s Dateline Donovan.

2017

Jan

MAN SEEKING WOMAN By David Bianculli

Man Seeking Woman has made the most of this season’s juicy story arc, which has Josh (Jay Baruchel) exploring all the ramifications of actually committing to a woman. In his case, it’s Lucy (Katie Findlay), who has been around since the opening scene of this current season. Tonight, Lucy takes Josh to meet her parents, and gets upset with his reaction to them. Not because he doesn’t get along with them – but because he does.

2017

Jan

FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE By David Bianculli

It’s Samantha Bee’s turn to react to last weekend’s presidential inauguration, and the series of women’s marches that followed. How could you not watch?

2017

Jan

PBS’ ‘ALZHEIMER’S: EVERY MINUTE COUNTS’ IS SOBERING BUT IMPORTANT VIEWING By Linda Donovan

PBS’ Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts is not directed toward newly-diagnosed patients or their caregivers, necessarily. It is rather aimed at all of us...

2017

Jan

‘SUITS’ IS BACK AND DONNA’S STILL THERE -- THANKFULLY By David Hinckley

Let’s put it this way. If you were starting a fantasy law firm for the USA drama Suits, your first pick wouldn’t be a lawyer. It would be Donna Paulsen...

2017

Jan

MARY TYLER MOORE: 1936-2017 By David Bianculli

Mary Tyler Moore died Wednesday at age 80. She was a true TV icon, being the beloved star of not one classic TV series, but two…

2017

Jan

MARY'S ALL AROUND By Linda Donovan

The loss of cherished TV favorite Mary Tyler Moore brings a multitude of memories to mind for so many of us...

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