commerce
“Bravo” for the Omniculture

One of the biggest trends of the past couple of decades has been the increasing commercial...

commerce
TV Networks’ Ratings Up—Including Fox

The TV networks' ratings for "premiere week," when many returning shows have the...

commerce
Fox’s New Shows Struggling

The Fox TV network debuts its shows earlier than the others, in an evident effort to get t...

commerce
Nielsen to Report Viewership of TV Commercials

I've written frequently about how technology is changing the media industry—both on ...

sports
ABC Rethinks Saturday Nights, Shuns Babysitters

Saturday night has long been a desert on television because the networks and cable channel...

commerce
Offending Christians OK at NBC, Bothering Atheists Not an Option

Yesterday we noted that NBC is leaning toward including Madonna's mock crucifixion scene w...

music
NBC to Air Mock Rock Crucifixion?

NBC TV is pondering what to do about rock singer Madonna's upcoming TV special on the netw...

television
Fox’s Happy Hour: Capsule Review

Fox's new sitcom Happy Hour (Thursday nights at 8:30 EDT) is a real guilty pleasure—...

television
Men in Trees on ABC, Premiere: Capsule Review

In ABC's new comedy-drama program Men in Trees, kooky blonde actress Anne Heche plays a fa...

television
Studio City on the Sunset Strip, Premiere: Capsule Review

Produced by critical favorite Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing), NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset ...

television
Jericho Premiere on CBS: Capsule Review

The new CBS program Jericho (Monday nights at 10 p.m. EST is set in small Kansas town afte...

commerce
Football Rules the Box Office

For the second time in the last month, a football film is the weekend's top box-office att...

commerce
CBS Premieres New Show “Jericho” on Web Before Broadcast Debut

In another manifestation of the trend of major media outlets using the internet to promote...

mysteries
Dick Van Dyke, Master Detective

 Season one of one of the most appealing and enjoyable TV mystery series goes on sale...

manners-and-morals
The Need for Moral Courage (ABC’s Path to 9/11, Part 2)

Part 2 of the ABC miniseries The Path to 9/11, which aired last night, was, if anything, m...

television
ABC’s Path to 9/11: Analysis

Part 1 of ABC's The Path to 9/11 two-part docudrama aired last night, and reactions from p...

television
ABC Continues Edits on 9/11 Miniseries, Will Air It Despite Dems’ Protests

E! Online reports that ABC is carrying on with its Path to 9/11 miniseries despite complai...

books
Perry Mason Season 1, Volume 2 DVD Announced

CBS Home Video has announced that volume two of season one of Perry Mason, the popular 195...

television
Senate Dems Join Push to Dump ABC 9/11 Miniseries

In a furor echoing conservatives' continuing claims of left-wing bias among the media, Dem...

television
Bill Clinton Protests ABC 9/11 Miniseries, Demands Revision or Shutdown

The New York Post reports that former President Bill Clinton has sent ABC president Bob Ig...

commerce
Are You Ready for Some Football?

The college football season started last week with a great set of games, and continues thi...

movies
“Crocodile Hunter” Irwin Killed

 Famed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was killed yesterday when he was stun...

books
“Golden Age” Detection Fiction

Looking for something to read over the three-day weekend? I have some writers for you to i...

movies
Glenn Ford and the American Character

Actor Glenn Ford died yesterday at the age of 90 after a long career in the movies and tel...

television
Commemorating 9/11

The TV networks will be doing a significant amount of programming commemorating the forthc...

commerce
Re-Colonizing China

Yes, China took over Hong Kong, but it may well be that Hong Kong's former colonizer, Grea...

style
Emmy Thoughts

I watched a few minutes of the Emmy Awards ceremony last night on NBC. Some thoughts:It wa...

comic-books-graphic-novels
Psych Finale—Finally Satisfying

Finally, the USA Network comedy-mystery Psych came up with a fully satisfying episode, las...

commerce
The Emmys, for Those Who May Care

Yes, the TV academy's annual Emmy Awards are coming up fast, and the ceremony at which the...

mysteries
Fox’s “Vanished”—A Good Start on a Fiendishly Complex Story

 The only reviews I've seen of the new Fox TV series Vanished have been negative, alt...

commerce
Turner to Remove Smoking Scenes from Cartoons—in UK

  In response to a complaint by a single viewer, British media regulator Ofcom s...

commerce
Strip Poker Championships, Of Course

In the Omniculture, everything happens. Hence, given the popularity of poker on television...

commerce
Fox TV Stations to Stream Net’s Programs

Fox Entertainment has announced that its 22 owned-and-operated TV stations will air popula...