Brian Lowry

Like a lot of big dramatic concepts, "Crisis" comes with a pretty impressive array of moving parts: A group of kidnapped D.C. teenagers that includes the President's son; the well-connected...

It remains to be seen whether Anne Sweeney will ever direct an episode of television. But the skepticism that greeted the announcement she intended to pursue that new career says...

Amid a night filled with the expected tributes, Bill Maher closed by issuing a full-throated defense of Jay Leno -- citing his victimization by the media -- as the Television...

Inducting Rupert Murdoch into the Television Academy Hall of Fame on March 11 sounds like a no-brainer. Few have done more in the past 30 years to reshape the TV...

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is planning a major makeover in advance of its 70th anniversary in 2016 - breaking ground on an ambitious expansion of its facilities,...

No one can blame Robert Rodriguez for turning to his own filmography to help launch his El Rey Network, and there's no denying the name recognition offered by "From Dusk...

If "True Detective" is still running years from now, as it probably should be, the filmmakers and HBO can thank the incredibly fortuitous timing of casting Matthew McConaughey (yes, the...

As intriguing in the details as it is uncomfortable to watch, "Chrisley Knows Best," a self-consciously sitcom-like reality show, initially seems to be just another knockoff designed to cash in...

After a string of half-hours seemingly designed for niche tastes that sporadically merit the label "comedy," HBO has its most fully realized and potentially commercial player within that genre in...

Since the prison haven went kablooey - not to be confused with the overrun farm - "The Walking Dead" has entered what might be called its "Lost" season. In practical...