Brian Lowry

As NBC and other networks struggle to find hit comedies, who knew the funniest guy in showbiz was working for Comcast's PR department? Asked about the litigation involving the Tennis...

For those critics surprised by "Man of Steel's" darkened take on Superman relative to past screen incarnations, comic-book fans have a not-surprising rejoinder: It's about time. The 21st century has...

USA has done extremely well by offering what are known as "blue-sky shows," programs with a built-in excuse to showcase breezy beachside locales and buff bodies -- usually (and in...

At this point "Falling Skies" qualifies as a well-oiled machine, down to TNT's strategy of bringing the series back each year capitalizing on all that male tune-in during the NBA...

A bit like using every part of the chicken, cash-strapped cable networks have become much more aggressive about picking up international productions to augment their original programming lineups. Enter little-seen...

For actors, sweating out TV's development season doesn't end when their pilot gets picked up to series; instead, officially unveiling the fall lineups introduces one final hurdle to the process:...

For Oprah Winfrey and her eponymous network, it's a long way from "Live your best life" to "Throw on Tyler Perry shows and hope something sticks." Winfrey might be a...

Few series have demonstrated the unforgiving nature of the media and TV's Web-connected super-fans better than "The Killing," which drew them in with its hypnotic pace, then disappointed many with...

Hollywood has a way of deriving the wrong lessons from both failure and success. So in bidding a final farewell to "Smash" -- which wrapped up its tumultuous two-season run...

There are two questions regarding "Arrested Development," which returned this weekend via Netflix: Is it good -- or as good as it was -- and does that really matter? Regarding...