Wednesday, on TV: 'Survivor' wraps another great season
“Survivor” is wrapping up its 30th season — and proving, once again, that there’s a lot of life left in the franchise. This season, titled ‘Survivor: Cambodia — Second Chances” (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) has...
View ArticleThursday on TV: It's the 'Big Bang' you've been waiting for -- Sheldon and...
After more than five years of dating, a break-up and a reunion, Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) spend the night together on “The Big Bang Theory” (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) In addition, the...
View ArticleThis weekend on TV: Utes, Cougars renew rivalry -- this time in Las Vegas
If you think about it, it’s pretty weird that BYU and Utah are playing each other in Nevada. But the two longtime rivals — both 9-3 — will face off in the Las Vegas Bowl (1:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4). Will...
View ArticleMonday on TV: Santino Fontana, Muppets join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Santino Fontana (“Frozen,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) and the Sesame Street Muppets are the guests for “Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir” (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7). This is last year’s concert, which...
View ArticleTuesday on TV: It's Aggies vs. Zips in the Potato Bowl!
If you’re off work today … or even if you’re working … there’s a local college football game you can watch. It’s the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (1:30 p.m., ESPN), and Utah State (6-6) is facing Akron...
View ArticleWednesday on TV: 'I Love Lucy' is back -- and in color!
I love how 60-year-old TV episodes can still pull in a lot of viewers — and the annual “I Love Lucy Christmas Special” (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) does very well in the ratings every year. It’s a pair of...
View ArticleMonday on TV: Football, basketball and a few new episodes
We’ve got some football and some basketball, and a few original episodes of scripted series to go with them. • College football: Military Bowl — Navy vs. Pittsburgh (12:30 p.m., ESPN); Quick Lane Bowl...
View ArticleTuesday on TV: 'Kennedy Center Honors' are lots of fun
The “Kennedy Center Honors” (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) is television’s classiest awards show, and one of the most entertaining. Stephen Colbert returns as the host, and the honorees at the 38th annual...
View ArticleWednesday on TV: More football, basketball and a show about food
It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s … so there’s not a whole lot of new programming on today. • College football: Birmingham Bowl — Auburn vs. Memphis (10 a.m., ESPN); Belk Bowl —...
View ArticleThursday on TV: New Year's Eve means football, specials ... and basketball
It’s New Year’s Eve! So that means college bowl games — including the two national championship semifinals — and the annual specials. Oh, and a couple of basketball games of local interest featuring...
View ArticleThis weekend on TV: Rose Parade and 'Downton Abbey' are both back
The Tournament of Roses parade returns Friday for the 127th time. And we know it will be back next year, too. “Downton Abbey” returns Sunday for its sixth time. And it won’t be back next year — this...
View ArticleMonday on TV: Utah's 'Diesel Brothers' debut on Discovery
The Discovery Channel’s latest series features Utahns tricking out trucks. Really. “Diesel Brothers” features the team at Dieselsellerz.com — the world’s largest online marketplace for anything diesel...
View ArticleTuesday on TV: CBS has an 'NCIS' crossover; NBC has a 'Chicago' crossover
“NCIS” (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) and “NCIS: New Orleans” (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) team up for a two-hour story. In the first hour, the passengers and crew of a private plane are poisoned and the evidence points...
View ArticleWednesday on TV: 'American Idol' returns for its 15th and final season
After years of plummeting ratings, Fox announced last May that this season of “American Idol” (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13) would be the last. Why the network didn’t just cancel the show, I’m not sure. I would...
View ArticleThursday on TV: 'Angel from Hell' is painfully unfunny
“Angel from Hell” (8:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) is supposed to be a comedy about a strange woman (Jane Lynch, “Glee”) who may or may not be a guardian angel to a high-strung young doctor (Maggie Lawson, “Two...
View ArticleThis weekend on TV: Golden Globes are fluff; NFL playoffs are tough
“The Golden Globes” (6 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5) are not particularly legitimate. There are always questions about the voting and bigger questions about the membership of the Hollywood Foreign Press...
View ArticleMonday on TV: It's Clemson vs. 'Bama for the national championship
It’s Tigers vs. Crimson Tide tonight as the college football national championship is decided. No. 1 Clemson takes on No. 2 Alabama in the title game (6:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNews,...
View ArticleTuesday on TV: President Obama and 'Shadowhunters' (but not in the same show)
President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union Address at 7 p.m. — and you’ve got plenty of choices of channels on which to watch it. It will be carried on CBS/Ch. 2, ABC/Ch. 4, NBC/Ch....
View ArticleTonight on TV: Adele takes a ride with James Corden on 'The Late Late Show'
Probably the best thing on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (11:35 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) is his carpool karaoke segments. And the segment with Adele, which airs tonight, is fantastic. The concept is...
View ArticleThursday on TV: Yikes! Aliens are here in 'Colony'
Aliens have invaded in the new series “Colony” (11 p.m., USA), but we don’t know what they look like, what they want or what they’re doing. There’s a lot left to learn in this show. The series centers...
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