Comedy
Accidentally on Purpose

Jenna Elfman’s a single mom having a baby. But her show’s so trite and terrible she probably won’t even make …

Comedy, Drama
Brothers & Sisters

They say you can pick your friends but not your family. But as luck would have it, you can pick …

Comedy
The Big Bang Theory

How long a sitcom squirms around on TV screens doesn’t necessarily change how many of its sleazy jokes bomb.

Crime, Drama, Legal
Blind Justice

‘NYPD Blue’ creator Steven Bochco brings a new show to ABC. Should viewers cover their eyes?

Comedy, Reality/Game
Crank Yankers

Each episode begins with the following punch: ‘The crank calls you are about to hear are real. The names have …

Drama, Medical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Strain

You could say that The Strain is in need of a strainer.

Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Awake

Detective Michael Britten lives a double life, going to sleep in one and waking in the other. Will he ever …

Drama
Everwood

This WB series introduces viewers to the Brown family.

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The River

It’s a dark, disturbing place these reality show creators are traveling into. And the river’s kinda creepy too.

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Society

Netflix gives us a surprisingly thoughtful, provocative dystopian teen drama. Too bad about all the swearing.

Comedy
Oliver Beene

Producers don’t exactly impose a modern sensibility on young Oliver and his friends, but…

Drama
The Red Line

This socially conscious drama is so woke that makers of caffeine tablets should talk to CBS about branding partnerships.

Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Trollhunters isn’t a great show, not by any stretch. But it’s far from being a monstrosity.

Drama
Boston Public

What do today’s teenagers really think about? Draw no conclusions based on this TV series, which merely reflects the misguided …

Comedy
Perfect Couples

OK. Sure. If by perfect NBC means manipulative, mean, neurotic, confused, immoral and isolated from anything at all that might …