Television

Longhorn Network Begs You to Help Them Find a Home

I was sitting at the gym Wednesday morning pedaling my ass off on the stationary bike while watching Sports Center and a funny commercial came on the screen. It was obviously not of the professionally produced variety -- just a simple graphic screen with a voice-over imploring (okay, asking) viewers ... More >>

Scott Braddock: Radio Reporter Fired After Abortion-Sonogram Discussion

Scott Braddock, a respected reporter who has been with the fledgling newsradio station KROI since November, has been fired. Twitter supporters and some fellow reporters have been questioning whether the ax fell because of a Braddock report on Texas' abortion-sonogram law, but he won't go that far. ... More >>

Houston Rockets Second-Half Preview in Gambling-Speak

The Rockets kick off the second half of the 2011-2012 season tonight. I'm not sure how many of you care about this. The acres of empty seats at Toyota Center lead me to believe that fewer of you care than Kevin McHale, Daryl Morey and Leslie Alexander would have hoped for. Television ratings indicat ... More >>

The X Factor: Simon Cowell's Softer Side

Fox​Wednesday night, Fox's highly-anticipated The X Factor debuted, and though as of this writing I was unable to find any ratings numbers I have to imagine they were stellar. Not too good - Ed. Simon Cowell has massive appeal, and even if numbers continue to decline throughout the season, I ... More >>

Reef's Smoked Pork Chop

Photo by Stacy ZanePork chops taste goooood.​Recently, I ordered the smoked pork chop at Reef, an upscale seafood restaurant headed by famed Houston chef Bryan Caswell. Back in May, this pork chop was featured on The Food Network's program "The Best Thing I Ever Ate" and was recommended by c ... More >>

Top 5 Houston Restaurants Featured on the Food Network

Photo by Robb WalshThelma's previous incarnation.​Houston may feel a little like Rodney Dangerfield when it comes to being recognized as a top culinary city -- we get no respect. But the Food Network has always shown Houston a little love. As early as 2003, shows on the Food Network were featu ... More >>

David Barton & Jon Stewart: Good Lord, Rick Perry Made This Guy a Textbook Expert?

The Daily Show - Exclusive - David Barton Extended Interview Pt. 1Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on FacebookDavid Barton, the rightwing activist who's devoted to "proving" that American history is one big, long panoply of Christian faith, was on the Daily ... More >>

The Daily Show's Latest Texas Takedown

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe Daily Show on Facebook Man, you get wrapped up in dealing with an upcoming Snopocalypse and there's no telling what you'll miss on TV. Last week The Daily Show finally aired the long-awaited piece on Joe Strauss, the Jewish House Speaker who ... More >>

Mattress Mac Finally Goes Off The Deep End

THIS is how we want our Mattress Mac: How we DON'T want him? Bizarrely pretending to be a talk-show host with a faux-Snooki from Jersey Shore. Anyone who's watched TV in Houston lately knows it: Mattress Mac has finally lost his TV mojo.

CBS, Dish Network Settle: Two And A Half Men Fans Can Again Sleep At Night

CSI: Whatever will remain on Houston's Dish Network TVs​Fast on the heels of settling a dispute with Fox, Dish Network has now worked out a a deal that will keep CBS shows on the air in Houston.KHOU president Susan McEldoon said in an open letter that a tentative agreement has been reached over Di ... More >>

Troy Aikman Doing Dancing With The Stars

Following Tom DeLay and Michael Irvin​Rejoice, Cowboy fans -- the last quarterback to lead you to a Super Bowl is going on Dancing with the Stars.Troy Aikman has confirmed to TMZ -- who ambushed him outside a restaurant to get the answer to this pressing questions -- that he will follow in the sli ... More >>

An Evening of Original Plays

Aside Productions mounts The Male Alphabet, All the Wrong Pieces and more

The Week In TV: Lost and Found

​I'm tired, hungry, and probably just experiencing all this in a pleasant purgatory of my own making. This was the week in TV Land: • So, Lost ended. I'd be lying if I said I was completely pleased with the way it went down. I wasn't expecting bursts of exposition to answer every little de ... More >>

This Week In TV: The Return of 24 and American Idol, Fox's Advertising Revenue

It's the middle of winter, we're about to get new shows, and this is the year I make contact. This was the week in TV Land. • So, New Year's happened. This was my first year not to ring it in with a regular party of friends who get dangerously drunk and watch the ball drop on Telemundo. But my ... More >>

The Week in TV: We Can Only Mock the Living

​It's almost Christmas, I'm tired of shopping, and I keep yelling "sharkfarts" at everyone. This was the week in TV Land: • Most of the major shows and networks were in repeats this week, which threw my viewing habits off a bit. It's not like I only watch the big four networks; in fact, I ... More >>

Game Time: In Defense Of TCU, An Open Letter To The Chron's Richard Justice

​Dear Richard,I'm not sure if you are aware of this but your Monday column entitled "10-0 TCU Not Equal of 10-0 Texas" has caused quite an uproar among the Horned Frog faithful. I am going to assume you are aware of this because the only logical explanation for your outlandish premise and its su ... More >>

The Week In TV: Trauma Dies On the Operating Table

It's a beautiful weekend, the rain has stopped, and my Batman voice sounds like Cookie Monster. This was the week in TV Land: • I take nothing but pleasure in the misfortune of the untalented, which is why it's my pleasure to pass along the news that ratings for Comedy Central's The Jeff Dunham S ... More >>

Larry Wilmore

The Daily Show’s Senior Black Correspondent thinks chocolate is the new black

Oprah, Shut Up

Oh, did you hear? Oprah's 200 pounds again. So fucking what? Here is a woman who is easily one of the most powerful people on Earth, and all we (and she) have been talking about for the last week is the fact that she's reached 200 pounds again. I repeat: So fucking what? Sorry for all the swe ... More >>

Disney Channel fits Texan Demi Lovato for a glass slipper

Wishing Upon a Star

Last Comic Standing Auditions and Showcase

NBC’s comedy reality show hunts Houston for humor

Radio on the TV: Chamillionaire Debuts New Video

One Monkey Don't Stop No Show

This show's like Archie Bunker's comfortable, ratty lounger

Our top DVD picks for the week of June 7

Not Neighborly

If Barbra's Wedding were a sitcom, it just might work

The Addams Family: Season One (MGM)

Where's the LOL, Yaar?

That Banned Show is a good idea -- but it better be funny

Technical Difficulties

Slick, expensive and clueless, Fox Sports Grill is a sports bar that can't deliver a hamburger

Freewheelin'

Cub Scouts get ready to drag

There's a Doctor in Your House

Put down those Doritos -- the cameras are rolling

Best Play-by-Play Announcer

Bill Brown

Bird Brains

Kids learn to use their heads at 1-2-3 Imagine!

Your New Friends?

NBC hopes Coupling is its next hitcom, which bugs the show's biggest fans

Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

The Shannon Brothers Family Christmas

Thursday, December 19 through Sunday, December 23

Net Loss

The government killed TV, and Hollywood's begging it to revive the corpse

Emmy or Not to Emmy?

That's been the long, hard decision for TV academy chairman Bryce Zabel

Law & Disorder

As one of TV's best and best-loved series launches a new spin-off, its creator grapples with the aftershocks of terror

Chow Time

Could the Food Network finally be coming to Time-Warner's analog offerings?

Wham, Bam, Thank You, McMahon

Wrestlemania X-Seven enters the ring

Good Cop, Bad Cop

Denis Leary is on The Job, but can ABC find him an audience?

Heir Time

Debra Duncan pays her dues, hits her cues and hopes to be the next Oprah

Best Store in the Galleria

Discovery Channel store

Bombs Away

Jake Johannsen

Starting from Scratch

News Hostage

Conan Was a Warrior

The Mean Spirit of Texas?

Two veteran TV news reporters accuse Channel 11 of age discrimination

Questions and Answers

Redford's Quiz Show asks: how far will a man go to win?

Changing Channels

For decades, 13 ruled the Houston airwaves. Now 11 is coming on strong. Is KTRK's broadcast dynasty losing its hold?

Restricted Access

Public access TV promises to become a little less public