Even though it's almost entirely filmed out in Los Angeles, How I Met Your Mother does a pretty great job of portraying the city and its inhabitants—with episodes introducing us to the cockamouse and zeroing in on when someone's a real New Yorker. So, it only makes sense that the character Ted Mosby, who plays an architect-turned-professor, has a Rate My Professor page. There are actually a few (over at NYU he's got a 4.3), but on the show he teaches at Columbia, where students have given him a 4.4 for "overall quality." more ›

We love few things at Gothamist as much as we love the OG Law & Order and maps (pretty much only one thing, in fact: Pandas). So we'd be remiss not to mention Very Small Array's latest bit of awesome: A map of all of the (non-fictional) street addresses listed in the first season of Law & Order. more ›

Lena Dunham (along with co-executive producer Judd Apatow) will bring Girls to HBO this April, and in what is finally, hopefully, a post-Carrie Bradshaw New York City, we're already counting down the days. Even if we haven't been sent a screener and have only seen teasers. Here's why: more ›

So, American Idol returned for its eleven billionth season this week, and many millions of (older) people watched! Which is nice, and not just for Fox—because three New Yorkers were on this week and are now heading to Hollywood. more ›

Hoboken and Jersey City: prepare yourselves for a possible impending aerosol-fueled apocalypse! Yes, that's right, the rumor mill is churning with the news that MTV is scouting possible locations in both cities for a new series following Snooki and J-Woww outside of the Jersey Shore. more ›

TV-obsessives, musical theater geeks and Steven Spielberg fans, NBC would like your attention. The Peacock network—with nary a hit besides The Voice—would really, really, really like you to check out its Steven Spielberg-produced, Kat McPhee-starring, "grown-up Glee" Broadway-on-television series Smash. So much so they're going and putting the whole pilot online early. Is Broadway about to go mainstream again? Maybe! Anyway, this can't be as bad as Grease: You're The One That I Want! more ›

For being notoriously sparse on details, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has a lot to say about the upcoming season over at The Hollywood Reporter, but unless you consider general themes a spoiler, nothing will ruined for you by reading it. As opposed to the last time we heard from Weiner and he gave a serious detail about how the entire series will end (spoiler here). more ›

Take that Leno! David Letterman is reportedly close to a deal with CBS that would keep the 64-year-old as the Late Show host until 2014—which would make him the longest-running late-night star in TV history. Less certain is the fate of Craig Ferguson, whose hilarious and incredibly low-budget Late Late Show airs after Letterman. Wonder if the arrival of Steak 'N Shake in the Ed Sullivan theater will help seal the deal for the Indiana native? more ›

If your television hasn't already killed you or, worse yet, redirected your moral compass, here's what's coming to a boob tube near you. more ›

Finally, we can get our mid-century fix again starting March 25th (10 p.m.), when Mad Men returns with all new episodes. Can you even remember where we last left off? Don is engaged to his secretary! Joan is pregnant! Peggy is mad about something! Betty fires Carla! more ›

Well, maybe. The two Food Network veterans (he of Throwdown and married-to-an-SVU star fame; she of Everyday Italian and sexy-sauce-photoshoot fame) are apparently in talks to star in a Regis and Kelly-style daily talk show. Can you stomach it? more ›

Remember way back in September, when we first met Ty-Lör Boring, the New York-based Top Chef-fer with the unusual backstory and a penchant for posing in artsy nudie gay mags? Well, as the season has gone on, we've grown to love Boring even more—he's actually the most level-headed contestant on the damn show—but he still can't manage to keep his clothes on. more ›

In case you haven't been counting the hours, here is your friendly reminder that Absolutely Fabulous, the riotous British comedy following the alcohol-fueled exploits of aging fashionista BFFs Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley), is returning the American televisions this weekend. Sweetie darling, pull up a chair! more ›

Say it ain't so! The Martha Stewart Show will go off the air following broadcasting season in April, after suffering from bad ratings on the Hallmark Channel. According to the NY Post, the channel has informed Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia that it no longer makes financial sense to produce the show in its current form. more ›

This season's lineup for Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice has finally been announced, and while the roster is always a bit...underwhelming, calling this group "celebrities" is really a stretch, even for the Donald. How many of these names do you recognize? more ›

Don't you worry, Avery Jessup-Donaghy's fate will be influenced by real-life events. more ›

We were skeptical at first when this was sent to us, but New York-based musician Daniel Koren and his friends managed to recreate 15 television theme songs while re-enacting the openings of those television shows without making it unbearably cheesy. And in less than two minutes! You'll get NYC shows like Friends and 30 Rock, and also callbacks to classics like Dawson's Creek, Cheers, Married With Children, and the original 90210. But our favorite is probably the Dexter segment. What's missing though? more ›

We've been off the cable television for quite some time (all you need is a Roku box, people), so it's with great relief that we read that we're saving so much money by having kicked the habit. 20 Something Finance broke down the numbers recently, discovering how much a cable subscription costs each household in an average lifetime, and what one could make by investing that money instead. more ›

As we mentioned earlier this month, the cast of Downton Abbey would be in New York, and here's a clip from their panel... though be warned, it's sort of jarring to see them in modern day clothes and talking about Laura Linney, The Wire, and making Occupy Downton jokes. However, they will make you feel better about not understanding everything in the show. more ›

Hey guys, are you looking forward to the January 1 premiere of Rachael vs Guy: Celebrity Smackdown as much as we are? You know the show—the new one on Food Network that "stars" "celebrities" like Cheech Marin and Coolio cooking for charity and, uh, one last desperate grab at the spotlight? Right! Well, now that New Year's Day is coming up, it's time for the first televised promos to roll out, like this one, in which we catch some memorable glimpses of the "chefs" in action, and get to hear some sage kitchen advice from Ray and Fieri: "SPRINKLE CHEESE ON TOP! PUT HOT SAUCE NEXT TO IT!" Which is exactly what Escoffier recommends in his guide to the fine art of cookery. more ›

Remember last week, when a bizarrely meta Law & Order: SVU shoot depicting Occupy Wall Street protestors was rudely interrupted by actual Occupy Wall Street protesters? Here's a look at the trippy "Mockuppy" set, complete with a fake kitchen and tents, which was broken up by actual NYPD officers who rescinded the show's filming permit and ordered the production crew to dismantle the set. Unsurprisingly, the Writers Guild of America-East was not pleased with the little debacle, and they're taking a totally non-partisan approach by just scolding everyone: more ›

Over the weekend Robyn rocked Saturday Night Live with her tall shoes and dance moves, but a few days before her performance, some SNL cast members recreated her video for "Call Your Girlfriend." Below, watch Taran Killam's rendition, which took place at 4:30 a.m. while on a writing break, and with assists from Vanessa Bayer, Abby Elliott, Bobby Moynihan, and Sarah Schneider. more ›

Indie-inclined gossip mongers, start speculating now! Bret McKenzie, one half of the short-lived but cultishly adored HBO show Flight of the Conchords is dropping vague tidbits about a possible big-screen adaptation all over the place. more ›

Even the Scroogiest of holiday cynics can rejoice this year over the announcement that outlandish British comedy Absolutely Fabulous is coming back for a very special Christmas double-episode. Come, sweetie darling, grab your drink and critique Edina's all-denim ensemble! Because lord knows she wouldn't be caught dead in a Christmas sweater. more ›

If you're not watching the pigskin being tossed around this week, you're going to need something to stare at while that tryptophan wears off. Below, an offering of mob bosses, zombies, Santa, Tim Riggins, and some chain smoking ad men. more ›

Casting for HBO's upcoming TV adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections is well underway: Dianne Weist and Chris Cooper are on board to play the central Lambert parents, and now, Deadline is reporting that Ewan McGregor has signed on for his first regular TV gig to play middle child Chip. We no longer care who gets cast as the other two Lambert children—the only question now is, will we get to see McGregor's junk? more ›