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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

There are simply too many things to ask David Cross. Where can we get a Fooderator? Why Alvin and the Chipmunks? Can we just shout "ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT MOVIE!" at him until it happens? Why doesn't he like donuts? Alas, we had but 15 minutes with him, but he gave us crucial insight into his current TV series on The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. Cross plays the titular character who is a bumbling, compulsive liar who must sell as much Thunder Muscle energy drink as possible. The second season, which begins January 6th on IFC, features Mad Men's Jon Hamm, hilarious chemistry between Spike Jonze and Will Arnett, and the scariest ghost in England. 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 ›

This morning, 80-year-old Regis Philbin embarks on his final farewell from the morning talk show he has co-hosted for over twenty years (#RegisFarewell is trending on Twitter right now). The other day we looked back at Regis throughout the years, and last night David Letterman (a huge fan of the Reeg) gave him the Top 10 treatment, with "Top 10 Things We'll Miss About Regis" (he also predicts we'll all need therapy when we realize Regis isn't coming back to our television screens—although Regis is calling this a leave, because he doesn't like the word "retirement"): more ›

Last night, Tina Fey paid a visit to Brian Williams and his fancy new Rock Center studio to discuss her at-home viewing habits. Fey, fresh off her "like, nine-day" maternity leave, cops to some late-night trash favorites, like Extreme Couponing, but seems conflicted over the Real Housewives franchise. more ›

Though, bonus points for using The Pixies highly underrated Doolittle song "Hey" at the end... even if we may have gone with "Stormy Weather." more ›

At last, a website that can tell you what you can stream online, aptly called: Can I Stream It? It's especially handy for those who use multiple websites for their television and movie intake (like a Roku user), and aggregates all of the offerings from Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon (it also includes options on where to purchase the title, from outlets like iTunes). No one wants to check all of those "channels" to find out if they can watch The Big Lebowski, so this is a real time saver. Less typing, more sloth. more ›

By this point, we've already seen the geography of our fair city repurposed for the Ultimate Manhattan Movie Map and the Ultimate NYC Super Mario Map. Both are nerdy in their own right, but are they... the nerdiest? NO. Because this is the Ultimate Nerd Guide to New York, just in time for Comic-Con! more ›

Earlier this year what would have been Lucille Ball's 100th birthday was celebrated, and next month I Love Lucy will get a 60th year anniversary celebration. On October 15th, 1951 the show premiered and was an instant hit, and now WNET NY Public Media will present "a special encore of Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy. They'll air the American Masters special on October 13th at 8 p.m. (on THIRTEEN); October 15th at 8 p.m. (on WLIW21); and October 16th at 8:30 p.m. (on NJTV). They tell us the broadcasts will contain 14 minutes of I Love Lucy bonus footage and a surprise Radiohead show... oh wait, sorry, it's a little distracting over here today. more ›

Since Alec Baldwin can't host Saturday Night Live forever, and Radiohead can't always be the musical guest, it's time to move on. This week it was announced that Ben Stiller will be hosting on October 8th, with musical guest Foster The People. And following his stint, on October 15th, Anna Faris and Drake will be taking over the studio. Stiller was a cast member in the 80s, and hosted last in 1998; Faris hosted one other time, in 2008. more ›