Wednesday on TV: ICYMI, man, I really love 'The Jim Gaffigan Show'
If I was being too subtle in my earlier rave review of “The Jim Gaffigan Show” (8 p.m. Nickelodeon; 11 p.m. TV Land), let me make it perfectly clear. I LOVE THIS SHOW. I THINK IT’S HILARIOUS. WATCH...
View ArticleKUTV wins July sweeps in late news, but KSL makes it close
The household numbers are in from the July sweeps, and the late-news race is the closest it’s been in quite some time: KUTV-Ch. 2 - 6.6; KSL-Ch. 5 - 5.9; KSTU-Ch. 13 - 4.5; KTVX-Ch. 4 - 2.0. (A rating...
View ArticleThursday on TV: Turns out being 'Under the Dome' might be a good thing
Apparently, now it’s a good thing to be trapped “Under the Dome” (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2). In this week’s episode, the world outside is rocked by a catastrophic meteor shower, while the Dome protects those...
View ArticleThis weekend on TV: It's 'Hell on Wheels' for (fictional) Mormons
Mormons continue to play a major role in “Hell on Wheels” (Saturday, 10 p.m., AMC) in this, the show’s fifth and final season. Fictional Mormons, that is. And, for the most part the fictional Mormons...
View ArticleMonday on TV: Both Utah finalists are still alive on 'So You Think You Can...
The remaining 16 contestants perform on “So You Think You Can Dance” (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13), and two are eliminated. Both Utahns are still in the competition. And because Orem’s Alexia Meyer and Roy’s...
View ArticleTuesday on TV: Utahn is on 'America's Got Talent'; RSL is in Guatemala
The top 36 acts are revealed on “America’s Got Talent” (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5) — will Utahn Alex Boye be one of them? Maybe. Tonight is the final episode in which the judges make the cuts, and they’ll be...
View ArticleWednesday on TV: 'America's Next Top Model' is back for the 22nd cycle. Really.
Season 22 of “America’s Next Top Model” (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30) begins with seven men and seven women in a third “Guys and Girls” edition. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty much astonished that this...
View ArticleThursday on TV: Oh no! Jon Stewart signs off. And Republicans debate
Jon Stewart hosts “The Daily Show” (midnight, Comedy Central) for the last time … and I’m at a loss for words. Stewart turned that show into a television institution. There are not enough words to say...
View ArticleThis weekend on TV: 'True Detective' wraps up its messed up Season 2
We have been assured by HBO president Michael Lombardo that the second-season finale of “True Detective” (Sunday, 10 p.m., HBO) will be satisfying. I don’t know if that’s true, because it wasn’t...
View ArticleTelevision Critics Association names 'Empire' program of the year
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — “Empire,’ the first truly successful weekly drama with a predominantly African-American cast in American TV history, was named program of the year on Saturday night at the...
View ArticleMonday on TV: Yes, the Utahns still think they can 'Dance'
At the risk of becoming repetitive — OK, too late to worry about that — it’s pretty much the same story as last week and the week before on “So You Think You Can Dance” (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13). The...
View ArticleTuesday on TV: Utahns are out, but 'America's Got Talent' goes on
The winner of “America’s Got Talent” (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5) will not be from Utah. The last couple of Utahns — singers Alex Boye and Kevin Blickfeldt (a member of the quartet Vox) were eliminated last...
View ArticleWednesday on TV: 'Kevin From Work' is awkwardly amusing
The new comedy “Kevin from Work” (8 and 8:30 p.m., ABC Family) isn’t hilarious, but it is amusing. And it’s extremely likable. Kevin (Noah Reid) has just quit his job and is headed overseas. He gets...
View ArticleThursday on TV: 'Project Runway' turns greeting cards into fashion
It’s an unconventional material challenge this week on “Project Runway” (7 and 8:30 p.m., Lifetime) — the contestants have to create high-style looks by integrating Hallmark cards into their designs....
View ArticleThis weekend on TV: We find out how a Utahn 'Almost Died' when a pipe went...
A Utahn survives a pile through the head in Saturday’s episode of “The Day I Almost Died” (10 p.m. Saturday, Discovery Life Channel). Cedar City’s Andy Linn fell asleep at the wheel when he was...
View ArticleMonday on TV: There's just 1 Utahn left on 'So You Think You Can Dance'
“So You Think You Can Dance” (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13) is down to its final 10 contestants, and Utah is down to its final one. In last week’s episode, Utahn Alexia Meyer was one of four contestants...
View ArticleTuesday on TV: Did dog commit murder on 'Rizzoli & Isles'?
In this week’s episode of “Rizzoli & Isles” (7 and 9 p.m., TNT), a dog trainer is killed and her dog is the prime suspect. I have no inside information, but I refuse to believe the puppy dog did...
View ArticleWednesday on TV: 'Key & Peele' can make just about anything funny
In this week’s episode of “Key & Peele” (11 p.m., Comedy Central), sketches include: • A gangster taking part in a drive-by shooting. • A mom writing a song for her son. • Two scam artists...
View ArticleThursday on TV: 'Astronaut Wives Club' goes out with a couple of big bangs
The finale of “The Astronaut Wives Club” (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4) features a couple of big events. In July 1969, Apollo 11’s historic moon landing is cause for worldwide celebration and a high point for...
View ArticleThis weekend on TV: It's true -- Stamos did try to get the Olsen twins fired...
John Stamos isn’t concerned about the over-the-top TV movie “The Unauthorized Full House Story,” which debuts Saturday at 6 p.m. on Lifetime. And because, yes, it’s true that — as portrayed in the TV...
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