#Tuesday TV Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ & ‘AGT’ Overrule ’20/20′ Town Hall

#Tuesday TV Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ & ‘AGT’ Overrule ’20/20′ Town Hall

“#Tuesday TV Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ & ‘AGT’ Overrule ’20/20′ Town Hall” Reality television was the big winner on Tuesday, September 15, when a special night for CBS’s Big Brother (moved up a day to accommodate Wednesday’s ACM Award broadcast) and NBC’s America’s Got Talent grabbed the top spots in the 18-49 demo and total viewers. BB came out…

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#Roush Review: ‘Ratched’ Feathers Its Cuckoo’s Nest With Lurid Nonsense

#Roush Review: ‘Ratched’ Feathers Its Cuckoo’s Nest With Lurid Nonsense

“#Roush Review: ‘Ratched’ Feathers Its Cuckoo’s Nest With Lurid Nonsense” A cuckoo’s nest would be child’s play to the lunatics running the asylum in Ratched, a lurid concoction of gruesomely campy Grand Guignol excess. Closer in tone to Ryan Murphy’s Nip/Tuck and American Horror Story than the Ken Kesey classic that inspired the Oscar-winning One Flew Over…

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#Worth Watching: Country Music Honors Its Own in Nashville, ‘Archer’ Wakes Up, Remembering Challenger, Saving Notre Dame

#Worth Watching: Country Music Honors Its Own in Nashville, ‘Archer’ Wakes Up, Remembering Challenger, Saving Notre Dame

“#Worth Watching: Country Music Honors Its Own in Nashville, ‘Archer’ Wakes Up, Remembering Challenger, Saving Notre Dame” A selective critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV: 55th Academy of Country Music Awards (8/7c, CBS): Postponed from April, the show must go on — and it’s going to be quite a show this year, as the ACM…

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#’Departure’s Archie Panjabi: ‘You Don’t Know Until the Very Last Episode What Happened’

#’Departure’s Archie Panjabi: ‘You Don’t Know Until the Very Last Episode What Happened’

“#’Departure’s Archie Panjabi: ‘You Don’t Know Until the Very Last Episode What Happened’” PreviewStephen Scott/Shaftesbury/Greenpoint Productions/Peacock Even if you’ve never watched It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, chances are you’ve seen that image of Charlie (Charlie Day) in front of a conspiracy board. You might feel a bit like that watching the new thriller, Departure, from the U.K., coming…

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