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Television 2011:
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- Terra Nova Humans get a second chance on Earth, but they can't escape Dawson's Creek.
Sept. 26, 2011 - Pan Am Sumptuous fluff about American dominance.
Sept. 22, 2011 - The X Factor The heir to American Idol arrives.
Sept. 22, 2011 - New Girl Zooey Deschanel brings her niche sex appeal to the small screen.
Sept. 19, 2011 - The Playboy Club Changing the world, one bunny at a time.
Sept. 16, 2011 - Whitney and 2 Broke Girls How much perky raunchiness can you stand?
Sept. 15, 2011 - Awwwww Up All Night may be the first great sitcom about babies.
Sept. 14, 2011 - William & Catherine: A Royal Romance In which the actor playing Prince Charles corrects the Queen's pronunciation of Kanye West.
Aug. 26, 2011 - Tonight's Community The most insanely self-referential 22 minutes in sitcom history.
Aug. 25, 2011 - The Hour Kind of like Mad Men, except at the BBC in 1956.
Aug. 16, 2011 - Eating a Bagel, Humming Rihanna The joy of watching concerts on morning television.
Aug. 13, 2011 - Hillbilly Handfishin' Come along on this redneck safari.
Aug. 10, 2011 - Snooki in Italy The Jersey Shore gang goes to Europe.
Aug. 6, 2011 - David Hasselhoff, Meet David Hasselhoff Celebrities switch places with regular folks on Same Name.
July 28, 2011 - One Less Sad Sports Bar A makeover show for dodgy drinking establishments.
July 22, 2011 - Lisa Kudrow's Web Therapy A comedy about a shrink who does three-minute sessions via iChat.
July 19, 2011 - The Outdoor Channel Imagine an entire network devoted to dogs jumping off of docks.
July 15, 2011 - Roseanne's Nuts Say hello to the second-worst show on television.
July 14, 2011 - Alphas What does it take to make a halfway-decent superhero show?
July 11, 2011 - Teen Cat The heroine of The Nine Lives of Chloe King has sharp claws, supersensitive ears, and an eerie ability to empathize with someone's innermost, unspoken thoughts.
July 7, 2011 - The Canadian Wire What, you haven't watched Intelligence?
July 1, 2011 - Necessary Roughness A fine summer show combining therapy, pro football, and Long Island.
June 30, 2011 - The Return of Keith Olbermann Can he pull off nonannoying liberal television?
June 24, 2011 - Stoner Dog to the Rescue A depressed lawyer befriends an unusual talking canine in the comedy Wilfred.
June 24, 2011 - On Booty Ice Loves Coco and the state of the American backside.
June 16, 2011 - Recipes for Disaster MasterChef, The Next Food Network Star, and Rocco's Dinner Party reviewed.
June 7, 2011 - Teen Wolf MTV updates the classic teen movie with more scares, more sex, and lacrosse.
June 3, 2011 - Friday Night Lights in Long Beach Can more drama be wrung out of high school football?
May 27, 2011 - The Dynasty That Could Have Been The legendary primetime soap's surprisingly arty debut season.
May 25, 2011 - Too Big To Fail William Hurt is exceptional as Treasury secretary Hank Paulson.
May 23, 2011 - Buffy the Identical Twin Sarah Michelle Gellar returns with Ringer, but I'm more excited about H8R.
May 20, 2011 - Ashton Kutcher Is Winning CBS introduces its Charlie Sheen replacement.
May 19, 2011 - Pan Am Is Not Jiggle TV! The so-called "Mad Men in the air" is more interested in Eames chairs.
May 18, 2011 - Zooey Deschanel Is the New Girl My thoughts on the state of the American woman while gazing upon the longest sushi bar in upfront history.
May 18, 2011 - "Playboy Bunny" Amber Heard Responds to Maureen Dowd Making mischief at the NBC upfronts.
May 17, 2011 - That's Not All Folks! Bugs, Daffy, and friends return in a Seinfeld-esque sitcom.
May 13, 2011 - Matt Pinfield and the Return of 120 Minutes Everyone's cooler older brother is back spinning videos on MTV.
May 7, 2011 - Good Show! Up all night watching the royal wedding coverage.
April 29, 2011 - The Voice Rarely have I been so pleased to be so pummeled by reality-TV stagecraft.
April 28, 2011 - The See-Through-Dress Incident Sampling the investigative journalism inspired by Will and Kate's wedding.
April 25, 2011 - Cinema Verite Diane Lane and James Gandolfini in a drama about the first reality-TV family.
April 22, 2011 - Game On A "real review" of the Game of Thrones premiere, complete with names spelled out.
April 19, 2011 - Mob Wives, Married to Rock, Love & Hip-Hop It's not easy being in a relationship with a semi-famous person.
April 16, 2011 - Quasi-Medieval, Dragon-Ridden Fantasy Crap Art thou ready to watch Game of Thrones?
April 14, 2011 - Coastal Elites Sipping Wine Vine Talk confirms every Republican suspicion about PBS.
April 6, 2011 - The Killing A new crime show has some of that Twin Peaks flair.
April 1, 2011 - The Kennedys Greg Kinnear as JFK, Katie Holmes as Jackie, with history making a brief cameo.
April 1, 2011 - Bob's Burgers There are some good jokes in between all the fart jokes.
March 29, 2011 - Mildred Pierce Todd Haynes' adaptation is too classy for its own good.
March 25, 2011 - Marcel's Quantum Kitchen The dinner as special effect.
March 21, 2011 - Shedding for the Wedding Fat couples compete for their dream wedding.
March 16, 2011 - Death Be on Cable Hitmen, ex-hookers, and James Ellroy find a home on ID.
March 11, 2011 - Taking on Tyson The former heavyweight champion loves pigeons.
March 5, 2011 - Two and a Half Men I finally decide to watch an episode.
Feb. 18, 2011 - Lady Gaga on 60 Minutes The "master of the art of fame" is a tough egg to crack.
Feb. 14, 2011 - SimTelevision Will Wright's user-created show for Current TV.
Feb. 14, 2011 - Mr. Sunshine Matthew Perry brings his weathered cuteness to a funny new show.
Feb. 10, 2011 - Return of the Thumb Roger Ebert's new show on PBS.
Feb. 7, 2011 - Skins The new MTV show isn't child pornography, but rather a kind of cultural pornography for children.
Jan. 21, 2011 - Brooklyn Kinda Love A new Playboy TV show represents the long-awaited end of "Brooklyn."
Jan. 14, 2011 - Terms of Entailment Elizabeth McGovern is delightful in the upstairs-downstairs drama Downton Abbey.
Jan. 6, 2011 - Oprah's Network Your soul is the star of the show.
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