'The Middle,' 'The Good Wife' and Other Favorite New Faces of the 2009-2010 TV season

With each TV season, we discover new characters and stars to fall in love with. Remember there was a time when no one knew who Simon Baker or Eva Longoria Parker were. Here are my favorite new faces of the TV season: Charlie McDermott as Axl on "The Middle" (Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. on ABC): Patricia...

Valentine's Day is about two weeks away and on Friday I'll chat about some of my favorite TV couples currently on TV. But before we get to the romance, I thought we would take a gander at some of the more dysfunctional couples currently on TV. Cristina and Owen on "Grey's Anatomy" (Thursday, ABC, 9 p.m.): See I...

As I say every year, some times great writing fuses with a brilliant performance to form a perfect television character. Ones who we so believe in that we're sad when they're sad, happy when they're happy, root for them to find true love as if they were our best friend, and are heartbroken for them...

November sweeps comes to an end this Wednesday and I thought now would be the perfect time to check in on some of my favorite new shows this season and see how they're doing. And, in honor of Thanksgiving, I'll start by saying what I'm thankful for. "V:" What I'm thankful for: Ah, there's so...

I've been trying to figure out why some people (including me) have really been enjoying "Cougar Town" (Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. on ABC) and some people loathe it with a passion I reserve for shows like "Accidentally on Purpose" and "The Ex List." Sure shows and performances have divided us before and certainly one person's...

Okay people, here it is. Fall premiere week. Are you ready?  I think the key to making it through all the TV happening this week is to stay hydrated, don't make any evening plans (this is so not the week to be social), and get rest when you can. Remember it's a marathon, not a...

I love this time of the year. My favorite shows start to return (oh how I missed "How I Met Your Mother." I can't wait for you all to see the season premiere). And the new season offers such hope. There's the promise that somewhere out there lurks the next "Lost" or "The Office" or...