January 02, 2009

FX’s “Damages”: It hurts so good

The series’ second season premieres this week

December 30, 2008

TV in 2008: The good

The Couch Potato reflects on the year that was ...

TV in 2008: The bad and the ugly

Time for the bad news

December 09, 2008

George saying goodbye to ‘Greys’?

Sources are reporting that T.R. Knight wants out of the ABC show

December 03, 2008

One honest man

“Leverage,“ a new TNT series about a group of thieves and grifters, premieres Sunday night.

November 25, 2008

Giving thanks

What the Couch Potato is thankful for on TV this year ...

November 19, 2008

Couch Potato: ‘Pushing Daisies’ wilting away

ABC’s wonderful “Pushing Daisies” is on the verge of cancellation—but not if we can help it!

October 21, 2008

‘Stylista’ has designs on drama

An editorial position at Elle magazine is up for grabs on The CW’s new reality series

October 18, 2008

A couch-wrenching episode

The latest ‘CSI’ leaves the Couch Potato undone—and looking forward to the rest of the season.

October 15, 2008

Couch Potato’s new fall favorites

Weighing in on the season so far

October 09, 2008

The Couch Potato: Swearing off men

“The Starter Wife” begins a 10-episode season on USA

September 19, 2008

On TV last night: ‘Smallville’

The series’ eighth season introduces a more laid-back Clark

On TV last night: ‘Supernatural’

Thoughts on the fourth season premiere

September 06, 2008

Couch Potato: ‘Fringe’ must-see TV

With talent plus all the elements of a good thriller, what’s not to love about ‘Fringe?‘

Fall TV preview: Writers’ strike last year means fewer series this year

There are fewer new shows to catch this year, but here’s what’s going to be on the small screen this fall.

September 04, 2008

On TV last night: ‘90210’

The Couch Potato weighs in on the spin-off’s debut

September 03, 2008

Wish fulfillment

The Couch Potato envies the good life on “Privileged.“

August 27, 2008

Not too high on ‘Raising the Bar’

The Couch Potato ain’t craving this character’s ranting and raving.

August 13, 2008

The Couch Potato’s best of the worst on ‘Big Brother 10’

Conversation-as-screaming-match and high-school drama galore—what’s to love?

August 02, 2008

TV on the big screen

When not in front of the TV, Casey Gillis can be reached at

July 24, 2008

New guy heats up ‘My Boys’

The plot thickens on the TBS comedy, a Couch Potato favorite

July 16, 2008

‘Monk,‘ Psych’ return Friday

The Couch Potato welcomes ‘Monk’ and ‘Psych’ back to the living room.

July 11, 2008

TV Review: USA’s ‘Burn Notice’

Michael Weston, the MacGyver-esque former spy at the center of USA’s “Burn Notice,” is back tonight with a whole new bag of tricks.

June 25, 2008

Couch Potato: No secrets here

New ABC Family series mired in stereotypes

June 18, 2008

A bit of bachelorette advice from the couch

The Couch Potato weighs in on “The Bachelorette” final four

June 14, 2008

The man in the middle

The Couch Potato thinks ‘The Middleman’ sounds like quirky fun.

June 11, 2008

The annual Couch awards: And the golden Potato goes to ...

The Couch Potato gives her picks and pans for the past TV season.

June 10, 2008

Summer TV preview

Reality might not be much fun this summer, but there are a few other enticing things coming up.

June 05, 2008

‘Fear Itself’ lives up to the hype

New NBC horror anthology series serves up scares

CBS gets cheap

CBS’s new drama series, “Swingtown,“ zeroes in on a neighborhood of swingers in the 1970s