Jean Smart

Drama Series: ''Grey's Anatomy,'' ABC; ''House,'' Fox; ''The Sopranos,'' HBO; ''24,'' Fox; ''The West Wing,'' NBC Comedy Series: ''Arrested Development,'' Fox; ''Curb Your Enthusiasm,'' HBO; ''The Office,'' NBC; ''Scrubs,'' NBC; ''Two and a Half Men,''...

As Frank Barone used to say, "holy crap." They killed Ana-Lucia. And Libby. And Nadia. And Renze. You know it's May sweeps when characters start dropping faster than Paula Abdul's tears. A look at some of the shocking things that happened last week:...

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences changed its voting procedures for the Emmys this year with the goal of opening up the awards to a wider range of shows and performers. That did indeed happen Thursday, when the nominees for the 58th annual...

The size of Cleveland. Last year when I wrote my review of "Prison Break," I acknowledged the show had plot holes the size of Cleveland (give or take a few cities in Ohio). But I encouraged you to work with the show, not against it -– citing the fact...

We know they're not real. Of course when we watch a TV series we know it's make-believe. We know Burke is really not operating with a hand tremor. We know that Grissom and Sara aren't really having a clandestine affair. And we certainly know that Bree...

Let me review for you my pony analogy. When I was a little girl, I wanted a pony and every Christmas I truly believed this would be the year I would walk downstairs and see Casey (yes I had named my imaginary pony) calmly hanging out in the living room...

Jon Cassar was sitting in his director's chair on the Oval Office set of "24" during a typically hectic day for the first-time Emmy director nominee. Cassar was filming the first two hours of the Fox drama's sixth season, and there was an awful lot he has...

Rick Schroder's evolution from "Silver Spoons" tyke to all-around tough guy continues with a stint on this season's "24." FOX announced on Monday (Dec. 4) that Schroder will join the cast of the Emmy-winning drama playing Mike Doyle, a forceful CTU agent...

Jean Smart and Gregory Itzin, key players in last season's Emmy-winning run of "24," will be back this season. Although rumors of Smart and Itzin's return in some capacity had been swirling for months, FOX officially announced on Thursday (Nov. 9) that...

The sixth season of "24" has added yet another actor to its already sprawling cast, with Jamison Jones taking a recurring role on the show. Jones has signed on to play the head of President Wayne Palmer's (DB Woodside) Secret Service detail, according to...

A bad day for Jack Bauer is a good thing for Kiefer Sutherland. Keeping its now-traditional pattern, the FOX suspense series "24" has waited until the new year to launch its sixth season. On the added strength of its five recent Emmy wins -- including...

Friday April 10, 1998      It's as funny as a banana peel. Or, a guy on laughing gas getting a root canal from a buxom blond. Or, take my wife . . . please!      It's vaudeville with a touch of burlesque, a reunion of Mutt and Jeff. It's "The Sunshine...