The Ex-List

ABC announced new start dates Tuesday for three new dramas coming in spring. "Castle," starting March 9, stars Nathan Fillion as a mystery novelist Richar Castle, who gets involved in solving a series of copycat murders in New York City that are based on his books. With Stana Katic, Susan Su...

Kicked out of Greenpeace, these warriors, called eco-terrorists by some, are heroes at a network where animals are king. It's a subversive twist on "Deadliest Catch," in which their targets often shoot back. New to Fridays, switching places with "Life" is "Lipstick Jungle" (NBC, 10 p.m.). F...

By Roger Catlin The Celtics dancers appear on both "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" (Fox, 8 p.m.) and, of course, Bulls at Celtics (CSN, ESPN, 8 p.m.). Other NBA games this first Friday of the season: Knicks at 76ers (MSG, 7 p.m.) and Spurs at Trail Blazers (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.). 

Costume budgets are busted too on "The View" (ABC, 11 a.m.) where last year the women dressed as if at the Cotton Club. This year, I already happen to know, they'll portray American presidents. You can guess which is which. The Ex List" has been canceled after four episodes; replaced tonight by a...

By Roger Catlin I think I was the only one who liked "The Ex-List" as much as I did. But that was largely because of the tone set by writer and showrunner Diane Ruggiero, who left the series last month before it even premiered over the direction of the ...

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