Ugly Betty

 United States TV season winds down, and my TiVo and time strain beneath the collective weight of unwatched episodes of "30 Rock," "Mad Men" and "Gossip Girl" -- not to mention a girlfriend who still TiVos "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives" and "Ugly Betty" ...

 United States - Sep 23, 2008 Then she landed a plum supporting role on ABC's "Ugly Betty" as Christina, the worldly-wise wardrobe mistress for a high-fashion magazine. ...

Ugly Betty' 7 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7 Betty gets a romantic offer from Gio and a visit from Henry , who has his own proposition for her.

Lindsay Lohan on 'Ugly Betty's' season finale  United States - By the way, "Ugly Betty" executive producer Silvio Horta discusses Lohan, the season finale and the ups and downs of the ABC show's second season in this ...

By Tempo And it sounds as though things become very perilous for Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius), the magazine-empire heir. He faces a formidable enemy in the deliciously backstabbing fashionista Wilhemina Slater (Vanessa Williams), who is (hooray! ...

By Tempo For streaming television episodes, the companies proposed a residual structure of a single fixed payment of less than $250 for a year's reuse of an hour-long program (compared to over $20,000 payable for a network rerun).  For theatrical product they are offering no residuals whatsoev...

By Tempo Even on the gloomiest Thursday, there’s one dynamic duo that never fails to make me smile. As Mode magazine employees Marc and Amanda on “Ugly Betty” (7 p.m. Thursday, WLS-Ch. 7), Michael Urie and Becki Newton only get better with time. But around the time of Wilhemina and Bradford Meade’s disa...

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By Tempo This list of my favorite leading comedic actresses, as well as a roster of my favorite supporting actors and actresses, are the last of a series spotlighting great performances of the 2006-07 TV season. This was by far the hardest category to fill ; it’s not that there aren’t funny...

By Tempo One thing the “Betty set” had that the “24” set didn’t on Tuesday: A Golden Globe award, which “Ugly Betty” won Monday night for best TV comedy. It was proudly placed on the circular receptionist desk on the Mode magazine set (“24” was nominated for best drama, but lost to “Grey’s Anatomy”).

By Tempo “I actually had to watch it [later] to kind of figure out what happened because I don’t really remember,” said Eric Mabius, who plays Betty’s boss, Daniel Meade. “I remember jumping straight into the air - it’s a good thing the ceilings aren’t too low there. … America screamed so loudly.”

By Tempo Photos: Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, and Mabius with America Ferrera as Betty on "Ugly Betty." Eric Mabius plays Daniel Meade on Ugly Betty. Here's my interview with him. It’s interesting, one aspect of all the fan response is that web sites are popping up to discuss the show and the character...

By Tempo Photo: Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ortiz and America Ferrera as Betty on "Ugly Betty." Ana Ortiz plays Betty's sister Hilda on Ugly Betty. Here's my interview with her. Can you tell me a little about yourself and your background? I was born and raised in New York City, Manhattan, uptown. Not Queens? No,...

By Tempo I know, it’s such a  nice thing. You don’t see that on television. That, more than anything, might be the way, more than anything, that Marc and Betty find any kind of friendship, which I hope doesn’t happen until season 3 or 4. Because there goes my funny [laughs]. Marc secretly can’t hate Betty...

By Tempo Photos: Vanessa Williams as Wilhemina Slater, Williams and Michael Urie as Marc on "Ugly Betty." Vanessa Williams doesn't just play Wilhemina Slater, darling, she works it. Here's my little chat with Ms. Williams. There are a lot of reasons the show has taken off, but one of the things that re...

By Tempo Could this list of spooky TV bits be more random? I think not. The two best lines from Thursday’s “Ugly Betty” (ABC sent out preview tapes of the episode): Betty tells Marc she may have something of interest for him. “Unless it’s Taye Diggs covered in baby oil, I doubt it,” he replies. And Betty’...

By Tempo And how much more obvious could they make it that Betty’s nephew, Justin, is gay? If he’s not gay, then my gaydar needs a serious overhaul. Even Daniel made a not-so-vague comment about it when he told Betty that “I’m sure your nephew is sick of the closet by now.”

By Tempo Months before its premiere, controversy began swirling around Ugly Betty (7 p.m. Thursday, WLS-Ch. 7), ABC’s adaptation of a popular Colombian telenovela about an unhip striver in the catty fashion world. Some observers found the very title an offense to womanhood. Besides, who’d want to w...