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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s weekly conversation about what’s doing on the TV scene.

Schedule: Tuesdays

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
January Jones, "Modern Family" and more
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and enterprise writer Maria Sciullo talk about "Modern Family," "The Amazing Race" and January Jones's recent "SNL" appearance.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
The Return of "V"
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about "V," "FlashForward" and "Sesame Street."
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
"White Collar," "Medium"
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about "White Collar," this week's "Medium" and more.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Animated TV -- "The Venture Bros."
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and P-G classical music critic Andrew Druckenbrod discuss "The Venture Bros.," The annual "Simpsons" Halloween episode and "30 Rock."
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
"Dexter," TV vampires and more
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and enterprise reporter Maria Sciullo talk about "Dexter," "Gossip Girl" and "The Vampire Diaries." Also: the median ages of viewers for the new fall TV shows.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Letterman's Mea Culpa
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about David Letterman's on-air confession, the latest "Saturday Night Live" and the series premiere of "Three Rivers."
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
"Three Rivers," "FlashForward" and Other New Shows
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about "FlashForward," "The Good Wife" and "Project Runway," and the premiere of "Three Rivers," the new CBS drama set in Pittsburgh.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Emmys, "Madmen" and More
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about the Emmys, "Madmen" and other new TV episodes.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Jay Leno: First Impressions
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about the premiere episode of "The Jay Leno Show," the upcoming Emmy Awards and the new season of the BBC series "Robin Hood" [13:41].
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
"Glee," new shows on The CW and NBC's Jay Leno gambit
TV editor Rob Owen and online features editor Sharon Eberson discuss "Glee," new shows on The CW and NBC's Jay Leno gambit.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Early Fall Crop of Season Finales
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and deputy magazine editor L.A. Johnson talk about the season finales of "Weeds," "Rescue Me" and "True Blood." [12:13]
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
"Madmen" Returns
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen is joined by online features editor Sharon Eberson, deputy magazine editor L.A. Johnson and dining critic China Millman. They talk about the season premiere of "Madmen" on AMC and "Top Chef Masters" on Bravo [12:52].
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Comic-Con, TV critics summer press tour and "Chuck"
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and online features editor Sharon Eberson discuss their recent trips to Comic-Con (for Sharon's summer vacation) and to the TV critics summer press tour (for Rob). Sharon reports back on the scene from the "Chuck" panel and Rob offers assurances that this fall will offer better new TV shows than fall 2008 did.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Live from the TV Critics' Press Tour
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen is at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena. He talks about the upcoming TV season with his guests and fellow TV critics: Jeff Hidek of the Wilmington Star-News, Candy Havens of FYI Television and Scott Pierce of the Deseret News [19:50].
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
"Torchwood" Reviewed, A Peek at the Fall TV Season
Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about the BBC America mini-series "Torchwood" and the upcoming Television Critics Association summer press tour [11:44].