Lena Dunham
Singing or screaming? It's your choice on one of the busiest Sundays in a while. While CBS' standards-and-practices watchdogs are apparently keeping a close eye on any potential wardrobe malfunctions, the show goes on at The 55th Annual Grammy Awards (8/7c) from L.A.'s Staples Center, where it's probably easier to name who isn't performing or presenting than listing the full talent roster. (One star not on CBS' list: Justin Bieber, who's busy hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend.)
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Lena Dunham
As someone who's been very vocal about my nuanced dislike for Girls, it both shocks and pains me to say this, but I like — no, I love — the second season of the divisive HBO comedy. Well, at least the four episodes I've seen so far. There's always a chance the series will nosedive starting in Episode 5, but as of now, the show has completely reinvented itself in my mind. And for all you other Girls haters out there, let me explain why I firmly advocate that you give the show another chance.
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Jake Johnson and Zooey Deschanel
Our best moments of the week:
14. Most Disturbing Ball-Busting: When Tessa plays tennis with her new beau Ryan and his overbearing mother Sheila on Suburgatory, she gets a very creepy first-hand look into their — should we say, close? — mother-son relationship. "Are you ready to watch me give it to my mom?" Ryan asks Tessa in all seriousness before serving a fault. "Focus on delivering your balls right to Mama," Sheila yells in encouragement. Uh, last time we checked it's...
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Kevin Spacey
TV viewers have never had it so good — or maybe they have it too good. There's never been more original programming to navigate than at this very moment. Take Sunday nights: Even with the NFL season over, viewing options include The Good Wife (CBS), The Walking Dead (back Feb. 10 on AMC), Girls (HBO), Shameless (Showtime), Downton Abbey (PBS), Family Guy (Fox), Revenge (ABC) and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami (E!). And that's just in one timeslot: 9/8c.
That's a lot of DVR space being filled up week in and week out with must-see shows. "There's definitely more programming that I'm interested in watching than I can actually consume," says Showtime Entertainment president David Nevins.
According to FX Networks president John Landgraf, there were just 35 scripted shows on cable when The Shield premiered 11 years ago; now that number is up to...
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Louis C.K.
Who are the funniest people? That's the question Rolling Stone answers in its list of the 50 funniest people around now. From actors to comedians, Twitterers, TV hosts and more, the list was compiled based on the funniest people who are currently active.
Coming in at No. 1 is...
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Lena Dunham
After winning a Golden Globe award for Best TV Comedy Series earlier this month, HBO's Girls has been renewed for a third season, the network announced Friday.
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Lena Dunham, Howard Stern
One day after Lena Dunham's big wins at the Golden Globes, something even more surprising happened: Shock jock Howard Stern issued a public apology to the Girls star on his radio show. Proving to be more gracious than most, Dunham called in to forgive Stern.
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Howard Stern
Lena Dunham walked away with two Golden Globes Sunday, but on Monday, she received something much more rare — an apology from Howard Stern.
On his show Monday, the outspoken radio host apologized on air for...
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Tina Fey, Amy Poehler
Can Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host every year?
The funny ladies' Golden Globe Awards hosting debut posted huge double-digit growths over last year's show.
Check out all the Golden Globes fashion hits and misses
Sunday's three-hour ceremony averaged 19.7 million viewers and a 6.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up ...
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