Disney Channel's Jessie to Feature Network's First Engagement

Jessie‘s titular hero is going to break ground when she becomes the first Disney Channel character to get engaged. Jessie (Debby Ryan), 22, will accept her boyfriend Brooks’ (Pierson Fode) proposal at the end of a four-episode arc concluding in the fall. “Jessie is an adult, and we felt we could tackle this in a […]

Weekend TV: Orphan Black, Salem, Lifetime Making Whoopi

“You are a bloody wrecking ball. You are an exploding cigar,” laments a confidante of the clones under siege in BBC America’s thrillingly entertaining Orphan Black. She’s also a bloody marvel, as Tatiana Maslany plays these diverse doppelgangers with astonishing range and surprising nuance. Scrappy street waif? Check. High-strung soccer mom? Check. Lesbian scientist-in-training? Check. […]

Inside the Resurrection of Religious TV

It looks as if The Bible has been a godsend. Last year’s History miniseries averaged 11.4 million viewers overall, kicking off a new surge of religious-themed programming. ABC’s new back-from-the-dead drama Resurrection, with its faith-based undercurrents, is averaging 10.2 million viewers, and the box-office success of such movies as … Read More > Other Links […]