When AMC's acclaimed advertising drama "Mad Men" returns for its sixth season tonight, Megan Draper will still be competing with her husband's black moods, whiskey habit and wandering eye - if she hasn't lost already. Jessica Pare, who plays Megan, is fine with that.
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Bloody Sunday: HBO's fantasy series 'Game of Thrones' resumes with Season 3 of its harsh saga of tribalism and revenge, leading up to what could be some of the most violent television ever.
Watching "Game of Thrones" is an act of courage.
Not just because of the level of commitment it takes to grasp the implications of every scene in this ornate, medieval fantasy world, but because of the base emotions that its countless souls, sprawling realms and ruthless politics can stir.
Cameras do them justice: 'West of Memphis' documentary uncovers more outrage in the Bible Belt.
The town's desperate police force manufactured and coached witnesses, manipulated all-too-willing local media, dismissed abundant alibi affidavits and failed to interview the victims' families and neighbors. Instead, authorities focused on a misfit kid with long hair, black heavy-metal T-shirts, dark journal scribblings and a problem with authority.
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Runway train: Tyra Banks' nemesis, British supermodel Naomi Campbell, brings her brand of reality to TV.
"Top Model," especially in its saturated, syndicated marathon form, is a haven to gaze upon and critique other women, especially those who haven't perfected walking on spikes without crying. It's a zoo-like, oddly validating experience for the woman who once spent her adolescent allowance on a strawberry-flavored lip gloss, trying to reconcile what she saw in Vogue, Elle and Harpers with her own closet, mirror and scale.
Read MoreSpeaking up for victims: Documentary 'Mea Maxima Culpa' defines the reasons behind the Catholic church's sex abuse scandal.
It would be comforting to call the horrific violations recounted in "Mea Maxima Culpa" unthinkable.
But after decades of revelations about the epidemic of sexual abuse of minors in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the ever-accompanying accounts of enabling church officials, a new documentary from Oscar winner Alex Gibney tracks the problem to its source.
'The Following' is brooding and bloody: Tormented Kevin Bacon is awash in gore as he hunts a Poe-obsessed serial killer and his cult.
It's fun to see Bacon on television, especially as former FBI agent Ryan Hardy, who breaks into private homes and breaks fingers in the interview room like a gaunt Harry Callahan. He's the classic damaged ex-cop haunted by one horrific case, and his first day back on the job is just going to get worse.
Read MoreRise of an entertainment titan: PBS' 'American Masters' highlights David Geffen's influence but only hints at a dark side.
David Geffen has made so many people rich and famous that everyone from Tom Hanks to Joni Mitchell lines up to sit on a couch and talk about his roller-coaster career in music, movies and theater. If there are pop culture consumers out there who have never heard of Geffen, they should recognize the Eagles, "Saving Private Ryan" and "Cats." Not bad for a guy who started out by lying his way into a mailroom job at William Morris Agency.
Read MoreHow a band was painted black: In HBO documentary "Crossfire Hurricane," the Rolling Stones go from fresh-faced kids to street fighting men.
Like its scholarly 1993 predecessor "25X5," "Crossfire" sets the stage for its violent rock journey with clips of the five overwhelmed youngsters fielding odd questions, juxtaposed nicely with harrowing escapes from hordes of someday-hippies in horn-rims. The slightly scruffy, baby-faced guys carrying their guitar cases over train tracks don't seem like they're the dangerous kids at all.
Read MoreTalkin' bout their generations: Comparing this year's onslaught of rock biographies.
Keith Richards threw down the gauntlet. His raw, compelling 2011 best-seller "Life" lifted the curtain on the ultimate rock 'n' roll survivor. Now a deluge of rock biographies are telling stories of making it through the 1970s alive while redefining fame.
Read MoreMeth's dark mourning: The fifth season of 'Breaking Bad' and the five stages of grief
Tweakers still can't get enough of Walter White's blue-tinted "glass," and as the smoke from Season 4 settles, the players in Walt's slapdash inner circle are dealing with the murder of kingpin Gus Fring in their own ways.
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'Mad Men' is going mad with symbolism: On the eve of the Season 6 finale, we're weirded out over babies and Sharon Tate.
"Mad Men" is almost done with 1968, and Don Draper still hasn't evolved into a more upright human. He's retreated into the fetal position.
Read MoreSheaths. Girdles. Cigarette pants. 'Mad Men' gets the vintage look just right. And on the horizon: Miniskirts.
"Mad Men" returns Sunday for a new season. It's hard to be patient when it has been 18 months since Christina Hendricks' Joan rounded the corner of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce in a jewel-toned sheath dress.
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