If you’re going to copy, at least copy something good, as “Oliver Beene” does in borrowing heavily from Fox’s creative “Malcolm in the Middle” and ABC’s late, great “The Wonder Years.” The problem is ...

HOLLYWOOD — Fox’s retro laffer “Oliver Beene” impressed in its Sunday bow, retaining all of its young-adult lead-in from “The Simpsons” and dominating its timeslot. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton and Bob ...

As someone who is exactly the age of its hero, I approached "Oliver Beene" with a particularly watchful eye. In 1962 (when it's set) Oliver is 11 years old. In 1962 I was 11, too, and I have a long ...

Deep into a midseason that's shuffled scripted shows to the back burner, the family sitcom's prevalence is easily forgotten. They're all over the schedule, though it's easy not to notice. All run on ...

A critic has to be rooting for Fox to come up with a new hit comedy or drama series. If not, we're going to be subjected to more inane reality shows like Fox's "Married by America." I realized this ...

The revival of a “Point-Counterpoint”-style debate featuring 1996 presidential rivals Bill Clinton and Bob Dole yielded “60 Minutes’ ” second-biggest audience this season, based on preliminary viewing ...