For the next three Sundays this month, ESPN Classic will repeat episodes from their landmark documentary series '30 For 30'. The re-airing culminates with a 17-episode marathon on Nov. 28, starting at 7AM ET. If you've missed any (or all) of this outstanding series, this is your chance to catch up. With '30 For 30', ESPN pledged to present 30 films with a unique perspective on sports. The ...

Have you noticed your favorite TV shows have turned it up a notch lately? Well, just look at your calendar. Right about the time we turn our clocks back, TV springs forward with gimmicks (hello, 'Skating with the Stars'!) and guest stars galore to win that all-important ratings period called November sweeps. Advertisers will be crunching the numbers while you clog your DVR with some of the most ...

Fans still missing 'Dirty Sexy Money' are now mourning anew. The matriarch of the dysfunctional Darling clan, Jill Clayburgh, died last week at the age of 66. If you only knew Clayburgh from her work on the sometimes-outrageous Manhattan drama, you probably had more of a connection to her than you think. She made several appearances on 'The Practice', 'Nip/Tuck', 'Law & Order', and played ...

Recent TV cancellations have left some actors -- up-and-comers and established stars -- stranded. But there's no reason why these actors should be out of work. Primetime shows just need to follow the lead of the still-breathing soap operas, whose casting directors are picking up actors from canceled shows (Maura West moved from 'As the World Turns' to 'The Young and the Restless'; Kim Zimmer ...

Gretchen. It's an old fashioned, salt-of-the Earth name. Of German derivation, it means "reality show star." OK, it means "pearl," but are we the only ones who've noticed that some of reality's highest profile provocateurs over the years have gone by the name "Gretchen"? We don't know if producers actually seek out potential cast members with this admittedly memorable name (not as memorable as ...

"What should I do?" asks basketball superstar LeBron James, in a new Nike ad that reviews the last few months of his turbulent move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat. The 90-second ad, 'Rise', came to light Monday via Twitter, when King James directed his followers to YouTube. Arguably, the highlight of the ad, which had its TV premiere Tuesday during TNT's broadcast of the Heat ...

As we look back and dissect 'Mad Men's' finale, delaying hibernation from Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce for one more day, let's take a look at season 4's most meaningful lines. Not necessarily the most memorable lines, mind you. Our winner in that category: "I would have my secretary do it, but she's dead." This list is dedicated to the dialogue – evocative, ironic, or more than a ...

How to dress up like 'Mad Men's Bert Cooper for Halloween The Costume: Bert Cooper (played by Robert Morse), the elder statesman of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce on 'Mad Men'. We are already missing SCDP's wisest mad man (did he really retire? Just like that?). Anyone resplendent in Bert attire at the end of the month would be a welcome Halloween presence. ...

How to dress up like Conan O'Brien for Halloween The Costume: Talk show legend Conan O'Brien, longtime NBC late night employee and the new franchise player at TBS. What You'll Need: Stilts, if you are vertically challenged. At 6'7', Conan is the size of an NBA guard. OK, Conan is actually 6'4", but we're adding a few extra inches for the mane of thick strawberry hair with a life of its own. ...

Love makes the world go 'round, but there's nothing like infidelity to drive story. These memorable TV characters, from shows of the '80s, '90s, '00s and present -- very married or allegedly monogamous -- broke their vows in most spectacular fashion. Heroes, anti-heroes and villains, they have one very naughty thing in common -- two-timing. Roger and Joan, 'Mad Men.' Mr. Sterling and Mrs. ...