Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks in "The Good Guys"

On Tuesday morning Fox released its summer line-up, and it includes a few mixed blessings.

First things first: among the announcements was news that “Glee’s” season finale will air on June 8 at 9PM ET/PT — a great way to kick off the summer, don’t you think? “Glee” will air in repeats at 8 PM Wednesdays starting on June 16.

Summer stalwart “So You Think You Can Dance” returns to the schedule with a two-hour premiere on May 27, and “Hell Kitchen” begins its off-season cycle with a two-hour premiere on June 10.

Here’s where things get interesting. Remember when Fox confused viewers with its wan commitment to “Lie to Me” by ordering more episodes right before disappearing it from…

This week some of our favorite TV shows are  highlighting the joys of romance in their storylines.

Leave it to “Modern Family” to deftly illustrate all the hilarious ways that love, American style, can go awry. We adore this show.

Read on for the recap of  “Modern Family’s” viewer Valentine as well as our other Wednesday night faves:

“Modern Family”: My Funky Valentine
“American Idol”: Hollywood Round: Part 2
“Criminal Minds”: Public Enemy
“Cougar Town”: When a Kid Goes Bad
“Leverage”: The Three Strikes Job

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(If you haven’t seen last night’s “Lost” episode, please stop reading now.  Really. We mean it.)

Confession time:  I am not one of those people who scours each “Lost” episode for hidden meanings, Easter eggs and the rest of that frimfram sauce. I would rather munch on cookies and watch it in peace, then read all the various comb-throughs of said episode the next morning.

Lots of people have been thinking deep thoughts about this show for several seasons now and frankly, they’re much better at spotting the hidden meanings and symbolism and frimfram sauce ingredients than I am.   So if that’s the kind of “Lost” post you’re looking for, I recommend reading this column, or this blog post, or this one. Or read this one for the entertainment…

Chuck and Sarah: A couple worth (show)killing for?

Those who keep up with the daily happenings in TV Land are likely aware of  the “Chuckopalypse.”  If you’re not, check out our recap of the episode (“Chuck vs. the Mask“) or continue reading after the jump for a brief explanation.

The rest of our Monday night recaps are linked at the end of this post if you’d rather skip the conversation about the “Chuckopalypse.”  And you can always find the IMDb’s round-up of TV recaps the day after an episode airs by scrolling about midway down the IMDb homepage.

Ready? Here we go:  A significant portion of “Chuck’s” devoted viewership is up in arms — on the verge of mutiny, really — at what they consider to be a major…

Different as “Lost” and “Supernatural” may seem to most, there are actually a number of thematic parallels — as our good friend Mo Ryan, aka The Watcher, points out in this post.

There’s really no excuse for any genre fan not to have seen at least one episode of this show.  Honestly, folks, it’s on TNT every weekday.  In fact, the only thing that gets me to the gym in the morning is knowing I can switch on those “Supernatural” repeats while I do my cardio. …

Matthew Fox. Photo courtesy of ABC.

Dear Mr.  Fox: First off, congratulations to you and the rest of the “Lost” cast and crew for making six seasons of a drama that will leave the TV landscape noticeably poorer when it ends. Not every actor can say he was part of such a revolutionary experience.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, can we talk about this “I’m done with TV” business?

Granted, any person can understand your desire to take a break from the TV industry. The production schedule is  grueling.  The publicity merry-go-round, probably quite draining. We know you appreciate your fans,  but you seem like a guy who dreams of the day he can peacefully enjoy a meal at a diner somewhere in Oregon. …

Last night, however, our old pal Golden seemed hung over before he even hit the door. …

Fringe, Momentum Deferred

Now that the fall TV season is in full swing, it’s impossible to watch it all… even with your trusty DVRs.  Lucky for you, we have full recaps of all your favorite shows.  Here’s the line-up for last night.  But remember, they are full of spoilers!

“Fringe”: Momentum Deferred (aired 10/8)

“Grey’s Anatomy”: Tainted Obligation (aired 10/8)

“FlashForward”: 137 Sekunden (aired 10/8)

“Bones”: The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (aired 10/8)

“Project Runway”: A Fashionable New Beginning (aired 10/8)

“The Mentalist”: Red Badge (aired 10/8)

“CSI”: Working Stiffs (aired 10/8)

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Zac Posen to model-in-waiting: "Wait...wait...never mind, show's over."

Oh Mischa Barton, we were so looking forward to seeing you on our TV screens again.  Just not in this tragedy.

The CW decided to spare us more episodes of “The Beautiful Life,” the Ashton Kutcher-produced series about models pursuing their big break. That makes “TBL” the first casualty of the 2009-2010 season, and makes me glad that I didn’t put money into an office pool.  Having seen Fox’s “Brothers,” which makes its hideous debut this evening,  I thought for sure that it would win that honor. But alas, “TBL” couldn’t even survive long enough for other U.S. viewers to make that discovery for themselves.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Wednesday night’s “TBL” episode, its second (and last), only attracted about…

Post-show photos of Emmy host Neil Patrick Harris, courtesy of Wire Image

Neil Patrick Harris’s Emmy conquest is now official: The overnight Nielsens indicate that the ratings were actually up over last year’s telecast. That’s significant, because the award show’s numbers have been in decline for several years now.

Barney Stinson’s alter-ego did not defeat football on NBC, which walked away with 18.5 million that night, but an estimated 14.5 million tuned in  to the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, keeping it in second place throughout the evening. (Which, truthfully, isn’t that surprising when one considers that every other broadcast network pretty much got out of its way.)

Of course, a number of viewers would never watch the Emmys — even if Angelina Jolie played host and promised…