In this final stretch run to Mad Men's Season Five premiere (Sunday, March 25th, on AMC) every scrap of promotion and teaser info we can dig up is both tantalizing and maddening.

As Modern Family chugs along and consistently produces a hilarious and sharply written family comedy(!) while making it look easy, my admiration for many things about the show, including the cast, increases.

You know you're a TV geek when you think about the days of the week based on the types (and quality) of the shows on each night.

I'm going to brazenly break down this season into tiers based on who I am rooting for straight out of the gate.

Let's boil down this season's edition of The Bachelor, shall we?

I will be watching The Celebrity Apprentice if for no other reason than Adam Carolla's and George Takei's participation.

NBC has four great Thursday night comedies, and they include Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock (and Up All Night).

The last several seasons of Survivor have been as entertaining as ever, proving it is one of the most durable reality show brands.

As a result of negotiations to use songs owned by Sir Paul McCartney for the show, the 69-year-old Sir Paul will have a walk-on role during Mad Men's fifth season.

I'm a huge fan of Cougar Town and firmly believe it would have been a much bigger hit had it not been for its unfortunate name.

In the simpler time before reality TV madness and cable channel proliferation, a spin-off show was a pretty big deal.

AMC makes its claim on Sunday night dominance tonight with the return of The Walking Dead (for the second half of its second season), and its first foray into reality programming with Comic Book Men.

The responses are both varied and illuminating, running the gamut from drama to comedy and from old timey legends to contemporary masterworks.

Is it possible that there is more than one hand fishing on the air right now? That is the epitome of TV madness.

Modern Family is one of those rare shows that gets a massive audience and is deservedly critically acclaimed. That it does this and is both consistently funny and a quality family program is a phenomenal feat.

Is it time for Mad Men Season Five yet or what?

Adventure in the Amazon (as opposed to on Amazon) beckons on ABC's The River, which premieres tonight on ABC.

Big, splashy, hyped series premiere with Smash tonight on NBC.

I'm not a maniac about Super Bowl commercials like many are, but I can't imagine anything that we'll see during today's game best what's on display here.