Lisa de Moraes
Lisa de Moraes
The TV Column

Pulitzer Prize winner, Peabody recipient, Medal of Freedom honoree -- Lisa de Moraes is none of these, but she is an authority on the bad direction, over-acting, and muddled plot lines being played out in the TV industry's executive suites.

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Latest by Lisa de Moraes

‘The Voice,’ ‘Smash’ winners for NBC

‘The Voice,’ ‘Smash’ winners for NBC

The second week of NBC’s singing competition snagged more than 16 million viewers Monday from 8 to 10 p.m. — the time slot in which the network had averaged a measly 5.6 million viewers this season.

Comedy Central renews ‘Key & Peele’ for a second season

Comedy Central renews ‘Key & Peele’ for a second season

The show launched two weeks ago behind “Tosh.0” and snared about 2 million viewers.

‘Paula Zahn’ to air show about Jayna Murray case

‘Paula Zahn’ to air show about Jayna Murray case

Investigation Discovery channel will present its version of Jayna Murray’s murder in the season finale of “On the Case with Paula Zahn.”

With ‘The Voice’ coming on strong, ‘Dancing With the Stars’ under pressure for casting

With ‘The Voice’ coming on strong, ‘Dancing With the Stars’ under pressure for casting

...and Herman Cain isn’t interested. (They checked.)