1) “The Big Bang Theory,” 9:30 p.m., CBS. Some great shows — “Seinfeld” and “Sopranos” and such – have had so-so finals, but not this time. TV’s best comedy departed with wit, warmth and more. Here’s the first half (shown here), with Sheldon and Amy nervously awaiting Nobel news; the rest is next week.. Read more…
Tamron Hall had just blitzed through a rich range of subjects.
She’d invoked the talk-show masters – Oprah and Donahue – plus Mike Douglas and more. She’d ranged from the nobility of her sharecropper grandfather to the day she hung up on her friend Prince.
But she also surprised us cinematically: Her favorite movie now is “Shrek”; her “favorite growing up was ‘Rocky,’ because he got up.”
That’s what she’s done: She got up from her low point – NBC gave her morning hour to Megyn Kelley – and now has a syndicated show, starting Sept. 9 (see www.tamronhallshow.com). Read more…
