Jonathan Bernstein's week in US TV
Louie and Awkward: season slate offers cringe comedy and surreal laughs
Jonathan Bernstein: Is Louis CK more of an Adele or a Woody Allen, and how is the second season of Lauren Iungerich's Awkward shaping up?
Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom: not so great, not so wise
Jonathan Bernstein: The jokes are lame, the lectures endless – and it seems as though Sorkin just doesn't have anything fresh to say
Dallas 2.0 and Suits stuck in baffling 1980s time warp
Jonathan Bernstein: While Dallas and Suits struggle to stay contemporary, Pretty Little Liars manages to do so with a sense of menace
The Glee Project and The Choice open backdoor to equal opportunity
Jonathan Bernstein: In a way, both shows have turned out to be less predictable than their original as stereotype-free contestants sing it out
Bunheads: warm up for a new invasion of the swans this summer
Jonathan Bernstein ABC Family's Bunheads is the newest addition to dance fever on TV. But don't let the weak beginning fool you
Summer TV season high on comedy shows but sadly short on actual comedy
IFC, TBS and MTV would like you to spend your summer watching their shows, but the comedy will leave you feeling cold
Howard Stern on America's Got Talent: star of a show that can't make stars
Jonathan Bernstein: I'm a huge Howard Stern fan, and I like the idea of him on America's Got Talent – I just don't think it's a very good show
Mad Men of reality TV: The Pitch is so boring it would drive Draper to drink
The Pitch and Shark Tank are both trying to sell you something, but only one of them is really offering something worth buying
Whitney Cummings: the newest lady of late night but hardly the most annoying
The star of Whitney and creator of 2 Broke Girls will compete with Chelsea Handler, Kathy Griffin and Amanda de Cadenet
The Canadians are coming to US TV – but don't let that put you off
Jonathan Bernstein: The LA Complex and Todd and the Book of Pure Evil are two of the best shows to come out of Canada in recent years
Robert de Niro's agonising NYC-22 needs Southland-style funding slash
Jonathan Bernstein: There's nothing surprising or captivating about CBS's new Sunday drama, but a stripping-down might be able it save it
Lena Dunham's Girls is no successor to Sex and the City
Jonathan Bernstein's week in US TV: From HBO's new comedy to Don't Trust The B-- and Best Friends Forever, these stories of female friendship owe nothing to Carrie et al
Kerry Washington and Jennifer Love Hewitt: starring roles in star vehicles
Jonathan Bernstein: Scandal's top dog is the kind of part most actors would kill for; The Client List features an, um, masseuse, with a heart of gold
Game of Thrones to the new Magic City: a tour of TV's power plots
Jonathan Bernstein: Starz's latest is assembled from the remnants of Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire; meanwhile, Justin Bieber goes Punk'ing