Ellen Gray

Daily News TV critic Ellen Gray has been paid to watch television since 1994. And yes, it's very nice work if you can get it.

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Christian Slater stars in "My Own Worst Enemy."

Ellen Gray: In 'Enemy,' the spy is a family man

Posted 2:10am

MY OWN WORST ENEMY. 10 tonight, Channel 10. THIS FALL, we're hearing from people with something to gain by making Americans feel a little less secure at home and abroad.

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Len, Bruno, Carrie Ann -- and John Madden

Ellen Gray: 'ER' resolves longtime plots, adds Angela Bassett to final season's cast 10/08/2008: ER. 10 p.m. tomorrow, Channel 10. SOME TV VIEWERS were shocked last week when NBC's "ER," after a May cliffhanger that dangled three of the show's most beloved characters over a precipice, said a teary farewell to Mekhi Phifer's Dr. Gregory Pratt.
Ellen Gray: CBS takes a break from crime-busters for 'Ex List' 10/02/2008: THE EX LIST. 9 p.m. Friday, Channel 3. VALENTINE. 8 p.m. Sunday, Channel 57. EASY MONEY. 9 p.m. Sunday, Channel 57.
Ellen Gray: 'Pushing Daisies' adopts new theme for 2nd season 10/01/2008: PUSHING DAISIES. 8 tonight, Channel 6. ABC'S "PUSHING Daisies" returns tonight as a show with buzz. And not just critical buzz.
Ellen Gray: 'Nights' moves to satellite TV 09/30/2008: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. 9 p.m. tomorrow, DirecTV's 101 Network. REMEMBER HOW it just seemed to make sense last season when NBC finally put "Friday Night Lights" on Friday nights?
Ellen Gray: New light for 'Life': Ex-con cop seeks new start in L.A. 09/29/2008: LIFE. 10 tonight, Channel 10. Will air at 10 p.m. Mondays and Fridays until Oct. 10, when it begins airing on Fridays only.
Ellen Gray: 'Grey's' opens with an emergency of its own 09/25/2008: GREY'S ANATOMY. 9 tonight, Channel 6. AS ABC'S "Grey's Anatomy" launches its fifth season tonight with a two-hour episode, Seattle Grace faces a crisis: It's slipped to 12th place in some national ranking of hospitals.
Ellen Gray: 'Knight Rider' delivers plenty of cheese 09/24/2008: KNIGHT RIDER. 8 tonight, Channel 10. IT'S TOUGH for me to make fun of NBC's "Knight Rider," a show about a talking car that's based on that '80s show about a talking car.
Ellen Gray: 'The Mentalist's' Baker is faking it 09/23/2008: THE MENTALIST. 9 tonight, Channel 3. WHEN IT comes to fighting crime, psychics are so five minutes ago. What you want these days is a fake psychic, like that guy in USA's "Psych," or starting tonight, in CBS' "The Mentalist."
Ellen Gray: She will 'Rock' you 09/22/2008: Upper Darby's Tina Fey is Emmy's queen of comedy

MAYBE THEY should just call that statue Tina. Upper Darby's Tina Fey and her little comedy that could, NBC's "30 Rock," last night walked off with the Emmys for outstanding comedy, lead actress in a comedy and for outstanding writing.
Ellen Gray: Primetime Emmys take note of shorter season 09/18/2008: THE 60TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS. 8 p.m. Sunday, Channel 6. LAST SEASON'S writers strike might have put a crimp in the Golden Globes - and in the TV season itself - but it won't stop the industry from congratulating itself on the programming it actually managed to air.

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Ellen Gray: 'Sunny' stretches limits of taste 09/17/2008
Ellen Gray: Kristin Chenoweth: No passion for pie 09/16/2008
Ellen Gray: 'House' is back home, for a 5th season 09/15/2008
Ellen Gray: Tina Fey as Palin delivers a hit for SNL 09/15/2008
Ellen Gray: Lifetime gives us Chanel, in flashbacks 09/11/2008
Ellen Gray: Fox tries to revive the sitcom with 'Disturb' 09/10/2008
Ellen Gray: 'Fringe' needs Duchovny's Mulder 09/09/2008
Ellen Gray: Networks unveil a pared-down list of new shows & old series 09/08/2008
Ellen Gray: 'True Blood': Life after death for HBO 09/04/2008
Ellen Gray: Sagal adds edge to FX's new 'Sons' 09/03/2008
Ellen Gray: 'Shield' was and is a groundbreaker for basic cable TV 09/02/2008
Ellen Gray: 'Raising the Bar' a Bochco retread 08/28/2008
Ellen Gray: New to the Web: the old WB 08/27/2008
Ellen Gray: Here's your chance to sit in the critic's seat 08/26/2008
Ellen Gray: 'Black List' delivers many small surprises 08/25/2008
Ellen Gray: Make way for Margaret Cho's new show 08/21/2008
Ellen Gray: 'Buffy' creator Joss Whedon talks about 'Dollhouse, 'his new TV thriller 08/20/2008
Ellen Gray: Laurence Fishburne to join cast of CSI 08/19/2008
Ellen Gray: With DVDs, shows may end season in multiple ways 08/18/2008
Ellen Gray: Delimar Vera story comes to Lifetime 08/14/2008
Ellen Gray: 'Skins': Teen angst, Brit-style 08/13/2008
Ellen Gray: Censorship spreads across Net 08/12/2008
Ellen Gray: MTV's 'Mall': All about the marketing 08/11/2008
Ellen Gray: Bernie Mac, on life, love and his mama 08/11/2008
Ellen Gray: 'My Boys' finale airing tonight 08/07/2008
Ellen Gray: 'Project Runway' undergoes a time change 08/06/2008
Ellen Gray: Teens act a little too grown on 'Secret Life' 08/05/2008
Ellen Gray: Larry Wilmore delivers political satire on Comedy Central 08/04/2008
Ellen Gray: Secret to those TV show flicks: Chemistry 07/31/2008
Ellen Gray: 'Housewives' coming back a little older 07/30/2008
Ellen Gray: 'House's' Penn teaches at Penn 07/29/2008
Ellen Gray: Philly native makes 'Kath & Kim' dysfunction function 07/24/2008
Ellen Gray: Getting the details right is key to 'Mad Men' creator Matthew Weiner 07/23/2008
Ellen Gray: Poehler to star in sitcom from 'Office' producers 07/22/2008
Ellen Gray: Forget viewers - CW's 'Gossip Girl' is the talk of the town 07/21/2008
Ellen Gray: 'Mad Men' runs away with Emmy noms 07/18/2008
'Mad Men' runs away with Emmy noms 07/17/2008: By Ellen Gray , Daily News TV Critic
Ellen Gray: To grab viewers for 'Stone,' it's a Holmes-coming event 07/17/2008
Ellen Gray: New from 'Sunny' creators: 'Boldly,' on a sci-fi theme 07/16/2008
Ellen Gray | Sitcoms & viewers: Plight of the living dead
Ellen Gray | Boreanaz says 'Bones' is not procedural
Ellen Gray | Flannery happy to have a job at the 'Office'
Ellen Gray | 'Trek's' Takei takes on 'Heroes' role
Ellen Gray | Docu maker captures evangelicals with a Haggard look
Ellen Gray | Julie Andrews wins lifetime achievement award
Ellen Gray | 'Idol' tryout drill isn't pretty 01/23/2007
Ellen Gray | Heavy 'Studio 60' now adding heavy romance 01/22/2007
Ellen Gray | '24' a terrorist playbook? For Sutherland, that's a hoot 01/18/2007
Ellen Gray | 'Lost' breaks rule on language 01/17/2007
Ellen Gray | 'Betty's' Ortiz relishes show's hit status 01/16/2007

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