There are lots of things to like about USA's new original series Necessary Roughness but at the top of my list is seeing Callie Thorne playing a character that isn't a nutcase. After her stint on Rescue Me and her guest spots on Burn Notice , I know that more

USA knows how to make a hit TV show. The formula is simple: Take a working professional with a complicated personal life and give them a new gig. That is in full effect with the network's newest series, Necessary Roughness (premiering Wednesday at 10p more

The pilot for 'Necessary Roughness' (10PM ET Wednesday, USA), a sports-oriented light drama led by the redoubtable Callie Thorne, is far from a chore. Even though the show's first episode is 75 minutes long with commercials, the pilot doesn't feel padded. more

NECESSARY ROUGHNESS  “Pilot” Episode 1 – Dani is a woman whose life is perfect. Perfect house . Perfect husband. Perfect kids. Perfect job. It really couldn’t get more perfect. That is, until it all goes to hell and a handbasket. She figures out more

There is so much sports on television — not just the Super Bowl and ESPN but also the MLB Network, the Tennis Channel, the Golf Channel, NBA TV, the Big Ten Network and all those cable shows hooked on boxing, wrestling, cycling and fishing. What is remark more

When the Lakers won the NBA championship last year, famously unstable forward Ron Artest (or The Artist Soon To Be Known As Metta World Peace) made headlines when, in a post-game interview, he thanked his psychiatrist, who "really helped me relax a lot." more