Wednesday TV: The Elizabeth Smart Story
The 2002 abduction and disappearance of 14-year-old girl from her bedroom in Salt Lake City fascinated the nation for months as local police dismissed suspects and the absence grew longer.…
Tuesday TV: A New, Interactive ‘Star Search’
Although the original show boasted Beyoncé, Dave Chappelle, Christinea Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears as contestants during its 1983 to 1995 run, though you can’t say it made their…
Capital Radio 1-19-26: Martin Luther King Day
Honoring Martin Luther King Day may be more important than ever in a political culture anxious to erase his legacy. So half the show (starting with part two, above) saluted…
Monday: College Football Championship Final
It all comes down to this: College football’s national championship game has Indiana at Miami (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.). Elsewhere, the NBA celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a full…
Sunday TV: HBO’s ‘Knight of Seven Kingdoms’
Set 100 years before “Game of Thrones,” the latest spin-off “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO, 10 p.m.) takes a lighter tone as it follows Ser Duncan the Tall,…
Saturday TV: Mary Jo Buttafuoco’s Story
There may be a whole generation or two who don’t know the lurid saga of Joey Buttafuoco, whose 17-year-old mistress Amy Fisher, dubbed the “Long Island Lolita” in the tabloids,…
Friday TV: Damon, Affleck Together Again
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck join forces again in the movie “The Rip” (Netflix, streaming), playing a couple of cops in Miami who have to count millions of dollars of…
Thursday TV: ‘Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials’
Chris Chibnall of “Broadchurch” and “Dr. Who” fame, brings takes an assured hand in adapting “Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials” (Netflix, streaming) into an entertaining, fast-moving three-part mystery, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce,…
Wednesday: Idris Elba Fixes Another ‘Hijack’
In the first season of “Hijack” (Apple TV, streaming), Idris Elba tried to negotiate the safe landing of a hijacked plane. For season two that begins tonight, he tris to…
Tuesday: Will Smith Sent to Corners of Earth
It’s been nearly four years since Will Smith swatted his once red hot career with the swiftness of a slap to Oscars host Chris Rock. He’s only been in one…