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The 2018 documentary “RBG” (CNN, 10 p.m.), about the remarkable life of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, gets a replay. It’s the film where she she says she wants to be remembered “as someone who did whatever she could, with whatever limited talent she had, to move society along in the direction I would like it to […]

Given the success of “Tiger King” and the lingering stories about her first husband’s disappearance, the booking of Carole Baskin is a delicious addition to the 29th season of “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.), where other reality stars include “Cheer” coach Monica Aldana, Nev Schulman of “Catfish,”  Chrishell Stause of “Selling Sunset,” and […]

The least funny things are happening in American assistant living homes but the man of a million TV shows (and recent new billionaire) thinks he can eke comedy out of the situation with his latest show, “Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living” (BET, 9 and 9:30 p.m.). Nam Lynn plays a man who moves his family from […]

Any look into the weird NXIVM world would be interesting, but the nine-part “The Vow” (HBO, 10 pm.) benefits from a wealth of footage from almost every stage of the story, making it all the more compelling. That’s because an early convert was filmmaker Mark Vincente, who was part of a team that made the […]

It was called “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” (HBO, 8 p.m.) when it was released in movie theaters in February. Soon enough, its name was changed to “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey” on marquees. It made more than $200 million and was one of the top 5 highest grossing […]

Another major sport resumes its season today when hockey gets under way, in the relatively safe confines of Canada. Still, taking the ice in August is a shaky proposition, so they jump straight to the Stanley Cup qualifiers, with Montreal vs. Pittsburgh (NBC, 8 p.m.) in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference qualifying round. Other […]