Saturday TV: Pop-Tarts, Toast of Bowl Games
The most entertaining of the college bowl game season will again likely be the Pop-Tarts Bowl from Orlando. Formerly known variously as the Blockbuster Bowl or the Cheez-It Bowl, its…
Friday TV: The Investigations of Seymour Hersh
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh had a knack for developing sources who spilled the truth over U.S. Army torture scandals during the Vietnam and Iraq War, which led to…
Thursday TV: ‘Call the Midwife’ Holiday Special
The annual holiday episode from “Call the Midwife” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) has the senior members of the convent traveling to Hog Kong on a mercy mission. The…
Wednesday TV: Kate Winslet’s ‘Goodbye June’
Set at Christmastime, the film “Goodbye June” (Netflix, streaming) concerns a family coming together as a mother’s health fails. Helen Mirren plays the matriarch, Kate Winslet, who also directed, is…
Tuesday TV: The Last Kennedy Center Honors
Once a national cultural highpoint of holiday week, designed to honor the pinnacle of artistic achievement, the Kennedy Center Honors ICBS, 8 p.m.) in one fell swoop becomes another tawdry…
Monday TV: Christina Aguilera Sings in Paris
A teen when she first topped the charts, Christina Aguilera flies to France to mark the 25th anniversary of her holiday album “My Kind of Christmas” for the music special…
Sunday TV: A Few Retrospectives of Rob Reiner
The murders last weekend of the beloved director and his wife led to a pair of specials about life and legacy. “Rob Reiner — Scenes from a Life” (CBS, 8:30…
Saturday TV: Ariana, Cher on Yang’s Last ‘SNL’
Divas of different eras join forces on a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with Ariana Grande returning to host and Cher making her first appearance as musical guest…
Friday TV: ‘Born to Be Wild’ Minus Steppenwolf
The new nature series “Born to Be Wild” (Apple TV, streaming) follows six young representatives of endangered species — cheetah, lemur, penguin, lynx, bear, and elephant — who are helped…
Thursday TV: ‘Emily in Paris’ Actually in Italy
The new season five of “Emily in Paris” (Netflix, streaming) belies its very name by being entirely set in Rome (she’s been transferred). Still, more romantic problems occur. Adam Duritz…