Wednesday TV: A Tree is Lit in Manhattan
Kelly Clarkson hosts The 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, 8 p.m.) where, before the lights on a tree is turned on, the two hour special has performances by…
Tuesday TV: Law in ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’
Jude Law heads up the latest variation in the franchise that keeps giving. “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” (Disney+, streaming) is a new live-action series that follows four kids lost in…
Capital Radio, 12-2-24: Wicked December Cold
We turn to the last leaf on the wall calendar and consider aspects of December minus the holiday dominance at its end. There were a lot of metaphors relating to…
Monday TV: ‘Superman & Lois’ Flies into Sunset
After four seasons and 52 episodes, tonight is the series finale for “Superman & Lois” (CW, 8 p.m.) the superhero series starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch, who began their…
Sunday TV: Decent Spy Thriller ‘The Agency’
After being ignored for a few seasons by parent company Paramount, Showtime finally has an offering that brings back memories of the old “Homeland.” “The Agency” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) is…
Saturday TV: David Byrne Picks the Movies
David Byrne chooses the double feature tonight on Turner Classic Movies and chats about it with host Ben Mankiewicz. Both of his choices involve angelic intervention: the 1947 “A Matter…
Friday TV: When the Beatles Conquered the U.S.
Breaking the American market and the resulting cultural explosion — 60 years ago last February — is the subject of “Beatles ’64” (Disney+, streaming), the new film from Martin Scorsese…
Thursday TV: Minnie Makes the Macy’s Parade
The first event was held 100 years ago. So for this year’s 98th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) (they skipped a couple years during World War II) is…
Wednesday TV: Lindsay Lohan’s Xmas Rom-Com
Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding play exes who have to spend the holidays together when it turns out their current partners are siblings in the Christmas rom-com “Our Little Secret”…
Tuesday TV: The Rise of China’s Xi Jinping
A new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) reported by Martin Smith reports on China, its relationship with the United States and the rise of XI Jinping. The report,…